Smoocha Tea & Juice Bar

“Needless to say the bubbles (tapioca pearls) were the perfect texture the first day.”

“I tried the Milk Tea Bubble Tea with tapicoa beads and Earl Grey base and I was completely statisfied and in bubble tea heaven.”

“The fruit based flavors are too sweet and a diabetic nightmare.”

Smoocha Tea & Juice Bar

Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes

Price range.

$ Price range Inexpensive

8 reviews

  1. This has been my favorite place to get coffee when I am in Koreatown. I tend to get coffee because it is really strong and keeps me up for the right amount of time as I drive home from New York.

    The teas are much smoother than some places so I like how they compliment the toppings well. This place also serves green smoothies and they are organic and fresh. I have tried a few of the skinny green smoothie first thing in the morning and nothing makes me scream refreshing like the smell of vegetables and fruits!

    ALSO, this place has korean donuts! They are deep friend and filled with custard cream topped with some sugar. Sounds like a typical cream donut, but trust me its nothing like you've tasted before as it is light and fluffy without tasting so airy. Worth a try with your cup of illy coffee.

  2. "The watermelon tastes like shit." Cute words from a cute girl who used to work here. Her favorite bubble tea flavor is Chai. What a coincidence? So is mine.

    Smoocha started off awfully strong. The chai bubble tea used to be something I could be proud of saying I ordered, now it's as impotent as a 90 year old without viagra. Good thing I don't plan on living till 90. They probably just don't put as much powder as they used to, which is a shame, because you can't tell it's chai even if it held a knife to your throat and told you it was. "I cut chu, I cut chu so bad" – Chai. The place would do better with a couch or two; backless chairs never quite makes a cafe feel like home.

    Occasionally I think of her and her cute freckles. My ex sassed me one time about her. "Why don't you just ask her out blah blah blah meh meh meh"

  3. Got a large size of veggie juice and it indeed tasted veggie! Kale was actually my favorite vegetable and it mixed well with celery. A bit weird flavor at first sip though if you are not used to the strong flavor of celery (it dominated other fruits by a large amount).

    Will give bubble tea a try next time!

  4. I wanted to go to Gong Cha next door, but even though it was 11:30 and they said they opened at 11, their boba still wasn't ready. Happily this place was just down the block, and I was able to pop in for an emergency bubble tea fill.

    I got the standard milk tea with boba, no ice, and asked for it to be less sweet. Boba was solid. Tea was a good level of sweetness. I haven't tried any of their other flavors, but I'll certainly be back!

  5. I wish Yelp let me rate Smoocha 3.5 stars.

    The bubble teas are good, Smoocha has many flavors and you can also make your own bubble tea, which is nice. I came with a coworker and she had Lychee bubble tea and I got green tea bubble tea, the drinks are not over sweetened and the flavors are good. However their bubbles taste stale and I wish it could be better next time I come to Korean town.

  6. After a salty, savory session of Korean fried chicken at nearby Bonchon, we needed some boba in our stomachs to counter it. Enter Smoocha– we hoped that its sweet would counter the savory.

    And sadly, what we got did not satisfy. Upon first sip, it was a bland, barely flavorful of milk tea. It was overwhelmingly bitter tea with a milky aftertaste. We asked a worker behind the counter to add some sweetness to it. While it did counter the tea, it didn't make it much better.

    I think that… if you're looking for a more earthy, healthy(?) flavor, I guess Smoocha will fill that need, but its boba / bubble tea drinks just doesn't cut it for me.

  7. I think I'll upgrade it to a 3 for the not so super sweet bubble tea. Good sesame bubble tea.

  8. I ordered an iced coffee here and it was sour. I would not visit again.

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5th Avenue 315
New York 10016 NY US
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Monday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Tuesday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wednesday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sunday, 7:00 am - 10:00 pm