Tea Time
107 Welch Ave, Ames, IA
Crema's Take
“This Ames spot is a treasure trove for bubble tea enthusiasts and curious snackers alike, with genuinely chewy boba and refreshingly fruity tea that keeps people coming back for more. Beyond the drinks, the curated selection of hard-to-find items like mochi, international chips, and specialty ramen makes it feel like a mini Asian market with a cozy, Instagram-worthy vibe. The staff's genuine enthusiasm for recommending their favorites adds a personal touch that transforms a quick grab into a small discovery.”
What to expect
Strong matcha and tea selection, with creative signature drinks. Quick-grab spot. Family friendly.
Google Reviews
I will never come back here again. The shop seemed nice and had a wide variety of fairly priced snacks and trinkets, but I had a bad experience ordering. A tiny sign a few feet away from the cash register reads: "if you don't clarify your size, you will be given a large." As a…
1/19/26 5:00 p.m. Walk-in Food: The selection available here is outstanding! Between the drink options and the general store merchandise, there is so much to look at; so many new things to try. My go-to was an iced Thai milk tea with boba, but I recently tried the taro milk tea…
Tea time is hands down the best boba around ! The boba is so tasty and chewy, as well as the tea being very refreshing and fruity 🍓🍑🍉!! Staff is always friendly and recommend their favorites when I struggle choosing what to get. I definitely recommend coming here with their…
This shop has a lot of cute items and snacks that you can't get really anywhere else in Ames! Mochi, different flavors of chips, different types of Ramen, etc. It's also very cute inside. However, the main reason I would go here is for it's Boba. And I just felt like it wasn't…
Great boba tea! But we came to your place, in the middle of the windy weather. We expect your place to be opened and we came to this place at 11:34am on Jan 6th and the place still closed? Anyway, great great awesome fantastic boba. I gave it 3 star because of wrong…
The happy family bubble tea is a solid 4 stars: the toppings were on the light side, and black tea could be stronger. Service was 5 stars with sharp and friendly cashier and quick turnaround on the drink. I also really like the tiny Asian grocery shelves in the shop. Selections…
Crema Reviews
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