Twinkle

If you are a student this is a wonderful place to go to between 1pm-5pm. They have a student discount (with a valid school ID) in which the snacks are $.99 if you buy a drink. Great combo since the the flavorful snack, in my case takoyaki, pairs well with the coffee milk tea. This is a customise to your preference teahouse! Choose the toppings and sugar level. The tapioca varies on soft to hard depending on the time of day but the teas are great!

Victoria Le

Stumbled into this tea shop and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was! The honey lemon tea was refreshing and just the right about of sweetness and tart (I got 25% sugar). You can get unlimited variety of toppings up to the line on the cup. Great place for some fruit tea.

Amaris Ortega

Love the variety of boba.Their passion fruit tea is top tier Love Love their squid!! overall this place is a 10❤️

Alma

Had the mini octopus and calamari and it was legit delicious!! Coco Latte and Passion Melon tea were so good!

Allison Kojima

This spot is seriously slept on and I will be going here for boba from now on if I’m in the Bellaire area. How this place works: You chose your drink of choice, sweetness/ice level, and size. Once you place your order, the bobarista draws a line on the cup and then you head over to the toppings bar. The toppings bar has a large selection to choose from and you can put as many different toppings as you’d like (it just has to be up to the line that was drawn on the cup). When I went, there was mango jelly, basil seed, rainbow jelly, egg pudding, crystal boba, grass jelly, strawberry jelly, aloe vera, coconut jelly, lychee jelly, apple jelly and coffee jelly. Review: My friend and I ordered a large sunset drink and it tasted great. What I love about this spot is that the cup sizes are huge (even the medium is pretty big) and you get to choose as many different toppings as you’d like. Most boba spots nowadays charge anywhere from $6-8 dollars and it only comes with one topping. But here, the portions are generous and I love how you get to have a variety of different toppings to put in your drink. As for the interior, it’s clean and well decorated. On top of that, the service was good and fast. I highly recommend this spot!

Toan Thai

We enjoy the 32 ounce milktea and Self serve toppings. Great value

Christine F

I think they recently changed ownership or management because this whole boba shop looks entirely different with the setup and decor. This place is much more hygienic now with glass shields and a fancy espresso maker. I always come here for the spicy chicken nuggets 盐酥鸡。This is the best place in town to get Taiwanese popcorn chicken, the quality of the chicken served is better than other places and I love the spicy dry seasoning I can add on top. I am impressed with the attention to detail and level of customer service here. I asked for a cup of ice water and the girl with the long ponytail and the boy with the hat made me an ice water in 30 seconds and even sealed it! That was so thoughtful of them. The girl with the glasses and ponytail has the best work ethic I've seen at any boba shop. I ordered a Hong Kong MT and she graciously poured 2 cups of condensed milk into my tea to make a delicious smooth concoction.

Tuan Hoang

There’s like a billion boba spots in Houston, with many of them located side by side or in the same shopping center. I have a list of my favorite spots that I rotate through. Twinkle has been in my rotation for over a decade now. Over the years, they’ve revamped their teas and also their snack menu. The popcorn chicken is bomb, I get it to-go to eat on car ride back home. I caution that there can be a wait on the days, where for some reason, only a total of 2 people max, are working. Yes, there’s other places that make a particular drink better than here but, I only get citrus teas. They actually use real, fresh-squeezed fruit for their citrus teas here. This place is also up there for the one of largest size boba cups available in H-Town.

Angela Lin

This place had become my favorite tea house! They may be the only place that I know who use real tea leaves for their tea. Unlike some other places, they use powder. Also, their toppingS is FREE! You get to choose and put in what topping do you want into the cup without any extra charge. (Reasonable amt of course) Their food are excellent in variety, taste, and quantity! For example, I have never seen that much of 盐酥鸡 (popcorn chicken nuggets) for one order. The last time I saw that amount was in my home country, Taiwan.... By the way, the owner is super nice too. She always remembers what I like and make the best suggestions when I want to try something new. Highly recommended!

Rae Genthe

The employee was really friendly and helpful, super nice and patient. I got a basic milk tea and it's amazing and sure sweet. Compared to tea houses milk tea this one is a little more sweeter. I also like that you can add your own floaters like boba and such. Another tint little thing I like is the variety in straw colors and that I can pick my own color.

Sam Cook (Littlefoot)

This is my favorite milk tea place in town. My boyfriend always sticks with his HK milk tea (which is so rich and full of tea and condensed milk flavor) but I tend to try something new everytime I come here. So far, the lavender milk tea is my favorite. The prices are fantastic for such large portions, you pick your own add ins (my favorite being the baby boba), and you pick your level of sweetness. The girls are adorable and always friendly and their wall of notes is cute. The place is tiny so we usually just grab our tea and run, and we have yet to try their snack options so I can't comment on that.

Ton Tran

Update- service was super fast today, drinks are still the best in the area :) good tea flavor Best tea shop in the area, hidden gem :) Taro and honey dew are really good Popcorn chicken is nice and seasoned. Go here instead of Teahouse

Richard Villatoro

If you are a student this is a wonderful place to go to between 1pm-5pm. They have a student discount (with a valid school ID) in which the snacks are $.99 if you buy a drink. Great combo since the the flavorful snack, in my case takoyaki, pairs well with the coffee milk tea. This is a customise to your preference teahouse! Choose the toppings and sugar level. The tapioca varies on soft to hard depending on the time of day but the teas are great!

This is one of my go to spot for drinks. One of the few spots that let's you put your own toppings. Drinks always come out delicious and flavorful to the touch.

Was surprised by how big the cup was, and they told me it was self serve topping. I got milktea and the special fruit tea, both of it taste good

Great small shop! House special and water melon drink was tasty. Drink sizes are big too for the price :)

Honestly BEST Teas we have had! From being able to put which ever topping ,to being able to choose our sweetness I was impressed. We usually don’t like it because most shops taste very artificial when it comes to their teas but this shop is way above that ! They make the drinks right in front of you, my family and I chose regular sugar and it still tasted amazing! No packets of artificial flavoring in sight. Those that say anything other wise are definitely artificial boba junkies 🙃 This place will definitely be our shop we will frequent often for our 🧋 fix 🩵 Also the inside is cute and clean Definitely a plus.

Jason Nguyen

Great small shop! House special and water melon drink was tasty. Drink sizes are big too for the price :)

Bie Doeur

This is one of my go to spot for drinks. One of the few spots that let's you put your own toppings. Drinks always come out delicious and flavorful to the touch.

Kim

Honestly BEST Teas we have had! From being able to put which ever topping ,to being able to choose our sweetness I was impressed. We usually don’t like it because most shops taste very artificial when it comes to their teas but this shop is way above that ! They make the drinks right in front of you, my family and I chose regular sugar and it still tasted amazing! No packets of artificial flavoring in sight. Those that say anything other wise are definitely artificial boba junkies 🙃 This place will definitely be our shop we will frequent often for our 🧋 fix 🩵 Also the inside is cute and clean Definitely a plus.

The only boba shop in Houston where you can mix your own toppings - cool concept. However, both fruit tea and milk tea were just ok taste/flavor

The drinks are alright, but it’s cool that you can scoop your toppings as much as you’d like until the limit. The store is a bit dirty—the floor and some tables are kind of sticky here and there. If you’re looking for a nice shop to do homework at, you should look elsewhere because this store is often noisy.

Anton S.

The only boba shop in Houston where you can mix your own toppings - cool concept. However, both fruit tea and milk tea were just ok taste/flavor

Sarah

The drinks are alright, but it’s cool that you can scoop your toppings as much as you’d like until the limit. The store is a bit dirty—the floor and some tables are kind of sticky here and there. If you’re looking for a nice shop to do homework at, you should look elsewhere because this store is often noisy.

You can scoop your own toppings for the drinks and these cost the same or less than nearby shops. Only points off because decor is a little worn and lots of scuff marks on the wall. The barista with glasses and long hair was great and worked fast, knew how to prioritize orders and was working alone.

Andy Tran

You can scoop your own toppings for the drinks and these cost the same or less than nearby shops. Only points off because decor is a little worn and lots of scuff marks on the wall. The barista with glasses and long hair was great and worked fast, knew how to prioritize orders and was working alone.

I ordered the passion fruit yogurt. It was very cool how I got to choose my own combination of sinkers, but the drink it self was very watery and I couldn’t really taste the yogurt. The boba was hard like it had been on ice for too long. I will not be returning.

Heather Cheung

I ordered the passion fruit yogurt. It was very cool how I got to choose my own combination of sinkers, but the drink it self was very watery and I couldn’t really taste the yogurt. The boba was hard like it had been on ice for too long. I will not be returning.

The tall lady with glasses attitude is so bad. The way she serves the customer just like Customer go there for getting free drink or like the shop owner forced her to come to work. I give 5 stars with the drink. If they don’t have a good tea, I won’t go there again. Poor service!

Joanna Chao

The tall lady with glasses attitude is so bad. The way she serves the customer just like Customer go there for getting free drink or like the shop owner forced her to come to work. I give 5 stars with the drink. If they don’t have a good tea, I won’t go there again. Poor service!