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If you're like Joe Deng and Raymund Lee, you’ve probably experienced some mediocre boba that didn’t quite wow you. The duo teamed up and created LimeRed, Massachusetts first of their kind boba shop. They were tired of the typical boba shop, that didn’t have integrity in their ingredients and used products of low-quality and were artificial.

Tea DM: This is What Happens When A Burst of Flavors and Love for EDM Collide

Be sure to go inside Pho 89 as it cohabits spaces quite nicely, a perfect sweet to the savory brothy soups. We sat down with 30 year old owner Jay Tran, who gave us some backstory on how the almost two year old business has come to life, and how he made some sacrifices to get to where he’s at today.

Tea Republic: A Tale of Two Lovebirds, A Pup and Boba

“We just found out that we are pregnant. Tea Republic would be our first baby. And now we’re going to have another baby. We hope to open up another location around this area. We have three dogs, and we want to use our second dog as another logo. “

Lazi Cow: See What Boba Lovers are Moo’in About in Davis

"There’s no “one” person. Since this is our first business, there’s no set way we do things. We just go with the flow and follow trends that we can make popular in Davis. So having things like ramen and ice cream on the menu, you just can’t go wrong.

Pearls Boba: Why Family and Quality Means Everything for this Sacramento Cafe

"I think what we wanted to accomplish here at Pearls, was a place for everybody, not just for the Asian community. We wanted to have different flavored teas, so that it caters to patrons from all around the world."

Cassava Boba: Washington, D.C.'s First-Of-Its-Kind Boba Pop Up

"We’re so driven to create products that taste natural, unlike the typical powder-based drinks, that we take the time to understand and learn about our ingredients, which is how we found the word Cassava: the root which tapioca comes from."

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Most Common Questions About Bubble Tea

You asked… We answered. Bubble tea can be a little hard to understand, so we broke it down for you. Think we might’ve missed something? Hit us up! We got ‘chu!

Mr. Tapioci Toolkit: COVID-19 Resources for Boba Shops

To help ease these times of uncertainty, the Mr. Tapioci Tooklit was created. We here at The Boba Social are excited to introduce Mr. Tapioci, your new boba friend from a distance.

30 Black-Owned Tea Businesses to Support

Now more than ever, people are looking for ways to support the Black community. One of the easiest ways to further support is to buy + source locally or online from a Black-owned business.

We know...to each it’s own. How do you like to have your bubble tea? What makes a good bubble tea “good” and how bad is “bad” — comment below!

Is anyone awake? Traveling during a pandemic has its benefits. Big ups to @americanair for a smooth flight and view ✈️☀️ #MrTapiociBobaTakeover

So we drove up to Seattle and met awesome nitro teas at @bobaeusa. Shoutout to Sapphire Moonlight Milk Tea who hosted this mini mixer for me. #MrTapiociBobaTakeover

It’s been a long day. We’re wrapping up here at the undisclosed location and finished evaluating inventory. Thankfully I snuck in a mini nap in between. We also had plenty of 🧻🧻🧻 to donate to the shop, which was awesome! I just don't g