I had bubble tea in Philly and when I got home to Pitt, no such luck finding bubble tea until I found Insanitea at the mall. Hooray and its so good!
Maureen M.
Place rating: 5 Pittsburgh, PA
Best in the area and super friendly. They offer traditional bubble tea, as well as fruit juice flavored bubbles, with lots of flavor combination options.
JoJo B.
Place rating: 3 San Gabriel, CA
Coming from the mecca of boba milk tea in Los Angeles, this was okay at best. It’s a cute idea with the variety of «boba pearls». Originally boba IS the tapioca so that’s very confusing about the flavored popping pearls they have. They let you choose green or black tea and the color straw which is cool. The tapioca tasted a bit old, on the smaller side, and is a bit wrinkly in texture. The flavors are a great variety and aren’t overbaringly sweet like some milk tea shops I’ve been to. They also have a stamp card for buy 10 drinks get a free drink. I recall when they first opened they didn’t even have tapioca, and only flavored popping pearls. I found it strange since it wasn’t something I’m used to. It’s cool they have a variety now.
Jenny C.
Place rating: 5 Mount Laurel, NJ
Coming from Philly, where bubble tea can be found pretty much anywhere(I can probably name at least 10 places off the top of my head), the lack of bubble tea shops in Pittsburgh was a bit disappointing when I first moved here. Luckily, I’ve discovered Insani Tea to feed my cravings. They have a fairly large variety of flavors to choose from and also various topping flavors as well. When I lived in Philly, my all time favorite/go-to drink is the peach black tea with tapioca and Insani Tea definitely got the taste on point. The owners are also very nice people. The only con that I have is that they do take quite a bit of time to make the drinks. But I’m sure that it’s because they want to make it taste just right(and also there’s only two of them working). Despite the wait time, this is a great place to get your bubble tea fix.
Gayle T.
Place rating: 5 Pittsburgh, PA
This is the best bubble tea I’ve found in the Pittsburgh area. I’ve studied abroad in Korea and this tastes as good as the bubble tea I got there! Plus, the owners are amazing and so nice. They take the time to remember the regulars and I always love talking to them. Seriously, this is the best bubble tea place! I often buy two because I know I need more than one every time I go!