Got Dumplings & TSAoCAA Tea

"Ridiculously overpriced. $8 for a boba tea is insane considering it costs a $1 on the streets of Taiwan. Their food is mid at best and the owners don’t allow people to hang flyers in their window. Don’t understand why, but it would honestly help your community and the students who so naively buy from your business."

"Solid spot. I frequently find myself coming back as the food is filling and doesn't break the bank especially as a student . I personally like the dumpling soups. They're simple but I always feel good afterwards. The drinks are also good but I can't say much as I'm not a huge boba person."

"The dumplings are good, not the best in Richmond but still tasty. The venue is nice, they made very good use of their space. The fried rice kinda just tastes like white rice + onion. The drink I tried was nice."

"TLDR: Tea is good. Dumplings I have higher expectations... If you can read Chinese: 不咋样. --- My American wife who ate junk food most of her life, even said "this is depressing". She is demanding that I cook the actual popcorn chicken to make up for this emotional damage. My mother's eyebrows are pulled closer with each bite, by the end this meal aged her look. Here is my nitpick: The popcorn chicken, if you are going to cook chicken before frying, don't overcook them, or sit in hot water too long... The entire chicken has reabsorbed back the scummy taste from the bone. On top of that, the fat has broken down to make the coating wet. Shrimp and chives, my wife called it VA Beach salt water, if chopped shrimp is too expensive, instead use dried shrimp it will make the overall taste better than the slimy mushy fishy paste. OG pork, salt and chewy pork. Curry chicken, the only one my wife says is okay because of curry flavor. Tofu dumpling: it is like eating oil bomb. Ah I just remembered they have chicken broth on the menu, the popcorn chicken is probably used for the broth then cut up for frying. just my speculation."

"The dumplings here were okay and the ones we got were deep fried. The cold sesame noodles were a bit too sweet for my taste, could definitely use some garlic/salt. We got the ramen as well but the broth was very disappointing. Also if you’re dining in they serve food in plastic containers (including the ramen, which came in 2 separate containers that you had to combine). Big portions though!"