Jumbo Jumbo Bubble Express- Rockville, MD

My favorite bubble tea place (Bubble Tea Cafe) is closed on Mondays, so Evil Ben and I went to try Jumbo Jumbo Bubble Express in Ritchie Center. There is a lot of parking and is in the same shopping center as India Grill. The closest metro stop is Rockville on the red line.

It's a very small place with a counter top and around 5-6 tables. The decor is simple but nice.

They even have granite table tops for some of their tables, which is a nice touch, except then they have folding chairs to go with them.

They offer milk teas and regular bubble teas for:
Small- $2.95
Large-$3.95.
If you want a smoothie instead, they are:
Small-$3.35
Large-$4.35
I ordered a 'Small Almond Milk Tea' for $2.95. I thought it was good but maybe a tad bit sweeter. The bubbles were cooked to the correct consistency, which was nice since hard or slimy bubbles can be annoying.

Evil Ben ordered a 'Small Coffee Milk Tea' for $2.95. He would have preferred it to be sweeter because it tasted more gritty and burnt. He also found the bubbles to be the correct consistency.

Overall the drinks were ok, nothing out of the ordinary. Service was fine.  The place is a casual hang out spot that also serves a small menu of affordable Taiwanese food. We didn't order any food, so I can't comment on that. There bubble tea menu doesn't offer Thai Tea, which is one of my favorites. But they do offer 2 flavors I was unfamiliar with: Winter Melon and Lover Fruit.

765 E Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 545-1708

Bubble Tea Cafe - Rockville, MD

The other week the bf and I craved a refreshing drink, so before grocery shopping we stopped by Bubble Tea Cafe in Rockville. I was looking for a cafe to replace my beloved Bubble Mix (out of business) which I used to frequent 3 times a week in College Park years ago. This place is like a grown up version of that place. Parking is located on the sides and behind the building. The closest metro stop is Twinbrook on the red line.

Look how bright the place is! Not a big place at all. This is the counter with about 4 tables on the inside.

Don't mind the bf reading his Gameinformer Magazine. This is the rest of the place with the counter being on the right side.

They gave us a frequent buyer card where if you buy 6 (16 oz) drinks, you get 1 free! Usually places want you to buy 10 before you get a free drink, so this was nice.

They offer 3 different sizes of drinks: Small ($3.35), Med ($3.95) and Lrg ($4.95). You can order smoothies, milkshakes, juice teas or bubbles teas in a wide array of flavors that seem typical to any other place I've tried. They can mix flavors for you since they use powders and syrups, and you can add in protein, vitamins or jellies for $0.50. If you're hungry or cold, they offer a small number of pasties and hot tea options.

I ordered a 'Med (16 oz) Almond Milk bubble tea for $3.95'. It was SO GOOD! It was sweetened perfectly and just the right amount of bubbles. The bubbles (boba pearls) were cooked perfectly and weren't hard or slimy. They weren't too large or bland either.

The bf ordered a 'Mediem Taro for $3.95'. He said his wasn't sweet enough. He did like the bubbles a lot, which means something since he's usually not a fan.

They've been open for about a year now, and the couple that run the place are SUPER nice. The husband even delivered our drinks to our table. Cozy environment to study or read. Soft rock was playing and the place is very clean. I've heard this from my cousin who has been a bunch of times, which is that sometimes the drinks aren't sweet enough. I'm not sure if they guess on the proportions when they make the drinks or they choose to make them less sugary. I think they're prices are cheap. I used to go to Ten Ren's in Rockville, but found their prices to be $$, and their drinks to be powdery. So check this place out!

130 Rollins Ave Ste F-1
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 770-1688
www.yelp.com/biz/bubble-tea-cafe-rockville

Mon. Closed
Tues-Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.