Cafe, Asian fusion restaurant, Bar, Bubble tea store, Tea house
Easy street or lot parking (paid).Across from the Raleigh bus station.Nice relaxing vibe.Plenty of small plate/ app options.You can easily customize any drink.Black milk tea and strawberry tea with popping peach boba was great.Medium or small size for tea options.Tried the crab Rangoon, pop corn chicken and veggie egg rolls.All came out piping hot with complimentary sauces.I will come back here again.
I can't see myself spending $25 on chips and tea ever again.I got the bulgogi nachos.Almost no meat or toppings.Meat was old and cold and flavorless.Had to pay for extra kimchi.It was dry and not good at all.Plus there was a young person that worked there and decided they wanted to start dancing in the middle of the dining room floor.I had been waiting to go to this restaurant.Now I can say that I won't return
Hard to write this one off, as it is one of the only Asian fusion restaurants in Raleigh open during lunch.However, that's the only pro imo.The food is often lacking and missing flavors, bread is soggy or old, and almost always poorly constructed.It usually takes a long time too, and it can't be for freshness. The service workers are nice, and I have no idea why there would be a review complaining about someone dancing -- glad they aren't robots at Budacai -- but there is such a high turn over rate that I have to question the management. The space is also not usually very clean.Likely due to poorly paid staff with poorly managed hours.If you want a model of management on the same street, look towards 42 and Lawrence, who have had the same and highly skilled staff for years. Most importantly, as other reviewers have mentioned, the prices for the quality are way too far-fetched.The quality does not match the price.It's almost always a let-down. Easily spruced up in my opinion, and I hope it gets there.The concept is great, execution -- not so much.
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