“A lot of people are coming here because they went to the one in Belmar,” says shop employee Fabiana Villegas, a student and aspiring artist at Red Bank Regional who painted the “Anatomy of Bubble Tea” image on the shop wall. #Chill bubble tea full#But when the full space became available, she decided to take it over on her own. Initially, she hoped to open her bubble tea bar within Shore Scoop, the ice cream store formerly at the White Street location. A second shop, in Belmar, “was such a hit that we thought Red Bank needed a store, too,” Russo says. She opened her first shop on the Ocean Grove boardwalk, just south of the Casino shell, but it was wiped out by Hurricane Sandy. “I thought it was a healthy alternative, and decided to bring it to the Jersey shore,” she says. Shop owner Denise Russo PieHole that when her kids were little, they wanted “those slushie drinks that weren’t good for them.” But while living in California, she discovered bubble tea, made with organic teas and pureed natural fruits. Sucking up the boba through the wider-than-average bubble tea straw was weird enough, but the fish roe texture of the tapioca that literally bursts in your mouth is something else. The mango-flavored ice tea was refreshing and sweet. Tasting a “Mango Mango” green tea with strawberry-infused boba was an experience that won’t quickly be forgotten. What distinguishes bubble tea from other tea is the boba – a Cantonese slang term for “breast” – that you order as “popping,” “bursting,” or “chewbee,” each having a different texture. Chai tea boba, left, and a green tea mango mix flavored with strawberry boba on the right are just two of the many menu options at Chill. (Photo by Susan Ericson.
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