HIDDEN GEM IN GAHANNA!!!!! I have been on a hunt to find the BEST, most authentic, plenty of variety, reasonably priced bubble tea and it hit the jackpot!!!!! Pochi Cafe, 921 E. Johnstown Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230 Pochi Cafe. Is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! It is right off Hamilton past Morse Road on the left in a plaza with an OSU medical building, Dog Spaw, and Mr. Wok directly across from a free standing CVS. Besides offering the traditional boba tea in a variety of milk versions, they offer it in many tea versions too. Moreover, besides the boba bubbles, they also offer "popping" bubbles that are delicious and so fun! They are filled with your choice of liquid so they literally burst in your mouth. A large (Very large) bubble tea in any variety is only $5.00 while they have a medium version (still plenty) for $3.50. Beyond bubble tea (which quite frankly could be their only thing it's SOOOOOO TASTY AND AWESOME) they carry all kinds of smoothies and an entire wall of coffee selections and yummy varieties. I'd say there are at least 20 choices of all kinds of coffee mixtures most notably to me, the Almond Joy....YUM!!!! So whatever your favourite beverage splurges are, they have you covered.I haven't even began to discuss the food. Omg, the food. They have deli salads that will blow your mind. The broccoli salad has broccoli of course lol, sunflower seeds, raisins, red onions amd a slaw sauce you'll want to lick up. After my meal (a combo comes with a deli side or side salad and a drink ) I had to go buy a pound of it to take home it was that good!!! I had the Reuben which they sliced the meat right there and had the most amazing slaw on it and melted cheese. It came open faced and wasn't that aesthetically pleasing yet the taste, IT IS A LEGEND. They have a pizza oven type thing they put it through so the bread was so toasty and cheese was so melty....a true indulgence at its finest. I went back the next day, it is that good lol, and ordered the meatball stromboli that came with peppers, banana peppers and onions with warm marinara and drool worthy. With the stromboli, I got the cold macaroni and cheddar salad and that salad blew my mind too. Needless to say, I left with a pound of that salad to take home?. After bragging to one of my friends about their food, we went back a third time and got their special of the week a meatball sub (which came with a free side and fountain drink) and tried their Greek salad. I asked for Feta on the side and the owner hooked it up! I photographed it all and I encourage you to browse through the photos and go check Pochi Cafe out. Please say Hi to Victor as he is the best and so knowledgeable about Boba tea and it's history and how to authentically make it. Sorry for the filibuster yet im that convinced its worth a try!!!!
I got the taro bubble tea with lychee popping bubbles it was delish! The only issue was I also ordered another tea with 2 flavors mixed together. Ultimately it was made correctly but the girl who took my order told me at first that she couldn’t mix flavors, however at my last visit the same girl mixed my tea flavors with no problem. When I asked her why she couldn’t mix them she said “I don’t think that would taste very good”. Unfortunately i was not interested in her opinion about the taste , i ordered the same blend before and it was good. I thought the order was for me not her, ?.
I had placed an order through ezCater for a 12:00 delivery....I was ordering for a business and we have a set time we eat our lunch and they didn't show up till 12:55. Not good service for a first time customer.
Great grinders to order from... sides are very good...recommend the club grinder and a side 9f cheddar Mac or the pasta salad
I have visited twice and really enjoyed my visit both times. The food is delicious. I ordered a stromboli and my husband ordered a steak sub. We enjoyed both but definitely recommend the stromboli. I am thrilled to find a local place that serves bubble tea especially as the tapioca is fresh so it absorbs the flavor of the tea and is not overly chewy. They have so many flavors to choose from! We couldn't resist ordering an extra drink and split a mango passion fruit smoothy, and it is my new favorite treat. It is a quirky location with a good amount of room to meet with a group of friends or just read a book. I enjoyed their Halloween decorations particularly this tisel dog holding a pumpkin. It is very cute and I want my own! The service is a little slower than other places I have been to, but everything was made fresh and the staff was very nice both times. The second time, the boy at the counter brought out my tea to me and the whole container of bubble tea straws so I could pick my color. I'm definitely taking my sister here on our next day out!
It was great. If you are just looking for a good sub or stromboli I highly recommend this place. The people nice and friendly.
Husband and daughter love the food. Boba is really good also. Decent price for the food.
Never open at 11am as their hours say. First time manager hadn’t even showed up and it was 11:30. Today they couldn’t open because they hadn’t set up yet and it would be awhile.
amazing service amazing drinks amazing people working there :)
The sandwiches are delicious.If they had any customer service they would excell...