BobaBox2 - New York, New York

sumin zhang

Conveniently close to the subway station with a great location, this place offers delicious milk tea and a high success rate in claw machine games. You can enjoy your milk tea while playing, and the unique way of picking up your drink adds to the experience. A truly fantastic spot!

itzelenaho

Who’s thristy for some fun? Boba Box just opened in Union Square with both boba tea and claw machines. Order your drink package which comes with surprises and blind boxes via their automated machine and wait for your order to appear through the automated door. Press the blinking number when your number is shown and pick up your delicious drinks. Walk inside, get some tokens, quench your thirst, and start clawing! Each token averages out to no more than a dollar each. More you buy, more you save! Test your skills and get a chance to win some high quality plushes! If you need help, their friendly staffs are there ready for you. Come and have some fun!

Mandy Xu

A lot of fun! The staff are helpful to exchange tokens with credit card. There are exchange machine as well which appears to be cash only. Was able to get cute plushy in a few attempts which is reasonable in my opinion. Plushy and key chain got from the claw machine can also be used as points to redeem collectables if you can get enough of them. Recommend!

Sondra Chipkin

I like how you can order bubble tea with plushes and how a window just opens up and you can grab the drink and plushes from outside. It plays nice music too. The bubble tea wasn’t very good though and watery. Wish it was better. I do like the plushes. The claw machines were fun but hard to win. I won two of the little one since I found the smaller ones easier to win. There are squishmallows and then there’s another brand which I thought looked cheap and not the nicest. I went on black friday so the games were cheap which was great.It was fun but I wish the plushes were better quality and the bubble tea tasted better.

Geraldine Marin Luna

Had an amazing fun time here! Loved the selection of goodies they had. From Pokémon, to Sanrio, to anime to cute little fun things. Highly recommend coming here. We left with three plushies and two key chains.

Bite Club at NYU

This new arcade and boba spot is super cute for a fun activity & delicious + really generously sized boba. There are so many claw machines and boba options to choose from.

You can win a range of prizes from keychains to massive plushies. Each game is about 2 tokens & you can get as many tokens as you want.

They have a cute plushie wall for a photo op and you can order a surprise box with your choice of boba and mystery plushies.

We loved the strawberry peach boba and jasmine green tea boba. The plushies are so cute and fluffy.

Check out our video for more on @biteclubnyu https://www.instagram.com/p/C_wWsIZPA6L/?hl=en

Reviewer: Rachel W

Lara J.

Cute but unfortunately very hard to win the claw machine games. Tea was good I got the tea with a surprise for about 11$ and then put in 20$ for claw machine coins but didn’t win anything, the claw would grab an item but when it came to pick up it wouldn’t hold the plushie … attaching a video of the tea with surprise

Nick S

This new Bubble Tea Clawcade, located just outside of Union Square, offers a unique and fun twist on the traditional boba experience, combining bubble tea with the excitement of claw machines.

Experience & Atmosphere: I stumbled upon this place while exploring the city and couldn’t resist checking it out. They currently have a special deal that includes boba drinks and prizes, which caught my attention.

Service & Drinks: I opted for the deal that included 3 drinks plus 3 prizes. The drinks were decent, with generously sized cups that included a few toppings and jelly at the bottom. The service was quick, and I appreciated the quirky touch of the boba being served through a small door that played music when you claimed your prize.

Claw Machines: Although I didn’t have time to try the claw machines, the selection looked impressive. They featured a variety of iconic characters like Stitch and Snoopy, making it a tempting activity for any arcade enthusiast.

Overall: This Bubble Tea Clawcade offers a fun and novel experience, especially if you’re a fan of both boba and claw machines. The drinks are reasonably priced and the added bonus of winning a prize makes it worth a visit. I’d definitely consider returning to try out the claw machines and see what other prizes are available.