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Gong Cha
- 1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ 07652

Bubble tea store, Cafe ★4.0·$

1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA

4.0
Have been a customer of this Gong Cha ever since they opened many years back. Small booth type store for take out only. Employees do an incredible job of preparing ingredients, taking orders and serving drinks, all within the small tiny square box.Over the years I have had many kinds of drinks from here that includes strawberry milk tea, honey green tea, mango green, Thai milk tea, with boba/jelly most times. Boba and coconut jelly have always been constantly good. They allow adjusting sugar and ice levels.After they introduced the rewards, we have been getting $5 towards drink for spending $50. Today we got an offer to get $5 off for a second drink, so we got both for less than $8. - Nehal Ahmed
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Gong Cha Introduce

For New Jersey tea enthusiasts and lovers of refreshing, customizable beverages, Gong Cha in Paramus, NJ, stands as a top-tier destination. Located at the bustling Garden State Plaza, this establishment is the go-to spot in Bergen County for premium Bubble tea and an extensive menu of contemporary drinks. While primarily known as a Bubble tea store, Gong Cha also functions as a Cafe, offering a unique array of food items and specialty coffees alongside its renowned teas.

Gong Cha’s reputation is built on its commitment to quality and, crucially, to personalization. Customers have highlighted the ability to tailor their drinks perfectly to their liking, noting, "They allow adjusting sugar and ice levels." This level of customization ensures a perfect drink every time, whether you're craving a rich Brown Sugar Milk Tea or a light and fruity Passionfruit Green Tea. The dedication to preparing ingredients is also consistently praised, with one long-time patron stating, "Employees do an incredible job of preparing ingredients, taking orders and serving drinks."

The menu is a delightful journey through contemporary tea culture, featuring everything from classic Pearl Milk Tea and creamy Tea Lattes (like the popular Strawberry Matcha Latte and Thai Tea Latte) to innovative Slush drinks and luxurious Milk Foam creations. Gong Cha has been a fixture for local customers "ever since they opened many years back," testament to its consistent quality and status as a must-visit beverage destination in the Garden State Plaza.

Location and Accessibility

Gong Cha is centrally and conveniently located at 1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA. Its prime placement within the expansive Garden State Plaza shopping center makes it an easily accessible stop for shoppers, commuters, and Bergen County residents looking for a quick and satisfying refreshment.

The location offers necessary conveniences for customers:

  • Parking: Customers benefit from the ample Free parking lot associated with the mall, as well as surrounding Free street parking.
  • Physical Access: The facility ensures a comfortable visit for all, featuring a Wheelchair accessible entrance and Wheelchair accessible parking lot within the plaza infrastructure.
  • Payments: Accepts various modern forms of payment, including Credit cards, Debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, for quick and easy transactions.

Services Offered

Gong Cha Paramus provides flexible service options tailored to a busy, retail-based location and the needs of New Jersey residents:

  • Takeout: The most common service, allowing customers to quickly grab their freshly prepared drink on the go. One reviewer noted it functions as a "Small booth type store for take out only."
  • Dine-in: While some locations are smaller "booth" concepts, the general presence as a Cafe allows for some level of onsite enjoyment of beverages.
  • Delivery: Offers convenient Delivery service, bringing your favorite bubble tea right to your location.
  • Customization: A key service feature is the ability to adjust sugar and ice levels to suit individual taste preferences, ensuring a perfect drink every time.
  • Customer Rewards: Operates a customer loyalty program, where regulars can enjoy rewards such as "getting $5 towards drink for spending $50," encouraging repeat visits.
  • Merchandise: Offers unique Merchandise such as Gong Cha Tumblers and various Boba, Matcha, and Line Friends Minini Keychains, allowing fans to show their appreciation.

Features / Highlights

Gong Cha's reputation in Paramus is built on its vast and versatile menu, offering something for every taste. The key highlights include:

  • Extensive Tea Selection: A major highlight is the Great tea selection, including classic Brewed Tea options (Black Tea, Oolong Tea, Green Tea) and a variety of flavorful Tea Lattes like Thai Tea Latte and Earl Grey Tea Latte.
  • Signature Milk Foam Series: The highly sought-after Milk Foam line offers a perfect blend of rich, creamy topping over freshly brewed tea. Popular options include Milk Foam Oolong Tea and the decadent Creme Brulee Brown Sugar Milk Tea.
  • Customizable Bubble Tea: The foundation of the menu is the customizable Milk Tea selection (Pearl Milk Tea, Brown Sugar Milk Tea, Strawberry Milk Tea), which is enhanced by consistently good toppings like boba and coconut jelly.
  • Innovative Slushes and Creative Mixes: The menu caters to all temperatures and tastes with refreshing Slushes (Mango Milk Slush, Passionfruit Yogurt Slush) and unique Creative Mix drinks like Lychee Oolong and Strawberry Lemonade.
  • Specialty Coffee and Food Items: Beyond tea, Gong Cha offers quality Coffee options, including Vietnamese Coffee and a unique Coffee Milk Tea. The menu also features simple food items like savory Spicy Shin Ramen and Turkey Provolone Slider, as well as desserts like Oolong Ice Cream and various Waffles.
  • Seasonal and Limited-Time Drinks: Continuously updates its menu with exciting items in the What's New section, such as the seasonal Hot Pumpkin Spice Milk Tea W/ Milk Foam and the exotic Dragon Fruit Mango Milk Tea.

Contact Information

To place an order for delivery, takeout, or to inquire about the menu at the Paramus location:

Address: 1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA

Phone: (201) 845-4065

Mobile Phone: +1 201-845-4065

What is worth choosing

Gong Cha is absolutely worth choosing for any New Jersey resident looking for a quick, high-quality, and highly customizable beverage experience in Bergen County. While it may be a "small booth type store," the quality and breadth of the menu far surpass its modest physical footprint.

The paramount reason to choose Gong Cha is the unmatched variety and customization. This is not a standard tea house; it is a laboratory of flavor where you can tailor your drink using an incredible range of Brewed Teas, Tea Lattes, Slushes, and Milk Foam toppings. The ability to precisely adjust sugar and ice levels ensures every customer leaves with a drink perfectly suited to their palate, a level of control that is highly valued by local patrons. For those new to the brand, diving into one of Felix's Picks, such as the Brown Sugar Milk Tea W Pearls, is a highly recommended entry point.

Secondly, the consistent quality of the core ingredients is a major draw. Reviews frequently praise the boba and coconut jelly for being "constantly good," which is the hallmark of a great bubble tea shop. Whether you choose a classic like Pearl Milk Tea or something unique like Lychee Oolong, you can trust the base ingredients to be fresh and well-prepared.

Finally, the convenience and value-added programs make Gong Cha a practical choice. Located within the Garden State Plaza, it’s an easy stop while shopping. Furthermore, the rewards program provides tangible savings for regular customers, effectively lowering the cost of this premium beverage experience. For a refreshing, expertly made, and totally personalized bubble tea or specialty drink in Paramus, Gong Cha is the premier choice.

Gong Cha Vibe

  • Tea Latte

  • Green Tea Latte $7.45

    Made with whole milk but can be substituted with a non-dairy milk option below

  • Strawberry Matcha Latte $8.30
  • Thai Tea Latte $8.00
  • Oolong Tea Latte $7.45

    Made with whole milk but can be substituted with a non-dairy milk option below

  • Earl Grey Tea Latte $7.45

    Made with whole milk but can be substituted with a non-dairy milk option below

  • Fresh Milk With Herbal Jelly $7.75

    Herbal jelly with milk, caffeine-free

  • Wintermelon Latte $7.45

    Caffeine-free. made with choice of milk: whole, almond, or oat milk. drink does not include toppings. please add "pearls" in toppings sections if you want bubbles.

  • Matcha Tea Latte $7.45

    Japanese-style green tea powder with milk

  • Black Tea Latte $7.45

    Made with whole milk but can be substituted with a non-dairy milk option below

  • Felix's Picks

  • Felix Pick - Taro W Pearls $8.30
  • Felix Pick - Brown Sugar Milk Tea W Pearls $8.00
  • Felix Pick - Milk Foam Oolong Tea W Coconut Jelly $8.30
  • Coffee

  • Coffee Milk Tea $7.20

    Arabica coffee combined with earl grey milk tea

  • Black Coffee $6.65

    House brewed arabica coffee

  • Milk Foam Black Coffee $7.75

    House brewed arabica coffee topped with our house special cream (sweet with a hint of salt)

  • Vietnamese Coffee $7.75
  • Milk Coffee $7.20

    House brewed arabica coffee with creamer

  • Food

  • Original Waffle $7.70
  • Spicy Shin Ramen $3.30
  • Turkey Provolone Slider $3.30
  • Black Shin Ramen $3.30
  • Pepperoni Provolone Slider $3.30
  • Oolong Ice Cream $6.05
  • Cheddar Slider $3.30
  • Chocolate Waffle $7.70
  • Matcha Waffle $7.70
  • Mango Yogurt Ice Cream $7.15
  • Taro Ice Cream $6.05
  • Go XL

  • XL Strawberry Green Tea $8.25
  • XL Mango Milk Slush $9.65
  • XL Taro $7.70
  • XL Lychee Oolong $8.25
  • XL Caramel Milk Tea $8.25

    Black milk tea with caramel.

  • XL Peach Green Tea $8.25
  • XL Brown Sugar Milk Tea $8.25

    Black milk tea with brown sugar.

  • XL Passionfruit Green Tea $8.25
  • XL Pearl Milk Tea $8.55

    Commonly known as Bubble Milk Tea. Black Milk Tea with our pearl topping included.

  • XL Strawberry Milk Tea $8.55
  • Slush

  • Caramel Chocolate Slush $8.55
  • Milk Foam Peach Slush Star Jelly $9.65

    Peach green tea slushie with our star jelly and house special cream topping

  • Taro Milk Slush $8.55
  • Matcha Milk Slush $8.55
  • Peach Slush $8.55
  • Strawberry Milk Slush $8.55
  • Passionfruit Yogurt Slush $8.55
  • Mango Milk Slush $8.55
  • Lychee Slush $8.55
  • Honey Lemon Slush $8.85
  • Milk Foam

  • Milk Foam Green Tea $7.45

    Freshly brewed jasmine green tea topped with our house special cream topping (sweet with a hint of salt!)

  • Creme Brulee Strawberry Latte $8.85

    Strawberry and whole milk topped with our crème brulee milk foam topping

  • Milk Foam Earl Grey Tea $7.45

    Freshly brewed earl grey tea topped with our house special cream topping (sweet with a hint of salt!)

  • Milk Foam Dirty Brown Sugar Milk Tea $8.30

    Black milk tea and brown sugar topped off with our house special cream topping (sweet with a hint of salt!)

  • Milk Foam Wintermelon $7.45

    Wintermelon (sweet melon based beverage) topped with our house special cream topping (sweet with a hint of salt!)

  • Milk Foam Black Tea $7.45

    Freshly brewed black tea topped with our house special cream topping (sweet with a hint of salt!)

  • Creme Brulee Brown Sugar Milk Tea $8.85

    Black milk tea and brown sugar topped with our crème brulee milk foam topping

  • Milk Foam Oolong Tea $7.45

    Freshly brewed oolong tea topped with our house special cream topping (sweet with a hint of salt!)

  • Merchandise

  • Taro Charm $5.50
  • Boba Beach Pin $4.40
  • Pearl Milk Tea 3D Keychain $6.60
  • Gong Cha Tumbler - Brown $15.40
  • Gong Cha Tumbler - Beige $15.40
  • Matcha PMT 3D Keychain $6.60
  • Gong Cha Tumbler - Pink $15.40
  • Line Friends Minini Keychain – Bnini (Brown) $8.80
  • Milk Tea Charm $5.50
  • Line Friends Minini Keychain – Selini (Yellow) $8.80
  • Flat PMT Keychain $4.40
  • Matcha Charm $5.50
  • Beige Plushie Keychain $8.80
  • Line Friends Minini Tumbler - White $22.00
  • Line Friends Minini Tumbler – Pink $22.00
  • Pink Plushie Keychain $8.80
  • Strawberry PMT 3D Keychain $6.60
  • Strawberry Charm $5.50
  • Straw And Straw Topper Set $4.40
  • Boba Sunglass Pin $4.40
  • Line Friends Minini Keychain – Conini (Pink) $8.80
  • Taro PMT 3D Keychain $6.60
  • Milk Tea

  • Earl Grey Milk Tea 3Js $8.30

    Earl grey milk tea with 3 toppings included- pearls, pudding jelly & herbal jelly

  • Green Milk Tea $6.65

    If you require a milk substitute visit our Tea Latte Series

  • Strawberry Milk Tea $7.45
  • Caramel Milk Tea $7.20

    Black milk tea with caramel

  • Mango Milk Tea $7.45

    Black milk tea with mango puree

  • Oolong Milk Tea $6.65

    If you require a milk substitute visit our Tea Latte Series

  • Wintermelon Milk Tea $7.20
  • Black Milk Tea $6.65

    If you require a milk substitute visit our Tea Latte Series

  • Brown Sugar Milk Tea $7.20

    Black milk tea with brown sugar

  • Pearl Milk Tea $7.45

    Commonly known as Bubble Milk Tea. Black Milk Tea with our pearl topping included

  • Earl Grey Milk Tea $6.65

    If you require a milk substitute visit our Tea Latte Series

  • Creative Mix

  • Lemon Ai-Yu White Pearls $8.30

    Only available as cold drink. caffeine free. 170-210 cal.

  • Strawberry Green Tea $7.20
  • Passionfruit Green Tea $7.20
  • Lychee Oolong $7.20
  • Taro $7.45
  • Peach Yogurt Drink $8.00
  • Passionfruit Yogurt Drink $8.00
  • Chocolate Drink $6.65

    Rich & bitter cocoa drink, be sure to adjust your sugar level

  • Honey Green Tea $7.20
  • Mango Green Tea $7.20
  • Peach Green Tea $7.20
  • Lemon Yogurt Drink $8.00

    Japanese-style yogurt flavored drink combined with lemon (small lemon pieces included)

  • Lemon Wintermelon Basil Seeds $7.75
  • Mango Yogurt Drink $8.00

    Japanese-style yogurt flavored drink combined with mango puree

  • Double Coconut $7.45
  • Caramel Chocolate $7.45

    Rich and bitter cocoa drink with a caramel drizzle

  • Mango Coconut Drink $8.30
  • Strawberry Yogurt Drink $8.00

    Japanese-style yogurt flavored drink combined with strawberry puree

  • Strawberry Lemonade $7.45
  • Yogurt Green Tea $8.00

    Japanese-style yogurt flavored drink combined with jasmine green tea

  • Hibiscus Green Tea $7.20

    Sweet and tart hibiscus with jasmine green tea

  • Lemon Green Tea $7.20
  • Honey Lemon Green Tea $7.75
  • Brewed Tea

  • Earl Grey Tea $6.35

    Freshly brewed earl grey tea infused with the essence of bergamot, has a lemon citrus aroma

  • Green Tea $6.35

    Jasmine-infused green tea draws its aromatic qualities from delicate jasmine blossoms

  • Oolong Tea $6.35

    Freshly brewed oolong tea with a roasted aroma

  • Wintermelon $6.35

    Sweet melon based beverage, caffeine-free. No additional sugar can be added

  • Black Tea $6.35

    Freshly brewed premium black tea, rich in flavor

  • Wintermelon Oolong $6.35

    Sweet melon based wintermelon combined with our freshly brewed roasted oolong tea

  • What's New

  • Dragon Fruit Mango Milk Tea With Dragon Fruit Crisps $8.85
  • Mini Pearl Mango Smoothie $8.85

    Smooth coconut slush blend layered with mini pearls, and topped off with mango puree and diced mango.

  • Hot Pumpkin Spice Milk Tea W/ Milk Foam $9.10

    Hot Pumpkin Spice Milk Tea with Milk Foam: Cozy up with a warm cup of creamy black milk tea infused with the flavors of pumpkin spice, and topped with Gong cha’s signature milk foam

  • Mini Pearl Strawberry Milk Tea $8.30

    Strawberry milk tea poured over coconut jelly, layered with mini pearls, and topped with strawberry pieces.

  • Mini Pearl Mango Milk $8.30

    Creamy mango coconut blend, poured over coconut jelly, layered with mango puree, mini pearls, and topped with diced mango.

  • Mini Pearl Strawberry Smoothie $8.85

    Strawberry slush layered with mini pearls, a drizzle of sweet strawberry pulp, and topped with strawberry pieces.

  • Pumpkin Spice Smoothie W/ Milk Foam $9.40

    Pumpkin Spice Smoothie with Milk Foam: Premium black milk tea is combined with the seasonal flavors of pumpkin, blended with ice, and topped with milk foam to create a refreshing twist on a fall classic

  • Dragon Fruit Oolong Lemonade Tea With Dragon Fruit Crisps $8.85
  • Dragon Fruit Mango Smoothie With Dragon Fruit Crisps $9.10
  • Pumpkin Spice Milk Tea W/ Milk Foam And Pearls $9.40

    Pumpkin Spice Milk Tea with Milk Foam & Pearls: Premium black milk tea combines spiced pumpkin flavors, chewy pearls, and a layer of Gong cha’s signature creamy milk foam

Gong Cha Details

  • Service options

  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
  • Highlights

  • Great tea selection
  • Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards
  • Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Gong Cha Photos

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Gong Cha Location

Gong Cha

1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA

Gong Cha Reviews

An average rating of ★4.2 from 254 user reviews.

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