Budacai - Raleigh

Stopped by as part of a group to get bubble tea. I ordered the mango matcha milk tea with the regular tapioca pearl/boba. The boba was not bad, and the drink itself was decent. However, I could not really taste the mango part, which was disappointing. Another person in the group tried the golden boba and he did not really like it, so it’s probably better to stick with the regular boba.

So working the night shift here downtown and after staring at this place for the last few months I decided to give it a go. Man, I wish I could of talked myself out of it. The portions of the Vietnamese Grilled pork, vermicelli noodles, carrots, and pickled onions with bok choy was more than adequate however the flavor was missing all together. I also got two pork spring rolls and though crisp and good vegetables inside when paired with unseasoned pork I might as well of been eating cardboard. This meal was underwhelming and left me disappointed. Throw in the nearly $30 tab and lucky I didn't rate this two stars. I had high hopes and instead got shattered dreams.

My husband really wanted a slushy after walking around downtown Raleigh. With a simple Google search, we found Budacai. He ordered the mango let me have a taste, it was so refreshing in this heat, perfect!

Parking isn't fun around here but the place itself always satisfies. Classic drinks and selection of tasty foods. Love the brown sugar milk tea but it goes quick/isn't always available.

This was my first time trying boboa, it was really good! I liked the taste of the drink and the boboa that they put at the bottom was really good as well. I did not try the food, and I actually don’t remember the names of the drinks we tried, but I think one was strawberry with brown sugar. Try it out!