Yoya Self Service Frozen Yogurt and Bubble Tea

Ok bubble tea but only limited variety. I have had a few bad bubbles in the past. What is most disappointing is the frozen yogurt. All super sweet varieties. Even ice cream isn’t usually this sweet. Expect the common flavors of cake batter, red velvet cake and cookies and cream. This place is way better for kids than adults. There are too few frozen yogurt places in town that have the nice clean flavors that should differentiate yogurt from ice cream. They have an ok mix of toppings.

This review is specifically for the bubble tea. Guys, do yourself a favor and drive to broad ripple and get bubble tea at La Chinita Poblana. There is no fresh fruit at Yoya, your options are strange powders or «jams» for fruit smoothie. If I’m paying $ 5 for a drink, i want fresh fruit and coconut milk, etc. This was just sad and frankly a waste of money. The place is decorated nicely enough and may be a good hangout for yogurt, but the tea was beyond disappointing.

A great place all around. Lots of flavor choices for frozen yogurt and tons of toppings. Bubble tea is outta this world!!! And the kids love to play the Wii games — work off those calories — LOL!
An added bonus is that it’s not a chain!

I am used to chewy, smooth, and firm pearls. Yoya’s tapioca is a non-​traditional and in no way can it be described as chewy; instead, it’s smooth/​soft on the outside and rough/​hard on the inside. It’s almost like half cooked pasta, where the outside is cooked, but the inside is still rigid and feels raw/​hard as you bite in. At first, I was horrified by the texture because it deviated so far from the classic chewy pearls I love. Since I paid FIVE FRICKEN BUCKS for this bloody drink, I figure I might as well finish it. The more I munched on these harder pearls, the more I liked them. Sickness did not follow finishing off the rest of the bobas, so heck, it wasn’t all that bad.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I would NEVER ask for my precious to be undercooked, but I don’t dislike it. Who knows? Maybe undercooked tapioca pearls will be a new thing? kek.
I was really just too perplexed over the mysterious texture of the boba to pay attention to the milk tea. Overall it didn’t really stand out. One detail I really appreciated was the milk tea was shaken with ice to chill, but the ice was removed after it was shaken. This means more milk tea :) Maybe this is why a single drink costs 5 dollars…
TLDR: If you are as picky about your bubble as I am, give it a honest shot before dismissing it

I watched my friend Periscope «How to make boba tea» the other day. Looks easy enough to make, but who has time for that?! Off to my fave place for milk teas and frozen yogurt.
I definitely need to visit more since I have yet to try all the flavors. I’ve had taro root before when I was in Guam and Palau, but as a drink??? Doubts be banished! Hands down the best bubble tea flavor I’ve ever had.
I recommend requesting extra pearls, sometimes they don’t put enough.

I come here specifically for the Boba or Bubble Tea as everyone in the Midwest calls it. Sadly there isn’t a lot of joints that have bubble tea as their specialty so it’s the same flavored everywhere I go. But for being a froyo place, Yoya served really good boba! Their tapioca pearls are super chewy and yummy! Hopefully in the years to come there will be more bubble tea dedicated places opening up here in Indy! The people are calling! And it’s delicious!

In a world where chain fro yo places seem to come and go on almost a weekly basis, Yoya still remains. I’d like to think my weekly trips during Ironman training have something to do with it, but I am pretty confident it’s there phenomenal milk bubble teas, frozen yogurt flavors and fresh toppings.
With flavors like Thai, Chai, Jasmine, Red Bean and more common fruit flavors, their milk tea are made to order and are delicious. While milk bubble teas may seem like a foreign item for us Hoosier, the staff person working at Yoya mentioned to us that the bubble teas are actually more popular that the yogurt and that they get a lot of regulars because of it.
I for one am a frozen yogurt toppings aficionado, specifically when it comes to Boba and mocha, and Yoya does not disappointed. They always have at least four flavors of Boba (blueberry, passion fruit, mango and strawberry on my most recent visit) and have mochi that’s most likely made on site based on its softness.
The place is very inviting with seating inside and out. While it can take some time for your milk bubble teas or smoothie order, you can pass the time playing football on the Kinect for Xbox 360 (It can all so make for some great people watching).
Come for the frozen yogurt but be sure to get adventurous and try the milk tea, it’s sure to not disappointed.

While I can’t write about their Bubble tea as I’m not a fan, I can write about their Frozen Yogurt. They had the average amount of flavors but they had some unique ones, including one I have never seen, salted caramel corn. I like the unique flavors and this one was awesome! They had graham cracker which was my favorite choice. The worker cam up and offered me some samples and got them for me which is some nice service too. They had a lot more fruit and nut toppings than most places as well so no one can complain about healthiness of toppings. Really nice place!

Awesome bubble tea. I’m from Boston, and never thought I’d ever be able to find quality bubble tea in the Midwest.
Their yogurt is great, too!

Bubble tea is probably the only sweet thing in life that I absolutely have to have, and while this place is a bit out of the way, I go here quite often to get my fix. The flavors are damn good, despite being powdered mixes. Cleanliness is A+. Décor is cute and bright. I was so stoked that they didn’t just have basic fruit flavors, but also taro, red bean, jasmine, et cetera. Much more authentic in terms of product and taro is my shit. SO good. They have traditional tapioca and bursting boba with fruity flavors. It’s also in a strip mall with a really, really good Asian restaurant next door (Cantonese?) and by Cirilla’s. Kill two birds with one stone, right? Kidding. Sort of. I haven’t tried anything else here, but friends have all raved about everything from the froyo to the boba, so I’d definitely say it’s a solid place overall.
Only complaint would be: do NOT go during rush hour. Holy shit, I live in Broad Ripple and it took over an hour to get there. I mean rush hour is necessary evil, but this is terrible. Completely my fault for not paying attention to the time, but wow, that is an incredibly nerve-​wrecking experience under those circumstances. Just avoid the mini-​van, suburban 5:00PM rush and you’ll be fine.

my favorite is Jasmine and Thai bubble tea, i usually add extra tapioca for 75cent. The drink reminds me of the foreign bubble tea in Viet Nam, definitely recommend if you want authentic bubble tea.

Fool me once, shame on YOU! That’s it, I’m unsure if I’m going to let them fool me twice.
I was a big advocate for Yoya – if anyone was in that general area, I had always suggested it to friends. As of my experience last Sunday, I had the other half of my Groupon to use, so stopped by with my husband and 2 best friends for some smoothies and boba teas. I ordered a Taro Milk Tea Shake with extra boba, because I’m absolutely addicted to tapioca. They said, «Here’s your Thai Tea Shake with extra boba.» I should’ve just taken the Thai Tea but I really had my tummy set on Taro? So of course, I just said I had ordered a Taro… Apparently that was a mistake because then after the rest of my party got their orders and so did 2 other customers after me, I realized the workers had gone back to just cleaning their area and just back to looking at their phones…
I just walked up to them and asked if I could get my Taro shake with boba, and the worker says, «Oh yeah, I guess you were forgotten…» And then proceeded to STILL make the wrong thing, this time, a Taro Milk Tea with Ice and Boba. I took it and moved on, but it was NOT good, and I was just unhappy with the entire experience. Maybe when I go back, IF I go back the next time… an updated review will be necessary. But it’s just sad that I was treated poorly when they got the order wrong… :(Tears.

Come on hoosiers. Boba tea is supposed to be brewed tea that is mixed with milk. It should not come from a bin of powder.

Nice place to spend some time with friends. Lot of varieties of drinks and ice creams here. A good place to hang out.

This place is the most precious place ever to precious.
What sets it apart from your average froyo spot is that it also offers, smoothies, coffee, and bubble tea, which I say yes to all of them. Just got back from a 5K run and decided that the best way to treat myself was with a nice strawberry mango smoothie. Soooo good.

Love this place and their bubble teas! Sure they have great froyo and a nice variety of flavors, but I always come for the bubble tea! It’s hard to find, and not only do they have it, they have plenty I’d flavor options — including my favorites (taro and Thai tea).
Plus, they’re open late and they are always so nice! :)
HIGHLY recommended!

This is now our go to place for boba tea! My husband and I are thrilled we found this place, although it’s quite a drive from our house (about 20 min without traffic), but of course we’d make the drive for delicious boba tea! My husband gets the frozen taro with extra boba and I get the Thai iced tea with extra boba and light ice. We haven’t tried any other flavors of tea, boba, or froyo, but we will during our next visit (they offer samples!). Also, the place is very clean and the style is very modern. Staff is nice and helpful.
I’ve read the other reviews on here, and Yoya offers the best boba in Indianapolis. Some reviews are so pretentious (like Kelly H’s review) comparing Yoya’s boba tea to the one she had in Taiwan– the boba in Taiwan should be better since it was invented there!). So if you’re ever on the north side and want to enjoy some froyo or boba, this is the place to go!

Stopped in for a quick bubble tea after having dinner next door. They have a fairly extensive bubble tea selection (for Indianapolis). They also use a vacuum sealer on the cup which I appreciate (what if I don’t want to drink my bubble tea right now?).
They have an Xbox Knect right in front so I assume anyone can jump in and play some games if they want to.
There are nice comfortable leather couches around for relaxing and enjoying your fro-​yo or bubble tea. Seems like a nice place to just relax and read/​surf the web on your phone.
There are tables on the sidewalk in front if you prefer the great outdoors.

Very good bubble tea. I had the green tea flavor with traditional tapioca bubbles, but there are many other flavors of tea available and also the fruity capsules in place of tapioca balls. The girl behind the counter was really nice and while my tea finished (the lid machine had to warm-​up, I think) she offered me samples of the frozen yogurt (my favorite was the salted caramel) and let me try a few of the blueberry capsules.
My tea was under $ 4 so price is about the same if not a little under most bubble tea shops in the area. The yogurt is sold by weight and you get to put your own toppings on. There are plenty of choices for your average person ranging from healthier (fruit, cereal) to splurges (cookies, brownies, candy bars). Some shops I’ve been to have 2−3x more yogurt flavors and topping choices… but in my experience those can get a bit disgusting due to all the kids running wild and playing around on the topping bars.
Cute décor, very clean, and right next door to Tian Fu. If you want a REALLY happy hour, go eat some half-​price sushi rolls from 4 – 6 then get yourself a frozen treat.

I absolutely love this place! The décor and size is modern and welcoming, and the owners are very friendly. The frozen yogurt is also delicious, and the prices are comparable to the other froyo chains.
For me, the thing that separates them from everyone else is the bubble tea! It’s hard to find a bubble tea place in this city, and the price is reasonable. I strongly recommend the taro milk flavor!