After developing a following for their natural, hip take on Asian flavors, the owners of Balance Grille have expanded their Central Ave. location to include an extensive tea bar. But the tea that’s made at Balance Grille isn’t exactly typical. They’re serving up hand-crafted specialty drinks called bubble tea, a drink known for the small balls of tapioca that are mixed into the drink.
Bubble tea has recently gained popularity recently, and is served in tea shops all over the country. “We’ve been asked for bubble tea for a really long time and that’s actually why we did the expansion,” said Prakash Karamchandani, one of the Balance Grille owners.
Bubble tea — typically served cold, although Balance Grille will be introducing a hot version soon — gives customers the chance to customize their flavors to create a truly personal beverage. Customers have the option of choosing green or black tea based drinks, which come in a variety of flavors including strawberry and pineapple, and even more out-of-the box flavors like honey dew and red bean. After deciding on the liquid portion of the drink, customers choose from a variety of bubble—or boba—options as well. In addition to the original tapioca bubbles, Balance Grille also offers several fruit bubble options. These bubbles sit at the bottom of the drink and add a layer of flavor to each beverage. Balance Grille’s tapioca bubbles are made in house.
Although bubble tea was already available at Balance Grille’s Maumee location, Karamchandani said the addition at the Central Avenue location has customers really excited. “It’s phenomenal, people love it. We’re slammed all the time,” he said.
The owners of Balance Grille are committed to creating beverages that are as natural and clean as their food offerings. “What we do is really different because we use organic whole milk and bubble tea shops usually use condensed milk out of a can. We also sweeten ours with honey—nobody else does it with honey,” Karamchandani said.
Balance Grille plans to expand the bubble tea bar at their Central Ave. location. Soon the menu will list custom flavor combinations as well as toppings that can be added to the milk teas. Karamchandani and company are dedicated to making sure their bubble tea remains both natural, and distinct.
Balance Pan Asian Grille
5860 W Central Ave, 419-578-7777
Mon-Sun 11am-9pm, balancegrille.com
After developing a following for their natural, hip take on Asian flavors, the owners of Balance Grille have expanded their Central Ave. location to include an extensive tea bar. But the tea that’s made at Balance Grille isn’t exactly typical. They’re serving up hand-crafted specialty drinks called bubble tea, a drink known for the small balls of tapioca that are mixed into the drink.
Bubble tea has recently gained popularity recently, and is served in tea shops all over the country. “We’ve been asked for bubble tea for a really long time and that’s actually why we did the expansion,” said Prakash Karamchandani, one of the Balance Grille owners.
Bubble tea — typically served cold, although Balance Grille will be introducing a hot version soon — gives customers the chance to customize their flavors to create a truly personal beverage. Customers have the option of choosing green or black tea based drinks, which come in a variety of flavors including strawberry and pineapple, and even more out-of-the box flavors like honey dew and red bean. After deciding on the liquid portion of the drink, customers choose from a variety of bubble—or boba—options as well. In addition to the original tapioca bubbles, Balance Grille also offers several fruit bubble options. These bubbles sit at the bottom of the drink and add a layer of flavor to each beverage. Balance Grille’s tapioca bubbles are made in house.
Although bubble tea was already available at Balance Grille’s Maumee location, Karamchandani said the addition at the Central Avenue location has customers really excited. “It’s phenomenal, people love it. We’re slammed all the time,” he said.
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The owners of Balance Grille are committed to creating beverages that are as natural and clean as their food offerings. “What we do is really different because we use organic whole milk and bubble tea shops usually use condensed milk out of a can. We also sweeten ours with honey—nobody else does it with honey,” Karamchandani said.
Balance Grille plans to expand the bubble tea bar at their Central Ave. location. Soon the menu will list custom flavor combinations as well as toppings that can be added to the milk teas. Karamchandani and company are dedicated to making sure their bubble tea remains both natural, and distinct.
Balance Pan Asian Grille
5860 W Central Ave, 419-578-7777
Mon-Sun 11am-9pm, balancegrille.com
