A bubble tea franchise with Asian street food hosted a grand opening for its second Baton Rouge location on Monday.
With over 100 locations worldwide, ViVi Bubble Tea began in 2007 and opened its first Baton Rouge location, at 11230 Florida Blvd., in 2018. Now, a second location in the city just opened its doors at 8342 Perkins Road, next to Rotolo’s and Bao Vietnamese Kitchen.
The new location held a soft opening Oct. 22 and a grand opening Oct. 26.
The 2,200-square-foot space was formerly occupied by King Kong, another bubble tea business. Inside the new establishment, waving cat figurines greet customers, and dining tables line the wall. One area has a couple of armchairs and board games like Giant Uno and Jenga. A board by the front door encourages customers to draw doodles and positive messages on sticky notes and add them to the wall.
Menu rundown
The menu pulls inspiration mainly from Taiwanese and Korean cuisines, featuring several street food dishes, bento boxes and over 65 beverages. Asian street food has recently gained popularity, assistant manager Elena Zhou said…