W hen bubble tea was first introduced to the West, you could get it only in cheery mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatowns ...

Visitors to Bubble Pop Tea, 681 East Nees Ave. in Fresno, will spot purple drawings on white walls, a ceiling full of puffy clouds and posters of famous South Korean boy bands BTS and ZB1.

Bubble teas are a favorite item at Rocketbelly ... The favorite on social media is the purple yam-coconut milk tea. But customers can literally try all 40 combinations of black or green teas ...

They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink that’s taken the world by storm in recent years. And now, it’s back in the spotlight thanks to recent ...