Le’ Drip

You better come here wearing Le’ Drip if you don’t want to stick out. Only the most stylish people seem to drink coffee here… so I felt right at home of course 🤥

Le’ Drip is the third of my chinatown coffee shop visits. I loved the first two and had high expectations for here as well. I’ve walked by before and there’s always a long line to get in. The inside is meant more to get you in and out over enjoying the space. Luckily for my gf and me, we arrived early enough to obtain a coveted table before the rush started.

I’ve been REALLY interested in trying a banana coffee and my prayers have been answered. Similarly to Trung Nguyen, they use Vietnamese coffee as the base and enhance with cold foams. The barista asked if we wanted to add boba or jelly and I inquired on if that would work with my drink. She responded that coffee jelly was the move for a man such as me. Time to Le’ Drink

First off, the Vietnamese coffee portion. It’s unfortunately my least favorite of the three so far. It was lacking those bold and balanced flavors you’d expect. However, the banana foam was killer. It reminded us of the flavor you’d get from laffy taffy. Don’t shake that too hard though, you might le drip due to the coffee and foam not merging into one cohesive and delectable drink. I only craved the banana cream.

Now onto that jelly. I wish I said no because it was lacking flavor and the amount given was way too generous. I don’t need all these presents, just a stocking stuffer is fine. Once I got to the bottom third of my drink I longed for more liquid instead of the solids. It was like I was the world’s worst operation player. I was doing my best to avoid touching the edges, but each misstep punished me with another buzz of jelly.

Overall it wasn’t my favorite drink. With the plethora of options in the area I can’t see myself coming back, but I am interested in how that banana would do with a matcha.

Rating: 531/1000