Wintea Express - Centralia, Illinois

Ashton R. M.

Wintea Express is going to be my new favorite restaurant, for sure! Everything we tried today was absolutely delicious, I'll go into more detail about what we ordered below 👇

The staff were all friendly and helpful. Ordering is easy with options like face to face, in-store kiosk, and online. You can sign up to receive promotional texts and join their "club" which give you an instant 10% off your first order AND you accumulate points with each order. Points can be redeemed for menu items. Gift cards are available.

The food we ordered, so so good.
🧋Boba Milk Tea: Perfection. Quite literally the best boba milk tea we have ever tried from anywhere in a 3 hour radius. It was served with real tapioca boba (chewy, not the bursting type) and a fun little bonus, as the drink settled, the boba and milk started to look like little mushrooms in the cup 😂 This drink did not have a strong tea flavor or aftertaste.
🧋Tiramisu espresso: This was not on the menu, it was recommended by staff. It was so good! It is served layered like a macchiato, so give it a swirl before drinking. It was so creamy, and the espresso was delicious. I had the coffee jelly added (the dark brown squares) and they gave the fun chewy experience.
🍴Korean corn dogs: We tried two of the four flavor options, the Potato and Hot Cheetos and both we ordered stuffed with only cheese. This was our first time trying this and we are hooked. They are very large and filling! They came out hot, cooked to order. The cheese pull was beautiful, it wasn't greasy. It did get difficult to eat on the stick and was easier to eat by just holding it in your hands. On the potato version, we topped it with condiments; hoisin, mustard, and sriracha. If you try nothing else, you have to try these!
🍩Mochi donut with fruity cereal topping: we weren't really sure what to expect with this, but we were quite happy with what we got! The donut tastes very similar to a funnel cake. The fruity cereal topping was layered over white chocolate. It had the right amount of crunch and although it was sweet, it wasn't over the top.
🍪 Macarons: we tried 3; Pistachio, Mango Cheesecake, and Strawberry Pineapple. The Mango Cheesecake was the only thing that didn't exceed our expectations, it was really just sweet and didn't have a lot of flavor. The other two totally made up for it though. The pistachio was exactly what you'd expect, a classic creamy but nutty flavor. The strawberry pineapple macaron blew us away, it was packed with flavor! It was our favorite of the 3. I forgot to take pictures of the ones we purchased, but I'll add a crummy picture I took of the macaron case. They offered other flavors as well, such as birthday cake, dragon fruit, and Nutella. All of them were aesthetically appealing.

🧇🍜🥪 The menu has several other things to try, such as "Croffels" (a specialty waffle), ramen, pho, spring rolls, cake pops, fried wings, and sandwiches. There are many options for customizing drinks, including many types of boba and jellies, fruit inclusions, non-dairy options, and cream cheese topping. I cannot wait to go back and try more! The menu pictures I'm adding are from the Wintea Express FB page, there are very likely items available in store that are not on the menu!

Dining in is an option and I highly recommend it! The atmosphere is so cutesy and cool with adorable decor and nostalgic music. The music was loud enough to enjoy but not so loud that you couldn't have a conversation. The place was clean and well lit. Condiments and utensils were stocked. A restroom is available. Parking is free.

Clayton S.

This was my first time having boba tea, and it was absolutely amazing. It's very refreshing.

Corn dog stuffed with cheese and breaded with Cheeto made fresh. (Fantastic)

Highly recommend.

It was a welcoming change and very delicious.

Jordan P.

Food was excellent! Egg rolls are money and the sauce is amazing! Korean spicy Ramen was really good! If it says spicy it is spicy!

Unworn_popcorn 5. (. H.

The spicy ramen was poorly put together. The broth tasted like dirty water and the meat tasted old. The drinks are pretty good, but I would not recommend the food. The prices on the food are high when it taste like cheap dollar store noodles.

Aspen

This place is amazing! 10/10 definitely come here 24/7. The staff is super sweet and have great customer service! The food is amazing and the atmosphere is great for kids and adults, the Boba tables are so creative!!

Laura H.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. Clean inside with super cute decor that has a boba themed table! Food is delicious. Especially the egg rolls with the spicy dipping sauce. Mochi doughnuts are absolutely amazing. Highly recommend the brown sugar milk tea with tapioca boba 😋

Ezekiel K.

Very good new restaurant with good ramen. Not the best ramen I’ve ever had, but probably the best in the area. Boba was good too, but I’d like if there were a mango milk tea option, but only because that’s my favorite type. They also put little star shaped gummies in the boba which I’ve never seen before but it was really a cool touch. Bathrooms were really clean and the whole restaurant was nicely kept. Also they have these cool boba cup shaped tables with like straws coming out of them that I’ve never seen before in a restaurant. Also, the desert was really good. I got a mochi donut and it was maybe the best thing I got there (but everything else was good too). Would go again

Willow

First time being there the scenery and vibes were very nice and clean. The food and drinks were very good and even with how many people were there the wait wasn’t too long. I’d recommend!