Flying Pig

Bubble Tea! I live about 25 minutes away from here and there are no good bubble tea places in my area.

This place has so many options. I tried the frozen mango bubble tea with strawberry jelly. It was amazing.

They have different sweets, candy, popcorn, tea, smoothies. I plan to return to try more!

This is about the Beloit location which doesn't show up on yelp.

I would have given this place 5 stars for having basically every sweet treat you can imagine, but I came here for a Taro boba smoothie specifically.

The atmosphere of Flying Pig is similar to that of being a child walking into a candy store. It is a candy store and my level of excitement was two decades younger than my actual age. Bravo Flying Pig.

Service was great and at least the time we went at, it wasn't crowded. The options at this place are unbelievable. Flavored popcorn, fudges, icecream, teas, coffee, candies, even bubble tea and smoothies!!! Wow!

I specifically got the taro smoothie with boba, and this is where my 5 star review drops down a half point (yelp doesn't do half stars). The flavor was very mild. It was more like a vanilla shake with a hint of boba. Maybe the employee didn't put enough flavor powder in??? But I came here with a craving and it was not fully satisfied. I think I would have needed to drink THREE of their taro smoothies in order to fulfill my taro flavored needs. Tisk tisk. As for the boba/pearls/bubbles/tapioca-balls...whatever the official name is....they were good. Not the best, but good. The pearls here are smaller than most places I've been to, which actually works to their advantage in my opinion. These pearls were chewy and great texture. Nice work, Flying Pig. Now if we can juuuust get your taro smoothies to taste how they should, I'd call the long drive to this place 100% worth it.

As for anyone wondering if this place is worth while--it is. There's seating at this place so it makes a nice date and you can take your fun friends who want to try strange non-white people treats, or you could take your boring friend Tim who will just order one scoop of vanilla icecream and a can of soda.

9/10 would probably go again.

On my way back to Chicago from Madison, I decided to take a little detour just outside Rockford to visit a little town called Rockton. Since I love small towns, a friend told me I should check it out some day. With a free afternoon ahead and an appetite, I looked around for a place to eat/drink and found Flying Pig. It's located in a newer commercial development not too far from Main Street.

I was originally craving a veggie sandwich of some sort. When I walked in and found out they didn't make sandwiches without meat (lame) but yet, had a huge selection of teas, smoothies, coffee, shaved ice, and bubble tea, I knew I had to to get the bubble tea!

I ordered a raspberry bubble tea. For $2.50! Two.freaking-fifty dollars! So cheap!

I took one sip and my tongue immediately did a happy dance. IT WAS SO GOOD.

I have no idea if I'll be back in Rockton again, but if I do, I'll swing by Flying Pig.

NOTE: They use milk in their bubble teas. I didn't know until I looked the receipt and saw "whole milk" listed. Fortunately, I reacted before they made it and got soy milk. I need to check my other favorite bubble tea spots to see what they make it with.

Still our family's fav place for a treat, and we are SOOO excited that we can order delivery from DoorDash. We have done so once already and everything was perfect, we were worried our treats would be melted but they weren't. My fav drink is the Thai iced tea with boba, and my fav dessert is a Blurricane shaved ice, Hawaiian style (blended with vanilla soft serve). We bring out-of-towners here for fun and send them home with gourmet popcorn or another fun treat and a t-shirt.

This is about the Beloit location which doesn't show up on yelp.
A really fun place with a large selection of fudge, cookies smoothies, popcorn, etc.
The staff was friendly and helpful. The menu items we had, smoothies, coffee and a Maui Freeze, were excellent.
The facility was clean and well lit with ample seating. A completely enjoyable visit and we will certainly go again. One suggestion: some t-shirts and coffee cups with the logo to purchase

What a lot of fun! Great spot for a date, a meet-up with friends, or for parents and kids.

Fudge, assorted candy, coffee drinks, ice cream, on and on. They have all the goodies here. Really fun and cute interior too, and the staff were friendly and patient. The store was clean and never too loud or busy, despite a steady stream of business.

Hip, hip, hurray! I'm so thrilled about this! It's like an old fashioned candy shop gone modern kid cafe. Everything from the bright decor to the menu screams "fun"!

Don't worry they have espresso too!

We will be back. Again. And again.

Great shaved ice and really nice location just on the rock river. What truly blew me away was the green tea smoothie. I have never had a beverage so refreshing. I had the guava/passion fruit mix which was amazing!!!!

My kids had the ice cream and the shaved ice, both of which were very good. In addition there is also at least 50 different types of candy you can try.

Overall a great snack store with a huge assortment of shaved ice and smoothies. We will definately be back next time we are in Rockton.

Great shaved ice! Always lots of flavor.
They have a candy shop too with a huge assortment.

Go. now. 'Penny' candy, shaved ice, smoothies - right across from a nice park. Take a date!!!