Ming's Bubble Tea is opening a second location in Northeast Ohio after success at its first shop in Kent.

Owners Ming Xie and Yueming Dong said their new shop will open in Hudson at the end of August. The couple opened their first location in Kent at 1699 E. Main Street in 2016. Since then, Xie said they've had people traveling from other towns for their bubble tea.

"When we started, my wife and I were there every single day," he said. "Now, we are able to expand because we have a great team who are able to manage without us. We're excited to bring Ming's to Hudson because people have been asking for bubble tea."

Bubble tea is a beverage originated from Taiwan in the 1980s. Xie and his family moved to Akron from China in 2009 when he was 18. After attending the University of Akron, he and his wife decided to open Ming's Bubble Tea.

"People around here have never had bubble tea," he said. "Bubble tea was everywhere in the region we grew up. We wanted to give people here the opportunity to see what it's like."

Xie said the most authentic version of bubble tea is typically an iced black tea mixed with milk and tapioca pearls added. At Ming's, though, there is a large selection of flavors including Blueberry Tea, a citrus Fruit Garden Tea and other fruit flavors.

Xie said the top-seller is the Mango & Passionfruit Tea, but he said he is always open to talk to customers to help them find a flavor they would enjoy.

"A lot of our ingredients come from Taiwan," he said. "We try our best to keep it as authentic as possible. Some people have the wrong impression. We are turning that around by using the real stuff."

Ming's Bubble Tea also offers "Snow," which are smoothie-like beverages. The new store, which will be located at 46 Park Lane, is going to open a cotton candy vending machine that will allow guests to customize the flavor and shape.

"We’re building something bigger than we imagined," Xie said. "We are opening a door to a cultural connection between east Asian culture and American culture."