The Lost Oasis

The shake I had tasted pretty good.

Falsely advertise as a bubble tea shop. I walked in thinking it was a boba shop since it said it was "bubble tea in Winona" online. It is a healthy shop that makes herbal life shakes and teas and they only offer 2 flavors for the popping boba. The drink that I got was alright, just disappointed with the false advertisement.

The Lit teas, with popping Bobas (yes, please!), are awesome! Gotta say that the Dragon's Drool and the Rio di Janeiro, both with strawberry popping boba, are my favs. One of these days I'll try the protein milkshakes. I also wanted to say that Pat and his nephew Richard are great, friendly folks and are so helpful to this adventurous Lost Oasis newbie. Their suggestions are spot on and they offer a great variety of beverages to suit anyone's tastes.

I believe this place is exactly what winona needs.

Winona is an older town, and some of the places to hang out are a little dated and stuck in the past. Recently downtown has been developing much nicer housing for more professional living. And while their are some controversy about them I do think winona is in need of some updating.

The lost oasis is a cute modern establishment with a focus on healthy living and a calming environment. Their style caters more towards the younger college students similar to mugby junction and other various coffee shops around winona. However, what the lost oasis focuses on more than anywhere else in winona is healthy living. A quick look at their counter confirms that with bottles of various vitamins and health products which help craft the many healthy shakes and teas served here
Healthy can be seen as an off-putting term but here it I embraced. As it should be, despite being "healthy" the drinks are refreshing and flavorful, and the donuts will destroy any cravings you have. For all you get the prices are reasonable and fair and certainly will keep you coming back to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere and drinks.

I was lucky enough to hop in on the second day the lost oasis was open. And while there were clear growing pains for a new business that does not take away from the wonderful time I had there in such a short time. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and I believe in time when the lost oasis runs at a full 100% everything can be just that much greater. However even with the pains of starting a new business I was still surprised to say the least. The lost oasis blew my mind and makes me happy to see a new small business emerge to rival some of the titan and big corporations we have in winona.

I would highly recommend the lost oasis to anyone willing to listen, and I will be returning to enjoy more of their delicious drinks and pleasant atmosphere. As well as following them on their social media pages to see how the business strives and changes going forward.

I sign this off by saying thank you to the owners and congratulations on starting a brand new business in the current times. Covid-19 has not been kind to businesses and I hope to see the lost oasis become a winona staple.

Was skeptical of the frozen blends but the flavor won me over. Cost was reasonable. Nice e variety of drinks. Great place to go. Nice owners and very informative about healthy drinks.

I just wanted normal coffee and the owner just wanted to sell us health supplements. I just want coffee and tea, I don't get why that's not an option. I'm not the target demographic but just leave something normal on the menu for the simple man to get. Nice clean space to hang out in, there is nothing wrong with the store. Just should not be considered a cafe.

The products taste great and the staff are very friendly, that is where the good qualities end. It is a MLM (proudly displaying Herbalife behind the counter) that preaches that "99% of health issues are caused by what you eat", and that categorically GMOs are bad. And ableist to boot: "if I can do it so can you".

As a Winona native I'm excited to see us get new shops, and I hadn't heard about this place until I had returned from a semester at college. As I had fallen in love with boba during that semester, I was very excited to try! With only one person on staff, the service was wonderful and quick (although my friend and I were the only customers there most of the time). Tasty boba tea!
(One star is docked because they only had one flavour of boba available).

Great tea & other drink options. The relaxation tea is amazing, and perfect for both before & after yoga. I hope to try some morning drinks there soon.

While very clean, that's about the only positive thing I have to say about this "cafe." I asked for a black coffee, and somehow that wasn't on the menu. The owner ended up putting some sort of protein powder in my coffee, which cost 5 dollars alone. The menu is a mess, and all nutritional stuff with no real options for anything that a normal coffee shop would have. I'm honestly felt a little uncomfortable with the owners business practices. I wouldn't recommend.