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Boba Ave Express

4.5 (3.3k reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
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Blended acrylic nail? Found in my husbands mango yogurt smoothie.
mare r.

Super cute drive thru . Very convenient ! They offer authentic boba drinks, no food colored pastel purple taro here! The mango yogurt drink was super delish too. We also ordered popcorn chicken to share with mild spicy flavor and it was so good and had a hint of curry! We couldn't figure out of the dipping sauce was frosting or butter. Don't know if we'd return because my husband found two hard plastic pieces of who knows what in his mango yogurt smoothie! At this point I pray it's not someone's acrylic nail that fell in and was blended ! Update the manager made things right for us and was very apologetic. We appreciated the attentiveness of the manager.

Strawberry Yogurt Blended w/ honey boba, Brown Sugar Milk Tea w/ honey boba, and Mango Yogurt Blended
Ann M.

My go to drink is the strawberry yogurt.... It's refreshing and perfectly balanced not overly sweet, but a little tangy from the yogurt mixed with fresh strawberry flavor. The yogurt reminds me of Yalkult. Also, this spot is drive-thru only and usually there's always a long line!

Large boba drinks
Ranjitha A.

We ordered Hokkaido milk tea with boba and Messy purple sweet potato drink with boba on a sunny afternoon. It was my first time trying both flavours. Really felt fresh and loved the taste. Boba felt fresh. The order was ready very quick. I was very happy with the quantity for the price. Very good deal. I would definitely recommend this place for my friends and family. It's a drive through and may be the front portion is under construction. The staff was very friendly and helped us with our order. Drive through ambience was ok.

Cecilia L.

Love this place! Love that it has a drive thru, the service is awesome. The staff that helped me were very nice and helped with recommendations!!

Mango yogurt, brown sugar boba and popcorn chicken
Lan A.

Food and drinks tasted freshly made to order. The popcorn chicken has always good from here

Strawberry yogurt with boba
Annie T.

Finally gave this drive thru boba a try and my impression so far is meh. The first time I got the strawberry yogurt with boba and it was so good that I went back the next day and it was a complete 180. Seeing that it's the same drink I ordered within 48 hours, I found a big discrepancy in the quality of the drink. The 2nd visit did not have the same texture or temperature as the first time and the boba was also much tougher. Unfortunately I'll give this place a break until there's a desire to come back.

Hokkaido milk tea.
Jon R.

Came in around 11 nice and easy drive through window only one person, ahead of me, ordered lard brown sugar boba and a haikkaido milk tea. Both tasted good and we enjoyed them and their large cup for the price is a good deal.

Cheese grape and peach & passion fruit green tea
Eric W.

We tried the cheese grape drink and the peach & passion fruit green tea at Boba Ave. Both drinks were refreshing and tasted pretty good, especially the peach & passion fruit green tea. The downside is they don't have a huge variety of drinks to choose. The drive-thru line was also very long, so be prepared to wait during busy hours. Overall still a solid spot if you're craving a quick boba run.

Yummy fries and chicken (:

This is just sad there need to be more effort like it was 8 years ago The chicken is dry rubbery and burnt the fries were soggy the brown sugar boba was warm and not messy like it used to be it taste bland and no brown sugar added this place just isn't what it used to be there's no inside dining area any more this used to be a really cool place to hang out for some reason the wait was insane even though I was the only car for some reason cashier didn't understand the messy brown sugar boba is not purple??? Or slush???? I was handed a purple slushie and returned with a poorly made brown boba no brown sugar just like milk tea

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Sara N.

Great staff however they don't have a nondairy milk tea option. I hope they will in the future! Also they only have fresh milk boba which is basically milk sweetened with boba which is their caffeine free option. Again, limited but still I think their customer service and crunchy popcorn chicken makes up for it. Also love hat their a drive thru that's open late!

They finally have little covers for lid so you can shake drink without anything spilling over.
Genevie Y.

I still visit Boba Ave when I need a drive thru. My dog appreciates the rides and we don't have to get out of car. But I'm sure it's getting harder to compete with all the drink places opening up down the street. Thank you boba Ave for being consistent with your drink quality and offering food snacks as well. They also updated their drinks to have a little cover so you can shake it and not fear anything leaking through the plastic lids. Thanks for wonderful service as well.

We were picking up drinks and popcorn chicken for my son and his friends for a play date. Upon ordering, I specifically asked for non spicy as the kids cannot eat spicy. I was told there would be a 10min wait which is fine. We were given our drinks at the window and told to park in the back to wait for our food. We waited for almost 40 minutes before getting back in line to check on our food and possibly get a refund. We were then told the food was coming right out which took another 5min before actually getting the food. We were already running late because we did not expect the food to take that long so drove off without checking. When we arrived to meet my son's friends, they all complained about how spicy the popcorn chicken was!!! No one was able to eat it. Boba Ave Express check your cameras, I placed the order for non spicy and saw it on the screen but was not printed on my receipt. BEWARE if you order food it takes a VERY long time. We figured it's drive through and it should be a quick trip. The person taking orders should not have told us 10minutes if it would take over 30. I would not have ordered had I known.

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3 years ago

The best boba place on earth!!!! Fresh everytime, We come here weakly on our Vespa. Drive through only.

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3 years ago

Fast and delicious drink . Love the drive through especially with a toddler in car:) love the Hokkaido milk tea, it is highly recommended .

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2 years ago

This boba place is drive thru only but the line moves fast! They have great customer service and the drinks are great.

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3 years ago

Fast service!!! Best boba drive through ever! Highly recommended!! Love the popcorn chicken also

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Fast service. Good quality drinks. They have drive-thru which is very convenient! Love it

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3 years ago

We ordered 4 drinks, unfortunately it wasn't good. No flavor and water down, ended in trash. Won't be back. Workers are nice though.

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2 years ago

Great service and amazing drinks! Highly recommended. Fast and quick esp with a drive-thru.

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2 years ago

Overall it was ok nothing really special special. I think the drive thru was cool, cool area as well.

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3 years ago

This place is bomb !! I always come here and they're very consistent with the flavors :)

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Amazing place. Popcorn chicken and sweet potatoe fries are always the best !!!! Check his place out!

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4 years ago

Food and drinks are pretty good. Service is always a little slow, but we'll worth it. Ambiance in the drive thru is calming lol

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2 years ago

Great for late night options! They have the best popcorn chicken. Huge portion & very tasty. Would recommend checking this place out!

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2 years ago

Amazing ! Delicious love the drive thru! I can't wait to come soooon! Telling all my friend about the boba express!

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The drinks are good and the popcorn chicken always hits. It's a driver thru boba ave which makes it convenient.

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4 years ago

Always like coming here because it's convent with the drive thru. My go to is the almond milk tea with the egg pudding

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7 years ago

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2 years ago

Strawberry and mango smoothie is so good here! Definitely would recommend to everyone!

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Ask the Community - Boba Ave Express

Are you reopening? If so, when?

We are reopen🥳

Which drinks are caffeine-free?

Did they take 25% sugar off the menu?

Yes, the lowest is 50% now

What type of milk is used in the milk teas? Is it dairy or non-dairy creamer?

We use non-dairy.But Thai milk tea use fresh milk.

When will you be open to walk-in customers?

Sorry.We really want to have dine in.But city doesn't allow us to open it.They said we have drive thur,that's be dangerous to people sit outside.Thank you for your support and understanding.

What is the sweet white sauce for the popcorn chicken? It tastes good 👍

Mayonnaise

Are there vegan options (no dairy, no honey)? I looked at the menu, but I'm not sure what they are (if any).

We don't have the Honey.But we have non dairy drink.For the Milk tea expect the Thai Milk Tea.The other was non dairy drink.

Will the drive thru line go faster if everyone looks up the menu ahead of time? :) see menu pics

I wish. It's still super slow! I don't know what the hold up is!

Why the mediums don't have lids anymore?

Because we redesign the cup and redesign the cover to make it more fit with each other. This kind of lid is made to open easily just like yogurt lids so you can drink or eat the cheese foam.

Hi cant we sit outside? hi thank u for answer!

Yes.We have outdoor sitting.

Does anyone know what the brown square is made of in there taro tea?

What is the happy hour promotion?

We don't have the happy hour promotion,sorry about that.

What is the promotion during happy hour?

We don't have the happy hour promotion,sorry about that.

Do they have non-dairy options?

Yes

When is happy hour at boba express?

We don't have the happy hour promotion,sorry about that.

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