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Chenghui W.

i got the strawberry creamsicle with lychee jelly and the signature milk tea with boba and they were both pretty good! Boba was chewy and loved how the texture of the lychee jelly paired with the flavor of the strawberry! There were so many claw machines that i couldn't help myself but play it a couple times. service was pretty fast and there were plenty of parking

Virgin Pia Colada, BJ's Brown Sugar Boba Milk & Honey Jasmine Milk Tea with coconut milk. YUMMY!!
Hailey R.

Super cute little boba shop! Absolutely loved the ambiance. . . You order on a machine and then the workers make the boba. The boba drinks were delicious! What I love most about this place is the number of options to customize your boba tea. . . Milk alternatives were a great addition! Coconut milk was my alternate choice and it had a nice flavor and waWe will definitely be going back to try different drinks. My 2 friends and I were happy with what we ordered and the boba texture and taste! One of my friends having managed a boba shop before. . . Stop by and give them a try!

Prize machine

This place is really the best boba place and if you don't like boba theirs also frozen yogurt!!

Madeleine L.

Overall solid experience. Didn't take long to get our boba and they were tasty, only gripe is the price. I felt it was expensive for what you get.

Trisha V.

Decided to try another new drink and I can never pick a bad drink here!!!! This place is just too good every time! I got the Mango Jasmine and it had the right amount of flavor and sweetness. So refreshing and yummy on a nice warm day!!!!! I love coming here every week and I would actually come here everyday if I could!!!

House Signature Milk Tea
Azelle B.

Was in the area and craved for boba and this hits the spot perfectly. I ordered the House Signature Tea with boba and had them reduce (or remove lol) the sugar level to 0% but hey i expected the boba mixture at the bottom to be sweet enough and it came out perfect for me! My husband ordered the thai milk tea at 25% sugar level and the sweetness was just enough for him too! Overall great quality boba and easy to drink. Tons of parking and ordering was a breeze with friendly and helpful staff in case you have questions about all their teas and toppings because they do have a pretty comprehensive menu :)

Eileen G.

I ordered the other day through DoorDash and everything arrived perfectly packaged. The tea itself was great. We both got brown sugar Boba with coconut milk because we are both lactose intolerant. I loved that they had dairy free options. The beverage itself was a little too sweet for me though! I would love to go again and try it in person and probably get less sugar in my next drink.

Milky Nutella snow! A non-caffeinated, chocolaty drink :)
Hannah N.

I've gone here twice so far, and I really enjoyed my drinks both times. My first time I got the lavender milk tea. I like that they don't leave the lavender seeds in the drink (I've had it at other places like that and it's annoying to spit out/dodge those seeds). The lavender milk tea was also a good level of sweetness. Most recently I got the milky Nutella snow, which was fantastic! It was chocolaty and addicting. I finished it fast! The workers here are nice, and it's spacious inside though it just has the cushion seats along the wall. This place is pricey (hence the 4-stars rather than 5), but I'd still come back only on occasion or if I'm nearby.

Milk tea
Bella B.

I ordered a standard mom milk tea with boba and it was really bad. It tasted completely watered down, wasn't sweet, and had no flavor. I love bubble teas and drink them all the time. Never had one so bad :(

Jasmine Green Tea and Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade
Sammi Z.

I really wanted to satisfy my boba needs and this place looked like it had decent branding and drinks so I decided to try it out. To my surprise... The drinks were not good. It tastes like syrup in a cup with water. No tea taste at all. Maybe we ordered the wrong drinks but if a regular tea doesn't taste like tea, I'm assuming the rest of the drinks they offer lack the tea taste too

Milky icy taro
Bri F.

We found this spot by chance, and it's quickly become a favorite! We got the house milk tea and the milky icy taro, both with boba. The staff was friendly, started a punch card for us, and made our drinks well! The house milk tea was the perfect amount of sweetness, and the caramelized brown sugar was a nice touch. The milky icy taro had a great flavor and texture, as it was a blended drink. We will be back again soon!

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Delicious boba and great customer service! Our favorites are the Thai tea and the coffee.

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Great selection, fave place to go for boba now. I walk to it cuz it's super close to my home. I love this place! Staff is great too!

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The house milk tea was the perfect amount of sweetness, and the caramelized brown sugar was a nice touch.

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