I ordered the Nutella chocolate milkshake, which was excellent. It was the perfect mix of creamy and sweet. I especially loved the chocolate flavor and you could definitely taste the Nutella too. The service was quick even though we ordered a total of four drinks. The shop had two claw machines available and open seating with lots of room. Delicious and would recommend! read more

Bobaloca makes the only avocado shake I'll order. You can actually taste the real avocado! none of that fake powder flavor other places use. It's thick, creamy, and perfectly sweet every time. If you're an avocado shake lover, this is the spot. Real ingredients, great texture, and always hits the craving. I won't go anywhere else for one. Highly recommend read more

After linner (lunch&dinner) today, my hubby was so excited for a strawberry banana crepe but unfortunately, he was met with a rude and judgemental young female at the register. She looked at my husband with stank side eyes after he paid and included a tip that was not to her satisfaction. She definitely made my husband uncomfortable since he rather enjoy his dessert in the car. Honestly, she was RUDE. I remember when the tipping culture was much more unexpected and unnecessary especially when your were not dining in. If you order and picked up your own food then tipping was not expected. Tipping was rewarded for great dine-in service and great hospitality. While my husband and I follow the current trend of the tipping culture, we don't appreciate those who make us regret patroning here. As for the crepe, it was well presented in its box however, the fruits inside the crepe were old and not freshly cut or refrigerated properly. The strawberries tasted old like it was on the tip of fermenting into vinegar. The bananas were brown and very mushy. Too mushy even to make banana bread. I must say thank god they were skimpy on the fruit because the only thing that was good was the crepe and whip cream. It was our first and last visit here. We won't be returning. There are plenty of other great desserts and boba in the same plaza that will happily serve your delicious treats. read more

Bobaloca - Don't be fooled! That crepe looked better than it tasted. Filled w/old fruits that sat unrefridgerated. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Their coffee milk tea is sooooo delicious! I tried it somewhere else and had to throw it away. This place is great quality.

I've been obsessed with the avocado smoothies here lately. They're also very fast! I come here multiple times a week.

I stopped by after having dinner next door to see what this spot was about. When you first walk in you'll notice the counter and menu are further into the establishment which is good incase there's ever a long line. Lucky for me there was only one other person when I went. After scanning the menu I decided on an avocado shake with boba. Their boba is really good! This was my first time trying an avocado shake and it was okay I probably wouldn't get it again. You can tell they keep up with the cleanliness everything is pristine! I believe it was the owner who took my order he let me take my time with the menu and was very efficient in taking and making my order. I definitely want to come by again and try something else read more

Bobaloca - Avocado shake with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Wow...I'm speechless...they have a poster that says "It's nice to be nice"...they should practice what they preach...no hello, no smile...no thank you...personality of a tree frog...smh... read more

The owner/manager (middle-aged Asian male) was extremely rude. I feel bad for the server who was helping. She was smily and tried to help me when I asked if I could get my daughters' drink split into 2 cups (they are 4 and 2 years old and clearly won't be drinking even half of the whole slushy). The server smiled and was in the process of helping when this guy told her not to talk to me and asked what the problem was. I said I just wanted my girls' drink to be split. He lectured me about how I should have told him before paying. I didn't have patience for this and told I him, that well, "I didn't tell him, so now what do we do?" He then said he would charge me $2 (mind you the whole drink is $5, so sure pay 40% more...NO. So told him to leave as is. The poor server had to undo her work and I saw her retreat sadly. I took one of the free water cups they provide and split the drink myself. Ironically, this guy had a "problem solver" t-shirt on. He created a problem out of the blue that the server had solved. Now, for $2 this guy lost a customer who used to go there often and will certainly not go there any more. I left thinking, was it me? Turns out there are many posts here talking about the same issue. By the way, "problem solver", here's how you could have managed this: "oh yes we can certainly split it, but we charge a small $2 fee due to the cups/plastic (or whatever bs you want to come up with)". then I'm not upset, it's up to me to decide if I want to be as cheap as you are or not. I would certainly not be writing this and would likely return. read more

Time for a sweet break with friends. Good thing there were only 3 people ahead of us. Our orders were: Taro Milk Tea, large, 25% sugar, with boba, grass jelly and custard pudding. Avocado Smoothie, large, with boba. Taro Slush, large, with boba ans mango star jelly. Refreshing! read more

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My friend and I came here after dinner for a sweet treat and I ordered the strawberry milk tea and my friend got the brown sugar milk tea. I've never quite tasted strawberry milk tea like the one they gave me here, it was horrible and tasted so artificial, and didn't even taste like strawberry lol. My friend's brown sugar milk tea was slightly better but overly sweet. The boba in both drinks were not the right texture, and they were super hard and tasteless. read more

The best spot for Bobas. Various choices which is a huge plus. Service is quick & courteous. The location and place is great. I have been there a few times with different boba fans & they were impressed. If you like bobas you need to visit this spot. read more

Bobaloca - Strabbery boba Loca - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Was with my dad and he wanted to stop by Ranch 99 to grab something. I wanted something to drink so I found this place right nearby. Walking inside, it looked like they had places for tables and to hang at night for people. But because of Covid, all of it had to be removed. The staff wore masks and gloves. They have a pretty big menu on the side, ranging from milk teas, fruit teas, slushees, smoothies and milkshakes. They also had crepes and macaroons as well to order. I was recently on a tea binge, so I wanted to shake it up for this order. The lady at the counter today was very nice. I asked her how the milkshakes are made and she explained to me that they use Vanilla Ice Cream, milk and syrup. I decided to give it a try and got a Strawberry Banana Milkshake, Large size. Apparently some toppings are free, so I decided to get boba with it. It came out to be $5.50, which is a fair price. The drink itself wasn't anything memorable if I have to be honest. It tasted like how she described it to me. It was alright, albeit a bit expensive to what I really wanted to pay. The pearls were just okay and not the absolute best. But you can't beat free toppings. Overall, the place was alright. I might try their fruit teas or milk teas if I come back. read more

Bobaloca - Strawberry Banana Milkshake with Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

I hate to say this, but the owner is an absolute Jerk! He wants us to support his business, but refuse customers to use the restrooms. He's very rude to his employees. Poor girls, being treated so badly. Service super slow, waited 30 minutes for a fusion ice tea. It was only about 3 customers waiting. Please take your money to a business that will appreciate your service and treat their employees like human beings. To top it off, the tea drink taste awful! read more

Hate to write a review like this but the Owner was so rude that it ruined the whole experience. He had poor customer service skills when just asking what was in a drink! But what was really upsetting, was The way he spoke to his female employee this afternoon was totally unacceptable. Poor girl appeared to be scared into silence. As far as the boba drinks, those were good, but there are a lot of other places to go that treat people right. read more

Before the COVID-19 pandemic I came here so many times when there was a Frys Electronic. I remember when the board games were out for customer to play while waiting for their drinks. People can have social group meetings and have fun. What happen to those good ol memories? The boba drinks are amazing. The flavor of the drink does taste like the fruit. This place has great deserts! read more

Bobaloca - Strawberry Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

I was running errands nearby and decided to stop by Bobaloca for a little liquid treat. Bobaloca is located in a rather large shopping center with plenty of parking and shopping nearby. Their space is large but not enough seating, I figured this is due to the pandemic/covid. The staff greeted me right away and were friendly. The space is clean, and they have lots of options on their menu. I decided to go with Milk Tea Boba, which is a basic choice but it was pretty good. I'd like to consider myself a boba snob (just slightly lol)...I know a good boba when I try it. Bobalocas boba was pretty good, definitely not the best I've had but it was good and I don't have any complaints. I'd definitely come back to Bobaloca to try some of their other flavors in the future and will report back. read more

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My first stop on my 7 Days of Boba tour, is Bobaloca. Located in the Willow Pass Park and Shop, on the 99 Ranch side of the shopping center, it can be found right next to Steamboat. Of course, in this part of Concord downtown, it's literally surrounded with boba places right around the corner, so there's no shortage of them in this area. A preface to this visit, Bobaloca has been in this shopping center for many years now, and I had visited here many, many years ago when they first opened, and thought it was okay, and after a couple of more visits had never come back since. It's been about 5-6 years (rough estimate) since I've been back, and from the rumors here and there throughout the years, have certainly switch owners more than once. So this Bobaloca was not going to be the same as the one I had frequented years ago. With the current conditions, no outdoor seating, and no indoor seating, but the inside is quite spacious, and can have tons of people in line if it ever gets real busy. There was one employee working behind the counter, and he was sufficient with taking orders, and efficient with making the orders, so no complaints there. Pricing wise, it's comparable to most of the boba places around, but can be considered on the cheaper side since one of the perks is that they don't charge extra for the first serving of boba here. A good sized menu of drinks, so there's plenty of selection to choose from, and they have some specials too. Food wise, they do have some options available, but mainly the dessert side with crepes, and other sweets options. Now for the drink. The drink was actually pretty good, I ordered the classic milk tea, but it didn't taste like a classic milk tea in any form. While I actually kind of liked the flavors of it, I can't tell if it was intentional, or if it's an issue with the storage containers, or what's the cause for the misfit flavors of coffee in the drink. Again, didn't taste bad, but just not really a "classic milk tea" when it comes down to it. For some reason it just really hit the spot today though, so no particular complaints there. Boba was nice, a bit more on the harder side than the QQ side, but I'm okay with that since I like my boba chewier anyways. But if you're more of a fan of the softer QQ texture and not as hard, this may not be for you. All-in-all, better than I thought it would be considering reading some of the reviews through the years ever since I've been back here, but certainly exceeded expectations. Will be back to try some of the fruit flavor teas, but if those start to taste like coffee too, we may have a problem then. Well priced, and of course, no extra charge for the first boba topping. read more

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This is a cute little pearl drink shop hidden inside of the shopping full of eateries and shopping. The pearls are really fresh. I also like the ability to add flavors to the fusion teas. They have a big selections of drinks too. There are milk teas, fusion teas (tea with flavors), slushies, milkshakes, and coffee type beverages. They have a nice selection of macaroons behind the counter. You can also order shaved ice too. The establishment was clean and had boardgames set up on a few of the tables for customer's to play. read more

Bobaloca - Pearl drink time! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

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This Boba shop is so underrated! I tried it for the first time today, and it was totally sophisticated. The boba was soft and chewy, the custard pudding is creamy and squishy. Even though, there is no specific instructions of how many ice or sugar level, they still make my chai milk tea perfectly sweet, with perfect level ice where there's so much more milk tea then ice. Talking about the Chai tea alone, the aroma of it was flawless, the scent of black tea, and a hint of cinnamon. The service was totally on point, I am quite surprised of how there's little to no customer. The design of the shop is very bright and up light the mood with the light green theme. read more

Bobaloca - I adore the motivation words on the cover. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Bobaloca is off to the side in this semi-busy plaza with plenty of parking. I had them before in SoCal, so I was surprised to see it here in Concord. The drinks came out fairly quickly as well. I ordered a jasmine milk tea with boba. The drink was creamy like condensed milk with a lack of tea taste to it. It tasted smooth, but the milk tea was way too sweet. read more

me and my wife love coming to this place. The hospitality is great. The restaurant is super clean. Their customer service is a five star read more

Eh, I think not. Went in today and on the wall was a poster advertising "Brown Sugar Milk Tea" the picture showed an iced tea with tapioca and brown sugar syrup. I received my "Brown Sugar Milk Tea" and to my surprise I couldn't taste any tea. I went back in and the owner came to help me. I told him the "Brown Sugar Milk Tea" doesn't taste like tea. He said, "it doesn't have tea in it". I said then why is it called "tea" and he said "that's how we make it here." To be fair, I have never had "Brown Sugar Milk Tea" and I guess I was dumb assuming the word "tea" in the drink means there isn't actually tea in the drink ‍ So here I am with brown sugar and milk with tapioca. read more

While I was waiting for my food next door, I thought that I could quickly get some boba to go along with my meal. I usually have enjoyed Bobaloca at other locations, so I thought that they would be similar in quality. I was quite disappointment with this location. This was my first time at this particular location Service: There was only one guy working and he seemed to be in a bad mood. He barely greeted me or anyone for that matter. He just kinda looked at you and expected you to leave or something. But I ordered and paid. He didn't say anything to me and expected me to move out of the way. I thought he would have said "ok it'll be a few minutes" or "did you need your receipt?". Absolutely nothing... Drinks: Earl Gray Milk Tea - It was very watered down. In my honest opinion it tasted like sugar water. I didn't enjoy this drink at all. Thai Tea with Regular Boba- The boba itself was too chewy (almost like it wasn't fully cooked?) and the thai tea again tasted like sugar water. I was left urging that creamy flavor in each of this drink. I wasn't particularly impressed with this branch. I have enjoyed other branches as well. But I probably would not be returning to this location. There's a pretty good Purple Kow boba place down the street that I prefer much more! read more

Bro this place is a must try! Prices are great and what's more important is the quality. I always get the honeydew milkshake! Definitely worth trying! read more

Bobaloca - Menu - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

First time here with the family. Blueberry Colada with Lychee coconut jelly and a shaved ice read more

Bobaloca - Blueberry Colada with Lychee coconut jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

This place is located in an older but busy shopping center. They have a decent size space but no tables/chair to enjoy your food fresh. This review is during Covid times but I mea!.. there's some indoor seating at most places by now. Staff are polite but aren't exactly "peppy" or friendly like you'd expect at a boba joint (maybe my expectations are kind of high). What i got; Strawberry, banana and Nutella with whipped cream/ice cream - solid. Fruits were fresh, good coverage of the Nutella, decent sized scoop of vanilla ice cream. The ice cream itself was ok but wasn't a full fat, creamy ice cream like i like (if you've had Kirkland vanilla ice cream... that's full fat that I'm looking for). Whipped cream was whipped cream. The crepe itself had a nice crisp on the outside and softer towards the center. Presentation was appealing and the filling to crepe ratio was nicely done. 9/10 Overall, I'd come back here for the crepe. The only thing I can comment on is maybe tying a better/higher quality ice cream. I'd like to try the boba/milk tea but didn't see that they have good choice teas (i.e oolong, Ceylon, Assam, etc...). -1 star for the service/not having seating (even outside) to enjoy something, especially with ice cream, right away. read more

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Boba loca coffee - decided to try something new and also because I thought I read a review that it was good; I personally did not like it at all. It tasted like Ovaltine with a hint of coffee. Maybe that's what it is. If you guys don't know what Ovaltine is then here's another description, it was more chocolatey tasting than coffee. Banana milk tea is the best. I'm probably going to stick to my usual. Customer service was still the same as last time I came in, nothing to it. Place was clean, there was no macarons for people who wanted it. Maybe the hype for it is gone now. Who knows. I still like this place for my milk tea cravings though. read more

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A more accurate rating would a 3.5 instead of 3 stars. The overall quality of drinks and boba so far is average and not sure of the food quality since I have yet to order any from there, but I like that they have a pretty wide variety with both food and drinks. Not my fave boba spot, but I don't mind coming back here from time to time. *WAIT TIME- no wait when we got there. Even pre-covid, I don't recall there ever being a long line or long wait for orders to be ready *AMBIANCE- I like how it's not super tight and compact inside, even outside of covid. Pretty well-maintained as well. *QUALITY- boba was a bit on the harder side. Flavor was a bit bland for both earl grey milk tea and Nutella smoothie. *CUSTOMER SERVICE- decent! Nothing that stuck out, but appreciated how quickly they made our drinks. *RESTROOM- n/a during covid *OUTSIDE SEATING- n/a (NOT dog friendly) *PARKING- located inside a plaza that can get busy, but never really had trouble finding a spot. Just be extra aware when driving because there's usually a bunch of reckless drivers here. read more

Bobaloca - Lots of variety - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

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It was our first time getting milk tea drinks from here. The place was clean and offered a variety of other things besides drinks such as shave ice and crepes to name a few. We tried the Honeydew Milk Tea w/mango star and Mocha Frapp w/coffee jelly. We enjoyed the drinks and will go back. read more

Bobaloca - Mocha Frappe w/coffee jelly and Honeydew w/mango star boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Boba places are everywhere these days. This one is a little different because Bobaloca has a few games on the tables (ie Connect4 and checkers) while you wait for your drinks to be made. That's pretty cool if you have kids with you and need something to keep them busy. And the space is fairly large for a boba store. The walls are a bright green and it's cheerful looking inside. I think this place is okay. Not my favorite but not too bad either. First, their menu is huge. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. If you're a first timer, you can get a bit overwhelmed with so many choices and flavors. Also, they usually just have one person at the counter to work the register and prepare the drinks. We were lucky that the wait time was only 6 minutes. I tend to order the same thing- Tiger Milk Tea with Boba. Today, the boba was kind of hard. I prefer softer boba. So that was a bummer. I did enjoy the taste of my milk tea though. read more

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Fun little boba spot in park n'shop. I love that they have mango stars. I come here for their coconut frappe that sort of tastes like coffee (a hint) and their peach green tea with mango stars! They have games at a couple of tables so you don't get bored waiting or have some spare time. Bathrooms for customers. read more

Bobaloca - Mango green tea with mango jelly stars. So refreshing. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

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I was in the area and I wanted boba on the way to my moms place so I tried this place out. I got the honeydew shake but I was confused why it was considered a shake and not a smoothie as it was pretty much a smoothie texture. The boba itself was a bit small and a little too firm for my liking but not the worst. When it comes to the flavor of the drink it was fine, it tasted a little artificial but I feel like every honeydew flavored drink tends to have that type of flavor. I think overall, the drink itself wasn't the worst but i think the boba could have some improvement. not necessarily my go to spot but worth a try if you want a refreshing drink read more

Bobaloca - honeydew shake with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

This place is so good . I completely started levitating when I had a sip of this boba . Girl it's so good I'm telling you all you need go to here. Their menu is sooo good LIYERALLY have never had anything bad on that damn thing and I've tried like half of it at this point . I love this place the workers are always nice and really fast . Stunning read more

Bobaloca - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Owner YELLED at my 3yr old kid. Owner is very rude!!! You can feel his negative energy and the workers seemed frightened but couldn't speak about it. You could tell they were silenced just by his presence. We were waiting for our order, there was the back side that had a sign do not pass, my kid started walking towards it and hasn't pass the sign and the man/owner yelled Hey hey! Excuse me! You can't be around there! (Aggressively!) Owner was a middle aged Asian man. I'm not sure who owns it now. It has been about 5-6 months ago. read more

It's a cute little place when you walk in, lots of room in the front and very clean. I've never been here, so I ordered a regular Classic Milk Tea with Boba, it's okay, not the greatest. It was pretty watered-down and lots of sugar. I still will give a 4-star because the employee was very nice. read more

Bobaloca - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Best avocado smoothie in the city! No matter what day it is. There are always long line of people waiting for their boba! read more

Bobaloca - Avocado smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Alright, that's it... I have to admit it. I go LOCA for Bobaloca! I am declaring this Boba tea joint as my favorite! Oh, you wanna know why?! Three words: Banana Milk Tea! Cross my heart and hope to DRINK! That damn banana milk tea is an ADDICTION! It's like, I can't even go into the park n' shop center without itching for it. I try not to look over at it when I'm driving past it, but then my head just does this devilish 360 degree turn! UGH! Why you do this to me Bobaloca? I don't wanna go loca, but for you... I will. After searching for a place that makes my milk tea painfully sweet, Bobaloca answered my prayers! It's the ONLY place that I've been to thus far that has made my milk tea super sweet. I've realized that many people don't like their teas sweet but I'm the exact opposite. I'm already drinking a million calories as it is when I order these things, so why lower the "sweetness"? That's the best part! If I'm getting a milk tea, i'm going ALL the way in! Give me all of those calories and ALL of that sugar, please and thank you! And I'm hooked on the banana milk tea! So much so, that I haven't even tried anything else! I always want to, but that banana milk tea is like crack! It reels me in like a fish caught on a hook. It probably had something to do with that fact that they actually use real bananas in their puree. Yep, yep! The perfect flavor enhancement! Aside from my banana milk tea addiction, I also enjoy coming here because the staff is super friendly and it's less crowded than many of the other boba places. The staff here always smiles and thanks me when I leave. I don't usually sit down when I come here, but I can usually find a seat when I do. The inside is colorfully decorated and the menus are super easy to read! They have lots of board games there that people usually like to play with friends. They have a wide selection of teas and smoothies available and they also make some amazing desserts! I've had one of their crepes with strawberries and chocolate sauce and it tasted really yummy! I would encourage anyone who likes bananas to try their banana milk tea. It is simply amazing! read more

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I try not to leave bad reviews for small businesses but damn. This place deserves it. I usually go here. A few times their cups have broken... today though was extra bad. I had just popped the straw in and the drink exploded all over me. Into the nee Gucci bag. All over my hair. Honeydew boba everywhere. I go back into the store to let them know. Expecting they would do the decent thing and at least make me a drink. NOPE. The owner or whoever was I charge just handed me a cup... so the drink that was spilling/leaking out of my hand would stop dripping. What the hell. What's it? Do t bother going back here. Basic drinks and cheap ass cups read more

Boba was soft and perfect! I like how they have so much varieties aside from milk tea. Definitely worth it.

Nice place for boba in the Concord area. Went here after eating some pho in the same plaza. We had their avocado smoothie and lychee slush with tapioca pearl, lychee pearl, and custard. Both drinks were amazing. The avocado smoothie was very refreshing. Nice color and taste. The tapioca pearls had an excellent chew. The lychee slush was wonderful. Loved the sweetness of the lychee. The tapioca pearl had a wonderful chew. The lychee pearl had a wonderful texture of pop and flavor. Loved that sensation of pop in my mouth and burst of lychee juice. The custard was soft and sweet. An amazing addition to my boba drink. We were very grateful that this place closes at 9 pm on a Friday night. We happened to visit there around 8 pm. The staff were nice and very efficient. I would like to visit here again soon. read more