My first impressions? Drinks are a bit pricey compared to the Quickly in the same plaza. However they do really good smoothies and frappes. The boba tasted kind of plain like they don't sweeten it but the drinks are sweeter than I'm used to so it balances out. The cafe is very spacious with outlets and games for hanging out. The workers were very sweet too. I wish they would stay open later like Quickly! read more

First timer and I like how they have desserts like Macaroon and different kind of drinks. Space is big has many different kind of board games. read more

Bobaloca - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

I've recently become a regular here. As it always is in Concord, it was hot af and needed my daily dose of their classic milk tea with boba. I noticed there were only two people working today, and it was ridiculously busy! I believe the girl that helped me is Jackie? She politely greeted me and took my order. I think I waited about 15-20 minutes for my drink but when I finally got it, the other guy working (I think I heard his name was Brandon) apologized for the long wait and wished me a nice day! They are my #1 boba place right now! Service is always excellent no matter who is helping me, place is always clean, and drinks are always perfect. read more

I was so excited when I found out there was a shaved ice place near me. They offer good sizes. I got a regular tigers blood with condensed milk. It wasn't REAL shaved ice, but it was definitely a snow cone. It just wasn't as soft as shaved ice should be. The place was clean, just needed to be a little updated. It's cute when you first walk in and see the cute benches and tables. The green and orange look nice in there. The rest of the tables don't match the cute stuff though. And there are plenty of paint chips and scuff marks on the walls. So just a little updating would really make a difference. Still, the price is good. I'll be going back to try other things. read more

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Just dropped in here cause I picked up some dinner next door and ordered a couple drinks for the family and I. The girl that took my order was very unpleasant, showed no emotion, and lacked any type of customer service whatsoever. I asked her for her preference on the banana milk tea and she just shrugged and didn't really care to answer me. I felt rushed to place my order cause she had this look on her face that looked like she just wanted to tap out of work and leave already... I ordered a green tea with lychee jelly, and then dared to change it last minute to add lychee flavor as well and I could just feel her annoyance with me. No one should ever have to feel that way as a customer. Concord has many other boba places, so I don't mind that this visit will be my very last. read more

Bobaloca - False advertisement!! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

I got the mocha frapp with boba. I liked it, besides the fact that their boba is tiny lol it's not fat and round like other places. One sip was filled with 5-6 boba pieces. I thought I would run out, but luckily I didn't lol Will go back for sure since it's one of the few places near my work to serve boba read more

Bobaloca - Mocha frapp with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

My favorite boba place. Had to come by again! Had to try a different flavor, I normally get Honey dew this time I tried Thai milk tea and I was not disappointed. read more

Bobaloca - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

The jasmine milk tea tasted very watered down, the mango green tea fusion didn't have much mango flavor to it. The boba was descent, but the wait for the two drinks was longer than I thought it would take. read more

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20 min wait just to order.. drinks good but not sure if it's worth the wait. Please hire more help.. 1 person running the reg and making drinks is not enough on a Saturday Business 101.. read more

Although there aren't as many choices and flavors as Quicklys, which is on the other side of the plaza, the quality of the milk tea in Boba Loca is so much better. There's not that powdery residue left over like at Quicklys. However, if there were more options of snacks (*ahem CALAMARI!*), I would think I retire my love of quicklys and remain faithful to Boba Loca. Btw, I ordered Taro Milk tea, you can't judge a milk tea place without having the basic flavor! read more

Accidentally spilled my drink and they REFUSED to make another one due to "policy". Am I being unreasonable? Yes because I payed good money and walked out of there with nothing. Horrible customer service. read more

I wanted to give this place a try since it was new to the neighborhood. Menu was pretty simple versus tapioca express. Although I do like variety. I loved the atmosphere and the variety of games left out to play. I ordered a drink and it was ready within minutes. I was ready to grab my drink and BOOM! The cup was very flimsy! WHAT A TOTAL FAIL! FYI, be careful when you grab the cup!!! Besides the fact of how strong I was, the drink was "okay". Eh. read more

Their boba is mediocre... Very chewy but not that sweet. The lady who helped me was super nice and being a first timer, she guided me through what's good on the menu. The drinks didn't take too long to come out. I ordered the jasmine milk tea. It was okay because I usually like my drinks super sweet and this was barely sweet. read more

Yay, I like. Boba was sweet but not to sweet and the price was alright. So far I tried the red bean, mango, and taro milk teas. I like them all! The employees were nice. The service was a bit slow. But there were plenty of seating and games (janga, foosball, cards, etc.). They need to get couple of TVs and more couches and this place would be dope! I see potential. read more

Bobaloca - Janga up in here! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Tamara H. 4/14/2014 Don't waste the amount of time I spent driving from Pleasanton to Concord with dancing thoughts of an avocado shake because guess what? They don't have any avocados although they are but 30yds from a produce market. Unbelievable. Go next door to Kevin's Noodle House for Boba drinks. You won't be disappointed. read more

Ordered a Sesame Slush w/ tapioca, and it was the Worst tasting boba drink I've ever ever tasted!!! Do not order this! The whole time I was thinking that it'd taste like those sweet black sesame rice balls, but no the flavor was just completely off. I don't know if it was too much powder or sweetener or what, but it was so bad that it left a nasty alcoholic aftertaste. But it gets even worst! Their tapioca pearls were hard, not chewy, and tasteless. It felt like I was eating plastic. I mean it's one thing that their drink tasted bad, BUT even their tapioca itself was horrible. Never ever again...! Yuck read more

This place was alright. Not terrible, not amazing. I got the lychee milk tea with boba. The regular size is smaller than regulars at other boba places and the amount of boba was just right for the size. Although, even though I shook up my drink before poking the straw through, I got a mouthful of flavored powder...not sure what that's about. Lol The service was alright. Nothing to write home about. There were only three other people in the place, so there wasn't that long of a wait for drinks. My boyfriend and I played chess, and the chess board was pretty dirty/sticky. So sanitize your hands after you touch the games! read more

Nice place to hang out & drink boba. They have board games & fooseball table in the seating area. Staff is friendly. But they could have a little more staff on duty (@ least 3 people) because the wait for drinks may tend to be a little long if there's 3 or more parties read more

Honestly, I am not a big fan of this place. Their original milk tea is way too sweet. The taste reminds me of the the milk teas from Tapioca Express. Also, their fruit teas taste like syrup. It's a bad idea to come on a hot day because they do not have AC. You will be sweating buckets while you wait for them to make you drink. read more

Very poor customer service here!!! I'll bring my business somewhere else. Run!! The smoothie I ordered slipped off my hand and splattered all over. They wouldn't even replace the order?! What?! For a mere $5 this business would forego having loyal customers rather than replace the drink?? The guy at the counter just said it's NOT my fault. LOL!! Monkey business. This place has gone down since since they've changed ownership. Bad all around. Go to T4 or Teashare instead --- lots of choices and better customer service. read more

One star is giving too much credit. I have tried this place multiple times in hopes I will have a better experience and each time gets worse than the last. Aside from the fact that they always close earlier than their hours of operation, they seem agitated to provide service. Most small businesses will go out of their way when you visit 15min before closing, but not here! They will just tell you they're closed through the glass door as they lock it. I also asked for ice or a dollop of whip cream when the drink they made was beyond scalding. I love small locally owned business but I will never come back! Over priced and rude af. Save your money and go to Quickly in the same shopping center on the opposite side. The owner is super cool and very welcoming! read more

Came here yesterday after work as I was craving a Thai tea. It's a small location but super clean!!! They have a few tables with chairs inside. They also have a bunch on games like jenga and a fooseball table. They are very reasonably priced. It was less than $5 for a large Thai tea with boba and grass jelly. There was no line when I came in so I was in and out within five minutes. I'm excited to come back to try some of their smoothies and milkshakes when the weather warms up a little. My drink was perfect!! Not too sweet or too much ice and their boba wasn't all clumped together or too mushy... I'll be back!! read more

Bobaloca - Peach mango smoothie with peach popping boba... Soooo good - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

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Too expensive for no good reason! One 16 oz milk tea, even without boba, costs $3.49 plus tax. They also added so much ice that I felt kinda gipped. The milk tea itself tasted better than Quickly's in my opinion. It's *lighter* - as in, maybe less creamer? Not sure. I think it was a little sweeter though. The place had been opened for a few weeks, but the orange colored walls were still bare. They should really do something about that to make it look more cozy and inviting. In any case, it gets only 2 stars because we're in the friggin' Bay Area. Milk tea and boba shouldn't cost this much! They frequent flyer stamp/punch card for buy get 1 free offers "1 of any regular size cold drink" of $2.95 or lesser value. Really? They don't even have anything under $3.49! read more

Notice they just open up and found out it was a boba place. So instead I went here and tried it out rather than going to Quicklys which was a couple stores at the end of the street. It's pretty spacious. Have a foosball table next to the entrance and a few tables scattered around. Ordered my drink (milk tea with tapioca balls) and looked at the menu while they were making it. Pretty much the same thing what they have at any boba place. Not sure about the quality of the food. But when I got my drink, it was okay. Seemed like the tapioca balls was a bit hard than what I experienced. Need to cook them more to make them more softer and squishy. Flavor of the tea was okay. Same taste, but had more better quality of flavor. I know it's new and will improve over time. read more

Great place for boba! They really have an extensive menu here. All types of boba drinks...smoothies, teas, fraps, etc. Too many for me to read on our first visit, a lot of the choices sounded so good. It's always hard for me to not get a milk tea when I first come to a new place. So I got a plain old, OG milk tea with boba (I know, so boring) and my husband got a coffee frap boba. We really liked both! The texture of the boba was spot on. They also have shave ice here too. I may just be a shave ice snob but it's hard for me to like many shave ice establishments. For me, the way the ice is shaved matters! It has to be soft and fluffy and not small pieces of ice. Unfortunately, the ice machine at this place makes small pieces of ice. The only drawback was that the stripmall which this store is located in was pretty busy and we circled around a few times. The place is nice and clean. The service was great! We will definitely stop in when we are in the area. Restrooms: Didn't notice if there was one. read more

It's a clean place with tables and some games you can play. Good vibe. I ordered a "Cherry Milk Tea" w/ Boba and it was pretty tasty. I've never had one before so I can't exactly compare it to others. The menu was pretty large and I plan to go back to try some other items. read more

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It's good. I'm not a coffee guy, and it tastes like they use some sort of coffee base. But I'm almost certain I'm wrong. Chai tasted very chai-y. Strawberry was fine. Better than any other boba place in the East Bay, which is like... Quickly's? read more

The place was nice. Cute and trendy. Not a lot of people considering it was Friday afternoon. Not sure why. The servers were polite and efficient. Nothing out is the ordinary. Ordered the rose black tea with boba, regular size, 50% sweet. I like a drink with a strong tea flavor. The tea flavor was definitely there. But not as strong as I would like. Not a big deal for me. The tapioca itself had a nice texture flavor. Chewy but not too chewy. It was slightly sweet. I would come here again if I was ever in the area. Overall this place was good, nothing special though. read more

This place is DELICIOUS. My favorite thing to get is the Thai Iced Tea with ice and no boba, but my fiancé gets the one with boba and no ice and it is equally delicious. We come here like every week and we are SO happy there is finally a good boba place in Concord. Quckly got nothing on this place. They have a little customer loyalty program and every 12 visits you get a free drink- we love that. Beware of the long lines... especially on weekends. The Oreo Shake is a must try as well... ok that is all. Good job bobaloca! read more

This place is the best! My boyfriend got the spiced chai and I got the jasmine milk tea - so good! We made sure to also get a crepe with strawberry, bananas, Nutella and and vanilla ice cream (little pricey but worth it). I had messed up on ordering my drink and I asked if they could re-do my order as another drink and they were really nice about it no problem! We found our new go-to boba place :) read more

There are two boba places in this plaza, I used to be a regular at the other one then BobaLoca opened up and their boba is so much better. They have games to play while you wait such as Jenga, connect four, cards, etc. delicious boba!! If you are considering trying it don't think twice just go for it read more

Bobaloca - Milk tea with tap - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

This is one of those places that does the classics well but other drinks can be either a hit or miss. Some of their drinks are wayyy too sweet but, considering the palette they have to cater to, I suppose I understand. I'd recommend the traditionally less sweet drinks such as Hong Kong Black Milk Tea. On the plus side, their service is always great as the people are friendly and they fulfill orders quickly. I do have a problem with the interior aesthetics...whoever worked on the layout did not do a very good job. There is a clear misuse of space and it gives the shop an unfinished feel. I understand that they were given an awkward floor plan to work with but it's the layout designers job to make sure I don't notice the awkwardness of the floor plan. I wish they would reconsider their placement to make the interior more inviting. read more

Split review on this - good boba tea - unfriendly service. I've been wanting to try this place and this was the perfect time. It is a large open space for people to hang out (like all boba tea places). There were games on the tables and a good sized offering. Now - I was happy with my Lychee Stawberry smoothie. I wasn't happy about the staff being so stiff and unresponsive. He gave off this vibe of not wanting to be there, but also not wanting to help. No enthusiasm. I do recognize if people are tired and at the end of they day want to go home. BUT THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE THERE. I hate giving bad reviews, but Customer service is something I judge on when it comes to reviews. * to be fair, I will go back and hope my experience has changed (even if it is with a different service person) and I will update my review accordingly. ------------------------------------------------------------ Positives -Smoothie was great and the price for a large $4.50. They offer crepes and some other cold goodies (frappe's). Open spaces for people to hang out. read more

There's not much to rave about except the fact that their tea was good, boba was a good consistency and they had games for the customers. I kicked my friends ass in checkers but he then tore me a new one in connect four. I'd felt so defeated until he told me that he grew up as an only child playing it by himself so he basically got to study the game. I've been here once but there's enough boba tea in the area to patronize them all. Hint hint the quickly that's just a few feet away. read more

I love the milk coffee here. It's all I've ever tried so this review will be limited. Buy the milk coffee!

There are now two boba shops in this shopping center: Bobaloca and Quickly. I've been going to Quickly for a while, but this place totally beats it. So far I've had the Oreo Chocolate milk shake, Taro slush, and Watermelon slush. All of them were much better that Quickly. They just had more flavor. In general, this is the best boba place that I've been to around the Concord/Pleasant Hill area. It says that there's no wifi, but there is. They have a nice atmosphere. They have games (which lacked some pieces for some reason). They even have a foosball table. read more

Great place to relax, snack and play games :-) I live the green tea infusion kiwi!!! :-) stsff is super nice also read more

Bobaloca - Boba and connect 4 :-) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California

Used to be our favorite place to come for boba-bubble-tapioca drinks. Great when they first opened. Not sure if business isn't going so well or what, since Sharetea opened up a couple of blocks away. Half the time this place doesn't even have half the toppings available. Also, AC is non-existent here. At least customer service has stayed pretty much the same. Friendly high school-college kids. read more

Came here for a dessert with a few friends. My friends and I had ordered a crepe and boba drinks. The drinks were good but the crepes were not prepared as the one shown in the advertised picture. The ice cream was simply put on the outside of the crepe and not inside. For a $5.25 crepe I was expecting better. The drinks were good. I may give Quickly's a try next time. read more

I ordered two smoothies and a crape with ice cream. The girl made me the crape with ice cream first and she kept me wait for the smoothies . So by the time I got the smoothies , the ice cream in my crape has been all melt . How " clever " she is read more

Bobaloca - And it doesn't worth the money - Bubble Tea Near Me - Concord, California