Brown Sugar Bubble Milk is a small tea shop inside 99 Ranch Market near the front cash registers. It is not a sit down place. You literally order your drink at the counter and then take your drink elsewhere to sip on since there are no tables or seats. In fact, there's no garbage can either for you to dispose your straw wrapper into.
The menu is very simple and basic. You just choose your drink, the size, and then how much ice you want. I like the fact that this tea shop has illustrations on the side so you can see exactly what their definition of "only a little bit of ice" or "a lot of ice" means. Moreover, they have a white board on the front that lists their top 10 best selling drinks just in case you can't decide on what to get. They have different additional toppings that you can add to your drink for an additional cost. They have boba, green bean, grass jelly, pudding, red bean, and chia seeds.
An Asian lady was at the counter when I ordered my drink and she was very nice. She greeted me, took my order down, took my payment, and then quickly made my drink. The process was super fast and easy. I had absolutely no issues at all with the customer service. At the same time, I was the only customer during that time so I don't know how service is when and if the place gets busy.
I normally always order my milk tea with boba which happened to be their #1 selling drink. I have to say that their boba is definitely fresh and I did think it tasted a lot better compared to the other tea shops. I also noticed that the milk tea had more of your natural herbal tea flavor and not so damn sweet compared to the other shops. The milk teas at other shops tend to be overly sweet with a slight hint of tea. Brown Sugar Bubble Milk definitely had a more natural tasting drink and you can tell since they use natural ingredients in their drinks such as brown sugar, organic soy milk, and loose tea leaves.
Overall, I thought the milk tea was okay. I didn't think it was horrible and I didn't think it was the best. I think when it comes to this boba tea shop, it's going to depend on your preference and what you enjoy when it comes to your boba drink. If you're into the super sweet artificial tea tasting boba drinks then this isn't the place for you. You'll be disappointed. If you're more into the natural tea taste with less artificial ingredients, then you'll enjoy the teas here. I personally would not go out of my way to get another boba drink from here, but if I happened to be shopping at 99 Ranch, I'll probably swing by just to check out the other drinks.
P.S. they have a stamp card where you get a free drink after a certain number of drinks have been purchased so ask for a card! read more