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4.1 (160 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Dharma M.

Second visit in a bout a month. Stopped by for boba and today they have umeyaki. The store is pretty roomy for boba tea shop with still plenty of spaces inside. Ordering is simple and of the dtink are unique. You can choose sweetness, ice level and topping They also have other stuff beside drink. The sandwich and other desserts are unique. Service was nice and worker was friendly. They also have the noodle type of boba as topping which is nice. Only very few boba shop has this as a topping option. Pricewise it is similar to other boba tea shop.

Left: oolong with hojicha pudding Right: yuzu passionfruit
Hurjane V.

Came here with Sumant, Hannah and Allen after we went shopping at T&T! Heard the line here used to be super long but def less people now. Still a steady stream. Parking is plentiful here. Would suggest buying this before a movie at AMC. Tea flavor is solid - kinda like Chicha flavor. Downsides - for the passion fruit, it's just the jam from that jar, and it wasn't mixed in properly. For the milk tea, Hojicha pudding was really unique but kinda disappointed why they can't just give me real milk and had to give non dairy creamer, made the drink way less cheap tasting Ambiance inside is nice and clean, staff was very energetic. Did not see a bathroom here. Overall I would come here again but maybe would focus on tea things and try their pearls next time.

Menu 8/2026
Chantel M.

Right across from the T&T Supermarket that just opened up is this Boba shop! I've gone to the one in Temple City and Rosemead many times when visiting family, so it's nice that there's one in the Bay Area!! The Bay Area has many boba shop options, but this one is not like the rest. The teaspressos are my fave to get here, especially because they're so customizable. You can choose which tea you want with a multitude of milk options and toppings. My fave option is the Golden Phoenix Oolong Teaspresso with non dairy creamer (yay for those that are lactose free) with hojicha pudding that they make in house. It was the perfect combo! The drink was tea forward and with the added hojicha pudding was delicious. The line wasn't too bad and for the quality you get, it's just perfect.

Passion Fruit Jasmine Green Tea
Sophia H.

I usually get milk tea and almost never order fruit tea. However, I decided to try something different this time and got the Passion Fruit Jasmine Green Tea. This is probably more of a personal preference thing, but the drink was a little too sour and tart for me. The passion fruit was very prominent. Additionally, the drink was still pretty sweet even at 30%. I probably could've done 0% sweetness, especially for a fruit tea drink. The boba was good. I liked the texture. They were definitely generous with the amount of boba.

Rose Cream with Jasmine Tea
Zehra A.

This is a slightly better Teaspoon. Same style but the tea quality is slightly better. Even the cups are smilar. The service is nice and fast. I tried the Rose cream with Jasmine Tea. The Rose flavor was nice but I didn't want to finish the drink. The cream top was too thick and the Jasmine Tea is too bitter when not mixed in with the rest of the drink. I also tried the White Peach Tea. It was refreshing and had chunks of peach. But it's just alright. I just can't recommend this place bc there are so many better Tea shops.

Menu 4/16/26
Arthur T.

Visited twice now. First time: formosan teaspresso tea (no milk) $7.35 jasmine green tea, 50 ice, 50 sugar with boba $7.35 Came around 7PM weekday. Staff super slow. Not much sense of urgency. Probably waited 20-25 min for easy pour drinks. Second time: nitro jasmine cold brew $7.35 mango pomel sago $7.75 Made faster, a bit better. Boba was undercooked most of the time. Overall, 2.5 stars. Rounding to 3. A bit inconsistent. Easy parking in the lot.

Pauline N.

Given the hype around this place, I was excited to try it! I understand that this place is new, however, I gave it two tries and it is just okay. Not mind blowing or anything. Hochija Pudding Iron Buddha Milk Tea - The Iron Buddha reminds me of the roasted oolong from Ten Ren, which is good! Since they taste the same, I rather go to TenRen because it is cheaper. You're paying more at Formosa because of the pudding - Hochija Pudding was good! - I wished the tea flavor was stronger, so I would rather go to Molly Tea or HeyTea Yuzu Jelly Passion Fruit Green Tea - It was very sweet.. even though I asked for less sweetness. It was almost syrupy sweet - Before I received my order, another person complained about the sweetness & had the worker remake it (same drink as me) - Because of the syrupy taste, it reminded me of Teaspoon - I do like the yuzu jelly, it was refreshing My partner got the Aiyu Jelly Calamansi Limenade and he thought it was alright. He loves lemon/lime drinks but this place didn't hit the spot unlike Chicha san Chen's lime/lemon drinks. He said my Iron Buddha was better. I don't think I'll come back given the abundance of tea shops we have in the area. I wanted to like this place, but there are better options.

Jeffrey Y.

Got the oolong tea, was pretty good. Don't see the point in waiting 40+ minutes for the other overhyped places. Not much seating room, but don't think that's an issue when you're just grabbing a quick drink with friends.

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Emery N.

I ordered the Lychee Assam Tea. It came out within 5 minutes. The tea tastes very sweet at 50% sweet so I recommend reducing it to 25%! I asked the workers and the teas are brewed daily and fruit used in their fruit teas. This is a great place to hang out with friends in small groups or dates if you can get a table! Also a great place to study. Finding parking can be hard since it's near Sprouts. I recommend this if you're craving boba around 10 PM!

genmai buckwheat milk tea and mango mojito green tea...
Kartika H.

place is quite cozy and nice. staff is nice and attentive. many choices for the drinks until i get confused ~ lol!!! anyway, bought two drinks at that time: genmai buckwheat milk tea and mango mojito green tea. i will say both are ok. they open until ten at night every day which is good...

Andrew N.

I never really go out to this side of town, but I heard this place was good so I wanted to try it. Golden Phoenix Oolong (5/5): Honestly very solid. It tasted authentic and has that calming taste a good milk must have. I would try this place again!

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Jennifer H.

Yuzu Jelly Passion Fruit Green Tea 7/10 Dancing Crane Black Tea 8/10 Iron Buddha Oolong 8/10 I love everything my friends and I got. They have a great variety of different teas you can choose from. So much to choose from I can't wait to try other drinks! I can't wait to come back and try other items on the menu.

Grapefruit orange tea
Andrew T.

There's plenty of parking all over the plaza. The workers were friendly and the service was good. There's not much seating inside and the place is small. This place can definitely get busy. They have a large variety of drinks here. I got the grapefruit orange green tea here which tasted refreshing and not artificial tasting. It was probably one of the best fruit teas I have tried even with low sweetness. The milk teas and boba were enjoyable as well. Definitely will come back again to try out their other drinks.

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