Actually really like the boba here, which is weird coz usually I don't think that highly of most places

Was not the biggest fan of this boba spot. I don't go to boba bars as much as I used to. I used to visit several different boba bars when I was a lot younger and I don't know if it's because I don't crave those dessert drinks as much as I used to now that I'm a lot older, but for some reason this one was not my favorite. I ordered some kind of strawberry drink and I added boba and pudding, my son got a lemon drink and my husband got some dragonfruit drink. The strawberry drink I ordered look like a cloud drink in the pictures listed under milk tea, but it had an aftertaste that didn't sit well with me. There's employees in the back but they have 2 kiosk at the front so you can do self serve order. Once you place your order they do not take long. You don't really have any contact with the workers as they rely mostly on the customers to utilize the kiosk. This boba stand was clean and you have tons of places to sit down and hang out because it's located inside the food court and the seating is shared with all the other establishments nearby. Price was okay, it was about $25 for 3 drinks, not bad considering most drinks cost like that these days. read more

Gong Cha - BFF & our drinks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Located inside of The Source Food Court - Large Menu and wide variety of drinks, I enjoyed my Thai tea, service was quick and friendly. I appreciated that parking was free and plentiful, would return to try other items. read more

Gong Cha - Thai Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I usually like Gong Cha, but not this time. I made the mistake in ordering the biscoff milk tea. Not good. read more

Gong Cha - Biscoff boba milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

They have a $3 large iced tea deal, you can choose from black, oolong, or green tea. The drinks have a default recommendation 50% for ice and sweetness. I like that their drinks aren't too sweet, 50% is good for me. You can order at the self serve kiosk or at the register. The drinks are always made pretty quick and the workers are nice. It's located on the third floor in the food court with lots of indoor and outdoor seating. ig: @cravingswithcat read more

Gong Cha - Green Milk Tea & Black Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Service was quick and easy with the kiosk and there are a lot of other food options nearby as it's located at the 3rd floor of The Source. Definitely runs on the sweeter side so definitely adjust the sweetness if you prefer less sweet. read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Decent boba shop option at the Source. I got the strawberry milk tea with mini boba pearls and it was okay. The pearls were at a good texture and didn't clump which I liked. However, the strawberry tea itself was very artificial tasting to the point where it tasted like chemicals. I did enjoy the strawberry chunks though. The tea was around $7 for a small size, so it was on the pricier side. Their menu is pretty extensive, but ordering was easy on the touch screen pad. You can also add your phone # and they'll notify you when your order is ready. read more

Gong Cha - Strawberry Milk Tea w/ Mini Pearls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

The drinks here are great! I got a peach oolong tea with star jelly and boba, and my friend got a grapefruit green tea with star jelly. The drinks were refreshing, perfectly sweet, and tasty. You can also buy the cutest keychains, they have a bunny, duck, or bear. The employee, Raymond, was super kind and helpful. There was no wait and the drinks came out fast. My go to boba spot at The Source for sure :) read more

Gong Cha - Grapefruit green tea, peach oolong tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Gong cha is a chain boba place, they have made their name in the OC and LA locations and they have just made entrance to a new location in Buena Park. It is located at the 3rd floor of the source. As you enter the double automatic doors, you will see Gong Cha conveniently located right by all the dessert spots. There is a counter where you place your order - I love how you can select the % for ice and sugar levels as well. The atmosphere of the place is simple - order from the kiosk with your name and wait for your name to be called. You can also add the additional toppings you want. I ended up getting 2 x Pearl milk tea, and they ran out of honey boba.. what? The friendly server suggested the white boba which is actually a great replacement! There are unique colorful tables and chairs around just a stone throw away while you wait for your order. The wait time was about 15 mins, also because they were doing a buy one get one free offer for the top 5 drinks on 1/2 and 1/3. My Pearl milk turned out to be not sweet enough and the white boba balls were surprisingly amazing! I must say, Ding Tea on the first floor is almost always packed with a much longer wait. If you're thirsty and looking for a boba drink, Gong Cha is definitely a solid choice on the 3rd floor of the source! read more

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** Located on the 3rd floor of The Source ** This Gong Cha is located on the third floor and inside the automatic doors of the food court. There are plenty of seating inside (chairs make an awful screeching noise). There are two available kiosks to place orders on. I ordered the Matcha smoothie and Strawberry mascarpone cheesecake smoothie. They were sweet and delicious. The one thing I can't stand are those paper straws! The side where we use to poke a hole can be flimsy if we have bad luck. read more

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I was at this mall with some friends and came across this place. We all ordered very different things and everyone liked what they got! Some of us agreed that some of the drinks were on the sweeter side so I'd probably get it less sweet next time but I'd still definitely come back! read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Never been here before but so happy we did, Gong Cha they sell boba drinks and many more, they also have coffee and you can choose the amount of sweetness you want, a lot of different drinks to choose from. You walk up and you order on a small tablet where you can pick and customize your drinks. They do have employee's making the drinks they were all friendly and nice. My family met here for lunch, had family visiting from Arkansas so spent the day just hanging out and talking and eating it was a really beautiful time together. Even though I was not feeling that well I had to see them since they weren't going to be here long. Having a treat after lunch sounded wonderful. Baby girl got the strawberry blended smoothie, my niece got the boba drink, our aunt got a coffee and I got the marbled strawberry drink which was delicious! All of our drinks were so refreshing, I would come here again I recommend to try this place. It was sort of busy and I believe they only have one tablet to take orders, but still got our order pretty quickly. My first time here, my niece has come here before and really liked it so I'm happy I got to try it too. Can't wait to try something else next time. Thank you for our pretty and delicious drinks and friendly easy service. Have a beautiful day, be kind to everyone :) Aloha read more

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This was my first time trying Gong Cha so I went extra and ordered the seasonal Gingerbread bottle. It was so cute and I luckily snagged the last one! I ordered a Thai Tea with 50% sweetness and it was so good. The boba was really soft too. If you're at The Source and craving some boba you should try this place. They have many options and it was pretty quick even though they were busy. read more

Gong Cha - My Thai tea gingerbread man. So cute!! So yum! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Located on the 3rd floor, it sits in the middle of the food court at The Source, parking is plenty available in the parking structure (free parking). We visited on a Saturday afternoon and it was not too crowded. We purchased our drink from a cashier kiosk machine. Drinks came out about 5 minutes after purchase. My favorite go-to drink when i visit Gong Cha is the QQ Passion Fruit Tea (contains boba and lychee jelly). However, this time when ordering, 50% sugar and 100% ice, my drink came out, like 100% sugar and 50% ice. The drink was too sweet for my liking and the ice look like they were close to being all melted away. By the time the ice all melted, the drink was still very sweet and boba had lost the chewiness. read more

This Gong Cha is inside the Source's 3rd floor food court. There are 2 food courts here just FYI. There's also some promotion happening buy 1 get 1 drink, but it's for very specific drinks. The staff here is very busy and they do not greet their customers (too busy making those drinks). There are 2 self serve kiosks up front, though I suppose you could also make your order with the cashier if you happen to see them there. Everyone who was working was moving around trying to keep up with the drink orders when we came by. So we ordered our black tea and matcha drink on the kiosk. The drink took about 5 minutes and then I got a text that the drink was ready for pick up. The drink is very customizable. You can choose your sweet and ice level. Both drinks were good. I prefer the tea to accompany my meal and the matcha to drink as we stroll around the Source Mall. read more

Gong Cha - Black tea and matcha drink - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Gong Cha is the late night spot at The Source in newly named Koreatown in Buena Park -- open until 10PM! With their lightly sweetened drinks hitting just right, ensure to stop by Gong Cha to use their self-order kiosks to satisfy your anti-social tendencies. The staff is never seen, but the drinks come out promptly. Nestled in the third floor of the complex, within the Food Court. read more

Service is great but very pricey and mediocre. Drinks tasted watered down and the boba lacked any chewiness. It cost us almost $15 for two large drinks. That's insane! read more

Gong Cha - Large Strawberry Milk Tea with boba + Large Milk Tea with boba + mini keychain - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

1. The drink tasted delicious, and it had a nice creamy texture! 2. The spot has fun casual vibes as it is located in the food court of an outdoor shopping center! 3. There are plenty of indoor and outdoor seatings nearby! 4. There are two self-order kiosks in front! 5. Parking Garage is attached to shopping center! Note: The restrooms are located at the corner nearby! Photo: Strawberry Marble read more

Gong Cha - Strawberry Marble (TikTok: @justandyvu) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Couldn't leave the Source food court without getting Gong Cha. I really like their tea since it has more tea flavor in it. Right now they are having a buy one get one on five of their drinks. I ordered their passionfruit green tea with coconut jelly and also their brown sugar, milk tea. I like ordering on the kiosk because I can customize everything to my liking. The drinks came out quickly and tasted really good. Definitely try to get there so you can get their Bogo promotion, it's worth it! read more

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Located on the 3rd floor inside the Food Grub. Service was quick and there were two kiosks to order from. There is plenty of seating inside and outside, very spacious. We got the regular size of the Marble Matcha ($6.25). It has puff cream in the side but it doesn't really affect the taste of the drink. The matcha taste is pretty strong that you can taste the hint of bitterness. At half sugar and half ice, it was just right. They made the drink pretty quickly. Straws are environmentally friendly but only come in the thick size. read more

Gong Cha - Marble tornado - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

The gingerbread men bottles are so cute! But I thought the tea was kinda bad. I got the taro milk tea, and it was watery. The boba was a little old and had a springy texture. I literally only wanted the bottle haha. Service was fine. read more

Gong Cha - Gingerbread men bottles - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I feel obliged to write a review bc currently this is my favorite place to get milk tea & I'm picky with my milk tea :) I love their honey oolong milk tea, & honey green milk tea! My only improvement suggestions are that 25% sweet is still really sweet, & the tea flavors could be stronger. read more

Came here specifically for my birthday reward but was bummed to find that they are transitioning their 5 Stars reward system to something else or something that I couldn't redeem it...at first. Gong Cha delivers consistent drinks that are pretty standard to me, but not bad. I usually choose less sweet because the drinks are a bit too sweet for me. Service is pretty quick but I wanted to leave a review for their customer service. They were able to help me out with my disappointment and for that reason, I would be back! read more

I got the green milk tea which was absolutely delicious and my boyfriend, got the brown sugar, milk, tea with Boba. They fill your cup with plenty of Boba which is nice. His drink is extremely sweet. If you really like sweet stuff I highly recommend this one. The green milk tea was pretty good. nothing like I ever tasted, but it was really good. The stuff worked very fast and I like the system they have where they text you when it's ready and you order on screens. Will return! Great job guys read more

Gong Cha - green milk tea and brown sugar milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

The customer service is great and they are very friendly here! The food court is a bit loud but it's tolerable.

Been to a few gongcha locations but was pretty disappointed this time. I ordered a milk foam oolong tea 50% sweet and it just tasted like syrup in milk. Still way too sweet and couldn't taste the tea at all ): Service was pretty quick though considering there were a few people ahead. read more

Man gongcha is so expensive now. I paid 8 bucks for a mango smoothie and it was so small. It was pretty good for a boba but not nearly worth 8 bucks. read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I've come to this Gongcha multiple times, and while its teas aren't particularly standout, you can't go wrong with getting a drink here. I like that they have basil seeds as an option for add-ins, and they're pretty fast whether you order in person or on the machine. I will have to say it can be a little confusing because there are no signs that make it clear you can order from either the machines or from the cashier, so sometimes the lines can get a little long. read more

The picture of the strawberry matcha is so deceiving, but the cashier was so friendly and the customer service is definitely more accommodating, compared to other spots. I'm sad I don't get to try Gong Cha more often because I have loved getting my matcha smoothies here for the past few years! I tried TBaar last time because there was a bit of a line, but Gong Cha still feels like the best boba café here in the Source, even though I do also find Ding Tea to be one of the better boba shops. The drink itself has a grainy consistency (which I surprisingly like), and I'm pretty sure my drink was shaken because there's no color gradient. But, that can be forgiven because the flavors are intact. I was told that they are using a non-dairy creamer, but I prefer having the option to substitute cow's milk with oat and/or coconut milk. The food courts have been updated over time, but Gong Cha is still here, and I hope it stays! It is relatively calm and quiet (except for a screaming baby). FYI: There are still signs posted, requiring face masks. Also, no pets inside the court. (^: Side note: Don't over-customize your drinks! ^^ I'm not too concerned about sugar/ice-levels, but more about how it ends up tasting, so best not to be too fussy about such particulars... read more

Gong Cha - the shopfront - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

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It's a cute tea shop located inside the Source mall. You can order at the kiosk and customize your own drinks. The order came up very quickly and delicious. We definitely come back to try the other flavors. read more

Gong Cha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Love the drinks here! Service is really quick and friendly. My favorite are the yakult drinks. read more

Gong Cha - yakult, wintermelon tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Spent a Saturday at the Source and I wanted to get something refreshing to drink. I got a medium size Mango Yogurt with regular sweetness and normal ice with boba. There were a few kiosks available for ordering. Despite being busy at around 4:30 pm, the drink was ready in about 3 minutes. The drink was definitely very sweet, but was good. However, I'd adjust the sugar level to 30% if I try this again. read more

Tuesday, blues day, or maybe an off day. Safe to say "The Source" during the week is slooooow! So wouldn't you maximize profits by minimizing the number of employees you have working behind the counter? Or at least have the courtesy of greeting your customers when you have very little customers in the first place? Here's the problem with ordering through a screen, no service, no hello, no establishing rapport for a loyal customer database, and bigger tips. Instead you create a gathering hole of employees choosing to converse with each other in the corner of an open counter, that takes a glance every now and then to see if you placed your order. No, "let me know if you have any questions", or "is there something we can help you with?" And finally, a simple "hi, welcome." Oolong tea was decent, only because the sweetness level was over powering and I could only taste a small amount of the tea... even at 50% (recommended) sweetness level. Boba pearls, and the peach pearls tasted old. So maybe, just maybe, the timing and day was off. Safe to say that 4:30 on a Tuesday is DEFINITELY not the right day to come here. THAT is the only TIP I would give for this place. read more

Let's you customize the sugar and ice level and doesn't have that powdery taste if you order milk tea. They have some seasonal flavors but check the top drinks on their menu for the go to. Overall a solid boba place you can find inside the source food court and other locations. read more

Came here on a whim but the boba itself is hard but the flavor of the tea is decent... service was good and fast read more

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I was walking around the source and wanted some tea so I decided to check gong cha out. I ordered the oolong milk tea with agar boba w/ less sugar and it came out so quickly. However, the tea wasn't that great and very veryyy sweet. It was a bit pricey too (about $8 for a small drink). read more

Joseph is super friendly and always makes my visit extremely pleasant! He has great customer service and always has a smile on his face! The drinks are always consistent and amazing! read more

The customer service here was impeccable! I ordered a peach smoothie and it didn't come out as sweet as I wanted it. The girl who helped me was willing to fix the situation for me and was kind about it the whole time. It was a busy Saturday too but she still took the time to make my drink perfect. Thank you! read more

I've been to several Gong Cha locations, so it's not a surprise that this location is consistent with the others. Gong Cha's boba and tea selections are, of course, wide and varied. My go-to choice is usually their pearl milk tea or brown sugar milk tea. The Buena Park location offers a lot of seating and if you're hungry for food, there are other eateries available inside the plaza's food court. No wonder this location is very convenient. :) read more

Gong Cha - Time for boba with my friend! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I ordered on 4 drinks on Valetines Day, for the keychains. The lady working was super rude and giving me attitude, She made us wait in the parking lot, and she forgot our keychains, so she said she would grab it, she had us waiting for 30 minutes and she never came so we never got our keychains. She even got our drinks wrong. Do not come here unless you want the employees giving you attitude and being rude. read more