Great food, awesome drinks, I love their costumers service, and the Ambiance is quite relaxing vibe. I been going here many times just to get away from the house lol read more

Hello Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I'm always on the lookout for a new boba spot. I saw Hello Tea and wanted to give them a try. What we ordered: Green Tea Black Tea Oolong Milk Tea Avocado Smoothie Golden Fried Tofu Basil Popcorn Chicken Pandan Waffle French Fries The green tea was the best out of the teas we ordered. The avocado smoothie did not get my mom's approval. There was more milk than avocado. The golden fried tofu was yummy. Basil popcorn chicken was just okay. There was barely any basil for something called "basil popcorn chicken". Pandan waffle was good even if it was on the soggy side. French fries were GOOD. Would I be back? Maybe not for a long time. Service was friendly and decor was cute. Price was comparable to other boba places. read more

this place does NOT have good matcha AT ALL. if you cannot make matcha do not put it in the menu if you're going to serve milk with no sweetener. those cute faces should not fool you, my friend and i ordered the SAME drink and one was insanely sweet and one had no sweetness at all and was purely milk. i'm upset we wasted our money on drinks like this, we could've just poured a cup of milk. this purely deserves one star. read more

Hello Tea - matcha latte - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Best boba shop in town. Matcha drink are the best. The only place that allow to adjust sweetness level. read more

Hello Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Thai tea was just okay. The drinks are on the pricier side. However location is convenient and there is parking read more

Hello Tea - Thai tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

3.5 rounded up. Tucked away in the corner of a plaza, there's ample parking and it's a convenient spot post workout or meal. Definitely pricey for what it is. Nearly $7 base prices all around, even for a regular milk tea before any additions. The bright side is that milk substitutions are free including oat milk but that's essentially priced in for all customers, even regular milk enjoyers. Decent amount of seating for conversation. Green Milk Tea w/ Boba - boba was solid, great honey coating. They're a bit of a medium size, smaller than typical boba but cooked well nonetheless. Just less surface area to chew. They respect sugar levels well, 25% sugar was accurate and I was able to taste the green tea slightly. I'd say it's a bit watered down though, the floral flavor is not potent. read more

Hello Tea - Green Milk Tea w/ Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I wanted to support this small business but unfortunately I won't be coming back. I watched them make my drink and left it on their back counter for more than 5 minutes before bringing it forward. read more

Good : Fruit Teas here are my favorite. Orange Lemongrass Tea is refreshing. Lots of seating area despite being a smaller venue. Music is good. Bar like setting. Service is nice. They close late so it's great for a late night snack and drink on the go. Improvements: The place does not have that much outlets. Not ideal for studying. Place is a little sketchy though after 9 PM. read more

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After a weekend morning workout session, I wanted something sweet to energize me for the rest of the day. Thankfully, there was a milk tea shop right around the corner from the gym! The shop is cutely decorated and when I walked in, some people were hanging out and enjoying the weekend while someone else had their laptop open and was working away. Nice place to spend an hour or two doing whatever you need to do. Hello Tea had an decent selection of drinks, including teas and espresso items. I opted for the brown sugar bubble milk tea as that has been my go-to drink at most places right now. I also ordered the french fries to try out - what better way to reward my gym session than with some deep fried salty goodness! I ordered at the kiosk and my order came out quickly. I didn't interact much with staff, but they seemed nice enough. Overall, I thought the drink was decent - the boba pearls were not the consistency I like and was a little soft while lacking any flavor besides starchy tapioca. The milk tea itself was also less flavorful than I liked. The fries were okay, but not worth the calories. I may stop by again and try another one of their drinks, but I wouldn't come out of my way as there are plenty of other spots that are more to my liking. read more

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Panda waffle was large and not so sweet . Reasonable price. Staff are friendly and smiling.

I only order fruit teas. Their fruit teas are syrup and the syrup is from the generic brand. In short their drink isn't special. It feels weird paying for the same price as the boba shops with real ingredients or high quality syrup like Tastea and Happy Lemon. If it was the same price as Cool Tea Bar, I can put this at 3 stars. read more

Very cute store. Service is fast. Peach tea is my favorite, very refreshing with lemongrass. You must try eggroll here, very tasty and crunchy. read more

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What I ordered vs what I got. It's like ordering from Temu, when you receive it is a whole different item. Not happy. read more

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Love to stop by here in the afternoon for my milk tea ! Brown sugar boba and cream brûlée milk tea read more

Hello Tea - Brown sugar milk tea Very testy - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Had the Garlic Shrimp over Rice. Garlicky and sweet. Good sized shrimp covered with minced garlic. There were 5 pieces of shrimp in each order. I rolled the shrimp all over the rice to transfer the garlic sauce on to the rice and it made the rice really yummy that you can eat it by itself. This dish reminds me of Oahu's Giovanni's Garlic Shrimp but with less oil. The Strawberry Mango smoothie was good, too. The strawberry flavor is more noticeable flavor than the mango. Staff was nice. Small but clean and cute dining area. Lots of parking space. read more

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Drinks were good but on the pricier side, about $9 for the crème brûlée milk tea. Tasty, but not particularly memorable. What stood out more was the lack of customer service. When we walked in, the young man went up to the register looking visibly annoyed, and while we were still reading the menu, he loudly slammed the tip jar onto the counter. No greeting or acknowledgement at all. It created an uncomfortable experience, and unfortunately we'll be taking our business elsewhere. read more

Finally tried the tea spot that replaced Fit-Tea (oh how I miss this spot). This location has been opened for years and it's right down the street from me but it never caught my eye enough to try it. Decided to give it a go one night since our interests were piqued from always driving by it. We ordered their Sunset Passion and their Vietnamese Egg Coffee. I personally think the Sunset Passion was pretty yummy, it was basically just passion fruit and butterfly pea tea- can't go wrong with that. I asked for less ice but the cup was filled with a lot of ice, I guess inflation is hitting us all. The Vietnamese Coffee's egg cream did not really have any egg taste to it-there wasn't anything special that made it stand out compared to other egg coffees you can find at places like La Ca Phe. I think what threw me off was I asked a question to the cashier whether he knew if the Ube Brûlée drink was basically just an Ube Milk Tea but he had no idea, you would think the person making the drink would know what it's actually made of, haha. He just said it was mixed with water, okay so Ube powder and water, good thing I didn't order that! Overall, I don't think I would come again as none of the menu items stood out to me but it is a nice spot to grab a boba while you charge your Tesla next door. read more

Hello Tea - Vietnamese Egg Coffee Sunset Passion Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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Ordered a strawberry matcha latte with strawberry jelly and it was delicious! Thought I wasn't gonna like it due to me not liking lattes but definitely ordering again. The service was fast and the place is so hangout coded a go to when wanting to have a drink with friends or alone! Loved that they have a variety of payment methods for those who don't carry one or the other. read more

Hello Tea - Strawberry matcha latte Brown Sugar Matcha - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Careful when getting your drinks, older lady tends to skimp on the amount of drink in the cup for no reason, while charging you the full amount. All the drinks have been great, service varies with persons in the store at the time. read more

I've been a loyal customer since 2022, but this time was really disappointing. I ordered my usual black tea with no ice and 4 different toppings, paying around $10 per drink -- yet the cup wasn't even full, leaving almost 3 inches of space on top. Other tea shops like Teasane, Cooltea, Pho21, Sharetea, and Gongcha always fill it up even with no ice. If you remove the toppings here, the actual tea isn't even half the cup. Very disappointing experience. Someday, I'll open my own tea shop right next to them -- and I'll call it "Hi Tea." read more

Hello Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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ordered Thai tea and it was literally just milk, not orange at all tasted only like milk too. Also we ordered chicken for 11 bucks and there was only 6 pieces read more

They are located in the Gould Shopping Center with Lion Market Supermarket, near Don's Liquors & Wine. Nice, new decor with a few places to take some good IG photos. Hello Tea Signature 1: Jasmine Tea House mixed served with non-dairy milk. Good tea flavor with creamy texture. Kinda pricey for not having any topping included. read more

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The boba drinks are so good!! Thank you so much for coming out to cater at our school event! We really appreciate your great service and caring for the community! read more

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I did a to go online order on door dash from this place and it was fast service and the food was delicious. I ordered the waffle and a brown sugar with honey boba. The boba texture was perfect and the waffle also had a yummy thin crunchy layer outside texture and inside a nice doughy and gummy like texture. The boba was gummy and sweet and the drink was sweet as I prefer sweet things. I got the 100% sweetness and it was perfect I wouldn't go any higher, but I understand if you prefer no sweet or cutting back sugar probably go a lot lower on sweetness. The ambiance is cute and modern plant like inside. There's seating and parking was easy. read more

The popcorn chicken gizzard is pretty good. It's crunchy and well seasoned. The reason for the low rating is because the quantity of food for the order is pretty bad. It barely reached the half way point of the box. I didn't expect much but this amount is terrible imo. The orange lemon grass peach tea is pretty good. But it is a little watery for my taste read more

Hello Tea - Popcorn chicken gizzard - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

The taro smoothie is so nice and delicious and the environment is so clean and nice and is a great place to go on a nice lil date tbh read more

Hello Tea - Taro smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Hello Tea | Boba | San Jose | $16 Excellent Thai Brûlée. Not too sweet and has great flavor. Boba isn't the best but above avg. The Strawberry Mango Smoothie is just ok. A bit too icy, and the chunks are a little too big for the straw they give you. Flavor is also just ok. Thai Brûlée Strawberry Mango Smoothie #goodeats read more

Hello Tea - Thai Brûlée and Strawberry Mango Smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

The drinks are good in this new spot. Lots of parking and kinda tucked away. The staff is friendly, and it's a nice mellow vibe. Drinks are $7 and $0.75 for toppings. read more

Hidden Gem Alert!! I was not expecting to come here at all. I went to a sushi place nearby and this boba place was hidden and I was like, "It doesn't hurt to try!" I ordered the Brown Sugar Matcha drink and it was so good!! I did not order any toppings because I wanna try it as is. You can change the sugar and ice percentage of each drink which what I like. I wish I ordered some appetizer but I was too full but will definitely be back to try other stuff and will update this review. They have a very cute aesthetic interior and have a lounge area. Music is very loud which is I don't mind. This place is really a hidden gem and I wish they get recognized more like Happy Lemon! read more

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Nice interior design with plenty of spots to take boba shots. I love the orange chairs, adds a nice pop of color to the whole room. I ordered a Strawberry Mango Smoothie with boba. It mainly tastes like strawberry, and hardly has any mango flavor, but still good. I also got a Passion Fruit Jasmine Tea Mixed Fruit with lychee jelly. It has a variety of fruits in there, so it's super refreshing! Then, my mom also tried their Salted Vietnamese Coffee. I've never had this before, but it tastes like what it sounds. It's not too bad. read more

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This is boba tea spot is one of my go to spots due to its convenience. The atmosphere is cute and always changing depending on the holiday and season! The staff have been pleasant and work quickly to get my order out, which I appreciate! I normally order fruit teas (Pomelo Jasmine Tea and Summer Breeze). I like how it's made with fresh fruit and doesn't taste like artificial syrup like other places. We've also tried their Mango Matcha, Brown Sugar Milk Tea, Coffee, and Oolong Tea all of which were really good! The mango matcha had a good amount of puréed mangos at the bottom. The pandan waffle is a must try when freshly made! We also enjoy the fries because they're crispy and flavorful! read more

Usually come here to get late night boba and often the drinks are good.... but one day I ordered a strawberry matcha latte and received this :( there is no matcha in this at all read more

Hello Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

This is a real hidden gem spot! It was kinda tucked away in the plaza but the decor was so welcoming and their menu had so many choices. Their coffees are great and my friend's favorite is the egg cream coffee. She said it was the best she has had in all of SJ. Their smoothies were also good but their piña colada was especially bomb . My friend's strawberry matcha latte looked so pretty and I will have to come back for their brown sugar milk tea. The boba was cooked perfectly and the service was friendly and quick. Immaculate vibes read more

Hello Tea - Passion Fruit Jasmine Tea with Mixed Fruits - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

The good: Popcorn chicken and milk tea- name a better combo. I tried the Taiwanese style basil popcorn chicken and matcha brown sugar brulee latte at 25% sweetness with less ice. I liked that you could adjust the sweetness and ice level. The drink was delicious and the brûlée cream was creamy, decadent and super tasty. I liked that their menu had a few non-caffeinated drink options as well. The popcorn chicken was fragrant with the smell of five spices and fried basil. The bad: I wish the chicken chunks were slightly larger so it could be less dry. The interesting: I'm guessing this is a Vietnamese-run establishment because they sell a rice paper (banh trang) snack. read more

Hello Tea - Brown Sugar Matcha Brulee - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Cute boba shop that stays open a little later! Got the taro smoothie and avocado smoothie 50% sweet and it was perfect! (Even at 100% I think it would've been okay too, they seem to not make their drinks too sweet which I particularly like!) Drinks are made with actual taro and avocado too!! Honey boba was done perfectly! Definitely would be back from the quick and friendly service alone, and all the snacks look yummy as well :) cc read more

Hello Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Not too bad for being a newer kid (boba shop) on the block. It's either a new owner or these guys changed their name because this location wasn't always "Hello Tea" -- I know all my local boba spots. I've had several of their signature milk teas and snacks already -- and have nothing negative to note. The tea they use is really strong which I appreciate. Flavors of the toppings are really distinctive also. The Basil Popcorn Chicken is such an addicting snack. Highly recommended. Seating makes it really easy to get in some laptop time as well. If you do plan on getting some work in, just know there will be music playing in the background. read more

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Would rate this place zero stars if I could. Firstly, the lady started blaming us for things that happened before we got there. Service was horrible and it wasn't even the workers faults, it was the owners/managements. This elderly woman from behind the counter started recording us (multiple minors) for like ten minutes without our consent from multiple angles. When she noticed we caught on she tried hiding and sticking her phone up to record. All in all dehumanizing and disrespectful and straight up rude. Made everyone incredibly uncomfortable and we did not consent. read more

Cute and small family shop. With $5 off for +$20 purchase, it was pretty affordable on doordash. Hard to find places where w don't get overcharged. My go to order is chicken gizzard. Most places don't sell this dish anymore. The boba is alright. I would come back just for chicken gizzards read more

Hello Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here around 1PM on a Sunday and the line wasn't long. There is a kiosk you can order on, but it wasn't working when I was there so I ordered with the cashier who was super helpful! I got the Strawberry Matcha Latte, and this drink was okay. It didn't really taste like matcha to me and the strawberry was a bit overpowering. However, the popcorn chicken gizzard is delicious here!! So delicious that I forgot to take a photo before I devoured it - I will be coming back for this snack item! The store is pretty small but it has a couple of chairs and tables, and the store is nicely decorated as well. read more

Hello Tea - Strawberry Matcha Latte - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I Always love coming to this bubble tea shop on Capital Expressway. I really enjoy it ever time I'm on this side of town. The place always got lovely musics, pleasant, and a warm welcoming environment. The owner is beautiful, Creative, and awesome! I enjoyed talking to her and she even offer to take some pictures for me! I always enjoy my boba drinks and the Delightful Snacks! IThe Interior Designs and Displays here is always beautiful and Colorful. Lovely Indoor and outdoor seatings. Definitely recommend!!! read more

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