i-Tea is one of my favorite chain boba shops and this location does not disappoint! Despite the tiny shop size, they offer the same standard menu as the other locations. Pre-covid, there was only room for 2 people inside, so the process to order and receive your drink didn't change much...you're pretty much always waiting outside to order or receive your drink. Early in the pandemic they were only accepting phone orders even if you were standing right in front of the shop, but they changed it at some point and they take walk-ins now and online orders through their website. My go-to drinks are: - Fresh taro milk tea (has real taro chunks!) - Hokkaido milk tea - Strawberry mango fruit tea - Passion fruit green tea - Mango sago Consistently delicious drinks and chewy boba keep me coming back for more! read more

For a little tiny shop, they sure do work efficiently and the drinks are delicious! Service is pretty rushed so nothing personal if there's no friendly conversations. CASH ONLY! I've made that mistake before but thankfully a friend spotted me. The milk tea is awesome, doesn't have the fake sweet taste even though it's 100% sweetness. My personal favorite is the Jade Iced Lemon Tea with boba (without the lime dropped into the drink). They serve it in the hot drinks cup strangely but not big deal to me, I just want the drink. It's refreshing and always satisfies my sweet cravings. During my lunch hour, I usually call my order in and walk over to pick it up, all done under 15 minutes or so. There used to be stamp cards but now you can just enter your phone number (5 stars program?). They also sell flavored popcorn like kimchi and such, flavors that I haven't seen before for popcorn. It seems to be covered with a dry-rub like style. Final Thoughts: Last few times the shop smelled like durian, delicious in taste but I still don't like the smell haha. I really want a drink now even though the weather is freezing ~ Yay lemony goodness! read more

i was excited to try this place after reading rave reviews! alas i was disappointed with my panda milk tea with boba and my husband didn't like his guava fruit tea with qq jelly and boba. we both got 25% ice and 50% sweetness. it tasted like i was drinking milk with sugar, and the tapioca was hard. i couldn't finish it. they've started taking credit cards and the service was fast - 2 drinks were out within 7 minutes even though it was hella crowded. read more

I think this is a superb bubble tea place located in Oakland's Chinatown. They have a wide selection of teas, both regular brewed teas and milk teas. I ordered their signature iced milk drink that includes tapioca pearls, grass jelly, and pudding. This came in one sole size: large. It was cheap though! It was only $2.95 (I can't remember if tax was added to this price). Perhaps this particular drink was part of the happy hour deal as some of the items on the menu were circled -- can be seen in my pic. My friend ordered another milk tea drink, but I suppose it wasn't part of the happy hour deal since it was $4 and change. He said it tasted good so he wasn't complaining much. This cash only place is awesome! I'd put it at 5 stars, but I don't particularly like how the drink sizes were so limited at only one option. If it wasn't for the bf sharing the drink with me, it would have made me super full drinking a large. Oh. And those prices without the happy hour special. Yikes. $4 something for a drink. :/ FYI: i-Tea is located on the perimeter of the Pacific Renaissance Plaza. read more

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This is how I found i-tea: walking around Chinatown Oakland for the first time, trying to find a new roast pork/duck over rice spot to be a regular. Him, via text: "There's a line here for boba. Full of young, hip Asians." And that line of young, hip Asians did not disappoint. Definitely call your order ahead. Yes they do take cc. The pomelo green tea with boba & agar agar 50% swt, reg ice hits the refreshing spot for me. The cream brûlée one is 100% a dessert. The boba is chewy but not soft and has just the right amount of sweetness. Oh to be young and hip again! And we did find that roast pork over rice spot too. read more

Great boba & super affordable prices. Appreciate that it's open late to the early evening which I can grab right before class. I had the brown sugar boba latte which was the perfect amount of sweet and caffeine. They have soy milk, almond milk and other milk options read more

i-Tea - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

Upgrading to four stars. I have been back to i-Tea several times since my initial review in May 2014. Their drinks have gotten better. The last couple of times I got the 3G Milk Tea. Great tea flavor and all the toppings were on point. Very reasonable pricing at $4.25 per cup. I'm still amazed at how four workers could work together in a space just slightly larger than my bathroom. This place is strictly a grab-and-go spot. You order and wait outside and they will bring the drink(s) to you. This place doesn't serve food and is cash only. Don't forget to ask for a stamp card. read more

i-Tea - 3G Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

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This place is really great and like a hybrid of Purple Kow and ShareTea: they emphasize freshly brewed teas, customizable drink options, and Taiwanese toppings (e.g., pudding, grass jelly, taro, etc) all in a chubby cup. I think their boba isn't as qq or sweet as Sweetheart's down the block, but the tea is definitely superior. I'm a huge fan of the Okinawa Milk Tea and the 3 Brothers Drink. It's a shame it's cash-only and that it's starting to become super popular (we had to wait over 15 minutes for our drink last time), but I'm a fan. Glad to see more quality boba milk tea places opening up in Oakland Chinatown! read more

i-Tea - Selection of teas - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

i-Tea is delish! At least for me xD I had it bookmarked the night before in San Fran and so I decided that I had to come here because we were gonna come from San Fran to Oakland's Chinatown. I forgot that I had it bookmarked, but we were parked in the same plaza as I-tea! So we knew we were coming here hehehehe. So for lunch we ordered: Mango Sago- $5. Wow. Real mango? And they also had mango bits and something else in there too :O I didn't know what it was. We added boba in it too and their boba is really good too :O It was soft and squishy and so bad for my health xD Hokkaido with pearls and egg pudding- it tastes like coffee but is it coffee? I don't know. But with pearls and egg pudding ooh it was good. It was subtle too and tasted like milk tea (: HEHE. It gave me something that I hadn't drunk in a long time :) 3G Milk tea- Milk tea with pudding, grass jelly and boba pearl: the best of them all. Their milk tea is really great actually haha, and since they included THREE toppings, it was worth it for $4.25 and a FREE upgrade too. Without asking too! Rose tea- merp a meh. Dinner: Hazelnut Latte: don't get it with coffee pearls. The hazelnut is medium, it's not subtle but it's not strong either. It's good as a standalone drink. Taro tea with pearls- The taro chunks weren't all there, as there were maybe 5-6 pieces that I found? The taro was a bit weaker for me to drink :-/ Maybe I was too in love with my earlier drink. You can get 0,20,40,60,80,100%,120% sweetness and the same for ice (REALLY cool!) You also have a stamp card (is it buy 9 get 1 free?) but you also have an offer for Buy 5 drinks get 1 free (can't combine offers). The wait is about 10-20 minutes, depending on the amount of people that are there. Use Yelp to get the check in offer for 1 free topping! CASH ONLY! read more

i-Tea is an authentic Taiwanese bubble tea and smoothie shop which opened Spring 2014 at Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Oakland Chinatown. Note the official address for i-Tea places it on 9th St, but the storefront actually faces Webster St. This tiny little shop packs a mighty punch, offering about 100 different varieties of bubble teas and smoothies -- a staggering amount. There is no space for seating inside (and hardly any for standing for that matter). This is strictly a to-go joint. What little interior space there is could make some people feel claustrophobic. It doesn't help that long menus and a tightly packed row of over a dozen tall tea canisters block customer views into the kitchen. I think the typical open-kitchen format most bubble tea shops utilize would help here. Teas come in one size only and cost about $3-5 each with additional toppings $0.50 extra each. Cash only. Aside from black and green tea, which are commonly used to make bubble tea, i-Tea brews with several other different types of tea such as tieguanyin (premium Chinese oolong tea), Chinese fermented pu-erh, jasmine, Alishan oolong, Irish, Indian Assam, Royal Rose, osmanthus oolong, Earl Grey, and more. Samples of these tea leaves are displayed inside glass jars on the counter. There's also an espresso machine behind the payment counter used to make i-Tea's "Teaspresso Milk Tea." If you're having trouble deciding what to order, go with one of the pictured drinks on the menu. These are some of the more popular teas. I personally prefer milk teas and suggest something from the i-Tea Jelly ("B") Series or the Milk Tea Specialty ("C") Series. Item numbers B1, B2, and B3 are basic but satisfying milk teas, each with one topping - either tapioca, pudding, or grass jelly. If you like all these toppings, order B5, the "3G Milk Tea," which comes with all three in one cup. Yum! There's also C2, the "Hokkaido Milk Tea," which comes with tapioca and pudding (no grass jelly). Also very good. For those who have never had bubble tea before, the "bubbles" refer to sweet balls of tapioca which are served inside the tea. When fresh, these balls should be soft, chewy, and appetizing. Their sweetness level is dependent on how the balls are soaked and prepared beforehand. Extra wide straws are used to suck up the tapioca balls (a.k.a. pearls, a.k.a. boba) and other toppings. Of course, what are ~100 teas without a multitude of topping options? i-Tea has 20 topping choices: regular boba, white boba, small boba, boba noodles, mango pudding, egg pudding, matcha pudding, panna cotta, tofuhua (douhua - sweet tofu pudding, like the popular dim sum snack), grass jelly, lemon ai yu (aiyu jelly), lychee jelly, mango jelly, coffee jelly, passion fruit jelly, rainbow jelly, aloe vera, fresh taro, red bean, and Japanese agar jelly boba. If you want to try something a little bit different, try the "Mango Sago," item number K4 (or K5, depending on which menu you look at). It's from the Iced Milk and Soy Milk ("K") Series. This fruity, creamy drink is made with real mangos (they have boxes of mangos stacked next to the payment counter) and comes with multiple toppings like mango jelly and mango pudding. This was recommended to me by an employee. It's tasty. Overall, I've found the drinks here to be delicious. They're nicely made and the toppings are fresh. If bubble teas are normally too sweet for you, you can customize your drink's sweetness level. Sweetness options are 0%, 30%, 50%, 80%, and standard. Ice level is customizable too: 0%, 30%, 80%, standard, and more ice. Service is great. Drinks are made to order and the staff is efficient. If you come often, be sure to take advantage of the "Buy 9, Get 1 Free" loyalty card. Also, I believe if you order 5 drinks at one time, you get a 6th drink for free. At the time of writing this review, there are two other i-Tea locations in the Bay Area: Pittsburgh and Milpitas. read more

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Long lines out the door! This was my first time in Oakland and while I was there, I was being a typical Asian, craving my boba tea. I checked my bookmarks and had nothing close to this area, so I checked the nearby tea spots and found this gem. The tea shop is located in a plaza, with the storefront facing the street. The parking structure attached to the plaza is a bit strange. I wasn't expecting a token coin to be dispensed from the meter. I was literally waiting for a ticket stub to come out. Parking isn't that bad. It's $1 for every 30 min and it only took about 1 hour to get tea and find a restroom. Finding a restroom on the other hand was hard. We had to ask security for a key and they took our driver's license. I don't know why their public restrooms have to be so secure like that. Anyway, onto the drink review. I ordered 5 drinks and got 1 free, so not bad considering I paid $20. I didn't have time to take photos because I was so thirsty! I got the matcha smoothie with red bean and it was bomb! Super slushee like and the red bean was fresh! I got it with 50% sugar and it was the perfect amount of sweetness! No wonder the lines were long! Overall, there aren't many boba shops here, but this one is the only one you really need! read more

i-Tea - Outside Banner of I-Tea - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

Not a place I would frequent since there is no place for my friends and I to sit and enjoy our drinks. However, some of the drinks are unique and they allow you to customize the amount of ice and sweetness. They have two sizes available, the large or the super cup. I ordered the milk tea with tofu and red beans. It was surprisingly good! The tea was on point here. Also, clever name for this boba joint! Only street parking is available, so good luck with that! Also, cash only! They really should accept card since their drinks are slightly more expensive than the other places around this area. read more

i-Tea - Milk tea with tofu and red bean - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

I was craving some tea and my friend recommended this place so we all ended up here last Sunday. Man parking sucks so bad in C-town Oakland. We found a spot a few blocks away after circling for ten or so minutes. We ordered: Hokkaido pudding boba: 4/5 $4.25 milk tea was good and not too sweet. The boba was average. Pudding was good. Peach fruit tea: 3/5 $3.75 30% sweet, average, nothing special. The weird thing was that they served our drinks in these white paper cups. I am used to getting my teas/boba in clear plastic cups unless it is a hot drink. Order your drink, pay, get a stamp card if you want (they don't combine the stamps so remember to pack it in your wallet/purse), and wait outside till your drink is ready. No restrooms. read more

LOVED i-Tea. Definitely much better than the SF/Berk-famous Purple Kow. They have milk tea specials similar to PK, but their tea is way tastier and less creamy! You don't feel like you're drinking creamer. I love that checking in on Yelp gets you a free topping in your boba. WIN! Their pearls are perfectly soft and chewy at the same time, and their tea is just right...not too watered down and not too strong. I would totally come back again. Plus, they have a stamp card as well if you end up being a regular. They also have icy's, fruit tea, and other boba choices. Definitely a fan of their teas, efficient and quick service (SHOUTOUT to the cashier...maybe owner?), and positive attitude. They speak great English (go Canto's)! read more

i-Tea - Taro and 3Q wjth free extra topping! - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

Holy shit the creme brûlée boba tea! So delicious got it 50% sugar and 50% ice and it was divine! Definitely coming back.

i-Tea is my favorite boba spot in the Oakland Chinatown area. This is a drink-only shop! Their drinks are always consistent and their boba is always perfectly chewy. Their grass jelly is also really good. Service is quick and efficient, as well. My go-to is their panda milk tea with 30% sweetness. They also have a Yelp check-in offer for 1 free topping and they take 5-star rewards. Only downsides are that they are closed fairly early in comparison to T4 & also cash only! read more

What to get - the taro slushy with tofuhua and agar boba. Or, the matcha green tea smoothie with red bean and tofuhua. This place is so addictive. Cash only. Bring back stamp cards to collect your 10 stamps for a free drink! read more

i-Tea - Taro slushy with tofuhua and agar boba! - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

Royal Jadeite tea... Awesome aroma. Free boba given... Happy vacay to me! Long queues...wait time was about :12 Glad there's a Taiwanese outfit around, but still ain't tried more of the Kreama series. That's what's going on... read more

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This place is pretty poppin whenever I come here and always a line. I've only tried their mango sago which is good but I wish the drink was colder! I would compare this to the shooting star mango sago, which I like better but is a bit pricier. I would recommend trying this if you're in the Oakland area. Quick-tip: Check-in on Yelp for 1 free topping! read more

i-Tea - Mango Sago - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

Comparable to 626 boba? 626 is an area near Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley that has a high concentration of Asians and boba shops. They are most notable for Half & Half and Factory Tea Bar. I didn't grow up on 626 boba but I've had enough of 626 boba and critique from my boyfriend who did grow up on 626 boba to provide a, hopefully, good comparison. Yes - chubbie cups similar to Half & Half and Class 302 cups - I've never heard of any boba shops in the Bay Area that serves the frosted milk/milk slushee drinks which is very popular in 626 - Huge variety with many options including teas (hot and cold), fruit based drinks, and sweeter, milk based drinks - there are a huge variety of toppings (egg pudding!!! But no taro pudding) - sweetness levels - cash only like most 626 eateries - cheap ($3-$5) - stamp card (buy 9, get one free) No - they have sago which I've never encountered in SoCal - toppings include red bean, tofuhua, boba noodle (what is this boba noodle?!?) - ability to choose ice level - roasted milk teas are really popular down here - boba is too soft (boba is supposed to be chewy, but not too chewy) - boba is not sweet (no honey boba) I ordered the Hokkaido milk tea that already came with boba and pudding. To be honest, I'm disappointed because I compared it to Boiling Point's which is the best I've ever had. Compared to BP's, this one has less of the Hokkaido flavor and straight up just tasted like caramel milk tea. Doesn't have the milk candy taste. Also, the color is different, which a more brown color. Overall, I say this is one of the better boba places I've had in NorCal. I think their drinks will get better over time. For now, they are satisfying enough. read more

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Brown sugar milk with no drizzle, and the boba were too soft, not chewy for me. I order 50% sugar still a bit sweet, but acceptable, it might be the extra boba causing it too sweet. read more

i-Tea - Brown sugar milk - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

The mango sago is my favorite drink here. I did try the milk tea without boba with 100% sweetness ahaha and it was okay...add the hazelnut pudding and its perfect though. The line outside though...no one is practicing the distancing. People have no awareness of personal space or just genuinely don't care about covid safety. Order online. Wait until they text you to tell you it's ready and and go grab it. This way you're not all in the mix and can keep your social distancing going. read more

We got sucked in by their colorful ads posted on the street. I'm not a bubble tea connoisseur, but I will try a place if it has some innovative drinks not available elsewhere. They had "Taiwanese" style bubble tea and even had a "3G" tea on the menu. I had their taro milk tea (minus the pearls) with 50% sugar level and 30% ice. Yes, they do offer customization and they ask you up front. Cool! Wife got the matcha smoothie with red bean. Both drinks were good - we are going to have to decide between this place and Sweet Booth. read more

i-Tea - They make your drinks behind the wall. In front, it's standing room only. - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

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Soooooo good! There's a line usually but they operate in a tiny shop so it's understandable. They also have happy hour prices sometimes so it can be really cheap too! Service is still really fast even though they're busy and it's worth it. Will come again soon hopefully! read more

i-Tea - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

This is probably my favorite Boba place around! Their variety of tea and topping options is far superior to most other spots in the area. They also have great specialty drinks like créeme brûlée boba and my favorite mango sago which doesn't have boba but smaller tapioca and fresh pieces of mango in it, its just delicious. I recently also tried their "panda boba" which was traditional milk tea with both regular and agar boba which I found interesting! Their regular boba tastes fresh and chewy but the agar boba has a bit more bite to it and felt more like a jelly which presented an interesting contrast. They, like many other places, also let you pick your level of sweetness and ice which I always appreciate but be careful! I recently got 80% sweet and I found it EXTREMELY sweet and would definitely get 50% next time. They also let you order ahead of time online or by phone which I would especially recommend on the weekends because their can be a line. read more

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Super small boba spot. Cash only! I LOVE creama teas!!! I was super happy when I saw an extensive creama tea menu here!! I've tried C4 Okinawa milk tea w/ pudding and F2 Roasted oolong tea kreama, both with regular sweetness and loved both! They have Tofu Fa as a topping! I'll be back again to try other stuff from their massive menu! read more

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Real taro in my taro slush? Yes, I will have that. You've probably already heard that this place is tiny and doesn't take card. They will also take a super long time to make your drink, but man, it's good. I mean, there are actual chunks of taro inside your taro slush, but what makes this place so much closer to LA ones is the fact that they'll throw in tofuhua, red bean, and/or pudding into their drinks. The authenticity reminds me a lot of SoCal. You can tell they're taking their time because the teas are brewed on-order, and they're crafting your drink with care. The menu is huge, but their signature drinks are all fantastic. Look for anything that says "signature drink" or is highlighted in red (the black milk tea, tofuhua milk tea, red bean milk tea, taro milk tea, etc.) on their menu. Oh, they do chubby cups like Purple Kow. The only thing that kind of sucks about this place (other than the space and wait) is the fact that it's in Oakland. I'm never going to be able to come back here, and if I do, it'll be intermittently, so I won't have any use for their stamp card :( read more

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Got their roasted oolong milk tea with boba 30% sweet - it was ehh I don't even know if they used oolong tea because there was no nutty flavor coming through like an oolong should taste like. Even at 30% sweet it was still pretty sweet! Boba was alright, not the best though. read more

Delicious milk tea can be found here! I can say with full confidence that my favorite Oakland Chinatown boba spot is this iTea. While the place is small, it has big business going on. Be wary if you plan on driving out here -- sometimes it can be a pain finding parking in Oakland (although it's nothing compared to finding spots in SF Chinatown). My favorite drinks here so far are the tiramisu and the taro with grass jelly. If you plan on grabbing boba here, keep in mind it's a cash only establishment (at least for now), so try to hit up an atm machine beforehand if you're more of a cards or Apple pay type of person. read more

i-Tea - K2: Taro & Grass Jelly - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

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The brown sugar milk tea with Boba was so yummy! The prices were pretty comparable to other boba prices and the wait was reasonable. I'm talking one star because she said that we cannot have less ice -- i've always known Boba places to allow you to customize ice and sugar levels. The sign said you could choose how much ice you wanted, but when we asked for less ice the lady at the front said that was not an option. I personally prefer less ice because I savor my drink and don't like it when it gets dilute. I chose the brown sugar milk tea with boba because I kept seeing pictures of it and it did not disappoint! read more

So I came here 2x in 1 day... ADDICTED I didn't think there could be another great boba/tapioca/bubble tea (however you call it) until I came here! What to try? 1) Roasted oolong tea with kreama - I had something similar from Gong Cha (in NYC), which is known for their foam tea. When I saw that this place had it too, I was hesitant to try.....BEST CHOICE EVER! The taste is almost identical, so if you are craving the foam tea you may have had in Asian or NYC, this is a must have. 2) Mango crystal jelly -What was great about this drink was the bits of mango and I loved how it didn't have that "fake" sweat mango taste has other places make a mango smoothie. 3) Milk tea tofu fa and red bean -Excellent! -Great balance of milk and tea. You have that strong tea taste with a creamy finish. Setting: Don't expect to chill or study here, this is a cute little shop with not much room to sit to enjoy your drink. During prime time, you may find yourself waiting inline that extends outside of the store. DON"T FORGET YOUR STAMP CARD! read more

i-Tea - Oolong tea foam - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

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04/22 The lady infront Oh My Gosh!! She's lucky I'm a calm person. Had it been someone else it would've been ugly. I ordered a drink online with 25% sugar. Got the drink and it was extremely sugary as if I'm drinking a milkshake. Went back in and the attitude starts. I even showed her the receipt on my phone but she kept saying that specific drink cant have sugar adjustment and that the website is wrong. I was like okay since I can't drink this much sugar and isn't what I ordered can I get my money back? She snatched the drink from my hand and threw it hard against the wall that it made a huge mess and gave me my money back. When she realized I was recording her she started apologizing. Very Very unprofessional! Never again for me and my family. Saw other reviews and unfortunately rude employees is a thing in that establishment so no thanks! Go to Boba Binge, it's right infront! They have great drinks and top notch customer service. read more

Solid boba place. My friends and I felt like boba after our dimsum lunch, so we ordered from i-Tea which was just a few steps away. The store itself is VERY small, and definitely intended for takeout only. There are quite a few drink options, and you can adjust ice and sweetness levels as well. Service was fine. Prices are average. One drink size only. I wanted to order something different since I am able to get quality boba in Vegas, and I found an item that sounded fun (Honey Brown Rice Milk Tea, which comes with agar boba and chia seeds, plus I added tofu pudding [豆花] with my one free topping Yelp check-in offer). Though I got 50% sweetness, it was still on the sweet side. The place seemed popular and was busy, but the wait to order and receive our drinks was reasonable. I recommend this solid boba place! read more

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I wanted to try this place for a while. It was the worst boba I had in years. I couldn't even taste any tea. It tasted like water, sugar and creamer, but no trace of tea. The Boba was Okay, but rather chewy, I will not be returning here again. Waste of money & so disappointing. read more

Super small but really quick place to stop. Their taro drink is great bc it has real small chunks of taro and their sizes are big!!

So good. So slow. It's tough to get a 5 star review from me, so giving i-Tea 5 stars in spite of their laggy service says something about their drinks! Boba has never been hard or soggy/overcooked here nor has it ever been watered down/diluted. In the end, worth the wait as long as you're prepared for it. read more

This is one of my go to places for boba in Chinatown. LOVE the grass jelly here. Super smooth and they give you big chunks. I find that for boba milk tea or grass jelly milk tea, they usually give you the bigger sized cup which is nice. The milk tea it self is also very smooth. It's not watery or grainy. It is just the perfect taste and consistency. If anyone remembers Chatime, I thought they had the best milk tea ever!! But since they got changed out to something else, I've never been back there and that was about the time I-Tea came in I believe and I just started going to I-Tea instead. Lines get pretty crazy around lunch time so if that is the case while I'm out for a quick food run, I usually decide to come back at a later time. Favorites gotta be panda milk tea, grass jelly milk tea, and white peach oolong tea with agar boba when I want something refreshing. read more

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This place is way better than wasting my money on Jamba Juice Mango Madness which is nothing compared to the i-Tea Mango Slush which has real mango slices. Great variety of fruit smoothies. It was 48 degrees in the morning in San Francisco but in the afternoon in Oakland it was sunny and the trip to i-tea was refreshing after receiving my Mango Slush during my lunch break. There is no place to sit and to call it a hole in the wall is an understatement. read more

As far as tea shops go these days, your run of the milk tea runs the gamut from being watered down to straight up extravagant coming in some obscene transportation (see: light bulb, jars, etc). So to find a tea shop that actually hits all the right notes for a fair price...well that's a real gem. We did have to wait a fair amount of time out in the sun, but i-Tea definitely hit the spot on a warm Oakland afternoon. I opted for the roasted oolong milk tea, no ice, 50% sweet, with egg pudding. On first sip, you could definitely taste that tea flavor plus an extra bit of smokiness from the roasting process. Delicious. Then, when I reached the egg pudding, I found it to be soft, smooth, and creamy. The two actually paired together very well. Too bad it's so far out of my neighborhood... read more

Best tea place in the Bay Area!! I would give this place more stars if I could. It's a chain but this location is way better than the rest (not to say the other locations aren't also good). I always get the mango saga. The drink is creamier and more tasty here than anywhere else. The Apple tea is also very good. We always get those two drinks whenever we are in town. This is one of the reasons we come back to the Bay Area at least once a year! Must try! read more

i-Tea - Desserts Near Me - Oakland, California

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