The one time I went here was on a holiday and it was super packed. All the other stores around it were closed and people were pretty much in this plaza just for some boba tea! The line was literally out the door and took a good 20 minutes just to order so about 30 minutes total from arrival to drink in hand. I don't even remember what I got but it was delicious and worth the wait. I haven't had any of the food here but apparently it's good as well. Hopefully you don't have to endure a long wait on your visit like I did. read more

This place is always packed. I had the deep fried shrimp udon, which was very light and flavorful. Definitely will come back for the food and recommend this place. read more

i-Tea - Deep fried shrimp udon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Their mango sago is a bomb!! I always go this location in San Leandro I tea. This place is always packed. You just need to find parking in this area because there's a lot of stores and restaurants near by. read more

i-Tea - Takoyaki - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I'm not as into bubble tea anymore but their black garlic oil ramen is legit! I've been a ramen fan for several years now, so I know good ones. No other broth is a fragrant as black garlic oil, which definitely adds to the flavor. There were plenty of toppings (ie chashu, egg, scallions, and seaweed). This noodle is a MUST-TRY. Don't fret if you don't see the food menu on the on-screen menu to the left of the entrance. There's a smaller menu right at the register with all the rice dishes, appetizers, and noodles! Its location does back up the line as people don't have enough time to make their decision. I love i-Tea locations with food. You get the full experience this way. Eats and drinks! read more

I love their drink and fried calamari. But today their fried calamari tasted weirdly old , and moldy.

Probably one of my favorite to-go-to Boba places in San Leandro! Service: 4/5 - Fast, friendly, and always compensating for whatever is missing or lacking! Food: 4/5 - I can't believe that the appetizers, Ramen, Garlic noodles, and Rice plates are almost nearly on par or better than most other local restaurants that specialize in these items! They may not be the "best ever tasting" items that I've ever had. But knowing that they try to cater to people with a variety of delicious food, and can still make them decently, is amazing! I don't usually see Boba places as "dine-in" type of restaurants. But this place can definitely cater tasty meals AND drinks! I'm amazed at how much love and passion are always put into every drink and food item! My favorite thing to get here is usually the ramen or eel and rice plates with a side of popcorn chicken and an okinawa milk tea! Environment: 4/5 - Always packed and has great vibes all around! Although, I would suggest finding a way to get more seating. It's very limited here to find a place to sit and chill inside. Other than that, it's pretty nice! Pricing: 4/5 - I don't think I ever regret anything that I purchase here! All of the food and drinks I find to be fairly priced or better! Happy hour is even better here!!! I just some times order too much on accident during happy hour because I can actually Verdict: 4 / 5 - I'm always down to come back! Definitely, a hot spot for me when I need to go out real quick to chill and relax when I'm around DT SL or just craving boba! read more

This place is not the same. Honestly i -Tea was better during the harsh part of COVID. Food prices are so much more expensive (granted everything has been marked up). I ordered the Garlic Noodle Short Rib and it was a disappointment. First of all, it doesn't even taste like garlic noodles and 2nd it wasn't even a short rib for the protein. We also ordered a calamari and fries and usually places provide some sort of sweet and sour sauce for the calamari and ketchup for the fries...but not this place. We had to get back in line to ask for the condiments and they charged us for the sauce (could've at least inform us when we were paying). read more

Happy hour here is great! Came here on a Sunday evening around 10 pm and there was hardly a wait and ample parking in the parking lot. Specific drinks are $2.95 and food items $3.50 which is a great deal. It is hard to tell which items are included in the happy hour because there is no special seperate menu. This location is much more spacious than the Oakland location. We got the special Chinese lunar new year red bean soup which was really good and only $3.88( this was not in happy hour) also got milk tea and the octopus balls. I will be coming back to satisfy my late night cravings! read more

i-Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

This a place i would be quickly Snack on when u have work to do. Prefect places tea n Munching read more

i-Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

i-Tea is a great place to get boba and other special drinks such as watermelon sago! I've visited their location in Oakland Chinatown a few times before which is much much smaller and doesn't offer snacks/food. There is always a long line, usually out the door, but don't let it fool you. The line moves decently quick and the drinks make the wait totally worthwhile. Most of the wait probably comes from people checking out the snack/food options when they get to the register as I believe there is only one small food menu displayed on a tv. Once you actually order, your order is typically ready in under 5 minutes, depending on what you ordered. I've been back a couple times now, and have tried my usual drinks, watermelon sago, taro sago, and mango sago. All three were amazing! Though the watermelon sago is super refreshing and probably my favorite. I've also tried the mini egg rolls, which were pretty good, I just wish I didn't offer to share my order with my friend! Next time I'll just have to get two orders. The parking lot is a little small, but there's usually tons of street parking in the surrounding area. There's also another shopping center across the street with a large parking lot for Safeway and other businesses as well, but you can always park there and walk over. read more

10/18/2019. Update: The I-Tea manager reached out to me and acknowledged he received my feedback about my previous poor experience. I'm glad this feedback was received as constructive and hopefully, future experience for others will be improved. 9/23/2019. Dear I_Tea Manager. I m giving you 1 star for the Horrific service I received today. Your cashier repeated my order verbally however, she somehow punched in the wrong drink when she placed the order in the computer. I have twins and they basically order the same drink, Mango Sago and Mango Crystal. How did it turned into a Watermelon Crystal...is a bit strange?!?!?!. I should've looked at my receipt when I walked away, but she repeated the order correctly so I m not going to second guess. When they called my number I went to the counter. I told the drink distributor that I didn't order this Watermelon drink, she's like talk to the cashier. Which I did. I told your cashier hey you repeated the order and Mango Crystal came out of your mouth, not sure why this suddenly turned into a Watermelon is weird and I get it that it was busy, but without an apology Your cashier then argued with me and said, I order incorrectly. It's clear that the order was placed incorrectly, instead of telling the crew to make me the correct drink, she insisted that I take the Watermelon drink. Again, I repeated to her this is not what we order. Can you make the Mango Crystal the right drink?? She goes, no is not my mistake! WTH...No one in my family wanted a watermelon drink to begin with. I had no other options, I really don't want to keep arguing about this, is obvious she's not going to own her mistake. I was done trying to explain how 3 of us in line heard her repeat the drink name, yet some how it was ring up wrong is the customer's fault?!? I was getting annoyed so I was like nevermind ring me out for a Mango Crystal I ll pay for a 2nd one! She immediately ring it out correctly this time. Not only did she get my order wrong the 1st time but without any empathy or apology she was quick to charged me for a second one. I m very disappointed in this type of poor customer service. Especially we come to this itea all the times. I don't have time to argue about technicality, the right thing to do was to offer to make the correct drink since I repeated this was not what we ordered. BTW...that watermelon drink was left on the counter, it was more like I paid double for 1 Mango Crystal drink. Isn't this jacked up?! This is the San Leandro Pelton Center i_Tea. I came in at 7pm on Monday 9/23. Check to see whose working as your cashier at this time. Review your cameras too so you can hear we ordered Mango Crystal!! This chick was so unprofessional. She needs to go back to training. She was horrific at customer service! read more

YES YES I've been waiting for them to open and I'm so happy there's finally a decent ramen place in San Leandro!!!!!! Came for dinner around 6pm. It was pretty crowded already! When you walk in, look on your immediate left and they have their menu on 3 tv screens. You might miss this since they have more menu right when you walk in behind the counter. Their boba menu is HUGE. itea is all over the bay and there's a reason why they keep expanding. Boba is legit. We got the mango smoothie crystal and fresh taro milk tea. Mango smoothie was...how do I describe it? SO MANGO. haha. The jelly and mango flavor blended so well together. Taro drink had chunks of fresh taro and did not taste like your powder taro drink. We also got their tonkatsu ramen. You ordered these at the cashier and they will give you a number and you take it to an open table. They bring the ramen to you. Each came with corn, Woodear mushroom, seaweed, three big slices of chasu, bamboo, whole soft boiled egg. The broth is decent and of course it won't be like your ramen dojo and other real ramen places. But this ramen is pretty good in a boba place! Chasu was soft and felll apart in your mouth. Improvement will be on the egg- great soft boiled egg but lacked the marinated flavor like a true ramen egg. Overall, I know this place is gonna blow up in the next few weeks. It's gonna get so crowded. I'm unsure how they are gonna turn the tables as I can tell most staff are making drinks. I'll be making my weekly if not daily visits! read more

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The tea here is always fresh and if you see a line out the door of a small hole in the wall in front of the parking structure on Webster, then you found I-tea. Taro and lychee is always fresh. read more

Great, quick food. This isn't quickly where the food looks like it came out Costco outlet. This food is good. The chicken skewer was tender, the basil popcorn chicken was great and the unagi don was so great even my 7 and 8 year old were taking turns eating spoon fulls. The boba and frozen drinks were great too. The girls had panda tea and the Hokkaido smoothie. read more

I was going through the Hot and New businesses around San Leandro and was pleasantly surprised to find out that an iTea just opened here! Can get my Boba fix even closer now instead of going out to the Castro Valley location! I also saw other yelpers post that grand opening was from 12/9 to 12/11 and drinks were $2.50 each. Headed here on Friday night with two friends. This iTea is located inside Pelton Center so parking may be a bit limited at peak times. There is also street parking usually available on either E.14th Street and Washington Avenue. The interior has a different design from the other locations. It's kind of like a long hallway with one row of tables on each side. There are a lot of windows and the tables feel less cramped compared to the Castro Valley location. The menu is similar to the other iTea's I've been to (Oakland and Castro Valley). I ordered the Mango Fruit Tea (# D6) with 50% sweetness and 30% ice. The drink had a good tea flavor and had actual pieces of mango inside along with mango jelly and Boba. I'm glad that the taste of the drink was consistent with the other locations. There are also snacks and food available but I was too full already from dinner; will try them next time. A lot of the items were sold out, so that's a good sign. The employees were nice enough to bring the drinks to our table. Overall, this is a good place to chill and relax with friends. I'll will definitely be back and likely to spend a good amount of my paycheck here haha. read more

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My wife and I always like to frequent this i-Tea since it's within walking distance of our house. There's usually a line out the door since this is one of the better boba shops around the area plus the food they serve is pretty good when you want a quick meal. The staff is generally pretty friendly and their menu is pretty big since they serve boba, appetizers and full meals. We usually share their 3G milk tea since it comes with three toppings. Also, if you check in, you can get a free topping to add so 4 toppings for the price of 3? Sure! They have sagos, oolong tea, genmaicha, hojicha as well as jasmine tea. Like other shops, you can adjust your sugar and sweetness. If you're looking to grab a seat at this shop, I would recommend going in when it is not lunch time as the place does get pretty packed. read more

Every time I try a new boba place I always come back to i-Tea. I love this location because the people are so nice and they take phone orders unlike some of the other nearby locations. They are really efficient! I generally come here for drinks. The food is okay, but not my first choice. I still prefer tapioca express' snack items. If you aren't happy with what you got, make sure to let the staff know. As you would at Starbucks. They won't make you feel weird about it. read more

Hmm maybe I ordered the wrong thing there, but I was definitely not impressed by their Kimchi ramen. The flavor was just not satisfying at all (perhaps it was the mixture of kimchi and the broth) and it just made me lose my appetite, quite frankly. I did enjoy the classic milk boba I ordered though. Flavor was good, boba was soft and chewy. The inside of the restaurant was also very spacious, with plenty of room for everyone, despite the long line. I think if I were to ever come back, I would definitely try something else from their menu to see if it tastes better. read more

i-Tea - Kimchi Ramen - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

bad service! No any more! I ordered 4 cups of milk tea and their bag had to pay for it. It was terrible.

Love their mango sago and basil popcorn chicken. I ordered their black garlic oil ramen and it was ok. The mango sago is a must when coming here. read more

i-Tea - Mango Sago - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

There's always a long line here, which is a GREAT thing for the business because that just means people love this place. BAD thing for me since I hate waiting, but we do it anyway because that's just how much we like their food and drinks. My boyfriend LOVEs their drinks, we used to be all about T-4 and this came in our neighborhood and kinda won our hearts. My review is going to be more focused on their ramen because the UNEXPECTEDNESS of yummy ramen happened here and i would totally come back for more! I was told a few times by different people that they had decent ramen here but I didnt want to try it because I thought, WHY would I try ramen when this place specialize in drinks? NAH IM GOOD. Well after my friend ordered the ramen and I tried his, YO, that was that surprise and delight factor. Good broth, good noodles, wouldnt compare this to a bomb ass ramen place, but this is on top of my list for a quick fix ramen that's nearby and convenient with a parking lot right outside. I know i'm getting old when convenience is top priority. read more

One of my favorite boba tea place to go to. Their staff are friendly and the order are in a timely manor. I alway get the strawberry mango fruit tea, kiwi fruit tea along with popcorn chicken. Just thinking about make me want to go get some more. They also have variety of food menus and many choice to choose from the drink menu as well. They have parking lots and other venues around as well. read more

When I am not feeling adventurous in trying new boba shops, I go here because I know they won't disappoint. I can't do milkteas, but love fruit teas. My favorite here is the Strawberry Fruit Tea with boba and litchi. It has some strawberry bits in it. Solid choice read more

I-TEA is the best Boba place to go. All the staff are great. Good for teens to work part time while they are in the school. Extra money

I love iTea and this place has a bunch of food selection. Not all drinks are there as compared to other location. They use milk and there's no lactose free subs. The calamari was plain and I could ass that up. Okonomiyaki was more like a croquet and has veggie and start with bacon, good to me! Popcorn chicken was my favorite Bc I prefer dry lean meat. The chicken skewer was liked by most people since it's soft and juicy, not really my kind of meat. Chicken wings are boring, very crunchy but damn, put some spice in that batter. Egg rolls were ok, the meat inside was ok, just not really my thing. The miso ramen was so plain, it needed more flavoring and salt. This place is huge, you bet a number, they yell at your number, go get your food. Ramen would be brought to you. Matcha latte with matcha pudding and grass jelly, no sugar was perfect. Place is bigger than other iTea I have been to, prefer this spot, several TVs and more food and ramen selection. Need more visual for drinks though. read more

Wide selection of drinks! Overwhelming to see the menu but the place is pretty big and clean. Severs pretty friendly. We had the popcorn chicken, it was ok. Love the hint of garlic flavor but wished that the garlic was fried or even cooked so that we can eat it along with the chicken. The fried fish was good not too dry and it was a good amount in the box. Definitely need to come back and try the ramen. As for drinks, I will need to come back and try the different ones. We had the strawberry crystal which my daughter loved. The mango frosty was yummy too, next time will be the mango sago! The panda milk tea was just ok, I don't know why I keep thinking that panda Milk tea is special but it's just me. The tapioca has a nice chewy consistence to it. I can see that this a place for teens to hang out, so avoid those prime time to go. Parking can be horrible but just need to hoof it after parking on the streets. read more

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5 star for the service and consistency of food/drinks. So happy they opened a franchise close to where I live so I no longer have to die on the 880 just to get a drink. Happy hour for the last 2 hours of the day, weekdays or weekends. They are still new, and is the largest franchise so far with the most extensive menu in terms of drinks and food. They still haven't worked out the best system for delivering ramen to the tables whereas you'd still have to pick up the drinks from the cashier. Nevertheless, we waited 30 mins for the ramen but was fine as we have drinks and appetizers. The workers remember us from the Oakland store and apologized a few times for the ramen. Ended up giving us a free drink for the next time through FiveStars. Again, excellent customer service. I will be back...at least once a week! read more

i-Tea - shoyu tonkotsu ramen...$9.99. On point. Not soft or soggy. Not bad for a quick lunch. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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TLDR: Delicious varieties of milk tea, fruit tea, and sweet-as-hell-creamy teas that you can adjust the sugar and ice levels of complemented with authentic Taiwanese / Hong Kong / Japanese+Korean? eats and surprising Ramen that makes this place as versatile as LaBron James. I love this Pelton Center in San Leandro and this would be my #1 Asian food place to eat I have been attending this i-Tea since it open (whenever that was? few years ago). Drinks: Pretty much anything you want you got it with i-Tea. Like the sophisticated old man drink of a Oolong milk tea with 0% ice 0% sugar to taste the undertones? You got it. Like something sweater cause you just went through a bad break up? Get one of those Kreama Series drink and the creme will be there for you Watching your figure? Then hit up the Mango Sago for some sweetness in your life Agar Boba:This place introduced me to Agar Boba and it is so good with a lot fewer calories than the OG black bobas. Agar Boba are 80 calories per cup while the OGs are 333 per cup according to this Quora post https://www.quora.com/How-many-calories-are-in-agar-boba. (I mean it makes intuitive sense since the OGs are denser than Agar which is like a plant or something like that) Food: I gotta start off with the Kimchi Ramen they have here cause damn this is just my kind of Korean Japanese Fushion Ramen that I love since I love Kimchi and some Tonkatsu with all the toppings I like including corn (shout out to the house of corn https://www.facebook.com/HofCORN/) In the entire bay area this is my favorite bowl of Ramen 100% real talk. The baked rice dishes are really good like the Portuguese Chicken with its creamy goodness or the red ones that taste tomato-y (duh) and good like that. These might get you fat, but if you don't care then by all means indulge, you deserve it. Popcorn chicken - dude just good and I add HELLA spicy powder because it makes me feel so alive. So as you can see I literally said my favorite Ramen from San Francisco to San Jose is found at i-Tea for me the Kimchi CORN Cha-shu Tonkatsu lover Delicious foods and any Boba you desire with an extra flair for special think gives i-Tea 5 thumbs up out of 5 read more

I-tea is always my favorite boba place. I ordered their premium green tea and popcorn chicken. They were both perfect and delicious. The chicken are different from other places, they had their own special spice that made the chicken very tasteful. Additionally, if you check in at the place you get one free topping for free which mean you save an extra 50 cents. That doesn't sound like anything, but it's still better than nothing. Overall, price are very understandable, they also have different other food in the shop such as ramen and other Chinese famous snacks. I would definitely recommend people to check this place out, very great place to reunite or chill with friends and family. read more

I've been hearing about i-Tea from my co workers and it took couple of weeks for me to really know what the hype is all about! Husband and I were craving for some asian soup after work and it sucks when the only thing we know and tried was the one from SF! (nope! I won't let our tummies drag us too far!) So when we went to i-Tea, Shoyu Ramen was ordered by my husband and i had this Black Garlic Oil Ramen (see pic). I'd say they are so dang good and the price? Wow! I'd say there's no need for us to go to SF anymore! ‍ SHOYU RAMEN is for everyone i guess, it's a safe choice if ever you wanna try their ramen but kinda picky. BLACK GARLIC OIL RAMEN is also deli, you can really taste the meat and all other flavors in one! They're both really good trust me! I would just suggest that if you're a meat lover, go try Black Garlic and if not but still wanna try it, (best seller) just make sure you'll share it with someone. You don't wanna overwhelm yourself with its meat taste! Only suggestion i have for them is to get a sound system perhaps a mic whenever they call out your order number or a screen with the number on it. There's a chance you wont hear it 'coz of people chatting around you. read more

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Drinks are nauseatingly sweet, pretty undrinkable if you are a grownass adult. Parking is bad, crowded and you have to pay. Seating ok. And one of the young female staff members is super rude. read more

Tonkotsu Ramen is on point. Beef Ramen is on point. Great amount in terms of serving. Everything tasted hot and fresh. They only have miso ramen to go because the others are meant to be eaten immediately after prepared. read more

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I been here once with a friend mom and them but i came back it was busy line was outside I'm guessing it was a Saturday anyways I came here just to get some tea which I always get the same thing F2 Oolong Crema. They have a long list of food which is good if you want something cheap and don't wanna pay a lot for ramen come here. The customer services was spot on even though the line was long. Also if you check in on yelp you get an coupon for free topping. read more

Beware of long wait! We had to wait 7 mins to place our order even with just two parties ahead of us. When we left iTea, the line was so long that people had to wait outside of the door. Then we had to wait 18 mins for one drink and one snack which was just one tea egg. Won't come here again when in a rush. Certain drinks and food are okay. There are better options elsewhere but I only come here since it's nearby. read more

Best iTea I have been to in the East Bay. Quality of the drinks is consistent and staff are attentive. The wait can be long sometimes but that is pretty much the case for all milk tea places. read more

First time trying their tea and food. We ordered garlic ramen, miso ramen and tempura shrimp udon. The udon was okay but their ramen was surprisingly delish. Aside from food, we also ordered their mango sago which I had something similar before at another boba place. We also tried their mango yakult which was also good. This place offers happy hour (9-11 pm) where most drinks are $3.50 and snacks are also $3.50. Had we known about the happy hour, we would've waited. We were shocked to see the line grew so long at 9 pm (it was out the door). read more

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FRESH. TARO. Yes - I said it! I have never really been big on getting taro when I go to boba places because I'm more of like a Jasmine Milk Tea or Matcha person. But honestly, if I did not live 6-7 hours away, I'd be here all the damn time. My best friend has been to this location multiple times for the Taro smoothie, which I believe already comes with the fresh taro topping. I cannot even explain to you how delicious it was! There is something different about the texture and the flavors about this drink. The first time I came I got 50% sweetness and also with boba just to get a feel of the consistency of the boba. 50% is the perfect amount of sweetener. Luckily my friend told me to get half the sweetener because if not I probably would not have enjoyed the drink as much as I did! Second time I got it without boba and it was the best decision I had made! Not sure how sizing goes, I ordered the regular size and it was already pretty big. Also their calamari is tasty! Goes well with the taro! read more

San Leandro is becoming a boba haven! I have never had I Tea and it did not disappoint. Mango Sago had a nice creaminess to it. Pretty good food selection as well. Ramen was a pleasant surprise. I usually go for the basic broth and this one was nicely flavored. The noodles could have been a little more chewy as I thought they were a tad overcooked but good nonetheless. Even includes a soft boiled egg. The basil chicken is pretty good here too. I think sharetea drinks are a bit better but I tea is better place to hangout and has food. T4, well happy hour is only reason to go there. I tea does not blast their obnoxious music unlike T4. read more

i-Tea - Includes a soft boiled egg...Yes! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

This tiny cafe has all of the Asian goodness you may want for lunch or dinner. Cold or hot teas, assorted milk tea drinks (with or without boba), and a long long list of rice, noodle, and hot appetizers. This a go-to place if you are a local. For appetizers, make sure to pick them up at the counter because they won't bring them to your table. read more

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Let me start by saying I love Milk teas! I heard from my sister that this place was great and wanted to give it a try. So I went today around 5:15pm and there wasn't a line, awesome! I ordered a Rose Milk tea for myself, a peach tea for my brother, a mango sago for my husband and 2 popcorn chicken. It was a all great. My rose milk tea had boba which added some sugary taste to it. Loved it! The place is clean and big enough for strollers. There was also TVs and they were showing the warriors game. Near the bathrooms there was music playing in the background. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars was because of the parking. It took me 15 mins to find somewhere to park. If any of you guys are familiar with the location, you guys know what I'm referring to. But other than that I totally recommend this place. read more

i-Tea - Rose boba milk tea and Fresh Mango Sago - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California