Bring back the real avocados! Their avocado smoothies are made of powder, yuck! Couldn't even take another sip and tossed it.

Hands down, Our favorite hangout place for quick snack or dinner with my family. We can be considered stockholders for coming here 2-3x a week since it opened 2016 my kids favorite is the calamari which they eat with white rice. They have a long list of good drinks but our favorite is the roasted oolong milk tea, jasmine milk tea, thai tea and the frosty series. Best place to satisfy Ramen cravings too with a variety of choices. Their basil popcorn chicken is the best too. A little expensive with food prices but it compensates with taste and variety of food and drinks offered. read more

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You be the judge here. I put in an online order for a Taro milk tea, I wanted extra extra extra grass jelly. Yes, 3 sides of grass jelly. The attached picture is what I got. Upon receiving the drink, I told the staff, the quantity I received was incorrect. What is the correct way to order taro milk tea with grass jelly and an extra two sides of grass jelly in its own separate cups? I know they charge an extra $.50 for each side , so I opted for the Krema option since it's $1.00. I clearly wrote in the instructions, no krema, replace with grass jelly in its own separate cups. Not only did I not get the grass jelly in the milk tea, i didn't get my extra side that I paid for, I got what looks like just one and half side of a grass jelly in this little cup... the staff ignored their wrong doing, said nothing and walked away. I would give you negative stars if I can but I know it'll hurt your business. I'll take my business to the other iteas in the area. Writing this to warn others of your staff that can't follow simple instructions and poor service. read more

i-Tea - Missing the grass jelly in my drink. When I told the staff, they refuse to fix the issue. Won't be back. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

In comparison to other I-Teas in the Bay Area, this one has many many more meal options than others. They hired a chef that makes pretty good food, better than average boba tea places. I ordered garlic noodles with shrimp for $10.99 and was pleasantly surprised by how generous the portions were. If you like garlic, the noodles came with lots of garlic-both crushed garlic and whole cloves of garlic, and also had at least 9 pieces of nice sized shrimps. You can definitely taste the butter. There also have lots of tea options. Other dishes I have ordered in the past inclidethe beef onion vermicelli and the black garlic ramen. The ramen was not the best that I've ever had but decent flavored and adequate toppings, including a well done soft boiled egg. Beef onion vermicelli was average, but not very memorable. Also note: bring coins with you when you come, the plaza where I-tea is recently installed parking meters-a quarter for every 10 minutes. read more

i-Tea - Garlic shrimp noodles - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

i got a panda milk tea and it was really good. the boba and agar boba go really well together. read more

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

This review is for the ramen. Yes ramen at a bubble tea place! I had the black garlic oil and the wife had the shoyu tonkotsu. I preferred the black garlic oil. Really solid broth. Garlic was not overpowering. Chashu was good but the egg was perfect and consistent. They probably use a nice temperature controlled machine. Remember this is a tea place! I mean there's better ramen options out there but for a tea place in my neighborhood... There's nothing better. Portions are good sized and can be shared by two. If you're still hungry, the bubble tea options here make for a great dessert. read more

i-Tea - Black garlic oil Ramey at a bubble tea place!?! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

ambience: great!!! service: excellent!!! drinks: the most complete one from all itea stores that i have been visited. the greatest taste that i have ever known ~ they pay attention with the quality. when we have questions, they really understand and give great explanations. too bad sometimes they have seasonal only for durian. i love it!!! foods: ramen is so yummy, mostly black garlic. the temperature is perfect. other foods are ok... read more

I like their Crab Tonkatsu Ramen. Delicious for $12. The soft shell crab goes well with their ramen. Also, so many choices of tea. They have happy hour tea where everything is half off from 9pm to Closing time. $2 for their popular tea around 9PM. So worth it. read more

Beautiful place to hangout. I can see why students would meet up here. The staff go the extra mile to bring your order to your table. Very roomy, bright, and clean. Street parking is limited. Food: -Chicken wings. Large pieces. Fresh. :) -Chicken skewer. Awesome flavor. :) -Miso ramen. Yummy. Typical portion. :| -Curry chicken rice. Yummy. Large portion. :) -Takoyaki. Not much octopus. Too soft. Taste alright. :/ Drinks: -Mango pudding milk tea. Great flavor. -Taro milk tea. Great flavor. Definitely recommend to friends and family. I will be back for more, more, more! read more

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This has to be my favorite I tea location! Even though they're always packed they manage to get drinks out pretty quickly! My favorite is the Okinawa milk tea with boba and egg pudding! Today was the first time trying strawberry fruit tea, it was bomb!! read more

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

I usually go to iTea often and this is one of the bigger locations I've been too. I was looking for a place to study and honestly, it wasn't a bad place to study! The only sucky part is that the parking plaza can be tough as it only has 2 hour limit parking (with parking enforcement driving around) and it's a pretty busy plaza. Lucky for me every time I had to move my car there was a parking spot right in front. Anyways, back to the boba. I just got a basic jasmine milk tea with boba. It was okay... iTea is known better for their specialty drinks like the Mango Sago I hear food at iTea is really good. I mean people were eating there like it was a restaurant. However, I have yet to try their ramen & other foods. Like other reviews said, there does come a flood of a whole bunch of high school kids. From my hours spent there, it gets busy from 12-1 & anytime after 3pm on a weekday. read more

Worse customer service ever. Their hotspot is down so I can't check in for a free topping. I asked for a manager but none available. I asked them to allow the free topping because their internet is down not my fault. But they said no. The cashier and I would suspect the assistance manager is mean and unfriendly. Recently I've noticed their drink and sweet level is no longer consistent. T4 seems like a better choice now. read more

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

This is clearly a popular location. Every time we go here there is a line of people waiting out the door, but major kudos to them as you never have to wait very long. They are quick to take orders, and quick to fullfil them. Even with as busy as they are, they are incredibly helpful and happy to tell you more about any drink you have questions about, or to make a suggestion on what drink to try. They have one of the largest selections of drinks and foods among all of the i-Tea locations that I have been to. Their location is super clean and well cared for, parking can be a struggle some times just because of how busy the location is, but that is not their fault. I strongly suggest the Peach Tea with Peach Popping Boba as it is one of my favorites. read more

My favorite I tea of them all. Sometimes the line is long but it's worth the wait. Whether I eat in, order postmates, or pick up to go never had a problem. I usually get their pop corn chicken and a milk tea or too depending on how thirsty I am. I like that you can modify the sweetness if needed and they have a host of flavors some more popular than others. Parking can be tricky but I've just learned to park on the side blocks and walk up as to not waste time looking for parking. read more

I love the drinks here. They offer fresh durian, fresh taro and the smoothies are amazing! There are so many flavors to choose from. The bun with condensed milk is really well made too! Nice, slight crisp on the outside, soft but dense on the inside. It's so yummy! read more

Great place to grab a drink and hang out with friends. They also have a great assortment of food and snacks. I love their curly fries! read more

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

This place is our new go to because of their Boba and Ramen options!! It's amazing! Ramen not too salty and full of goodies, egg, pork belly, mushroom, corn, etc.. Portions are hearty and prices are reasonable...You can easily share a bowl with a friend. Black Garlic and the Kimchi are my fav, and curly fries concoction, unagi bowl n popcorn chicken are good. Pass on the calamari. read more

i-Tea - Good place to catch a game while munching... - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

I used to go to their location at China Town all the time. The only thing is they close early. This particular location in San Leandro even have dining area and serve hot food besides boba drink. I've tried most of their boba but my all time favorite is mango with almond jelly. So damn good! For first timers, I highly suggest this! Free WIFI! Game boards available to borrow and use. Clean restroom! Clean and well lit dining area. I love I-Tea! read more

So happy that there's an iTea in SL. And yes they have mango sago here! I noticed most newly opened stores don't usually have it till later. One star off because the calamari was missing the tentacles. Rings only. Not really worth it for $7.50. Can't wait to try the ramen when it's available read more

i-Tea - $7.50 for tiny calamari rings only. No tentacles :( - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I really like the set up of this place! Plenty of menus, plenty of seating, wifi, decent restrooms, and plenty of drinks and food options. All the food was decent, better than ok, but not amazing. Room for improvement and I hope they do because again, I really like the set up and they have everything!! Ramen wasn't bad. Egg was cooked perfectly. The broths are really heavy and thick though, but flavor wise it was good, with plenty of toppings. I ordered the popcorn chicken, however I don't remember it, which means it wasn't bad and it wasn't amazing. Ordered fish balls, these won't be ordered again, texture was off and really tough. read more

Best boba place in town. I usually get the Strawberry fruit tea. It comes with boba, lychee jelly, and strawberry pieces. I get light ice and 50% sweetness. It was so good, I finished it before I wrote this review... bummers. One of my favorite snacks is the curly fries. Just check out my picture and you'll know why! Service is great! They're quick. The plaza is always packed so parking can take a bit of time to find. read more

I absolutely love this place! Customer service is impeccable. Their drinks are consistent 98% of the time, the boba is nice and chewy and flavorful. read more

We always come to this i-Tea since it has parking lot, lots of table and chair which is really convenient for us. However; the drink and snack taste little bit different than other i-Tea location. The popcorn chicken is dry, sweet level of drink is high. I will still come back since it close to my home, I will be glad if I see they improve. read more

This place is definitely a solid 4.5 stars milk tea and quick food place in the Bay Area. It's my regular weekly milk tea place since about a year ago. My favorite usual is b4 - tofuhua red bean milk tea. I also like b6 - matcha red bean matcha pudding milk tea, as well as h1 - matcha red bean frosty, which is the best icy refreshing drink in summer time. Services are mostly great in all their locations and this one in San Leandro also has yummy Raman and snacks as well, reasonably priced. Lines are getting longer and longer as the weather warms up, and even when I place phone orders now I still need to wait in line for easily 20+ minutes just to pay, even though my drinks are already made. The other locations like Castro valley and Oakland will let you go up front and pay right away when you arrive and pick up your phone order to go. But since I live in the neighborhood, I'll probably still come to this location more often than others. But something they should consider match up with the other locations. read more

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This used to be a really good place and probably the only location that has durian sago and it was definitely worth the wait and the line. But seemed the service has really gone down lately. Flavor seemed really watered down. No durian pulp at all and look at the amount of sago. These sago costs me $7. Don't think will be ordering this anymore :-( read more

i-Tea - This cost $7. Not worth it. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

Go to happy hour boba spot ! Their ramen is delicious & definetly a contender for one of the local ramen shops. Their happy hour is pretty busy, totally worth the wait ! read more

There are so many bubble tea places in the Bay Area. Seriously, I can't tell which place is good anymore, everything is good nowadays lol. I've been dealing with this toothache for a few days and today is at its worst. I lost my appetite just because of this dumb toothache. I told my coworker that I felt like an old lady and they decided to take me here to "cool and slurp my toothache away." Lol I settled with taro without boba. I'm pretty surprised that they use real taro as most use powder flavored taro. It was not to sweet and tasted good. The line was almost out the door when we came for lunch, so avoid that time at all costs read more

We love this place. The foods and drinks are great. We don't come here regularly though as I think their food prices are a little expensive. But if we are craving of good milk teas and beef tendon, this is our go-to place. read more

If I can give zero star I would! They got my drink order wrong and instead of apologizing she just kept repeating herself! If I wanted two h5 wouldn't you think I would order it together?!?? There's a method to my order because I wanted 2 H4s! That's why I ordered the H5 first! This will be the last time I'll be coming back here. This place needs to work on their customer service! read more

My boys and I were so excited to try iTea. We had the chance yesterday when we were in San Leandro. It was afternoon when we got there. Waited in line for about 10 mins to order and then waited 15 mins for our order to be ready. We ordered four teas and a spicy calamari. While the drinks were okay, nothing to write home about it was the calamari that made it a really bad experience. We did not get to open it until we were in the car...portion size was decent but there was hair in the calamari. On closer inspection I found the hair was in the batter that the calamari was dipped in. So disappointed! Paid $10 for the calamari but it was a complete waste! Had to throw it out! I expected more from a place that has so many near perfect starts. It was pretty disgusting to see the hair in so many pieces of the calamari. Terrible quality! Given the time we are in, one would expect more stringent attention to food quality but did not look like there was any. Hugely disappointed! Not going back again... read more

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Delicious boba! The taro one has chunks of taro in it!! So good!!! Sometimes it's closed so T4 is a close second. No taro chunks in their drink tho :( read more

Ordered online and it send me a confirmation that my order is confirmed but they strictly wrote on their website and email to avoid going to the store before receiving a confirmation that it's ready for pick up. Waited over an hour for the confirmation for pick up and NOTHING. I had to go in and ask for my drink since I've waited over an hour and it should've been ready within 20 mins (i only order 1 drink). If anything, avoid ordering online and just wait in line, you'll get your drinks faster that way. Other than that, the drinks are pretty good. I just thought I'd write a review on their online order site and warn yall about it. read more

iTea is always busy, especially during Happy Hour. You'll see customers from toddlers all they way up to older folks. During happy hour, drinks are $2.95 and snacks are $3.50. During the height of this time, you can expect to wait in line anywhere from 10-20 minutes, and an additional 10 minutes to receive your order. Their popcorn chicken is a classic snack you should try. Parking may get tough in this specific plaza. When full, many people park in the neighboring lot where Safeway is located. read more

So I was craving ramen with a friend. We decided to check this place out since it was close by. My friend judged right off the bat that i Tea doesnt sell ramen from the looks of the store front being "just another boba spot". Thanks to Yelp, I knew that's not the case. Plus, crab tonkatsu ramen surpasses mediocre ramen for me in my book lol if you like soft shell crab, order this! I also got the guava tea. I love guava. To be honest I'm not a big fan of boba, but with the guava and grass jelly it ended up blending together pretty well as a fine pairing to my ramen. Thanks i-Tea! read more

i-Tea - Crab tonkatsu ramen! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I like this location the most. Service is fast and frienly. Food came out fresh and delicious my favorite is chashu over rice, popcorn chicken and B1 signature milk tea. I will try more! read more

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

One of my go to boba spots in San Leandro. It's usually packed, which is a good sign in my books. The drinks taste really fresh and the tapioca balls have always been the perfect texture for me. Their popcorn chicken and fried calamari are delicious! I have also tried their garlic ramen and it was not bad at all. I would not mind getting it again. There's a plethora of drink options and a great selection of snacks too! Parking is the only downfall. Good luck trying to find a spot in the plaza or outside of it. read more

I don't give out five-star ratings very often. This place, however, really deserves it. I-Tea San Leandro is pretty impressive. It's clean, the employees are friendly and hard-working, the menu is huge, and the food is hot and tasty. I recently enjoyed their curry chicken dish. Also, i-Tea San Leandro doesn't raise their prices during happy hour. Every other i-Tea location in the East Bay jacks up their prices when happy hour rolls around. Oh! And I have literally never seen a cleaner men's room in a restaurant. I've been in restrooms at museums that weren't as clean. They even have folded cloth towels for drying your hands! The only "bad" thing about the San Leandro i-Tea is the parking lot. It's always full. That isn't i-Tea's fault, however, since several businesses share the same lot. Just a heads-up. read more

I dont think you need to read my review to see how good this place is. I think its the most popular place to go to for boba in san leandro. As a person who grew in this city, its nice to have. read more

PROS: *Good, cold refreshing drinks on a hot day *You can choose your ice and sweetness level *The appetizers are pretty decent for a little drink shop *The cashiers are usually polite, helpful, and efficient CONS: *Crowded AF during certain hours - i.e line out the door *High school kid hangout - so you have to deal with crowds of teenagers who are usually entitled and completely oblivious to the world around them *Beware of the "Happy Hour" menu, there are A LOT OF EXCLUSIONS OVERALL: Good place for a boba drink and snack, but best avoided right after school hours read more

My friends are telling me to go seek a therapist because they think I'm falling in love with someone that isn't even human. And it's called i-Tea. Oh, i-Tea. Where have you been in my life? You must have been my long lost love. I've been longing to be with you again.. No, but seriously. Why the hell didn't I come here sooner? I've encountered the i-Tea location in Oakland Chinatown before back in 2015 with a few friends and had my first ever boba experience WITH i-Tea. I'm happy to have found out that this is the nearest location near my home. Suh-weet! Never been here before, but I'm already enjoying my experience after coming to this location. Its such a nice place, really. The one in Chinatown was very cramped but this location in SL is a little bit more spacious and wider to cater to more customers. The decor of the place fits all the modern-day standards and is kept clean. There is a large TV in the back if you look towards the right side of the room. There are also two tables on the left behind the two menu boards when you are standing in line. I can definitely see why this location is so popular. I'm assuming most of the customers here are just SL regulars and they all need their boba fix no matter the time of day. That's understandable. There will always be a long line when you come here, but its worth the wait in the end. Just place your order, wait for the employees at the front desk to call your order number, and grab your drinks when its time! In my opinion, I believe it takes the employees at least 5 minutes or less to finish a drink order. Your drink is made FAST when you least expect it, and that's what blew my mind when I came to this SL location. Even though this is THE SPOT to get good drinks in SL, the employees here are genuinely nice and are always hard at work. They're used to dealing with the huge waves of customers every day, so they have been on point when it comes to fulfilling all types of orders. And I really think we should applaud them for that. I also couldn't believe my eyes that they sell plates of food other than snacks and tea! Hory shet. During my first time here, I ordered the Chashu (Pork) over rice bowl. My meal was brought to my table in the span of 5 mins. It was really good, but I wish I could've finished it. Next time I will though. I underestimated the portions they gave me because the bowl seemed so small. It looked like teriyaki pork at first glance to me. All the umami flavors were there when I took numerous bites. I couldn't help myself from savoring the flavors of the pork accompanied with warm white rice and a Japanese yellow pickle. It was THAT damn good. I'm definitely ordering this again for my next visit. So don't be like me and underestimate their food portions. I think its guaranteed that you'll begin to feel full. If you're not interested in eating good ol' meat and rice dishes, then you could always try their ramen. I haven't tried it myself but it looks appetizing. If you order any meals here, I personally recommend you to share it with a friend. Also. The Kiwi Fruit Tea is the effing bomb. I love it so much. It's practically my drug now. My new favorite flavor to get for to-go. I'm new to the world of bubble tea drinks and I usually go for the standard milk tea. But when I came here, the poster that was showing off the Kiwi Fruit Tea really caught my eye and I just simply knew that I HAD to order it and try it out myself. Kiwi is such an underrated fruit/flavor tbh. The fruit tea did not disappoint me. The kiwi was fresh and was sliced into small little chunks. Mmm. It was refreshing and I enjoyed every sip I took. Overall: Great service, great drinks, great food, good vibes, and good lookin' decor. I honestly believe that this is probably the best i-Tea location in existence, and I think my review proves that. ;) Just be careful when it gets crowded and the noise level shifts from average to very loud. Also, parking in the area is a pain. read more

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