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    Kuboba Spot

    4.8 (248 reviews)
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Spicy potato and peas
    Joyce Z.

    Did someone say Filipino Empanadas? Berkeley's Kuboba Spot did and with the 6-pack deal, I tried almost one of each. Since I wasn't eating beef that day, doubled up on the chicken adobo and longganisa omelette although the embudito (pork meatloaf) ended up my fave followed by the spicy curry potatoes. Guess I just have to go back especially since I signed up for their loyalty program. A box of 6 was enough for lunch for two and leftovers.

    Guava jasmine green tea
    Annabelle R.

    The empanadas here were better than expected. Yes, they have filipino flavors of fillings, but they also offer so much more, and most of it in stock even less than an hour before closing time this past Saturday. I absolutely appreciate this, as it makes them more reliable to have options I like when I visit. We got the spicy curry, cheeseburger, and pepperoni pizza empanadas, and they were a good size, with flaky buttery crusts, and quality ingredients. Each was seasoned perfectly, and the recipes were really good, no need for extra sauce (though they offer a variety on the side). Now I wanna come back to try more of their empanada flavors. The guava jasmine green tea was tasty but sweet, even at only 25% sweetness. And the place was cute and cozy, got a welcoming vibe and were able to find dine-in seating no problem. Staff was friendly and provided outstanding service too.

    6 Empanadas
    Ethan A.

    Was going to get 3 empanadas, ended up with 6 because why not. My favorite was the chicken adobo, it was meaty, savory and packed a ton of flavor. My second favorite was mango cheesecake, it was decadent and sweet enough with the glaze on top. If you can, you should try the other flavors depending on what you'd think you'd like but definitely include both of those ones. I got full with 3 and I can eat a lot so they're definitely filling. They also come with chili oil that packs a punch and some sweet n sour sauce that complements the empanadas. The mango wall drink was good with a great mango taste. The boba was nice and chewy. Service is friendly and very helpful. Inside is that not that big but it seems more of a takeout spot. The pandan and ube drink were also on my list but I couldn't get 3 drinks so I will have to come back later for those. Overall, great place for empanadas and a sweet drink. Go check them out!

    Got a variety but only remembered to take the photo after scarfing one down quickly.
    Irene N.

    Came here for the first time today with my son to try these empanadas that had unique Filipino inspired flavors and every single one was AMAZING! I also got their flavor of the month which happened to be vegetarian (a creamy mushroom and spinach flavor) that my husband devoured! We came here while we waited to get adjusted at the Joint down the block, so I guess I'll be back every time that I get adjusted! This place is a must try! Empanadas are very delicious and the staff is super friendly!

    Winter Melon Black Milk Tea with coffee jelly
    Christina G.

    Loved the fact that I could order a winter melon tea (not a usual offering on a menu so I was excited to see it!) with coffee jelly, but the 25% sweet was sooo sweet. That was as low sugar as you could go in the online ordering. I also like the fact that they have Filipino empanadas here, though I was too full to partake in any.

    Honeydew milk tea with boba
    Sanilie F.

    I have been to Kuboba a few different times. I have enjoyed each visit. My mom and little sister both love this place as well. We usually order drinks and food items. The staff is very nice. Drinks and food items are always delicious.

    Macha milk tea
    Phoenix F.

    The enpanadas are delicious and good sized, we bought extras to take home, the potato curry was my favorite and the macha milk tea. If you buy milk tea you can adjust the sugar level. Great service, clean and good ambiance.

    Kate X.

    I got their mango cheesecake empanada, and it was nice and warm when it was given to me. The empanada had a sugar glaze and was filled with mango puree and cream cheese. It was surprisingly not too sweet.

    Mango w Fresh Mango Wall
    Angela W.

    Discovered this spot on Yelp as I was looking for a quick bite nearby - so glad I did! I ordered the Chicken Adobo and Mango Cheesecake empanadas, as well as the Mango with Fresh Mango Wall drink. Both empanadas were super flavorful - personally, I loved trying the Mango Cheesecake, but probably pass it on my second order (a bit too much cream for me). Like others, I found that the 25% sweetness level was just right for the Mango boba - it was perfectly fresh and didn't sugar me out. The interior is kind of small, but well-decorated - seems like a great hang-out snack spot. I ordered on Snackpass - my food was delayed a couple minutes, but the owner was super super sweet. Absolutely love all the options and will definitely be back!

    Empanadas
    Zarifa A.

    This spot was #1 on Yelp's top eats list in SF so I knew I HAD to try it!! I ordered 3 empanadas here: beef stew, chicken adobo, and spicy curry potatoes with peas. All 3 of them were delicious!! I loved the texture of the bread part itself and the flavors of the filling were so good. They also offer 2 sauces to have with the empanadas and they enhanced it even more. If you're an empanada fan, I recommend checking this spot out! The store itself is on the smaller end, but there are a few seats if you want to eat there. I coincidentally came when they were having a Yelp experience, which was cool, and I loved all the Yelp decor. Service was also friendly.

    Taro with Fresh Taro Wall & Mango with Fresh Mango Wall
    Christine B.

    * Taro w/ Fresh Ube Wall - 9.5/10 (i love the real taro & ube, you can really taste the best of both worlds! the only thing is it that their standard is 25% sugar or else the drink would be rly sweet. after mixing the fresh taro & ube with the milk, it makes the perfect sweet treat combo. ~tine) * Mango w/ Fresh Mango Wall & Boba - 9/10 (first off, the sugar adjustments here are spot on. you can taste the real mango in their smoothie, & the mango wall tasted extremely fresh. the drink was really creamy & not icy like other smoothies. the boba was cooked perfectly w/ a nice bouncy and chewy texture, & the sweetener they used for their boba was really yummy. ~jerm) *you can really tell they don't use powders here!

    Buko Pandan w/ Homemade Pandan Jelly
    Stephanie W.

    The buko pandan drink here is amazing! Great pandan flavor and comes with homemade pandan jelly. I usually go with 25% sweet, which is their standard regular sweetness level and it's perfect. I've tried their beef stew, spicy curry, pepperoni pizza, and mango cheesecake empanadas. My favorites are their beef and curry. Street parking only and can be limited depending on when you visit. There was no parking on during the afternoon weekend when I came. You can order at the register or you can order on your own through the kiosk.

    Kaldereta "Beef Stew"
    Monica Bianca N.

    Attended a Yelp Elite event at the Kuboba Spot and I am so happy I did. The drinks are yummy, and the empanada are delicious! My fiancé ordered the Buko Pandan drink. It was a bit too sweet for my liking, but the flavor was spot on. The Tiger Sugar Cafe drink was strong in coffee flavor, but I enjoyed it. Not too sweet either. The empanadas are made in house. You'll see workers rolling the dough on the side. The empanadas are flaky and full of flavor. We tried a few of the flavors, but I'll definitely have to come back for more. The workers are nice and friendly, and the decor is fun. Can't wait to come back!

    Taro with Fresh Taro Wall (Oat Milk and Honey Boba) and Mango with Fresh Mango Wall (Oat Milk and Lychee Jelly)

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    Delicious empanadas, great, friendly service! Will have to come back to try their boba next time.

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    Ask the Community - Kuboba Spot

    Do you use MSG? Also, do have longanisa using chicken?

    Hi Nerissa, Thank you for your question. We use specific ingredients to certain fillings that… 

    Is there vegan options?

    Hi Mak, we can customized some of our drinks to be vegan. As far as empanadas, we are doing a vegan friendly for Berkeley Restaurant Week next week March 23-April 2. Hope you can swing by. Thank you for your inquiry.

    Are there any caffeine free boba drinks?

    Hi Annabelle, yes! There’s a few specialty drinks that are caffeine free.

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    So cool to have this great tea spot close to campus!…read more This is a spacious, stylish, modern, and comfortable space to relax and enjoy your milk tea. Very convenient to order on one of the two self service kiosks, though a line can form at times (wish they had at least one more). There's a useful screen showing all of the orders that are ready and being worked on. There's a good amount of seating well spread out with some tables and a large communal table. Some power outlets near the wall for charging. There's a cool tea tasting and education area where they let you taste and learn about tea. They have some of the best tea of any chain, you can really taste the tea flavor. Their boba also comes warm and fresh in your cup. And how fun is their built in cup holder rope!

    If you like tea this is the place to go to because they do a tea demonstration in Georgia did an…read moreamazing job with describing the taste how they smell and taste and how to make it as well. . It was very informative and takes about 15 minutes which I really love and I really enjoy and learned a lot about tea. . Also I love coming here and getting the green milk tea with Boba and it has your Taro Boba and taro paste too. You can have it less sweet or no sweet and you can have it with less ice or more ice it's all up to your choice. . This is near the university and parking is a little challenge but there's also street parking and parking garage too. Hope this review helps and thanks for reading and have a yelp-tastic day.

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    Busy any time. Lots of nice table configurations
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    TP TEA

    4.3
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    Summer has definitely shown up during the last few days of July with a heatwave upon us with the…read moresun coming out. The weather heats up there is nothing more essential to refresh by grabbing a beverage on ice. There are many places to grab something to clinch your thirst. Nothing is better on a sunny day as grabbing a bubble tea. There is a place which professionally provides all kinds of flavors of drinks from Taiwan and it's called Taiwan Professional Tea. On another Summer stroll in Telegraph I landed at Taiwan Professional Tea. Inside there is some seating and the party people order on a kiosk. They have lots of drinks not too sweet and some are sour like lemonade like some on my social media feed. They also have matcha for Don Juan de la Matcha . I got the Mango Passion Smoothie . It was not too sweet and it had lots of flavor and hit the spot . A good place to grab a drink rain or shine because the drinks are Type A ( Taipei). Last day of the month and it's "gone" now every social media feed for the end of July photo dump is what is going "on" but this place has tasty tea drinks which has a second name professional and first name "Taiwan" and they also have matcha for the "Don Juan" This place is the place during a heatwave is the answer and that is "unquestionable"they have drinks with fruits and not a "vegetable"when it comes to matcha leave it to the "professional" because Don Juan de la Matcha is nothing "correctable"

    One of my favorite milk tea chains in the Bay Area, always consistent. My favorite is their TGY…read moreMilk Tea which has great tea flavor, but they also have a huge variety of other choices, including seasonal ones. Small spot with only a little seating, but it's quick and easy to order from their self service kiosks.

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    Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea

    4.0
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    We found this spot by accident because we were looking for a store nearby. I LOVED IT! Cutest place…read morewith the nicest employees. I had a lot of questions and they sweetly answered them before I did my order. You order online or on the screens in the store. Pretty self explanatory and easy. There are just a few places to sit inside, so probably want to get it to go. I ordered this heavenly mango/grapefruit concoction with pearls. 15/10. It was so hard to choose what to order because everything looked so delicious and refreshing. My drink was ready in less than 10 minutes. I definitely want to come back and try some different drinks!

    Tried a few more drinks at Yi Fang:…read more Multi-floral honey mountain tea, 50 sweet no ice, large: The drink was done in about half the time that was estimated (Snackpass estimated 15 minutes, but it was done in 7). It was barely sweet, 50% is the lowest sweetness you can set for this drink. I was disappointed by this one as I felt the tea and floral flavors could've been stronger, it really just tasted of honey. Large chocoberry bliss, warm, 50 sweet (which was the recommended sweetness): It's a non caffeinated drink and can only be hot or warm. It tastes of dark chocolate with strawberry. It reminded me of hot chocolate but with a strawberry milk flavor, I liked it and would recommend trying it when it's in season if you enjoy sweets and chocolate in particular. Cheese creamer black tea, no ice, 0% sweetness, large cold: The tea is truly bitter when at 0% sweetness, which is what I intended. A generous thick amount of creamer on top. It doesn't mix easily with the tea. Note that on Snackpass, they add another $0.25 onto the price of your drink for "city cup fee" - referring to City of Berkeley's fee charged for plastic drink cups. I have found they're usually pretty fast at making the drinks and they may be done earlier than what Snackpass estimates. Sometimes you may need to get the attention of one of the workers as they can be occupied working and aren't always at the counter looking at you.

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    I moved to Berkeley about a month ago, and Asha quickly became one of my go-to spots for matcha. I…read morelove the vibe and decor of the cafe, the baristas have always been sweet and friendly, and the menu has a great selection. I especially appreciate that they have genmaicha, which can be harder to find. Their version has a distinct roasted tea flavor that doesn't taste watered down, which I love. Their strawberry matcha is also delicious, with a fresher, juicier strawberry flavor than a lot of other spots. I would honestly give this location 5 stars based on the drinks and regular barista interactions alone, but my last experience was really off-putting. I noticed that people often study there with laptops, so I came in with mine and brought a small lunch from Oori down the street to make a morning out of it. I've done this before without issue, but this time, a woman with crazy eyes who seemed to have a higher role came out and very abruptly scolded me, saying, "You CAN'T eat outside food here," while aggressively pointing toward the door as if I needed to leave immediately. I completely understand having a no-outside-food policy, and I would have had no problem following it if it had been communicated respectfully. But the way she approached me felt unnecessarily harsh and honestly pretty upsetting. I apologized right away, packed everything up in a panic, and left. After processing it, I realized how inappropriate the interaction felt for something that could have been addressed with a simple, polite reminder. Overall, Asha has great matcha, a cute space, and friendly baristas, but that experience really left a bad taste in my mouth. Just a heads up: the drinks are good, but you may want to be careful about bringing outside food in, because the policy might be enforced in a pretty unpleasant way.

    at this point I have tried most of the Matcha places in downtown and this is the only one I have…read moregone back to multiple times. The Matcha is always a beautiful bright green color with a large depth of flavor. both the hot matcha and strawberry iced matter matcha are my favorite depending on the weather. Also they have adorable tea and California enamel Pins for sale at reasonable prices. I can get my morning cane and birthday present shopping done on the same day.

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    I have had Heytea before, trying the Triple Matcha and the Mulberry Boom…read more Triple Matcha: I think my favorite was the triple matcha with the combination of Jasmine and matcha giving a very strong green tea flavor along with the matcha heavy cream. Yingde Mochi Milk Tea: This time I tried their Yingde mochi milktea which was very unique. I had tried mochi milk tea before but the last time I had it, it was a choking hazard. This time however, it was a perfect consistency where it wasn't too tough to cause clumps in the bottom, but still soft enough to be sucked up through the straw. The tea also had a really nice toasty black tea flavor and I really enjoyed the complexity of this drink. It was also fun to open up the drink and scoop up the "mochi" off the bottom. I just wished I could see the pretty layers of this drink in a clear cup. I hope I can order this again next time!

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