I decided to stop by while I was in the area. I ordered a roasted milk tea - G size (I assume it stands for giant), 30% sugar, no ice - on the screen kiosk, it was done within 2 minutes. The store is pretty large inside and they have their own parking lot. It was a little bit pricey although I appreciate the option of getting a large size. The tea itself was pretty good though, I definitely got the nutty savory flavor I was looking for, and not watered down. It was a little sweeter than I expected for 30%, but that could be seen as a good thing too. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Roasted milk tea, giant - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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Great! Roasted oolong milk tea is my favorite here! It comes with grass jelly Offers 3-4 sizes of cups. Loads of flavors. Order from Kiosk. Fast service, and cute design! read more

Milk Tea Lab - Menu - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I feel like Milk Tea Lab was THE trendy new place to go a few years ago, however it just looks dirty, run down, like it's about to go out of business. The things I noticed were the exorbitant amount of sticky notes, dirty and dim lamps, and the menu prices on the tvs not matching the tablet prices. Ordering from the tablet was very weird too because many of the items didn't have a photo associated. This would be somewhat understandable if you were a new place but not for a place that's been open for multiple years. No interaction with staff until they have completed your drink either. This just feels like it needs a major deep clean and update. Something to note is that milk tea lab is not really for the teas but more for a good place for the variety of toppings. I think that at least half of the drinks are just powdered or syrup. A highlight topping is the heart shaped jelly. Their boba today was top quality and had the perfect amount of sweetness and chewiness. The staff are very friendly when you do interact at the end and our drinks came out quickly but that really doesn't make up for how dated this place feels. The only real benefit of going here is that it's open late till 11pm but recently the place looks empty every time. read more

I hate writing bad reviews, but I couldn't drink the tea I ordered from this place. I got a passionfruit tea, ordered it less sweet, and when I took my first sip, I felt like I was drinking straight syrup. I was there with friends celebrating a birthday, so I stuck around with my tea, but I just couldn't drink my tea and didn;t want to waste it, so I hung on to it. I went back to the menu to see if I had the option to just order plain unsweetened tea to fix my drink, but didn't see that as a option, so I just hung on to my drink and took it home. I ended up diluting the tea across 4 separate servings with some strong Jasmine green tea at home to make it drinkable. 4 full 16 ounces of tea from 1 drink... imagine how much sugar that was. From a drink ordered as less sweet! One star review because of the drink quality, but also, there was no option for them to redeem themselves with service or anything because you order from a screen and have zero interaction with people there. I couldn't fix my drink because I didn't have the option to from the digital menu ordering, and I couldn't get anyone's attention to ask about ordering plain tea, so that was that... read more

This place gives me high school boba shop throwback vibes in terms of the decor, the hours, and what they offer on the menu, it's very nostalgic. The drinks have less of an emphasis on tea quality and more on sweetness/toppings- their boba is quite QQ even at the end of the day since they are open quite late, I'll give them that. I finally got the opportunity to try their milk tea hot pot, and it was pretty good! I added a star because the service we received on my latest visit was excellent- even though there was a rotating crowd of high schoolers, our server was asking us if we wanted refills on toppings and even of the milk tea itself. When I asked for a cup to take the remaining milk tea to-go, she poured some more milk tea, sugar, and ice into my cup to fill it up. So sweet and thoughtful of her. I don't think that other milk tea spots directly from China and Taiwan with higher quality are this attentive! The milk tea hot pot involves simple syrup on the side so you can control the sweetness level you want, along with a bowl of milk tea and three toppings on the side (we selected jasmine milk tea and lychee jelly, egg pudding, and boba). It's a nice experience if you want to share your drink with someone, I can see how it can be considered gimmicky but it's definitely a unique offering. read more

I love a milk tea spot that opens late. And the snacks are good! There's seatings and its clean. The milk tea is also pretty darn good. I had the roasted honey milk tea with egg pudding. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Mild Popcorn chicken and roasted honey with egg pudding - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Every time we've come here the food has been absolutely above any expectation we had. Huge portions, great pricing, delicious and customizable drinks. It was absolutely 5 stars every time. Today though absolutely missed the mark food-wise and we hope it's not the new way of doing things. We ordered our favorite snacks- popcorn chicken and fried calamari. The popcorn chicken had far less breading which would normally be a welcome thing health wise but instead there was an increase of squishy texture and fat? It had so much fat my husband thought it was pork at first. When we ordered it we were anticipating it's regular 'crunchy' texture while also receiving enough to fill both of us (as has been the standard) but this time there wasn't enough chicken to fill the container it was in. To top it off, the container seemed smaller than previous times. The calamari was way too soft that I feel like I can't quite call it fried....more like baked & then steamed. The breading was crispy enough that it LOOKED crunchy but immediately started falling apart when you go to take it out of the container. The taste it the actual calamari was tender and delicious but a whole ring was not at its usual (or previous?) standard of excellence. They really skimped out on the quantity of the calamari too by making sure there was ample room for the dip and lemon wedges inside the container it comes in. Whereas before these containers were barely being kept shut because of house much calamari was in them WITH the lemon wedges. All in all the tea was absolutely the saving grace of this meal but the food quality fell wayyyy short of what we remembered. I'd probably try ordering the snacks once more but if this is the new standard of food then we won't be buying it at all and we'll stick to their tea. read more

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There phone number doesn't work. They forgot parts of our order we paid for but there is no way to contact them

This is another tea place that open late. Most places close by 9:30 pm but this place close at 12 am. Very unique on the time. This place attract different crowds after 9 pm. The Tea. And snack are average . Good to enjoy when you have the munchies. Go try it after hours read more

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tl;dr Watered down, basically undrinkable boba, but cool food machine in the corner My fiancée and I have been looking for possible boba caterers for our wedding and found Milk Tea Lab through a Google search. We came to this location to try it out to see if we liked it enough. When we entered at 3 pm the Sunday after Thanksgiving, it was empty. They're open super late until midnight, so maybe it's busier at those hours. Card transactions are required as it doesn't seem like they take cash. There is no human interaction until getting the drink as orders are taken on a tablet. My fiancée ordered the jasmine tea with honey boba (on the favorites list) and I got a mango milk tea with mango stars. My fiancé's grimacing face upon his first sip said it all. I tried it myself and confirmed that it tasted like strange water with boba. No tea taste at all. The boba was decently chewy though. My drink was noticeably better, with recognizable mango taste but a slightly powdery mouthfeel. The mango stars were my favorite part of the drink, so the toppings are good here at least. Considering both drinks, unfortunately I cannot recommend Milk Tea Lab for boba. We didn't try the food here, but it's definitely a no go for boba. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Mango milk tea with mango stars - watered down - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Plaza parking but it is tiny- abt 20 car spaces available Online order via their website is available! In-person, it'll be self-serve kiosk for placing orders and no cash is accepted Their smallest size here is (L)arge and is a 24oz and their biggest size is (G)iant and is 32oz...on the online portal I was wondering what "G" could possibly stand for lol Placed an online order Mango Green Tea with lychee jelly - standard and on the sweeter side so I added some green tea to it at home haha Jasmine Milk Tea with boba - tea flavor isn't very present but overall still OK, boba was a nice soft chew to it Popcorn chicken - 3.5/5 $7 for the portion was alright since I've paid more for less, pretty standard snack in terms of taste and I liked the spice, it helped scratch the itch for popcorn chicken but think it's overall OK Summer hours are great~ 3pm to 12am so it'll definitely be popular + I'll keep it in mind if I ever need a late-night place with friends read more

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Popcorn chicken was delicious! It was very salty but luckily the pieces of chicken itself were pretty juicy. I also got a drink and thought it was very good. I underestimated this place due to its location, but I'll definitely be returning back here if I'm craving popcorn chicken and boba! read more

Cute, cozy and welcoming atmosphere. The decor was trendy and modern, with a touch of Chemistry influence that gave the place a unique flair. But of course, the real star of the show was the Tiger Milk boba tea. Absolutely delicious. I love how you can adjust the ice level to zero unlike some other Boba places. I highly recommend this boba tea place to anyone looking for a cozy and delicious tea experience. The tea and snacks are top-notch, and the staff are friendly and accommodating. I'll definitely be coming back here again! read more

Milk Tea Lab - Jenga and Boba tea kind of day! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

This store is located in a very tiny strip mall. Cute, modern, clean place with a chemistry flair. They have a crane arcade game and a ramen vending machine, which also does pho,udon, and rice. We didn't try it but, we liked the concept that you can get something late night. Very cool. One kiosk (accepts credit card, no cash) to order from. If using cash, I guess they would have a person take your order. It's a pretty cool place to hang out as they have tables/chairs inside and a karaoke machine inside. They just had music playing when we went. I got the Classic Milk Tea with honey boba. I think the boba was soft and chewy - good. The MT itself was a bit weak or too light. They have a lot of drink options and interesting ones as well. The drinks are on the pricey side. I wish they had more descriptions for some of them. Like a drink named Star Wars - Trust me, I know what the reference is. If it was blue milk looking...it's yellowish-orange like a fruit tea. Bottom line, what's in it? Overall, I like the concept and design. I like that they are open til very late - midnight. Most places close at 9pm. I'd go back to try some other drink flavors. read more

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Was craving boba and this was the closest one nearby as we were on aa time crunch. Entrance is located on the opposite side from the street with a handful of parking. There were a couple people already waiting for their drinks as my friends and I put in our drink orders on the kiosk. I placed my order first and it came out within 5 mins.. friend after me got her drink about 5 mins after me. My other two friends got their drinks after a family of 5-6 people who placed their order after us.. not sure how this happened but we were there for over 45 mins (5+ drinks & snacks came out before my friend's 2 drinks). When we asked, they did not apologize but instead said they are behind and working on it.. somehow the orders got mixed up. The peach milk tea and jasmine milk tea were super watery. After reading a few other reviews, it seems like other customers were also experiencing this. I was super curious of the milk tea hot pot experience but I don't think I will be back due to the first bad experience I had here. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Peach Milk Tea & Jasmine Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Got a few drinks here for my fam because it's close and they were visiting. Big mistake! Drinks are subpar to mid at best. I got thai tea and it was so bland. There are a lot better boba spots around, so drive there instead of this place. read more

Your green apple green tea is so good with black pearls so good next time I come too milk tea lab I will order boba milk tea with coffee jelly read more

Not happy with this business at all. You order your own in tablet and not enough assistance to answer your questions. There's not enough information if you don't know exactly what to get or try. Not only that price is little extra but they still ask for a tip?????? What's? I'm ordering my own without help and then system ask for tips. No is not obligatory read more

Milk tea lab has been one of our go-to milk tea spots whenever we're craving a fix. I would say they're mostly consistent with their drinks with my absolute favorite being the mango lover. Make sure you adjust the sweetness because they're definitely on the sweeter side! Also their popcorn chicken is indisputably the most bang for your buck. I love that they're always well seasoned, crispy and pack the box to the brim! read more

Milk Tea Lab - 7. Mango Lover $6.75 - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I tried this place on the app "Too Good to Go". I was so excited to receive my surprise order and we ended up being so pleased with what we were given. We were given the mango pineapple smoothie with boba and blueberry hearts as well as the passion fruit green tea with boba and egg pudding. I would definitely come back to this boba spot!! Mango Pineapple Smoothie: 9/10 Passion fruit Green Tea: 8/10 read more

2.5 stars. This place is a last resort boba shop for me... The only appeal for me is the late night hours. The milk tea "hot pot" is just a gimmick. The service is always slow and the prices have gone up gradually. Their smallest size (without toppings) is almost $7 now after tax. I usually get the Jasmine Milk Tea or the Honey Roasted Milk Tea. These can honestly be a hit or kiss for me though. The tea flavor sometimes comes through; other times it can be watered down. Not a fan of the tonic drinks here. It's just a can of Sprite with some artificial syrups mixed in. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Honey Roasted Milk Tea (L) - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Very cute boba shop with a crane machine for plushies! They have a milk tea pot which is similar to hot pot but for milk tea toppings! I ordered the Honey Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jelly with 50% sugar/ice since it was their popular (#1) drink. $6.95 for a drink that was super watered down and no tea flavor. Wasn't that great. The grass jelly was really good though! read more

Milk Tea Lab - Honey Roasted Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Wanted to try this place for quite some time now. We are glad to have the milk tea pot on the menu. We ordered it through a self ordering kiosk and got our order fairly quick. It wasn't too crowded on a Thursday evening after all the rain. Would definitely return for more with family and friends. read more

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Very quick and good staff. The environment of the place is very cozy even with the science theme. It's pretty cheap for how good the tea is. Love the honeydew boba. read more

I got a giant green apple green tea with blue heart jelly and it was pretty good. The giant size was an extra $1.75 and jelly was an extra .65¢ so the drink came out to $9.10. They put quite a bit of jellies in there so that was nice. I also got popcorn chicken and was super bummed that many pieces weren't cooked, they were slimy and I got bone in one of the pieces so I just didn't even finish them. I got medium spicy and the seasoning was like really concentrated on the pieces in certain areas, not very well spread throughout so the pieces that I did eat were kind of salty in certain places. I had gotten their popcorn chicken before and it was good but this time I was a little grossed out. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Popcorn Chicken. Slimy and had bone in it. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

#taste - 2/5 #portion size - 3/5 #service - 1/5 #value - 2/5 #like - the music playing inside made for really good vibes. #dislike - waited for over half an hour for drinks with maybe only one or two groups ahead of us. #suggestion - come up with a more efficient process for making drinks. read more

Great place to get a snack! Unfortunately they do not have change for cash transactions. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Prices as of 3/7/25 - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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Pros: - Huge selection of teas/sodas and lots of different types of boba toppings (which i think they should advertise much more) - Fun environment with indoor seating. They have a crane game and a ramen/noodle making machine - Plenty of parking and lots of restaurant nearby so makes this a great place to go after Cons: - Menu doesn't show what's in some of the drinks (e.g. the alien tonic is really green apple soda and cupid tonic is lychee soda.. no way to know that w/o asking the workers) - Don't have a TV or board game there, so not a lot of incentives to stay - The food is generally very salty and makes great beer/bar food...except they don't serve alcohol Overall, loved the selection and would come back again! read more

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Milk Tea Lab was so many options for drinks I was a bit overwhelmed once I saw their menu. It gives off a fun environment with their crane game and ramen/noodle making machine and they also provide board games for people who want to dine-in. During my visit, I ordered the Lychee Green Tea which wasn't bad. It tasted like any regular Lychee Green Tea in my opinion and for the price I paid I don't think it was worth the price. Maybe next time I'll try their milk tea hot pot which seems like what they're known for and their other unique drinks like their tonics. Also, there needs to be better descriptions on their menu. I had to keep asking their workers what was what like their alien/cupid tonics. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Honey Roasted Milk Tea with Boba, Lychee Green Teas, and Jasmine Milk Tea with Lychee Jelly. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Update: We came back and ordered a bunch of drinks. Jasmine and oolong are better choices. The tea and milk were good as usual, and the grass jelly is a better topping than the boba here. The main reason we came back though was to try the ramen vending machine. 45 seconds to hot fresh ramen, so it says. The large touch display was like a giant iPad. There was a surprisingly interesting menu, including things like ramen and chicken teriyaki bowls. We got the spicy ramen and Chinese style beef noodle soup. Not sure it fits with the Japanese comfort food theme but a welcome item. After you order and pay, the machine cooks it and then a little door opens. I'm not sure if it heats it using a microwave or steam, but it's nice and hot and dripping with steam. I had to get napkins to pick up the plastic bowl. We got the utensils from the counter, and peeled back the plastic cellophane. Sure enough, inside were noodles, as advertised, complete with little pieces of meat, and green bok choi. The meat was not too grey, the veggies not too wilted. Soup and noodles were ok. My general impression was that it was like airplane food. Coach. Someone made a nice bowl in some industrial kitchen somewhere, and they had to seal it and rush it to the machine and start the clock on the freshness. I probably wouldn't come back on another date, but it was fun the first time. read more

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Out with the kids late and wanted a snack/treat. Searched for tapioca express and they were all closed. I found this place on Yelp and decided to try it. Yelp showed it was open til midnight. This place was really fun. Very active, lots of people, comfortable lounge chairs and lots of game to play. My kids grabbed a connect 4 game and we moved 2 tables together. Other tables had games going like Jinga. What we ordered: Orange Dreamcicle Taro slush Oreo Cloud Strawberry Mango smoothie Tempura shrimp We tried to order calamari, but they were out. The counter girls were nice and the drinks came out fast. They all tasted great. There were plenty of shrimp for the price. The shrimp dipping sauce was Spicy and really tasty. We sat for over an hour playing games, listening to music and watching all the people come through. A good place for teens to hangout together. Will decide back. read more

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Tea is good and I like that they're open late, but there's no longer any human interaction. You order on a kiosk and it's dirty inside. The vibe never returned after the pandemic. It's a bit sad. read more

Tl;dr : worse than T4, not worth your time unless you're a local high school student with no car to go to better places I've been here multiple times ever since they opened, and each time I come here, the same quality of drink and food has been served. They're very reliable in that aspect. Honestly, this chain is like a worse T4. Felt the munchies for late night popcorn chicken and got a large jasmine milk tea with honey boba. The popcorn chicken was $6 for a tiny, greasy little box of fried chicken skins. There literally was 2 chunks of meat, and that's $6? Come on, even T4 gives you more than that. Now onto the boba drink: as a local boba-goer that has been to most places in the Bay Area, this place can't compete with the other shops in the area. The honey boba can't really be called honey boba; there is no honey taste! I make my own boba at home and know better to soak my boba pearls in honey after cooking so they actually taste like something! Also, the boba pearls themselves taste like over cooked, sad soggy little balls. Not chewy at all and really just tasted like mush in your mouth. The drink flavor tasted average. There is nothing here that stands out for a milk tea, other than maybe the "unique" soda drinks they offer. At least they're open late during COVID, so that's nice I guess. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Jasmine Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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I found out about this place a while back pre-COVID when they had the cute "make your own tea" lab idea. I really liked the idea of the "lab" and it was super cute on the inside. I was in the area and decided to stop by. I ordered a regular honey roasted milk tea without grass jelly. The tea had the perfect amount of sweetness and was super refreshing on a hot day. I was worried that it would be too milky but it was actually perfect. I am not really a huge fan of grass jelly so I decided to get it without the grass jelly and decided on no toppings. They are another solid boba spot in the bay area. I wish that they were closer to where I lived but I really enjoyed the honey roasted milk tea. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Honey Roasted Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I was excited to come here when it first opened and invited my mentally ill ex. It became our spot. We don't talk anymore and I'm glad. I still love this place and can enjoy it in peace now. read more

I came here with my friends to try the milk tea hot pot. We got oolong tea, and it comes with the sugar syrup, creamer, and three toppings. We chose honey boba, tofu pudding, and red jelly hearts (strawberry-flavored). The hot pot came out fairly quickly, and we followed their online instructions on the steps, such as trying the tea before adding anything, after adding sugar, and so on. The tea came with a small pot with heat, and a few small cups. The tea was fine, though I think it didn't get to the same level as if you ordered an individual drink. I feel like it was something with the type of creamer, even though we adjusted the creamer and sugar to our tastes. The honey boba syrup didn't have as much flavor as I'd like, though the chewiness was great. The tofu pudding seemed a bit strange, like it didn't have the same texture and taste as silky tofu pudding. It had more of a steamed egg texture. The jelly hearts was the best toppings. I think it would've been easier to enjoy this if the cups they provided were larger, though they were really cute. We also ordered a takoyaki, which was decent for a boba place. The service was alright, and they were pretty quick to help us when the heat for our tea went out. I think they were hanging out in the back and messed with the music when they were no customers since it once got super loud right behind us, and occassionally abruptly changed the music, which wasn't great. I don't think I would try the hot pot again, though it's not a bad activity to try with friends if you like boba. I might come here again to try the drinks. read more

Milk Tea Lab - Takoyaki - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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good place for late night boba, def seems like a spot where all the local kids hit up. it has solid drinks and will satisfy ur cravings. i wouldn't plan on staying too long if you're looking for somewhere quieter or more chill. when ive gone there's def a lot going on, some are studying and others are climbing on the furniture bouncing off the walls. read more

I'm not sure if I came on an off day but the drinks were very mediocre. I got their regular milk tea with boba and their milk teas just tasted a bit watered down and the boba pearls were a bit hard? Might have to try this place again read more

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Their honey roasted milk tea with boba is my absolute favorite, and their basil popcorn chicken is THE best I've had-- always salty, crispy and fresh. Love the ambience of the place as well. I don't live in San Jose anymore but I always make sure to come here when I visit. read more

This place is beyond expensive a regular size drink is $7.44 after tax. I can't believe how outrageous these drinks are getting. It doesn't even make sense anymore the price gouging is absolutely horrible. The drink was super liquidy and I ordered a smoothie. The quality isn't the same and the prices are unreasonable. read more