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    Pop Tea Bar

    3.9 (345 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Passion fruit flavor fizzy drink
    Joy P.

    Service is fast. People are always polite. It's clean and quiet. I've only gotten the passion fruit flavor fizzy drink. Here's the thing - I've been to many boba places because my daughters l-o-v-e boba. I typically don't order anything or might try and think, "Eh that was okay." But when I was feeling adventurous and ordered a drink at Pop Tea Bar, their fizzy drink instantly became my favorite non-caffeinated drink. So much so that when my daughter gets her hair done, I am ecstatic. Try it out if you want a sparkling lightly sweetened drink!

    Amanda M.

    I came here one day and got a snack, their osmanthus milk tea and a crab mix salad onigiri. The osmanthus milk tea didn't have osmanthus flavor, but it did have an oolong tea flavor. The drink was fine. The crab mix salad onigiri was a nice size. They made it to order which was nice, however the egg on the onigiri was dry and overcooked. The rest of it was fine, the seaweed, rice, crab salad mix and spam. They also have other food options like rice bowls and fried snacks. There is no onsite parking but there is good street parking and a parking garage nearby.

    Classic Onigiri
    Russ K.

    Stopped by the other day for a quick snack as we were craving popcorn chicken. You can tell the oil isn't refreshed often and overall wasn't great. Definitely skip if you're looking for popcorn chicken. Also ordered the onigiri. The spam was ROCK hard and inedible. This place is probably more known for their tea and not their food. Service was nice though and quick. Food just isn't great.

    Drinks menu
    Carla K.

    The chicken banh mi is delicious. Juicy chicken, fresh veggies, and the perfect balance of flavors. I also love their matcha with soy milk. It's refreshing and not too sweet. The service is always great. All the employees are super friendly and accommodating. I also really like the music they play. The food and drinks come out FAST which is perfect if you're on the go. Prices are reasonable and worth it for the quality and portions. They text you when your order is done which is super convenient. They also have bathroom for customers in the back. I highly recommend this boba place!

    B3. Coconut Green Milk Tea 0% added syrup : perfection!
    Rebekah M.

    Not a franchise, not premade, abundance of vegan option, friendly and helpful staff, quiet environment... Met Kyle, who as a local has tried most the boba in the bay and loved this spot so much he opted to work here. It's the best boba spot around-and as all the other reviews mention, it has the cheapest boba in the bay! As someone who recently moved to the bay and has noticed this seems to be boba central, I have been eager to try a drink. Unfortunately after stopping into many spots it seemed there would never be a vegan option - until I found this spot! We ordered a green tea coconut boba, chose 0% added syrup option: I have to say, it was super sweet and delightful! It's amazing this place is the only one I've found with non dairy options and an abundance of options nonetheless! I also realized today that most if not all boba shops use premade packages, which as a nutrition fanatic I understand how detrimental that is. This spot doesn't do that, they make everything the day of which I greatly appreciate! Overall it was a wonderful first time boba experience for us! Anyone who's body doesn't tolerate animal byproducts or is vegan for ethical reasons, try this place out! And again, thanks Kyle for the above and beyond service!

    Popcorn chicken, honeydew milk tea, and Mango Fresh Fruit Bite Green Tea
    Tasha H.

    I wanted to like this place so much! They have a nice variety of milk tea and fruit tea on the menu, and drinks start at sub-$5 which is rare these days. But the food quality just wasn't there. Popcorn chicken - good flavor, but most of the bag was tiny crumbs of chicken. Honeydew milk tea - tea was good, but boba was all one big clump. Required some surgical precision to separate enough pearls to actually get some into the straw Mango gogo - was actually less sweet, but the fruit inside did not taste fresh.

    D2. Strawberry Ice Slush & E1. Original Popcorn Chicken
    Irene C.

    Make sure to order ahead using Snackpass to save some time & to get points! I like the split cup which is nice for 2 kids to share 1 drinks Popcorn chicken is ok, maybe we'll try other food/snacks next time. Very casual place with a few seating... used to have back seating which is nice for large groups but sadly they closed it.

    C2. Passion Fruit Green Tea with boba
    Karishma P.

    Quick service and delicious tea! Pleasantly sweet and nice boba. Small shop inside but easy to order on the online screen.

    A8. Mango Gogo with Fresh Mango Bite A6. Rose Lady
    Jay R.

    It was aiight. We ordered a mango gogo and a rose milk tea. We liked the bits inside the drinks, like the rose petals and mango pieces. Neither of us got boba in our drinks. I also ordered medium spicy popcorn chicken. THAT was really good. The only issue was that the bag wasn't even full, which is absurd considering the price. The service was friendly and the ambiance was clean and inviting.

    F1. BBQ Pork Sandwich
    Daisy G.

    The bahn mi here is so good! It has a good ratio of veggies, meat, and bread. The sandwich is quite thick and big. I also got a lavender milk tea with boba. The boba has a good texture of chewiness. I got less ice but the milk tea tasted watered down. Would definitely come back here for their bahn mi!

    F4. Fancy Pork with Pate Sandwich
    Shirley M.

    I love boba. I love banh mi. A place that sells both?! A winning combo. I haven't been this satisfied with an impromptu meal like this in a minute. Came here after a post-work hike and maybe it was the heat, maybe it was the post workout euphoria but boy did this place hit the spot. In a place like Palo Alto that's often saturated with overpriced and overcrowded noms, this little hole in the wall boba shop on Cal Ave was a breath of fresh air! They sell classic boba drinks and have food like popcorn chicken, an assortment of banh mi, and other snacks like fries. Park in the parking structure a minute away (free for 3 hours before 5 p.m. and no limit after 5) and place your order at the kiosk inside. They only had one, but there was no line. Seating can be limited but we were able to grab some bar stools in a jiffy while we waited for our food to come out. Once it did, I devoured my pork pate sandwich like there was no tomorrow, and the mango passion fruit tea was a lifesaver on a hot day. I could have easily had the entire meal again in that same sitting, that's how good it was. Sometimes you need to cut out all the noise and just focus on the taste - that's what I feel like this place did. No frills and all flavor. Everyone working here was really friendly, and the menu provided multiple options without being too overwhelming. I'm already drooling thinking about the next time I come back - this place gets 5 bobalicious stars from me!

    This is not a bahn mi as much as it is a deli sandwich because of the bread. This should be on  a baguette, not a roll.

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    Tong Sui - T14 Mango Mochi Coconut Pudding and T29 Earl Grey Coconut Pudding

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    4.7(597 reviews)
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    AMAZING!!! One of my all time favorite dessert places in the bay!!!…read more This particular location is SO cute. And also located in a very adorable shopping/restaurant grid, so the surrounding shops and streets are also so nice to walk around in! I was overwhelmed with the delicious options in flavors for the coconut pudding desserts! From persimmon (my favorite), to durian, to mango sticky rice, to black sesame...oh my god asian flavor galore. My friend and I got several flavors because we couldn't just pick one! We tried: Persimmon Mochi - This was my absolute favorite. The mochi at the top wasn't chewy by any means, but it had such a nice goopy mouth feel that was very different from the tofu-like pudding. The persimmon itself was so fresh and sweet, just simply addicting. I loved it so much I ordered another one to bring home. Durian - If you like durian, you'll like this. While the flavor was delicious and fresh, I wasn't particularly wowed because all the other flavors seemed to have some extra huzzah going for it. The durian one was mainly some mashed durian on top of the coconut pudding, without any pomp and circumstance. Don't get me wrong, still delicious, just a bit more straightforward than I expected. Mango Sticky Rice - LOVED this one!! This was a 3 layer dessert, with mango at the top, coconut pudding in the middle, and purple sticky rice at the bottom. The rice was an excellent chew texture, and the layered spoonfuls were divine! I would definitely get this flavor again!!! Black Sesame - I loved how the black sesame portion on the top was its own texture/consistency! I liked how thick it was, and fragrant. We also ordered the corn latte and the matcha cloud! The corn one was bit too grainy for me, especially towards the latter half, but the matcha cloud was SO good. The matcha was a deep earthy flavor, definitely quality! And the cream at the top was to die for. The interior is so adorable, and very comfortable to sit and catch up with a friend in! The staff is so nice, and I love that with every order, they hand you a cute little paper bag with utensils and napkins already set in it. Everything was just packaged in such a careful and whimsical way. Just such a treasure of a desert spot! There is a 3hr free parking garage only a block away. Various street parking spaces available too, but it gets pretty hard to find a spot since this area is so busy.

    Too pricy and not something I will try again! Parking is a nightmare!…read more However the sitting area is nice!

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    4.5(1.7k reviews)
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    Came by to try after lunch on Mother's Day, probably around 4PM. The place was SUPER busy when we…read morewent, but the service was still really fast and organized, we got our drinks within 10 minutes. The interior is modern and really cute, and they even have a dog check-in photo wall which was so so cute ! We got the snowy Jasmine with boba. Drinks themselves were light, fragrant, and refreshing. Even at 100% sweetness, they actually weren't too sweet, I would even argue getting 125% to match other boba places 100% sweetness. The boba had a really good flavor and sweetness to it that balanced everything out perfectly. Overall a great spot to grab a drink. Next time I want to try their Pistachio Matcha Coconut water so I will be coming back!

    Thank goodness for weekdays off! I went on a random Tuesday afternoon close to their opening time…read moreat 11am and let me tell you, hardly a soul in sight. I even got a pic of the seating without anyone in my photo. SCORE! I would highly recommend a day other than the weekend. I would give this place a 3.5 if I could. I just ordered a drink for myself and for my brother. In and out in maybe 10minutes? There's a kiosk to order and a spot to pick up your drink-- very efficient. I got the basic jasmine milk tea because I love jasmine tea and knew that if any place were to make the best jasmine milk teas, it would be this place. Molly is Chinese for jasmine anywayyyyyy (shout out to my coworker for telling me this!). I did not try my brother's tea so I cannot comment on it. I liked my jasmine tea, I can tell it was higher quality than other places I've had jasmine tea, but is it worth the hype? I don't think so. It's good, don't get me wrong, but wait-in-a-3-hour-line good? nothing is. I think I've also become desensitized to the high tea prices that $7-8 is somehow normal? When it shouldn't be! My only frame of reference nowadays is seeing how much tea cost in Asia. And in Taiwan (the birthplace of boba) I got boba for $3 ;( *sigh oh well I live in one of the most expensive places in the country but also I cannot believe I let myself think this is okay. Anyway, it's a treat, not a habit I would give into everyday.

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    3.8(268 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    I went with my friend the opening when you first walk in the store is pretty small so if there are…read morepeople inside be prepared to squish yourself around. The outside of the store has a large pink rabbit and is great for cute photo opportunities, the chairs inside and outside are pink which fits their theme pretty well. Everything inside the store is mostly pink, and they have a small wall on your right when you first walk in with trinkets and other small items. I ordered a mango matcha the matcha was well concentrated and not too watered down, the ice cream that came with the drink was so delicious. It was creamy, smooth, and not too bitter but you still taste the green tea/matcha flavor. Make sure to mix the drink because the mango chunks at the bottom help sweeten and add depth to the matcha. My friend got a crème brûlée pudding drink (I think I am not sure what it is called) and she said it was good. The pudding was soft but still dense which made it easy to break and drink up with the straw, the milk tea was also very good, it was sweet but not too sweet with the small chunks of pudding was amazing though. It took about 10-15 minutes for them to finish our two drinks, and with other people ordering, online orders too, and the complexity of the drinks their workers worked fast and efficiently which was a really nice. Over all this place is definitely the place to go to when in close by, definitely try out one of their matcha or mango drinks!

    I decided to return to Ume...and I deeply regret it. I placed my order for a Brown Sugar Boba &…read moreMochi Black Milk Tea, and the Popcorn Chicken&Fries Combo at 1:28pm. By 1:35 I asked the girl at the counter about my order as there were only 2 other customers and she snapped at me and said "not ready yet. Wait" Umm...yeah not a problem. 1:45 I asked again because I had been waiting almost 20 minutes for my order as, once again she snaps at me said "have some patience. It's not ready yet." Ok but 2/3 of the employees are standing around doing NOTHING. not making drinks or anything. At 1:49 she calls my name and TOSSES my order at me causing some fries to spill, and points at my drink and says "there's your drink. Bye" Once I sat down, and took my first bite I was saddened to discover my food isn't hot. It's not even warm. Which makes me wonder how long it had been sitting behind the counter. I'm absolutely appalled. I work nearby, and will be telling my employees to not give Ume any of their business, and instead to go to Pop Tea Bar.

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    3.8(610 reviews)
    1.1 mi
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    Boba Guys is consistently my favorite boba spot. They have a range of classic and more unique…read moredrinks that really hit the spot. I visited on a Sunday evening, and there were a couple other customers, but it wasn't too busy. The store has a whole wall of fun snacks/merch, including Cheetos and aardvark-holding-boba stuffed animals. You can either order on a kiosk or with an actual employee. After we ordered, our drinks arrived in minutes. There's no seating in the store but plenty of random chairs/benches outdoors. My go-to drink is the strawberry fields, which features any milk of your choice and strawberry puree. I absolutely love how refreshing this drink is. On a hot day, this is the drink that I crave. The strawberry puree is perfectly sweet but not overpowering. When you mix the puree with the milk, it makes for a creamy, satisfying sip. I would consider Boba Guys drinks quite reasonably priced, especially given its location. There are some extremely pricey boba places in the Bay, but in my opinion, Boba Guys surpasses most in quality, taste, and price.

    I would like to share an experience I had at palo alto, ca location…read more I ordered 12 drink on Monday. To be picked up on Tuesday. A full day ahead to make sure it was ready on time. I ordered directly from the Boba Guys website so as too not have confusion When i got to Boba Guys on Tuesday, Not only were none of drinks ready, the one staff member there said she had no knowledge of any online order. I showed her my order number (below). And i had to wait there for 30 minutes while she made my order. I ended up being late for my meeting. What is the point of online ordering if it doesn't go through to the staff? I would like to add that the drinks were fine.

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