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    3.9 (69 reviews)
    Open • 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Strawberry milk tea with mango popping boba

    This place is great! The drinks taste very good and the service was acceptable. The drink came with the lid not fully sealed but still tasted good! Definetely recommend this place!!

    Classic Green Pearl Milk Tea

    Really good boba and the texture was purrrfect. Super cute spot too, would definitely come back!

    Strawberry Iced Blended with Lychee Jelly & Ice Cream, Mango & Passion Fruit Tea, QQ Milk Tea
    Siria F.

    Stopped by closer to closing time so we were the only customers there. The cashier greeted us and answered all of our questions. I loved the Ice Blended Strawberry drink, it comes with a scoop of ice cream. It's soo good! I will be ordering again next time. They have some board game available if you want to hang out inside. There's plenty of seating and they have a bathroom for customers inside.

    Strawberry Coconut Ice Blend with lychee

    Strawberry coconut ice blend with lychee is so good and refreshing. Their lychee is chewy and has great flavor. The service is quick and always consistent. Cute and clean place. Will be back!

    Love this place . Good vibes after target.clean good food options near by . Kids love the drinks . Service is quick.

    Milk tea
    Nikki Y.

    This place is my go-to for boba drinks, and everything I've tried has been amazing! Their Okinawa milk tea is perfectly balanced and super flavorful, and their Thai tea is rich and refreshing. But my all-time favorite has to be the QQ Happy Family. It's packed with boba, pudding, grass jelly, lychee jelly, and red beans. It's like a party in a cup! I usually ask to leave out the red beans since I'm not a fan, but even without it, it's absolutely delicious. The drinks here are consistently great, and the workers are always friendly and helpful. This is one of the better Boba spots in North County SD.

    Annie T.

    Normally frequent the Sharetea in Riverside but was in the area for Legoland and had to get my boba fix. Location/Parking: Easy to find. Directions through Yelp were accurate. Big parking lot (in plaza with other stores) with spaces right in front of the shop. Price: 3.5 stars. I'm used to Sharetea near my home (2 hours away Lol) with recent promo of student discount Bogo1/2 or Yelp 15%. However, they do give stamp card. Taste: 4 stars. My usual Thai tea was fine. They give a good amount of boba and the boba is not mushy or hard. Just chewy yumminess. I appreciate that they do not give less drink when I ask for no ice. However, they didn't ask sweetness level (I like 100% sweetness anyway but other location asks every time). Make sure to request for less ice or varying sweetness if you like 75% or 50%.

    Menu 9/2021
    Jailen T.

    I was surprised to see a new ShareTea on this side of San Marcos. Not sure when they opened but they're definitely still getting it together... drinks all tasted watered down. I asked for extra boba on a few drinks (we ordered 12) and didn't receive the extra boba. Did an online order ahead of time because I knew 12 drinks would take a while but still had to wait 20min after arrival. Drinks wise this is probably the worst share tea I've been tea and the boba gets all stuck together. The employees are kind and are doing their best.

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    Staff and management are super sweet and helpful, drinks are always out quickly! The classic brown sugar milk tea never disappoints

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    Terrible service. Felt like I ruined the woman working's day by ordering from her. Drink was good tho

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    Always get the Thai Tea milk tea, staff is always so friendly and welcoming. Gives plenty of boba and all drinks are amazing quality!

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    Sharetea is my favorite place. They have great customer service and delicious boba drinks:)

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