My favorite Tapex location! It's not crowded with people and a nice place to catch up with friends. I recommend their mango lychee snow bubble. Students get to spin the wheel for discounts too! read more

I accidentally found this place after dropping off a FedEx package. I loved the customer service and the quickness of it. The price is pretty inexpensive and they have a big selection of drinks and some other snacks like French fries, crispy chicken, friend pot stickers and fried crispy calamari rings. They also have coffee including Vietnamese coffee. read more

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Pretty slow service with barely any other customers.. and snow bubbles come out watery & dripping. The crispy chicken was alright but could be better with the amount of spiciness they put in it. The employees need to smile a bit more. Atleast act like you enjoy your job. Why so serious!? read more

Tapioca Express - Cantaloupe snow bubble and strawberry snow bubble - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Bonita, California

Delicious boba with lots of options and friendly staff. Food was crispy, hot and fresh. Crispy chicken wings and potstickers had awesome seasoning. So glad this location's open again!!! read more

This is an order of crispy tofu? The bag is not even half way full! Sorry, won't be coming back to this location. I will continue to go to NC location instead. read more

Tapioca Express - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Bonita, California

This is probably my favorite tea place in San Diego! Great food and drinks. Even got board games you can play. WiFi and plugs as well.

Ordered a taro snow bubble with light boba, mango snow bubble with light mango jelly and spicy rice combo plate. Guess when they heard light, they thought extra! And I didn't like that.. Nobody else was in there too. Really bad listening/customer service skills. Their boba flavors are inconsistent every time. Sometimes it's amazing other times too powdery. read more

This place is okay, but the communication sucks. I waited in line for 20min because the person in from of me couldn't decide what they wanted and kept ordering on top of there original order. So, when I got up to the register they finally told me they ran out of boba. They could've just politely told me as I was waiting. It maybe a small thing to complain about but I don't have patient for lack of service. read more

Pros: Nice clean place located in a strip mall, lots of parking. We frequent the location off Convoy, so when we saw the a Bonita location while visiting a friend, we decided to get our usual crispy chicken combo. Cons: -Crispy chicken is not like the one of Convoy. At first bite, it tastes like it, but then we realized that the chicken was different. There was a lot of fat on it and it's like they only used the cheap parts of the chicken. The chicken is not crispy either. I felt that the consistency didn't match from start to finish. It was 5% crispy at first then when you dug into it more it was like 95% soft chewy chicken. I got turned off towards the end of my meal that I had to spit it out. -We tried a new item called Chi Chi fries. It's the same crispy chicken I talked about above, with chipotle sauce and cheese. I'll never get this again for the same reason as above. Props to them for trying something different, but my wife only took 2 bites, she says the chipotle sauce had a sour taste to it. -If you normally get the combo at the Convoy location, you know that it comes with a celery salad, a cabbage salad and an egg cooked over hard. This location serves a green bean/corn/carrot medley and a hardboiled BROWN egg (not sure what animal it came from). The rice was also different, tasted like your typical sticky Filipino rice. And yes, I am Filipino, so I know what I'm talking about. -Lastly, we came in at 11:15, we were the only ones there, and it took 20 minutes to get our food! With all that being said, I don't know if this place is franchised, but we had high hopes of devouring some of our favorite food, only to be disappointed by the low quality of the food. The drinks seem to be your standard boba type drinks, don't think they can mess that up, but steer clear of the food. read more

Tapioca Express - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Bonita, California

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Avocado snow bubble is right on the money. You can choose which size boba you want and can even mix sizes. Crispy chicken was BOMB, especially with the ranch. Seemed like it was Taiwanese style - crispy outside juicy inside. read more

Don't get m wrong, I love tapex. But this particular one can be a hit or miss. Went in today & ordered a crispy chicken combo for lunch & it took them 20mins. On top of that a lady that ordered after me got her crispy chicken snack before me. Very disappointed in the customer service. Plus when I went to get my combo the cashier looked at me as if it wasn't mine. There wasn't many people there waiting to order & the group that was sitting already had drinks. Wish they weren't so under staffed around peak times. read more

I was hesitant to try this location because of all the bad reviews. I frequent the Eastlake location a lot even though this one is closer to me. But I was at the place next door and decided to give it a try. The customer service was good and they made my drink super fast. By the time I finished signing the receipt, it was ready. I ordered the jasmine milk tea with boba. It's one of my usual drinks where and whenever I get boba. But this was the first time it has been super strong and bitter. The boba was pretty flavorless as well. Overall my experience was fine but I gotta give 2 stars due to taste. And I'm not hard to please at all. They were friendly and all but I was only there for less than five minutes. It was just me and another person who was waiting on food. Maybe I'll try it again if I'm in the area and don't want to drive farther. read more

I'm glad these guys reopened again. Friendly staff and quick service. close to the house so this is our go to boba place. There's a lot more in the menu. check them out. read more

I was happy to learn that TapEx was opening in Bonita. It's practically 2 minutes away from my parents' house. I've been here four times already! It's nice to know that when I'm craving that #88 and/or the crispy chicken snack-- that I can hop in my car and get there so quick! It's a good thing I'm only home during breaks from school! On the grand opening day, everyone was really friendly, they had a DJ and both TVs were on. The workers were slow to make two drinks, but it was understandable because they were new. All the other times that I've been here, everyone was friendly, greeted me hello, and the place was always clean. I also like that there's lots of parking in this shopping center! read more

good food great service got drink very fast and can tell it was made with care very good

So this tapioca express is not very good we waited almost 25 minutes for Chichi fries and spicy chicken plate and there was nobody really in front of us. When we got the food, my fries were super soggy and really oversauced. Thai tea didn't taste very good. Prolly won't return to this one. read more

Came back to Tapioca Express again tonight and had great service once again. It was at the end of the day and the store was spotless. This is my 5th visit to the store and I haven't been disappointed yet! read more

Stopped by recently for the crispy chicken. Tasted just like the popcorn chicken i had in Taipei - crispy, light, juicy, and the right combo of taiwanese spices. Def would come back again! The boba was also pretty good - I like that you can customize sugar levels. read more

Front staff need better training in customer service. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place. The place was not even busy only 2 or 3 people in there and service was terrible. Disappointing. Acai bowls next door are a better option. read more

Ordered two drinks, a strawberry yogurt and a strawberry milk tea. Both were super delicious. My husband who isn't a huge fan even liked it! Yummmm! Would definitely come here again. read more

PARKING: huge free lot in front. Shares the lot with Vons and the other adjacent stores. PRICE: Milk Tea prices start at $2.98, additional $0.45 gets you boba. Appetizer-type foods are $3.98 PRODUCT: good flavor, and they add A LOT of boba if you decide to add it. Flavors include oolong-green tea, almond, honey dew, etc. They also offer fried tofu, calamari, and french fries for a reasonable $3.98, but I can't review them because I just ordered a drink. ATMOSPHERE: casusal, chill. There are only 3 or 4 tables inside, but there's more outside that are shared with the other establishments. Music not too loud. I think most people (including myself) took their drinks to go. If you stay, there are chalk boards on the wall you can write/draw on while waiting for your order. SERVICE: quick and accurate. No chit-chat or smiles. I think they were more concerned with efficiency, but I was a "to-go" order so I had no problem with that. I'd come back again if i was in the neighborhood. Enioy a tasty, cool drink after grocery shopping at Vons. read more

The service I get at TapEx is usually pretty standard (generally good), but a week or two ago, I was really taken aback by great customer service so I thought it warranted a review. My go-to drink is a Strawberry Milk tea that's made with this syrup stuff. They sometimes make it too sweet, and I'm made to live with it until my next visit. However, when I requested that they "go easy" on the syrup, before sealing up the drink, the gentleman behind the counter had me taste it in a sample cup to make sure it was how I wanted it. It was something I'd never experienced before, in all my years as a TapEx customer, and it was greatly appreciated. Anyway, I'm not saying you're screwed if anyone else makes your drink, but just be prepared for an exceptional drink from this older Asian gentleman (possibly with a mustache and glasses)! read more

3 words. Horrible.Customer. Service. The only reason I'm giving it two stars is because I'm clearly addicted to the fruity snow bubbles. Although, I probably acquire a new cavity every time I finish one. Also, this location offers those yogurt drinks. Another TP I went to didn't. Today was the third time I went in the past week. (I wasn't kidding about my vice). Every time, I am more and more disappointed in their customer service. One time there was this young kid who was actually pretty decent. So, props to him. There's another guy who has this permanent scowl on his face. Seriously? Would it hurt to return a smile? He always looks like he would be interested in being anywhere but there. Every time I leave I never get a "Bye" or "Have a nice day!" Nothing. Silence. The cashier who helped me today even turned his back to me as soon as I told him I had no idea what flavor I was craving. Um? A suggestion would have helped! Instead he said "Okay, call me when you're ready." And left to the back room. They definitely don't make you feel appreciated as a customer and unfortunately I won't be returning anymore. I'd rather drive further to satisfy a craving. read more

Daughter and I ordered green apple snow bubble and Thai tea snow bubble, respectively. We liked it. Better than the boba place by our home in the SF Bay Area. We noticed they also have a cabinet of games for customers to play. We didn't play, but thought it was cool. read more

I can't complain about the food or drinks at TapEx. They always satisfy me. I like this location cause it's not crowded and the workers are friendly and attentive. I prefer this location than the other ones I've been to here in San Diego. read more

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Although we love coming here we would like to see changes in the time because online it says they close at 12 am Monday through Sunday and today we went and saw that it was closed so you basically wasted gas smh read more

Got the chai tea tapioca and it was delicious. But they took forever to make it. Staff doesn't really welcome you when you walk in. They were pretty boring. But they make really good drinks read more

idk why i have pork in my chi chi fries because it always came with chicken, why there isn't cheese and also why the food amount has decreased so much. read more

Tapioca Express - Chi Chi Fries - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Bonita, California

Was feeing hungry so I decided to get a crispy chicken combo from the Bonita location. First of all their ranch cups are no more than half filled and they had made a mistake by giving me crispy chicken only! But that was no problem as mistakes happen so nbd. They were quick to apologize and get the mistake taken care of which was awesome! But as I was eating outside I ran out of ranch so I head inside to ask for more and I don't mind paying don't get me wrong, but the least they could have done for there earlier mistake was give me ranch for free. I don't know if they changed the way they make their combo but I much rather prefer how they make it at the national city location unless they have changed it as well. But as of now I won't be coming back to this location unless I desperately have to. read more

When you under go new management, please update your hours! I would never consider going back to this location. read more

Had the greatest Avocado snow bubble boba ever here. read more

Tapioca Express - Avocado snow bubble with boba - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Bonita, California

I love the variety of flavors such as cantelope... not too many boba places with that flavor

Tapex is one of my favorite boba places in town. It's great for those who live in the Bonita/Chula Vista area and they always have great drinks, food, and music! read more

Their drinks are always good whenever I order from them, but it's 4 stars for me because most of the time they run out of boba. This has happened multiple times where we are starting to go other boba places because if this. If they keep running out of boba, I expect them to learn and make more boba next time. read more

I ordered a honey milk tea and when I got it it was actually a honeydew milk tea they got my order wrong and everytime that I have went there the tea flavor isnt really that strong read more

Really disappointed I never even got my order... waited in like for 15 mins, was waiting for my order for 20 mins... after 20 mins I decided to ask how much longer they say about 20 more mins.... seriously? Decided to just get my money back. They didn't even apologize nope after 9pm which is supposedly closing time they kept taking orders!! Up until 9:20pm. They should of stopped 9pm and just focused on all the orders they had before 9. read more

our bobarista was very kind and fast with the drinks in a stressful situation. talk about grace under pressure ;)

Ordered two drinks for delivery and never received my drinks, called and they didn't care but they still charged me. AVOID THESE CROOKS

I love this location WAY better than the one on Plaza off of the 805. So much quieter & less hectic. A lot of parking space. The boba milk tea tastes better. Mind you I live closer to the one on Plaza & I drive to this location to get milk tea! The young male who wears big glasses is always nice =) Wish I knew his name to give him a shout out. & they have nice outside seating area as well. read more

Bad customer service, they made a wrong drink, you will espect to make you a new one without charge. (Of course not open container). Dint happens the employee began to questioning, when, where, why and do you have your receipt. 99% you will decline the receipt option. Even I show my debit from my bank account and was still not enough. If your are ever in Eastlake don't stop at that location. read more