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    Tapioca Express

    3.4 (60 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Charlene F.

    I love the mango yogurt Frost and add boba it so good I can't wait to try more one there menu, the staff member was super nice and she said this was a good choice.

    I visited this store on Tuesday, April 29 around 2:45pm and ordered five drinks. The girl taking my order kept asking "Is there anything else?" after each drink in a way that felt rushed and impatient. The same thing happened to my mom on April 20 with the same employee. The drinks were okay, but the service was not. I hope she gets some guidance on how to interact better with customers. The cashier name on the reciept is Jasarel.

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    Xander N.

    4.5 Loved the food, it was crisp and well seasoned. The workers were nice and quick and the boba was sweet and flavored well. Would recommend (also get some Phillipino hot dogs from seafood city while you're there).

    Hannah V.

    The service was that good but the people were nice The drink wasn't sweet very strong so if u like that then it's a good drink for u it's just not what I personally like

    Peppermint mocha, matcha & avocado snow bubbles
    Reb I.

    Pros: we had fresh boba, Delicious flavors: avocado, matcha & peppermint mocha snow bubbles Convenient location inside Seafood City Great parking (compared to other locations) Friendly service (the girl who gave our order was very nice and very asked if we wanted a bag+holder for our drinks) Cons: Other boba spots have a rewards/points program They didn't ask for my name nor did they give me a number which would help for order tracking I tried something new with the peppermint mocha flavor, so that's on me. Usually I'm a taro, mango... type. It was fine. Not as flavorful as I'd hope.

    Lychee slush with lychee jelly
    Allison C.

    We usually get boba every time we shop at seafood city and get 3-4 drinks each time. Snow bubble drinks. We never really stray from our norm orders: strawberry, mango, avocado, or lychee. Everything we get with boba except lychee, I like to add lychee jellies. Today was the first time that all our drinks were not blended/crushed thoroughly. From now on, I feel like I'm going to have to make sure the young kids making the drinks blend longer. And it wasn't just one drink. It was all 3 of our drinks.

    Ashley L.

    First time in this Tapioca Express. I asked the girl who was working what was her recommendation and she said green tea KitKat and it tastes exactly like it! Just enough sweetening and boba. My friend got the Guava slush with lychee jello and aloe it was fresh! If you don't want a smoothie type of drink I really recommend the Guava drink. Highly recommend this place. Love love it! I judge boba place by their tapioca balls and it's sweet and soft! Bobalicious!! Customer Service: Excellent Military Discount: Not Sure Outdoor Seating: No Indoor Seating: Yes Price Range: $4.30-$10 Noise Level: Average Food: Yes

    Green tea Kit kat
    Anne C.

    Located in seafood city.. I'm not a huge boba person, but then again, I realize I've said in about 5 other boba spot reviews. Haha. Anyways.. typical food court style service, you order and it only takes a minute or two for your drinks to be ready. Majority of their drinks are powder based, but they do have some that are made with fresh ingredients. Husband is a fan of their avocado smoothie, which is made with fresh avocados. I've had their taro smoothies, as well as the green tea kit kat.. both are pretty flavorful. With the green tea kit kat, you really get that matcha flavor, but didn't really taste that white chocolate. Ahh well. I had it with boba, and seems like they were a little skimpy with the boba. Another drink I like from tapex that I haven't had in a while, is their yogurt drinks. Seriously, it tastes like you're drinking yogurt. I like it with strawberry. Also, Right at the counter, they have a list of other flavor combinations you can try aside from the standard options on the menu.

    Thai Tea w/ Boba
    Alicia T.

    This review has less to do with this specific location and more to do with the franchise's choice in flavors. There's an assortment of flavors available here, but there are three in my book you have to get absolutely right: Thai Tea, Taro, and Green Tea Matcha. These are absolute staples in my preferred indulgent tea alternatives. I've had all 3, none of which were particularly impressive. Most recently, I ordered the iced Thai Tea with Boba - which tasted primarily like milk and lacked the creamy, herbal, warmth (flavorwise) that Thai Tea possesses. It was overdone with milk. The staff was very accommodating when I asked them to make the Thai Tea flavor stronger. They were kind and handled the situation quickly. The color came out much more orange, alas the flavor still tasted quite watered down, like the powder or syrup being used just lacked a key ingredient. This is not a judgement on the staff's ability to create wonderful drinks, this is about the ingredients or supplies used during the crafting process. Also, if they offered non-dairy alternatives for these flavors, I would have scored differently. Points of redemption go to the caffiene levels in the Thai Tea specifically, despite lack of flavor, it does not lack in function.

    Avocado smoothie

    Flavor is great BUT, disappointing! when your basically ordering crushed ice only to find out half the ice is not crushed. 2 for 3 now (26OCT2022 @1540ish)

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    Their sign says they open and 9:00am. It's 9:15 and still no one there. Ridiculous. They need people who are punctual

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    Ube taro brown sugar boba milk.
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    I placed my order at 8:46 and waited till 9:16. Person who was handling out orders completed a…read morebunch of online orders and a bunch of in person orders. I understand that it was busy (for online orders. There wasn't too much traffic in store) but they should check the order board to make sure items are called out and none were missed. I stood there for thirty minutes and then decided to check the status of my drink especially since drinks after me were all completed. I asked and the guy handing out order gave me a "matter of fact" comment, "Yeah your order has been ready." Yeah well how in the world would I have known that if you didn't pin in my order as completed? I told him up front and pointed at the board, "I didn't know since the number is still under In Progress." He just turns to look at the board and goes "Oh." I took my drink and left. I think what upsets me over the attitude was that he saw me standing there for an absurd amount of time, walked past me once for something, and didn't bother asking like "Hey you've been standing here for a while, can I check your order for you?" It doesn't take a lot of effort to initiate good customer service, but blatant lack of customer service and the additional attitude is what leads to feedback reviews as such. Will unlikely be coming back. I liked the drinks at 3Cat but this was such a negative experience.

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