The shop itself has a really cozy, vibe. You can tell it's a local favorite. Service was friendly, and there's a good variety on the menu if you're into both drinks and snacks. The taro bingsoo was super light and fluffy. Not overly sweet, which I actually appreciated. It's definitely a good shareable dessert, especially if you want something refreshing instead of heavy. The taro with creme brulee was the standout for me though. The layers were really pretty, and once mixed, it had that creamy taro flavor with a slight caramelized richness from the brûlée topping. It felt a little more elevated than your typical taro milk tea. read more

Tea Amo - Taro Bingsoo, Taro with Creme Brulee - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

"One of these things is not like the other... Tea Amo apparently believes the menu is more of a work of fiction than a promise. I asked why what was being offered didn't match what was advertised on the menu. The employee looked at me like I was the one speaking nonsense, then hit me with a shrug and, "I don't make the rules." Cool. You may not make the rules, but someone sure made this menu--and apparently nobody bothers to make sure it matches reality. If your customers need a decoder ring to figure out what's actually available versus what's printed, that's not a customer problem. That's a business problem. Do better. Or at the very least, update the menu so it stops catfishing people. Seriously... WTF." read more

See all

Tea Amo was okay overall. There was only one employee working, so understandably it was took him a longer time to fulfill the orders. After a long wait, I was able to eat the popcorn chicken. Sadly, it wasn't very crispy so I would not get that again. There were quite a few chicken pieces that were small, so the chicken wasn't that juicy inside. I liked the drinks though. The house fruit tea was refreshing, and came with some strawberries and orange slices. I also got the jasmine milk tea with tiramisu foam, and that was a pretty solid drink. read more

See all

Paid by card. Tea Amo is located in a plaza and offers a lot of plaza parking. I went here on a Sunday afternoon and there were only a couple people here. I waited less than a couple minutes to order. There are some tables to sit inside so you can hang out while enjoying your drinks or desserts. I just ordered a Jasmine milk tea with boba, zero sugar, and I was happy with my order. They offer bing soo so I want to go back to try that. I would recommend this place and would go back. read more

Date of Visit: 4.4.2026 Location: Escondido/San Marcos Cuisine Type: Cafe Vibe: Spacious and Chill Cost: $$ Service: Friendly Food/ Rating: -3/5- I think the bingsu has amazing texture but the problem is it kinda missed on the actual mangos it is chunky like mango ice blocks. The oreo one is way better but slightly on the sweeter side. The popcorn chicken has good flouring but i wish it was bigger chunks. The croffle looks funny but it is a waffle croissant but it looks like someone took a croissant and smashed it with their fist. Overall Thoughts: Best Thing I ate: I guess the chicken Something to Improve: Prices, use real mangos, and make the croffle actually more crispy Thanks! read more

See all

I've been coming here since I was like 8 years old and it's always been SO SO SO yummy. The people who work here are always super respectful and nice. I've been getting the Thai iced tea with extra boba for years and it's seriously so good every single time. Their food is also really good, especially the popcorn chicken, which I love! The vibes inside are also really nice and peaceful. It's a great place to sit, study, get work done, or just hang out and enjoy your drink. I've been coming here for years and have always had a good experience. I highly recommend this place!! Definitely 5 stars! read more

We just finished having Shabu Shabu at Shabuworks and so we were so thirsty afterwards. I searched on Yelp for the nearest Boba and shaved ice place and TEA AMO appeared... BRÛLÉE MILK TEA: 8/10 Not bad and the drink was very thick. It was nice and creamy and more like a dessert... MATCHA LATTE: 7/10 The fragrance was nice but, I could not taste much of the matcha. The milk and sugar was overpowering the matcha. Perhaps the matcha ratio was 30% and milk and sugar were 70% SERVICE: B+ Hardworking and was very focused on work. Not much of a chatterbox but, she got the job done. AMBIANCE: 9/10 Very charming and lovely place to sit, sip and chat at... TEA AMO KEEP ON ROCKN!!!!! read more

Tea Amo - Matcha latte and brûlée Milky Way - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Yummy and convenient I have the thiatea and the strawberry ice cream it was so light and fluffy read more

Tea Amo - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

The service was meh, nobody smiles here but that's not why I am writing this review. This place is cute but behind the bar in plain sight you can see the inconsistency on cleanliness. The blenders have mold, the walls are dirty, and the employees have acrylic nails. Not food safe at all. I will not be returning here. Please clean properly someone could get sick. read more

Great little spot in a convenient plaza with plenty of parking! Service was a bit slow. I was a bit disappointed they were already out of popcorn chicken by 6:00 PM, but it gave me a chance to try the House Tater Tots instead. The tots were the absolute highlight of the visit. I also ordered the Taro Milk with Taro Mud. It was decent and hit the spot, though I've had more flavorful versions elsewhere. read more

Tea Amo - Taro Milk and House Toter Tots - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Came here for dessert and we got a Mango and Strawberry Bingsoo. Both were delicious and In my opinion large enough to share. It's not icy, it's more of a creamy texture. It's takes more time for them to make this so be patient. Service was friendly. Place was clean and cute. read more

Tea Amo - Strawberry Bingsoo! Delicious - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Went specifically for bingsoo and was not disappointed. It was a perfect treat for a hot day. It was just one employee working in there seemingly doing everything and he was great but I definitely think a second employee would have been good to help with the demand in the store. read more

Tea Amo - Taro bingsoo - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

I was in the San Marcos area for work and decided to check out this tea shop nearby. The ambiance inside was very nice -- clean, minimalistic aesthetics that made for a chill vibe. No line when we arrived around 3 PM on a weekday, so ordering was quick and easy. We ordered the royal milk tea and jasmine milk tea with boba. The jasmine milk tea at 50% sweetness still felt a bit too sweet for me and honestly had more of a juice-like taste -- the tea flavor didn't really shine through. The boba itself was solid: semi-sweet, chewy, and fresh. We also tried the mango bingsoo, which was excellent. The shaved ice was super light and airy, topped with condensed milk and a cherry. The only real downside was the "fresh" mango, which unfortunately wasn't ripe and ended up being quite bitter -- a bit of a letdown on an otherwise great dessert. Overall: tea was not super impressive, but the bingsoo was solid and worth trying. read more

See all

Steep Thoughts: Florence's Quest for (Her) Perfect Black Milk Tea Black milk tea: 0.5/2. I got the Royal Milk Tea, 25% sweet. For me, this drink was nothing special. It's very milky and not bitter, but even at 25% sweet, the tea flavor is not particularly strong. Overall a smooth and mild milk tea. The specialty drinks here seem to be more popular overall. Other drinks: 1/1. Lots of fun fruity teas, as well as milk teas, smoothies, and even coffee drinks. Ambiance: 1/1. Pleasant and spacious with plenty of bar and table seating. Good amount of parking. Service: 0.5/1. Order at the counter. Can be a little slower when there is only one worker there, but otherwise drinks come out reasonably fast. Total: 3/5 read more

Tea Amo - Menu 2025-04-24 - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Best bubble tea you will ever find! The ube is off the hook!!! Extremely nice staff and incredibly reasonable prices. We stop in every time we are in the area. Great place to set up and chill and study. They even had the World Cup on! Wish it was a shorter drive for us! read more

My new favorite boba spot in North County, hands down. Not only is their house fruit tea delicious, so are their cajun fries and their popcorn chicken. Baristas were kind and friendly and the shop was so beautifully decorated! Also love that they show the World Cup games in store! read more

Ahhhh Tea Amo.... Let's start by saying that I LOVE the drinks from here. I've ordered all different kinds of teas and they've always tasted good. They have sooo many different options. Every time I come in I always want to try something new but my go to's are always the iced jasmine green tea and the black tea with sea salt cream. My daughters have tried their waffles as well and they really like them. The ambiance inside is really cute and aesthetic. There's always people inside studying, or just hanging out. Staff has always been super nice as well. The reason for three stars is because I feel like consistency with customer service at the register is a hit or miss. I come in all the time on my lunch breaks with my Kaiser badge on and there's only been one employee who ever brings up the fact that they have a Kaiser discount and who offers it to me. I don't have the courage to ask for the discount either... LOL. I come in often so I know that every time I pay it's going to cost $5.50 for my iced green tea. Today, for some reason the girl working the register said they didn't have the option to charge me for the iced tea so she had to charge me for a milk tea and it ended up being 75 cents more somehow?? That was kind of off putting. I'll still keep coming because service is usually pretty quick and I love the drinks! read more

Daughter was in the mood for a quick sweet drink after practice so came here since they were on our way home. We arrived just before closing and staff was very friendly and sweet. Daughter ordered the taro milk tea. She liked it. She was just sad it didn't have the plastic top to pop the straw right in but still enjoyed it. read more

Tea Amo - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

See all

3.5 stars. Decent jasmine milk tea. The only thing is that the boba has a weird texture, almost like a crystal boba. I haven't tried their food yet. The few times I've gone there only seems to be one person that's working their butt off so props to them. read more

The drinks were really good , I ordered the dirty thai blend and Matcha frappe, both were really good but I loved the blended Thai tea. Service was alright. The server this early on a Sunday 2/15.2026 wasn't as friendly. She seemed very grumpy and unhappy to be working. We said good morning and she just informed us. but the place is cute and ambience of the place was nice. Drinks were also good! read more

Tea Amo - Uji Matcha Frappe and dirty Thai blended - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

It's so hard to support small businesses when you're paying for something that's horrible! I've had bingsu many times at other places, and this is by far the worst I've ever had. I'm so disappointed! Just look at it -- it's so sad! Instead of fresh mango, it's made with hard, cold, tiny mango chunks. The shaved ice is flavored with mango syrup instead of real mango. It's just syrupy ice -- nothing else! Other places include pudding, ice cream, and other toppings underneath. read more

Tea Amo - Thai Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

See all

Absolutely love this place! Their drinks are delicious and well balanced when it comes to the level of sweetness. Everything I've had from there has been 10/10. The staff is very friendly and helpful when I ask questions about the menu. Plenty of parking in this area as well. read more

I read a review that said shaved ice just had frozen fruit and its true. Although the shaved ice is good the toppings need work because you just get a little bit of cream with the whole shaved ice plus the frozen fruit. It needs more cream or some sauce to go with the whole thing. read more

Employees are very nice and they make a great Peach Green Tea slushie drinks. Love that I earn points for every visit and they have very fun reusable cups. read more

I was here today for the first time in a long time and I forgot how fun their menu was. All the drinks are really cute and some of them are fun like the potted plant one with Oreos on top to make it look like dirt. I really liked the potted plant and the service was friendly and quick. read more

See all

Tasty drinks, excellent customer service. Had the mango / peach and sea salt blender. Would order it again. read more

Tea Amo - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

One of the best boba / bingsoo spot imo.. came here after eating manna with friends and they wanted boba so we went here and this place never disappoint.. service is always welcoming and the drinks come out pretty quick for all 6 drinks! Now that's fast service with quality drinks.. definitely need to come back here next time for the mango bingsoo.. the lighting here is good.. u get the sunlight if you're in the front.. and towards the back has social media worthy shots you could take.. overall I'd give this place a 10 stars if I could read more

Tea Amo - One of the best boba spot imo and they have bingsoo too - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Went to get boba at 11 and they said they don't have boba right ready right. What kind of boba place doesn't have boba ready smh.

We always get their popcorn chicken (no spice, for the kids), their cute macarons and my go-to drink is their mango jasmine green tea - it's so refreshing. I like mine 75% sweet. My dad was very impressed by their creme brûlée as well! read more

We came here on a rainy day so naturally, my hubby went down to place the order for us. He grabbed the receipt that was handed to him. He came back to help me take of our kids and I took the receipt to go back in to pick up our drinks and possibly order some popcorn chicken. I came in, waited and when I saw the drinks came out, I came up to the counter to pick it up, showed the receipt, and the girl looked at me weirdly. When I saw the "receipt" it didn't list the item we ordered. It was just a credit card proof of transaction. Thus, I had to go out in the rain and get my husband to pick up the drinks for us. First of all, if you're handing out a receipt, it should show the items ordered!!! And please don't treat patrons with weird looks... We ordered a mango green tea and milky way. The drinks are decent but not a very nice first experience. I ended up not getting the popcorn chicken because I'm not trying to get drenched and get more dirty looks from the staff here. From the looks of it, the place is pretty nice and looks clean. I don't know if I'd come back. read more

Tea Amo - Drinks: mango green tea, milky way - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Favorite hometown boba spot! Service is always friendly and drinks are great! I like to get a drink and sit by the window or at one of the tables to get some work done on my laptop. read more

Such a cute boba cafe! Plenty of seating, really good for meeting with friends, studying, or even working. A line can develop pretty quickly when ordering, but drinks do come out just as fast so that helps! Staff members were nice and made ordering easy. I ordered the lychee green tea with lychee jelly and it was delicious. Drank it way too quickly. Unfortunately they didn't have milk alternatives so I didn't have a chance to try any milk teas with boba. Still the lychee was worth it! They do have a pretty extensive menu as well which is nice. read more

Tea Amo - Iced Lychee Green Tea with lychee jelly - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

See all

Kind, friendly, and good drink combinations. They also don't skimp on the sea salt cream on top.

Very nice and quiet clean place. There are a lot of yummy things and stuff is friendly and nice read more

Tea Amo - Peach & Mango and Peach & Strawberry smoothie - good - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

My son loves Boba Tea (and with good cause). Having been out to multiple places for multiple flavors and styles, I don't think he's met one yet that didn't satisfy his need for something sweet with chewy chunks to slurp up through a big straw. So, when he gave a request for some boba by itself without dinner or lunch alongside, I searched for a nearby spot to satisfy the cravings. Tea Amo is nice, beautiful interior in a good location near our house. Welcoming, quick, and friendly, it was a good outward experience. Both of us opted for the Milk Way, which turned out to be, possibly, brown sugar and caramel with crushed ice, and was delightfully sweet and cold. Each of us finished it in quick order. I do have two qualms, though. First, the price was a bit steep versus how much you get. At $5.50 a pop, I thought the drinks would be served in some of the special, larger cups that were on display, but they ended up being in much smaller, plastic ones. When you factor in that size and how much ice took up precious drink space in each, the price did sting; especially considering that other places give you much more for a bit less. Still, that doesn't take into account that other places subsidize those boba costs by offering full meals where this place can only collect profit purely on their drinks and light snacks. Second, and this is a minor quibble, the menu has no descriptions of anything on it. This isn't a problem when you order a Hot Honey Black Tea or a Cold Lavender Milk Tea, but when the names are bit more obscure like a Milky Way, I wouldn't mind knowing if that darker color in there is from Brown Sugar, Chocolate Milk, or Beef Bouillon. At any rate, the drinks were good and Tea Amo is still a good choice and I wouldn't mind trying other items of their menu. If my son asks for Boba again in the near future, it's safe to say we're coming back here. read more

Don't sleep on the pork gyozas here! They're part of the new snack menu and are probably the best gyoza I've had. Served fried with a black vinegar/soy sauce dipping sauce, the pork filling was juicy and tasty! Even though their strawberry matcha with boba is absolutely a dream, the gyozas were the surprise star of my visit. Get the gyozas - You won't be disappointed! read more

I like tea amo and have gone many times, it was my go to boba place and favorite in north county. But the last few times have been less than par. One time I ordered online and set a time to pick it up. I get there and it's not at it's usual place for pick up. Ok... so I wait. And wait. And wait. Then 15 minutes after scheduled time I asked them about my online order, then the girl was like oh it'll be ready soon. Then I wait. Then 10 minutes later, I'm like wtf, where's my order?! The older lady who looks like the owner or manager said, it'll be soon, they were out of boba and making it. Didn't care to tell me sooner? Waited another 5 minutes and finally got my order from pick up time, 30 minutes for boba!! Then the most recent time, I got there around 12:30, 30 minutes after opening, right when I come in, they put up a sign, "out of boba", I asked about it and they're out of boba for the day. Seriously? These people seriously need to get their boba sh*t together. It's been slowly going down hill. But good thing there's so many more options in the area now- Ding Tea and Happy Lemon! read more

See all

Coffee was very good. A lot better than I expected, if I'm being honest. I was pleasantly surprised. Nice decor for being a small spot in a strip mall. Will definitely return for the great coffee. read more

The ambiance in the shop is super cute and pink. They have a fun comfy chair to sit in the back. It would be a really nice place to study- they have free WiFi. The service was very mediocre... they got our orders right but didn't call them out when they were ready. The drink itself comes in a cute reusable cup, and the egg pudding and crème brûlée is great to add to taro drinks! The boba was soft and good. Not sure if I'll come back here- but maybe to study! read more

Tea Amo - Taro Milk Tea and Egg Pudding and Creme Brulee - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

Came in on a hot day and was pleasantly surprised. The menu has unique and great options. I usually know what to order, but took a while to decide because there's so many I wanted to try. Finally decided on the matcha milk tea vs the #1 favorite of matcha creme brule. They are on the sweeter side. So, order your drinks less than what you usually do. The place is a cute little shop in a big shopping center. There's plenty of parking. We'll definitely be back to try other drinks. read more

Tea Amo - Matcha milk tea with sea salt top. - Desserts Near Me - San Marcos, California

See all