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    4.0 (182 reviews)
    ModerateBubble Tea
    Closed 11:30 am - 7:00 pm

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    Winter Melon Milk Tea

    The highlight of my visit was definitely the service--the person at the register was very nice and police! Aside from that, I ordered a wintermelon milk tea with coffee jelly; the tea itself was not outstanding, but still pretty good/solid. I do appreciate that they have choices you don't always see like the aforementioned wintermelon flavor and coffee jelly toppings. The interior was also pretty cute and I can see myself studying there. Overall, I would give this place an 8/10.

    Lavender Love
    Alaric S.

    Great Boba place alternative compared to some of the other local places around here. It is next to a little Mexican restaurant in the same plaza. No food here, but Boba is delicious. The service is also extremely helpful.

    Mango Magenta. Hella good! Love the presentation!
    KC B.

    Ordered take-out and service was spot on for all our orders! The Mango Magenta is a must try! I ordered it 75% sweet with Lychee Popping Boba and the choice of topping was a great. The presentation of the drink itself is colorful and vibrant to appear very appetizing (which, it is). I want to try the most popular Mango Slushie or the Lyche Rose Limeade next.

    Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea (watered down not recommended) and Japanese Hojicha Milk Tea with boba (good strong flavor and chewy tasty boba)
    Vivi V.

    Parking was very easy during opening hours since there were barely any customers in the plaza. Staff were very friendly. The odd part was there was no menu posted anywhere--not on a wall, screen, or even on a paper printout. We had to scroll through the kiosk (where I couldn't find the osmanthus oolong). Eventually I pulled out my phone to go to the website and found the full menu on the website. They should really have a physical menu in the store. Osmanthus oolong milk tea - tasted watered down. Not recommended Hojicha milk latte with boba - Very good hojicha flavor! Boba was delicious with strong longan flavor and perfect chewy texture. Some of the best texture and flavor boba we've had. Highly recommend

    Classic Milk Tea with Sea Salt Foam
    Stephanie W.

    There is one tablet to place your orders. We ordered 3 drinks: peach matcha latte, passion sunrise, and classic milk tea with sea salt foam. After we ordered, one of the workers said they were out of green tea and there would be a 10-15 min wait. We agreed to wait thinking it wouldn't take that long. A 10-15 min wait ended up being over 30 mins. We were one of the earlier customers there and those who arrived after us got their drinks before us. I suggest ordering online to avoid the wait. I didn't like the passion fruit sunrise. It had a weird taste to it. Not sure if it was the passion fruit or green tea because it didn't taste like passion fruit to me. The other two liked their drinks. The peach matcha was good and had a strong peach flavor. You don't see this matcha combo often so it was definitely interesting.

    Matcha Lemonade   so refreshing and yummy . The honey boba is the best .
    Mariah V.

    Customer service is awesome and always making the drinks on point. It's always clean and love that they play music now too. They give a great space to work and hangout with friends . The new owner is nice, funny and respectful.

    Double "O" Milk Tea
    Allen W.

    Small and cute on the inside. Adequate seating space. There's a screen to order or you can order in front of the cashier. Parking is in front of the shop itself in a lot, and very easy. The boba itself is not bad. The honey boba is yummy and chewy, and the egg pudding is nice and sweet as well. I got the "Double O" (oreo + potentially oolong) with egg pudding. One thing I noticed is that I got 0% sweet and that was definitely unsweet (would recommend 25%). However, I went with some friends and some of the drinks that they got were a little wonky on the sweetness scale - like 25% is sweeter than 75%. Knocking off some stars for that inconsistency. I think their fruit teas tend to be better than the milk teas.

    Quelle O.

    Went here over the weekend as we crave milk tea. The area was great, people are nice.. wait time was longer than usual due to one of their team mate is training which I 100% understand that. Got our order 3 drinks, and all of them had 20% soft boba and 80% hard/ old. I then went back in and asked if they got the old and new boba mixed, and they both asked each other and told me "no it was new." Also, the sea salt foam was not added which I paid for, and the 50% sweetness seemed 100%. I went back in for the second time to ask them and replace the toppings with grass jelly. They used the same drink with the brown sugar from boba mixed in it (makes the drink sweeter). Sad to say, but even the grass jelly was old.. it wasn't smooth, kind of powdery/ dry texture. We threw away all three drinks and went to happy lemon to pick up new drinks.

    Thien-Kim B.

    A boba shop that meets expectations. Got the Strawberry Jasmine with no ice, and they put some kind of slushy ice inside? It was extremely refreshing so I didn't mind. Ordered through a tablet kiosk and it would have been a better experience if the menu had pictures. Menlo Park is a bit of a drive for me, so while my experience wasn't necessarily bad, I wouldn't go out of my way to visit here.

    Alex C.

    Stopped by here on my way home, after a visit to the nearby Stanford Shopping Center. Located in a rather quiet and unassuming corner lot, filled with a few other businesses and a private lot for parking. The store itself is clean, spacious, well-lit, and inviting; with both indoor and outdoor seating offered. Being a rather hot day, I ordered the Passion Fruit Slushie with honey boba. 1st topping is free, and drink was very reasonably priced at $5.75. While the drink itself was fairly refreshing, the boba was a bit firmer than I would have liked. Service was very friendly and efficient. And I was in and out in about 5mins.

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    Jasmine P.

    Found a metal spiral in my drink. I was the 1st customer too. I had to toss it out. please check before serving.

    Avocado Smoothie, Peach Please, and Sakura Yulu Green Tea ~ no milk...
    Kartika H.

    the place is just ok. staff is nice and ambiance is fine. i will say drinks are just ok, nothing special or just like some other stores. basically they just use syrup while i expect to get fresh fruits. only avocado smoothie is using fresh avocado. three stars from me...

    Brown sugar milk tea with strawberry popping boba
    Ayush K.

    I tried their brown sugar milk tea with strawberry popping boba. Their popping boba was very flavorful. I like that their milk tea was milky and not watered down.

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    Bright, quiet, no line and friendly service with customized ordering. Always delicious.

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    Love this place. The tea is so rich and strong but it works so well with the other flavoring. The wait time is also very short.

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    Ask the Community - Tea Friends

    Do they make any hot milk teas?

    Hi Becky, we offer several hot milk tea options. Is there a specific flavor you are looking for?

    Is there a full fat dairy option available? Or is only non dairy creamers offered for the milk tea?

    Yes we offer whole milk as substitute!

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    I used to love this location, Ive gone multiple times over the years and have always had great…read moreservice. Unfortunately today this was not the case. I had my mom go in for me and order. My mom is a traditional mexican woman, she speaks great english in my opinion but has a little bit of a hard time with technology. This specific location has touch screen pads to order and of course the register. My mom happily went in to order and waited at the register. A rude little white girl proceeds to ask her what she needs and that she can order on the screens. My mom nicely explains that she doesn't know how to use them and would like to just order. This employee proceeds to make a face at her and tell her it is very easy to use and that she just needs to tap the screen. My mom nicely reiterates that she doesn't know how and would just like to again ORDER. This employee is then told by another employee to just take her order and stop with the back talk. My mom is finally able to order and is left really uncomfortable and confused why she was belittled in such a ridiculous way. Normally i wouldn't make such a review for something like this but this is seriously so unprofessional and micro aggressive as fuck. I will happily never return to this location! If you're brown, beware!

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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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    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.

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    Rabbit Rabbit Cream is located in a nice shady area of the Stanford Shopping center and is perfect…read morefor a super hot day. You can opt to sit inside, though there are only a few bar stools by the windows though. Or you can choose to sit outside in the public area, with lots of tables and chairs in the shades. The exterior has a cute black and white color palette which is also reflected in the interior decoration. I love their cute ice cream wall and the rabbit shaped window. Lots of cute photo ops if you want. I love how clean and cozy the interior is :)! You have the options to order with a staff or order it yourself at the self-ordering station. My sis and I picked the matcha ice cream floating in jasmine tea and a matcha ice cream cone. Our orders came out fast within 2-4 minutes. The Jasmine-matcha float was amazing!!! I never thought Jasmine and matcha could be such a great combination. The only downside was that it was too sweet for my taste. I took a mental note to adjust the sweetness level next time. Overall, it was a nice experience and yes, I'll come back for sure to try other items on the menu.

    Very disappointed with the food. Ordered 2 soft serve and…read more3 drinks ~$40 with tax & tip. The vanilla soft serve has the creamy texture but graining and tastes like watery milk with no flavor at all. The drinks are sweet even with 25% sweet level. I got the egg pudding with jasmine tea, drink is fine but the egg pudding is grainy/choppy and was not made well. Another drink was with boba and it's actually agar agar or crystal boba. Service is quick for our order but would not come again.

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