Everyone has a vice and mine happens to be boba. While Tea Mug is located on a traffic congested street, there's still a decent amount of parking scattered throughout the nearby area. I was able to snag a temporary parking spot pretty quickly. This boba shop is on the smaller side. They have 3-4 tables inside, bar seating near the window, and some outdoor patio seats for those looking to mingle. I ordered my strawberry lychee smoothie to go with boba. The drink was a nice icy treat, with just the right amount of sweetness. I did find their boba to be a bit tasteless. In the future I might choose a different topping. Good spot for an easy pick me up. read more

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Tea Mug Boba is an awesome boba place that has tons of options for you true. The service was phenomenal he had great recommendations and was informative and was really awesome at his job. This place also had plenty of seating and nice signs great aesthetic. I got a strawberry mango smoothie with boba and it was delicious. It had nice potent flavors and most importantly with drinks it had great consistency. There was tons of boba and I just had a great time with a great drink. read more

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Today is Thursday, July 31, 2025, and my heart has definitely sunk! Yesterday (July 30, 2025), Tea Mug posted on their Instagram account ( https://www.instagram.com/teamugboba ) that after 4 years of being in business, they're saying farewell to all their customers, as they're permanently closing effective immediately. I shall miss them sooooo much!!! The owners were always the SWEETEST couple and soooo professional with their business! And I was always recommending their place to my friends, because where else in the ENTIRE Westside can you find drinks made with REAL jackfruit or REAL pandan or even real DURIAN?!? I wish the owners the best! I'm sure that driving every day from Orange County to the Westside must have been a nightmare for 4 years and I'm sure the rent on anywhere on Sawtelle must have been a nightmare. I don't know the exact reasons behind you all closing, but I'm sure you all had your understandable reasons. No matter what, your presence on the Westside will be SUCH a huge loss and you'll both be missed SOOOO much! If you all open anything else on the Westside, please do let us all know!!! We'll come out and cheer you all on again!!! read more

Tea Mug Boba - New Menu prices [1/2] (6/1/21) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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We stopped by Tea Mug Boba on a Saturday while in the area, thirsty and craving something refreshing. With high reviews, we decided to give it a try--and we're glad we did! They offer a huge selection of drinks--pretty much anything you could want. My son ordered the mango boba with both regular and popping boba. He never finishes his drinks, but he finished this one! I tried it too--it was delicious. The mango flavor was spot on, the boba was perfectly soft (not overly chewy), and the popping boba was fresh and fun to eat. Parking can be a bit tricky since it's street parking on busy Sawtelle Blvd, but it's worth it. The place has a cute, modern, and hip vibe with a steady flow of customers. The cashier was super friendly and helpful in guiding us through the menu. With the add-ons, we paid about $9--not bad at all for a quality boba drink. We'll definitely be back to try more flavors when we're in the area again! read more

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Small selection but big taste. Small little tea place in LA. Tiny store front with only a few tables. Small selection of drinks compared to some other places. Ordered the pandang milk tea and the taro milk drink. I have to say I was impressed. Flavor is great not too sweet (at sweet level 75%). Not much else to say other than this place hit the spot. read more

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Service here is great and I would come back when in the area. The drinks are handmade and unique. They were super busy but still hand delivered each drink to the recipient. Flavor was good, boba was alright but the drink itself is amazing. Seating area is spacious with people doing work but filled up because the store is smaller. read more

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A bit away from the little Tokyo sawtelle area (actually a strength in my book since no issues with parking), my favorite thing about tea mug is that they include condensed milk in their drinks! As usual, you can adjust sweetness and add in's, especially like their tropical fruit smoothie options (we tried the mango pineapple, brown sugar boba's were really fresh and perfectly chewy). Service was ok - we were greeted but invited to use the kiosk, had some seating and always grateful for bathrooms available for customers read more

Fairly good drink w slightly strange texture boba (arrived at 10pm tho). Efficient and friendly service. Ordered thai tea w salt foam and strawberry mojito read more

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I don't understand the hype of this spot. I came here after seeing its high reviews on Yelp. I came with one other person and we ordered from their kiosk. I went with their popular pandan milk tea and subbed it for oatmilk, 50% sweetness, less ice, and added boba. The person I came with got their tropical fruit drink. Our drinks took a very very very long time to make. And they messed up my order by putting no ice in it. I really didn't enjoy the pandan milk tea and the boba also wasn't really good. It was disappointing. The guy working behind the counter was nice though. He was trying his best to be quick but they just seemed like they couldn't keep up with orders. It was pretty busy when we went. There is sitting areas inside but parking is a little terrible. There is limited street parking and one parking spot in the back. Not sure if we would come back with other options in the area. read more

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Location seems very popular with the locals. The front of house was clean and cozy. Ordered classic milk tea with pudding. Milk Tea had very small amount of pudding and was very sweet even though requested 25% sweet. They do not have a Sugar Free or 0% sugat option in the self order kiosk. The task of tea was okay but too sweet for my taste Also ordered the hoise special coffee. This was an interesting drink and had cocoa powder sprinkled on top. Also chose 25% sweet and it was fine. This drink needed more coffee flavor and less milk. Access to bathroom is not ADA friendly. There was a bike and step ladder on the way to the bathroom. It could also be cleaner. Metered street parking available and free on sundays Overall below average drinks but friendly staff. read more

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This review is totally overdue as this is likely my 9th or 10th time coming to this gem since trying their smoothies ~1y ago. Tea Mug is the only place I know of on Sawtelle that has all of the following: decent parking (metered street), fantastic drinks, wonderful staff (the owners are so sweet and remember my order every time), open late, AND power outlets near tables for doing work/studying. My first drink here was the pandan smoothie and while that was nice, I have only ordered their strawberry papaya smoothie since trying it--specifically 'strawberry papaya smoothie w/ almond milk, no condensed milk, no toppings, 25% sweetness'. It is THE Perfect Smoothie. The quality of their smoothies is what really stands out for this place. It can get a bit noisy due to the blenders, but I personally don't mind background noise while I work. I absolutely love Tea Mug and enjoy interacting with the staff as well~ read more

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Owner/worker is so nice!!! Place is the best for a strawberry smoothie craving. I don't even want to try new things because I love this smoothie so much read more

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My new go-to boba place! Tasty - with perfect chewy & consistently on-point boba! The secure cup-tailored takeout bags are a huge bonus! Parking tip: use the next cross-street for free street parking :) read more

Tea Mug Boba - Thai Tea with Sea Cream & Brown Sugar Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Tea Mug Boba has become one of my go-to spots for a refreshing pick-me-up! The shop is always super clean, and I love the relaxed vibe here. There's convenient outdoor meter parking, which makes it easy to pop in for a quick boba fix or stay a while and chill. Service is quick and the staff is knowledgeable on their drinks and always asks us for our preferences. My absolute favorite drink is their Thai tea - it's perfectly balanced, not too sweet, and super refreshing! My boyfriend got the K.I.S tea, very refreshing as well. Whether you're a boba lover or just looking for a nice place to hang out, Tea Mug Boba is definitely worth checking out. Highly recommend! read more

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Came in at 5:00pm waiting for my mother to pick me up from the area, had 4 hours to spend & was relieved Tea Mug Boba was open! Peaceful place, amazing drinks, strong WiFi, exceptional service. Perfect for studying. I got the taro with oat milk (thanks for adding it as an option!) & the Tiger Milk Tea w oat milk (contains Ceylon tea & Thai tea). I ordered via the self-service kiosk & noticed a sign at the front says they're short-staffed so that's why there's a kiosk now. Sign in at the front w ur phone number before u pay to get points. Tiger milk tea w oat milk: amazing!! I'm a big fan of Thai iced tea & didn't feel like more coffee but still wanted caffeine. I got 75% sweetness. Taro milk tea with oat milk: my favourite!!!!! Luv the oat milk option bc most boba places only have cow milk. Got my drink in less than 5 mins & watched a myriad of people come in & out while charging my devices & working on my laptop. AMBIANCE: The music is very quiet, & the surrounding area is a lot of fun so it makes sense that people are just stopping in. INTERIOR: - The white tables have 2 seats but could really seat 3-4 people if 2-3 people shared the bench, and the square table is bigger than my desk at home so I didn't feel awkward w my university supplies everywhere. - Even though the tables are so big, this isn't noticeable, as the interior appears very minimal & spacious. - Absolutely lovely patio area with blue wire chairs & walls to make it more reserved. Noticed a lot of people out there as the weather was very warm. HOURS: Usually I stop by on my way home from UCLA & am happy they're open relatively late (my classes usually end 9:30/10 so I'm able to come in just in time). I ordered one last taro oat boba drink before leaving. Amazing! One of my all-time favourite places! read more

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You come on a Saturday. Make sure you order a head. It's about half an hour wait. I got the avocado smoothie with lychee Jelly. It was 10 bucks but pretty large. read more

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Ambiance: chick and cozy tea and smoothie place, located in the north of sawtelle, street parking Service: very friendly and patient with specific requests, they missed one order and fixed it quickly Drink: simple choices from their menu for drink and smoothie, two sizes to choose and you can adjust sugar level Signature Milk Tea - *** bland taste, though the boba was chewy and good Durian Smoothie - **** creamy texture and refreshing taste, highly recommend Price: decent quality and reasonable prices, and it costs about $6 per drink read more

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I LOVE THIS PLACE. We ordered the pineapple smoothie and pandan milk tea. The interior is super cute and clean. Our host was soooo nice, I think he is the owner? He even brought our drinks to us instead of just calling out our number. He gave great recommendations, super great service. I wish I still lived in LA because I would come here all the time. I really enjoyed my pineapple smoothie, my bf liked the pandan milk tea but thought it was a bit grainy. If I was still a student this would have been my go-to study spot! +great service +great drinks +wifi read more

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Wanted to try this new spot so we popped in after grabbing some tarts from supita down the street. I ordered: Strawberry mojito: 4/5 got less sweet, it was nice and refreshing. Taro: bil said this was a little watered down. Avocado smoothie: my mom and hubby said this was ok. read more

This place is easy to find and there's meter parking in the front. The avocado smoothie is a must-try. I could tell they use real avocado. You can substitute for almond milk too. It's creamy and thick. It tastes great with 75% sweet and boba ($0.65 more). If you check in on Yelp, you can upgrade to a large. Come support this mom and pop shop! Service is quick and friendly. Interior is cute. read more

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We were shopping not far away at Westfield Century City and developed a powerful thirst. Normally, we'd go to Wushiland at the mall, but because we had our hands full of groceries from Eataly, we had to bypass and head straight to the car. Once settled, a quick Yelp search for Boba tea yielded some interesting options, but close-by and easy access (i.e. parking) was paramount. That's how I discovered Mug Tea on Sawtelle near the intersection with Santa Monica Blvd. We abused a loading zone spot across the street, but since we were basically only waiting for the drinks, it wouldn't be long, nor was it. The menu is nicely displayed, a little heavier on milk teas, Vietnamese coffee is also an option, and then, finally, I spotted a fruit tea beverage. Strawberry Refresher indeed! It only took a few minutes to prepare, mine with 75% sweetness and hers with 50%. I liked both options, actually. Mine was subtly sweeter but not overly so. The fruit was generous, the lychee jelly toppings added to the exotic flavors, and a slice of lemon provided acidity and freshness. Extremely well done! If I lived closer, I'd come here a lot, but I'll definitely return in the future when I find myself nearby. read more

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I was in the area for work so ordered ahead on their website and stopped by this boba shop for a quick treat. I ordered the "pandan milk tea", 75% sweet, light ice with brown sugar boba (although it's called tea, I don't believe has any actual tea in it.) The pandan flavor is light (as it is generally) but definitely comes through well. However the boba were unfortunately lacking any caramel-y flavor of brown sugar, and were too soft for my liking. The sugar level overall was good. Service was quick, my drink was ready on time so I just pulled into a metered spot to pop in for pick up. It's a cute space and has a couple of tables outside too. read more

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My boyfriend and I decided to grab some Boba before I head out on my five hour trip back home to the Bay Area. Parking was a little difficult but the Boba cafe was easy to spot! when my boyfriend and I walked in, the cafe was very clean and organized and makes you feel welcomed. We were approached by a very friendly man, but unfortunately I was not able to get his name. I ordered the durian smoothie and once I placed that order, he joked around asking if I've tried durian before, and I said yes... half heartedly lol My boyfriend ended up ordering the mango Boba tea. When I tried my durian smoothie, it tasted so good! I honestly thought it smell a little bit more potent but it's just right. I highly recommend coming here and my boyfriend also said his teeth, really good and sweet. read more

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Decided to give this place a try after seeing so many positive reviews. The guy behind the counter was very helpful and accommodating in terms of helping me with my order. The drink tho, I ordered a papaya smoothie and honestly I didn't think it'll be easy to mess it up, but my drink was very icy and barely had any papaya flavor, which was disappointing since they do use fresh fruit and the powder, so for the drink to not have much papaya flavor was hard for me to wrap my head around. read more

Came here after dinner and it was very welcomed by the shop owner who gladly took our orders. Our boba came very quickly and it was to our liking. Will definitely keep coming back here read more

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Milk Tea Boba Solid Boba place! I think the milk tea was really quite good, and the Boba was really nice and chewy. Would have liked it if they had a 0% sugar option, but this 25% was not too sweet, so that was good. A little smaller of a cup than I expected, but it wasn't too expensive. Really cute small interior with this green plant wall background and a few small tables for groups of 2-3. Friendly server at the register with great recs as well! read more

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Went here based on the yelp reviews. I don't know...I wasn't really sold on the drink and boba quality. Service was just "ok". Guy behind the counter was neither here nor there. Ambiance was ok, nothing really to talk about. read more

Totally forgot to take pictures of the drinks, but everyone in my group of 6 was really satisfied with what they ordered. Do you know how hard that is when the drinks were all different and our first try at this place? EXTREMELY!!!! We ordered the mango milk tea, fresh taro milk tea, pandan milk tea ( hot and cold version), strawberry mojito and the cocoffee. Just remember to adjust your sweetness level. The guy taking our order and handing us the drink was very sweet and adorable. My sister literally said "put him in our pocket and take him home." Great Service!!! The place was chill and great for studying. Not a lot of outlet though. read more

Date: December 29, 2023 Two tea spots back to back? Wow. lol. I've been eyeing this spot since it opened because I am a HUGE pandan fan and they had pandan milk tea. Finally got the chance to try it out today. Walked in around 2pm and there were two other guest there. They have a self order kiosk on the side or you can order directly from the cashier. The menu is right above so it's easy to see. I thought it was only street parking so I parked a block away but turns out they have a parking lot behind. Not sure how big it is but that's always good to know seeing its location is rough to only have street parking. Ordered and then yelped check in and I need to stop doing that because there is a 15% off with check in, so REMEMBER TO CHECK IN FIRST. Took about 5 minutes and my drink was out. It was freaking delicious!!! I got the recommended 2% milk and also the 75% sweetness and it was perfect! Highly recommend if you're a pandan fan. Thank you guys!! read more

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Friendly small business and hidden gem on Sawtelle. Cute spot to sot indoors or outside and great drinks! Ordered the avocado smoothie and house bubble tea. Avocado smoothie is a good option if you're looking for subtle, healthyish and not too sweet. House Bubble tea had great fresh tea and soft boba! read more

Tea Mug Boba - Avocado Smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Drinks are very good here, would definitely recommend the strawberry mojito green tea and the tropical fruit oolong tea. However, can't give 5 stars since it took a long time (15 minutes or so) to make our drinks. The groups before and after us didn't seem to have this issue so it might have just been bad luck, does put their consistency into question though. Parking is also difficult. I'd come back if I was in the area though. read more

Nice place, lovely customer service, boba was good, & most importantly to me it was a work/study friendly with outlets! (:

The drinks were good but the actual boba were bland. Taro and pandan were both good to try! Of the two, the taro one definitely is the better one. The pandan one tasted VERY similar to the mung bean drink from 7 leaves! read more

Pretty good boba. I got the milk tea. It's wayyyyy too sweet so ask for less sweetness. That's the mistake I made. I got the milk tea boba with oatmilk. Service was good and it's cute inside. People were in there studying. Nothing special. I probably wouldn't come back. Meter parking in the area. read more

The teas are okay. Service was fast. I wanted to have ZERO sugar but they can only do it on the taro milk tea and no boba. So if you're not into sugar like me the owner(i think) he recommended the taro milk tea no boba for ZERO sugar. He was nice enough to explain things for me i forgot to tell him less ice. Next time i will be more specific less sugar and zero sugar. Ambiance was nice but the parking i have to drive twice to look for parking since this place was located on the busy area. Bathroom was clean. Bu the way. read more

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Rare and authentic milk tea. Highly recommend those who likes traditional flavors. 25% sweet is the way to go!

So I went here with who I thought was my girlfriend. She thought it would be fun to get boba. Full disclosure she was a basic Asian girl who was really not that attractive and pretended to be nice. We got Boba and she paid with another man's credit card. I thought it was wield but kind of blew it off. So as we were leaving another dude who also thought she was his girlfriend confronted us. She tried to hide. But this guy went ape shit! She locked herself in the bathroom and the girl behind the counter called the police. Turns out the cop that got there also thought she was his girlfriend! This girl had 5 different guys paying her bill and giving her credit cards and she Litteraly looked like a homely version of Charlene Yi. Pretty scandalous. But the taro boba was pretty good. read more

On hot Friday afternoon, I was craving for something cold and refreshing and decided to give Tea Mug Boba a try. I ordered on the self kiosk which was pretty easy to maneuver, There were so many drinks to choose from, but I decided to order the strawberry mojito with 75% sweet and less ice. The drink was very tasty and refreshing, not too sweet either. If I am ever near by again, I would definitely come back. read more

Tea Mug Boba - Strawberry Mojito - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Such a good place for boba & studying/working! I noticed Tea Mug on the way to my usual food spots in Sawtelle and had to stop by. Parking is pretty convenient and there's street parking across or next to the shop. The owners are a hardworking husband wife couple who are so sweet. The boba is delicious! So far I've tried the Pandan milk tea, classic milk tea, jasmine milk tea, and strawberry mojito tea which are all good. I'm picky about my boba and this place reminds me a lot of 7 leaves. They run more on the sweet side so I'd lower to 25-50% sweet if you don't like sweet drinks. If you're looking for a study or working spot, this place has seating alongside the store window and 3 tables. Free wifi is available which is awesome! read more

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Best Boba I've had in LA, I met my wife here and we bonded over our love for the tiger smoothie. Wow. It's delicious! Now my wife and I come here once a week to celebrate our love for boba and our favorite guy! read more