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Caramel milk was good. Not too sweet. It was not busy on a Sunday afternoon, service was quick. Ambiance was casual and comfortable. The heater can be adjusted to a lower degree.
LOVE when a place puts up decorations and themes. LOOK HOW COLD WE LOOK! Brrrrrr 10/10 backdrop -- perfect HOLIDAY WEATHER boba good
As a boba enthusiast, their signature flavors are fun to try, but at their prices it is a luxury for me. Setting: Very modern, aesthetically pleasing interior. There are games available indoors where folks of all ages can indulge. Service: When asked for drink advice the waiter was sarcastic and it wasn't very helpful leading me to not be satisfied with the order. Drinks: I got the Silky Mango and Dirty Ube. The mango was smooth, but too milky; the Ube was amazing, creamy, and had a round finish.
I wanted a hot drink and also wanted to try the seasonal Ube Astra. My son wanted boba. We have been here many times. Ordered online and came in for pickup around 7:15pm on a Tuesday night. We were the only ones here. Everything went smoothly! I am a regular at Teaspoon and I also have been to many branches of Teaspoon. Service was good and atmosphere of this store is nice. Check out this branch if you haven't.
I ordered a strawberry colada with honey boba which was extra. You have to wait for 15-20 mins to get your drink. They have some games that you can play while waiting for your drink. Also they have free wifi. This place is always full. Their drinks taste heavenly undoubtedly, but I find the place a bit pricey.
As much as I wanted to write a positive review, not sure if my first visit would entice me to come back. The gentleman taking our order was pleasant. The place is pretty roomy for a boba spot. Yet their bathroom had hand written signs. One saying out of order and another saying employees only. We ordered a taro lover with honey boba and a dirty ube coffee. My son wasn't a fan of his taro drink and he loves taro drinks. He said it was just okay. Now for my dirty ube, it was just coffee. I think they forgot to add the ube. Even before, while, and after shaking it, no hint of purple in it to be seen. The coffee was good but it's not what I ordered. And paid more for it. I was bummed.
If you want your boba fix, Teaspoon is a decent place to get it! Service is okay. They don't go above and beyond, they just do their job. Seems like they don't really want to be there but they try. Inside has a lot of space and the outside has a table in front. I needed some energy after a TJ's run, so I wanted to try the Red Bull Cocolada. They don't use all the Red Bull, so they give you the can with the rest. You're allowed to add 3 different toppings, so I picked Mango stars, lychee and coconut. They don't hold back with the toppings! They give a lot. The combination of the drink and toppings tasted really good. Reminded me of the islands. The coconut is pretty faint but you can taste it. Would come back to try other drinks because they all looked really good!
Teaspoon is always convenient after picking up kids from school. Love the drink selections, and some of them allow sweetness to be adjusted. Not just tea here, but coffee and fruit flavors as well.
***3.5. Stars*** After going to TJ, I needed some caffeine. Ordered the Dirty Ube for myself and my DD ordered the Ruby Fizz. Loved the Ruby Fizz. Nicely sweetened with bits of lychee. The Dirty Ube was a thirst quenching drink. However, there wasn't much ube flavor. Coffee was mild and not too strong
You can order at the kiosk if there's a line or you can go up to the counter. Both times I have been there, it wasn't too crowded and I was able to go to the counter to order. You can choose a sweetness level if you want to customize your drink. I prefer a jasmine green tea unsweetened and they are able to do that for me. - Contactless payment is encouraged. - Go to the end of the counter and wait for them to call your name. - I prefer the drinks over the snacks. I ordered a mochi donut and it was on the dry side. - The space is very clean. Seating is limited to outside, though that may be subject to change depending on the COVID rules.
I live by here but I rarely come here, not sure why. I used to go more to study however it's been a while. I came by because my food across the street had a forty minute wait, but the server was nice and the drink was refreshing. It was clean inside and cool so it's good to avoid the heat.
The best idea to get a iced drink on a hot day. I came in for my birthday drink. They cover up $6 and I pay the difference if the drinks price is higher. I am glad that I ordered online. This place was packed with people. Walk in and out to pick up. Tried the ube dirty latte. It's supposed to have ube taste, but it tastes like regular sweeten coffee to me. I wish the ube taste can be stronger. I would opt for something else next time.
Ehh service has changed... previously service has been exceptional, fast, and friendly... now its just mediocre. Workers seem to not really care, nor want to be there, just going through the motions, waiting to clock out. Drinks: 1. Seasonal Pumpkin King {2/5 stars, $5} - Was a disappointment. Could barely taste the delicious rich, roasted flavor of the oolong tea. The pumpkin creme was very watered down and diluted. It was also gritty... Not very good at all. 2. Grass hopper {3/5 stars, $6} - Too sweet even with less sweet. Tastes very artificial and has a sour tea flavor... Service: Mediocre. Slow service with no one in front of us. Three baristas and took about 7 mins for two drinks. The employees were very unfriendly and seemed to be annoyed with working. Overall: Just ok. Was better a year ago with friendly service and helpful employees. I guess the franchise ownership has changed... or something.
First time here at this location. I've been to one in San Jose and really liked it. First time here during SIP. You can order online or call ahead. Or you can order at the counter/table set up at the entrance. If you do order at the counter, you have to speak loudly and repeatedly because the distance from the table to the cashier is about 10 feet, plus the masks, so voices are muffled and words are unclear. It's convenient to pay though. They have a card reading machine at the table. We ordered the Lady Bug, the Roasted Tea Creama and Tropical Paradise Snow. They were all delicious and our orders were made as requested (sweetness and topping options). Orders are placed at the table when they're ready with the receipt placed with the drinks so you know if it's your order. (Anyone can walk up and touch your order to see if it's theirs. I stayed close to make sure I see my order.) read more
3 years ago
This is a very clean and relaxing place. Because of the heat today, it was very nice to be in the cool and refreshing place. However, their non-plastic straws are hand to drink through but their purpose is crucial. Drinks have always been delicious and I remember going on opening day. The lychee drink was refreshing and just the right amount of sweetness. The strawberry one was okay since I'm not a fan of coconut. The mango one what's always been my go-to and is very refreshing. The classic Thai Tea was refreshing although it contained a bit too much ice even though it was served with just the right amount of love. read more
1 year ago
Very impressed with the gold brew with coffee jelly and boba. It is really tasty and the intense coffee syrup is perfect for a coffee lover like me. Lots of new flavors for tea lovers like guava, mint coffee, and raspberry mojito read more
4 years ago
Teaspoon always has quality drinks, whether you want a more classic milk tea or a unique fruit drink. It was quick and easy placing an order on the phone, and the worker who took my call was nice. I got both the guava sunset and grasshopper at 50% sweet; next time I'd probably go with 25% sweet for the guava drink, but the grasshopper was just right and I highly recommend it! Perfect refresher for the summer read more
Teaspoon has been on top of my list for Boba. Their tea is flavorful and not watered down. They also have the ratio right. Love my House Milk Tea. Glad to have found them in San Ramon. We need more locations. They are well staffed and service is great. It's a great place to hang out. They had music playing. Their playlist was on spot during my visit. A blast from the past. Tribe Called Quest, Talib, etc. read more
7 years ago
This store location used to be "Rubs BBQ Bistro", then it turned into "Four Flavors: The Tastes of Asia"; and now they've turned into a "Teaspoon"! They are located right next to the Fitness 19 and Nob Hill Foods in San Ramon, so parking is plentiful. When I first tried out a Teaspoon place, they just opened up a new location in Milpitas back in 2016. There were very few locations at the time; but as of 2019, they now have a total of 12 locations! At a Teaspoon, they are known for serving premium handcrafted tea, so their prices are higher than your typical milk tea place. Their drinks are made by using an espresso machine specifically designed to brew tea; and they use organic cream or milk, key lime, and mint leaves. Teaspoon is one of my favorite places to get a milk tea. As for this location, they're pretty good and is your typical Teaspoon quality. This Teaspoon is part of the Fivestars reward program, so don't forget to use their app if you have an account with them. It still feels weird for this San Ramon location to be a milk tea dessert place, since this building twice hosted an original unique fast food chipotle-style restaurant. Hopefully this business will stay here for a while. read more
7 years ago
It's good, but not $6.20 before tax good... I ordered the Grass Hopper (lychee green tea with cucumber juice on top) with lychee jelly and grass jelly. (Note: You CANNOT adjust sweetness level on this drink!) PROS: - The cucumber juice is super fragrant! Wasn't expecting it at all, adds a unique touch for sure. - Can adjust sweetness and ice on MOST drinks (but not the one I ordered) CONS: - $5 base for all drinks and +$0.60 for each topping. Topping $$ is a little steep when 1) most places are +$0.50; 2) they don't give you an equal portion of both. I got a somewhat regular amount of lychee jelly and barely any grass jelly. - If I didn't get the lychee jelly, I'm not sure the lychee flavor of the tea would've come through at all. The cucumber was pretty overpowering. - I understand this place is still fairly new, but the staff wasn't too helpful when we were asking questions about some drinks. We had to blind order one of our teas. - Less of a con, more of an observation, but the cup is so narrow at the bottom you can't put it in car cupholders that aren't built into the middle console. My drink here cost more than my drink at Boba Guys, which is walkable from this Teaspoon. So I'd rather go there. Glad I got to try this place, though. Worth at least one trip to decide for yourself! read more
Quick take: Drinks seem watered down compared to other places This is another new boba shop in the East Bay. My palate explodes with excitement whenever I here a new boba spot is in town. I love supporting our local businesses. Always a fan of trying tea creations. Not sure if it was because of the BOGO promotion but both drinks that I ordered seemed watered down. I ordered both drinks in it's original sweetness. I didn't ask for less sweet. Of course, I had to order the Liquid Gold. This is a beautiful drink. Honey Oolong tea w/cream. My second drink Grapefruit Garden is a grapefruit infused green tea w/fresh grapefruit juice. These drinks were rich and creamy and refreshing but I've had better. Still worth a try. It's a nice open spot with lots of natural light. read more
Upping this one star from my last review because I like their variety of teas that I can't get elsewhere such as the Japanese rice tea & osmanthus oolong. I'm more of a tea fan, so I love that I can get my tea cravings satisfied here. My favorite milk tea here is the liquid gold & grapefruit, grasshopper, strawberry sangria are some of my go to's for a refreshing drink. Love the customization that Teaspoon offers & the quality of the tea! read more
Located inside a shopping plaza with Starbucks, Nob Hill & more. Nice space with modern decor. Anyway, decided to get the Turtle Island (mint/passionfruit, can't adjust sugar) and Flamingo w 70% sugar (watermelon/passionfruit). Both drinks tasted too sweet. The Turtle slush didn't look like the menu picture and kinda tasted like kiwi to me. They have snow ice desserts too. Service was okay, the ladies weren't that friendly. Ive been to their other locations and am a fan but yeah this is one of the more expensive boba spots... $5-$6 per drink. read more
3 years ago
This place is really cool. Very clean. I ordered Silky Mango one of their signature drink. I really enjoyed the music and the tea. Definitely I'll come again. read more
Hmmmm...I am disappointed with Teaspoon. I was excited to try this place out since it's in San Ramon and my friend recommended this place. I took my littles after school as a surprise. It was a little busy and it's because it's relatively new. I ordered the taro lover. It was extremely watered down and was pretty tasteless. I was shocked and disappointed. It tasted like a powdered drink with mostly water...similar to Quickly. Boo! There was very little taro on the bottom and within two sips, I had finished the taro pieces. My littles took a couple of sips and said they didn't want it. I brought it home and my husband didn't even want to try it. Now, that's pretty bad. I might give them another try hoping it was just an "off" afternoon. We shall see..... read more
service: good! :) interior: modern with grey and yellow tones and wooden furnitures health and safety: very clean · all staffs were masked NOTE: no mask, no boba! would you crave for it? yesssss!!! honestly love their unique flavors and seasonal drinks! we ordered both the silky strawberry and silky mango as well as their classic house milk tea with boba! their silky mango is inspired by hong kong mango pudding which comes with organic milk and a generous layer of mango puree, perfect during summer! the silky strawberry was amazing. it is served with organic milk along with their house-made strawberry marmalade! the bobas were really chewy with a slight hint of honey that compliments the organic milk perfectly. read more
WOW I'm impressed! Probably one of the best boba shops in this area. I recently discovered this shop early this week, and I am so glad that I did! I've tried the classic Thai tea and the creamy jasmine, which were both very enjoyable. I especially liked the thai tea. The consistency of the boba is really what elevated the drinks and would have me coming back. To top it off, the employees were super friendly, and the shop had a lot of safety protocols (plastic shields between customers and staff, opened front doors, etc) in place to make customers feel safe during this pandemic. 5/5! read more
First time here today and we ordered teas and snow ice. Pretty good boba place in The Marketplace. I think it's fairly new. The place is very clean and bright. Seating for about 20 indoors and limited seats directly outside. But walk down the way and you can sit outdoors near the fountain. Good sized portions for the teas and snow ice. The snow ice I had was very light and tasty. My only issue with it is that it looked nothing like the picture. Other folks with snow ice had good sized portions but mine seemed smaller than others. But all in all, I'd come back but maybe have a tea instead. read more
I say this place is solid 3 for their drinks but definitely 5 star for their interior designs! It's clean, simple and cute! Love the big spoon next to their sign outside the store. During Covid, most of the boba shops are being so creative with the way they handle the precautions with Covid-19, it's nice to know that they do social distancing and offers hand sanitizers. My s/o and I love boba drinks. We would drive an hour to get some from SJ. But this time, we stayed closer (25min drive) and came here. I got matcha strawberry royale and Thai milk tea. Gotta say, boba guys or boba bliss has better strawberry matcha drinks for sure. This places drink, It's just good, nothing extravagant about it. The drink tastes like strawberry but no matcha. It was slightly there but not there enough. I should of gotten the caramel drink! I will definitely come back and try that. As for Thai, less sugar or condense milk compare to viet restaurant or any other boba shop. Taste more of tea in there then actual Thai taste. Which is nice for people who likes Thai but less sugar! Will come back to try different drinks. read more
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Review #148 - 2020 I'm honestly not too crazy about Teaspoon; but it's a better option than most, especially when everything else nearby is already closed. We showed up at around 9:30 PM on Friday, August 7th. We actually weren't too sure if they were still open, as it's located in a shopping center & most stores nearby have already closed. Luckily, there was another family there when we arrived so we didn't feel too bad for showing up so late. I sent my two nieces to place our orders since they were taking orders at the door and I could see them from where I was parked, which was right in front of the store. About 15 minutes later, the young lady brought our drinks to the table at the doorway & my nieces went to grab them. Their drinks are consistent from their other locations & service was quick & friendly, even though we showed up right before closing. read more
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Second time I've been to Teaspoon. Drinks are tasty and customer service great! Will probably be back again! Always looking for a Great Boba place! read more
Went here for the first time over the weekend. I have been to several Teaspoon locations and this happens to be the closest to my house. Due to the shelter in place, I wasn't sure how to order. At first, I was a bit confused because their sign tells you to order online for pick up through their website. As I was ordering online, the employees told me that I could order in person. I ordered my usual, rose petal oolong milk tea, 25% sweetener, light ice, and honey boba. I was extremely excited to get my drink since it had been months since I had Teaspoon, as well as a boba milk tea! The drink itself tasted almost as similar as the other locations I have been to. I would say that this drink was more on the milk-ier side. I'm a huge fan of the tea flavor, and that was something it slightly lacked. Overall, not bad! The boba was just how I remembered. I'll definitely come back the next time I'm in the area. Next time, I'll ask for less milk. read more
2 years ago
they forgot the cream for my drink ;_; but they were pretty fast with my order. If you order online, they definitely don't take as long as the website tells you. They generally take around 5-10 minutes so do plan accordingly! read more
4 years ago
3 years ago
We tried this place for the first (and probably last) time today. It was clean and set up nicely, with pictures of all their drinks. There were 4 of us. We ordered the creamy jasmine, a caramel cream and two strawberry sangrias. As other reviewers said, they all seemed very watered down. The caramel cream was decent and if I ever returned, I'd probably order that. But, my daughter said the creamy jasmine had a very strange taste. I tried it and it tasted like runny sunscreen. Overly flowery and horrible. Her dad tried it and said he tasted metal - like he had a roll of nickels in his mouth. Either way, not good. He said his strawberry sangria was ok, but mine tasted like pure prune juice. Not sure why. There wasn't a prune in the place from what I saw. But that's exactly what I tasted. My husband said maybe I needed to mix mine up, so I shook it and tried it again. Nope, still prunes. I don't mind a prune or 2, but not in a drink. I could only drink about a third of it. I'm guessing older strawberries were used in mine. Only explanation I could think of. This place is pretty pricey and two of these drinks were tossed out. They do have signs saying if you don't like your drink they'll make it again (we got ours to go and didn't want to go back). I'm wondering if inconsistency had been an issue. It certainly was when we ordered 2 of the same drink and they tasted totally different. Doubtful we'll return. read more
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Well I made my first order today. My drinks were great. But it appears the driver stole and ate my waffle.. i am upset at the driver, I got credit but was very disappointed. Please seal up our waffles for protection from thieves. This definitely isn't the fault of the facility. read more
4 years ago
7 years ago
I usually went to the Milpitas Teaspoon before this location opened up! I like that they have a small menu so you're not overwhelmed but all the choices, they keep it short and simple which is good. This location is located in a pretty busy shopping center so parking might be hard on a weekend, but usually I find close parking. The interior of this location is more modern and bigger than most of the other Teaspoon locations that I've been to, probably because it's newer. Service is hit or miss, there were days when the employees are friendly and efficient in making the drink, but there were days when they look like they don't want to be there and take awhile to make your drinks even though we're one of the only customers in the store. One good thing about Teaspoon is they've so many different toppings to choose for those of you who like to try different toppings, but for me I usually always get either boba or grass jelly so it doesn't really matter. Drinks that I think that are good from here are: Mango Funtime and Silky Mango for those mango lovers, the Flamingo for those watermelon lovers, and last but not least the classic Thai tea! read more
2 years ago
7 years ago
Great little spot down the street from my house. I love how the boba scene is blossoming in the San Ramon area, we'd usually have to drive to Pleasanton or past Walnut Creek to get something that isn't T-4. The menu and drink selection are easy to read and delicious. The boba here is always cooked just right as well! You can't really go wrong with this spot, and it's in a very convenient location right off Bollinger. Give this place a shot if you're considering it :D read more
5 years ago
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164 Market Pl
San Ramon, CA 94583
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(925) 380-6465
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For the virgin mojito, can I add both lychee and strawberry flavoring or just one flavoring?
Sorry..adding both strawberry and lychee will over power the mojito flavor.
Could i substitute black tea rather than oolong for the liquid gold? i'd love to order it bcoz i love honey but i don't rly like oolong
Yes, just ask the friendly tea-persons and they will whip it up for you.
Do they have free wi-fi? Is that a good place to study?
Yes, there is free wifi. They play music in the background, but not too loud, so you can still study. Comfy seating, spacious tables, and convenient charging ports.
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