It's Boba Tues-yay! Trust me it's a thing. I was wanting to see what other boba shops we haven't gone to and saw TP Tea pop up. It seems to be new and going through its soft opening. In short, I'm excited to have another boba shop for Boba Tuesdays with quali-"tea" and fantastic service.
L O C A T I O N
TP Tea is located on Dixon Rd. and N Milpitas Blvd. It's in the Lion Market Plaza off on the side behind McDonalds. It's actually closer to Coldstone Creamery (which I just discovered was here today). Parking is a shared lot with other shops. I easily found a spot, but I could see if being challenging during peak dining times.
I N S I D E
There isn't much seating, but there is a few inside. I don't know if there is a restroom that can be publicly used for customers. There's a long table in the back to order drinks and a screen on the side to see where you're order is at.
M E N U
There's a fair amount of drinks on the menu: Milk teas, Coffee, Cheese Cream Foam, Smoothies, Fruit Teas, Matcha, Brown Sugar drinks, Non-caffeinated (thank you for separating this out), Fresh Milk Tea (tea lattes), and just tea. All drinks are one size and pricing isn't too shabby.
Toppings:
+ Boba, Pudding, Grass Jelly, Tea Jelly (each $0.65)
+ QQ Noodles, Cube Pearl, Lychee Jelly, Crystal Boba, Aiyu Jelly, Coffee Jelly (each $0.75)
+ Golden Jelly ($0.85)
+ House Made Taro Paste, Oat Milk ($1)
+ Cheese Creama ($1.25)
I didn't take too much time to peruse the menu as I typically either get the standard milk tea or jasmine milk tea as a basis of how well a boba shop is. Today I decided a harder test which is jasmine milk tea. There's so much that could go wrong or right. My hubby got the boba milk tea so I get to try that too!
~ Jasmine Green Milk Tea w/ Grass Jelly - No sugar, No ice ~
Flavor was perfect. Just a smidge bitter, but it's pretty perfect in terms of how the tea is steeped. Jasmine is present, the drink is just slightly creamy. The Grass Jelly adds the right amount of sweetness to the drink. I do feel the tea strength though. So I'll have to stop drinking this as I'm sure I'll be awake all night if I continue.
~ Boba Milk Tea - 50% sugar, No ice ~
Very sweet for me, and according to my hubby, he probably should've gotten 30% which is his standard sweetness, but he erred on the side of more sweet this time. The drink is good, has notes of caramel/brown sugar. The boba apparently is medium sized so it's not your typical larger boba and it's just slightly smaller. That could put off some folks in terms of mouth feel. It wasn't too bad for the hubby.
S E R V I C E
No line when I came in the early afternoon. But soon after there were a few larger groups who came in. The person who took my order was super sweet and cute and we both started to shimmy when "Super Shy" played in the store. I do appreciate them asking you review the drink order to make sure everything looks right. Easily paid by touchless payment.
Take note of the number on your order specifically the last digit as they put the drinks on the table based on the last digit. on the left side of the table. They did ask if I wanted to have a bag which I appreciated.
They now do SnackPass, so you can pre-order through the app.
O V E R A L L
For the price, quality, and service, I'm adding this to our list of places of boba shops to frequent. I'm looking forward to exploring more of their menu and will update this review as time goes by! Definitely try them out! read more