It is pink... Very unique... You can have toys in the cup... This brings the rating up... This boba tastes very good... I don't see any burnt wood... The seats are nice... They don't have any lice... The tables were nice... And so was the price... (Reviewed by my son) read more

Small, cute store in Willow Glen downtown. Tried the Mandarin Iced tea in their Cupertino location before and loved it. Ordered on the screen and received the drinks within 5 min. Loved the Coco Mango Jasmine Bloom. read more

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I take my son to Mathnasium nearby, and while he's in class, I usually stop by UMe Tea to wait for about an hour. I absolutely love their boba milk tea! It's a small, cute little boba shop with a few tables and seats, making it a nice spot to relax and enjoy a drink. My kids also love the spicy popcorn chicken. It's always juicy, flavorful, and never dry. They give a pretty generous portion too, which is a plus. The only downside is that the wait can sometimes be a bit long, especially when ordering both boba drinks and the popcorn chicken. Other than that, it's a great little spot that I enjoy visiting while my son is at Mathnasium. read more

UMe Tea - Big sis watching a movie while waiting for bro to be done with mathnasium . - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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Really, a milk tea under $10 in the Bay Area. What a friendly and fun place. Oh, and they have a great popcorn chicken with a little bite. I looked up on yelp and they have an Ume Tea shop close to you!!!! read more

Tasty drinks and great workers! I love all the promotions they have. The popping oats is surprisingly addicting!

If you're a fan of citrus, you won't want to miss the Mandarin Iced Tea from UME. It's the perfect summer drink - filled with refreshing jasmine green tea, juicy mandarin pulp, and chewy water chestnut QQ balls. I also tried their must-have Coconut Mango Drink and creative Guava Strawberry Yogurt Slushie. Neither was overly sweet, and both were very tasty and refreshing! Of course, I couldn't leave without ordering their signature Popcorn Chicken and Curly Fries. You can also get them together as a snack combo in one box. I noticed they've added a bunch of new merchandise as well, including blind boxes, a mini tote bag, and cute keychains. read more

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This place is much smaller than other UMe shops in the bay. But they serve the same drinks and quality. Order is by kiosk and pick up is by order number, but there is someone there to help you if needed. I ordered the milk tea with sticky black rice. I don't know what I was expecting but it was just rice in milk tea Overall, it was a good milk tea. I took my drink to go since there's not much seating inside nor much to see inside. But it's downtown willow glen so it a good walk with milk tea in hand. read more

UMe Tea - Display and kitchen - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

The drinks are average. The boba was a little too firm, and their coconut drink had too many frills. Likely won't come back. The service is not friendly but definitely quick. The space was pretty messy, it looked like it hadn't been wiped down or swept. read more

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This location of Ume Tea is right on Lincoln Avenue in the hear of WG. There is only street parking available. The store is a cozy place with only a few seating options, though it does have a table osampling. public restroom. House music playing throughout the small store. Free Complimentary Grape Green Tea (today's offering). I am sure either cold water or other tea samplings. Order via cashier or only one kiosk. Mini Taro Balls Milk Tea (70% sweet, less ice). I liked the drink. The taro were soft and chewy. Support your local business. read more

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Was craving a sweet drink this afternoon while out doing some shopping. I'd been wanting to try a fruit tea at UMe Tea & Snack, but I've never had one before and wasn't sure I would like it. There were lots of people in the small shop sitting at tables and standing, waiting for their orders. UMe serves snacks in addition to tea, such as popcorn chicken, fried tofu, curly fries, sesame balls, and more. It's a cute place done in pink and white with whimsical animals depicted throughout the store. I decided to try a watermelon and passionfruit green tea with 50% sweetness, which I ordered from a tablet. To my surprise, my tea was ready in about five minutes. I found it refreshing, especially the watermelon flavor. It was a little too sweet, so next time I'll get 30% sugar. I didn't care for the pulp, but I don't think anything can be done about that. read more

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My favorite milk tea spot. i really like the yogurt drink from here. And it's my second time trying read more

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Small little shop located in the heart of Willow Glenn. They had a promotion for their anniversary. Drinks were great. Service was prompt. It was nice and cool inside avoiding the heat outside. read more

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$2.99 for any drink on the first day is a deal. They also have other deals going on for the whole Labor Day weekend. We waited about 50 minutes but that's to be expected on a good deal and grand opening. The line was to the John's restaurant. However, once we got to order, it was only a 5 minute wait. Was it worth $3 off each drink? No. Multiple people working hard in the back. Looks like they're going to have electrical issues because when the blender ran, the overhead lights cut periodically. It also didn't look like there was ac or if it was, it wasn't effective because the door was open, lots of people, lots of appliances. Also it was a bit grimy. I get that it's the first day and there's lots of foot traffic but it was already a bit dirty. read more

UMe Tea - Hectic grand opening - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

My friends and I ordered late night milk tea. I had the the sticky rice black milk tea, and I'm confused and disappointed by the size discrepancy. My regular was significantly smaller than my friend's large drink, and the size wasn't what was shown on the DoorDash app. I was under the impression it would be a decent size but I underwhelmed when the order arrived. Please clarify what the sizes are!! The black milk tea with sticky rice was good, but the drink was gone in a few sips. read more

UMe Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

We stopped by here after lunch while we were walking around the area. I got the uji matcha with boba and my friend got the mandarin orange fruit tea. It was very hot inside this particular Ume tea for some reason and we were with her baby so we couldn't sit inside but otherwise it was a good experience. Service was relatively fast and they had self-service ordering. read more

We have a new Ume in my neighborhood which I enjoy. It's bright and cheery and the boba drinks are very good. I had to make a stop when I was on a leisurely stroll around this neighborhood. The tiramisu matchha and chicken strips were very good. read more

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Ume is still my favorite boba place. I love the drinks and the snacks. They have an option to make the drinks hot or cold. The pudding on the bottom is also good. Perfect location in downtown willow glen to come for dessert. read more

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I ordered from this Ume Tea location (1228 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125) on July 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM. Unfortunately, I didn't receive my two drinks until 3:57 PM, despite other customers who ordered about 15 minutes after us receiving their drinks first. While waiting, I observed staff engaging in unprofessional conversations about making fake accounts and discussing guys blocking them. I also witnessed a larger team member visibly shaking her body and clenching her fists after a young customer forgot to take his change after paying with cash. It made the environment feel uncomfortable and unprofessional. Waiting nearly 30 minutes for two drinks, especially while watching later orders be completed first, was very frustrating. Combined with the inappropriate conversations and unprofessional behavior from staff, this was a disappointing experience. I would not recommend this location based on the poor customer service I experienced. read more

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I am very disappointed with my mango matcha with boba as yesterday when I placed a pick up order and when I got home and started drinking it, I realized there was barely any boba in there which is frustrating as I paid almost a dollar more for boba. I had to dump out some of it to see if there was any boba but there was only like 6 pieces of boba. I should've just order a boba latte. Please do better as we are not getting the drinks for free. read more

UMe Tea - Drink - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

AMAZING!!!! My coworkers order from this place all the time and they have ruined me lol the mango yogurt slushee has given me a reason to live because it's so freaking good lol absolutely try this place!!! read more

UMe Tea - Mango yogurt slushee - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

A great addition to the Willow Glen area. I have always loved UME Tea and I recently went in to try their new mango coconut twilight drink. It has mango puree, coconut milk, mochi, something blue lol, and a topping of cotton candy. Oh man, that 1st sip was amazing! It is tropical and not overly sweet. It has a nice mochi stretch pull to it as well. I will definitely get that drink again! The staff is friendly and the store is very small but cute. Just a few tables inside. They also offer tablet ordering and also snacks as well. read more

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My favorite spot for the stick rice drinks. Very quick to order and getting your drinks.

My husband stopped by this location today and turns out we had placed our mobile order in the wrong location. However, they were so friendly and accommodating! Talking about excellent customer service! We will definitely be back in the future for other items! Thanks for being awesome! The popcorn chicken was yummy! read more

UMe Tea - Popcorn Chicken - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Staff is friendly and they work hard to fulfill the high amount of orders coming in. I'd recommend a visit here if you like boba.

Love sesame balls but this is the first time we were served sesame balls topped with white sugar. We do not love it. We usually get it from diffrent UME locations, sesame balls was never topped with white sugar. Even restaurants that's offer sesame balls do not have white sugar topping on it. If this is your new thing UME, at least give ppl notice and option to not have white sugar sprinkled all over the sesame balls. It feels so wrong. We brushed off the sugar out of each sesame balls read more

UMe Tea - White sugar on their sesame balls (brushed off the sugar out of the sesame balls) - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

TL;DR They're still new and take a while, but the drinks have been consistently good and the popcorn chicken is great, so I definitely plan on going back Service is still notably slow, probably since the place is still new. I went with my friend twice. The first time we ordered 2 drinks with only a couple other customers there, and we waited almost 20 minutes. The next day we ordered 2 drinks and 2 snacks with a larger group of customers around, and it was actually a shorter wait than the first time. That aside, everything else is great: - Interior: Practically completely redone, and super cute~ - Lychee watermelon green tea: My friend got this both days, consistently good. - Mango matcha latte: I got this the first time, and the only issue was that my mango had a LOT of fibers in it, but I don't think that's the store's fault - Grape green tea with tea jelly: Got this my second time, amazing, no notes! - Popcorn chicken: I got salt and pepper, my friend got sour plum, which were both amazing. I plan on getting these more~ - Service: Also really nice. The worker brought the drinks and food to our table directly. When I asked for a bag, the worker asked if it was to take things to-go. When I said yes, he brought the bag over and actually bagged our food for us Hoping once they get settled, the wait times get shorter and the quality stays the same~ read more

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Small cute place at the willow glen area. Stopped by to get my favorite Coco Mango drink and my kids love the coconut Cha Cha Bowl. Staff were friendly. read more

I'm putting one star on here just so the manager can see this but five stars to the workers for this location on Lincoln I feel so bad for the workers they work so hard try so hard to get things done and that's why it takes a long time because there's not enough workers. The mandarin needs to hire more workers at least 2 to 3 it is not fair to them that they have to work this hard and even harder because Manager can't have a couple more people on shift either hire more people and it will keep taking a while, which is not their fault but at least give these people a raise because honestly, they worked their butt off in there and it does get very packed. If you're the manager or owner, I hope you see this and give them a raise and hire a couple more people cause this not fair to them read more

I made a scheduled order for 3:00 PM (next day) through Square and confirmation through email. At 2:00 PM, I got a text saying my order was ready, but it didn't mention the store or explain why it was an hour early, and no notice from email. I finished what I was doing and headed over around 3pm but by the time I picked up, the ice had melted and the drink tasted watered down. The whole point of scheduling is to get a fresh drink at the scheduled time. read more

UMe Tea - Order scheduled for 3pm ready at 2pm - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here with friends to order before dinner. The staff in the store saw us order drinks with boba and saw us waiting both inside the store and outside the door as well, but he failed to mention that they ran out of boba. We had to check in on the drinks twice, and he finally told us that it would be another 30 minute wait due to lack of boba pearls after we already waited 30-40 minutes. Absolutely horrendous service experience. A little bit of common sense needs to be drilled into the heads of the staff here. read more

Ugh so good and me and my girlfriend were celebrating our 3 months and this spot is special to us

My favorite bubble milk tea. Also please try their new items，season items. nice and great drinks read more

UMe Tea - black rice yogurt - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Umetea is a pretty standard chain, and this review isn't for their drinks but for the worker's lack of sanitation. As I'm waiting over 35 minutes for my drinks (I ordered online) I have observed how the one Asian girl there drops a receipt and picks it up with her gloved hand. However, she doesn't change gloves and continues to scoop toppings into drinks and touch cups. She also uses her other un-gloved hand to run her fingers through her hair, and the continues to prepare drinks. Maybe she is a part timer but this is really unsanitary. It tells me that management haven't bothered to train their workers to work cleanly at a food establishment. Definitely not visiting Willow Glen location ever again. read more

Ts was fire, all of it was quick and good. my cousin loved the ice cream matcha drinks and the place was cute

Some kind of packaging blended into my drink and didn't notice until half way through when I had to pull plastic out of my mouth. read more

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High schoolers scrambling to run the shop, ingredients missing, menu not updated, waited 20 minutes for 2 drinks and one popcorn chicken. I feel bad for girls at the counter but do not recommend this place. read more

Order from a kiosk was easy, not empty but not super packed either. Our 3 drinks took 40 minutes, with no sense of haste from employees working there. No apologies. Lots of clueless wandering around the store. Wont be coming back, if yet another boba place closed in this location, its not due to lack of demand. read more

The popcorn chicken and coco mango drinks were delicious, would come back for them. However, expect a long wait time, it took awhile (~20 min) to get my order. read more

Drinks are very good, no one even greets you when you arrive, customer service is very poor!

Loved the popcorn chicken, the spicy mala flavor is good. Boba is the right texture and sweetness. read more

UMe Tea - Black sugar boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California