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    Virtual TeaKup SF

    3.7 (75 reviews)
    ModerateBubble Tea
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Cheesecake
    Charlotte T.

    CHEESECAKE is delicious. It didn't get all nasty talking about the cake still cake its form. Favorite new Boba spot from here on out.

    My Thai ($7.95) - 4 stars. Tasty. Soft boba, thick smoothie/milk tea. Sun lunch 2023-08-27
    Ziyan C.

    Several people in our group enjoyed the bubble tea here! * My Thai ($7.95) - 4 stars Tasty. Soft boba, thick smoothie/milk tea.

    Margie L.

    Another food truck we've tried here in spark,the menu looks good ,i ordered mystichrome Gt,it was a colorful lemonade.the picture on their menu didn't look the same as my order,the boba is chewy and sweet.

    Monique D.

    I LOVE the Jasmine boba, not too sweet and I tried the Taro for the first time the other day and it was really delicious. Great for when you want a non-caffeinated option. The people that work here are always pleasant too. I usually grab the tea to go but it's nice to sit on the swing chairs and enjoy!

    Cathrin P C.

    Boba is terrible. If you think this is actually good, then you haven't had real boba! The balls weren't cooked properly -- some of them were hard and only have chewy. I ordered a taro swirl and it only had some light lavender color but zero, absolutely zero taro flavor. This was basically sweetened milk. Ordering was through an app so a couple of young staff were making the drinks. This is the only boba truck I can see in the Spark Social area so you might be tempted by the menu like I was -- but don't fall for it!! $7.25 gone

    Strawberry valentine
    Sydney J.

    I've been wanting to try this place for a while, so today I ordered a My Strawberry Valentine, less sweet no ice, for pickup. They have a SnackPass kiosk/screen there that you can use to order on site as well. The shop is located among the Spark Social food trucks, in case you want to get food at the same time. Even with lower sweetness, it was still very sweet (DoorDash only has the option to select "less sweetness," so you can't specifically check 0%, 25%, 50% etc. in DoorDash). The quantity was okay but the prices are pretty high for boba. I drank it quite quickly, probably because I was hungry and thirsty at the time and I also have a sweet tooth. It really did not look like what was pictured on the menu when I picked up the drink, but that may have been due to strawberry topping sinking into the bottom of the drink. It contained some cute heart shaped jellies. I do appreciate that they offer some less common drink ingredients/flavors, like drinks with dragon fruit, cotton candy, and butterfly pea flower, and plenty of non-caffeinated options.

    Oh Taro
    Jonathan C.

    As the only boba tea in Spark Social, they get a lot of business. They have a few different options, but not much customization (no sweetness or ice level) aside from choosing some toppings. They do have almond milk as a substitute if you like. Tried their "Oh Taro" and oh my goodness is it sweet. I wished they decreased the sugar by at least 50%. They also don't mix it well either so by the end, you are just drinking milk. The boba were actually not bad though!

    Thai tea, tokyo drift and milk tea boba
    Jennifer L.

    The boba was chewy, soft and sweet but the drinks themselves were just okay. We ordered 5 drinks total and the average rating among the group was a 3.5.

    Dale S.

    Maybe we came on an off day, but it was a Friday evening and there were only 3 or 4 other customers the whole 20 minutes we were there, so.... We wanted to grab a drink before an even and settled on a Cloud 9. We tried using the kiosk and got to the end but there was an error. When someone did take our order, they didn't ask anything about ice or sweetness level as the kiosk had...ok. As we were waiting and dad asked his probably 12 year old son if he wanted a drink while they were walking by and the kid said "Nah ,the cloud 9 tastes like s***". We laughed a little because we had just ordered that and because the kid was so blunt. That was the only smile shared while at Virtual TeaKup. The kid was right. The few other people waiting had their orders forgotten (as did we) until the same guy who took our order asked us what we were waiting for 10 minutes later and then had someone start making our drink. There were 3 people inside and only 3 orders while we were there so service was very disappointing. When we did finally get the drink, it was not as cute as advertised and just tasted like cream and sugar. It was very disappointing. Like I said, it could have been a fluke but from the experience, that seems doubtful.

    The Cloud and The Boba (Left to Right)
    Jennifer S.

    Yum! I'm definitely liking this new boba spot that is closeby AND on doordash! At first I was worried because usually the really instagrammable and colorful boba drinks are also REALLLLLLY sweet. Luckily for me, I saw they had an option to adjust sweetness and with a "less sweet" option, it was actually the perfect amount of sweetness for me! Preferred sweetness! The Cloud Boba was really good - when you order on doordash, it doesnt come with cotton candy on top! I kinda wanted the cotton candy but I'm cool without it cuz...well, the sweetness aspect of it. Is this sounding redundant yet? lol. Anyhoo! Note that if you like really soft and squishy boba, this might not be the place for you. the boba in my drink was on the harder side, but I kinda prefer it that way. No gripes here! Yayy!

    Thai tea with crystal boba
    Jojo P.

    Like the convenience of boba right in the Spark Social food truck park. But that's essentially it, convenience. Their drink was on the ok side and disappointed they ran out of brown sugar boba so their crystal boba was a substitute option. Their drinks didn't stand out from the many boba shops out there so hits average for me. I'm willing to give it a another chance but wouldn't go out of my way to seek this place out. Just ok: My Thai

    Maruko X.

    The boba tea truck is located near the entrance of the food truck park, and it has a lot creative drinks, and the order of My Thai was great. The cashier was very friendly, she ran outside of the regular brown sugar boba, and the replacement of crystal boba was as great, it costs less than $10 per order.

    Cloud 9. $6.75 but more like milk with boba. Cotton candy was cool.
    Lena M.

    Not a fan of their customer service. The drink my daughter (and I) tried, and the overall experience was disappointing. On Sundays per their posted hours displayed on their window it notes 11:30am to 5pm. On 05Feb2023 they were not open for sales when I initially passed by at 12pm. Additionally, while I understand that the employees need to take their breaks they should post the times they are closed for lunch which I find surprisingly that two employees need to take a lunch break at the same time and therefore losing 45min to 1 hour of sales considering hours of operation (open for sales) is only 5.5 hours. After eating lunch I came by around 1:45pm. They were closed for lunch. I actually would not have came back due to the inconvenience of waiting and having to come back however my daughter really wanted to try the cloud 9. I opted to wait. Once coming back about 40ish min later I noticed there were two employees. One would think one goes on break the other still works to keep sales going. The drink was $6.75 (price has gone up from the last pic of the menu on yelp which is understandable since pic was old but I noticed as time goes by prices have increased). I paid with 4 tickets $8.00. I did not receive change/credit back so I can only assume they pocket the $1.25 as their tip. Sure..even though I have a difference of opinion on that they deserved in terms of a tip at all with the very limited and minimal customer service provided. Now for the drink. It was cool looking just by looking at it and the ingredients listed from the menu I was thinking it would be super sweet. Totally off. 1. Pic on menu had blue and pink cotton candy I just had the blue on mine. I already felt jipped. 2. The taste - I was wrong it was not super sweet at all. Actually it just tasted like milk with boba in it. What in the world?! The only thing good about it was the tapioca pearls which were soft and chewy a tad on the gummy side but not bad at all. I am stumped on how they can make a pretty ig worthy drink taste like whole milk with boba in it. Not a fan and will not come back.

    Strawberry Mango. 4/5. A bit unbalanced. IG: @amei.eats

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    Chicha San Chen is the super hyped bubble tea shop from Taiwan that's apparently won a bunch of tea…read morerelated accolades that I won't pretend to be remotely familiar with. Their ordering system is entirely via two kiosks, which can be annoying if the customers ahead are slow, ordering a bunch of drinks, or both. They really should have a policy for cashiers handling smaller orders (2-3 drinks or less) and forcing kiosks only for larger groups. The estimated wait times vary pretty wildly, so take their posted estimates with a grain of salt. It stated 15-20 minutes when I was there, but it took about 25 (and we were just the 2nd group in line, though there were clearly tons of queued orders already with people standing around or sitting waiting). When we finally got our drinks, the Classic Ding Dong Oolong Milk Tea and the Milk Tea with Taro Balls and Taro Paste, I was expecting really prominent tea flavor like you get from the best milk teas in Taiwan and HK, especially given their hand-brewing process for each cup (which partly explains why wait times balloon). Sadly, I got very little tea flavor from either drink. That said, the fresh taro paste and taro balls were very tasty, with the balls having fantastic QQ chewiness. Prices are a bit much though, at almost $10 for that drink alone. I honestly think they could cut costs on gimmicks like the rope carriers (cute for influencers, but pretty useless and likely jacks up the price for regular customers). One silver lining from the long wait is that we spilled over into a free tea tasting slot. Miranda was fantastic as our guide as she was super friendly, funny, and knowledgeable. She walked us through how their Lishan Oolong Tea (sold separately, not used for in-store drinks) is harvested and sun-baked into 5 different varietals, each with unique colors, aromas, and tastes (and following the sun both literally and figuratively in terms of names and descriptors). Overall, it's a fun experience if you enjoy that sort of thing (and your wait happens aligns with a tasting slot or you can always a reserve ahead of time as well), so 5 stars for Miranda and the tasting, but the actual milk teas were lacking and a disappointment given the hype, cost and wait.

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    I write this three years later, though I should've made it sooner. I actually tried Little Sweet on…read moremy first date with my now boyfriend and we got there an hour or so before closing. The lights outside really set for such a cute twilight mood and though that wasn't the main point of their shop, it was a cute detail. You order off an ipad and wait for your order, pretty typical of most shops nowadays. I remember there being a short line as well, so it seems they are a busy boba shop! The drinks themselves were delicious based on what I remember, I recall their boba being perfectly chewy and not soggy despite getting there so close to closing. The drinks were not heavily packed with sugar, just the perfect amount of tea, milk and sweetness. I'm not really in the area that often, but it's a boba shop that I'll remember forever!

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    Ambiance: Matcha Cafe Maiko is one of a few tea shops…read morespecializing in Matcha flavored drinks and desserts in Japantown. There is no seating located in this particular cafe but plenty of outdoor seating directly outside. The general area can be pretty crowded due to the other store fronts within the mall so if you want a more relaxed matcha tea shop to do work or relax it would be better to order and then leave. Service: They have both a kiosk and a barista taking orders. Staff were friendly and working efficiently and quickly to fill the orders as they were being placed. Wait time: Generally depends on when you go since Japantown mall is a heavily toured area by locals and visitors to the Bay Area but I'd say roughly 10-15 minutes max from standing in line to receiving your drink. Food: The matcha ice cream has a deep matcha flavor with a nice concentration of powder which can be tasted in the soft serve. They also top the soft serve with a light dusting of matcha powder to further enhance the flavors. The cone was soft and light with a gentle sweetness that pairs really well against with the earthiness of the matcha.

    Everything from Matcha Cafe Maiko is special. Ironically,…read morefor some mysterious reason, I don't actually like matcha, which feels like a personal failing every time I walk in. Luckily, their other tea offerings are just as good, so I never feel left out. The black sesame latte is a longtime favorite, but today I went with the hojicha frappe and it was excellent. It's not as creamy as, say, a Frappuccino, and the ice crystals are a little larger, but honestly that works in its favor because the roasted hojicha flavor comes through so much more clearly. Deep, toasty, and not overly sweet. Their sundaes are also ridiculously fun, loaded with all kinds of bouncy, chewy little goodies that make your dessert an activity rather than just a course.

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