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    3.9 (702 reviews)
    ModerateBubble Tea
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Strawberry Matcha Latte
    Mara S.

    Honestly, overall a really good experience! But I got the strawberry Matcha, and it was all right. The strawberry at the bottom was delicious, but the Matcha flavor was OK. It's a small little location in Culver City, but they have great service and were really quick. We came in with a really large group, and they handled it amazingly, and it was great. They also have a little box for stickers at the pick up area, so it was fun for all of us to grab stickers for each other! We had a good experience overall

    Korean Banana Milk with boba (left) and Tie Guan Yin Oolong (right)
    Fortuna N.

    I love coming to this Boba Guys for their Korean Banana Milk with Boba (5/5) every time! I will say come early to mid evening as I do think it tastes way better during opening times as it's freshly made and more chunks of banana and real banana flavor comes through. It's the creamiest banana with the right amount of sweetness and pieces of fruit within with their creamy, milk and chewy warm boba that's lightly sweetened with honey/brown sugar. I also like their Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea (5/5) here since the tea flavor comes out so much. It seriously reminds me of boba tea in China where the tea leaves are seeped through so well throughout the boba tea. I got mine without boba just because I love the tea floral flavors more because the taste is already rich, slightly sweet, and refreshing with notes of lilac. I'm not much of a floral tasting girl but I LOVE this tea of theirs. Not too sweet either!

    Thai Tea Strawberry Matcha Latte Strawberry Jasmine Lychee Oolong
    Jolie C.

    The boba was great and service was friendly!! We tried samples and the baristas were very helpful with recommendations. This location is pretty small but the outdoor area was very pleasant

    Steven T.

    I wouldn't call myself a boba connoisseur, but let's just say I've had my fair share of (boba) balls in my mouth in my lifetime. Enough to know when a place is worth the hype--and when it's not. This one? Disappointing. Maybe it was the fact that it's a franchise, slowly losing its authenticity with each new location. Or maybe it just wasn't good, plain and simple. The boba lacked that perfect chew, the tea didn't have the richness I expected, and overall, it just fell flat. But at least the visit wasn't a total waste. The location itself was interesting--a Boba Guys inside a furniture store. As weird as that sounds, I actually enjoyed wandering around, admiring sleek chairs and overpriced coffee tables while sipping on my underwhelming drink. Will I be back? Probably not. But at least I got a little window-shopping out of it.

    I call this Hapa my custom drink they were willing to make half Matcha and Hojicha  with almond milk and almond jelly. Delicious
    Colette C.

    Stopped by Boba Guys at The Platform in Culver City and had such a great experience. The staff was super friendly and even customized a drink for me I call " Hapa" half Hojicha & Matcha with coconut milk and coconut jelly. It was delicious! I also loved the Black Rose Milk Tea so smooth and refreshing. They have a really good selection, easy in and out, and you can't beat the location. Parking is simple too, just right across the street. Definitely a spot I'll be coming back to!

    jasmine milk tea with boba and apple fresca
    Rita C.

    i actually really enjoyed working boba guys but there are a few cons about this location. 1. free parking is quite difficult. you can get 15 minutes free in the garage across, and it is definitely doable. i would recommend ordering ahead in this case 2. the amount of boba they put is very little. I've been to other locations and the boba they put is much more. this location gives very little boba, and when I was trying to order online, it didn't let me get extra boba. however, this place is pretty good overall and has good boba. i prefer my teas to be a bit stronger (this place leans a little lighter), but overall, it's still good!

    Tristan L.

    Last time I had Boba Guys was probably 2 years ago in San Francisco. Forgot one opened up in Culver, and decided to check out the seasonal menu. Service was quick and drink was made to order. Ordered the Mango Sticky Rice ($7.20 Reg) except the drink was made incorrectly. Had to catch the train; so I didn't taste test the drink. The drink was good, with the sticky rice at the bottom so you have to give it a good mix otherwise it'll stay lumped. It had a weird sour aftertaste and I thought it was the mangoes but it turned out to be grapefruit! Normally my go-to order is the Jasmine Milk Tea, so I regret ordering outside my comfort zone.

    Strawberry Fields & Iced Classic Black Tea
    Rachel M.

    Boba Guys has become my favorite boba spot. The quality of the drinks and texture of the boba are consistently good. My husband and I always order our drinks with boba. My husband is a creature of habit, and he has only ordered the Classic Black Tea with oat milk. I like the Classic Black Tea with half and half, and I have had the decaffeinated version too. We both get it with 50% sweetness. I also like the Strawberry Jasmine Fresca, which is refreshing. I liked the balance of fresh strawberry flavor and jasmine tea. They have seasonal flavors too, which I haven't tried. I've ordered in person and online. The service includes a friendly team that quickly prepares drinks even when they look busy. The drinks and service are 5 stars.

    Rose black tea with double boba.
    Eve V.

    I was having a really rough day so I only took a car pic for this treat. Boba guys is a really solid spot for boba. I had the rose tea boba at 50% sweetness and double boba and it really hit the spot. The boba itself had a nice bounce it them and the tea, I probably could have gone a little lower on the sweetness but overall it was exactly what I needed.

    Jasmine Milk Tea and Thai Tea
    Zeeshan Q.

    I absolutely loved the milk tea Boba Guys had to offer. Their Jasmine milk tea was very delightful, slightly sweet and very aromatic. The Thai tea also had a nice sweet flavor. Big shoutout to the employees who took our order right before the store closed as well. Parking is the only hassle; there is a paid structure nearby, but I wish they had some free parking options for people who are just getting boba to go.

    Serena H.

    Ordering online is incredibly convenient, and you can even use Apple Pay for online payment. No need to wait on-site, it's super convenient! I got the strawberry Matcha Latte, and the strawberry flavor was a bit sweet. For those who prefer less sweetness, I'd recommend adjusting the sugar level. You can also switch to other types of milk without any extra charge, which is really considerate. For another drink, I ordered Tieguanyin Oolong Milk Tea with pearls. I'm not sure why, but it looked watery and tasted quite diluted. The tea flavor wasn't very prominent, and they skimped on the amount of boba added. It was a bit disappointing to end up with just half a cup of milk tea without any boba. If you like boba, you might want to order extra boba, but that could increase the price too. Their boba were a bit firm, and after chewing on them for a while, my mouth started feeling sore. They're not the soft and chewy boba that I prefer. 網路點餐非常方便,還可以使用Apple Pay線上付款,也不用到現場等,超級方便! 點了strawberry Matcha Latte,strawberry 有點甜,怕甜的人建議要調整糖度,要換成其他奶都不用額外加錢,非常佛心。 另外一杯點了鐵觀音烏龍珍奶,不知道為何看起來很水,喝起來也很水,茶味很不明顯,而且額外加的珍珠份量好少,喝起來很心酸,喝到剩半杯只剩下奶茶沒有珍珠,喜歡珍珠的可能要點雙倍珍珠,但價格也會比較高。 他們的珍珠偏硬,咬久了嘴巴會很酸,不是我喜歡的軟Q珍珠。

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    Angela G.

    This location was mine and my bf's first time visiting and trying Boba Guys! So many memories and it was BUSY. I remember walking over and parking in the back somewhere to a line out the door! We figured it had to be good if the line was that long so we hopped in line to try it. Took a minute but the sun was out and weather was incredible, perfect drinks to accommodate that! We walked around the area for a bit to enjoy our drinks. Quality of their Matcha drinks are delicious and top tier. Boba chewiness level is just the way I like it! Looking forward to visiting this location again, mainly for nostalgia purposes, but also for deliciousness! IG: @ammysalamii

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    Solid boba chain. Enjoyed the hot version of their Hong Kong Milk Tea, and service was fast even though they were pretty busy.

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    Big fan of the Strawberry Fields boba drink. Only thing that's frustrating is that there's not a bigger size than 24oz.

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    Ask the Community - Boba Guys

    Do you validate the parking?

    Unfortunately not, parking at the structure is free for 15 minutes.

    Do they have Black Sugar Hojicha at this location? I don't see it on the Menu in pictures.

    They had it at the end of December, it was on a separate menu on the counter.

    Can the specialty Hong Kong Style be made with decaf black tea?

    yes!

    Is the almond milk unsweetened?

    no- it is sweetened!

    Do they have wifi here? Is it a good place to study?

    The entire Platform in Culver City has complimentary WiFi! I personally love this place to study. Boba guys themselves is very small inside so to answer your direct question: no. But all around the Platform there are benches, chairs and other places… 

    Are the hours going to change eventually? I feel like it closes so early!

    Who knows! Ask the staff next time - they are super friendly. I feel they have been open long enough so their hours are likely their hours. Agree they should extend an hour or so!

    What is the special drink here?

    Strawberry Matcha Latte

    Are the drinks suppose to be watery even before the ice melts?? All 3 of our different drinks tasted & looked watery. Is this how they do it or is it a quality control issue? Debating if we should ever come back.

    Usually my drinks are not watery before the ice melted. Probably a quality control issue as I've never had this problem.

    Do they have unsweetened almond milk?

    I believe so

    Does this location have earl grey tea?

    Unless that have a secret menu, no they don't. But they have rose and lavender and lots of other delicious tea.

    Do you guys work with any delivery apps yet? o.o

    doordash!

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    4.6(505 reviews)
    2.0 miPalms
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    Free parking
    Women-owned & operated

    Ordered catering for an event and the milk tea at 50% was delicious! Quite strong tea in there but…read morewas yummy and had the perfect balance of sugar and milk. Service was excellent in communicating with us and hand off. Great packaging with no spillage. They also threw in some adorable goodies and cards! I didn't see the actual restaurant so have yet to go visit :)

    More like a 3.5, but I'm rounding up, since a lot of this is bias comparing it with the several…read moreNorCal locations that I've been to. I'm a HUGE fan of the NorCal Ume Tea locations. Every time I visit, I always make sure to visit once, if not twice. Super affordable boba, cute cafe with lots of cute merch, AND they have food and snacks. How can you beat that? When we were in the area looking for boba, I saw that there was a Ume Tea nearby (there's only 2 in SoCal), so my friend and I decided to stop by after our visit to the Milpitas location. There's a decent amount of parking in the plaza, but it can get quite busy given the area and the amount of businesses, but you can always do street parking and walk over. It was quite busy for a Sunday afternoon as there were lots of pick up orders and others ordering form the kiosks (they have 3 if you count the tablet on the counter) and waiting for their orders. It's a narrower location with no public restrooms (at least if there was, it'd be behind the employees only door, but I didn't ask). There's some merch on the wall, but not much of it sadly and 1 small statue for photo ops. There's seating, but since the shop is narrow, they're more like benches with small tables. Here is where, I think my bias comes out a bit, the merch here was some left over collaboration merch and some bags and cups I think, but NorCal had several different kinds of plushies, a perfume block, other air fresheners, stickers, plushies, etc. They NorCal locations also had way more for their food/snack menu like fried baby octopus (my favorite), bento boxes and much more (also in terms of how many different types of drinks that they have). It might be because NorCal is the California originator or because each franchise owner has different choices in what they have, but it wasn't as mind blowing. I get it though with raising costs and the limitations of space that they have. I got a passionfruit mango green tea with lychee jelly, 50% sweet (I'd go lower next time since it was pretty sweet) and less ice. Pretty refreshing for a hot summer day. Friend got a purple sticky rice milk tea, 70% sweet. Not bad, and didn't skimp out on the purple rice. Flavor is middle level milk tea. Not bad, hits the spot if you need it, but not mind blowing. I don't think I'll go out of my way to go to this location again, but I might try the other one. My friend and I were having a conversation about this, but maybe Ume Tea didn't enter the 626 BOBA WARS as with how limited they are compared to NorCal, the competition would be much too fierce, but it's so obvious how much the community and locals love them here.

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    3.9(185 reviews)
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    I love this place and I will always go back, full stop!…read more It is genuinely always packed -- there have been times where there are what feels like 100 people ahead of me in the queue -- but somehow they still make the drinks so quickly. And it's not just fast, it's consistent. Every single drink comes out exactly the way it should, which is honestly impressive for a place with that kind of volume. My go-to is the mango sago, but I also love the guava milk tea. It's legit so delicious and I have a hard time choosing between the two every time I come in. If you see a line, don't let it scare you off -- it moves way faster than you'd think!

    You can usually never go wrong with HeyTea. The price is typically a bit higher, but the brand…read moreprides itself on high quality tea and fresh fruits. The line can be insane, but we somehow lucked out and there was no wait on a Saturday ~6 PM. This was my first time at this location, and while it was fun being in the middle of Beverly Hills, the drinks and service weren't what I expected. The staff was fairly impatient (despite us being the only customers in the store) and seemed annoyed to provide recommendations to my family who had never tried HeyTea before. We got 5 drinks: triple matcha, brown sugar bobo, king jasmine guava, coconut mango boom, cloud jasmine. All but the king jasmine guava were either bland or extremely salty. The king jasmine guava was easily the best drink we got, but it had mostly a guava taste and very little jasmine. I've never had this experience before at the other locations, so I want to assume they were just having a really off day... All that said, it's Beverly Hills. Even the most popular places can be hit or miss depending on the day. While I was disappointed in this visit, I wouldn't mind giving it another try if I had a craving and was in the area. There's a few stools to sit on, but this is mostly a grab and go spot. Note on parking: there's some street parking in front of the store, but it can be tough to find an empty spot. There's a couple paid garages/lots on the block, and we were able to get free parking since we were there after 6 PM.

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    4.3(137 reviews)
    4.0 miWestwood, UCLA

    This is my favorite matcha by UCLA!! The hojicha is good as well. I like the boba milk teas, but…read morethe cups are a bit small so it's not where I'd go for the best value. Also, sometimes in the afternoon, the milk teas aren't available (when it's too late to brew more tea). The matcha here is creamy and earthy yet sweet. Most other matcha places in West LA have watery matcha, so I'm glad the matcha here is better. They use lactose-free milk by default. The shop is small and there is no seating inside. There are just two large tables outside, so you'll likely need to sit around strangers. Service is good, but a bit slow because of how small the store is. Keep an eye out for good deals!! They often have special promos that are great value. During promos the lines can be long, but they're still worth it in my opinion.

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