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    Boba Tea House

    4.1 (651 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Wintermelon green tea & brown sugar boba.  SO SO GOOD! CONSISTENTLY GOOD
    Kristine J.

    I don't know why it's taken me so long to review this establishment. I thought I already reviewed it lol. I've been going here since it first opened during my college days! 15 years ago?! This place has consistently been so good. Ok fine maybe 1 time recently, my wintermelon tea was a little off. But normally and usually, it's always very good. Their brown sugar milk tea with mini boba. The best. It's my favorite. Even their popcorn chicken is amazing. I love you boba tea house! The merch is always cute too. My husband loves this place and even brought his hat from here to Japan when we went!

    Fish tank
    Pauline L.

    I mostly come here to study because it is near UCR. Like a short walk across the street if you like by any of the North District buildings. I like this place because it is very study-friendly and they dont kick you out after awhile. You buy something, and then you can study indefinitely here -- just keep the receipt so you can use the restroom throughout The boba and food are pretty good. Not the worst but also not the best. The boba itself isnt groundbreaking, but it's great. My usual order is Matcha. The food has a home cooking vibe to it which I really like, but if they could make the portions bigger and tastier than it would be great. Together they were very affordable. You could spend at least $10 - $15 on a study lunch here I also like their fish tank in the back. Very pretty and homely

    Lychee green tea with lychee jelly
    Michelle F.

    Tried the lychee green tea with lychee jelly, less sweet. It was good. Probably could've done with regular sweetness. Staff was friendly, helpful with naming off their popular items which happen to be majority of the milk teas. They also serve small bites to eat. Ambiance is that of a regular boba shop. They have indoor seating and a chalkboard you can doodle on.

    mango milk tea
    Jona D.

    Cheap and amazing taste and quality. Super nice and friendly workers and ambiance was very welcoming. Coming back tomorrow

    sweet potato fries
    Angelina C.

    I got their sweet potato's fries and it was hella salty. I love sweet potato fries but the amount of salt added to the fries was way too much, i couldn't finish it if i wanted to. It would've been better without any salt.

    Honeydew Milk Tea Slush & milk tea
    Leilani M.

    Stopped in after lunch for some boba. First time visiting experienced very friendly and helpful staff. The digital menu is on the wall so you can easily make your selections. Nice space, clean and organized. Great for whatever kind of day you may be having. A place to study, gather with friends or catch up on Yelp reviews lol. Tables against the side wall to stay a while and enjoy your drinks. Though there's some better choices out there this was a decent spot. Loved the little boba pillows so cute. This shopping center has random businesses. The outside parking area looks a little weathered but there's some good finds here.

    Calamari rice plate

    Best food I've EVER HAD. Smoothed was amazing, ambiance was so chill and fun to be in. Service was simple and fast saying the kiosk.

    Lavender milk tea with egg pudding on the left, taro coconut milk tea with boba on the right
    Sophia S.

    We made a quick boba stop on the way back to the Valley on a Saturday around 2pm! First, parking was easy - there's a huge lot! Second, service was friendly, patient, and quick. It was pretty much just us and one other party, but nonetheless, we appreciated it. Next is the food/drink! Lavender milk tea with pudding and less sweetness: the lavender flavor is pretty subtle (enough so that my partner didn't mind it, despite not usually liking these kinds of flavor profiles), and the sweetness was at just the right level for me. The milk tea flavor landed first, followed by a slight kick of lavender. It worked for me! I didn't love the texture of the egg pudding, though - while most bites were soft and smooth, some had a layer/film with a different texture. Taro coconut milk tea with boba and less sweetness: my partner said it was good - refreshing. The boba was solid! I'd say that the coconut flavor is pretty present, but my partner thought it was subtle. Popcorn chicken at medium spicy: my partner thought it was good, but we both agreed that we would have liked it to be crispier. The spiciness level was accurate, but because the spice wasn't evenly distributed, the chicken at the top of the bag seemed more spicy than the chicken at the bottom. I would have liked the chicken to be a bit more flavorful, but my partner was happy with it. We didn't really like the sauce that came with this, though. Overall, this seemed like a standard boba spot with some cute items for purchase. We wouldn't go out of our way to visit, but it wasn't a bad way to satisfy our boba craving.

    Tiger milk tea and brown sugar milk tea
    Nikki P.

    Pretty good boba and drinks for the area. Relatively close to UCR. Ordered the tiger tea and brown sugar milk tea with boba and pudding. They are strict with masks. You have to wear one inside. I didn't wear one upon entering, but they were kind enough to give me one.

    Popcorn chicken
    Arpita G.

    I would honestly give this place 1 star but I gave an extra one for the service. Food: I've been here before and their drinks are just okay. This time I tried their popcorn chicken snack and was disappointed. It's about $8 for a TINY portion, we waited over 15 minutes for 1 order when there was no one there except us, and there was tofu mixed with the chicken. They also gave it to us in a to-go bag when we were dining in. The worst part is that I asked for mild spice and there was still so much seasoning on the popcorn chicken, it was wayyy too hot for me to eat to the point that my eyes were tearing up. The seasoning was unevenly distributed too. I definitely will not be back here. Service: friendly employees! A lot of them are UCR students and new so it's a little slow but they're helpful and provide good customer service. Plenty of parking in the attached parking lot. Wifi available. Seating inside is booth style. No public restrooms. No trashcan inside, you have to take it all outside the store.

    Taro Slush with crystal boba
    Nancy T.

    Cute little boba place near UCR campus. I had the Taro slushy with added crystal boba, fam had strawberry smoothie, pineapple smoothie and mango smoothie, and we split an order of churros. All were very good. Service was quick.

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    10 years ago

    The only boba place I really trust to never let me down. Great location and place to do homework.

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    green tea smoothie is great there. high recommend. nice hangout place to students n nonstudents alike

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    10 years ago

    i like the drinks. food is ok. not the worst and not the best. i wish there was honey boba tho

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    Ask the Community - Boba Tea House

    Is there indoor seating?

    Not as of last week when I was there but hopefully soon as things are reopening now

    Their menu says that their milk teas are non-dairy. What do they use? Just curious!

    Do they accept Apple Pay?

    Yes

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