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    4.1 (526 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
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    Ube Latte
    Mike L.

    For whatever reason, I'm always mildly surprised whenever I see a boba joint in the Mission. Not sure why, given the diverse multitude of restaurants and eateries around here and boba's immense popularity, but it's always unexpected. However, for whatever reason, it felt particularly true when we unexpectedly came across Brew Cha. Not that I minded in the least - given how it was such a warm day out, we were more than happy to drop in for a cool, sweet treat! Located on the corner of 18th and a residential alley street off Mission, Brew Cha feels easy to miss if you aren't looking for it (it's the newest building on the block). Stepping inside, the space felt a bit small, especially now that they've blocked off the back part of the seating area, but they still have some tables and couches if you're looking for a place to sit (they also have some board games and a claw machine). As for the menu, it's pretty extensive, featuring a variety of fruit teas and slushes, organic matcha based drinks, milk tea, lattes, and a mix of other specialty offerings. No food/snack options from what I could tell, though. -- UBE LATTE Not bad, but not as good as I had hoped. On the plus side, this had a nice bit of milkiness/creaminess to it and the sweetness was just right (requested 50% sweet). That being said, unfortunately, the taste of the ube was really subtle/light. -- STRAWBERRY MATCHA LATTE This looked great in the photos on their ordering tablet, but what we ended up getting was just okay. Thankfully, this wasn't too sweet, but the taste of the strawberry in this was also really muted. What's more, though far from the worst thing, the consistency was a little thin. Between how we only tried two drinks and how promising some of their other drinks looked, there's a decent chance that our experience may not reflect the best that Brew Cha has to offer. At the very least, given how similar our drinks were, it's entirely possible that their lattes just aren't as good as their fruit teas, slushes, and milk tea. I certainly wouldn't mind finding out in the future, but it'll definitely have to wait until the next time I'm already in the Mission. Considering how tough parking can be, I may be curious, but I'm not that curious. THREE AND A HALF STARS rounded down for now.

    Matcha black sesame
    Tasha H.

    I've tried a few milk teas here now and I've loved them all. You can customize pretty much anything and I would lower the sugar level - drinks tend to be sweet. Drinks are $6-7 but some alt milks are free and most drinks come with boba Great menu selection, hard to decide what to order. The crème brûlée topping is rich without feeling too heavy and the boba here is absolutely perfect. Matcha drinks are well balanced, loved the fresh strawberry flavor. Black sesame matcha is SO good. I loved the earthy nutty flavor!

    Tie Guan Yin Milk Tea with Boba
    Sarah T.

    If you know me you know I take my boba VERY seriously. Brew Cha was nearby and open late so we decided to give it a try. Menu items are reasonably priced. I got the Tie Guan Yin Milk Tea with boba. Boba was delicious - perfectly chewy with the brown sugar flavor coming through. The milk tea though tasted watered down - tea flavor was not super strong and I expect a strong tea flavor from tie guan yin tea. Overall, not bad for the price.

    Cielita C.

    First time trying this place. I got the brown sugar boba drink. The boba itself is chewy and melts in your mouth, but the milktea itself tasted just like regular milk. The drink I got was basically just milk with boba to me. They have an order kiosk, and parking can be hard. I'd go back again to try their other drinks next time.

    Evan W.

    I had great expectations with this place after reading the other reviews. You can't beat their price for 24oz. Unfortunately, the iPad ordering system is confusing. The typical tea shop charges for boba but "milk" is included. Brew cha includes boba but only offers speciality milk options (oat almond soy etc) so you get sweet tea similar to that of the south with a blob of boba. BUT I must admit the black tea is fantastic on its own. The clerk didn't care that I wasn't happy with the order. Nice shop but took their "sweet" time getting drinks out. Next time I'll order a specialty drink to avoid any confusion.

    Inside
    Tiffany T.

    Was on the lookout for a slush drink and decided to stop by Brew Cha before heading over to Dolores Park. I ordered the blueberry slush while my fried tried the Chestnut Creme Brûlée Milk Tea. There was a surprisingly large line the time we went, so it took about 20 minutes for our drink to be ready. There's two kiosks for you to self-order from, and I think you would be able to place an order with a worker too if you wanted to. While waiting, we decided to give the claw machines a try -- total scam like you would expect LOL. I mean if you wanna play for vibes, then I guess it's a bit fun, but don't expect to win anything. For the drinks, I loved my blueberry slush but my friend didn't think the Chestnut Creme Brulee was that impressive. I gave it a try also and didn't really like the taste either. Overall decent boba spot.

    Ube Taro Latte and Creme Brulee Milk Tea
    Mary M.

    Solid boba spot with good quality tea and a wide variety of sweet options, fruit teas, and build your own mix. The ssf location is smaller but it's less busy and by a nice walking trail. The service is quick and easy. I liked our drinks, but found the tea itself was not as strong as I'd prefer. The Ube Taro was sweet and dessert-like so I would get it again.

    Ube Taro Latte
    Alex B.

    Dropped by here while spending some time near Dolores Park and it was a great rest place. Ordered their most popular Ube Taro Boba Tea and enjoyed the flavor but was a bit disappointed by the grainy texture. For full disclosure, perhaps I didn't mix well enough before diving in? Pros: - seating!! (difficult to come by in this area) - lots of drink options on their menu - wifi - decent price Cons: - decor is greatly lacking - plastic, non-compostable cups

    The tea leaf is planted in the Brew Cha logo.
    Juan V.

    Boba places have popped up all around San Francisco and has become a common place to go to enjoy Boba tea. The Mission had many places to get Boba over the years. When Boba Guys closed a few years ago Brew Cha has remained in the area a few blocks over and still serves one of the most natural organic Boba Teas in San Francisco on 18th street between Mission and San Carlos street. The difference between Brew Cha and other Boba places is their quality of tea and their process of using an espresso machine technology to keep the freshness and flavor of the natural tea. It's in their namesake Brew Cha (cha means tea in Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese). I got the Passion Fruit Green Tea which was not too sweet at my request to the Bobatender. It was refreshing but there was lots of seeds in the bottom of the drink. It was also tasty and you can taste the natural green tea flavor. They have lots of other good drinks on the menu like the Lavender Matcha Latte and their Ube Taro Latte. If you like organic natural tea flavors this is the place to go. Get a cup of boba from the Bobatender with natural tea from the tea ecology Brew Cha is brewing not beer but brewing premium tea with espresso machine technology

    The White Grape Fruit Tea
    Steve A.

    Got some tea from this Mission District shop and it helped me feel cool. It looks like a pretty simple place with a few couches inside. Brew Cha has bubble and fruit teas with boba. Okay prices. There's not a whole lot of atmosphere it seems. A lot of good flavors. It's about $5 for a tea. This is a pretty reasonable price with it being in a big cup as well. Has typical and less common flavors to choose from. I got the White Grape Fruit Tea. A good choice. This had a fruity sweetness but it wasn't like it was crazy overwhelming. Having tea is the main attraction. It's got a few couches inside but it's pretty bare bones. This is okay to hang out for a few minutes or whatever.

    Fresh Kumquat Lemon Tea
    Stephanie L.

    The place was cute and had several seating areas, and I love that they had games available. Service was quick because the place was empty. Unfortunately the boba was hard and the drink on the sour side (despite ordering full sweet).

    Matcha Latte & Lavender Match Latte + extra matcha shot

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    I love the creme brulee matcha! I am traditionally not a fan of matcha but this combo sold me!

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    28 days ago

    When I ordered a drink it said that my transaction fail but it still took my money . Would not recommend

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    I wish the drinks were better. Their music is nice though. And the place is not that bad

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    The brown sugar latte is sooo good def recommend if you're in the mission and want boba. The people there are so kind and friendly.

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    Can the boba be made vegan?

    Boba is naturally vegan (tapioca) but it depends on the sweetener used when cooking it. I believe their black boba is sweetened with honey and their white boba is not. I would call to double check.

    Are the ube taro lattes made with both ube and taro? Or are they saying that ube is the same as taro?

    They're different, and it's made with both ube and taro!

    Are there outlets and wifi here?

    There are outlets and free WiFi.

    What are the non caffeinated bubble tea options here?

    Ube tea latte , black sugar latte etc

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    I look forward to coming back to this spot to order the ube taro latte for all of my ube/taro loving friends.

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