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    4.5 (375 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Keilab A.

    This is a small locally owned business that is worth trying if you appreciate quality tea. It's a small shop and there are some parking spots out front or you can easily find street parking. I got the Phoenix oolong milk tea with the mochi boba and tried sips of the barley black tea. What I loved most is that each drink is made to order using their teaspresso machine. You can tell the guy working really cared about making each drink the best it can be and he was super nice too. Our drinks were quickly made and tasted incredible. The oolong had lovely floral notes and the mochi boba was delicious with the perfect bouncy chew. I also enjoyed the flavor of the barley tea! I would definitely recommend coming here for a little pick-me-up or post-dinner treat.

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    Victoria S.

    First time visiting, found them through the SGV boba passport. Clean, small shop; quick, friendly service with a few indoor seats and several patio tables outside. They use high grade tea leaves and you can smell the leaves before choosing and they use specialized equipment to extract flavors from the leaves. I really enjoyed their jasmine milk green tea and the mango fruit tea. You can really taste the tea in both drinks, it did not taste watered down. The boba was equally delicious, I've never had mochi boba. It was sweet, soft and chewy and it went well with the drinks. I will definitely return to try more items on the menu.

    Janet C.

    Wasn't impressed at all. Ordered two gyokuro milk teas with honey boba (less ice and 50% sweet) and a mango slush with honey boba but heard the employees talking to one another about how there was only enough honey boba for two more drinks. I inquired about it and they said I'd have to pick a different topping so I went with the agar boba. Apparently they did not give us honey boba. I was staring at it up close since it looked so different so they asked if something was wrong. I thought maybe it was because it was the last of the previous batch that it looked so soft and mishapen. Since July 4th they've been switching to mochi honey boba instead because of popularity/increased demand. They said it was a real hit on July 4th weekend. The mochi boba had a lovely texture and flavor but definitely could have used more haha. They had to boil a whole new batch. Agar boba was fine but I was super disappointed that I didn't get boba because that's what I actually wanted. The shop was quiet with nobody else inside besides my cousin and kid and I. The gyokuro was pretty bitter (as if it was steeped too long. Maybe it was just matcha and bitter? But I thought gyokuro was just tea leaves?) and not sweet at all. I couldn't finish it because of how bitter it was. I kept it in the fridge and drank it next day and it mellowed out significantly. The mango slush was honey boba was pretty good. They recommended it with lychee jelly but my 5 year old was not interested haha. I think I'm spoiled after having torotea because it is such an amazing experience from start to finish and every flavor is absolutely delicious and perfect. Chapresso is overrated and fine when you don't wanna wait for torotea. You probably just need to order the right thing and for them to have boba when you want it. If I ever go back I'd try one of the iron goddess oolong or one of their matcha drinks.

    Sandy P.

    Each order is made to brew! Really enjoyed their tea selection and I always get the phoenix MT and/or iron goddess MT. For a regular they charge roughly $6/7, which is standard pricing nowadays. Opt for the phoenix if you enjoy more of a honey note at the end. Parking is on the street but easy to get in and out even with ongoing traffic.

    Gyokuro milk tea was really weird and didn't taste like gyokuro
    Belinda T.

    I don't know if I went on a really off day, but I can't remember the last time I had a milk tea so off-putting it went straight in the trash. I was so excited for the gyokuro milk tea because gyokuro is probably my favorite tea, and I can't quite describe what the gyokuro here tasted like. I can say, however, it didn't taste anything like gyokuro. It was weirdly floral, not quite jasmine-like floral, and had a weird and honestly kind of gross flavor I guess is a way to put it. It completely lacked the fresh buttery greens quality of real gyokuro. The jasmine was okay. I gave up on the hojicha without even trying it after everyone else wound up not liking their teas either (they didn't dislike it as much as I did with the gyokuro, it just wasn't great). Reviews seem positive for this place so I dunno what was up with our drinks. While the tea flavor, at least for the jasmine, was strong, it was so strong it tasted almost artificial (compared to similar tea-forward places).

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    Kasinee N.

    Cute little tea place on Huntington next to dumpling bar. You can customize the type of tea leaves you want and can add "toppings". Also can adjust level of sweetness. Friendly service.

    5/19/26 Whatever this futuristic contraption is... it better make good beverages
    Jennifer W.

    5/19/26 Okay, I'm not much of a tea drinker but I like matcha for all its health benefits & its earthiness, this place has my seal of approval:-) Just driving around San Marino looking for a coffee shop near 5 pm--not much luck. This place popped up & doesn't close til 8 pm- cool!! There just 2 seats indoors with a "bar" table and a bench to park your behind while waiting for your drink. There's no restroom. The outdoor patio is spacious but it shares it with 2 other businesses (Dumpling Bar & Mari Vees). Staff is trite, professional, competent but not overly friendly. He made my drink as requested-iced matcha latte with oat milk, less ice, 75% sweet level, one of the best so far, nothing fancy, just good, quality matcha. I'm likely to return if ever in the area, and that's me not big on tea lol \(*0*)/

    Joanna L.

    wow this might be one of my new favorite boba spots! Came to try Chapresso and the tea quality really shines in all their drinks! I tried their matcha latte with 2% milk (they offer oat milk too) at 70% sweet and a gyokuro milk tea at 70% sweet with lychee jelly and both were very very good! The teas were fragrant and yummy and perfectly not too sweet! They have a few seats inside but it's very limited - they've been around for about 2 years and I hope they get a lot more love soon! Service is very fast and friendly

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    Ian A.

    I had an adequate experience at Chapresso (San Marino). I ordered the Mango Matcha Latte ($8.50 - 16oz - 75% Sugar). It's earthy, gritty, and tastes like mango cereal milk. It reminds me of liquid mango candy. I arrived at Chapresso (San Marino) on Sunday (around 12:15PM). Parking is a little challenging. There's no lot, so I used street parking. It's a brief couple minute walk. Customers can order at a self-service kiosk or counter. Staff is polite. Staff kindly answered all my questions. My drink took one minute and 52 seconds. Fast! As mentioned, I ordered the Mango Matcha Latte ($8.50 - 16oz - 75% Sugar). It's not bad, and it's thirst quenching. The drink made me think of candy mango and something a little gritty. On ambiance, Chapresso (San Marino) is very tiny and cramped. There's one small counter and a bench. There's also three assigned tables at front. The floors looked like they needed a quick sweep, but the air felt clean. I also enjoyed the slow-paced music. The location is very dimly lit though, so it all felt a little melancholy. Fortunately there's a little bit of utility at Chapresso (San Marino). There's one available electrical outlet. And there's customer internet with password; customers must ask staff for the details. However; this small location doesn't have a restroom. Overall, Chapresso (San Marino) is not bad. I didn't hate my beverage, and staff is friendly. If already nearby, I can lightly recommend. 3.9 out of 5

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    Ingrid R.

    I came to try this spot since a fellow acquaintance said it was yummy. Parking is ample for street parking. There's outdoor seating which is nice. You can order via kiosk or at the counter. Staff were friendly & open to questions. I went with the matcha Einspanner which was a 10/10. I was able to customize my drinks as well for sweetness/ice. I would come back to try other drinks since they have a vast selection.

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    Amy L.

    I decided to try their ice matcha latte and matcha Einspanner. I tried getting the coffee version but it ended up being matcha which was fine since it was good either way. The offer 2% milk or oat milk. Definitely going to come back to try their teas. Now that i know where its located at. First time trying this place and parked a little far because it looked like there was alot of cars in the front. As we werw looking for it someone asked if we were going to chapresso. Howd he know. But we came on a lucky day. Turbo tax had a little event going on and they were giving free chapresso vouchers, fidget spinner, tote bags and ice packs.

    Nanc E.

    The Matcha is made fresh, and the Matcha latte was pretty good for what it is. The service was fairly fast, just expect one person to be working in the front. So that person is either tending to the orders come or taking the orders. The vibe of the overall shop is chill, but you're really here to grab and go, so you're not really hanging out within the shop. It is located a cute spot in San Marino, you can opt to park in the front, or around sides.

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    Christina C.

    street parking available depending when you go! the place is a bit smaller but they have outdoor seating. very cute and clean inside. they have a pretty solid menu with different options. the staff was very helpful in explaining the differences. i got the genmaicha einspanner and you can really taste the puffed rice in the drink. i liked it but my bf didn't. the strawberry matcha was good but the strawberry just tastes like jam. the oolong milk tea was really good! very fragrant and floral. i also got a mango green tea but it was a bit cloudy and bitter in my opinion. maybe it got cloudy from the mango they use but would highly recommend the oolongs they have and the matcha! can't wait to come back and try the hojicha

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    They explained the menu to me in detail, and helped me with recommendations :). Nice, clean store and the Phoenix ‍ was great. Thank you

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    Great Service! Their teas are all good with a nice environment! I highly recommend their gyokuro milk tea or their phoenix oolong milk tea!

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    2 years ago

    My go to place these days! Love the iron goddess oolong milk tea and the service by Jason and Evan were top tier

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    Very quick service, Jason and Evan were very friendly and gave great recommendations to try. Looking forward to coming back!

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    2 years ago

    Walking into the shop, it's clean and new. The service was great and the drinks were even better!

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    Super cute interior and the drinks are high quality. I love how the tea flavor is very bold and smooth. Also service was very fast!

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    Very nice people working. The workers names were Evan and Jason great people and they did amazing.

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    I got the barley milk tea 50% sugar and it was really good! Nice outdoor seating and good service!

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    Flavorful premium tea and excellent service everytime. My new favorite boba place. Come by and support

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    Amazing drinks and service! Boba is nice consistency and fresh. High tech freshly pressed teas

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    Wow the tea is very good quality and very fragrant. 100% sugar cane and extremely fresh boba. This may be my new boba spot!

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    I love the drink so much , so flavor fresh brew tea I love its. The customer services the best , super clean line. I recommend everyone try.

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    Ask the Community - Chapresso

    Are your fruit teas made with fresh puréed fruit or concentrated purees?

    Hello, we use fruit puree, not concentrated and no artificial additives.

    Do your drinks have caffeine?

    Hello, all our teas except for our hibiscus teas have caffeine. However, teas usually have about 30% of caffeine or less compared to coffee. The only tea we currently have that has equivalent caffeine to one shot of espresso is our matcha!

    What kind of milk is in the milk tea?

    At the moment, we strictly use non-dairy creamer. However, we are looking into adding additional milk and milk alternative options in the near future!

    Will you be adding other toppings like grass jelly? I didn't see that many choices

    Hi, we are always testing new drinks and toppings! We do think in the future we might be adding more topping options, but as of right now we only have 4 options: honey boba, agar boba, lychee jelly, and mango jelly. Sorry about that.

    Are there plans to have wifi so people can work from your cafe?

    Hi Shawn, we have always had free wifi! Just let us know if you want to use it, and we can give you the passcode.

    Besides street parking in front of the store, is there additional parking near the store?

    Hello, in addition to the street parking along Huntington Drive, we also have a parking lot next to our block (adjacent to Verizon) with about 20 spaces that is usually empty!

    Yelp shows it's open but I'm literally outside their store and it's closed. What are the actual hours? It's 4:37pm on sunday FYI

    Hello, I am so sorry about that. We have an emergency building maintenance issue so we’ve been forced to close every day until it is fixed. We are trying to get it fixed as soon as possible, but because their scheduling has been unpredictable, we… 

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    Torotea

    Torotea

    4.5
    (529 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    Locally owned & operated
    Women-owned & operated

    I definitely came at a good time when it was not very busy so not sure how it is when it is more…read morecrowded, but this is a nice location with some seating at the store. Shoutout to the staff there for being so kind and patient with answering all of my parents questions too I have been OBSESSED with the Popcorn Milk Tea with the brown sugar tapiochi. Like I need another one while typing this out right now please. It's so good!

    Since it opened here, torotea, which already started off pricier than average for tea, has kept…read morecreeping up their prices to frankly comical numbers. Paying almost 8 dollars for a specialty tea wasn't a great feeling, but they had an atmosphere and quality that offset it for the most part. Now, they expect you to pay 10 dollars for some of those exact same drinks. The most recent menu price update for august brought some items up to 9.85 pre-tax. That doesn't even include the dollar extra for their specialty tapiochi. You can't even modify the sweetness or dairy on some! Seriously? How in the world can little more than a single year of being open warrant that kind of price increase? You can't even pull the quality card at that point because you can get high quality ceremonial matcha with specialty housemade syrups, toppings, or foam/cream caps at plenty of other places these days and that's typically in the 7 dollar range, which is, again, not a fun number to pay for a drink. For these prices, I ought to see the receipts on some kind of hyper-local sourced fruits and dairy, specialty fair+ free trade small batch organic tea where we know the farmer's name and when it was harvested. (These aren't even unreasonable asks, you can purchase imported matcha and tea in the US with this level of transparency). It feels more like a hype traffic price increase rooted in greed than anything else. That kind of anti-consumer move doesn't win loyalty, it wins you one trip and an instagram photo and an "it was good, but not worth what I paid." Which is how I felt the last time I ordered the matcha einspanner, which was more bitter than I'd expect and not even smoothly whisked to eliminate graininess. Congrats on your profit margins though, I guess. Your workers make minimum wage and the website says the owner is (was?) a medical doctor. That says something, doesn't it.

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    Formosa Aroma

    Formosa Aroma

    4.3
    (225 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$
    Free WiFi
    Free parking

    Soooooo good! Where do I even begin?! I was in the area craving my usual boba fix and I am SO…read morethankful I stumbled upon this place. The Hojicha Pudding in the Iron Buddha Oolong Milk Tea is a solid standard. But the Ube Taro Mochi Green Milk Tea?! HELLOOOO. Hella yum! I got both at 30% sweet and 50% ice, and I'm so glad I did because it balanced the pudding and that rich ube taro mochi paste perfectly. I fear full sweetness might be a little much, but I'm an old Asian who believes desserts should be "not too sweet." Lololol Service was friendly, the shop is cute, and I loved the cute lighting and tea wall. I live about an hour away and I would genuinely consider making the drive back JUST for this tea!

    I have been following Vic & Jeff YouTube A Day In videos. They shared their drink experience at…read moreFormosa Aroma. Thought I give them a try. Thanks V & J. They specialize in customizable tea drinks made with 20 different tea types imported from Taiwan. You have the option to choose your own tea base, milk base, and toppings for original teaspresso, milk tea, fruit tea, yogurt drinks and more. Came here on one Sunday afternoon. They are located at the ground floor of Begonia Place apartment complex on Rosemead Blvd in Temple City. Lucky to have snatched street parking, but not sure if they have parking in the back of the building. Limited outside patio seating. Adequate interior seating in a cool, modern, and quiet space. Love the subtle yellow lighting with calm and relaxing ambiance. Tables along the windows have USB chargers. Cute little lamp on the table, too. I didn't see any self-order kiosk for use. I had to order at the counter. Staff and service was okay. Since it was my first time here, I wasn't sure what I wanted to try. They have their top 12 popular drinks posted. I saw the Taro Sago Coconut Latte on a flyer. It looked so good. I love taro so I got it and forgoed the popular ones. Price was a bit pricey though. My drink was $8+. I asked for 100% sweetness, but I found the taro drink to not be sweet if at all. Taro tasted pasty unfortunately. Sago was soft and chewy. It's probably not a drink I would order again. Although I didn't have the best drink experience on my first visit, I feel their drink quality is still good. I just didn't pick the best drink. Look forward to coming back to try some of their popular drinks such as the Hojicha Pudding Iron Buddha Milk Tea and Mango Sago Pomelo. Btw, they are currently running a BOGO drink promotion offer on selective drink(s). Go check it out!

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    Red Bean Umeyaki 豆沙梅花燒 Ube Taro Umeyaki 紫薯芋泥梅花燒

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    Red Bean Umeyaki 豆沙梅花燒 Ube Taro Umeyaki 紫薯芋泥梅花燒
    One Tea

    One Tea

    4.6
    (283 reviews)
    2.9 mi
    $$

    I went Friday night and it wasn't too busy. I didn't know what to get so I asked the cashier and…read moreshe recommended me to get the mango pomelo. I got it at 50% sugar since i didn't want it too sweet. She was super friendly and not to mention I got my drink super fast! Also the back area is super spacious and had good vibes. The recommendation for the mango pomelo was spot on. It was so good and refreshing I'll come back again. EDIT (I went back) I went back again on Sunday and it was pretty packed. I wanted to try their BOGO. The wait was a bit long but granted there was a huge line. I got 2 of their Lychee drinks with crystal boba and it was delicious!

    Yet another boba shop in the 626 SGV area. Overall, One Tea serves up some quality tea drinks…read more Their motto is to handcraft each drink fresh as it is ordered. You definitely can taste the rich tea fragrance notes in each of their drinks. So far, I've tried their One Tea Signature blend milk tea and their Orchis oolong tea with coconut cloud. I also especially love their popping barley topping. It's a unique spin to the traditional boba. It's refreshing a fun to eat. We also got their walnut custard cake, which was a nice treat. They are slightly crispy on the outside, yet pleasantly moist on the inside. The custard inside added just the right about of sweetness. To finish each mini cake off, each contain bits of actual walnuts on the inside, which really made this dessert well worth it. The only reason I am knocking off a star is because of their staff. They were not very friendly or communicative. The majority of the time, they really tried to avoid making eye contact with the customers. This makes the experience feel awkward and unwelcoming.

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    Fruity AF with mango star jelly (left)yum! Taro puree and boba milk tea (right) meh
    Chicha San Chen

    Chicha San Chen

    4.0
    (1.4k reviews)
    2.8 mi
    $

    This boba spot is small with a decent number of tables, but it can get pretty noisy on weekends if…read moreyou're planning to work here. Parking is easy since it's located in a plaza, but the area can get busy on weekends. We ordered the honey osmanthus oolong tea and milk tea with boba. Both had strong tea flavors, and the boba was super soft and chewy. The honey osmanthus oolong was light and refreshing. I also noticed they only offer one standard size and don't allow additional toppings for the boba milk tea, even for an extra charge. Service was fast and efficient, and thankfully, there wasn't much of a wait when we visited.

    There are so many boba and tea shops along Valley Blvd, but I still find myself coming back to…read moreChicha San Chen. If there's no wait, this is probably my favorite choice in the area because I really enjoy their tea! This visit, I ordered: - Bubble Milk Tea - High Mountain Pouchong Tea with Lemon What I like most about Chicha is that the tea flavor actually stands out. Their drinks taste more tea-forward and not too milky compared with many other boba shops. The High Mountain Pouchong Tea with Lemon was especially refreshing and fragrant, while the Bubble Milk Tea was a nice classic choice. With so many tea shops competing for attention along Valley Blvd, Chicha San Chen remains one of my favorites. Service is easy, you can order online or in store. Simple and clean inside. There is parking lot in the plaza.

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