Efficient and delicious - the boba doesn't come with the drink, so it's a bit on the expensive side (~$7). Boba was the right amount of chewy, and would recommend getting 50% sugar (it already tasted quite sweet). The area around Latea is so nice to walk around and sip on your bubble tea. Definitely would come back if we lived here!! read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Roasted Brown Sugar Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

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Today I came with my friend to Culver City to have dinner. When I looked up from where I was sitting I saw this tea shop and I asked my friend if she wanted to go and she said yes! The tea: This was our first time here so the tea that caught my eye was the Cheesy foam with matcha green tea latte! It was delicious and the foam did taste like sweet cheese!! When I took my first taste I exclaimed "OH SWEET CHEESES THIS IS DELICIOUS!!!" The staff: The cashier was very nice and explained how to order our drinks and also the percentages of sweetness. I really appreciate that. The conclusion: I'm definitely coming back to this tea shop. I'm bringing my husband, my family and my friends! It's that amazing!! read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Creamy Cheese Float with Matcha Latte - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

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Stopped by for some milk tea - it was great! Regular sweetness was a good level for me and the regular size (16oz) was pretty filling. Friendly staff and their boba is made in house (free of food coloring etc) so that was a nice touch on top. Had a pretty diverse menu! Recommend checking it out - it was priced pretty decently as well. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Assam Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Ambiance: chic tea shop, located at the corner spot in downtown culver city Service: very friendly and patient with questions and provided useful suggestion Drink: they offer beverages include bubble tea and iced tea utilizing all natural organic tea with a wide array of flavors including favorites such as caramel, vanilla, coffee, and honey; like many tea shops, you can choose cup size, your own level of sugar and ice, add-ons, what is different here you could also choose from different milk selections as the base Mocha Latte - **** one of the six most popular drinks, very fresh mocha taste, imported from Japan, choice of light ice, half sugar and organic fat reduced milk, recommend Roasted Brown Sugar Boba - **** fresh and chewy, not over-sweet, recommend as add-on Price: standard prices, less than $10, card payment only read more

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Finally got around to trying this place in Culver City, and man it might just be one of my go to boba shops in the West LA area! Parking wasn't really easy to find, but I managed to find street parking at night (I came around 8pm on a Wednesday). I ordered a High Mountain Milk Tea and Tiramisu Milk Tea. The High Mountain milk tea was really creamy and richly infused tea flavor. Even though I heard that the owner is Taiwanese, this drink still exceeded my expectations in terms of flavor and richness. The sugar level at 100% was perfect. The Tiramisu Milk Tea was a huge miss though. Usually, when you order a Tiramisu MT, you expect a tiramisu flavored milk tea drink. However, at this shop, what I got instead was a chocolate milk tea with tiramisu puff cream on top. Feels like it's misleading/mislabeled compared to how the majority of shops make a tiramisu MT. I hope they clarify this on their menu, since I was taken aback by how chocolatey the drink was. Might as well be named as chocolate milk tea with tiramisu puff cream. Their brown sugar boba was amazing. It felt warm through the cup. It was full of flavor and the consistency was a little too soft, but really bouncy and chewy! This is one of the best boba pearls I've had in the entirety of the West LA area. Especially for housemade boba, the pearls are really yummy and definitely worth putting in your drink. I'm surprised this shop doesn't have more yelp reviews, it's seriously one of the best boba shops I've had. However, I wish that they would rename their tiramisu milk tea, since it's basically chocolate milk tea with tiramisu puff cream. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Hot High Mountain Oolong Milk Tea (L) Tiramisu Milk Tea (R) - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

I got pretty excited about this place when I read the review. Got the mango tea with half sugar with boba. The tea is on the less sweet side. I usually get 25% at any other places but 50% here is less sweet than my usual order. The tea is fragrant which I love. The boba is just okay IMO. There are two types of boba and I got the brown sugar whereas my husband got the other one (with his Matcha strawberry). I can't differentiate the two. I gotta say I like the Matcha strawberry. The next time I will probably get the Matcha Strawberry. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Came here for the Ube brulee drink and added two orders of boba to my drink. Welp, mine absolutely had no boba at all. If you compare to my wife's Thai tea with ONE order or boba hers actually has boba. Mine had two orders of boba and has ZERO boba in it. read more

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Stopped in for a boba and ordered a matcha creme brûlée and it was delicious! The boba is perfectly chewy, and the creme adds a nice sweetness and creaminess to the matcha. The service was friendly and quick. I just wish these drinks were slightly cheaper. They're a bit on the higher end for boba, I spent about $9 for my drink. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Matcha Creme Brûlée - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

I was visiting some friends in Culver City and they took me to downtown to check out some of the food scene! There's definitely a large contingent of restaurants in downtown and it was a lively mood. My friends introduced me to Latea Bubble Tea Loinge in Downtown Culver City and it was pretty good! I got the Assam Milk Tea with Longan Honey Boba and it was refreshing and full of Assam flavor. I'd recommend getting less sweetness because normal was a bit too sweet. Overall, this was a good visit and I can see why it's their favorite boba spot in West LA! read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Super tasty! I was here with the family, visiting from out of town. We're from the SF/Bay area, so we have some experience to compare with when it comes to boba. Each of us went with the more desert oriented creme brulee or tira misu options since we wanted something sweet and a little different. It was all really good. The boba was fresh and had just the right texture. The tiramisu was super rich... I wanted more but restrained myself. The spot is a little small but the four of us found seats at the window bar and watched the chaotic mix of people and cars navigating around each other by the Culver Steps parking garage. read more

We've never seen boba being made before so it was really cool to watch how it's made. *Roasted brown sugar milk tea. Sooo smooth and just the right level of sweetness. Not sure if watching boba being made makes it taste better, but the chewiness was perfection. *Lemon tarts: so creamy and refreshing. Lemon flavor wasn't too strong. *Passion hibiscus. It was like a hibiscus lemonade refresher. Not too sweet with chewy boba! *Earl grey cookies: perfectly chewy on the inside and crisp on the outside. I'm a sucker for all things earl grey, so this was delicious (matched better with the brown sugar milk tea in our opinion). *Chocolate and matcha Madelines dipped in a creamy cheese float. These Madeline's were so soft and airy with subtle flavor. The cheese float was a great combination. *Ube crème brûlée: this was like a soft serve, smoothie, pudding, milk tea-- all in one ! So creamy and smooth. Overall: the service was great, flavors were on point and the level of sweetness in the drinks and treats were perfect for me. (I don't like too sweet) We loved everything so much & def will be returning customers! read more

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I personally really loved my drink at Latea! I got the Ube Cream Brulée Milk Drink with Brown Sugar Boba and half sugar. My friend got the Taro Milk Tea with brown sugar boba, and we both enjoyed her drink as well. The drinks are on the sweet end, so I will opt for zero sugar next time, as half sweet was still very sweet. In terms of ambiance, I love the ample seating. Some of the seats were dirty, but we were able to find a cute table outside. The service was excellent and the workers were nice as well. Will definitely come back and choose the no sugar option. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - - Ube Cr. Brulee Milk Drinks - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

One of the best boba places in the west LA area. Parking can be difficult since they don't have a dedicated lot but there are plenty of public parking lots around. Service is super friendly. We got the jasmine green milk tea with brown sugar boba and the orange green tea with honey boba. Both with half sweet and light ice. I highly recommend to try their boba. It's made in house with their own recipe. Sooooo fresh, warm and soft. Both their tea drinks are also perfect. It has the right amount of sweetness with a strong tea flavor. If you want something refreshing I highly recommend the orange green tea. Their jasmine milk tea is milky but not heavy. Half sweet is perfect. Their prices are on the higher side as both my drinks were a little over $13. However I think it's worth it for the quality and taste. Will come back for their cheese foam topping. YUM. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Jasmine Green Milk Tea and Fresh Orange Green Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Was looking for something to drink and decided to check out LATea Lounge while waiting for our food order to be ready at another shop. During COVID LATea was offering only take out. We decided to order: * Creamy Cheese Foam w/ Matcha Latte * Jasmine Green Milk Tea * Roasted Brown Sugar Milk Tea * Tiramisu Milk Tea My favorite was the Creamy Cheese Foam w/ Matcha Latte and the Jasmine Green Milk Tea. read more

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had no idea this place even existed let alone was so close to where I live! had to stop by after I went to the park today. after contemplating their menu items for way too long (there's just so many good drinks to choose from!) I got the ube cream brûlée with less sugar and less ice. and it was to die for! perfect amount of sweetness and the color of the drink was so cool too. would 100% want to try another drink from here! read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Ube Cream Brulee - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

1.) Matcha Latte with Creamy Cheese Float - 5/5 stars. I've been coming here too often so I've been trying to cut back on the sugar. I normally order 50% sugar but recently have been getting 25%; it still tastes great! I'll probably try 0% next time. 2.) Rose Creamy Cheese Float with Rose Milk Tea - 3/5 stars. If you like floral, this is the drink for you. It was very, very rose-heavy and a bit too bath-bomby for me! I put half of the drink in the fridge and it actually tasted better the next day. I don't think it was a bad drink, I just don't think it was the drink for me. 3.) Pumpkin Spice Latte with Cheese Float (can't remember if the foam was pumpkin flavored...) - 1000000/5 stars. Dude, I am so sad this was seasonal because this drink was soooooo good. I've never hopped onto the PSL-train (too candle-like for me); I've never even tried a PSL at any coffee place. But dang, Latea's recipe for this drink is amazing. This tastes like pumpkin pie but in liquid form, and this is coming from someone who does not like pumpkin pie. This does not taste like a liquified candle, it is not nutmeg heavy, but it is on the sweeter side. They have two versions of this - caffeinated and non-caffeinated (just milk, I believe). As someone who is weak to caffeine, I'd recommend getting this non-caffeinated because both times I got the caffeinated version, I was shaking so bad and got a pretty bad headache. Both bobas are sweet, but...: - Honey long'an boba: I'd order this with non-milk drinks. As the name suggests, the sweetness comes from honey. I'd say this is sweeter than the brown sugar but not as robust. - Brown sugar boba: The "classic" boba. The sweetness is deeper/darker and I'd say this goes better with milk-based drinks. Something I've observed, when I go to Latea on the weekends, the brown sugar boba has not been sweet and have been a bit bland (and sad to say, soft from maybe sitting out for too long?). Overall, the boba is still good, but just something I've noticed whenever I came on the weekends. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Grapefruit green tea boba and matcha latte boba - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Latea Ratings: 4.1/5 Food: 4/5 - We have to stop by another boba place before we head out of LA, and we happened to find Latea. Their drinks are decent, meticulously created and looks pretty! The quality is good too, just nothing too mind blowing. Please see the description of the drink my boyfriend and I shared. - High Mountain Oolong Milk Tea [GET]: We got it at 25% sugar, less ice, and tapioca bubbles as our topping. The oolong tea flavor was good, light and subtle, but could be stronger. I don't know how they brew their tea, because the oolong tea flavor was interesting. I wouldn't say it was burnt, but it somehow still worked for me, and I quite enjoy it. It has a good amount of sweetness; you definitely will not get sugared out by the end. The texture of the boba was good and got that nice bouncy chew. Ambiance: 4.25/5 - Located in Culver City, and parking in the area can be tough to find during peak hours, but you can always park at Trader Joe's parking garage. Interior is so pretty, and I am a big fan. There's plenty of tables and chairs available. I love the hidden section towards the back of the shop with booths and Chinese calligraphy as decorations. Got that chill and causal vibes! Price: 4/5 - We got a regular sized milk tea for around $5.15, and the topping was $0.75 after tax. It is slightly on the pricier side I'd say, but pricey for the quality and portion. It was okay I guess in terms of value. Service: 4/5 - Typical customer service you will receive at a boba shop. Staffs greeted us as soon as we walked in. They are welcoming, efficient and good at making the drinks in a timely manner. Ordering was seamless as well. You can order via kiosk stands or with the staff at the cash register. Overall, pretty good experience. BLUF: Latea had unique crafted drinks, interesting flavors, toppings, and fruity combinations. The drinks are delicious, the ambiance is cute, and staffs are polite. I just think it is slightly overpriced, but they definitely will satisfy your boba cravings and more. I would recommend getting 25% sugar level, otherwise it will just be too sweet. It is worth it to try it out, but I just don't know if I will come back for a second time. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - High Mountain Oolong Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Latea is now one of my favorite boba tea places. I got to try several drinks, and each one was incredible! Next time I would probably modify the sweetness level down a notch, but I tried everything as is this time. Highly recommend the grapefruit tea (refreshing, delicious, citrusy) as well as the cheese foam matcha latte. The cheese foam was perfectly creamy and just slightly savory - perfect compliment to the matcha. The brown sugar boba tea was also SO GOOD but that was the sweetest one. I love that the boba is fresh made in house and perfectly chewy and soft. Highly recommend!!! read more

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Great selection of teas and coffee. Open till late. Service is always friendly. I recommend the coconut tea.

First time at Latea and I got the Assam Milk Tea with Brown Sugar Boba. I had heard previous reviews stating the sweetness level is pretty high, so I went with 25% sweetness. It was still sweet, but not too overpowering. I enjoyed the flavor of the tea and the boba was good, but texture was a bit soft. Overall, above average boba + tea and excited to come back to try their other flavors. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Assam Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Can't believe I miss this ordinary boba shop for the past decades in my life. The owner is Taiwanese and he follows his grandma's original recipe for most of his drinks and boba. You can definitely taste the difference right away and will much appreciate the quality of the drinks. ⁣ ⁣ I feel so much welcomed and invited when I walk in the shop, very attentive staffs greeting us and seat us down with the biggest smile on their face. ⁣Here are the drinks we had: ⁣ Brown Sugar Milk Tea⁣ : The brown sugar brings back all the childhood memories, it tastes exactly the same as how I used to have in Taiwan. That roasted brown sugar taste with a little bitterness. I'm so amazed and impressed. The boba is no doubt the best texture I've ever had, organic and true. ⁣ ⁣ Cream Brûlée Matcha Latte⁣ : They house-made cream brûlée is creamy with perfect consistency. The Uji matcha is shipped from Japan, strong but not overpowering. Tip: do not stir up the drink too much so you can still taste the custard texture of the cream brûlée. ⁣ ⁣ Grapefruit Green Tea ⁣ : This is probably so far my favorite drink among all. I like how refreshing and fruity it is. Chunks of grapefruit pulp generously given and they taste super fresh. On a hot summer day, this is your life savor. ⁣ ⁣ Tropical Punch ⁣ : It's their NEW SEASONAL drink and 100% VEGAN and also caffeine free!! It infused with apple, pineapple, hibiscus and other amazing ingredients. Personally I prefer less sour but overall it's an amazing refresher. Wish they are closer to me so I can have them whenever I'm craving for them. read more

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The best boba spot in area by far and it's in such a great location by the Culver Steps. Grab a cup of boba milk tea and take a stroll around/chill at the steps or you can grab a cup after eating at one of the local restaurants. I got less sweetness, but after ordering realize that full sweetness would be just fine. ..... OOLONG MILK TEA: 5/5 although it's a milk tea, the milk has not watered the drink down and has not overpowered the tea flavor at all - you can still taste the oolong and its earthy aftertaste read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Oolong Milk Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

This place is a top tier boba joint. The staff and owner Jack are super friendly and have perfected their crafts. You can watch boba being made on the counter so you know forsure it's the freshest. I'm terms of all the drinks I had I really liked the macha latte mixed with crème brûlée. It was the perfect balance of sweetness that fit well wit the strong matcha. The cookies are to die for as well, super soft and not overly sweet. Everything here is fresh and pretty much every combination fits perfectly. Make sure to lower the sweetness ( I usually get 1/4 or 1/2) and you won't be disappointed! read more

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Tried this place because I saw elite people giving good reviews. I think they've been paid to review this spot. Stick to Taiwanese boba shops like Chi Cha Sen. Also over priced for a mid quality drink. read more

PRO-TIP: order in person - it's cheaper and they make your order first before they make online orders! Silly ole me .. trying to keep myself and the workers safe by ordering online and minimizing contact as I walked from the parking structure over to the shop. I didn't realize that they would make the 6 people who ordered after me while I stood their waiting, their drinks first before they made the one I ordered online. I did inquire after and they said they prioritize in house orders first and then they will work on online orders after.. no wonder the online quote was like 40 minutes. I ordered a large tiramisu milk drink with the default fresh milk and it was literally tiramisu in a cup!! So tasty! Also the most I've ever paid in my life for bbt. I added house made pudding and since the cost is a little higher when you order online apparently, my drink was like almost $7.50! This will definitely just be a once in a while treat since it's so pricy. I haven't tried anything else from here so cannot comment. It seems to have a lot of business as it's in a pretty popular area in Culver City! read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Large Tiramisu Milk Drink with housemade pudding! - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Coming the MECA of boba in San Francisco, I've had a tough time finding amazing boba in SoCal. However, I must say latea has fresh boba tapioca balls which I do appreciate. I ordered 3 different ones and each were inclusive of fresh squishy soft boba pearls. They have multiple play based milk options although my personal pick is whole milk. The vast array of flavor options are pretty great too. I wish they had the natural coconut mango chunk options I can't seem to find anywhere in Los Angeles! Hopefully they'll join the LaTea menu soon! They do have great desserts too as well! So 4/5! Worth a trip read more

Mainly only paid street parking here and sometimes there's a large line taking about 15 minutes before you get your order. The tiramisu drink here is nicely done with foam, powder and chocolate sweet drizzle! It's also been on the off the menu app several times this year where you can get the drink for free offer. They also sell bubble tea here in many variants and customizable sweetness level. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Tiramisu with chocolate drizzle - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

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Holy smokes! I have been sleeping on Latea. First of all, thank you for being open during the pandemic, but secondly, wow! Just wow. I have to admit I've had this on my radar for quite a while, but being from the SGV, I had my preconceived thoughts of west side boba. I mean I've been so disappointed time and time again. First off, the food/snacks are great! I had one of every kind and the tarts and Madeleines were my fave. I got my boba all with 50% sugar and with oat milk. The creamy cheese foam drinks were on point and the boba itself was perfect QQ/chewy. A lot of the homemade boba places have boba that doesn't taste like boba, but rather they taste like mochi. Latea's boba actually taste like boba, just softer and fresher. I loved all the diff milk choices and I really appreciated how the staff was so nice and was willing to explain everything to me being that it was my first time. Everyone was social distancing and had their masks on. The shop was super clean and it was just an all around great experience. I was so pleasantly surprised. I will definitely be back! read more

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Super great quality boba! I got the taro milk tea with brown sugar boba and house pudding with 75% sweetness -- PERFECTION. It really hit the spot. The boba is the right amount of chewy and was more clear colored due to there being no artificial flavors/coloring to it. I felt slightly healthier eating it lol. The variety here was great too -- I love how you can control the sweetness! They have 2 types of boba: Brown Sugar Boba and Honey Boba. Milks: Whole, Oatmilk, almond milk, soy milk, half and half, etc. The cheesefoam drink balances out the sweetness with a salty kick -- I believe they use real parmesan YUM. Staff was all wearing masks and were very kind and helpful, especially because I bombarded them with questions. She gave great recommendations and I'm excited to come back. I only wish the construction on the road wasn't happening because it was pretty confusing driving the roads to get here and I finally found meter parking and walked 3 min over to get here. NO Cash or Apple Pay. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Taro milk tea with brown sugar boba and pudding - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Is it a Tea! It's a late! It's a LA tea latte! Latea - Git it ?Git it?! After trying Sunright in West LA I I've jumped on board with this whole tea craft trendy cafés hype that are popping up all over LA. I've been to a bunch of them around Sawtelle and a couple of others at random neighborhoods around the city. I really, really thought this place will be something unique and unexpected. Instead the visit turned into a complete disappointment. I ordered Thai tea that is one of the simpler drinks to make and it's so happens to be one of my favorites. I suspect that some non-typical milk was used because the drink turned out to be a disgusting mix of sugar and, what I think was an almond milk. I should've asked but it tasted like one. In addition to the drink itself being a disappointment this was actually the most expensive tea shop out of them all. I think I paid eight dollars for my Cup of tea. That's two Starbucks lattes for such a poorly made drink. Never again. I thought the pastry cabinet was really poorly made too. Two or three barely alive cookies were sadly laying there, looking completely unappealing for anyone to actually want to buy. Sorry guys , big pass. read more

Was in the area running an errand so decided to stop by quickly for an afternoon boba run. Latea was in the corner of a popular and busy street in the downtown Culver City area. It's a little pricey around the $6 range. I tried the Assam Milk Tea with the Longan boba. Compared to regular brown sugar boba, it has a little more of a herbal taste, but I really liked it since it wasn't as sweet. The boba was really chewy! For the tea I went with 75%, it was strong, but still a little too sweet. We were lucky to find street parking a couple of blocks away on the same street. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Delivery review: For all of you who gave 5 stars, I'm really curious if they had bubble tea elsewhere before? I'm also curious what did you guys order? I had taro with boba, fresh grapefruit green tea and house made lemon tart. Let me start with the taro...taste like taro powder mix that hasn't been mixed correctly. The boba wasn't my fave either. I'm not sure why I ordered the grapefruit green tea or what I was expecting it to taste but it taste exactly like how it sounds. Last but not least, the lemon tart... I honestly didn't even read lemon tart and I thought it was an egg tart. I guess if you like lemon tarts then it's okay? I'm not a fan though. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

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My daughter loves tea drinks, so we decided to try a new place. I ordered the tiramisu drink and she ordered the match drink. I thought the drinks were way too sweet, so next time I will ask them to reduce the sweetness. We also ordered some mini earl gray tea cookies. These were crunchy and had just the right amount of sweetness. They paired well with hot tea. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

I had to give 3 stars because this is the most expensive bubble tea I've ever experienced. However, I love bubble tea, and love the idea that Latea is providing fresh tea leaves, options, and a creative menu. I ordered a jasmine green milk tea, added real milk (instead of powdered) + bubbles, plus upgraded to a large and am in shock it came out to $7+. I will say that I don't think it was worth it despite the honey bubbles being delicious. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Jasmine Green Milk Tea. Large + adding real milk + bubbles + tax came out to $7.33 which is really expensive in my opinion - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

Latea was such a great find! Lots of cool drinks and non-dairy and vegan options! Friend and I came to study, and ngl we were there for like 6 hours but it was so comfy and we found ourselves a small extension of the shop that had a glass window and nice seating. There were an abundance of outlets and the wifi was even posted around everywhere. Everything about the store was super thoughtful. I think they also make a lot of their topping in house which I thought was cool bc not that many places do that. The service was also wonderful. The owner I believe was offering us their in house made madeleines, and he even came around multiple times offering us some because we saw we were studying! Overall great find and I'd come back soon. Somethings to note though that there is no restroom so if you're studying for a while, you'll just have to go across the stress to the Culver Stairs and use the public bathroom there, but it was pretty clean so nothing to stress about! Also parking was a little difficult but it was Culver City so not too bad. Luckily there was a parking garage literally right across the street so that was convenient, but just a bit costly especially if you were to stay studying for a while. Anyway, give this place a shot! It's worth it :) read more

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Not bad, but not great. We had two drinks, the Tiramisu Milk tea and the Grapefruit tea. We got both at regular ice and sweetness. The Grapefruit tea was just not that great. I've had that at a lot of tea joints and this was by far one of the most sour, without that sweet kick that is supposed to accompany it. The Tiramisu Milk tea was not bad tasting, but they really miss the mark with that cup. Their Tiramisu foam is way thicker than most tea places, but instead of the cups that open up with a slider so that you can sip the foam and milk tea at the same time, you either have to use a straw, which is not the best way to sip the foam/tea, or you have to sip from the hole, which is not viable given how thick the foam is. We did find the staff to be really nice, and we like the decorations. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

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I am a big fan of bubble tea. I found out about this please when I went to a yelp elite event last year. What I really like about this place is that the recipe for making Boba is one of the co-owners grandmothers recipe. So you know it's legit. Also, they offer options that will cater to any of your dietary needs. I absolutely love the tiramisu with cheese foam, Matcha Milk tea with cheese foam, Vegan Brown Sugar Boba, lemon tarte and Matcha Madeline. There currently is no curbside pick up. So you must go inside to place your order or you can call online and pick up. read more

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Latea is my favorite new addition to Culver City! The drinks are amazing, the service is great, and the prices are super reasonable. What else could you ask for? When Latea first opened basically at the beginning of the pandemic, I was worried that it wouldn't do well because...well, Coronavirus. But they are very careful about cleanliness and social distancing and they've already seemed to acquire quite the fan base. (And as a rewards member myself, there are some perks to being a regular!) I love seeing new businesses thriving, especially when they make great drinks. My personal favorites are the Roasted Brown Sugar Milk Tea and Vanilla Milk Tea, always with their Roasted Brown Sugar Boba. YUM! I wasn't planning on going there today but now I might have to because just typing this makes me crave it. Oh and trust me, always get the large. You'll want it. read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Large Roasted Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Brown Sugar Boba! - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California

LAtea makes their delicious boba in-house! You can watch them make it in the shop while you wait for your drink! It's probably the best textured and taste for boba I've had in the LA area so far! They have a honey boba and brown sugar boba, both so good but if I had to choose one I would go for the honey boba as a personal preference! The owner's grandmother passed down this recipe to him from Taichung, Taiwan which is the birth place of boba tea! They source quality ingredients and tea from all over the world! It's definitely a must try boba tea shop in LA! I would suggest that because their boba is so sweet and flavorful, I would do 0-25% sugar to balance out the drink. My favorites were: -Strawberry matcha milk tea w/honey boba -mango smoothie w/honey boba -grapefruit green tea w/honey boba -oolong milk tea w/brown sugar boba read more

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This is hands down my favorite boba place in LA. I love that its Taiwanese, biased opinion, and I love that they make their boba from scratch. This is a place that bring up nostalgic feelings and memories. Would highly highly recommend! read more

Latea Bubble Tea - Oolong tea tasting - Desserts Near Me - Culver City, California