NICE!!! To me, GooluTea is hands down the best drink spot in the Bay Area I would say. Their drinks…read moretaste genuinely natural, and you can tell they don't rely on artificial flavoring. I'm really sensitive to artificial flavors, especially in milk tea, and I can usually tell immediately when a drink has added flavoring. I've tried pretty much all the popular boba spots around the Bay, and honestly, most of them taste heavily flavored or artificial to me. But Goolu Tea is different -- their drinks taste clean, natural, and the tea itself actually comes through. At this point, I barely even crave drinks from other boba shops anymore. Still waiting for my favorite Golden Tea to make a comeback.

I highly do not recommend this place…read more I ordered the A1 Phoenix Tea with their recommended 100% sugar level. This was actually my fourth time coming here, and unfortunately I've noticed the quality has steadily gone downhill. This visit was especially disappointing. The tea was extremely bitter, so I politely brought it to the staff's attention. The younger employee tried to help and asked an older employee for assistance. Instead of addressing the issue, the solution was simply to add more sugar to the drink, which did not fix the bitterness. What really left a bad impression was the customer service. The older employee came across as rude and condescending during the interaction. After this experience and the noticeable decline in quality, I don't plan on returning at all.

4.5 stars rounded up. Fast service and got our group order pretty quickly despite the place being…read morebusy. This was my first time at any boba bliss. I got the pistachio dream jasmine without milk, with boba. At first the staff said I couldn't order without milk but the manager or owner was able to step in and assist. I ordered less sweet but with the boba and cream, I'd order again with zero sweet. Boba was pretty qq and warm. Cute and bright interior for sitting and catching up.

This is a small little boba shop where you can chill with friends or get some work done while…read moreenjoying some boba. We ended up getting the Mango Sago and the Natural Ube Taro Milk, which were served quickly. The Mango Sago was very meh. It had a very artificial taste to it and just seemed to have syrup in it with Sago and Milk. Thankfully, the Natural Ube Taro Milk was better. It had the paste on the sides of the cup. So had a more natural taste to it and wasn't too sweet. Overall, quick service and meh drinks for the price I paid.

Loved their mango blizzard drink. It was tasty and had a great texture to it. Would definitely…read morerecommend getting that drink. We also got some of their fried chicken. It was very juicy and crunchy. I loved it a lot. If you are hungry, definitely try the chicken. Parking is rough here so get the first parking spot you can find or try the free lots. It's alot of one way roads here so be careful with driving.

Once Tea is located close to the Century Theater. There is limited street parking but they also…read morehave some free public parking lots nearby. The service was friendly and nice. The ambiance of the place was...possibly still in a remodeling phase. Otherwise, it was dark and drab. Honey White Peach Oolong Tea - light, decent, yet faint flavor.

I'm a bit impatient and do not usually go to crowded restaurants, but I lucked out today because no…read moreone was at i-Tea when I just happened to be in the area. Usually i-Tea is packed. Why is the restaurant packed, because so many people love the place. The menu is vast: Meals and drinks. There's no seating to eat. It's all take-out. There are chairs for people waiting on their orders. Free parking. The restaurant is in the small mall with Wells Fargo on the corner, across from Safeway. The restaurant is definitely worth trying. Customer service is excellent. Very friendly.

The store location is spacious and welcoming when you step in. The place is kept clean and tidy…read more That is nice. The staff taking your order are friendly to help you take your order. Drinks are made quickly, so no long wait even when the place seems a little busy. I have not tried out their food yet so can't comment on that. But the drinks are good. Price is competitive but not overly marked up so that is a plus! :-)

If you enjoy cute character desserts, delicious drinks, and an overall cozy cafe experience, I…read morehighly recommend that you stop by Always Yours Bakery Cafe! Not only are you able to purchase from their bakery case, you can also request to have desserts made for special events! (In advance of course.) I very much enjoy their macarons and fresh fruit tarts. They also added Banana Matcha to their menu when it became a craze, and I 10/10 would recommend it. They use high quality matcha powder (Marukyu Koyamaen) for their drinks. This is one of the few things that drew me into their cafe. The baristas are extremely friendly and have a wonderful sense of humor, AND they support small businesses! While you wait for your order, you can browse their shelf full of crystal candies, matcha sets, candles, and they may also have Natsume matcha tins available! (This is not the matcha they use in their drinks, but it's nice to have other options available to buy.) ^^ So if you're in the East Bay and are looking for a business to support, go to Always Yours Bakery Cafe (they're also available on the Too Good To Go app)! They have beautiful outdoor seating available, as well as cutesy seating indoors. Not sponsored or anything, I just wanted to review one of my favourite cafes in Castro Valley. ^^

LOVE this bakery! They have a lot of different and unique desserts and beverages that taste…read moredelicious and aren't too sweet. I recently ordered some desserts here for my daughter's birthday party and they turned out beautiful and delicious. Natalie, the owner, is so nice and made the process seamless. Highly recommend this place for a quick treat or for larger dessert catering!

Props to the solo worker on Friday afternoon juggling all the others and making delicious drinks so…read morequickly.

Drinks are always solid, better than a lot of the tea stores around the area. Wait can sometime be…read morelong if ordering on the kiosk in the store. Good seating area if on a weekday, weekends can be busy. If you're in the area and need your milk tea fix you can't go wrong with this spot

After eating dinner, I decided to drive my way to Hayward to go to Sip & Savor since it's close to…read morewhere I ate at. This is quite unusual because this boba shop serves pastas since other boba places serve rice meals. Don't know but I guess that this is supposed to be a fusion restaurant? Inside is very quiet though, but I saw some people come in here. I also really like how they decorated part of the wall with "Sip & Savor" sign. If they covered the whole wall and even the ceiling, it would have looked like we're in a jungle. I didn't get pasta, but my mom and I wanted to try their boba. It's really good though. The Sip & Savor is slightly more expensive and it's quite flavorful even without adding boba. Not too sweet and it's just right. Definitely looking forward to trying one of their pastas if I were to come back!

I ordered the 6-piece Lemon Pepper Wings with Tater Tots... and WOW -- absolutely, freaky…read moreAMAZING!!! The wings were perfectly seasoned, crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and bursting with bold lemon pepper flavor. And those tater tots? Golden, crispy perfection. Hands down one of the best combos I've had in a long time. 10/10 -- I'll definitely be back!

My teen and I were craving some matcha on our way to get groceries and found this spot on Yelp ofc!…read moreSan san is located in the small shopping center off Williams, right before you get to the schools. Parking is a little weird and very limited but luckily for us, we found a spot on the side of the building. There were two young ladies working the store and the menu is basically posted everywhere. My daughter and I immediately gravitated to the banana matcha latte. We also saw they had yummy croissant pastries available, so we decided to give that a try. What we got: 1. 2 banana matcha lattes- 4/10 the matcha was okay but we tasted no banana to it besides the slices of banana. The pudding tasted like regular vanilla. Overall just not what we were anticipating. 2. Brown sugar boba milk? - 0/10 This was just milk with a bit of brown sugar syrup. (See pic) I actually dropped this off to my other daughter and she said she just couldn't drink it. 3. Strawberry croissant- 8/10 This was actually good. The strawberries with the jam and whipped cream were very good. Don't get me wrong, service was fine. They also had a few great items but the actual drinks were mid. I think the matcha needs to change or maybe making it more paste like could help boost the flavor. The brown sugar latte was just not it.

Hit-or-miss!?!?! We ordered 2 drinks...hit with the Thai tea and totally missed with the Avocado…read more Very cute, clean shop with good service. He was by himself but welcomed us and gave us an update. Sad that the avocado boba missed especially since it was at a premium price tag. Could barely taste the avocado, likely because it want ripe enough.

Spacious T4 branch. T4 is a chain, and I've been to the San Leandro location many times, but this…read morewas my first time in the Hayward location. I came on a Wednesday evening, and service was swift. Got strawberry lemonade slushie with boba pearls I accidentally left my parasol here, and thank goodness I retrieved it before closing time! The staff had it safe for me. I was so thankful for them!

I was greeted right when I walked through the door. The cashier was friendly while I took a look at…read morethe snacks available on the menu. Once I decided on what I wanted the order was taken promptly and I took a seat in the spacious dining area. I only wanted a snack so I ordered the Basil Popcorn Chicken. It was fresh and hot as it was cooked to order. With fresh basil and I added shaken chili and white pepper it was absolutely delicious. For sure a 9/10 and I will frequent this place often just for the popcorn chicken. Highly recommended!!!

Second time to Hay tea this weekend. Today we had:…read more Signature boba 4/5 HongKong style milk tea 2/5 Strawberry Lover smoothie 5/5 Strawberry yakult 4/5 Drinks are decent, service was good, & location is close by where we live so super convenient.

Staff 5/5, very professional…read more Drinks 3/5, standard. Popcorn chicken 5/5. Cheese stick 4/5. Nice seating options 5/5.