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    3.1 (35 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Chris Y.

    Loves Boba is located in the downstairs area of the Sun Valley Mall, replacing the old ice cream spot that used to occupy this space. It's on the side of the Round 1, and the food court. It's quite daring to open another boba spot right down stairs from another one with Boba N Me right above, and if you turned around from Loves Boba while waiting for your drink and look up, you can literally see it up there. Not to mention that Surf City Squeeze and Uncle Sharkii are also locations right next to them that also offer boba drinks as an option. But hey, I will never argue against having more boba spots. The decor is certainly interesting and perhaps its biggest selling point. Mixes in anime, Sanrio, and other popular media themes into their decor and their menu items for their drink selection. I do think that cost wise, they feel a bit pricey for what they offer for the size of their drinks. Not that it's too much different compared to the rest of the boba spots in the mall and right next to each other, but certainly not going to be cheap if you leave the mall and go to the abundance of other boba spots around the area, with 2 of them right around the corner from Sun Valley and DVC. They also use the skinny cups, though at least it's the tall one, but not a great bang for your buck. I got the basic milk tea, and it was just alright. They use the more floral tasting tea, so just be aware of that for those who may not like that flavor profile as much. However, the egregious thing for me was the complete lack of boba I got in my cup. For a place that calls themselves Loves Boba, they certainly don't love giving me boba. The boba wasn't bad, but didn't get all that much of it unfortunately. Maybe it was just this time so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. They do have some fun desserts, such as rolled ice cream I may try in the future, but as a boba spot, it was just okay on this first visit awhile back. I may go back again in the future as I'm often in the mall every so often.

    Very overpriced ordered a plain lychee slush No flavor to it.! Taste like crushed ice with boba Takes way too long to make for just a blended ice with flavor syrup

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    Alan D.

    I was at the mall with my niece and she really wanted milk tea. I remember this place as I was passing by a few times and decided to give it a try. This place used to be where creamery and joy was located, so I was curious to see what opened up. Besides milk tea/fruit tea drinks, they also serve rolled ice cream as well. However, this review is based on what I ordered. I will start at though with the lady who took my order. She was very nice and answered a lot of my questions about their drinks. She also gave my niece a little sticker as well, which I found to be good customer service. Anyway, on to my drink. Totoro: This is their version of earl grey milk tea, but with a flavor addition of lavender. And I will say it was a rather unique flavor profile for me. I think the lavender was a bit too strong, since I didn't get much of the earl grey itself. And there was also some sort of "powder" like taste that lingered in my mouth. Usually, I don't see earl grey having that, and it's rare for me to see lavender as a powder flavor, so I was not sure what that was. Still, I enjoyed this twist on a drink I always normally like, with those floral notes. And the boba was standard (though included for free as basic tapioca pearls). I will add that my niece for the Ariety, which is a Rose and Strawberry Lychee fruit tea. I only got a little taste and that was actually really good. I can see myself ordering from here again. Milk tea I might pass on, but the fruit tea I tasted was promising and would love to give it a try.

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    Christina M.

    What a stunning boba shop. Even though the space is tiny, they utilized it so well. It's very picturesque and a great place to take a break while shopping. The drink themes are Pokémon, hello kitty and some other anime. It's really so cute. I got a passion fruit and mango fruit tea, then a My Melody for my sister. My drink was on the sweeter side but very fruity and refreshing!

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    Anna C.

    This place is a scam... The drinks are very overpriced (~$9) and although they advertise character/movie drinks on their menu, none of the drinks come in any type of special packaging. They are just normal drinks. They even make the same drinks under different character names. You are really just paying for the experience of ordering a drink with an interesting name. The shop itself is very small, with a few seats. It's a cute place but definitely not worth it.

    Classic Milk Tea

    The boba was too hard and almost crumbles in your mouth. The boba was also chunky but the tea was fine.

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    My granddaughter went to buy ice tea boba on Sunday may 4 she paid $8 the cup was filled up more ice then tea

    Cotton Candy Ice Cream Roll.. so yummy and pretty
    Angelina R.

    Delicious creations and very nice customer service. My birthday girl and her friends are very happy!

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    I bought 3 drinks today and they all tasted bad. Lots of powder very strong of artificial flavors.

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    service was ok but boba was really bad. it tasted so artificial and powder like. it was really expensive too, almost $10 a cup

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    The workers were extremely friendly and the boba was really good!! The place is so cute too!

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    orederd 3 drinks for $44.11 is expensive for some bobba. not worth the price, didn't know it was gonna be that expensive.

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    3.7
    (697 reviews)
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    I hear they are under new management and no long affiliated with the one off of Clayton Rd in…read moreConcord. But that one is never open anyways. I assume it's true because their cup sizing has changed which I'm sadly disappointed. It's more open space/spacious and I had to create a new rewards account. Drink menu names changed slightly on kiosk and on the wall. They don't have that tacky shelf with plush, stuff, Knick knacks, for sale anymore. Drink still good, I don't think recipe has changed. I heard, then seen it for myself, the instagram post and stories shared by friends, of people dancing and partying at the shop late nights after hours. Then when I went in, also still had the sign up that said they did dance concert or hosted DJ nights at the shop. But Im also assuming it was under the old management and they must've got caught something doing something illegal or something they weren't suppose to be doing. The minus one star is for the cup sizing. Bring it back! Main reason why I love coming here, a good price for big cup size. Now it's like every other boba shop. Which is fine, but I won't go out of my way to come get boba here like I used to.

    Milk Tea Lab is now under new ownership at this location, and having been visiting this spot quite…read moreoften throughout that time I've become more than familiar with the quality and expectations of this place. This was my first time visiting them again since the ownership change so it's been a minute. What I see here now is just depressing, not just because the place was empty, but it's now devoid of anything that felt like a spot someone would want to hangout at. No music, when I got in there was one person waiting for their food and nobody was even at the front counter for minutes before somebody finally came out from the back. Ordering is just through the kiosk now, which isn't a bad thing. The part that was really rough was the reason why I even came here; the boba. I got a regular milk tea which now they only have a single size. I miss the extra large size they used to have, but oh well. The next issue comes with how much the boba actually costs. They may have gotten rid of the extra large cup sizes, but they're still charging the almost the same amount for it in a much smaller cup. What a deal, right? And we get to the actual drink. When the person making the drink after receiving your order finishes within a minute of making it, it's never a good sign. Why is that? Well, they had premade jug of milk tea ready to pour out for your tasting pleasure. When you have a premade jug of milk tea, it's never a good sign. While I've had them at other places that have done this before, and it's ranged from bad to mediocre, the one here at Milk Tea Lab, now, was in a word, rancid. It was incredibly gross with absolutely no redeeming qualities to it. I generally try not to be so harsh, but this was really not it and I couldn't even finish the boba because of how bad the milk tea was. It's sad to see how big of a dropoff this spot has become compared to what it used to be. This isn't like when they first opened where there were only 2-3 boba spots right next to them. Now there's at least a handful of options within a few minutes away, and dozens of spots within a mile or two, and this is what they're pushing out? It's a shame but this Milk Tea Lab which was their starter store is no longer a place I would ever go back to for boba. It's time is now past with this new ownership.

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    4.1
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    I've had a consistent experience at all the Uji Time locations I've been to! Great ice cream :) My…read morefriend and I came here for dessert after dinner nearby, and it was packed with teens and families. It's a popular spot in a shopping plaza with plenty of parking. You order on one (very big) screen, and an employee was also taking orders at the register which was nice. Swirl in a cup ($6.95): Love that the matcha and ube flavors are strong! Was still able to sleep at my regular bed time, so maybe the matcha caffeine isn't too strong if you're worried about that lol. My friend got the seasonal flavor, pineapple, and that was good too! Not exactly like dole whip, I would say creamier. The black sesame flavor was also excellent. It is piled high, a bang for your buck :) I forgot they also have drink and snack options, so I'll be back to try those!

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