Top tier! We've had boba and drinks from LA and all through San Diego. We love a nice treat after church. This place is set apart The drinks are perfect, The Oreo is actually really good. My go to is the Thai tea, but now I'm conflicted as the manganada is probably my new favorite! Pricey but once in a while it's ok. read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

3-4 stars. I wouldn't say it's particularly charming as the interior was quite dark and the front of the space was riddled with AI posters of drinks. Compared to the name of the spot, the interior felt like it belonged to a night time sushi spot. I'm not sure if they are allowed to repaint the interior, but changing the black/dark blue walls to something more bright would open up the space a little more-- it is a small place, but felt even smaller with the design choice. The menu was organized, but it seems like they were out of a few items in the morning as they didn't have mini pearls--only regular. And for some reason, you couldn't change the sweetness level on the drink...or maybe it just related to the drink I chose? Not sure, it was my first time there. The worker was nice & patient. Although for not having many people in the shop, I hope they could take the time to perfect their boba. It was VERY clumpy and not good-- texturally and taste wise. It didn't have that rich brown sugar taste and it was very gooey and chewy (not in a good way). They did give a good amount of boba, but I feel most people would toss it out because of the bad quality. Which would be a waste of money. To drink, I chose the Hokkaido Milk Tea with Pearls. I wanted to do 50 or 75% sweet but I guess since this is a caramel noted milk tea, it isn't possible. I think the tea was ok. I would order something else next time. My friend had the Okinawa Milk Tea with Pearls, I'm unsure if they asked for a certain sweetness level or not. They said the tea was good, but the pearls weren't good. Something to note, I charged the drinks on my card and rather than saying Sayaka Tea, it said Sharetea...interesting. I wonder if they rebranded themselves or ?? Each drinks were around ~$7-8 ish! I'll give them another try, I hope the boba will be better the next time around and I'll be allowed to change the sweetness. If not, I'll be heading a little further down the street as this tea spot may not be for me! read more

Sayaka Tea - Hokaido Milk Tea/Boba (boba very clumpy and chewy) - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

I absolutely love this place! It's consistent, quiet, and easy to get to. The staff is always extremely kind & patient. The WiFi here is also good. read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

I want to start by saying I was surprised by how the business owner has been responding to reviews. I understand negative feedback can be frustrating, but it's still feedback and shouldn't be taken so personally. Some of the responses came off more defensive than professional, which honestly impacted my overall impression. I was originally going to give 4 stars, but ended up taking two away because of this. It just made me question supporting a business that handles feedback that way. I remember coming to this location when I first started at SDSU. It used to be a ShareTea and they seem to still carry a very similar menu. We got lucky with street parking closest to the storefront. Inside felt clean and comfortable, and I even mentioned to my husband that I could see myself coming here more often to study. The worker was super sweet and welcoming. She was working alone but still managed to be attentive to us and also to third party delivery drivers coming in. Sayaka Tea offers a range of drinks like milk teas, fruit teas, ice blends, and specialty drinks. I also noticed some seasonal drinks like Valentine's Day specials still being advertised, so I'm not sure if they're still offered. They also have a 10% discount if you check in on Yelp, which is a nice touch. After ordering, we sat down and waited no more than 5 minutes for both drinks. We got an Oreo Ice Blend with pearl and a mango green milk tea with pearl, both at 80% sweetness. The Oreo Ice Blend was still pretty sweet, so I would ask for less sugar next time. It also had a slight coconut-like aftertaste which threw me off. It leaned more cookies and cream than Oreo, which if you know you know. The boba was alright, a little mushy and lacking that bouncy, chewy texture, probably not the freshest batch. My mango green milk tea was really good. There were chunks of mango mixed in with the drink alongside the boba, which made it feel like they use a real fruit puree or jam. The green milk tea had light floral notes with a creamy base that balanced everything well. I would definitely come back for this drink, just with a different topping. Overall, my experience inside was great, which makes this more disappointing. I do want to come back, but the way the owner responds to customers does make me hesitant to support this location. read more

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10/10 tea and service! The winter melon creama is the best in the summer time. Super close to SDSU and worth the walk. The mural inside is so cute and the owners are hiring! If you want great boba and good vibes try them. read more

Sayaka Tea - Dog friendly waiting for ube coffee and winter melon tea! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Solid beverages - they have quite a few fruit teas to choose from; we tried the Hawaiian (pineapple orange grapefruit) and peach kiwi. 50 percent sugar for the teas was plenty sweet - the jelly toppings were very sweet on their own. I would avoid the 100 percent sugar option altogether. read more

Sayaka Tea - Hawaiian fruit tea with lychee jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

I came here after dinner to get a drink for the drive home. The taro slush called out to me, so that was the evening's choice, with egg pudding added. I ordered this 50% sweet, and the level of sweetness was a bit much for me. I should've gone with 30% sweetness. Overall, the drink wasn't bad. With the exception of the cute mural, the shop wasn't very nicely decorated. There were a decent number of tables, but the decor wasn't very inviting. The service was ok, I only had to wait 5 minutes for my order. read more

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I came in here right before closing (unknowingly) and the girl working was so sweet! She made my brown sugar boba fast and it was soooo good! The boba was perfectly soft and you could really taste the brown sugar. I'll definitely be back! read more

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I went straight to try the Ube Coffee (I'm obsessed with ube coffee) and it did not disappoint. It is delicious!! I'll be back for more for sure!! You have the option to ask for the ice quantity and sweetness level which I thought was great for the ones we like having those sugary treats but high levels of sugar is still a concern. I asked for 50% sweetness and it was more than enough! I'll try next time 25%. See you soon read more

Sayaka Tea - Ube Coffee - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

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Stopped by this morning to try out their milk tea and asked the cashier for a recommendation with a strong tea flavor. She suggested the classic black milk tea, at 50% sweet. The drink was decent, but I was hoping for a bolder, more pronounced tea taste. It felt a little underwhelming. However, the boba texture was pretty good, nice and chewy. Their menu somewhat reminds me of ShareTea's menu. What stood out was the excellent service. I initially went with 50% sweetness based on the cashier's suggestion, but it turned out too bland for my taste. She was super friendly and had no problem adjusting the sweetness for me on the spot. read more

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SAYAKA TEA @ ROLANDO/SDSU A spot that used to be owned by ShareTea is now turned into Sayaka Tea. The menu's are the exact same which creeps me out, not sure if these businesses collided or if it was a whole new rebrand. The drinks are awful, powdery, sugary, you can easily taste the artificial flavouring. Service is awful, the workers look like they are in horrible working labor conditions, and the place is small, and kind of odd feeling. The place itself though is clean. No parking, besides putting your hazards on in the streets. Wouldn't recommend anyone come to this place. It was low quality and inconvenience on a place. Boba is sugar and low quality used of products. read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

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This place is always great; I've been here many times. The staff are lovely and enthusiastic; they're always helpful and recommend delicious drinks. The drinks are always fresh and have just the right amount of sweetness. I really enjoy their drinks. read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Sayaka Tea is amazing! Close nearby parking, street parking, and 30-minute parking. Definitely give it a try if you are near the SDSU area. Service was wonderful and nice ambiance. read more

If you're going to insult me please learn to speak English first. It's difficult to understand BUT I didn't get a refund and I should have. It's embarrassing to take someone out for a drink and be served a drink that tastes like old refrigerator with all chopped up boba. As PER my previous review this place is NOT it. I am a Boba connoisseur as I am half Chinese/Hawaiian and have tried pretty much every boba shop in SD. But you wouldn't have to be a pro to know your boba is foul tasting and your drinks are gross and your shop is dimly lit and over cluttered with boxes everywhere. Thanks for making sure I never stop by again! Have a great day! read more

My wife and I really enjoyed the tea, as well as the cute interior of the store. The owner was very nice and had a good sense of humor, we will come back read more

This was our first visit. And the lady was very welcoming. We had ordered taro ice blend with pudding, half sweet with lychee jelly and tiger milk with pearl. We were not disap read more

BOBA SESSION (4.25 stars) - DRINK: good - PRICE: pricy - SERVICE: great - AMBIANCE: cafe Not all good boba places are in Convoy. Honestly, I haven't had a good boba experience in this neck of the woods UNTIL I came up on Sayaka Tea. Their menu was plentiful of thirst quenching options but with so many menus to look at - on the walls, on the counter, the main board menu it was a bit overwhelming it made me feel indecisive. And then being asked a few times if I was ready. I knew I wanted to try something else but decided to play safe and show a picture on yelp. TARO PEARL MILK TEA WITH CREMA ($8.57) - good safe choice! Quality of overall boba drink was good. Not that cheap sweet sugar watered down milky taste but bodied milky taste with the right amount of sweetness. The boba pearls were warm and soft and stayed soft. Perfect execution of boba pearls. The crema had this cheesy foam flavor which oddly went well with the taro (kind of reminded me of a liquid ube ensamada - if you Filipino you'll know what I'm talking about). It was a nice sip treat when looking for something alternative to a shake. HIGHLY RECOMMEND Until the next review... read more

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This is a great place ,the lady is super nice she is the best and the drinks are awesome perfect. I can visit this place anytime, thank you for making those drinks so good ...I love it environment its inviting Price is fair as well. I highly recommend this place read more

This will be an awesome review. First off Rose was great she informed us on everything. Say hello if she helps you. They have milk teas, fruit teas, ice creams. This is a must try. Very clean and sheik with painted mural and kool chandelier lights. There is a parking structure next door and parking in front. There is plenty of seating inside and a table outside for your enjoyment. My Hawaiian tea was hands down a 10. I have been to many teas places but the vibe and service was like no other. Stop by and try it out. Rose thank you again for the matcha lesson and we will see you soon Thank You!!! read more

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This place makes some pretty good milk tea. I had the Okinawa pearl milk tea with no sugar added, which is the way it comes here. The roasted brown sugar flavor was very good, but a little on the sweeter side than I would of hoped. The milk tea cost $6 and some change. The service was friendly enough, and they offer a good amount of inside seating and a couple of tables outside. read more

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Came here with some friends for the first time because of the reviews. I got the passion, orange, and grapefruit tea with popping boba. It was really yummy and not too sweet because the worker recommended 50% sweetness. Very cute and very friendly worker. Seems like a nice place to study and hang out. Try here! read more

Sayaka Tea - Passion fruit, orange, and grapefruit tea with popping boba Peach ice blend with lychee - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

I keep passing by wanting to try, and I finally do it was meh tbh. I was craving matcha, so I ordered the strawberry matcha. It was not good. The matcha tasted like grassy clay, and the strawberry tasted too sweet and syrupy. The service was nice. The cashier was hard to understand both ways because of his accent and the noise level, not an issue. He was nice and helpful. The inside is bigger than it looks from the outside. The register is right where the door is so it was hard to look at the menu while waiting in line. I had to maneuver around the people in front of me to see the menu. I would definitely get something else to give it a second chance, but that was probably the worse matcha I ever had. read more

I saw once an ad on instagram before about this boba shop, and about a month ago I went here to try the boba here and turned out it's really good though a bit far from where I live but it's worth the time and gas. Though the place is small but the way the boba barista made the drink was there and with just a reasonable price and the vibe is just right for the students or workers to stay and to do whatever they need to do. hope this helps read more

I love their Vietnamese coffee! Just had to post this picture my boyfriend took! i highly recommend recommended coming here read more

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While visiting a new restaurant on this block of El Cajon Blvd in the Rolando neighborhood, I noticed that the former Sharetea in the mixed development complex (The Rive) across the street had changed to Sayaka Tea. I learned later that the owners have remained the same, but they divested themselves from the large chain franchise. A banner above the entrance advertised a special of 'Buy One Get One Free Milk Tea'. That was enough for me to check out this spot. The inside of the suite was fairly spacious with several tables available for seating. The menu screens had a reasonable number of offerings across fruit teas, milk teas, fresh milk, brewed teas, signature tea mojitos, and ice blended drinks. Like some other bubble tea shops, a list of the top ten drinks were shown on a separate screen. For the promotion, I purchased a Mango & Passion Fruit Tea and received a free Classic Milk Black Tea. Boba pearls were added to each one. The pearls were clumped on the bottom of the cups and could have used additional boiling time to soften them more. The fruit tea was really sweet for a 100% normal level. Because I was taking the drinks to-go, I didn't have the opportunity to sample them before leaving the store. I probably would have asked for an adjustment to be made to the Mango & Passion Fruit Tea. Compared to the competition, I rated my experience at a three star level as some improvements need to be made to the products I tried at Sayaka Tea. read more

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Dropped by here last week after having dinner next door at L&L. Place itself looks nice with some pretty cool murals and decor. Menu reminded me of another place, which I'm guessing this used to be (ShareTea) since I recognized the three dog-themed drinks. Ended up with a mango green tea which was pretty good. Staff was super friendly, and the drink came out pretty quick. read more

Sayaka Tea - Mango green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

this is the best Boba in the world and the service is top notch and yes I will be coming back and the wall design is vary cool read more

Sayaka Tea - this is the best boda - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Gluten Free/ Dairy Free Options Got a classic milk tea with Oolong, at 50% sweet and less ice, it was the perfect blend of tea and milk! All drink sizes are large and the service was very friendly and quick. It was empty inside, however there are multiple tables and chairs to work at inside. I would probably opt out of the boba next time as it was a little softer to my liking, but the drink was exactly as I wanted it! read more

This place is the best!! The service is lovely the ladies that work there are very nice and we have not found a place with better tasting boba in all of San Diego. My boyfriend and I regularly try different places just to see if we can find somewhere better and we really honestly can't. We would highly recommend this place to anyone. read more

They only make the drinks good for regulars my brother always goes and gets them perfect but the one time he sent me in there they watered the matcha down with milk I won't be coming back to support them what a shame because he always Tips well !! read more

I love this tea shop!! The tea is so good and the owner is so sweet (: 10/10!!!! highly recommend!!!

I got an iced matcha latte 50% sweet. It was the sweetest thing I've ever had even at 100% sweet. I couldn't finish it. I forced myself to get through half and was sad to throw away the rest. My friend's drink was also 50% sweet but also thought it was way too sweet. It's really unfortunate because the shop worker was really nice and made small conversation with us. I don't love that I felt pressured to tip. I don't mind tipping at a boba shop but I don't like it when I feel obligated to rather than it's my choice. I would not come back myself solely based on drinks alone. I spent about $8 for a regular sized drink but I ended up throwing away half of it read more

Okay so I called to place an order, it's my first time and I was unsure if it's a busy place so I called ahead just to be safe. The lady asked for how many drinks and I said just one and she said "okay well you have to come inside, it doesn't take me that long. I have customers." And just clicks like that! I completely understand what she's saying but it's the way she said it. I'm reading reviews and apparently that's nothing new but jeez. read more

Saw this place when I was getting breakfast near by and tried it out. It was nice and cool and there was plenty of seating which was nice because it was a hot say out! Rose took our order and she was very nice. They also have free parking, which we didn't know about but now we know for next time, since street parking is limited. We got the milk tea with boba and taro ice blended with boba. The drinks kind of tasted like they use soy milk as their milk, which is okay once I mentally prepared for that. I liked that my drink wasn't too sweet. I will definitely be coming back if I'm in the area. read more

Ordered a strawberry mango smoothie with honey boba. The Lady was extremely friendly, made the Boba tea quickly and made sure it was professional. Store is really clean and good choice of music. Highly recommend if you want some boba tea / smoothies read more

Sayaka Tea - Boba tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

I LOVE the friendliness of the staff, they are so kind and talkative. She was nice and welcomed us warmly to the boba store. She also let us change our order after we redecided on what to get. read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Great taste and authentic ube flavor. I'll be trying the Happy Family next. I haven't tried their boba yet. read more

Sayaka Tea - Hokkaido with ube - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Our favorite spot, we come once a week. The owner is incredible and so happy to support her business. Try the coffee taro! read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

20/10 - My Forever Boba Spot I don't even know where to begin because I genuinely feel like Sayaka Tea on El Cajon Blvd deserves way more hype than it gets -- but also I don't wanna ruin it by sending a flood of people in like it's some TikTok viral place that gets overrun and loses its soul. This is not that. This is a hidden gem. Like fr. I've lived in San Diego since 2015 and I've been to a lot of boba shops. Trendy ones, aesthetic ones, chains -- all of it. But this one? This is the spot I keep coming back to. Over and over. Every drink I've had here has been top-tier, and I always order mine a specific way -- extra boba, extra brown sugar in the brown sugar tiger milk tea -- and they never make me feel weird about it. Other places? They act like you're asking for a kidney. But the staff here? Patient. Chill. Actually listen to your order. And today (July 3rd) especially, I just have to shout out the sweet lady working -- literally the kind of person who reminds you what good customer service even is. In a time where everyone's tired, rude, or rushing you, she's the opposite. Genuine kindness, no fake energy, just real respect. Also -- let's talk quality. If you're a real boba lover, you know when the boba is old. Or when the milk tastes like it came from a powder packet. Sayaka's boba is fresh. Their milk? Fresh. Their brown sugar? Perfectly cooked into the drink, not just dumped in for show. You can taste the difference. They care. I will keep coming here as long as they're open. I tip them because they earn it. If you're not into overhyped places and just want quality, consistency, and people who give a damn -- come here. Just don't blow it up too much, okay? I want it to stay mine. read more

Sayaka Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Great boba good service! Always very nice people highly recommend for a quick boba food place