Really enjoy the watermelon series which was not overly sweet and very refreshing…read more The boba was cooked nicely and paired well with the lychee jelly. Nice ambiance overall.l

Stumbled here craving boba while on a work stop!…read more Food: It was pretty good. I got the Jasmine milk tea with boba. The boba had the perfect taste and texture! Their Jasmine milk tea was a bit runny though. Service: Didn't really chat with anyone when I was here, so can't say much! But they made my drink pretty fast! Ambiance: Pretty cute inside! Only issue is there was a madddd stain on one of the cloth chairs and it was a lil gross lol. Overall, I'd come back to try again! Maybe I came on an off day or got the wrong drink to try.

I am a fan of BenGong's Tea as they are the definition of boba drinks done right. Each drink is…read moremade with real, freshly, brewed tea or fresh fruits... none of that powder crap. The quality of their teas are also regarded as high-quality as you can taste the genuine tea fragrances in the drink despite the added milk or toppings. They have unique tea flavors and toppings that differentiates them from so many other boba houses in the 626 area. 1. Pistachio Coconut Velvet (5/5) A summer/seasonal drink that is worth raving about. It's super refreshing from the coconut water, yet creamy and luxurious from the velvety pistachio cream. They are generous with the pistachio bits that they coat on top of the pistachio foam. I devoured this drink it less then 2 minutes and almost went back for a 2nd cup. 2. Tea-cube Special (5/5) This is a simple, yet, satisfying cup of traditional milk tea. It's made from a black tea base + milk + tea-cube topping. The tea-cube is made from fresh tea then made into a jelly cubes. Super creative, yet delicious. It pairs well with almost any milk tea based drinks. 3. Mango Pomelo Sago (4/5) If you like mangos and like fruity drinks, then this is a good choice. It comes with sago toppings, which pairs well with the drink. When it's fresh and icy, it's super refreshing. However, if you wait too long and it melts, the drink can get a bit too sweet. 4. Osmanthus Rice Milk Tea (4.5/5) This drink is a Jasmine tea base with osmanthus rice paste, milk and crystal boba. You certainly can taste the osmanthus flavor. My favorite thing to do is get it with their house-special tea-cubes. My go-to boba place whenever I am in the area.

This is probably one of my new favorite places for milk tea!…read more There's plenty of parking in this plaza. Staff was friendly, but also busy making drinks. The interior has a modern and classy feel. There's a tree with everyone's wishes and hopes. The store itself is super clean. The menu was extensive and had so many options. The ordering kiosk displayed all the choices aesthetically and had appropriate descriptions. I liked how you could choose what kind of tea you'd get for some drinks (jasmine or black tea!) The tea cube special sounded unique so I gave it a try. It had a strong tea taste. The tea cubes were squishy and had a firm jelly texture. This drink would definitely fall more towards the chocolatey side. I felt that it was still sweet at 25% sugar, but I'd still get it again! I haven't stopped thinking about the drink since I had it yesterday. Definitely will need to stop by again soon to fix my craving for it.

I came to redeem my sgv boba passport ! This shop is so cute and spacious with great ambiance and…read moredecorations. Plenty of tables and they even have board games and available merch/blind boxes !! It seems like a great place to hangout with friends. I got the black milk tea with boba and contrary to other reviews I kind of like it lol I don't like my drinks too sweet because it leaves me feeling heavy and full of regret after ‍ the boba is pretty good also ! Just sweet enough and bouncy so def tastes freshly made. I also really like their unique cup it's very cute. And it still fits in a regular cup holder !!! This place is worth a visit just for the ambiance and they also sell cake lol you can really feel the thought they put into their decorations.

Love the atmosphere and decors. I got the black milk tea and it was a bit light to my taste…read more Service was good.

love oops boba!! they are one of the only boba tea in my area that actually opens at 11:00!!…read more i got the thai tea, sweet, light ice. it came out perfect!! love their thai tea!! their cups are super cute too! i took mine to go, they do have a adorable little area to sit if you would like to enjoy your drink there!! definitely coming back soon!!

Very quick and friendly service. There is a lot of variety in the menu and lots of toppings. The…read moreplace is very clean and there is good cute seating. They have a deal for a month with $3 milk teas (4 types only) and it was really good and a great deal. Delicious as well. A chill spot to hang out

What a pleasant surprise Boba Friend was to discover! It features a great variety of drinks as well…read moreas a fair amount of seating inside. There's quite a few games available to play while you enjoy your drinks which made the experience 5/5.

They have the most "buy one get one free" options on doordash. It's great because we were ordering…read morefor a group. We got like 6 choices and total of 12 drinks. Drinks are ok. They ended up being $7-8 for each with the delivery fees and everything, so that's a big saving.

I visited on a Saturday late afternoon. The menu took awhile to register in my mind because it…read morecontained three section of drinks with customizable options, toppings, small snacks, and larger meal options. The drink sections comprised of Tea and Milk Tea, Fruit and Energy Drink, and Blended drink options. I was also confused by the brown sugar milk tea on the menu. When I asked the employee how it was different from getting a black milk tea, he said that the brown sugar milk tea didn't actually have tea in it. Therefore, I went with the Iced Black Milk Tea with Boba ($6.25 + $0.75 for honey boba). When I asked for 75% sugar, the employee (who was very nice) said that he would try his best to make it less sweet. I'm not sure how other reviewers were able to customize their sweetness by percentage level, but the employee did a good job. The tea flavor was light, but still present. I think the ratio of the drink was a bit skimpy on the boba for the price. This ended up being a good thing, since I disliked the texture of the boba. While the pearls had good flavor, they were EXTREMELY soft - not mushy, as it still had some chew.

The store is located in old town Monrovia (more further south side). There is parking on the street…read moreor nearby lots. Some indoor seating. Beautiful wall photo op. I tried milk tea with boba without adjusting sweetness and it was perfect. It wasn't too sweet. The boba was also very soft and chewy. It was a tasty drink. Staff was nice.

3Cat is actually one of my favorite boba chain and I was so happy there was one at the Santa Anita…read moreMall. There is only one kiosk to order, sometimes there is a long wait because of it. When I am feeling something fruity, I usually order the orange tea but my favorite drink is the mochi barley burst milk tea. When I don't feel like drinking anything with caffeine, I would usually get the avomango sweet dew. The shop is pretty small so there are only a couple of chairs but there are chairs and tables outside.

Sunlight mango glow w pear jelly 0% sugar:…read moreI was pleasantly surprised with this drink! Esp bc the kiosk didn't recommend 0 sugar. It was perfectly sweet! Hints of passionfruit in a smooth refreshing mango yogurt base with pieces of fresh sweet mango!! None of the artificial sour mango flavor that I hate. The pear jelly has a nice squishy texture and is lightly flavored with pear! 5/5

Best authentic Taiwanese tea in my opinion. They have unique options and never disappointread more

The Snowy Peach Oolong is refreshing, sweet, and perfectly balanced. Definitely worth getting!!read more

cinnamon thai tea, normal sweet and no boba. i got it from the $3.00 already made fridge!! what a…read moregreat price!! i lucked out!! i was craving thai tea and they had it already made!! i love tpumps!! such a great selection of different teas and ways to make them!! customer service is spot on and there is usually no wait, or very short one!! be sure to go in for tpumps tuesday!! SUCH a great DEAL!! see you again soon!!

Ok ok hear me out-- we need to establish that tpumps can't be ranked against fancy boba places like…read morechagee or molly tea. Obviously those places are higher end and will have higher quality drinks. BUT if you're in the area and are craving that nostalgic "old school" boba kind of taste then this is the place for you! Completely customizable, pick your flavors (aka syrups), green or black tea, milk or no milk, and choice of toppings. I think it's nice that boba is already included in the pricing so you don't have to pay extra. I got lychee passion fruit green tea with boba ($5.50) "extra light sweet"-- not sure what the sweetness percentage was on that but it worked out great for me! Also, I love passion fruit flavor but recently all the other places have been putting seeds in them and I'm not a fan of crunching on those seeds so I haven't ordered passion fruit tea in a really long time. To be fair... the high end boba places don't really have passion fruit green tea either. BUT THIS PLACE!! Seed-less passion fruit tea thank you very much. It's also nice that they have free samples and a $3 fridge where you get a pretty steep discount if you buy one of their pre-made ones. They even had free water in the fridge which is nice and thoughtful of them! Service is great all around and they seem really committed into making sure you like your drink. I liked mine but they offered to remake it if I needed any adjustments!

I've been here so much lately because it's just THAT good. I love the creamy pineapple tart and the…read morepineapple milk tea. The pineapple tart is more like a dessert drink (I don't think it has caffeine), and it's probably one of my top 3 favorite drinks. It tastes like a pineapple milkshake without being blended. I've also tried the mango tart, which is very tasty as well. I've been here a few times already and service is usually pretty helpful and friendly. Regarding ambiance, this place is mostly for to-go drinks. Yes, there is a little bit of seating, but not enough to be a hangout spot. Happy to have such a great tea shop as an option in Arcadia, especially when I need a sweet and creamy treat!

The first time I had ChiCha San Chen was at the San Gabriel location, when it was still new. I…read morewaited a very long time in line for a peach drink, and it was genuinely one of the best boba drinks I've had. I hadn't gone back since because I'm never in San Gabriel, but when I heard that Chicha San Chen was opening in Arcadia, I was super excited, since I live near the new Arcadia location. Since ChiCha had a stellar reputation for their teas and quality of drinks, and since I'd had such a delicious drink at the San Gabriel location, even when they were absolutely packed and SWAMPED, I assumed Arcadia would maintain the same quality. Unfortunately, I was sorely and utterly mistaken to think that. I first visited Chicha San Chen in Arcadia on Halloween 2025, and it wasn't super busy despite it being a brand new location. That should have been my first warning sign, that there were many better boba spots to spend my hard-earned money on. I can think of at least eight different boba spots off the top of my head within a 1-mile radius of ChiCha, where I can be guaranteed a drink that at least tastes like tea. Depressingly, I had the misfortune of spending my Halloween and my cash on a dong ding oolong tea at ChiCha instead. The Ding ding oolong tea, despite being one of the best sellers at the time, was very watered down. Oolong tea is a very strong and fragrant brew, especially when you choose lower sugar and ice levels like I do, but somehow ChiCha managed to mess it up. It wasn't just me as well, my friend also ordered the Ding dong oolong tea without cream, and he agreed that it was watered down. Adding to the experience was the fact that there was absolutely nowhere to sit, despite the location being pretty empty besides people picking up their drinks and leaving. After that absolutely amazing first impression of Arcadia's ChiCha San Chen, I have avoided this location like the plague! Sadly, I received a bubble milk tea as a gift this Friday. Someone had asked me what I'd wanted from another nearby boba shop, but unbeknownst to me, had changed their mind and gone to ChiCha. I spotted the drink on my desk, saw the ChiCha packaging, and prayed against reality that they had gone to a location besides the Arcadia one, especially since the presumably TEA drink looked suspiciously WHITE. Still, I held out hope that maybe, the sad state of my past oolong tea had been an unfortunate fluke; perhaps I'd come on an off-day, and maybe they'd improved since then. Alas, my spirit of good faith was for naught. I should have know from the color, or lack thereof, of the drink. Despite being a bubble milk TEA, presumably using black tea like most traditional milk teas do, the drink is BARELY OFF-WHITE. However, don't let the vague beige-ness fool you. That beige is not from tea; it's from the brown sugar syrup that's mixed with the boba. The drink looks like those brown sugar boba MILKS that used to be so very popular in the mid-2010s, and boy, does it sure taste like it. I was looking forward to some caffeine, but at that point I wasn't even sure if they put any tea in the drink. It was watered down, I tasted almost no tea, and somehow it was worse than the Halloween oolong tea. It's funny because I could literally tell which location the person who gave me the drink went to just based on the taste, or should I say, the lack of taste, of the bubble milk tea. I asked them later to confirm that yes, they had gone to the Arcadia location. I LOVE milk tea, but I really don't like just milk, so I ended up throwing the drink away after I was out of sight of the person who gave me the drink. I only drank about a quarter of the drink. Honestly, it was genuinely impressive how a renowned boba tea chain can't figure out how to make a basic bubble milk tea properly where you can actually taste the tea. However, I will give them props for one thing -- the boba itself, as in the actual tapioca pearls, were perfect. I understand ChiCha is known for their fruit drinks, so I wonder if that's why I don't see more reviews saying the tea is watered down at this location -- perhaps people got fruit teas and those fruit teas were good. Which begs the question: if your location can only (presumably) make fruit teas decently, then why bother having any milk teas in the menu? Boba drinks are expensive, it really sucks to pay so much for a drink, expect an at least DECENT milk tea, and getting watered-down, subpar disappointment instead. What a shame; this location seems to be the only ChiCha location that's like this. I will not be going back, why bother coming here when I can go to literally any of the other million boba shops around the SGV for a basic decent milk tea??