I came on a weekend afternoon and it was pretty busy although it was super chilly outside. I've had this place bookmarked for a while and I thought I would check it out. I got the roasted barley milk tea without toppings and more sweetness. I think I made a good choice making it a little more sweet. If I went with regular sweetness I think it would be too bitter for me. The combination of the barley and milk tea was surprisingly pretty good. I've never had a barley milk tea before. Just a heads up that they have a $6 minimum to use a credit card and their regular sized drinks are around $4 so I had to scrounge up some cash. You would think during COVID times especially, they would accept credit cards without a minimum. Overall, it was a good place and I enjoyed my drink. I wish that they would accept credit cards but that's okay. read more

Tea Era - Roasted Barley Milk Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

COVID Masks are required before going in and one customer/party each time. I've been thinking of trying this place for awhile but never made it to my calendar. Finally today we stopped by to get food and drinks. The drinks are much more reasonably priced than a lot of other boba places. They are mostly in the range of 3.75-4, with slushy going to $5. I don't like toppings or boba, so this is much better value to me. The green tea without sugar is very strong and full of flavor. We also tried the food. The popcorn chicken bento has a good variety of side dishes and good amount of popcorn chicken. Also very flavorful and I was pleasantly surprised at how good the cabbage tasted. The shredded chicken with dry noodle and fried onions is ok, kinda wish the noodle is not as oily. And itself is not a meal, so no drinks are included but they offer $1 off if you add a drink. We will be back to try other drinks. Their drink menu is also quite broad in selection. read more

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Popcorn chicken +Roasted Oolong Crema Tea + Boba. Just passing by and purchased popcorn chicken along with roasted oolong crema tea +boba. The popcorn chicken was delicious with robust flavors. The oolong milk tea with boba was also delightful. I will definitely revisit. Highly recommend. read more

Customer service, awful. The girl currently working here is always having attitude I suggest a new job if this annoys her too much. Not to be too much of a Karen, I come to order I ask twice to the girl that I'm ordering and paying in cash but she side-eyes me and scrolls through her phone, I heard what seemed to be instagram from where I was. I ordered my popcorn chicken and they call out their orders when it's ready, I waited for mine for about 20 minutes, usually done by 10 if it's busy and I did check from time to time if it was ready. But I saw it but it was far from my reach so I literally bent across the counter to reach my food because it was very far, while doing that the same employee gave me a dirty look and rolled her eyes at me, while she was on her phone on instagram and another person waited five minutes to order from her. And my chicken looked a little pink but I didn't get sick surprisingly. This place was good before whoever she is, many friends complained about her customer service. Food was also better before. Please hire better people and look at their performance read more

I live next to the Mountain View tea era and I have to say this location is better since there's more options for drinks and they serve food, but more expensive. I loveeee there pork and rice dish! It always hits the spot for me. Their drinks are unique and tasty. Always a go to for me! read more

Braised beef soup was really good. I hope customers can choose separate from noodles and for the dumplings. For me I don't care if I pay extra for the dumplings. read more

One of my go to favs in the area. Parking can get a bit packed at time pre-pandemic but there is a McD in same plaza that can stick towards entrance into so be careful. All employees wear mask, there is a box line outside to measure social distance from other patrons and store follows a 1 customer inside while ordering policy. The crispy chicken steak bento box is stuffed filled for the price point you are paying. The chicken comes out nice and crispy while still juicy (ask for chili to go for that fire). Comes with some pickled veggies, stewed veggies, rice with a bit of meat on top, tofu and an egg. Roasted barley milk tea the have here is refreshing while not being too overpowering in taste. read more

Tea Era - Crispy Chicken Steak Bento - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

This is a convenient place for a quick sweet treat. I have always enjoyed my choices here. I am bummed they have replaced the live cashier with an iPad even tho the cashiers were never particularly friendly. Te iPad makes it even more impersonal. Even on busy days, they tend to be quick. I had a buy 10, get $3 off card from years ago which was honored. I liked that. It does seem silly that it is not get one free. $3 does not get you far with boba! I also wish they would get the lavender milk tea in stock. I am itching to try it. The store is dark and tight. I prefer to get my tea to go. Despite 3 stars, I do keep coming back :) read more

I ordered delivery through DoorDash and everything arrived well packaged and in good condition, the food was still warm. I ordered the roasted oolong tea brûlée with boba. I would give it 3 stars, the boba was a bit too soft and didn't have a nice sweetness. The tea was ok, but a bit bland with sweetness bing the primary flavor and no roasted oolong taste. The brûlée creme was nice and creamy but didn't mix well with the tea. The jasmine milk tea is 4 stars, pretty standard but tasty. The popcorn chicken (4*) portion was generous and the chicken was juicy and tender. There wasn't much basil and it could have been crispier. The spicy pork dry noodles (3*) had a hot pepper kick that lingers and makes you sweat in a good way. The pork flavors were good, but the noodles were over cooked and there was a large pool of oil at the bottom. I liked the chopped pork noodles (3.5*) better, there were more complex savory flavors and it was less oily read more

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Good place to grab some quick drinks and snacks. Lots of options for food but drinks are just okay. I did recently enjoy their tofu pudding which many places don't offer read more

Tea Era is a shop located in a small plaza. It has a parking lot, but it is a bit cramped in this lot. It is always busy here, so they tend to take awhile with drinks and food. Their green milk tea was eh, it tasted a bit more on the bitter and watery side. The boba was super chewy and soft as well, it kind of melted in my mouth. Their popcorn chicken was even worse, it was super salty. read more

To be honest, I stumbled across Tea Era purely by accident while looking for another boba place that I saw on Yelp. However since it happened to be conveniently located right in front of me as I pulled into the parking lot, I decided to give them a try. The first thing I noticed upon entering and looking at their menu is that their boba is all very affordably priced! In this day and age of $5/6+ boba before toppings, it's nice to see that there are still places with boba at the $3 range. I started off with an order for the Passion Fruit Green Tea w/ boba, and quickly learned when attempting to pay that they have a $6 minimum on credit card charges, which due to their prices, puts my drink order just below the limit. Since I couldn't see anything for around $1 to hit the limit, I just ordered some popcorn chicken to go with it. Cashier was very friendly and I had my order in hand in about 5mins (drink AND food!). The drink was pretty good, and the boba had a nice, chewy consistency. Not the best boba I've ever had, but still pretty good overall. The popcorn chicken was quite delicious, and not full of fat trimmings like some places often use. And the quantity provided was quite generous as I actually had trouble closing the lid. Pretty decent option for boba in the neighborhood. I will definitely be stopping by some more whenever I'm in the area! read more

Tea Era - Popcorn Chicken - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

I've been coming here for over ten years. They have been pretty reliable, with the occasional hiccup on especially busy or understaffed days. It can get loud during busy times, but I usually just order to-go nowadays. Ten years ago, I might have hung out there with coworkers after work or brought my laptop to study for classes. One of my go-to drinks is the grass jelly drink. It's my favorite here because it's noncaffeinated and they actually reduce the sweetness when I request it to be less sweet (other places, even when you order 50% or 25%, still make their drinks sickly sweet). That's what I got tonight. I've gotten it maybe a dozen times and it's been good every time. Before 2/01/23, their prices were about $0.75 cheaper across the board. They removed 16-ounce cups as an option (sad for me because that is the size I prefer!). They switched to 24-ounce cups for iced drinks and 20-ounce cups for hot drinks. Even with the price increase, I'd say it's still worth it. Added some pictures of the menu because I noticed there weren't any recent ones that reflect the price increase. read more

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possibly the worst tea spot i've had. thai tea smoothie is powder, and their jasmine green tea brûlée just taste off. Probably a reason why their drinks are really on the inexpensive side. headed to another boba spot as i'm writing this to get my fix. read more

Tea Era - Jasmine Green Tea Brulee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

Update: yay!! Ordered again yesterday and no missing items this time!! Got my tea so happy girl!! I had ordered from Tea Era a few weeks ago and my order was great. That day was a 4 star day. Today, , however, was a sad milk tea day. Today was a 3 star day as food was great as usual but minus a star because I had placed an order for 4 drinks (see order and receipt) and 3 food items but they delivered me 2 drinks less than I had ordered. Of course the drinks that were missing were my picks. Someone called me asking if I wanted a different topping for one of the drinks right when I had placed the order because they had ran out but somehow the rest of the order got lost in the mix. I'll definitely order from here again in hopes that they pay more attention next time. Food is great and order was delivered in a timely mann I'm sure they were/are super busy read more

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I used to go there often when I was in college, but now that I'm not nearby, I can only visit occasionally. However, their popcorn chicken is still just as delicious. To this day, I haven't found one that tastes better than theirs. read more

We used to come here a lot when we lived in the apartments behind the shopping center. Pretty standard boba tea place, though they have a good selection of food too. We used to love the dry noodles here but it seems they've been replaced with udon now and we didn't like that as much. :( My wife still loves the tofu pudding here though. read more

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This has been my go to for boba and popcorn chicken and other snacks but I noticed they have changed their vendor. The popcorn chicken no longer tastes good. There is poor flavor and the chicken is dry. The fried radish cake used to be delicious and now it's a completely different style with batter on the outside. I'm sad that I will have to find a new popcorn chicken and boba place. read more

This is our friend's favorite tea place, so we had to try it. It's a small place with lots of customers on a Saturday midday. I think it can seat around 7 groups at a time. The ambiance is like a simple rustic rural place. It took me quite a while to figure out what to order from their menu because they have a lot of drinks and food to offer. I settled for a Guava Green Tea with Lychee (to try something new), Grapefruit Green Tea with Aloe (to compare with the one I got recently from a different place), and Hot Roasted Oolong Tea with Boba (my usual drink). The Guava Green Tea is something different. It was okay, but it's not something I would crave. The Grapefruit Green Tea was good enough, but not as good as the one I had from the other place. The Roasted Oolong Tea is good enough for me, the Boba was soft enough for my liking. What I like about this place are the food and sides. We ordered Calamari, Chicken Pops, and Sweet Potato Fries and we enjoyed all of it. I am a Calamari fan and this is one if the nicely seasoned one I had. It's so unexpected for something that cost less than $6. The chicken pops were also good, easy to chew. It's crunchy but not hard to bite on. The chicken meat is properly cooked as well. The counter was nice and made good suggestions and explanations on their menu. Our orders were also ready in an acceptable manner. It's a 4.5 for me! Will definitely come back! read more

Popcorn chicken very dry and salty. Hot red bean soup was way too sweet even with reduced sugar and most of them are just hit water, very little read bean and taro balls. read more

I was just passing through the area. Stop and get some tea at Tea Ea. Everything was wonderful! Thank you! Pearl G. read more

No wait (Friday night) and extremely fast service once ordered. Roasted Barley Milk Tea was so good. Coffee Jelly was tasty and cup size was big. read more

The line ran out the door on a Sunday afternoon. The lady at the counter had us repeat ourselves several times because she kept forgetting what we said. The Barley Milk Tea was good but the drink was on the sweeter end. Even though I love sweeter drinks, I think 80% sweetness would've sufficed. The drink reminded me of a Black Sugar Milk Tea and I enjoyed it. On the other hand, I didn't like the texture of the taro balls (it had a similar texture of hard boba). I would've preferred boba instead and it would've been cheaper. All the drinks are relatively inexpensive compared to most boba shops nowadays. If you're in the area, you should give this shop a try! read more

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Came in on a hot day to try this place. I arrived and there was no clear line but people out the door. I asked the girl in front of me if she was in line since no one was at the register she said no. The cashier turned away when I walked up and came back and impatiently waited for me to make my order. As she rushed me through ice and sweetness level she was moving cups around. The inside is so loud I could barely hear her. I asked for topping recommendations for the Guava Cooler and she said any. She finally asked me for what size (regular or large). After all the back and forth she pointed at a sign and told me there was a card minimum of $6.50 so I tried to get the larger size but she nodded her head. She didn't give me anytime to check the menu for something else so I didn't want to purchase anything anymore and left. Customer service needs work. The lack of efficiency and clarity made for an extremely frustrating transaction. Not a welcoming environment. read more

I'm not a tea person but my manager is so we went to this place and to my surprise I enjoyed their bento box with milk tea combo! I got the popcorn chicken bento combo and it was good! But anything with rice is the s8t. The staff was nice and friendly. I would come back here again. Doing this review made me think about the popcorn chicken! read more

Tea Era - Popcorn Chicken Bento - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

I was in Cupertino and was in the mood for tea (well actually, whenever I am here, I always crave for tea).... and found Tea Era nearby. Decided to venture my way over here around 10pm on a weekday. Not too many people here, but a fair amount of tables where people could converse or study. They have drinks and some food here, but my eyes were I went for an earl grey milk tea and immediately after it, I kinda decided to make my way to Fremont and so kinda put this earl grey on hold til the next day..... Whoops. The next day I did manage to try and was surprised at the earl grey taste that resonated throughout - even with the ice melted the taste and flavor was pretty good, not too sweet (at half sugar that is). Took me a while to finish it (and I got the smaller size) - drink was still good even the day after (refrigerated overnight of course). I think they have a min for card cuz I paid cash. Parking shouldn't be a problem - they share a large lot. read more

Tea Era - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

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D R I N K S: iron buddha 6/10: less ice 75% sweet with honey boba. super herbal and strong tea flavor if that's up your alley. i can appreciate this but its not my favorite. good creamer/milk to tea ratio. honey boba is average matcha rose green milk tea 7/10: less ice 75% sweet with honey boba. i wouldn't get this from here, it's pretty mediocre, more like 80% matcha flavor and the rest is diluted fruity rose. not strong flavor taste diluted. again nothing special. seems like their specialties are with classic richer milk teas, not really fruit or mixed drinks. not my favorite place but try it if you're in the area. S E R V I C E: not that great, the girls are not outwardly friendly but that just might be a cultural difference. asked to change the ice level and she was noooottt happy about that lol read more

Tea Era - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

If I had a choice this wouldn't be the first boba place I would chose to go to. But I go because the location is convenient and they close late at 11 pm compared to other places in the area that closest at 9pm. It is a bit annoying they won't take credit card if it's less than $6 but it is what it is. The drinks are just okay. They leave a weird aftertaste in my mouth and the boba isn't as sweet as I'm used to. My pet peeves is customers leaving the door wide open and not closing it making the store super chilly at night. And people smoke outside so that cigarette smoke does waft into the cafe as well. I do like their snacks such as popcorn chicken and fried squid. It's very yummy if you want a late night snack. read more

Tea Era - Chicken - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

Barley Milk Tea. Yes, that is by far the most popular drink to get here and the best drink in my opinion. The drinks are creamy and have a little frothiness because they use a machine that literally shakes the drink mixer bottles. There are two locations (for now) in the Southbay in Cupertino and Mountain View. I've gone to both locations but it was my first time here at the Cupertino location. Three main differences stand out to me at this location vs. Tea Era in Mountain View: -They sell food/snacks like popcorn chicken, calamari vs. only selling drinks -Accepts debit and credit cards with $6 minimum charge vs. cash only -They use stamp cards vs. the FiveStars Rewards program I would say the consistency between both locations is the great customer service and how they make their drinks. I will definitely come back to try their snacks since a lot of people have raved about it on Yelp and of course, get my beloved Barley Milk Tea. read more

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Tea Era has been go to boba spots near me for a while! Their tea is pretty reliable and their food is always good! I feel like the snacks at places are hit or miss but the full menu at Tea Era is delicious! It's a huge bang for your buck with tons of chicken for $7! Their COVID set up is a little interesting with only "1 person at a time" but doesn't really work when you have people who go in and out to order and pick up food. Not the best set up I've seen but it works well enough so can't complain too much! read more

Tea Era - Honey Green Tea & Popcorn Chicken - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

The first sips of the rose green tea packed a bitter punch. A little too overbearing at first but gradually settles enough to deal. The earl grey milk tea was a very nice drink to experience. Also try their chicken bento box! 8/10 solid establishment. read more

Tea Era - The Earl Gray Milk Tea and The Rose Green Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

The worst service and the worst milk tea shop! I took my two years old daughter to order a milk tea, since I walked in , I saw the woman who has a long hair and long face server looked at us with her very sour face , I was shocked, but I still thought she was not to us , but when I was ordering drink with her , her attitude was so rude and I was definitely sure she was just mean to us ! I don't understand why this milktea shop would hire such a mean person to do this job? I would never go there again ! And bye the way , their drinks were bad too! The tea part was bitter and the cream part tasted like foam ! read more

I usually get their large milk tea with popcorn chicken combo. I always add boba, which today was good. Milk tea is average, but love their popcorn chicken. Today, service was quick even though there were lots of people waiting. This should be 3.5 star rating. Better than average, but nothing to write home about. Their roasted oolong with crema is better, but doesn't come in a combo. read more

This boba place has been around for a long time. And it currently does take out and delivery like pretty much all other boba place. But the social distance and limit capacity was not well enforced as other newer place, so you are not sure if you should wait inside or outside and no number calling mechanism. The tea quality and boba is good. The tea quality is good, but it does not use fresh milk like some newer tea place. The boba quality is not consistent. Sometime the boba is perfect, but just like the one I ordered in the picture, the boba is overcooked, so it too soft and not chewy. With that being said, I really to had give a thumb up for its popcorn chicken. Excellent popcorn chicken! The popcorn chicken has decent chunk of chicken meat, the amount of breading is perfect, not too oily, and has great taste, very well done. I think it has one of the best popcorn chicken amount many older boba place. It also has Taiwanese bento boxes and they are good too. Additionally it has Taiwanese tofu pudding and hot grass jelly with selection of 2 to 3 toppings. They are all pretty good too. But the taro ball is not good, it is too soft in texture, completely not chewy and too sweet. read more

Tea Era - Hot Roast Roasted Oolong Tea with Boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

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I really like the popcorn chicken bento here ($11.50)! It comes with dougan (firm tofu), cucumbers, simmered egg, minced pork rice, cabbage, and popcorn chicken. I love that the rice is not plain white rice, but rather has that extra flavor due to the minced pork on top, a Taiwanese classic. The popcorn chicken is not too oily, and pretty meaty. The chicken is not toooo strongly flavored, but I like it that way. I got pretty full off of the box and was even able to split it into 2 meals. Overall, I am a fan of every single item in this bento box, and I am a pretty picky eater. Another item on the menu I enjoy is their shaved ice with black sugar. Who knew crushed ice could be so yummy? The black sugar really elevates the shaved ice from eating regular crushed ice cubes to a delicious dessert. You can choose up to 3 toppings, and I usually get boba, green bean (slightly sweet yet neutral tasting bean), and small taro balls (which are chewy and pretty neutral tasting, and very small indeed). Each topping is associated with an additional fee ranging from $0.75 to $1.25. The base fee for the shaved ice is $4.00. Overall, there is a large menu of drinks, snacks, and bentos, and I am excited to try more items from their menu! read more

Tea Era - Popcorn Chicken Bento - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cupertino, California

So far we tried the popcorn chicken and the pork belly bento and they are both satisfying. The bento box comes with rice, veggies and half of a marinated egg. The drinks can be adjusted to your own sugar level liking. Only thing is they forgot to include utensils for our togo order, so we needed to wait until we get somewhere then eat. read more

I have been here a few times and their boba is decent. Today I decided to be adventurous and split a tofu pudding with black sugar with the kids. It was super super sweet. Tofu was chunky. I prefer the Vietnamese soft tofu desserts. read more

I've been going to this tea era location over the past several years, and have always enjoyed their variety drinks, food, and service. They have 2 ordering tablets which make ordering very quick and effortless. I usually get their honey longan milk tea because it's not always offered at other boba shops. It was ready within 5 mins or less and 50% sweetness was great for me. I've also had their food such as their popcorn chicken and ground pork rice bowl in the past and both dishes were hot and tasty - great for late night snack cravings! read more

Great boba shop! I go here all the time and i've had a positive experience every time

I ordered two large drinks at this place, which I recommend 100%. They were both delicious. The first drink was Strawberry Green Tea Milk with Tapioca Pearls. The second drink was a Mocha Milk Tea with Tapioca Pearls. Their boba drinks are always really good. Their drinks are worth the price of $5. This place is always really packed with high schoolers since it's so close to the high school, and it's overall a busy little shopping center. read more