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    The Perfect Box Cafe

    4.6 (45 reviews)
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    Updated a few days ago

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    Ian A.

    I ordered the Blue Matcha Latte ($6.99 w/ coconut flavor - iced) at The Perfect Box Cafe (Covina). The beverage is very sweet and refreshing. It's reminiscent of a good-quality milk tea with a prominent coconut syrup taste. The Perfect Box Cafe (Covina) is absurdly difficult to find. Deep in the heart of Downtown Covina (within the dimly lit El Oasis Restaurant) a simple pastry/cafe booth hides. The El Oasis owner's wife bakes the goods, and another female staff member crafts the drinks. My primary concern is how the menu currently shows no prices, so I hope that gets resolved soon. I arrived at The Perfect Box Cafe (Covina) on a weekday (around 3:30PM). The staff is friendly and diligent. The drink took three minutes and 51 seconds. As previously mentioned, the Blue Matcha Latte w/ coconut is very sweet. The most prominent flavor is sugary milky coconut. Although its matcha taste is very soft and faint, it's a well-prepared beverage that uses good ingredients. It's an enjoyable, tasty drink. The Perfect Box Cafe's ambiance relies on the El Oasis restaurant's ambiance since it shares its space. The location includes a restroom; it's well-ventilated; and upbeat Latino music plays. The location is very clean. Overall, The Perfect Box Cafe (Covina) offers aesthetically lovely drinks while maintaining a refreshing, enjoyable taste. It's a sweet treat that's definitely brightened my day. If searching for something sugary, I recommend. 4.5 out of 5

    Ilyssa E.

    We checked out this place because it was in the area. It's actually inside of a fish restaurant so we had a little trouble finding it for a second but it's apart of the restaurant in the very front when you walk in! I will say that the lady who helped us was extremely nice, she was super friendly! In all honesty these coffees just didn't hit. My friend got the banana latte with strawberry cold foam & I got the smores latte. My drink was extremely bitter. I was actually surprised because I thought it looked more on the sweeter side especially with the chocolate drizzle. I couldn't drink it. My friend's drink tasted like pure syrup unfortunately and the foam was just ok but it was kinda interesting how bright pink the foam was. Thank you for the customer service to whoever served us but we will not be coming back for any drinks unfortunately :(.

    Nevin A.

    The Perfect Box Cafe is located inside El Oasis Fisheria Restaurant in downtown Covina. We were greeted once we entered the restaurant. The restaurant looks very clean and spacious. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. The cafe is on the right corner inside. They delicious pastries, macarons, cake slices, cup desserts, Croissants, Madeleine, bagels, and more. The drinks menu includes variety of Espresso, matcha, specialty coffee, specialty drinks and milk latte, juice to mention a few. The lady who served us was very nice and friendly. I got two banana matcha. The drinks were excellent. There was a perfect balance between the bitterness taste of matcha and the richness and creamy banana flavor. It was creamy, silky and refreshing drinks, decorated on the top with cute taiyaki- like but pancake like texture. It gives adorable look to the drink. I got also a chocolate cake slices. It was indulgent, chocolatey, moist, just perfect. We had strawberry lemonade cake. It was spongy with perfect balance between the strawberry and the citrus flavor of lemonade. The Biscoff cup was phenomenal. Their whipped cream was light, fluffy complimented with the crunchy, sweet taste of biscoff. The Chocolate cup had alternate layers of light and fluffy whipped cream and indulgent and rich chocolate cake with shaved chocolate in between these layers. It is a cup of happiness. I enjoyed my drinks and all the desserts we ordered. Everything was perfect. It is a great spot to try unique drinks and pastries, in addition to their outstanding service and reasonable price.

    Lox bagel and Dulce Le Lethe Latte
    Katty L.

    The cafe was a real hidden gem--it's actually inside the fish restaurant, which made it super hard to find since there was no separate sign for the cafe. However, Lenis, the lady working there was so incredibly nice and sweet. She made my dulce de leche latte, but it was much too sweet for my taste, so she immediately adjusted it for me. Not only did she fix it, but she even gave me extra shots and milk just in case, which was so thoughtful. She also handed me a little cut-up dessert as a treat--she's truly amazing!

    Inside counter.
    Sebastian G.

    AMBIANCE - I have to admit, this location is inside of an unexpected seafood restaurant with hardly any visible signage of "The Perfect Box Cafe". Just get directions to El Oasis restaurant and you'll be fine. Once inside, immediately to your right is their order counter and espresso machine. Plenty of seating inside. FOOD - I came here on a whim, newly discovering it on Yelp. I ordered their Iced Brown Sugar Latte, which was great! The coffee is definitely on the stronger side with notes of chocolate/mocha. Interestingly enough, they use the same coffee beans as Porto's and McDonald's (I know right!?). A nice little perk is that they use crushed ice so the latte experience is elevated even further! SERVICE - I was helped by one of the kindest people and easily felt comfortable there. I kind of got a little inside scoop on their shop and the intention behind it. Here's the thing, I would ABSOLUTELY come back BUT, not to do work there (read below). NOTE(S) - No WiFi + no outlets

    Adrian G.

    It's in a Mexican seafood restaurant, which I didn't know. So had to call to not get lost. Very pleasant woman guided me to the this little cafe. This was also the person that served me the drinks. The lavender and shark attack matcha with oat milk were very good and no complaints from me. Definitely on the sweet side, so fyi for people with different tastes. Hopefully there are less sweet options for other kinds of people too, but so far I'd definitely recommend for people that don't care and want to try something new. Also, this isn't a sit down cafe because it's literally a little both that's inside a dining room Mexican restaurant.

    Blueberry Marcha with oatmilk and mango smoothie
    Jessica S.

    My son and I were walking around downtown Covina and decided to stop in to try out the drinks and take a break. This place is located inside the Fisheria...I ordered the blueberry matcha with oat milk and ordered my son a mango smoothie. It was pretty tasty and the service was excellent! Will be back again!

    Banana matcha and aguchiles negros

    first time here and Lenise had amazing custoner service! I fell in love with the banana matcha and aguachiles salsa negra. I will drive an hour for this again

    Iced Jelly Donut Latte
    Daniella P.

    Located in the El Oasis, they offer such a unique line of drinks with little pastries to go with them. The barista is so sweet and made my drink so delicious. Can't wait to come back!

    Spanish Latte

    The Perfect Box Cafe is a cute little place with great service and wonderful coffee. The little fish donut was just the topping on the latte!!!

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    Maddy T.

    This cafe is located inside of the oasis fish market and restaurant. Menu has so many options for coffee and drinks and their bagel menu is very creative. The owner of the place was the sweetest person I've met. For lattes they have decaf espresso! I got the Spanish latte with cinnamon and oat milk, the white mocha latte and a tunacado bagel. Everything was so so good. The tunacado bagel was massive and so good. Presentation of everything was so cute too. The tunacado was boxed with a ribbon and everything I am OBSESSED!!! Parking is street parking along downtown Covina.

    From left to right: Shark Attack, Matcha w/strawberry, Blue Wave Latte
    Melisa A.

    I wanted to try a new coffee spot and found this one here on Yelp. The menu seemed very intriguing, so I had to make a stop. I ordered 3 beverages: - Shark Attack: Fun, basically a strawberry matcha, but it uses blue matcha. Comes with a fish waffle. - Matcha w/Strawberry: A good, basic strawberry matcha. - Blue Wave Latte: This one was different. Coconut, blue matcha and espresso. I found that the espresso overpowered the other two flavors. As everyone else had mentioned, this coffee shop is located inside El Oasis Fisheria. I didn't get any of the baked goods, though the little cakes looked quite good. Interestingly, this spot is inside another restaurant, so it can easily get overlooked. Even just walking by I'd probably miss it. I know I wouldn't have stopped by if it weren't for Yelp. The woman who helped me was super nice! Highly recommend going just for the great customer service.

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    Estela V.

    I'm a sucker for dessert so I was happy to know this place was open. They are new and it's inside El Oasis Fisheria. They have a cute coffee bar with the desserts on display. I ordered the banana pudding, a strawberry shortcake, a Dubai chocolate bar and another strawberry-jam cake. My niece devoured her chocolate bar. It had a nice snap to it which tells me the chocolate was tempered. The shortcake was moist, not too sweet and was packaged beautifully. My son is a Banana Pudding snob and he loved this one. It's light and not overly sweet. They use the typical wafer cookies but, I can only imagine what it would be like if you added some chessman cookies. Either way, everything we had was delicious. I love supporting small business so check them out!!!

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    Oml love love love. Service and desserts are so good! Just came in today. Will go back 100%

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    Service was great! Coffee was amazing! A small misunderstanding occurred and was immediately corrected You guy's were great!

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