Jennifer S.
Yelp
Ever since experiencing the best milk tea of my life at the Bober location in Folsom, I had been dying to try the midtown location. So, yesterday, I met up here with a friend.
Like most boba tea shops, Bober Tea is extremely Instagrammable. So, once we received our orders, the first thing we did was take lots of pictures. The cashier was even nice enough to take some for each of us on our phones.
The photos came out great, but the milk tea was just okay.
I had ordered the Signature Milk Tea, which was the same drink I loved so much at the Folsom location.
Here is the description from the menu:
"We generously coat the cup with house-made brown sugar syrup, spoon in our warm stir-fried brown sugar boba, fill with our caffeine-rich black milk tea, top with our house-made cheese cream, then brulee'd brown sugar.
**INCLUDES STIR FRIED BOBA!!**
**Sweetness Level Can Not Be Adjusted**"
First of all, I don't remember seeing him brulee anything. If he did brulee my drink, he did it in the back. At the Folsom location, it was definitely done in front of me.
Nuances in temperature are a large part of what makes the Signature Milk Tea so amazing. Cold chizu with warm stir fried boba is kind of like having cold ice cream with warm syrup. If they're both lukewarm, it's not as good.
In this case, my whole drink just kind of tasted lukewarm. The boba did not taste freshly stir-fried, the chizu was not very flavorful, and, like I said, I don't think the top was bruleed.
My friend and I both agreed that our drinks were on the mediocre side, especially considering the hefty price tag. $8 seems like a lot for a boba tea. The use of the blow torch to brulee the topping helps it feel more justified.
Overall, I love how cute this shop is, but am not sure if I will return to this location. Compared to my experience at the Folsom Bober Tea, this drink was disappointing.