Vanessa O.
Yelp
1 for ambiance, but solid 5 stars for milk tea and sweet chewy boba at the proper consistency. Love SoCal boba!!! Seriously the boba game down here is drool worthy--9/10 spots are good here, compared to 1/10 up in San Francisco, and at higher cost.
Don't let the very cramped, literal hole-in-the-wall vibe on a busy San Gabriel Ave deter you from trying their drinks. I even bypassed taking my usual Yelp photos because I was super skeptical that this would be anything worth remembering. Ignore the sketch neighboring tiny apartment complex with smokers intently watching you from a distance under their carports as you both park then later return to your car. I know we're all accustomed to super cute trendy spots with space to sit and enjoy your drinks while snapping some fool-proof photos against a floral wall or neon signs. This is most certainly not that type of place. You come here for legit boba drinks, period.
Human interaction? Nah! Ordering is solely available via either their single in-store kiosk, or online. So def order online ahead of time. Small 6-car private parking lot which seemed to be filled with non-customers, but street parking is readily avail.
No upcharge for no ice. Both brown sugar boba, AND honey boba (usually, places do only 1 variety; note that their honey boba is clear). Rewards program via their website. Organic (standard), oat, almond, etc. milk options. Expansive menu with slushies, fruit tea, cheese foam, grass jelly, real taro, brûlée, etc. while still managing to have quality tea-forward milk tea.
There are apparently a number of diff locations throughout CA, and based on the obvious quality and legitness of their jasmine milk tea w/honey boba, if I am ever near one of their locations, you can bet that I'll be placing an online order and grabbing my boba fix.