Tapioca Express

I’m a fan of taro, let’s just set the record anywhere I find taro flavored anything I get it and Tapioca’s taro was just mediocre. Yes, it had a creaminess to it, but it doesn’t compare to, let’s say. Pearl Tea House’s taro. Another thing, although I wasn’t expecting too much of their prepackaged macaroons, gosh they were awful. I simply had to throw them away. Maybe if I try their other drinks, they’ll be able to redeem themselves. I will update my review if so. Their decorating and decorative accents were cute, gotta give them that.

I love their coconut milk tea hot and cold. Have tried a few food items but go back for my coconut milk tea!

Came here a couple of times after eating Wahoos Fish Taco across the street. Yeah I give them props for having a new modern boba place here in Fresno. They offer Disney macroons that looks really cute and fun to eat but my issue that when I was there was the beverages I ordered was a joke. I ordered the strawberry snow bubble which contains plain yogurt and very little strawberry syrup. Also I had the green tea fruity drink I think the green tea they brewed it too long and it has a bitter taste. After spending like $ 10 I was disappointed, I threw out the strawberry snow bubble I expected maybe some real pieces of strawberries blended in. Anyways is good to see new business is opening here in Fresno, according to the locals on the high reviews they enjoyed coming to Tapioca Express. You won’t be seeing me any time soon because I’ll be across the street at Wahoos.

This is probably the best boba place that I have ever been to… That is, compared to Taipe 101, Quickly, and Lollicup. This place has the best quality of drink and their flavors are outstanding! The boba is also really fresh, so you won’t have a hard or overdue boba. This place is also very convenient because it is right next to the new Maya Theater and a few of other restaurants. I will always go here when I’m in the mood for boba!

I guess I’ll start off with drinks. I usually get an iced milk tea of some sort and it’s always pretty good here. The boba isn’t too hard (I’ve had frozen boba at quicklys but that’s a different story). Basically a good place for drinks, but I don’t like that they only have one size. The size is pretty big and sometimes I’m just not that thirsty.
The interior is super cute and super simple, I love sitting in there with my drink and hanging out. The staff is on and off here. Some of them are extremely nice and others are just okay. The last time I was there I think two of the workers pulled to the side to gossip about a mistake another worker made which looked really unprofessional.
Food here is pretty good. Their popcorn chicken like item (don’t know what it’s called) is pretty good mild. Better than lollicup in my opinion. The macarons here got my extremely excited, but sadly they were frozen and hard. Super cute, but not worth the price for frozen items. Lollicup’s price and taste is better for that item.
Overall, a good place if you’re in the area, prices are a bit high though.

Fresno is stepping it up in the boba arena! When I first moved here from LA good boba was nowhere to be found. That being said, I was really impressed with Tapioca express today! I was warmly greeted by the cashier and invited to sample the house milk tea, taro tea, and jasmine tea. The milk tea was well brewed and classic. The taro tea was nice and creamy, but a little too sweet for my taste. My favorite so far (and the drink I landed on) was the jasmine tea– fragrant, creamy, and just the right balance of bitter & sweet. The ambiance was also fun. I loved the nice little touch of totoro throw pillows. ;)
Although I prefer the price of Quickly’s and the ambiance of 1920’s Tea House, I really enjoyed the taste of the Tapioca Express. I also love the fact that they have the widest assortment of boba, pudding, and jellies.
This boba lover will definitely be coming back!

No wifi. Even though we called ahead of time to ask and they said yeah. Prices are near and sometimes higher than Starbucks. I would recommend Starbucks or Taipei 101, instead.

The first time I was here the staff was super friendly the second time was meh nothing more nothing less that hi and bye.
I got two drinks two macaroons and some chichi fries that came out to about 25 $ ! The prices are terrible.
The drinks were good but I suggest staying away from the macaroons. Yes they look super cute but they’re frozen and taste awful.

I knew I had to check out this place after I saw pictures of totoro and other cute character macaroons. The store is next to the movie theatre near the university which I thought was easy to locate. The store is a cute, tiny, and clean boba shop with plenty of seating arrangements. I didn’t try their drinks and went straight to buying the macaroons. They are $ 3 a piece for the fancy characters which are pricier than regular macaroons but they were worth it. They are each packaged into their own bag which was helpful because I traveled with them across the states. Despite not eating them for two days after buying them, they were still quite soft and good! Come check this place out!

The setting was pretty calm, very café-​like and pretty quiet. The bathroom was pretty clean. Service was okay, but my drink wasn’t good. I got a coconut shake with jelly and there was only one size. It was massive!!! My friend got a warm hazelnut milk tea with pearls. My drink tasted like powder, but my friend loved her drink – she practically inhaled it. I’m sure their drinks are great there but I didn’t enjoy mine, which is unfortunate.

Came down to Clovis and found this Tapioca Express! I must say its much nicer than the ones back in my town. The workers were very sweet, welcomed me AND brought out my orders :) My favorite drinks so far are the Jasmine milk teas, Black Milk tea, Peach Jade tea, and honeydew snowbubbles! (All with the tapioca pearls of course). Also their chi chi fries are pretty delicious. I’ll be back again!

Excellent, clean polite stuff they let you taste flavors and tell you what every drink is about
Tasty fast and absolutely delicious
I loved it although it was cold out I ordered mango peach on ice rocks and it was bomb I can’t wait to taste different flavors

Very nice place, a good mixture of college students and families come here. The tea was good but a little too sweet for my taste, more sugar than tea. The boba was good but the milk tea was wayyyyy to sweet. I had the earl grey milk tea with boba and my sister had the caramel milk tea with lychee, we couldnt finish it and i wish they would have smaller sizes. I want to know why almost every tea is super sweet? What happened to actually tasting the tea and not all the added sryups and extra sugars added.
Maybe next time i wont try the tea and just stick with the smoothie atleast then you know that your smoothie will be sweet and sugary.

I’ve been to a couple other Tap Ex places out of town so my expectations of this location wasn’t quite high, but the drinks and food I have ordered here have been pretty good so far.
This particular location has pretty friendly service, and are pretty quick with getting your drinks out. Their iced green tea drinks are not too sweet, and they are pretty generous with the portions of the toppings they serve. Prices here are pretty cheap and they have a not too bad minimum of $ 4 for credit cards, which shouldn’t matter to most, since most of their drinks w/​boba or another topping are around $ 4 something bucks anyway.
Only downside so far is that I do wish their menu was a bit more expansive like other locations. At other Tap Ex locations, they offer mango shaved ice, and more flavor options for their green tea selections etc, but it seems a bit more limited here. I do understand they’re still in their soft opening phase, so hopefully I can update my review if they make any changes.

I was very satisfied with this new location, I’m glad Fresno finally has one as I’ve had it before out of town. I love the décor, and the staff was very friendly! I was also very happy with our drinks, and the prices are great! I wish they’d open one in the new shopping center on Herndon /​99!

At the moment this place is CASH ONLY. Until they get their system up and running. The first time I came here I didn’t have cash on me so I had to walk out in disappointment and shame. Haha. But alas I have returned to try this place out!
Alrighty as most have suggested, I tried their macarons. My cousin loved it so much she kept raving about it. She bought like 5 of them. Haha. They have the famous cow one (cookies n crème), fruity pebbles, Thai tea, and a couple others. The cow one is probably their most popular and most tasty. They are actually done well. It’s hard to find a place that makes perfect macarons in Fresno. Having made them myself on numerous occasions I can agree they are a feisty (probably not the best description) one to perfect.
As for drinks. I ordered the honey green tea upon one of the workers recommendations and I have to say it was a little to floral for me. I also thought it was a bit too sweet for my liking.
The décor is really modern, clean, and pretty. I especially liked the pillows. I am a huge Studio Ghibli fan and Totoro is one of my top five. So I appreciated it. Now if they had Howl’s Moving Castle… Oh man. I digress. Lol. Don’t mind me.
Overall, I’m excited. This place excites me. I look forward to trying more items from this place. Especially the food. The people seem to really like what they’re doing and it shows. I’ll definitely come back and maybe bring my laptop to do a couple assignments. :)

As the Queen of Thirst (or is it Thirsty Queen??? I need clarification from my fellow Unilocaler Umar who bestowed me with the prestigious title) it was my duty to go check this place out. So, who better to go with than my fellow thirsty friends, the King of Thirst himself; Umar and our girl Robin. I am really glad that I came to check it out, and that Fresno finally has a Tapioca Express!!! I have been to a Bay Area location, so I am glad to see one in the Central Valley.
This place is located in the Campus Pointe shopping center, which is not only new but new as well to me as I have never made it over until last night. It is conveniently located right off of Shaw Ave and by the 168 Freeway and the Save Mart Center. This store was really easy to find, and parking was not an issue although the spots are a little on the small side. I did feel as if I was in Los Angeles in regards to parking spaces being at a premium, but we are in the valley so I think they could have done a little better but that’s not related to this store, just my rambling.
Anyways, right now I will say right off the bat that they are ONLY accepting CASH at this point during their soft opening, it is a total drag as I am one that never carries cash, but I was lucky enough to have Umar give me a heads up beforehand. They also have a check-​in offer, so if you use Instagram, FB or Unilocal you get 20% off of your entire offer… you cant beat that!!!
When you walk in the interior is very sleek and modern, and it is a little different from the other Tapioca Expresses if you have ever been to them, or local tea places in town (i.e. Taipei 101). You aren’t going to see any bright neon off the wall colors in here, instead this place almost looks like a Starbucks. One thing I wish they had was a description of their drinks on their menu, that would help out a lot, especially with people not familiar with their product. I buy boba drinks, milk teas a lot but don’t know them all and it takes up a lot of time standing there questioning the cashier, especially with people behind you. Anyways…
So, since I had been to another Tapioca Express, I was kind of eyeing their Strawberry Yogurt Frost, this is basically a plain yogurt base with a strawberry purée/​chunk dessert that you drink. It is really good. I was on the fence because at the time I was in the mood for something cold and refreshing like a tea. I considered a milk tea, but was leaning more towards a plain black or green tea. I was really struggling since this place is new to Fresno and I wanted to try a more unique drink, but my taste buds and tummy just weren’t having it. After going back and forth and a lot of questions I went with the Jasmine Green Tea. I was being really picky about the sweetness level, so the super awesome employees took my order and had me take a seat. They blended my tea and came to me 4 different times to have me check the sweetness level to make sure the drink was to my satisfaction, now that is customer service!!! They were really great about it too, the guy bringing my drink stood there to make sure that I really enjoyed it and said if I didn’t that they would remake it. The tea came out perfect, and I am confident that I made a good choice. The tea itself was very fragrant and delicious.
During our visit, the owner came over to our table to see how everything was going. She even checked on my tea when she saw her workers going back and forth with all of my different samples and she assured me that my drink would be replaced if I wasn’t satisfied. She even took a picture of our group for us. She stayed and chatted for a while about the business and it was cool to have a little interaction with the business owner, makes you feel good to support local folks that are putting out a good product and great service.
I also had a chance to try a macaron, S’mores to be exact and it was pretty tasty. The macaron itself was chocolate, with a whipped cream type center and topped with graham cracker. It was the perfect little treat after my tea.
I cant wait to come back here again and try the other items on their menu, such as appetizers and maybe get more adventurous on their drinks, all while maintaining my crown of the Thirst (y) Queen. Highly recommend

Finally visited this place today!
Walked in & was immediately greeted.
However I’ve never been to tapioca express so I needed some time to look over the menu and felt an overwhelming pressure to order quickly because the staff kept staring at me. Haha
But that’s ok, it seemed like we were the only customers at the time.
We ordered three macarons, chocolate cake & a Thai tea.
The Thai tea was about $ 4, macarons $ 2.50 each and I forgot how much the cake was.
Thai tea: average, tastes a bit bland. But I liked that it wasn’t too sweet. Thank goodness.
Macarons: Delicious ! I’ve had a lot of macarons before and I’m real picky about them. This macaron wasn’t too dry, or undercooked to the point where it was hard. The filling wasn’t too sweet and had tasted like the flavor listed (cookies and cream).
The chocolate cake looked like one from Costco. I don’t usually order slices a cake but my sister wanted one and it was her treat so no biggie. It was okay. Moist.
Overall, I loved the interior and sitting areas. The pillows are a nice touch. I HOPE they make the macarons a permanent item!
They had Thai tea flavor and etc.
I’ll probably frequently visit this place for the macarons if the quality remains awesome.

I found out about this place from other fellow Unilocalers.
Tapioca Express is tucked in the new Campus Pointe next to the Maya Cinema Complex. If you’re new to this area, Campus Pointe is between Fresno State’s Save Mart Center and Freeway 168 on Shaw Avenue.
Quick tip: If you don’t mind walking the 1 minute walk from the main parking, there’s plenty on the south side of Campus Pointe. However, there is a strip of parking right in front of Tapioca Express if it’s not busy.
Tapioca Express is located about 3 shops to the west of Maya Cinemas. It’s décor is contemporary and fresh. On one side of the shop, you have their register counter and drink making area. On the opposite side, there are tables along the side of the store. There is a long bench that spans the almost the whole west side of the store that creates seating for the tables too. Along the bench, they neatly placed pillows depicting the Japanese cartoon character Totoro.
Now to the drinks. We ordered the following bubbles: Strawberry with boba, Mango with boba, and Coconut with boba. We also ordered a milk tea, and a caramel milk tea.
The strawberry was okay. For my taste, it was lacking more strawberry taste. The Mango was slightly under sweetened but drinkable. The coconut in my opinion was made perfectly (For a person that does not drink coconut flavored drinks). If milk tea is your thing, both the milk tea and caramel milk tea are good. You won’t go wrong.
Currently as they are doing their soft opening (9÷21÷15) they are still doing their soft opening. If you show them that you are following them on Instagram, Facebook, or do a Unilocal check in, you’ll get a 20% off on your whole order. Unfortunately, they are only taking cash on this night that we went there.
As we ordered our drinks and waited, they brought out our drinks to us. I don’t know how long they will be doing this but, I can’t imagine this happening when they are fully opened and busy.
Overall, I think the taste of the drinks were okay. The service we received tonight was very good. The cashier was very helpful and patient with our long list of orders.
My only problem with Tapioca Express is that they only offer one size for their drinks. This is not a bad thing. However, if you have younger people in your party, that one size may be too big for them. Just a thought.

Tapioca Express in my opinion is the perfect new (softly opening Sept 17^th) affordable place to get boba drinks, snow ice, snow bubble, slushes and light snacks: its basically a one stop place for the asian styled drinks and dessert. The uniqueness of this franchise is the 25 varieties of snow bubble, icy and milk tea flavors you can choose at your own desire, everything from the regular taro and strawberry to the exotic passion fruits and logan, plus the variety of smooth snow ice is perfecto during the famous Fresno hot weather.
I thought their price-​line is affordable, with their one size drink (large size) starting at low as $ 3.99. The drinks are customizable here according to mine and your liking, just make sure you let them know how sweet you want your drinks to be, I made the mistake of not telling them how sweet I wanted it, so it turned out kinda diabetic to my taste.
Its casual, chic, modern, and clean styled décor with ample of tables, chairs and booths makes this place a great destination for hang out after the movies or in between classes, and also for casual business meet ups. Location is also strategically located at the newly opened campus pointe shopping centre.
I tried the back milk tea $ 3.99, since they only offer one size I dint have that choice of having small, the milk tea itself had a very nice smooth taste, very similar to something I would taste in Malaysia and Taiwan. The sweetness again is negotiable, so let them know, I had mine too sweet, but that was my fault.
Also I tried their macha snow bubble $ 4.75, which is basically an ice blended version of the milk tea. It was really refreshing, especially in the blazing summers weather. The macha was authentic tasting, and the high quality macha was used– I could have tasted in the cup. The ice was pretty smooth, I made the mistake of slurping too fast so I had a brain freeze, but it hurt so good, again sweetness was too much for me, but I could reduce it next time.
I also tried their oreo shaved ice $ 4, its a small cup size of 3 syrup blend with a choice of strawberry syrup, mango syrup or condense milk. It was very smooth and it had on it a light crumble of oreo. It was sweet, but nothing too crazy, personally I would do without the condense milk, but the taste was so good.
Finally I had the crispy chicken $ 4.50, it was certainly crispy and very tasty. Was not too salty, and it had more meat than batter, which I love– which mean more protein punch with every bite.
Overall this place is going to be my second home for desserts and drinks, since its location is convenient, its price is affordable and its quality is supreme.