5 Tea House

I went here with my family for boba. My dad really like this place and he recommended it to us. It was my first time going here so I ask the employee what drink she would recommend and then she recommended jasmine milk tea. I ordered that with aloe jelly and boba. The drink was ok but I did not enjoy it as much as the other boba place I’ve been to. For some reason, my drink have an aftertaste that made me dislike the drink. I know that its not the aloe jelly because it was sweet so maybe the boba? I am not sure.

Loud, small and crowds space, the milk tea doesn’t have any tea flavor to it. The taro milk tea just taste like powdered milk that hasn’t been mixed all the way fully and that it’s a lavender color. The sushi is always warm for some reason. The spam musubi is a rip off here, you should go to Hawaiian bbq for it down the street

It’s good. Super convenient for this neighborhood. Price is okay. Taste of milk tea and fruit tea are both okay. About the same kind of quality as tapioca express or quicklys which is fine considering location.
Cash only.

This is an okay neighborhood Asian desserts café with quite a few food and drink options. They have all the usual milk teas with different flavors, mostly around the $ 3 and $ 4 mark. The self-​serve counter is a pretty unique offering in the area, and they have specials on the wall that go for $ 2 including the boba. While it’s not the best bubble tea in the world, it’s doable as a quick fix, and the tapioca is chewy and soft enough. The food options are commendable and also pretty cheap, ranging from fried snacks to sushi rolls to rice bowls. I also found their honey toast to be pretty tasty and well made.

This review is for the avocado banana smoothies ONLY. This is my favorite place to get it! This used to be Lolocup back when I was in high school and I was sad when it closed, but this place makes them just as good.
They have self-​serve toppings, but there’s a limit on how much you’re allowed to put. You obviously can’t fill your cup halfway with boba, that’s ridiculous. The whole concept of self-​serve is always fun, but sometimes I worry about how sanitary it is to leave the toppings out in the open for everyone to scoop.
This place is usually filled with middle school kids on weekday afternoons. It’s on a busy street and can be difficult to find parking sometimes.
Don’t ever get the chubby cup instead of the large because they’re basically the same amount. Not worth it to pay extra for something that seems to be larger in size width wise.
Cash only! And if you get what I like to get here, get it with lychee jelly! Don’t accidentally mistake it for pineapple… I did this last time :(

Ordered the honey green tea with assorted jelly which was decent & rose green tea with boba but the Boba had a weird plastic/​starchy flavor to it. Not my type of Boba.

Their service is rlly fast & they’re so kind. I love 5 tea house & I recommend everybody to go! (:

I really do like their boba and the fact that their boba and food is cheap. However, the food takes a really long time and it’s not much when you get it. Another thing is that the place is really small. But I have taken people there and they like it as much as I do.
It’s really great that they only charge you for the size of the drink and they don’t add a few cents whenever you put extra toppings on your boba so I think that’s really great.

This review is for boba only. I have actually never been here but my mom likes to walk my dog in the area and pick up boba drinks for everyone in my house. Every time I have had their boba, which was about 5 times, it tastes old and stale. The milk tea itself tastes ok but it isn’t fun when you don’t get boba. I noticed they make brick toasts and I am totally open to head there and try it myself. I definitely will not be ordering boba and will no longer have my mom get me any next time she goes.

This is a convenient boba place on San Bruno for anyone living around the area. The tapioca pearls and jellies are self-​serve, which is great since you can choose how much you want and you can mix it up. I usually get a black milk tea and it’s pretty good.
However, the boba here is somewhat inconsistent. Sometimes when I come, the black milk tea is not as sweet and tastes watered down. I guess it just dependa on what day you come.

Last time I came here, I ordered some kind of flavored noodles and there was hair in it! I and my family had eaten it halfway until we realized that fact… yikes! Then when my sis ordered their spam musubis, there wasn’t any sauce (in the spam musubis itself). Double yikes.
Only thing I like about this place is that they serve a variety of food — I would like to try their crepes one day (hopefully no worker’s hair falls in). But if their crepes are also bad, then Japantown I go.

They have $ 2 specials :) but cash only :(their jasmine green milk tea was pretty good. It tastes better than their regular milk tea. The boba was pretty basic. Not honeyed like most places nowadays. there aren’t a lot of milk tea places in this area and i cant be picky when its just $ 2

This is my second visit. Not the greatest place for boba.
The set up is very similar to Teaway. Instead of telling the cashier what size you want, the second you step foot in the door, you’re able to self serve and choose your own size. There are different categories of drinks to choose from and are charged depending on the size. A regular was $ 2.99 and a large was $ 3.85 if I recall correctly.
I ordered a large honeydew milk tea with large boba and green apple jelly and my boyfriend ordered a regular lychee milk tea with a variety of jellies. I personally wasn’t fond of the lychee milk tea because it had a sour taste to it. The honeydew milk tea was alright but I’ve definitely tasted better.
I’m definitely interested in trying their honey toast.

Pretty cool setup of make your own toppings tea. They have it setup as a self serve where you can put in your cup any toppings you want, then you give the cup to the cashier and tell them your tea choice.
At $ 2.99 for a 16 oz? The price is pretty reasonable,
They also have snacks including eggettes, tea eggs and mince pork rice among other things. Really enjoyed their egg puffs
They offer a pretty standard tea variety with the flavors made from powder.

Though the drinks here are fine, the honey toast is what truly stands out.
My boyfriend and I stopped by for an afternoon snack, but we ended up skipping dinner that night because the honey toast was so filling. For $ 7, you get a huge and beautifully put together box. If this isn’t Instagram-​worthy, then I don’t know what is. The bread itself was lightly buttered and perfectly toasted on the outside and soft on the inside. Our Tiramisu Honey Toast included chocolate ice cream, chocolate drizzle, and a small slice of tiramisu cake. The tiramisu seemed like just a bought and frozen cake, and I could tell this by the way the cream tasted a little icy. The ice cream wasn’t organic or especially creamy or special, but it’s still chocolate ice cream. Who can go wrong with that? The most noteworthy part of the honey toast though is its size, perfectly toasted bread, and beautiful presentation.
The Almond Milk Tea tasted fine. It wasn’t overly sweet, but the tea flavor didn’t stand out too much either. If you’re in the area, the milk tea here should be enough to satisfy any fix.
I’d go back for more honey toast!

Only boba place nearby so if you’re grocery shopping or grabbing food and crave a refreshing drink, come here. You pick your cup size and scoop the items you want inside at no additional cost if you fill up to their line. anything past it is 50 cents extra. There’s a promo right now for $ 1.99 for a smaller size cup of Milk Tea with boba. We got the Jasmine milk tea less sweet with boba.
Line started to reach out the door and they move a bit slow. There’s also stamp cards you can use towards earning a free drink.
Cash only

mmmm so much milky smoothness
Get da «5 degree bubba». The milky smoothness is insane! Not sure how they did it, but’s so addictive. No wonder there are so many customers there! Especially the little ones, who seem very much drawn to the fact that you can «self serve» bubba/​jelly from a counter before getting the cup filled with tea! The wide «fat» cups also look nice – I’ve only seen this at purple kow, which is also another amazing tea place.
Must. Get. Moar!

Not the greatest boba place I’ve been to. Price is average for boba in the city. I could probably make better at home. It’s a tiny little place with some seats, so if you’re lucky you could just chill here for a while. They also sell crepes, brick toast, and some snack foods.
I guess if you’re stuck in the area and need a boba/​dessert fix, this would be the place. Far as I know, there’s little to no competition in the area. However, if you have a car, I would drive somewhere else to get milk tea.

Now that the Quickly’s nearby has closed due to health issues, this is the only other place that I can get my milk tea/​Thai tea fix in San Bruno. The line tends to be quite long and after school hours. At around 1:30 on a Tuesday, the line went out the door with the inside of the small seating quite packed.
I decided to get myself a Thai tea. Service was quick despite the line and I was on my way. It treated good compared to other places and there was a special going on. $ 1.99 for a decent size drink. Not bad!

The Jasmine Milk Tea is delicious and I am liking it.
Staff members here are friendlier and service is good. This is something that keeps me coming back.
04/​08/​2014:
Spam Musubi and Taro Milk Tea — a good combo for a quick lunch or snack.
04/​16/​2014:
The Strawberry Milk Tea tastes good with boba. I tried it with grass jelly yesterday, it was bitter.
04/​18/​2014:
The waffle is delicious and it is served with whipped cream and a scoop of chocolate ice cream with bananas. Service is quick, staff members are friendly and facility very clean as well.
Here are some of the items I tried from here:
1. Thai Milk Tea
2. Jasmine Milk Tea
3. Boba Milk Tea
4. Taro Milk Tea
5. Strawberry Milk Tea
6. Spam Musubi
7. Eggettes
8. Waffles