Oh Boba

Not bad at all, dunno why 3 stars. I got the almond milk tea with normal boba pearls and thought it was quite almond-​y. Boba wasn’t stiff, not the best, but not bad at all.

They messed up my order by putting pearls in it. Then they messed up my friends order by putting pearls in it and then the wrong flavor too. So they made us a new one with the right flavor but still put pearls in it and we really really hate pearls and we told him that. It’s okay though I took them out, but it still didn’t taste good.

Great drinks! I love the slush and have a blueberry/​strawberry with boba, of course! Best time to go is in the early or late afternoon during the week. There usually isn’t too much of a wait even when busy, the staff are very fast and friendly.

Close to the Santa Clara Caltrain station so it’s perfect for drinking while waiting for the train under this hot weather. Their taro boba smoothie was pretty good. I thought the regular size was plenty and fairly priced. You can get the large one which is super large, so I wouldn’t recommend it unless you really have a big craving for it.

I was early to a graduation ceremony at Santa Clara University and I was craving pearl tea. Not the best nor the worst boba experience I have had. I got a regular milk tea and it was meh…

Sub-​par boba and somewhat bland drink, but perhaps the blandness of the drink is my fault since I was trying the lavender drink. I’d never seen the flavor elsewhere and felt it was something new to try. Tip: Don’t get lavender.
I feel bad about not being able to rate this higher, because the worker there was nice to us, but the boba was just terrible. The texture was overly soggy on the outside and a little too hard on the inside, and there was zero flavor in it (not sweetened or anything). Perhaps this may have been better masked if I had tried a sweeter drink, but my drink tasted like barely sweetened watered-​down milk and the flavorless, poorly textured boba just made it worse. I kept trying to find the lavender flavor in it, but to no avail. Couldn’t find any tea flavor, either.
Perhaps I should have taken a hint when we were the only ones there, except for a couple of ladies that came in later while we sat in the corner that seemed the most quiet (the music was kind of loud) to chat and catch up. We were originally going to go to Frozo’s next door for froyo, but at 12:30 they still weren’t open in spite of the posted hours on their door, so we stuck around here for over an hour chatting over the sad drinks.
Next time, I think I’ll pass. Sorry, Oh Boba :(If «boba» is part of your name, you should at least be able to get that part right…

Officially traumatized .
I should have seen the sign when I walked in and nobody was in there on a Saturday!
I went ahead and ordered a coconut green tea. It literally tasted like rubber band. The tasting was so off and it had this weird taste like it wasn’t even tea. It was straight up syrup and some other traumatizing ingredients .
To top off my traumatizing experience the boba was soooo O.L.D CAPTIAL O L D. Like omg how yall be running a business and serving nasty ass drinks with nasty ass old ass boba. I’ve had over night boba before because when I saved my drink in the fridge over night and the next day I drank it it’s like breaking apart in my mouth. These boba literally broke apart right in my mouth giving me this disgusted feeling and disappointment. Trust and believe this place won’t last long.

Eh. I was craving boba and didnt want to drive far to grab some. Came in about 12:00 — 12:15pm. It was pretty dead. I think they might of just opened? But boba was hard. Tea was average. I probably will never come back again. 2 star because of it’s convenience and cleanliness.

Went to this place with my friends after school the other day with my friends after school and I loved it! the tea was sweet but not too sweet. the lychee jelly they have is also really good. the only problem I have was that we were the only ones in the establishment and it took quite a while for our drinks to be done. It was worth the wait though and I think I see many more visits here in the future.

Service was ok. Nothing bad, but nothing good.
I will say I probably will not be visiting this place again because I felt it was a waste of my $ 4. I purchased a strawberry milk tea with pearls and lychee. The toppings were good, but the drink was disgusting. This tea place obviously uses the powder formula because they made my drink way too sweet and it did not taste like tea at all. After drinking 3 or 4 sips, I threw away the drink. It was that disgusting. You might as well drive to Fantasia because you will be disappointed by this spot.

I’ve been to this place a couple times since it’s near my grandma’s house. Oh Boba is located near togos.
Each time I go there, the service is extremely slow. It took the employee 10 minutes to make 2 drinks. The time before that, the employee started making our drinks then stopped and to take another customers order. Somehow she finished his first order. It is about to be April and I saw Christmas stockings around the walls and also pumpkin paper decorations probably from the fall.
The drinks are more expensive than other boba places. I get a different drink each time to see if I like it but I have not liked any of the drinks I tried. The coffee milk tea tasted like watered jasmine milk. The boba was hard in the middle too.
When paying, I guess there wasn’t enough change in the register so the guy went digging into the tip box. I ended up telling him to keep the change.
Overall, I probably won’t be back.

The teas here are the best in south bay short of going to Ten Ren, and than maybe still better. The tea has a really nice flavor to it.
I find the bubbles though are bland and tasteless so only order the teas without the bubbles.
The fruit juice lemonade is a bit too sour for me, but the fruit bits are good.
Recommend getting the tea with the fruit bits so you have something to chew with the tea.

Disappointing all around.
First visit to this place. It looked nice, clean and new. I ordered just a standard milk tea with boba. When I tried to pay with a $ 20 bill, she said she didn’t have change (my order was almost $ 9 for 2 teas). I told her I had a credit card, but she insisted there would be a fee for a charge under $ 10. I told her she could find change for my $ 20, use my credit card without charging an additional fee, take the $ 7 that I had alternitively to my $ 20 bill, or she could keep her teas because I really didn’t have the $ 10 bill she was asking for. How crazy is that? She found a handful of ones and provided me with change for my $ 20, big surprise.
Okay, well, at least I get a yummy milk tea. Or not. Definitely not. Pearls are hard, way too hard in the center. The tea is about twice as sweet as anywhere else I’ve ever ordered it, and I visit lots of places, I don’t have a «usual» that I’m comparing to. The co-​worker I bought the second one for wasn’t there for the bad service and he made a face the second he tasted it too.
I think they need to get a better business plan since they fail on customer service, basic business principles, and on quality.

I took my Dad to his doctor’s appointment near here so I thought I would pop around the corner for some pearl tea. I foolishly decided to walk the 0.6 miles in 80 degree weather so needless to say, by the time i got there, anything iced would have been positively orgasmic. Despite my low expectations, I was pretty disappointed with my drink and I had the entire walk back to ruminate on its shortcomings…
Rating Breakdown:
½ Stars for Taste –
It’s pretty obvious that most of the drinks come from powder or concentrate. I ordered the milk tea with boba and watched as she added half n half to some tea concentrate. It tasted more like diluted Thai iced coffee than milk tea… but if you’re into that sort of thing.,. The boba had a great texture but it lacked any flavor. It felt like I was chewing flavorless old gum.
⁰⁄₁ Star for Value –
Most places that have the gall to charge me $ 3.50 for a boba milk tea will serve it to me in a large cup. Not this place. The powders used for the drinks were sitting in the jars for so long, they had formed large clumps. I’m not averse to paying more for quality, but this milk tea was basic. Yeah, I said it, BASIC.
¹⁄₁ Star for Service –
There was only one girl there when I went (literally) but she worked quickly. Good for her. I’ll forgive her for giving me 9 nickels.
No bonus star because I would not come again, even if I were driving.
Long story short, this place has a mom and pop shop feel and probably depends on desperate SCU students for business. If you have options, forgo this place, but if not, it will suffice.

Good and friendly service. The tea is ok and not too sweet. The pearls are chewy and are decently cooked, however I still prefer tea station or fantasia. The prices here are definitely higher than at tapioca express… if there was a nearby tapioca express, I would most likely skip this place. I would come back for a quick tea fix since they’re very fast… unfortunately, it’s not good for lunch since there is no food served here.

1 Star because A) I have to and because B) the lychee jelly in my drink was okay (But when is it ever bad)
I’ve been to many boba places but never one that tasted like this. I ordered what I usually like to drink, a Honeydew Milk Tea with Lychee Jelly ($ 3.75 for a Regular size). Expecting to get something that tastes like a normal honeydew milk tea, i put my straw into the cup and took a sip… I was sure in for a surprise. I have to reiterate that I never tasted milk tea like this before. It tasted powdery, creamy, and just felt like the flavors didn’t mix well together at all in the drink.
Please save yourself the time and money and go somewhere where you can enjoy the taste and flavor of your milk tea instead of wondering what was mixed into it.

One of many few places that offer great customer service. I came in wanting a hot milk tea, and the barista made my experience better by asking if I wanted to specialize it. I believe his name was Emily… Emilio. Emil? I’m sorry if I butchered it, heavily tattooed man! After asking what flavors I like, he came up with hot taro coconut milk tea with boba. What’s even better was he cut a hole for me to put my boba straw through. Someone has finally solved my troubles and hassle of scooping out boba in a hot cup. This is a major winner for me and I definitely will be coming back.
My drink was at a perfect temperature and the flavors of taro and coconut was not overpowering. The honey boba tasted fresh and chewy, despite what previous Unilocalers* have said. I was also able to taste the freshly brewed jasmine tea. Where else would offer amazing customer service and willingness to experiment with drinks?
Plus, they have free wifi!

Oh Boba…
You’re all tucked up in this really dead area that I almost missed the drive turn into because I was looking around so hard for you. You were just about the only store in that plaza that’s opened with your barely dim lights in your secluded corner with the single sided door. I peaked inside and it was so lonely and empty, all but your menus and hand printed colored photos of the special drinks you offer and a row of topping choices.
I booked marked this place for a while but since I was in the area, so I decided to stop by. It was actually quite hard to find, but finding it, I pulled into a super lousy parking lot where the concrete was all messed up and could blow your tire if you went too fast.
I went inside and the owner I’m guessing what chatting away on his bluetooth and trying to take my order at the same time. They pride themselves in using only organic teas and coffee, but not taking any chances, I just went with a regular milk tea. The inside was small, no music and one tv that was one. You can see the open area kitchen and it’s pretty. clean, yet so empty there seems to be nothing there as if they bought your drinks and its premade and they’ll pulling it out from a cooler. I got a milk tea with boba which ran me about 4 dollars– typical and got myself a stamp card.
The tapocia was sweet and chewy, not mushy to my liking. The tea, was different. It has a distinct taste that I was not able to put my tongue on. It was strong, yet sweet, but I can’t tell you what that last part was.
They have snacks and deals for drinks with snacks and offers and they run something similar to Sipatea, with the fresh fruit in drinks, minus the giant cups. They just have normal sized and large size cups.
They do accept cash and credit cards– but a minimum of 10 $ purchase is required or else a service fee is applied. But at least there’s free wifi.
I probably won’t be back unless I was in the area and SUPER craving boba. It was blah.

New boba place right next to a Unilocal-​acclaimed Froyo spot? Awesome! I tried The Paradise and Max tried the Viet Coffee. I loved my fizzy, fruity, not overly sweet, boba-​laced drink, but Max felt his coffee was just ok, a bit tart for his taste – although he does like things super sweet. I’ve been craving The Paradise since I visited Oh Boba.
The staff is also very nice and seemed to love my dog Lando. I thought the prices were a tad high for a boba place, but not enough for me to stay away. They did use a lot of fresh fruits and higher end ingredients that probably ups their price. I will definitely be back with my punch card in hand!

Taking the bestie for ice cream was a failed attempt therefore the next best thing was pearl drinks. Being not too far from this place we decided to check it out.
We ordered avocado smoothie with pearls and passion fruit snowbubble with passion fruit jelly. Both drinks was excellent but I liked my passion fruit better.
This place is spacious, plenty of seating, and free wi-​fi. They accept credit and debit so you don’t have to worry about having cash handy.
Overall, I like this place and their friendly service. They also gave us discount on our drinks which was very nice of them. They also handed us the stamp card for future free drinks.