Tonight my family went to go eat Japanese food at the big Mitsuwa Market in Costa Mesa. It’s been a while since I last went, and it’s really gotten a huge makeover. This included the new boba spot, Umacha! It seems like all of their normal milk teas are made from a dairy-free soy powder.… Continue reading Strawberry Matcha Latte – Umacha
Happy New Year! We actually weren’t going to get a drink today, but as a celebratory dinner today we ordered Din Tai Fung. When ordering DTF in America, there’s boba to be ordered. I swear I thought they used to have other milk tea options, but I guess it’s just the milk tea and honey… Continue reading Honey Milk Tea – Din Tai Fung
Happy New Year’s Eve! Quite a while ago, this new place took over Ding Tea Irvine’s location. I think I was around when the soft opening was happening, but I kind of dismissed it because the menu at first glance seemed kind of basic, and sometimes places with this aesthetic are a bit of a… Continue reading Gardenia Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
This morning I had a dentist appointment, and as we passed the kind-of new HeyTea (which replaced the local Yi Fang, RiP), I noticed it didn’t have the usual line it always has. Hoping it wouldn’t be as bad after my appointment, we came back, and though they were people, I had time to wait.… Continue reading Bobo Milk Tea – HeyTea
Yesterday we went to dinner at a Chinese cafe near Bopomofo’s Artesia location. Dinner was yummy, and since we came all the way, I had to get a drink. I was debating between a couple things on the menu, but ended up with the honey roasted oolong milk tea. The honey with the oolong sounded… Continue reading Honey Roasted Oolong Milk Tea – Bopomofo Cafe
Yesterday my parents went to pick up a delivery meal for dinner. They were in the 7 Leaves area, so we got drinks to go with our dinner! I love 7 Leaves’ stuff and tried a lot of the menu already. I decided to go for something new on their secret menu, and went with… Continue reading Tea Rex – 7 Leaves Cafe
My boba entries are slightly delayed…but yesterday after landing in Los Angeles, we stopped by Bako on the way home for some boba! First American boba of the trip. After a look at the menu, I went with a Jasmine milk tea. It was also in their featured milk teas section of their online order… Continue reading Jasmine Green Tea Latte – Bako Tea House
This morning(? Yesterday in Japan?) I left to go home to America for the winter holidays! As of the 26th, Gong Cha came out with a new drink just in time as I'm leaving the country! A perfect opportunity for a last boba in Japan for now The drink is a matcha base, made with… Continue reading Warabi Mochi Brown Sugar Matcha Milk Tea (わらびもち黒糖抹茶 ミルクティー) – Gong Cha
The other day I was in my local grocery store, minding my own business. I passed through the small drinks section, and caught a glimpse of a boba drink. This gave me a realy strong sense of deja vu, as I'm pretty sure I had this one before, yet now there was a boba milk… Continue reading Tapioca Brown Sugar Milk (タピオカ黒糖ミルク) – Emial
Today I went to Sapporo to do some last minute shopping (and eating, ha!). The next time I go out is probably when I leave to go home for the holidays. As I have about two weeks before I go, I really thought about the boba I’d get today, with a dilemma. Last time I… Continue reading Amaou Strawberry Torte Chocolat Tea (あまおうトルテショコラティー) – Gong Cha
