On March 15, my family went out to eat at a beef noodle soup place for lunch, as you do in Taiwan. Nearby was Man Man Dian, a boba place I've been meaning to try out. I saw it recommended in a YouTube video, and the last time I came, they hadn't opened yet (oops).… Continue reading Oolong Tea Latte (烏龍拿鐵) – Man Man Dian
March 14 was my first official day of spring break! This year, I was headed to Taiwan for a family trip, as my sister's spring break happened to be the same week as mine. We arrived at 5am in Taiwan, and after the usual airport shenanigans, we dropped off our stuff at our hotel and… Continue reading Roasted Tie-guan-yin Oolong Fresh Milk Tea (吾悠鐵觀音鮮奶茶) – Woo Yo Tea
On January 22, I was on my way back to NorCal for grad school! It was an very rainy day, but HeyTea happened to be doing a BOGO promo for their new King Jasmine and pistachio cloud drink. In theory, it worked out: get a drink right when they open, head over to the airport,… Continue reading Pistachio Cloud King Jasmine – HeyTea
On January 21, I hung out with a friend at Irvine Spectrum! We had a chill hangout, grabbing lunch together, walking around and doing some window and real shopping, before parting ways. Later that day, I drove to the new Omomo in Tustin to get a drink! In their new Tustin exclusive Magnolia promotion series,… Continue reading Magnolia Matcha – Omomo Tea Shoppe
January 19 was a pretty busy day: I ran some errands with my parents, tried a new local bakery, got boba with my sister, and then dropped her off at school for the spring semester. Boba of choice was from Jam Jam, because we haven't been for a while. Mostly because my sister usually gets… Continue reading Snow Blossom Jasmine Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
January 18 was a chill day. My family went out to dinner, but during the day, my sister and I went to Bako! Next up on my milk tea list was the roasted oolong. Generally the flavor profile is pretty predictable. Boba as usual. The drink tasted as expected: the tea flavor was very roasty… Continue reading Roasted Oolong Tea Latte – Bako Tea House
On January 17, my sister and I took a drive out to TP Tea! Actually, we were going to go to Bako, but when we tried online ordering, they had no boba... The velvet series still looked appealing, and I was intrigued by the lychee series they had going on. For a milk tea, they… Continue reading Velvet Lychee Fresh Milk Tea – TP Tea
On January 16, I went to 99 Ranch for some groceries. My sister tagged along, and for our boba of the day, we went with HeyTea. It's in the same plaza, and I figured I'd give HeyTea another chance for their very viral drinks. One of their famous items is their matcha. Although there's a… Continue reading Supreme Matcha Latte – HeyTea
On January 15, my sister and I ventured out to the new Omomo location in Tustin! The Irvine one is always packed with a line at any time of day, and we saw on Instagram the Tustin one was in its soft opening phase. Although just slightly more of a drive, we hoped that there… Continue reading Magnolia Milk Tea – Omomo Tea Shoppe
On January 14th, my sister and I went to Bopomofo! I believe they were doing a promotion for the first fifteen days of the year that their popular drinks had a discount, so we wanted to go get something before the campaign was over. I opted for the ba-la matcha, which is a matcha latte… Continue reading BA-LA Matcha – Bopomofo Cafe
