Today I met up with a friend for a boba date catch up! We for sure were going for boba, but didn’t decide on a place beforehand. Since I had Jam Jam recently and actually really liked it, I suggested we go to also get her opinion on it. Last time I ordered, I would… Continue reading Osmanthus Milk Tea – Jam Jam Tea Lab
Today I met up with a childhood friend for lunch! We ran into each other about a week ago purely coincidentally, and wanted to meet up again to properly catch up. After getting lunch, we obviously had to get boba. We were talking about boba in town, and I mentioned I had yet to try… Continue reading Golden Leaf Tea Latte – Macu Tea
Today was my dental deep cleaning part 2! After my appointment was over, I walked over to a nearby Target, did some shopping while waiting to get picked up (no car problems), and killed some time. On the way home, we passed Junbi, so perfect for boba of the day. Junbi is doing a banana… Continue reading Cold Mango Matcha Latte – Junbi
Yesterday we made a pit stop in Monterey on our way down from San Francisco. Originally we wanted to go see the aquarium, but we left too late that by the time we would arrive the expensive tickets wouldn’t be worth it. I found a boba place, and we decided to check it out. The… Continue reading Lavender Milk Tea – Bobalicious & Bites
Yesterday I spent the day in San Francisco to hang out with my boyfriend for our 5th anniversary together! Thanks to my dad for driving! We got pho for lunch, and then headed down the street for boba. I think TJ has changed a little since I was last here. There’s a kiosk now! TJ… Continue reading Premium Thai Iced Tea – TJ Cups
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
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
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
