Sunday, March 24, 2013

7Leaves Cafe

Another wonderful boba shop in Garden Grove is 7 Leaves Cafe. They have great classic boba milk tea, and a variety of tea to choose from. On yelp, they have over 560 reviews and they are standing at 4 stars. I would say a must try from 7 Leaves Cafe would be Sea Cream Jasmine Tea. It melts in your mouth and tastes delicious with sweetness! The shop is relatively small, but very clean and organized. The atmosphere is casual with a moderate volume. They also have macarons in many flavors, such as boba flavors. They have taro flavored macarons and coconut! You can always check for discounts and offers on their Facebook account https://www.facebook.com/7LeavesCafe. I would honestly say that it has better teas than other boba shops. Different types of tea instead of milk tea, they have a better quality of taste. I need to go over to 7 Leaves Cafe more often! I hope people would give it a chance because I can guarantee you, that you won't regret it.








Sunday, March 17, 2013

Tastea

Red and Green boba For Xmas!
Tastea has over a thousand reviews on yelps with a four stars rating at the Garden Grove location. I usually go to the location in Garden Grove because it's closer to my area. They're drinks are delicious! The sizes of their cups are cute.The sizes are called: , , and Mini. You can order online as well, and they cater for fundraisers, events, parties, and kickbacks. Ordering online makes it convenient because they tend to be busy with lines that stretch outside. Their menu lists from smoothies, coffee, ice tea, slushy, shaved ice, and many more. There is a category called classics which includes milk tea such as Thai tea. They take the originally milk tea and add more flavors to them. Taste now has a small photo booth to take photos on. The design of their boba are really cute, they are often colorful. Most boba shops have boba that are plain brown or black, but Taste boba are made with different colors. For example, during holiday season for winter time, the colors of the boba are green and red. It matches with the Christmas theme.
Slushie freeze mango with boba
Here are their hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 10 am - 11 pm; Fri-Sat 10 am - 12 am.

Although the shop is pretty small, it is really popular. It gets pack everyday and always busy on weekends. I enjoy the high energy from the staff. The interior has bright colors such as warm colors, orange and yellow. They are really helpful if you can't chose what kind of drink you want. Overall, I love how cute their boba are and the colorfulness of their drinks. I would recommend this place to all my friends and family!

Long line til the parking lot!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Lollicup



Lollicup is the first boba shop company that I encountered. It is probably the most popular boba joint because they have many locations. Lollicup is located in two different countries, United States and China. However, they hoping to expand to Europe and the Middle East. Lollicup is famous for their milk tea and coffee. There are a variety of drinks to choose from, but Thai Tea is my favorite from their shop. I used to live in Sacramento and that was the only boba place up there. Now that I moved to socal, there are dozens of different boba shops. But I am certain to always be satisfied with boba from Lollicup. In socal, the Lollicup that I would usually go to are located in Irvine or Garden Grove. The Lollicup in irvine is in a nice area that's pretty close to UCI. It's a short drive from UCI, but its inside Diamond Bar with different restaurants and shops. If you check in to yelp, you'll get 15% off! That's a great deal! They also have a variety of snacks to purchase.
Lollicup in Garden Grove, staff are nice and there are board games for you to play as well. It's relatively clean and they have three sizes to choose from! One its a value size which is 12 oz, and then they have medium and large. Overall the place has a nice vibe to it, very clean and tidy! I love clean so I can be comfortable with my drinks.



 


Sunday, March 3, 2013

Tebo Tebo Lounge




I think the name sounds cute when I first heard of this boba shop, Tebo Tebo Lounge. In fact, it is more like a lounge than a regular boba shop. I love the interior of the shop. The seats are leather seats, booth, and huge mirrors inside the shop. Their bathroom doors are cute, it's decorated with the male or female icon. It has a different type of atmosphere and it's usually busy at night between 9 pm and midnight during Fridays to Sundays. I'm in love with their cute glasses and bottles that they serve their boba drinks in. It's completely different from other boba shops that uses the same type of cups and straws. The names on their menu are creative as well. There are drinks call Laughing Buddha or Pom Pom Peach. Although this place puts their music full volume. The music are really loud which gives the shop a type of "clubbing" atmosphere. They serve food as well, and they are very delicious! Their popcorn chicken and brick toast are explosively good. The prices are a bit pricey than other boba shops, but the drinks aren't too bad.The location is on 15556 Brookhurst St Ste B, Westminster, CA 92683. Tebo Tebo opens from 10am til 1 am on weekdays and Sundays; and 10 am til 2 am from Fridays to Saturdays.
Paris in a Box, one of their many desserts!
My friend and I at Tebo Tebo, look how nice the glass are!




Sunday, February 24, 2013

Milky Way

Milky Way boba is different and unique from other boba drinks. There is pudding and caramel in Milky way boba. It is sweet, yet delicious. It is only served at Golden Papaya. Golden Papaya is located on 9240 Garden Grove Blvd, Ste 11,Garden Grove, CA 92844.  They also serve food as well such as small snacks. The music played in the shop are mostly top 40 songs, and are relatively in a good volume. In some places, their music are way too loud, but Golden Papaya plays at a good rate. When you walk into the shop, there is a whiteboard near the cash register, and it tells you what the specials of the day are. For example, one large popcorn chicken and two regular ice milk tea for the price of $8.99. Also, when you check into Golden Papaya on Facebook, there is a 10% off on your purchase. The interior is mainly orange and there are board games for customers to play. There are also tables and couches for customers to sit. They recently added brand new leather sofas! Some of the tables have lamps, which provides a place for students to study. Another great hit from this boba shop is honeydew. I am in love with honeydew, and I find this place to make the best honey dew milk tea. They also offer honey dew slushies. Whether you want to hang out with friends, or do some studying, Golden Papaya is a great place to sip on your favorite boba.