Formosa Aroma 島嶼茶鄉 - Alhambra, CA — Restaurant in Alhambra

Heard about how great the tea and toppings here are so came here to try while I was in the area. I ordered the Sea Salt Foam Jasmine Green Tea. The menu and pricing is a bit different from other boba places in how you get charged for almost everything in the drink- from the milk (in a milk tea) to each topping you add. It's like a build your drink format. They do have some drinks already set so you could choose that, but you can also edit the tea for that too. The drink came out to cost $7!

The line to order wasn't that long when we came but it did get long once we got in line. The service was alright, not super friendly staff. Drinks were ready in less than 5 minutes too. The sea salt foam tasted different than other places and the jasmine tea was also more aromatic and strong. I should not get milk tea with the sea salt foam next time though. The portion was normal sized, but small for the price.

I could kind of see why the drink costs that much but to be honest, it wasn't exactly super special to cost that much. I would rather spend a few dollars less to get a similar tasting sea salt foam tea. I am curious about some of their other drinks and topping but not enough to go again if I am not in the area. I would recommend just giving it a try while you are...

I tried this place multiple times since their soft opening. Definitely come during the weekday if you do not want to wait. On weekend the wait is up to an hour just to get your tea. The line to place an order seems long but it goes by pretty quickly.

They brew their tea on the spot like chicha sanchen, so that explains the long wait. Teas are definitely very strong and refreshing. Usually I can still fall asleep like a baby with coffee or tea in my system, but not their tea!! KEPT ME AWAKE ALL NIGHT AND DAY LONG LOL...Out of all the teas I tried from this place, My favorite gotta be the ROSE CREAM FOAM JASMINE GREEN TEA. The cream foam is very soft creamy and taste just like the rose! I lovee! not many places can make anything relating with rose correctly you know!?!

The Jasmine Green Milk Tea is my least favor as its kinda bland. I dont know what happened there, but the tea in this one isnt as strong as the other teas!.

If anyone is in the area definitely should try...

I've been a regular customer at this boba milk tea shop for the past two months, starting from their soft opening. Initially, what drew me in was their exceptional, genuine tea taste . I appreciated the owner's dedication to continually refining their formula for the best taste. However, I've observed some changes and inconsistency over the past two weeks. Despite consistently ordering my favorite, the brown sugar boba milk tea with oriental beauty, I've noticed a decrease in the tea flavor and an increase in sweetness. Particularly in these recent two weeks, every time I order, it tastes different, and looks different. Additionally, the inconsistency in how they prepare the boba with sugar ratios is affecting the overall taste of the milk tea. I'm uncertain if it's due to the owner's reduced presence during these past two weeks, but it's certainly not a positive development for a boba store that has only been open...