Ono Tea House — Restaurant in El Monte

Newest boba shop in South El Monte. They currently have BOGO free drinks during their Grand Opening til Aug 22!

I ordered the Matcha Coffee Latte and it was quite unique. I like it and how you can actually taste the matcha but probably wouldnt order again as I'm more of a tea person than coffee. Btw it is VERY caffeinated, I felt jittery later in the day. I got jasmine green milk tea for the BOGO free drink and it was typical of other tea shops. The boba was on the smaller size and a tad bit softer than how I like it.

My friend got the Mango Real Fruit Smoothie and enjoyed it. She liked how it wasnt super sweet. (The fresh fruit drinks and sugar cane drinks arent part of BOGO)

The line wasnt that long when I went Thursday afternoon. Theres currently a max of 8 people allowed in the store due to Covid 19. Drinks came out pretty fast. They have a online rewards system. Parking lot is shared with the strip mall and wasnt full when I was there.

Overall I would recommend trying out this location. Im planning on getting their sugar cane drink next time, hope it's as fresh as...

Seeing that there are hardly any reviews, yes, the place is new. Fair prices for the drinks and they are good. I have no complaints. The cashier was friendly and was by herself so the wait was about 5 minutes but it wasn't a big deal. Cashier was very nice.

The boba from this place is smaller than the other shops I've visted. This isn't a problem, the smaller, soft, chewy boba was probably one of the better ones I've had in a while. The boba was not hard to chew and had nice flavor.

They have different specials every month and "buy one get one half off" on certain drinks, which is very intriguing due to the fact that they are flavors that I personally have never heard of.

I will definitely be going back to try all the interesting flavors they have to offer. 👍

P.S About 4 days later I went back. I called to ask if I can place a phone order. And they said they couldn't at the moment because they were busy (which again isn't a problem for me and is understandable). The girl called me back 10 minutes later saying she was ready to take my phone order. 100/10 for service at this...

I bought the House Milk Tea and Strawberry smoothie, both large. My brother enjoyed his smoothie and I liked my milk tea, tho the sugary boba was overcooked and super squishy which I guess is better than hard? I would prefer properly cooked boba but maybe that was just a mistake. On another day I tried the Mango Fresher and Peach Fresher, I know they are mostly syrups but it was just average and extra sweet. I got boba and it was too soft again, it might not be cooled after cooking to make it soft and chewy so a bit disappointing since boba is an extra 0.55 cents, compared with Hello Boba boba is free and cooked properly. There's also no free wifi and no restroom. Even tho this place is cheaper, I'll stick with Hello Boba for the better taste, free wifi, and clean restroom. There are 3 tables for dine in and they take card. Parking is very small tho, may need to park...