BobaPOP Tea Bar — Restaurant in Garden Grove

I appreciate that the company is running a BOGO campaign to get new customers in the doors, which is why we wound up checking it out. It was about 83 degrees outside and the a/c inside the store was either off or not working, so, even though we’d had plans to have our drinks inside, once we realized it was hot in there, that plan changed. I have to say that I really don’t like their setup with the glass window by the register. I forgot that businesses used to have that during Covid and it’s been so long now since that ended, that I was sad to see it still in place here. I really hate having to talk to someone through a huge glass window; it’s so impersonal. To make it worse, they have a microphone system so that you can hear them and they can hear you. I felt very awkward with that because the whole inside of the store could hear me ordering and I was very self conscious about that. I was also a little bummed that they didn’t have more caffeine free options; I only saw a small handful of options. When we ordered drinks, the person at the register didn’t ask us about desired sweetness levels, and I forgot to mention it, so the drink I got was much too sweet. I felt sick after it. 😪 I would try this place again earlier during the day and get some kind of tea and make sure to mention that I don’t like it sweet. If I wasn’t satisfied after that time, probably wouldn’t return...

Hate the smell of restrooms cleaning products Everytime I walk into the shop. For first time customer, they barely greet you and don't even give you directions on what to do, you have to order through a machine. They don't even offer to help or take your order like a normal business. It's as if they don't want to interact with the customers. When your order is done, they barely voice it up and you can't even hear clearly over the blastin music... They don't even give napkins or make napkins available. Your order notification comes through your phone 5 mins after I already picked it up. None of these things makes me want to spend time at the shop or have a good experience here. The lights inside the shop is so dim, and not at all welcoming , makes me feel sleepy... Sorry I have given a few opportunities to them, but my experience so far has been the same... Need improvements drinks are...

Saw an ad on Facebook from BobaPOP Tea Bar (Garden Grove Location) saying you can get a BOGO deal just by messaging them. Gave it a try, and it actually worked!

The shop’s pretty small with only a few seats, but one thing that really stood out was the huge written “Taiwan Milk Tea” on the wall.

They have a few locations in SoCal, but honestly… I hadn’t heard of them before. I ordered the milk tea. There was just one group ahead of me, but the wait was surprisingly long. The cup is on the slimmer side too. Same price, but smaller than most other places.

As for the taste… hmm, kinda just meh. Not bad, but nothing to write home about. With “milk” being the star of the name, I was totally expecting a rich, creamy flavor but it ended up tasting kinda flat. Since it was a BOGO, I say no more.

📍 BobaPOP Tea Bar (Garden Grove) 8744 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden...