Bubble U — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Update 2/8/24: Tried the Honey Green milk tea (5.25) this time with full honey and quarter ice and it was very good! It tastes much better than when they use regular sweetner in the milk tea. There is more of a tea taste but still a good amount of the sweetness from the honey. Very good! Would recommend! They also had a cute cup design for the dragon lunar new year.

Got the sea salt green tea, jasmine milk tea, and brown sugar boba. They have online ordering or you can order in store on their kiosk. They don't accept orders at the counter or register. The store is very quiet and cute in Chinatown for siting with friends or doing some work.

Drinks were ready quite fast and tasted pretty good. The tea is authetic tasting and sea foam was great. The sea foam drinks come with a cute design for free as well! Very nice! Most of the drink sizes are 32 oz and the cup is made of a nice quality and designed nice. It isn't like other boba places these days who are buying cheaper cups are feel super flimsy. This place overall has great drink options that are worth its price. Not mindblowing, but affordable drinks- much cheaper than some other places nowadays. This is what I prefer when I get drinks and not a milk tea costing over $6. I would definitely come back to try their...

Order through the SnackPass app to save time waiting in the store.

Everything about this place is self service. I ordered through the touchscreen kiosk and noticed for the first time that "no ice" was an extra $0.30. I usually get "less ice" and there wasn't an extra fee for that. It makes sense to charge extra since they add more drink, but it piqued my interested if other boba shops were doing the same.

The store is standard and small, so I would recommend ordering in advance. I tried the Burn Burn Tea Latte recently and it comes with a dairy creamer on top that's been torched. The tea was prominent but definitely needs a good stir in my opinion. If not for the creamer, the tea isn't that sweet.

One of my go-to drinks is a Mango Tea with Lychee Jelly. So far, I haven't found a tea shop that can trump Sunright Tea Studio. The tea from Bubble U is very sweet and has a stronger lychee flavor than mango flavor.

Parking can be difficult, but if you want a hint, check out the Blossom Plaza. It's only $1 for 2 hours of parking. Don't go stealing my spots now,...

Iron goddess oolong with golden boba, 50% sweet: This perfectly balanced the tea flavor with the creamy richness from the milk. The boba was warm and soft and had the perfect sweetness level from the syrup/honey it had been sitting in. I'd definitely get this again!

Strawberry tornado, 50% sweet: I got this for my sister and she said the sweetness level and strawberry flavor were both perfect, like the sweetness didn't overpower the strawberry at all and only complemented it. The boba itself was also fresh and great. This drink is also a buy-again.

Store review:

You use a digital ordering system from a station inside the store. It's really clear and easy to use. You go stand outside once you're done and wait to be texted to pick up your boba inside. I was here Saturday afternoon and didn't have to wait very long for my order, so things moved pretty quickly. The store is easy to spot from the street but the biggest problem will be finding parking in the area if you go at a really busy...