It's Boba Time Vermont — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Apparently It's Boba Time is a pretty popular boba joint in the LA area. I honestly don't think it can compare to the plethora of boba shops littered around SGV ... at all. I would say It's Boba Time is a mix of Quickly's and Tapioca Express on a slightly higher level.

They specialize in pretty much everything and anything. If you are craving it, they probably have it. This extensive menu is probably why they have a ton of workers in the kitchen, pushing out drinks like there's no tomorrow. I feel like they should condense their menu and just stick to what they're more known for ... but of course, my opinion doesn't matter.

This location is also pretty hard to find parking. The lot is tiny, it's hard to get in and out when traffic is super busy, and if there's a line out the door ... I don't know if it's worth it to stop for boba - and this is coming from me, a boba fanatic.

It's quite interesting to see the many different people coming in to enjoy boba. In the SGV, these shops are typically crowded with Asians, but it's really nice to see all kinds of people at It's Boba Time. Made me curious as I wanted to see what they ordered, but their drinks were way fancier than I had expected.

I ordered a simple green tea with boba. I believe boba was a free add-on ... and who can turn down free boba?! Price was not too bad. I think it was a tad bit more than what I would probably pay for the drink, but overall the tea was pretty expected, and also pretty standard of a drink I'd get at Quickly's. Tea tasted good, but did not taste like premium tea; rather, it was a bit on the artificial side. The boba was cooked pretty well. Super chewy, which I liked.

Even with the long line, I had to commend the workers on how quickly they pushed the orders out. Will I be returning here for boba? Ha, no - especially not when I can go to one of the many places in 626 and get tastier drinks. But if I was ever in the neighborhood and the parking lot was empty and there isn't a ton of traffic on Vermont, I could see myself...

I have never heard of It's Boba Time before but received a gift card as a gift. I decided to go online to see what they had to choose from on the menu. I had no idea so many different drinks existed! Looking through the photos of the wonderful items they had I was excited to see all the choices, not only Boba drinks but smoothies, milkshakes, slushy beverages and things to eat. The Vermont location was closest to me so I set out on my drink adventure! When I entered there were two monitors on the wall where you can order. If you don't want to use the monitors to order, don't worry you can order in person as well. I pulled up the menu and chose the drink, Thai Tea Smoothie with whipped cream and coconut pudding, and paid for my drink with my gift card right at the screen and typed in my name for my order. The location inside was quite big, clean, and open. It felt very fresh, crisp and inviting. I waited maybe 5 to 6 minutes and the young lady behind the counter called my name to pick up my drink. I got my drink to go so the drink had a plastic top with ears that looked like a bear. It was very cute and kept my drink secured until I got home. The drink was beautiful!!! A deep, dark reddish color with the white whipped cream on top and white coconut pudding on the bottom. And yes, the drink was absolutely delicious! It was a strange, rainy day here in downtown LA so this was a wonderful treat for such a dreary day. Later that day I thanked my friend for the gift card and told her it really made my day. I definitely recommend checking It's Boba Time on Vermont out....

It's crazy how bad the customer service is at this place and it seems people are starting to notice. I come here almost every night as it's the one open late in my area. I put my order in online to avoid the lines that they used to have before. They have a pick up area away from the register for mobile orders and a "ring" button along with a sign that says ring for service. I have pushed the button multiple times and not once have I ever heard a sound come from anywhere i can only assume the employees at night disable this for some reason. The customer must be a bother to them. At times i have been ringing the bell while an employee is looking right at me with no one else in line and all they are doing is talking among themselves and again it seems the customer is bothering their very important conversation. Not once have i received fast or welcoming service when picking up my online order. I do like their drinks and put up with the bad service but pretty soon i think I'll be looking for a different boba place or start grabbing my drink earlier at a different location. People say be nice to the places that are open and working but the workers need to return the gesture as well. All customers seem to always be nice and tip here as do i but I'm not feeling it from the night crew. Get your boba here just be prepared to wait no matter how busy or not...