Quickly Boba Lake Balboa — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Understaffed. Slow service. Whoever owns this place should find at least 1 more employee, it gets pretty busy I work across the street from the one on balboa, I came for lunch and wanted to order some popcorn chicken with a smoothie and the kid said they’re not taking food orders at the moment, must’ve been because he was all alone. That was a waste of my time. I’m pretty sure I’m not coming back. I gave it a 2 rating because I feel bad for this kid. Btw it’s been 15 min since I orders my smoothie and I’m still waiting. I wish I could post a video of this kid running back and...

I had no issues with the product however, my same order always comes out different. One time I was provided with a decent amount of boba and jelly but then the next time I received way under the amount I expected for a drink the same price. It’s a good place however the service and amount you get really depends on who is working that day. Most of the time it has good service however when it does the results are pretty disappointing. They need to be more standardized with service and drink preparation, I say this as someone who absolutely loves the place and will...

Reason for visiting: pick up a couple of drinks Date/time of visit: Sunday early evening, ~5-6 PM Parking: in the adjacent lot. The parking is tight and limited. No street parking. But people do tend to come and go often so parking does free up. Party size: 2 Environment/ambience: loud, blenders going off often. No indoor dining/seating yet. Clean. TV on in the background (no sound). Pictures of previous guests in the front. Service: can be slow at times. Took about 10 minutes in and out. Always friendly. Food: Chug Thai tea with extra boba. Always good! Cost: $14...