Boba Guys Palo Alto — Restaurant in Palo Alto

Really yummy boba! Everyone was super excited when it finally opened in Town and Country, and once it did, Boba Guys EXPLODED. You really need to be smart about when you come, too. I've seen lines go all the way to the CVS entrance, it can be a little frustrating (do NOT come on weekdays in the afternoon especially around lunch time, highschooler's flood in).Yet, I'm still rating 5 stars since it isn't their fault it gets so crowded and shouldn't be held against them. One recommendation would be to broaden the hours if possible? Over all, the boba is HIGH quality. Boba guys is like The Counter or Wahl Burger of boba and places like T4 and Teaspoon (boba fanatic here if you can't already tell) are the Mcdonalds of milk tea and boba. I love how much you are able to tweak your drink too! I always order with chia seeds, less ice, and extra boba, haha. It's also OK prices and they offer free stickers. Staff are generally nice and give good advice is you're having troubles picking the many options. An easy A+! ~ recommendations: matcha caramel (in specials section)* sparkling rose matcha* strawberry rice milk* and the most popular: strawberry matcha latte *names aren't 100% accurate, just the idea

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I guess it was inevitable that Boba Guys would make its way to Palo Alto. With all of the neighboring startups, as well as a high school and university across the street, I'm honestly kind of surprised that it took this long. Nonetheless, the standard for high quality boba has finally arrived, and boy is it popular.

Palo Alto isn't void of boba shops. There are spots downtown, as well as midtown, but they're not quite the same as Boba Guys. From the organic ingredients, to their homemade boba, Boba Guys has really taken the extra step to differentiate themselves from the competition. Although it does reflect accordingly with its pricing, it's not priced to the level in which it'd deter customers.

Prior to coming here, you should know that you're going to allocate a good 20-30 minutes of commitment. Hence, you'll really want your boba. As expected with it's location, there's always a line at Boba Guys, and since many of it's drinks are made to order, coupled with just one cashier, be prepared to wait. Perhaps during your wait, you'll be enticed with some Boba Guys merchandise. Who knows?

With all that hype, the drinks have to taste good right? Perhaps it is a bit because of hype, but I fancy myself a nice cup from Boba Guys over its competition. The ingredients are fresh, and the boba has a nice sweetness and chew to it. In it's conquest for world boba domination, Boba Guys has conquered yet...

Boba Guys makes unique, high-quality drinks. Five stars here.

My problem is with the pickup system. The last couple of times I've been here I've had to wait for 5-10 minutes, staring through the window at the drinks that I already paid for, watching the ice melt, waiting to get the attention of one of the employees.

And this is all while new orders are being taken. Taking on as many orders as possible may maximize profits in the short term, but it can really frustrate your customers and impact you in the long term. Totally anecdotal, but I sometimes find myself wanting to avoid Boba Guys just to not have to deal with the web order pickup.

Boba Guys is the only boba shop I've seen that does this. I've run approximately zero businesses in my life and yet I'm completely certain that this is the wrong way to do things. It's significantly more frustrating to wait 5 minutes to get your already-prepared and paid for drink handed to you than to wait an extra minute to put your order in.

This totally isn't meant to be tongue-in-check: have the Boba Guys owners actually tried ordering at one of their shops? It's not a...