Pop Tea Bar — Restaurant in Palo Alto

June 2025 Update: Banh mi is still good, but the fries and drinks are just "meh" now.

Fried were soggy and not well seasoned. The fresh garlic is still great, but that was the only thing it got going for it now.

The milk tea was.......head scratching. The flavor is there, I can't taste the tea much, and the milk portion just tasted like watered down milk. The elements are not coming together, so that left me scratching my head quite a bit.

Given my previous glowing review, I have hope that they can get back to peak performance.

Summer 2023 The food is delicious! My partner and I each got a banh mi (I got BBQ chicken, she got tofu). We shared a garlic fries and a veggie eggrolls. Banh mi bread is warm and crispy, generous amount of pickled carrots, and the proteins are well seasoned, juicy, and tender. Garlic fries is AMAZING! Real garlic that you can see and taste makes it so much more flavorful.

We also got a lychee slushy and honeydew milk tea. I find them enjoyable, and I don't usually drink bubble tea.

The staff is very friendly and welcoming.

The place is small, so eating there is not likely for me even though there are seats available. Parking was easy, and I went around 6:30pm on a Saturday.

Overall, I would go back again. I would recommend this place for banh mi and their...

This place is amazing! They just renovated and they have nice ordering screens. Their banh mi is amazing. Bread is nice and crisp on the outside, warm on the inside. The meat was flavorful and the veggies were a perfect compliment. The tea is amazing. Its a value spot with cheaper prices, great service, and a new, fresh, upbeat vibe. Best thing was that as I was eating my sandwich, one of the workers came out to give me napkins after she saw me spill a little!!! That is amazing service. The people here are kind, efficient, and have a great thing going on here. Ive always come here for drinks, but the new food menu makes this place even...

This is some great quality boba. And they were extremely fast!

They offer so many good choices of drinks and toppings; it all looked so appealing! They make a yummy buttery crema that wasn't too sweet. The signage near the cash register is very detailed and the person working the registered was very detailed in taking our order (asking about not only ice and sweetness level but also the tea base). Their jobs has a nice texture (not too soft or too firm). They only offer one size, but it was pretty big..for cheap! I would definitely come back here again to try something new if I ever find myself...