Boba Latte — Restaurant in Richardson

I’ve been going here for a few years and only now has my tiny pea brain genuinely registered the quality of whatever I was drinking.

Service: Not much to say as it’s a cafe but it’s really nice to be here! I have had one experience where the service was er, interesting. But I’ll save that for the end. Sometimes you get the wrong order back but just ask them to redo it and you’ll usually get it back within 3ish minutes.

Foods/Drinks: I’ve tried around 10 different drink options so far and they’re all pretty solid, customization is pretty big so you can make whatever drink you want at the expense of your dignity. For food, it’s more like light snacks to have with your drinks, so I don’t have much to comment on other than the fact that they do the job and they taste okay.

Atmosphere: pretty good, it’s quiet enough where you can study there and hangout with friends. Place is tidy as well so not much to worry about there. As for restrooms I’m not sure because I’ve actually have never needed to go there.

For the story earlier, I went to order a drink but it seemed like they were having trouble with the kiosk, the worker (female but unimportant to the story) asked me to reread my order because I’m assuming she had to reset the order, and I complied. It still didn’t work. She tried again, BUT, she forget my order and I have to reread it. No big deal, mistakes happen and as someone with ADHD I get it. HOWEVER, it doesn’t work again, and she asks me to reread my order. AGAIN. Okay, you know what, it’s fine, I just want my drink. I reread it, and she puts it in. Ah oopsie it still doesn’t work! And as though life was watching us, it hit reset on her brain and she forgot it once again. “Ah. Eto. Bleh.” “I’ll reread it.” -_- Thankfully, THANKFULLY, she recalled it and I got my drink. Though at what cost?

Anyway 100% recommend you to come for the drinks, stay for the bond you might make with the baristas.

If you’re new to boba, a nice drink I usually order is a Honey Black Tea with 20% sweetness, no ice (the Asian secret), and black...

The place looked very modern. The countertops were new and shiny. There were plugs to charge your phone. It was a nice look. The menu board was understandable, and I did like the suggestions section.

It was weird to see them have a random assortment of snacks. They weren't even Asian. I felt like maybe Pocky or something would have fit the shop better.

The Hong Kong Milk Tea (With boba) was fine. The boba was chewy and overall good. The tea itself had too much ice. Which cuts down on the amount of tea you need. It was sweet without being too much and overall good milk tea.

We waited a long time for our fish tofu, though. And I was a bit disappointed by the fact that it wasn't tofu with a fishy taste or something. It was just fish cakes. Sure, it did mention that, but I was misled by my own thoughts. Not the shop's fault. But it did take a long time. To the point that my companion and I were asking the cashier about the wait time. A simple warning might have been better. But it wasn't bad. It was mildly fried fish cakes with a mildly spicy but mostly sweet sauce. It did feel a little...overpriced, though. But it was something different.

Overall, not a bad place. I wouldn't mind going back again and trying the takoyaki or something. But I wouldn't...

Not exceptionally clean and bathrooms were really not good. But you don’t go for the bathrooms.

I ordered the Strawberry Butterfly Limeade 50% sweet and it was roll my eyes back sweet. Oh yeah. Too much sweet for my happiness so they remade as 0% sweet and much better. Overall I’m not a fan but the purpose is to try things and I did.

Also ordered the wings which were seasoned well and very hot and crispy with a hint of ginger. They were tasty. Not served with a dip or sauce but not needed.

We also ordered LG Hong Kong Milk Tea 75% - Semi Sweet & Osaka Fries.

My understanding was the milk tea was good (I am not a boba or milk tea drinker so have to judge on others.

The Osaka fries were very interesting. The skipjack tuna flakes playfully danced on top of the hot fries. The sauces were not something I would want (like a bbq and white sauce) but they were not bad. Neither of us finished the fries and we are big eaters so maybe that’s what speaks for the product.

There are other things and we will return and try something a bit different next time.

The staff was polite...