Beastea

"My favorite boba tea location in the Bay Area. I’ve been visiting here for over a year now and I am never disappointed. The fruit is always fresh and the drinks are always prepared exactly how you order them."

"Holy mother of portions. Discovered this little hidden gem while I was on a date with someone nearby and we were looking for a place to grab dessert. Since then, I think Beastea has become a go-to for good food and boba, and the fact they're open until 10pm is a huge plus. They also offer wifi for those who want to come to work or study while enjoying their drinks. I would frequently come here with another friend for our study sessions since no other boba place with food would be open as late around the area. The place is Viet-owned and the auntie who takes orders (I think she's also the owner of the place?) is very kind and accommodating towards customers. I think she recognized that we were frequent patrons during on of our study sessions and once offered me and my friend free samples of panda waffles. That was super sweet. They tend to take on the longer side to make drinks, but it's not too big of a deal for me personally since their drinks are always very consistent and tasty. They have a MASSIVE collection of specialty drinks, which is amazing given the small scale of the shop, and is maybe one of the few places I found around South Bay that offers a mangonada drink. I am a huge fan of their assorted fruit drinks - but I do agree with the other reviewers that they lean on the sweeter side. 50% sweetness and regular ice seems to be the perfect sweet spot for these drinks. Their boba is a bit on the chewier side, but very nicely cooked and seasoned. Aside from their fruit teas, I would also recommend the Ube Latte - which has a nice subtle hint of ube. My friend also really enjoyed their Mangonada and Strawberry Shortcake drinks. In terms of snacks, really generous portion that is pretty much unrivaled anywhere else given the price. Their popcorn chicken is enough to stuff you for dinner if you're hungry enough (and perfect enough to satisfy 2 people), and their fries portion can probably last you a few meals if you split them up. I really like that they leave the fried basil leaves in the popcorn chicken, which adds to the nicely spiced flavor. I have also tried their sweet potato fries (another favorite) and their fishball snacks (also good!), which were all well-seasoned. The only snack I tried that I wasn't a fan of was the calamari, which tasted slightly undercooked at the time and the batter wasn't crunchy enough to my liking. Maybe that was just a one-off. Was very stoked to find them on Uber Eats, since now I can finally enjoy their offerings from home."

"This place was recommended to me by a friend of mine. I tried the mangonada, and it’s so good. You can see the quality in it and it’s worth it. I will definitely come back here to try their other drinks. Also, the owner is so nice. I would absolutely recommend this place."

"It’s a decent place for some snacks and boba. Mango smoothie was good Vietnamese coffee was very bitter but decent. Popcorn chicken could have been better. Fried garlic were tasting very stale in the popcorn chicken. Also it was not very crispy and fresh."