Brian Black Tea

"Staffs were very friendly. I ordered a grass jelly with whole milk. They were able to customize it for me since I don’t drink tea. It was a FANTASTIC drink. This drink was very fragrant (not sure if it’s the grass jelly or brown sugar) and not too sweet. I recalled having a flavor like this in Taiwan long time ago. Definitely one of the best authentic Taiwanese tea place in the Bay Area. Highly recommended!"

"The last time I saw this boba shop was when I was in Taiwan — so i was UTTERLY surprised when i found out that this place opened their first location in FREMONT… out of all other places. I got their black milk tea with boba and cheese foam and honestly… it tasted JUST like how I had it in Taiwan! The service was honestly really quick — and I was in and out in 5 minutes. I was utterly impressed by how frothy they made the foam too — and they would check in to make sure my order was made well and with good quality. The environment was a little small — but for a boba shop that just opened, you can’t really expect much from it honestly. On a scale of 10, I would honestly give them a 7 as I feel like they could have included more seating — that is if they’re allowed to in an establishment like that."

"Okay, I hate to say anything bad, but I truly hoped I would have liked this place. Based on just the drinks, I'd give it three stars or even two. I got the calamansi black tea and I liked it, but it just didn't taste like calamansi at all. I got 25% sugar like I normally do at any place, but it tasted like 0% sugar. I didn't taste calamansi at all, I'd describe it like I was drinking a slightly less sweet honest kids juice with boba in it. My brother got the iron goddess milk tea and he said his tasted like water (also got 25% sugar) as if they forgot the milk in his milk tea. Although, there are no complaints about the boba. Overall, it was just mediocre. Service: service was good, our cashier was very patient with us and saved my father's drink, telling him that the brown sugar milk was just milk and not milk tea lolol. Drinks came out quickly even though there was a decent amount of people there Atmosphere: place is very clean, but there's only three small seating areas so not really a place to sit down and chat for awhile. I do like how the place has all paper cups though. I really wish this place could've won me over, but it was sadly disappointing as much as I wanted to enjoy it."

"Brian Black Tea has a nice modern aesthetic. I never seen a non-clear cup for a milk tea before so they stood out in that aspect. Iron Goddess Tea 75% Sweetness and Grass Jelly: This was really good since you can taste the tea without it being too strong/bitter. I feel like the sweetness level was good but I get hints of a sweet aftertaste so maybe I'll try 50% sweetness next time. The grass jelly went well with the Iron Goddess Milk Tea but they gave too much so I felt like I was eating a dessert more than drinking a milk tea. Assam With Oat Milk 100% Sweetness: We never had milk tea with oat milk before so this was the first time we tried it, and it just didn't taste right. Usually assam tea has a strong flavor but it didn't shine through this time. The drink had a more watery consistency than regular milk tea. Would not recommend it. The 100% sweetness wasn't bad either - tasted pretty close to standard sweetness level."