Bobaloca - Manhattan Beach

I'm sorry to say that this café has deteriorated since the original owner sold it years ago. The milk tea Boba was not good at all. The tea was old and dark, with an overly strong aroma. The atmosphere is gloomy and depressing.

This charming little restaurant has a cozy decor and is a perfect spot to relax or work for a while. I really enjoyed their Bobaloca coffee milk tea, which comes with free and naturally delicious milk. The portion size was generous, although the prices were a bit high. However, I would still choose to spend my money here over Starbucks any day.

Update 9/2/22: Customer service could still be improved, but I tried a Taro bubble tea during this heat wave, and it was surprisingly good. Despite not having enough ice to cool it down and finding unmixed pieces of Taro in the drink, the flavor of the milk tea was enjoyable.

Pretty good. We have almond and jasmine. Good tea taste on both. Not crazy sweet. Perfect Boba texture. It would have been nice if a black sugar sweetener came from Boba, but it was quite balanced. 4.5/5 would visit again if in the area.

Recently my coworkers have been coming back from their breaks with Boba drinks, and I?m always asking them the who, the what, and most importantly, the where. I finally found out that they got them from Boba Loca, which is right down the street from our job. So today was the day I finally decided to check them out and see what they?re all about. Boba Loca is located in a little shopping plaza right on aviation in Manhattan Beach, and there?s plenty of parking which is always a plus. When I entered, I, unfortunately, wasn't greeted, which kind of sucked considering they weren't busy. I ordered my drink which was a Thai iced tea with Boba. I got two large ones, one for myself and my hubby. Once I ordered, I didn?t have to wait long, which is always great. During my very minimal wait, I looked around and checked out their little space. In addition to drinks, they have snacks available and pastries. They have a seating area, and it seems like they have board games available to play with. When it was time to punch my straw in, I immediately took a sip. The Thai tea was delicious, and exactly how it should taste, my only issue was the Boba itself. The Boba was stuck together, which I didn?t like, and it just wasn't the freshest. Boba really makes a Boba drink a Boba drink. It seemed like a really cool place to hang out with friends and grab a drink or snack and play some games. I will definitely check them out again, and hopefully, they'll have a good batch of boba!