T4

There are so many boba places in Fremont, but I have to say T4 is probably my number one. This location is always very clean and the people are very nice. I definitely recommend their their popcorn chicken and their calamari! They have so many options but these snacks are just so yummy.
Their boba is also always soft. I find that some tapioca places only have good boba sometimes. And they always run out. But no T4.
Don’t get me wrong they have messed up my order once or twice, but they always fix it with no complaints.
Some drinks I recommend:
Lychee black tea with aloe
Honey peach royal tea
Hot milk tea with tapioca & coffee jelly
Candy pear black tea
Winter melon tea

The milk teas and the snacks are really good at T4. They have a good selection of milk teas, smoothies and other specialty drinks. My favorites are earl grey milk tea, oolong and royal jadeite milk tea topped with cream. Happy hour everyday 6−9pm but I will still go anyway even without the happy hour because the staff are all friendly and nice, service is good and overall experience is just wonderful!

I’m sure this place gets crazy after school, and if this was around when I went to AHS I’m sure we would have contributed to the havoc.
This place is a pretty standard Boba shop. The drink list is extensive and overwhelming. They have the typical snacks that you would expect at a boba shop. Their popcorn chicken was tasty… I could eat a ton of those if I didn’t care about my blood pressure.
From what I remember about the drinks, they were a little underwhelming. If you’re looking for quick snack and a place to sit around to talk with your friends… come here.

The chicken here is soooo good! And their milk tea is fresh and delicious~ it’s a big place great for hang out.

Fast service, cheap and convenient. Very good range of tea, smoothies, milkshakes with pearls and appetizers. Happy hour everyday from 6 — 9 pm. Regular sized drinks for just $ 2.50.

This is the most spacious T4 I’ve been to. Plenty of seating room, plenty of parking, and generally not at all crowded (probably because of its rather obscure location in a small plaza in Fremont)
Service is friendly and veeerry patient. Tea is strong and delicious. My personal faves are the hot wintermelon tea and rose tea!
They even have board games and free wi-​fi!

The milk tea was sweeter than the one I had in downtown Palo Alto, but the place was much more spacious and definitely cleaner! My order was the grass jelly milk tea with added egg pudding for $ 3.85. A large Jasmine milk tea with pearls is ~$ 3.50. Jelly and pudding were good, I guess the regular sweetness level depends on the person making it? I’ve been told the SJ location on Capitol’s drinks aren’t as sweet either.
There weren’t that many customers after lunch on a random Thursday, and it was also raining. It’s a good place to study– bring your laptop and soak up the quiet atmosphere and free wifi with barely a gentle whir of the espresso machine in the background. Parking could be a problem on busy days. The employees are polite and make drinks quickly.
*Get a stamp card!
*From 6pm-​9pm they have happy hour and drinks are $ 2.50, but they don’t give out stamps.

The food itself at T4 is not bad… what docks it stars is it is expensive for what it is. We received a 30% off snack coupon or buy one get one free drink… but i guess this week it’s been happy hour and we weren’t able to use the coupon.
Happy hour Monday-​Friday 5−9pm. My friends and I have gone on Wednesday and the staff is extremely friendly. However, we went today and the workers were anything but. First, we used the snack coupon and the lady did not tell my friend this would VOID her Happy Hour drink so she paid $ 5 for a grass jelly milk tea. Even though she paid full price she still wasn’t allowed a stamp card because it was during happy hour hours… okay, you don’t give the discount but still can’t get the reward points, whatever.
She gets her drink and … guess what, there’s no grass jelly in there. It was a bit of effort getting to add that in for her. She also asked the lady helping us how many wings comes in the fried chicken wing box, her response «I don’t know, it comes in a box». ummm… okay. We opted for the Fried Squid instead. The flavor was good, but the box is small, maybe 8 rings in the entire box. for $ 4.50 it’s not worth it.
I’ve gotten the popcorn chicken here too and it lacks basil even though basil is in the name, also around $ 4.50. I rather go to tap ex in union city and get a bag for $ 4.
The eggettes are pretty good though, and makes the place smell amazing. They have squeeze bottles of condense milk so you can self service your eggettes. (also, around $ 5). The drinks aren’t bad if you come in for happy hour, off happy hour it’s alright, but I am also used to the warm springs location where they used to have happy hour on snacks AND drinks.
Not sure how the high school kids from American can afford all the snacks here, but if they can, good for them.
Worth a try if you’ve never had it before, but always be on the look out for promos/​coupons :)

This T4 is literally in the middle of nowhere. rent must be cheap. actually, it’s across the street from a dim sum place that changes it’s name yearly.
usual menu. 10ish tables, lots of parking spaces available.
drink: earl grey milk tea (2.85sm) no ice, no sugar
–faint tea taste, faint sugar.
–can customize ice and sugar levels. may need to add 30% sugar for some flavor.
–tea isn’t as flavorful as other boba places, other T4 locations.
–upgradable to large size (.50)
3.5 stars
drips:
–food available here. seldom try food at boba places.

I had a coupon that was mailed to everyone in my neighborhood since we’re close by to T4. Line was slow and long when I went Sat 10÷3÷15. There is only 1 cashier, but a few workers making drinks and snacks.
I got Eggettes $ 4.95, but I got 30% off -$ 1.49. He said it takes 25min to make. At least they are made-​to-​order so hot and fresh. I liked them.
Also, got Roasted Oolong MT $ 3.5 — I asked for less sweet and got 80% sweet. Next time I need 50% off the sugar. Not much tea taste.
My total I paid Cash was $ 7.76. They take credit cards. Separate bathrooms available.
I probably will be back because it’s close and I have BOGO coupon for tea drinks.
Hrs: M-​Th & Sun 11am-​10pm
Fri — Sat 11am-​11pm
Happy Hr M-​F 6−9pm: $ 2.5 for regular sized drinks including 1 topping!

The drinks were mediocre at best and the portion of the snacks were tiny. The T4 at the other location in Fremont serves quicker, better quality, and bigger snack portions. In addition, that other location has HH deals on both drinks and snacks 1−5PM everyday!!! I believe this place is only 6−9PM weekdays? I may be wrong.
I’ve tried their milk tea and their roasted oolong, which were okay. Make sure to ask for pearls because these guys don’t remind you in which they should since there’s a gazillion criterias that goes in a drink making it very easy to forget to ask for pearls. My BF tends to overlook these things so when he ordered for his entire family he forgot to ask for pearls. We walked out with a frown on our faces. They take forever on their drinks, but probably because they are still training their staff and getting acquainted. Understandable. The popcorn snacks came out in dinky portions. The lobster balls were like 5 fried balls… the chicken was about half the size that we normally get at the other Fremont location during their HH! And we paid full price for this place!
80% milk tea had the perfect sweetness but not memorable. 50% roasted oolong milk tea without pearls tasted like water. The chicken tastes like the other T4’s chicken: oily, a bit sweet, and a weird after taste. I still eat it though since I usually get them during HH deals. I wouldn’t pay full price for them.
Anyways, there are great boba spots just a 5 min drive away in Union City that are worth more than what we received at this location.

It was after a few reviews I read that I decided I had try some popcorn chicken from here. (I can’t even begin to explain why I love crispy chicken so much :)).
Basil popcorn chicken $ 4.50: (2.0) I wanted to like it but after 3 pc’s, I couldn’t eat anymore. There was too much of «some kind of sweetened» flavor that was overwhelming after the third pc. Too much MSG aftertaste for my liking. Some people may like that «flavor» but it’s not for me. I still prefer the basil crispy chicken from Bubbles.
Oolong Tea Eggs $ 3.00: (2.0) Comes with three hard boiled eggs. Again the flavor was too strong an overwhelming that I ate only one of the 3.
Mango Royal Tea $ 3.15: (3.5). If you have a sweet tooth this is yummy. I added lychee which was a perfect combination.
I may not have found anything on the menu I like this time but I will probably come back to try something else.

I’ve been visiting this place quite a bit since it’s so close to my boyfriend’s house and the drinks have always been consistent. I love the Regular Milk Tea with Grass Jelly. It has the perfect amount of sweetness and reminds me of the Roasted Milk Tea at ChaTime! I am hooked!
The store itself is also really spacious and a nice place to catch up with friends. This place also takes credit card which is a plus for any boba shop! Please note that the store is called «T4», not «Tea 4 U». :)

My first impression of this T4 location was how spacious, clean, and bright it was. However that’s about all that’s good about this place.
The consistency of the sweetness of the drinks was very off. My friend’s 50% sweet drink tasted like water and my 80% sweet drink tasted like 100% sweetness. The texture of the grass jelly in my drink was a bit off too.
Given that this location is new, it’s understandable why their drinks are not up to par with other T4 locations but it doesn’t mean the service needs to suck too. The worker taking orders at the cash register just seemed really annoyed when asked questions about the drinks and the rest of the staff seemed unorganized when other questions were passed on to them.
I probably won’t ever come back to this location unless I’m in the area and really craving some boba. Hopefully their service and drinks will have improved by then.

I’m really torn about what rating to give this T4 location. A 3 or a 4? I use to go all the way to the other T4 located in Warms Springs, but not anymore. While I’m glad that they opened up another location closer to me, this location isn’t quite on par as the other Fremont location. But that’s understandable as this place is fairly new.
If you are wondering where this place is, it is located in a little plaza called Alder Plaza and right next to American High School. (Go Eagles!) From the view of the place, it would seem as they didn’t pick necessarily a good location, as it is a bit hidden from Fremont Blvd, but I’m sure there expecting to get a lot of business from the high schoolers.
The drink quality here is not quite yet there, but they are slowly working on fixing them to make it right. I’ve had the Thai Milk Tea, Milk Tea, Black Potted Milk Tea, Red Bean Milk Tea, Earl Grey Milk Tea, so far. Oh and Popcorn Chicken for one of the snacks.
The Popcorn Chicken here is good, but at times sometimes it tastes a tad bit overdone. It takes a while for them to make the Popcorn Chicken too, so be prepared to wait especially when they are really busy.
There’s plenty of seating and it is pretty modern, I mean it has the general T4 standard look. There are restrooms in the back, free wifi, and 2 TV’s to watch while you wait.
The customer service here is alright, some workers are friendlier than others and some just seem tired and burnt out, probably because it’s really hot and sooo many customers during their soft opening, grand opening and such. Shout Out to Ashley, one of the best workers there! She’s very friendly. :]
Overall, they still have a lot of kinks that need to be worked out, but I’m sure in time, they’ll figure everything out and it’ll all be good.

American High School kids are very lucky to have this place directly across the street. Luckily, my kid’s preschool is nearby which gives me reason to pop in whenever I want a refreshing boba drink. I ordered the Mango Passion fruit tea with boba, nothing spectacular but the 50% sweetness level you can customize made me think it was a healthier option!
As you would expect, super crowded with kids but overall the facility is clean and bright. It’s really huge inside too with plenty of booths. I would come back to try the snacks.

WHERE WAS THIS PLACE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL?! I was always saying they needed a place like this for us (then kids) right after we got out of school. I was visiting my folks this weekend and my dad was raving about this new boba spot right next to American (he’s been there since their soft opening, haha).
Well this place was PACKED on a Saturday afternoon and although there were plenty of seats, they were all taken by people WAITING for their drinks to be made. I immediately thought «Great…it’s going to be a lonnnnng wait». And, it was. But here’s the thing. It’s their Grand Opening weekend (and not the grand openings you still see a year later because the owner didn’t want to take down their sign) and I understand that the first month is always going to be working out the kinks. The GREAT thing about their grand opening is that ALL drinks were a size Large with any topping for only $ 2!
I ordered their Honey Peach Royal Tea, and it was pretty refreshing. I like how they have options for the % of ice and sugar you want in your drink. I just think it’s funny when you order and go, «Could I get the Peach tea, 80 sugar, and 50 ice?»
Only thing I’d suggest would be outlets, free-​wi, and perhaps a student discount on drinks as I imagine students will be providing 90% of the business here. And with a new, booming business literally right next to a high school, I hope the city considers putting a crosswalk there. Wouldn’t want a student getting hit while jaywalking to get their boba fix.

Another milk tea place in the area!!! This time opened directly across American High school which I believe is quite smart. Because kids are bound to hang out and grab a drink after school. Similar to popular Tapioca express next to James Logan High school.
Upon arrival, the place is very spacious and clean. The workers don’t seem have much energy though although they efficiently took my orders. However, drinks took longer than I expected when there were only 2 other people in the entire store.
I ordered the regular royal milk tea and it was pretty bad. It was simply watered down, but I don’t blame them. Given how new this place is, I’m sure it’ll take months before they get the hang of making drinks like their counterpart in Warmsprings.
I will most likely not return given the wide variety of selections in Fremont. Hopefully they improve on their milk tea as they have a great location to attract many high schoolers.

Super chill hangout place in a small plaza. Love roasted oolong milk tea, they use real tea leaves from Taiwan instead of tea powder. The milk tea is very smooth and boba is chewy :)
Don’t forget to order their snacks, egg puff and popcorn chicken. My new fav stop in Fremont

YAY! A T4 opened near my house. I will no longer have to drive all the way to Warm Springs to get my «Elegant Rose Royal Tea» fix! YAAASSS. If it’s not obvious yet, I am a very big fan of T4… especially their elegant rose royal tea. Try it with aloe as an add-​on. It’s a very refreshing drink that will cool you down on a hot summer’s day. Too bad they decided to open just as soon as summer is ending (i’m assuming they set their opening day to be near when school is back in session to get more business). But, don’t fret! There’s some hot drinks to try too!
They’re having an opening promo right now where all drinks are $ 2.50. Score! Sadly, this promo is only for this week. Also, apparently there were some coupons mailed out to nearby residents. I was pretty bummed those coupons were not mailed to me even though I live nearby. I wonder how they picked the recipients.
It’s CASH ONLY for now while they’re still in the process of setting up the credit card system. Bring cash! You’ve been warned!
Also, free wi-​fi! This may be the next study spot…