I really, really, really wanted to like this place because we haven’t had an new cute boba places in the area for a long time so I was dying to check this place out. Unfortunately, we were utterly disappointed and do not recommend this place to anyone. Their drinks and food were not good. I got the small matcha green tea for $ 5, and all they did was mixed the green powder in water, ice and sugar. They didn’t even offer honey. He got the milk tea with pudding for $ 5, and again, they mixed the milk tea with powder and milk. The milk tea tasted like something you get for free at a generic Chinese Togo restaurant. We watched the older lady make both our drinks. Believe me, there’s no secret ingredients to their drinks and we paid $ 10 for it. At lease half and half tastes good for the price we pay. I won’t even mention the food. They put«organic» and«fresh fruits» on their menu but it’s all false advertising. Everything they have are packaged, frozen, and in powder form. Don’t get tricked into paying something that you’re not getting. On the bright side, they have a real cute décor on the inside, and the place does open until 1am so there are quite a few teenie boppers here chilling at night, if you’re just simply looking for that. Never coming back. Ever.
Cindy L.
Tu valoración: 4 Los Angeles, CA
Come here with friends few times and finally have time to write a review of it. This place is pretty cool to hanv out eith friends. Great location and not so packed. It on the corner of Valley and Walnut Grove. Same plaza of the McDonald. So far I had their milk tea, shaved ice and coconut jelly. They are great. I love coconut jelly in a real coconut!!! Since its close to where I live, I always come here to get then to go and rnjoy it at home while watching TV.(Lazy me’s life) If you are a coconut jelly lover like me, come here and give it a try ^^
Amaya P.
Tu valoración: 3 Monterey Park, CA
Only tried the drinks. Shake shake avocado, pineapple, and coconut is really good. I also like the Durian drink. They use really some real fruit for the major ingredient. It’s a bit pricey as 2 large drinks with tax was over $ 12. What’s funny is that three avocado, pineapple, and coconut they said there’s more fruit so they needed to charge an extra dollar instead of having it priced in their menu already. Overall it’s still pretty good so I go back to get it whenever it’s on my way to my destination
Yanjun W.
Tu valoración: 1 Rosemead, CA
Had bad experience here. We went there by 10:15. One of the sever wasn’t happy to see we had new orders, because he didn’t want to serve new customers at that time. Even though it was his working time. When he served us the potato noodles, he repeated saying that he washed dishes by hands, and rushed us to finish and leave. I was really pissed off. And the taste was not good… not going back again.
Leo L.
Tu valoración: 1 Temple City, CA
The service is very bad. The focus is on before tell me drink point card can be used. Why now tell me all can’t use? I’ll consult a lawyer.
Sakura C.
Tu valoración: 2 San Gabriel, CA
I order to go food here in Nov 30, 16:32. A young Chines girl pick the phone. I ask what kind of boba drink u have? She: we have a lot of drink as tea house, I can’t tell u all of them. Do u want to just come in to see.。then what I ask for the drink(sea slat green tea, yogurt tea don’t have it) she became no patience and said she is busy(so, it mean on phone customers is not customers cause we order to go?) I ask for does has someone who can talk to me? She said no. I ask would u put the to go menu for me, she said we don’t have it. And, they don’t have other food only sale patoto gloss noodle. The people work there seem really not happy; bad service.
Myla S.
Tu valoración: 4 Chino, CA
So the parking here sucks but we brave it because of how amazing their shake shakes are!
Justin C.
Tu valoración: 4 Alhambra, CA
crappy drivers + small, narrow drive ways/entrances + busy streets… = not a good time. other than that, there’s plenty of parking. i really should stick to coming here at night… anyways I think they’ve gotten wifi since my last review. they decorated the wall with cute animal and such. since my last visit, i’ve been here twice, once for the strawberry(i was wrong it makes for a terrible mixture) and today, i got the durian. One sip and i was transported to my childhood… and taiwan. both at the same time. the taste of the durian is like the smell of the streets in taiwan… if that makes any sense… very nostalgic drink… it’s not exactly unpleasant but it’s not exactly tasty either… I had remembered durian having a very creamy kind of texture… but i guess i remembered incorrectly… there were very juicy /fleshy /pulpy bits, much like that of a lychee. but… not that juicy. i also had bits of cork-like substances, probably the skin of the durian. I don’t know if i’d get the drink again… it’ was strangely addicting in the manner that you kept wanting to sip on it… hmmm… mixed feelings. but a very nice cold drink on a 100+ degree day.
Theodore C.
Tu valoración: 1 Monterey Park, CA
Well, I didn’t get to try out anything. Three of us went around 11:30 and there wasn’t anyone but us. We seated ourselves then Wife brought WacowLA magazine with Fruit Cup coupon below checking with cashier. 1st cashier accused wife of taking WacowLA magazine off store then claim she can’t use coupon from WacowLA. Then claimed they can only be used on next visit. Wacow magazines are freely given from store 1st. 2nd looking at coupon does not say anything about restriction. I asked if we could step outside and come back in as 2nd visit since there isn’t anyone in the store but no. So we did most people would do, fudge the store and took our business somewhere else. BTW, there is a small hidden away Xinjian restaurant on New Ave with Excellent Big Plate Chicken with tape noodle.
Grace C.
Tu valoración: 3 Monrovia, CA
In the newly populated plaza by McDonalds and on the other side of Chengdu Taste, which we were for lunch. We stopped by after lunch for a refreshing drink to go. They’re known for their fruit smoothies so in the spirit of ordering the items that are most popular/best known for, I picked up a regular sized mango smoothie — $ 4.25. They also have a large size. Their cups are similar to ones found at Half and Half and Honeyboba, yes those big fat cups. They use real fruit in the smoothies and it is blended with small bits of ice. A fresh yet slightly filling drink. There were six of us, so all of our drinks took a while for them to custom blend. We enjoyed watching the China version of the Voice(Jay Chou is one of the judges!) on their flat screen TV while passing the time for our drinks to be ready.
Yukari I.
Tu valoración: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I love this place. Weiters are kindness and food and drink are difinitely delicious!!! I ate spicy noodle. It was so yum. I need to come again !!! I promise you can enjoy here
Kimberly T.
Tu valoración: 3 Alhambra, CA
They must have changed their menu recently. I came on a Sunday around 1pm, wanting to get a drink and some popcorn chicken and fries. Strangely, when I looked at the menu, the only food they had was different noodle soups. I ended up getting a drink here then heading next door and eating at Mcdonald’s. My friend and I got a strawberry smoothie and a watermelon smoothie. For some reason my strawberry smoothie tasted like durian. I don’t mind durian so it was okay. The watermelon smoothie tasted like watermelon. They were served in the fat cups they have at half & half. The drinks were pretty good. All in all, it was okay. But it would be better if they brought back the snack food. They accept credit cards if you spend more than $ 10.
Cathy T.
Tu valoración: 4 Chino Hills, CA
Mango shake shake! Kinda tastes like naked juice in that it’s really thick, but it is bursting with fresh mango flavor! A bit pricey but drinks are delicious. It was pretty empty when I went, but they do have tables if you want to sit and chill, or watch the Chinese show playing on the HDTV. I would definitely stop by again if I was in the area.
Kim T.
Tu valoración: 4 San Gabriel, CA
Cool, sweet, refreshing and huge! For a small cup, $ 4.36 is worth it. I got the coconut smoothie and loved it! Smooth and blended nicely. Flavorful and fragrant. It was a hot day and this coconut smoothie did the job :) Service: Fast and friendly Environment: Quiet and chilled… small place, but I like the ambiance and they got seating. Great for hanging out with friends or just wanting to study or get some alone time for studying. Parking: Kind of tight, but depending on what time you get there. Location: Next to Sam Woo and across from the McDonald’s in the same plaza. One star off: They don’t do stamp cards here, or at least the girl who made my smoothie didn’t offer me one. Would definitely come here again to try out their avocado shake shake and mango shake shake.
Sophie C.
Tu valoración: 3 Alhambra, CA
I came here because I needed a place to study and Le Arbre was completely packed. I ordered the kumquat lemon green tea, which despite the use of real fruit was still subpar. I felt this was because the quality of the tea wasn’t that good. However, had I had checked Unilocal first I probably would have tried a fruit cup since people seem to really like it(the shop is named Fruit Cup after all). It does make a very nice place to study though because the wifi is really good and it attracts a well-behaved crowd.
Alex L.
Tu valoración: 4 El Monte, CA
This is a new business. They are different from other boba places. Kind of a play if half half milk tea except it is known for milk and fresh fruits. They use real fruits so it is deliciously fresh. I really like this new style of drink or mind me of Hong Kong type of dessert drink. Order their mango or papaya shake shake. or durian shake shake if you dare. Note: parking is hard now that Sam woo just open up. Until next time, yummify yourself !! :)
Diana N.
Tu valoración: 4 San Gabriel, CA
I feel like this place is a hole in a wall. Probably because this place has only been opened for about 4 months(according to the employee there). I went there for the first time because I was curious about what they had there. At first I thought this place only sells food because their window had pictures of different foods. When I walked in I asked the worker there what they sell here to drink. I was craving boba at the time but I couldn’t go any place else because we had buy sam woo next door for to-go. So I took the risk explored around the plaza and stumble on this place. Since it was my first time there I asked the worker for recommendations on their drinks and she said the strawberry shake shake. At first I was like«shake shake?» That’s a weird name. But once I got my drink I understood why they called it shake shake. I saw them make my strawberry drink. They used fresh strawberry and whole milk. I didn’t know they had boba. But it tasted pretty good without it too. I also purchased 2 of their fruit cup moose(strawberry & mango flavors). It looked vibrant and presentable as well as small and cute. I havent ate it yet. So not sure of it tastes good. I felt like this place was kind of expensive though. My brother ordered an avocado smoothie and it tasted good and everything but his totally came out to be around 5 bucks for a regular size. The sizes of the cups are similar to honeyboba and half and half cups Overall, this place had tasty drinks.
Tim C.
Tu valoración: 4 San Gabriel, CA
I just came here to get my free Fruit Cup birthday drink, because I signed up for something. But I’m still here so I spent over 3 hours here, with my Macbook, my free drink and free WIFI. And then I just ordered a Noodle Soup and they gave me a large free Green Tea and a dessert? Either the bill will be as high as Mount Fuji in 30 mins or they just love to spoil customers. And besides I sat here for 3 hours with no customers. Customers just started to show up 30 mins ago. I hope this place will last, because that’s the only«asian boba» place I know which serves drinks with all fresh fruits.
Binh T.
Tu valoración: 4 San Gabriel, CA
GREATFRIENDLYSERVICE! Awesome drinks and lots of seating and parking in this new plaza! Had a great first experience. Ordered the coconut tofu which was great for sharing. Every bite was good. I wanted to order the Shake Shake Mango drink but they ran out so instead we got the watermelon and it was heavenly! You would think it taste like a flavored milk drink but nope. Instead, you get this refreshing fat cup of watermelon juice with a hint of dairy. Credit cards accepted and coming here late night make a great end to a date night.
John T.
Tu valoración: 2 Rosemead, CA
Parking/Location: Hard to find! Literally had to walk around the whole plaza to find where it is. Hint: It’s located on the other side of the small shops across from McDonalds. Cons: –On the pricey side: A small is 4.25(Think of a regular half and half cup) and a large is $ 5.00(a little bigger). –Location, Location, Location –Smootie/Shakes are misleading. Ordered the durian smoothie/shake, but realized the shake isn’t blended. Not fun drinking a shake when you have to maneuver through the ice cubes. I could actually taste the durian though. Pros: –Friendly workers that are very attentive and thorough in explaining about their menu. –Made from real fruits, but for the shakes they do add sugar, because the milk drowns out the flavor of the fruit. Just ask for half sugar if you guys are not use to sugar overloads. –Very clean and bright inside Verdict: Don’t think i’ll come here again. Pricing is high.