Youji

Honestly, eh. It cost $ 6 to drink a mediocre beverage in under 10 minutes. I had the strawberry citrus lemonade, which was very sweet and also mostly ice. Definitely not worth it for the price.
I will admit that the boba itself was pretty good — soaked in some kind of honey flavor. The tapioca was not too mushy or too hard, and that’s what made the drink bearable.

Bleeeeeh, super watered down. Ordered jasmine rose with lychee jelly. The first sip was satisfying &it just went down hill from there. On top of that, a reg. size was 5.50 $ –_​_​– I can get a large somewhere else for 4.25 $. If you’re not an avid boba drinker, you won’t be able to tell the difference which is probably why I see so many people holding youji cups. My mom also bought a honeydew milktea w/​pearls which again was watered down as well. I also wasn’t asked for sweetness or ice level &didn’t see a sign for that option either. The flavor is subtle and very light. I guess if you don’t have a sweet tooth, this is the place for you.

I ordered honeydew milk tea but they gave me jasmine flavor. I double checked with the cashier and he said yes, it is honeydew, same thing. Jesus, it’s the most terrible milk tea I had ever drunk.

There was no customer when we ordered our drink yet it was not a quick order. There were 3 employees working. We had to wait awhile before they even start making our drink. Not only did we have to wait, they started working on other peoples order before ours. That is one great service.
Everything was literally pre made already. All you need to do was pour whatever we order in a cup and done. Pretty expensive especially for something that is not fresh and nothing special drink.
Would not come back nor recommend.

The boba tea here is not good, but I don’t know about the food items. The fruit tea I ordered today tasted of only syrup, juice, and water, no tea, or very low quality if there was. The rainbow jelly and black pearls weren’t very good either. Both sort of soggy, and there was this weird artificial aftertaste after every sip. Pretty gross.
It’s a shame this is one of the only places in this mall to get boba tea…
I may come back in a few months to try one of their alcoholic teas, so there is room for either a three-​star or a one-​star review here.

Gave me a discussing smoothie. When I went to tell them that it wasn’t supposed to be like this (I work at a tea place so I know how it’s supposed to be) the guy told me that it was supposed to look like this and to just wiggle my straw around. Incredible. I would NEVER serve this crap to my customers. Picture included.

Been wanting to try this place forever.
Finally go to order a vietnamese sandwich and a drink. Basically they tell me they are out. So when I asked, what days, or hours do they serve sandwiches, he responded” we have them but were hella busy– unless you want to wait forever.“
Seriously, no line, no big crowd and like 4 people working. Do yourself a favor and just go to Lee’s Sandwich at least they are willing to serve you.
What a disappointment. Horrible.
btw Saturday at 6pm.

Was going to give it a 2 star but I really liked their boba. But $ 6 for regular milk tea, you got to be kidding me.

We love getting Youji when we’re at the mall. I’m a huge fan of the lychee green tea with lychee jelly. My daughter loves their jasmine milk tea and pearls. It’s a bit pricey but very tastie. LOVE that you can ask for less sweet.
Would like to try their strawberry citrus lemonade one day — that looks good too… so many choices and not enough days when I’m at the mall! :)

After the stinky Korean bbq meal we like to come here and get a refreshing cold fruity drink. I like the strawberry citrus lemonade (redundant) with the fruit jelly, I get the large (bucket) size– embarrassing to carry around tbh, doesn’t stop me though lol. My husband gets the almond milk tea less sweet with extra boba. The boba here is some of the best I’ve had in the S Bay. They are soaked in brown sugar or honey because they have a caramel like flavor and the chewy texture is on point. Not too mushy and not too hard. Valley Fair parking can be horrible, but we usually park by JCrew and walk through the store go upstairs to the food court and straight out of the mall, just for these damn drinks.

Pricing is kind of high and wait is long, but I believe it’s worth trying. I got their strawberry something lemonade and it was refreshing. I was surprised to find popping boba in my drink, as it was lemonade. However, the popping boba made the drink taste better for some reason. It balanced out the sourness with the sweet flavor of the popping boba.

Excellent boba. SUPER expensive. It’s like $ 5 for a jasmine milk tea with pearls after tax. I like it more than Bar Code though, and you get a larger cup too. The staff is really friendly and they seem like they know what they’re doing. I want to try their soup next time.

The food is good… drinks are fine.

I got a taro milk tea with boba, which was excellent! The service was extremely friendly and they gave us extra boba at no charge. It was on the expensive side though, the tea with boba was $ 6.

It’s alright. Kind of like Verde and you can control the sweetness, acceptable since it is in the mall. Got Jasmine milk tea with grass jelly. Nothing surprising, and it’s nice to have a boba stand in Valley Fair. Staff is nice! Did not try the food.

Love this new dining spot at Valley Fair’s new food court. I always get the spring rolls. The veggies & herbs they use are amazingly fresh, even fresher than the grocery store. Bravo Youji!

I come to the mall just for youji. Some might think that’s ridiculous, but it’s because I truly find its flavors very unique and fresh. My favorite is the lychee greentea + lychee jelly, less sweet. The flavor was recommended to me by the owner himself and I’ve been coming back for it since. There are exceptional tea places down the street from my house which I go to, but every week I find myself craving youji’s so I drive 15 min just to get here.
For those of you ranting about the price, shut up already. Private food companies charge a bit more in malls. That’s how it is. Likewise, you don’t come to the mall and buy a beer and b**** about how expensive it is, nor should you get a quality burger from Superduper Burgers then complain about the price. That’s why the mall provides McDonald’s and such places for you whiners. If you can’t afford mall food, there are always more affordable choices with less pleasant quality, just for you.

Really expensive for mediocre milk tea :(but I guess the location is expensive…
sighs.

Purchased a bbq pork sandwich the other day. It was excellent. Great flavor, fresh bread, and the pork was thicker than the thinner sliced pork sandwiches I have had; the sandwich was great. I gave it only 4 stars because it was RATHER pricy for a sandwich; $ 9.00. This is the same sandwich I can get outside the mall for $ 3.50.

This is one of the new eateries that opened in the new «dining commons» at Valley Fair. I had already eaten but decided to stop by for a milk tea with boba. I guess they serve Vietnamese food, a variety of teas and coffees and even wine and sangria. I wanted a Taro milk tea but they said they ran out of boba. So I said nevermind as I really had my mind set on boba. The lady said she could make me a regular milk tea with boba… okkkkk, so can’t you just put the boba that you would put in my milk tea in the Taro? nope. ok. can I get a strawberry milk tea? no you can only get boba in regular milk tea. I agreed to that even tho it was not what I wanted. guess how much it was for a regular milk tea? $ 5.43. I know this is the mall but paying almost $ 6 for a regular milk tea is plain ridiculous. The milk tea was decent and fresh but nothing special. Not coming here again.