O2 Cafe

The drinks [mango&peach smoothie and yogurt&lychee smoothie] that I tried were pretty good! They each had jelly inside, so boba wasn’t necessary. Contrary to what other Unilocalers have said, their boba wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t sweet like honey boba, but at least it was chewy. I would definitely come back again — if it weren’t for the pricing.

Two stars because the staff was actually kinda nice, but the drinks and desserts were just eh. I had tiramisu and um, well, they probably should go try it somewhere to see what it should taste like. It looked good but no, wasn’t up to par. Dry, flavorless. I kept eating it to try and get a taste of what it was they were trying to accomplish, but it didn’t happen. Espresso was bitter, another drink tasted like coffee with boba and the last drink he said, «it tastes like ice with food coloring», lol. Oh well, onward!

$ 4.95 for an iced coffee… Black. Just no. That’s more than twice as much as Starbucks.

Pretty good! I got a strawberry banana smoothie without boba and at first it tasted super watery but there was strawberry lychee at the bottom and after i shook it a bit it was really good. Ambience was nice as well, and prices are the same as any other café.

My brother got a 3 scoop sundae, I got a thai tea slush.
1. Whipped cream on the sundae DID NOT taste like whip cream, in fact the end flavor was that there was residue and just not good. OBVIOUSLY extremely expired and outdated.
2. Scoops of ice cream were so dinky and the total for the sundae came out to be $ 6.00
3. Thai tea slush… wthell is this flavor? The WORST thai tea slush ever made in this lifetime, in this world. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT FLAVOR? I couldn’t figure it out and I regretted I even got a large. I just thought who could screw up a thai tea slush? Apparently this place can.
Anyway everything came out to be $ 12. Will I come back? Heck to the NO.

Came here right after having lunch next door. Originally I felt a little sticker shocked having a $ 5 latte from a korean boba spot, but figured we are here in this plaza might as well save us some hassle. Boy was I surprised the hazelnut iced latte was super yummy. Just the way I like it. A good Amy of cream but not where the coffee taste is washed out and just amount of hazelnut where it wasn’t overwhelmingly sweet.

I don’t know what kind of crowd they are aiming for, it’s for really old people that come and have a coffee or really young people that just smoke around the front. When I went in for a meeting, there was another group seated inside and they were praying and crying and chanting Jesus. Their drinks are overpriced and the location itself is so tight and the parking is terrible.

Great ambiance. Price is similar to any other café. Got a strawberry boba and it turned out to be much different from other other places I had. Got some strawberry lychee inside, adding a little twist to my smoothie. Worth checking out after some Korean BBQ

Their milk tea is fantastic. I believe the price is a little steep. I had their Thai Tea as well, and it was one of the best I’ve ever tasted. Very unique flavour but still alluding to the standards.
Boba itself, which I don’t normally eat was absolutely perfect and of course friendly service amounted in an A+ experience. I had to deduct one star because there is no air conditioning and it’s hot right now. Maybe misters would be helpful!

Loooove their hot milk tea boba! Hands down the best I’ve tried so far in ktown. The patbingsoo is ok, nothing really special about it. The café never seems to be busy on weeknights.

On my last review, I stated «THE BEST BOBA IN K TOWN !!! «
I am proud to make this statement. It certainly is the best. Top quality; you will only find at O2 .
Several weeks ago, we stopped in and tried a new flavor; Mitsugaru. We are always adventurous, so we gave it a try. Something different from the usual and a flavor we have never seen anywhere else. Kind of difficult to describe the flavoring, but very much a nutty flavor.
The Boba is so yummy at O2, I ordered another one.(I can live on Gamja Tang and Boba all day) I ordered the Taro flavor. It hard to believe Taro taste so delicious in a Boba and I dont even like Taro.
In the past several years, we been going to O2, my family and I have tried most of their flavors. They seem to master the art of Boba and none of the other Boba shops are of their quality. It’s too bad we live a 4 hour drive away. Can’t wait for next trip, I want to try the Coconut flavor.
***** The owner is very friendly and she always has a smile. Friendly service with a smile, a key element in any successful busness.*****

Got kiwi fruit slush boba to-​go. Was definitely NOT worth it. The service was ok (not great) but the drink itself was not well blended (large chunks of ice) and the boba was incredibly hard, not because it was in a cold drink but just extra hard. Drink was only ²⁄₃ way full and visible empty space in the cup. In sum, just not worth it, especially when there’s much better places in ktown everywhere.

Not baaaaaaad. Seems like a new joint in town, but a very typical Koreatown café at that. They obviously love Audrey Hepburn, they’ve got about two dozen or so little portraits of her on the wall and even their menu is bedecked with the iconic starlet. There’s an outside seating area with heaters for the smokers and an inside area with a display of average bottled drinks.
Food-​wise, they’ve got lattes, coffee, shaved ice with fruit, ice cream, boba slushies and smoothies, and the other typical fare. Their iced green tea tastes more like the Korean dandelion tea, or maybe even barley water, and not so much like green tea. Surprisingly I enjoyed my peach mango slushy, it had little chunks of fruit in it and was nice and thick. Usually places grind up ice and very obviously put in syrup flavorings which make it taste fake and nasty… but here their drinks seem to use some part fruit!
Not too shabby, will have to come here and try some more stuff to up my rating. Prices aren’t for the drinks, it’s for space and ambiance. The two drinks above cost about $ 13. Wifi available, cash only.

i stopped by the café after lunch at a-​won japanese restaurant next door for some coffee. wow! the coffee costs $ 4.00! i initially thought that it costs that much for a huge size, but it was 12 fl oz! i didn’t get it, because it wasn’t worth it for me ($ 1.50 at starbucks or $ 1 at mc donald’s for that size!). i’m sure the quality of the coffee must’ve been great, but in all seriousness for drip it wasn’t worth it. so i opted for melon boba drink for $ 3.99. it was okay — similar to other boba places.
one thing i did like was the indie feel at this café. it was nicely decorated with photos and floral arrangements. since i started frequenting cafes in berkeley and love the simlar feeling from berkeley cafes, i decided to try out this place. i wish the drinks were as special as the ones in berkeley. i probably wouldn’t return w/​all the cafes in koreatown unless i happen to come to a-​won again for lunch.

We just randomly found this place by driving in K-​town and we loved it ;) now I found another good spot to hang out.
I usually like Korean owned cafes so I try to find cafes in K-​town but this one was actually Japanese owned! I was happy to find some Japanese café in Korea town too! :)
The service was so good and the BOBA was the bomb! :D
I love Boba so this makes it even better!
Outside seating was nice and comfortable too.
may be if there was some music playing in the back it would make people chill and stay longer :) it was little too quiet :)
but I would definitely go back again :)

Location: close to 901 S Vermont
We found this place after having KBBQ up the street, so we decided to pop in for something sweet. My BF and I had to be somewhere, so we ordered ours to go and it felt as if it took hours!
1 Thai boba tea and 1 Vanilla frappé to go took at least 15 minutes! Granted, the guy was working by himself, and I felt sad for our friends that decided to sit to order. We didn’t hang around to find out how long it took them to get their order, but I’m sure it wasn’t fast…
I’m used to a smooth, soft boba, but this place had boba that was firm and almost dry — like it was old. The taste was good, but I would rather go out of my way to a Lollicup or more popular boba or teahouse for better quality boba.