BAMBU

I’ve only been here once, and I thought that it was good. It was totally my fault for ordering it in the morning, which caused me to get a stomach ache. Otherwise, I ordered the Taro milk tea with Boba and Grass jelly. It tasted soooo good. I would definitely try the Che here next time. I would totally recommend this place to my friends, BUT I wouldn’t recommend anyone to go here and order ant type of milk tea with Boba and/​or Grass Jellu.

Drove around looking for a nice spot to grab some boba right after my graduation at SJSU. We came here up one recommendation of my brother who had mentioned the Bambu location near his house in Daly City was pretty good.
It was my first time coming here and didn’t know what to order, how to order and what to expect. First off. The store is pretty darn small, there is some seating but it was nicer outside and less crowded (I get really irritable in crowded small areas) when it came for myself to order, and the girl at the register had asked if I wanted any tapioca, I asked her what types they had. Here is where 2 stars come into play. She has no customer service skills what so ever, she rolled her eyes and sighed and pointed to a sign and literally said «we have those»… Like wtf really?! If I’m going to spend my money at your location the least you can do is act like you enjoy your job and provide some customer service.
This one girl gets no stars and the drinks were ok and get only 2 stars. I get the place is popular but at this location I don’t see why. I wouldn’t recommend going here on a daily basis.

I like smashed avocado and number one Bambu. The Vietnamese coffee is strong for people did not like strong coffee. I got a handful so I did not take any picture.

The original Bambu. The dessert /​drinks we got here were excellent, but the décore is showing it’s age. There’s also a bar next door with absurdly loud music. Kinda adds to the ambiance.

Came by for a drink the other day and it was decent! Ordered a Thai tea half sweet and it was perfect! Not too sweet and the drink was pretty strong!
$ 3.5 was slightly pricey and they’re cash only.
They do have a few tables and seats inside, although with all of the music videos they have bumping in the background, I can see how it can be a challenge to get any studying done…

This is your typical Vietnamese dessert place. They offer a variety of different combinations. They now also sell ice cream macaroon for $ 3.59 each. If you’re not feeling the dessert cups, they offer tea drinks. Everything here is roughly $ 3 – 5.

If you ever come here try number 22 but instead of the white jello switch it for the long green jello. My fav drink. Besides that I’m not a fan of other drinks here. It’s too sweet for me or have things that I don’t like in them. However the trick is you can customize your drink to have only what you want in it and the price will be the same. I’d suggest getting any drink with fresh coconut water then add what you want in it.

I love this place!!! Everything tastes great!!! Try them all because their fast turn around menu is always fresh from high clientele flow. My favorite tea, smoothie and Che desserts! Too bad Monday’s are closed

I’ve only gotten two things here.
1 coconut smoothie
2 vanilla macaroon
Both are spectacular.
Every drink shop I go to I get an avocado or coconut smoothie & this place has the best one so far.
It tastes super natural, fresh, perfectly creamy & just right on the sweetness level.
Some places make their drinks overly sweet or use canned coconut milk or cream & it tastes wayyyy to concentrated, some taste like straight up coconut flavored ice cream with milk, yuck!
This one is perfectly balanced, fresh & sweet.
I get this smoothie at least once a month it’s so good.
Can’t speak for the rest of the items sorry!
As far as décor, cleanliness & service goes.
Décor is modern sheik. Cute chandelier style lights, marble countertops, mirror details, big flat screen & 2 small cute couches.
I use the word cute cause the place is quite small but in an appealing adorable way.
They always have the latest music videos showing which makes the short wait time fun.
The place always feels & looks clean so no complaints there.
Service, I usually see the same girl working & she’s always sweet, fast & efficient.
Absolutely no complaints here.
The only feedback I would give though is that maybe the owners should think about opening places with bigger seating areas! You guys obviously have a great sense of style & awesome menu items! I’m sure it would make for a good dine in crowd!
Just saying!

A lot of my friends and family really love BAMBU. I don’t really get the hype.
The place is relatively small but cleanly and the service is fast. There’s not too much to complain about at all, they offer a wide assortment of dessert drinks and milk teas which is nice but I just don’t find any of them particularly special or their taste particularly rewarding.
I’ll probably be returning anyways since my family members love it so much, but I just think there’s better places for che out there. Can’t deny the ease and ok-​ness of this place though.

This was an unexpected treat. We stopped in for a coffee and ended up getting a few dessert drinks. The apple smoothie with Boba was to die for! We also got another drink, with everything in it, and that too was super good. I love trying new things and these tasty treats we’re right up my alley.
The downside is that the location is quite small and has limited seating. We were lucky and snagged the couch facing the TV, (which had music videos on– awkward and inappropriate with all the little kids around). Just after we got our drinks, dozens of people started streaming through the doors. There were people everywhere looking for places to sit, sitting on each others laps, and standing around. It was super crowded.

Bambu has raised their prices! What used to be $ 3.25 is now $ 3.95, boo. Also, it seems to have become a lot sweeter, which is also bad. Furthermore, their pandan jelly consistency has decreased; some are perfectly chewy, some are too hard, and some are way too soft. Some are way too thin as well. I don’t know what’s up with that!
Bambu is still pretty good for what they offer though; their che is still the only che I consistently come back to, and I really like their #3 che, which has red bean, mung bean, taro, pandan jelly, and probably some others that I forgot about.

I love that Bambu has steadily been increasing their number of locations over the years! They’ve got a drink selection that is unique only to their franchise, which I can truly appreciate. Bambu serves up Vietnamese desserts similar to Filipino «halo halo» — sweet beans, jelly, fruit, served up with a scoop of ice cream and a splash of milk. Apart from desserts, they’ve also got coffee, tea, boba, and fruit infused teas, which is their newest creation from what I’ve seen! This time around, I got a taro smoothie with no boba. My friend ordered a tea infused with strawberries and basil seeds. Both drinks were very good and prepared under 3 minutes. perfect for such a hot day out in SJ. I’ll add a star if they can expand their location, make it bigger, and provide softer music if people decide they’d like to be able to study/​work there!

This is my summer refresher. Amazing collection of boba teas and hot teas. It took me almost 20 minutes to decide which flavor to try as their menu is very exciting with a zillion of them. Finally went for the mocha flavor and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s decently priced and it is for all ages. Ample
Parking and a great spot :)

UGGGGGGH. I am craving Bo Dam right now. Basically, it’s smashed up avocado with condensed milk, ice, and assortments of jellys. You can even ask for durian to be added to your Bo Dam. This location I feel always makes the best Bo Dam out of all the other locations. It’s not too thin/​liquidy. I like the chunks of avocado and the consistency to be rather thick. It does not get anymore Vietnamese than this.
The ches here are also a must-​try, but for those who are less adventurous, no worries! There’s so much offered that are more friendly to those who are not familiar with the classic Vietnamese desserts. There are milk teas, smoothies, and juices as well! The passionfruit juice is absolutely delicious and fresh, so I highly suggest this drink for those who want to try something a little more on the exotic side but still too timid to try anything else!
Also I noticed they’re selling ice cream macarons too! Go them

Came here for my first time yesterday and was told they had the best che!
I ordered banh lot. It’s a mixture of these green jellys, coconut milk and sugar cane. Simple right?
Another hot sunny Saturday in San Jose and my order came out within 10 minutes. My ice was already fully melted by the time I had received it and completely watered down. Do you know what the best part was? My drink was STILL warm. Besides bring watered down and not cold, it was okay. I didn’t like the jelly so much. I prefer sticking to THANH SON for delicious Banh Lot when I come visit San Jose.

Quaffing my Che, regardless of the drink ordered, or how many different textures, is so easy to do.
A medley and interplay of colors, textures, varying sweet components– all tropical, all awash in a coco milk blend.
But my oh my, that pandan and macapuno— they’re the finest !!

I’m not from the area but I stopped in with my family to get some Che for a nice cold dessert for a warm day. They have a Bambu branch over in Virginia, which I’ve only been to once and I got my usual — Avocado boba. But since I’m over in SJ, I wanted to try something new.
I got the «Smashed Avocado» and to me it was alright but I couldn’t finish it. It wasn’t very sweet and didn’t taste that much better after I mixed everything together. Next time I’ll just stick to my usual favorite (s). My family all got #1 (Bambu Special) and they really liked that one.
Service was also slow that day — we stood in line for about 30 minutes before we could get our orders in. There was only one person taking orders and one other person running the orders.

Plenty of times I’ve been at Tacos Autlense down the road and wanted a coffee afterwards. I usually try to find Peet’s and yet, there isn’t one available.
This place showed up in my search, so I decided to see what they had. When I arrived, they had a much better parking lot with wider parking spaces than across the street.
Entering the place, the customers sitting on the love seat looked up, and unfortunately, I walked in front of the precious TV, which was unavoidable. Oh, well. It’s not your living room, is it?
Besides the love seat, I think that there was seating for seven.
I went to see the menu, which was toward the kitchen. The first thing I noticed was that it was half in VietNamese, half in English.
About that time, the woman behind the counter asked what I wanted. I ordered a number 44 – caramel blend, like a Freddo/​Frappé. The price was cheaper than Peet’s or pretty much any place I’d been. She asked if I wanted tapioca pearls or something else, and I did not. I’d recently had coffee with tapioca pearls and it didn’t seem a good combination.
I used the clean restroom and the coffee still wasn’t finished after I exited. It took a little more time and she handed me the drink and wished me a good evening.
The drink was larger than I expected and it was good.

My very first BAMBU was the one in San Mateo and I went for the boba… which was, after a ShareTea experience, only a-​okay. Nothing special.
This time, however, I went to their original destination in San Jose and tried che, their dessert. Spot on! I got the BAMBU Special which comes with coconut milk, glass jelly, pandan jelly, and basil seed. Looks funny, but tastes great — especially the with the frozen topping it also looks awesome.
I’m definitely back for more and to make my way through the menu!