Teasociety

I have been to TeaSociety multiple times. Lately, I feel like I’ve been noticing some more lackluster things in their product.
I went there tonight with some friends and I tried their house Ice milk with flan. It was sweet and a good price. The flan was tasty however, the boba seemed to be old and wrinkly. Also, they seemed to put too much ice in the cup because I had trouble eating out the toppings.
My friends said their drinks were ok. I tried theirs’ (I believe each melon milk tea) and it had a good flavor but wrinkly boba too.
I do however like their variety of snacks and the décor of the place as well. Descent amount of seating with tvs, music, and Jenga! Quite a good amount of people on a Tuesday night.
If I’m in the area, I’ll be back. But please don’t use old boba next time!

I really like their strawberry yo-​milk drink. sometimes the strawberries in the drink is really bitter though. so I’m quite concerned about how fresh it is. But overall it’s a nice place to come and hang out and have boba.

This place has gotten better since the last time I was here. I really like their hibiscus raspberry herbal tea, which I added aloe Vera & mixed fruit bits too. Outcome: perfect combo!
I also tried my best friend’s drink which was the oolong milk tea with egg pudding. It had a perfect creamy taste when combined with egg pudding.
For snacks, we had the spiced edamame. I think they baked/​roasted em. I’m used to fresh edamame, but their style was good too!

One star for customer service. The cashier guy who has tattoos on his arm is very rude. Every time I come here, he always has an attitude. He treats customers like crap!!!
Worst customer service
Won’t come back in the future

The drinks are ok. But the customer service in here is really bad. On Sunday night, my friends and I came here. After we ordered our drinks and paid, we decided we want fried tofu. I asked the Asian male cashier if they accept debit card, he said that is ok. The fried tofu turned out to be $ 4.45. When I was about to give him my debit card, he told me that he needs to charge me 35 cents because my order is less than $ 8. While I was thinking if I should ask my friend for cash, he told me «just only 35 cents more and you don’t want to pay. You can get something for $ 3.55 to add up to $ 8.» The cashier was so rude. That is not how a cashier is supposed to talk to a customer. Besides, after I told him I don’t want the fried tofu anymore, he turned his back and started talking with other employees about me.

I like this place, one of the better tea places in the San Jose area. They let you smell the tea leaves they make it from. This place has one of the better tea flavor tastes, lots of good variety. Pretty modern looking tea shop on the inside. I did not expect that from a place that has a mustache for their logo.

Great snacks. I love the fried flour cakes and spiced fries. Drinks are pretty good, and the tea is fresh and constantly being brewed.
Need to focus more on cleanliness. Condiment area is stained and grimy. Plus, I just watched the young male cashier with a diamond stud in his left ear go help with the tea and dropped a teaspoon onto the damp, filthy floor. I was hopeful when he picked it up and walked to the sink. Except he just gave it a 1.5 second rinse and went back to using it to spoon out tea leaves.
I mean the water is already really hot to brew, yeah, but… Food safety and handling training for the kiddos, please.

Being the stereotypical Asian I am, I always strive to try out every milk tea place that opens up in my area. Teasociety is something that you look at as an either love-​or-​hate kind of place. The décor and interior design is very nice but the amount of space to appreciate the interior is very limited. The small, tight space forces us customers to cramp into each other, especially while waiting in line. To add on to the very small space, the tables and chairs take up about 80% of the remaining area so you really don’t have much space to move around. This place is usually crowded as well so if you’re not battling your way to keep the line moving, then you’re battling luck to find a seat.
I’ve tried a lot of drinks from here and they were all mediocre. Only one drink stands out and makes this place worthy of a trip, and that’s their house iced milk tea special; one of my all-​time personal favorite milk tea drinks! This order features a huge cup of sweet, rich, creamy milk tea along with black boba and flan bits! The flan bits make this drink very special as it gives the milk tea a sweet, caramel flavor.
Other than their house special, this place doesn’t really have much else to offer. Wait times can be easily occupied as they provide fun board games and cards, but that’s if you’re even lucky enough to find a seat. I don’t have much else to add to this by this point but if you are looking for a drink to take you off to a great milk tea journey, then you should really give their house iced milk tea special a shot!

My friends and I came here yesterday before we heading out to our New Year’s festivities. I wasn’t expecting much from this tea/​boba joint as the Unilocal reviews weren’t great. However, I am really happy to say that we tried it regardless of the Unilocal reviews.
As a San Diego native, I have always been extremely picky when it comes to food, dessert, and drinks. I would have to say that this tea/​boba joint is better than the majority of the places I have tried in San Diego. The major plus about this place is that they actually measure out the ingredients for all of their drinks; whether tea, milk tea, or smoothies. The flavor was consistent for all of the milk teas we ordered. Also, they make your drink when you order it, unlike the other tea/​boba places that premake it. Oh, and they use real taro instead of powder taro (ewww). The egg pudding was spot on. It was firm, but not too sweet. And the boba was chewy and soft.
I am not east to please, but I am definitely coming back for their milk teas! :) The wait isn’t long because the workers know what they are doing; however, this place is always packed.

I got the Jasmine Sea Creama Tea. But it was more like the Jasmine Shit Shita Pee. It was so salty. I literally felt like I was drinking urine. My friend got who knows what to drink and it tasted like play-​doh. All but one of us agreed that her drink tasted like play-​doh. Another friend for some milk house special thing which was ²⁄₁₀. Would not recommend any of these. Stick to normal milk teas or you’ll regret it.
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Great service and drinks.
Before Teasociety popped up, the East side was lacking in quality boba. I am pleased to say that this place has been one of my personal favorite places to grab some tea (hot or cold). The man who owns this place is very friendly; although I see him less nowadays. He is knowledgeable about their teas and gladly informed me about them when I first patronized this place.
Why should you come here:
The drinks. Teasociety brews your tea on the spot which ensures you that you get a fresh cup every time. I don’t understand people who complain about slow service. Tea takes time to steep. If you want faster service, you might as well head down to TapEx next to Target for some pre-​made milk tea that’s been sitting in their pot for the past hour. They’ll ladle it into a cup for you and you’ll be out in a few minutes. If I am paying $ 4 for a drink, I rather have something that I know is good. Wait a few extra minutes — enjoy better tea.
Another thing I like to add is that these drinks are probably brewed to the correct proportions. If you take out the ice, they probably can’t top off your drink with more tea because they don’t pre-​make tea. It’s just something I noticed when I watch them make the drinks.
I can’t comment on the tea too much since it is completely customizable. I like my tea more bitter than sweet (I order 25% sweetness), so I advise giving this place a few tries to figure out what you like. My personal favorites are peach oolong tea, dark roast oolong milk tea, and hojicha milk tea (all 25−35% sweet and with grass jelly or boba toppings). The sea crema teas aren’t too bad either, but I definitely prefer 85 Bakery’s sea crema.
Their service is good. The workers are friendly and have always greeted me with a smile.
Highly Recommended.

I got a Black tea sea crema 80% and my sister a lychee green tea 25% sweet with french fries tossed with garlic and lemon pepper to share. The two working the cash register were super nice to us as we were deciding what to get, giving us their suggestions because it was our first time here. The sea crema was a little too salty for the drink compared to others I’ve had, but the fries were super good. I’d probably come back just for that.
I knocked a star because my sister wanted to get a strawberry milk for my 2 y/​o niece because she can’t share our tea. She asked what was in it and the workers kept telling her that they can’t disclose it and that it was a «secret». We understand the competition, but all we needed to know was what was going into her drink just in case it triggered any allergies (syrup vs fresh strawberry /​soy, whole or nondairy /​ect.). I feel like for the sake of health and customer service, you would be able to disclose things like that without hesitation because we’ve never had a problem with asking boba places before.

I’m still not happy with the speed of service, but I’m definitely happier with the drinks.
On Thanksgiving evening, most places are closed, including the truly great bubble tea shops of San Jose. Fortunately, Teasociety was open, and they were slammed.
I got the jasmine sea crema ($ 4 w/​tax for 24 oz) with no ice and 80% sweetness («less sweet»). It has the ubiquitous jasmine flavor that I like, with a rich salty cream much like the ones that I’ve also grown to know lately. This cream makes it really rich while adding a very welcome touch of salt. I’d consider tweaking it further to 50% sweetness, but it’s not overly sweet at 80% anyway. Overall, it’s very similar to my favorite version of this drink back in Vegas.
I’m a little disappointed that the cup is underfilled when you ask for no ice. I had to find out in advance from Unilocal,not from a menu warning or an employee’s disclaimer. Looking back at my photo, it’s a pretty significant underfill too. And as I mentioned, it’s still dang slow. It’s not unexpected to take time with tea of this quality that’s likely freshly brewed, but it’s pretty daft that they leave people hanging in line without taking their orders. I wouldn’t recommend stopping by if you’re in a hurry unless it’s a slow time of day (my best guess: early afternoon).
I’ll certainly return to Teasociety if I’m craving the sea crema or the lychee milk tea of my first visit. It’s not a perfect experience overall, but the drinks are worth strong consideration if you’re in the area. As good as Pekoe and Tea Lyfe Drinks are, they don’t have crema or real lychee.

The décor, seating, interior = all cute!
The drinks? Meh. I was drawn to the place because of their cute design on their cups. The milk tea wasn’t that impressive. Bland :(

I guess the rating is pretty on point for this place although I have to say I am actually fairly impressed by their selection of unique teas.
I got the genmaichai milk tea, and I guess next time I’ll ask for it to be a little sweeter. He got the Blazinga milk tea and it was actually quite good. I didn’t hate the pearls here either so I think overall this is a SOLID milk tea joint and I would recommend it if you’re craving milk tea in general.
They take card and they can make your drink EXTRA sweet (lol!) which is the first time I’ve ever seen that option. I think its a great place for unique flavors.

Teasociety has not disappointed me since I started coming here for milk tea about a month ago & I have no idea why it took me so long to find this place.
They have a wide selection of different teas, toppings, types of drinks (milk tea, slushie, yo-​milk, etc.), and snacks! Every time I come here I try something new and I love how you can see what happens behind the scenes as they create your drink. It’s made out of REAL tea and not powder!
Some of my favorites are: strawberry pomegranate milk tea with boba, jasmine sea crema tea with boba, and strawberry yo-​milk with boba, which I’m drinking as I write this. Mmm!
They also have a wide selection of macaron ice cream sandwiches by Mavens Creamery and I would highly recommend Strawberry Nutella. I have yet to try their other snacks, but the Stir Fried Noodles with fried egg is on my list!
Go here! It will be your favorite milk tea spot!

My previous review was based on a bad experience. I figured I would give them another chance. Here it goes. Since the bad experience, I’ve been here more than a dozen times. I do have to admit that each visit has gone pretty smoothly.
These are the drinks I’ve tried:
Hazelnut Ice-​Milk
Asam Toffee
Strawberry Yo-​Milk
Mango Yo-​Milk
Peach Yo-​Milk
Snacks:
Spiced Fries
Waffle Yam Fries
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Nachos
Powder Puffs
Fried Tofu
Their drinks are a bit pricey if you add an extra topping. You start at $ 4.45, and each topping is .45 cents. Based on consistency and overall flavor, their drinks are top notch! The only toppings I’ve tried are the boba and coffee jelly. Both of these toppings always have good texture and very good flavor.
Their snacks range from $ 2.99 to $ 5.95. All of the snacks I’ve tried above are pretty good. My least favorite of the bunch would be the Powder Puffs. They tend to be a little chewy, and the powdered sugar very rarely gets to every piece.
I’d say this is one of my top 3 boba places in San Jose.

Finally made a trip here after so long! My friends and I decided to grab some boba after dinner and we happened to be around the area, so why not?
My first impression about this place was all about their interior design/​decorations. Everything is so cute! I love the little terrariums hanging and also the paintings/​portraits. It gives off a really chill vibe.
For the drinks, I really had no idea on what to get. I decided to try their House Special Iced Milk because why not. I don’t typically get an iced milk drink (unless I am at Half and Half in SoCal), but I thought I should give it a try. The service was fast and I got my drink pretty quickly. My first thought on the drink was that it’s pretty good! It wasn’t too sweet though there were chunks of ice that surprise me every now and then. But other than that, it was pretty decent and I would totally get it again. They also have a lot of interesting flavors that I hope to try next time. I tried my friends’ Rose Milk Tea and Jasmine Milk Tea and they were both pretty good!
Overall, I would come back (if I didn’t live so far away). It has decent boba drinks. It’s a nice place to hangout and to chill with friends. The only down side is that they charge you $ 0.35 if you don’t make their minimum credit limit of $ 8 (booooo). Other than that, give this place a try!

The drinks were super mediocre perhaps even below that.
Got the Earl Grey milk tea and the Jasmine milk tea. I asked for no ice. They’re one of the stores where if you ask for less ice (they don’t fill our cup all the way)…
Both the milk tea tasted off. It lacked flavor… like a lot of flavor.

Having read some of the reviews on here, I guess I can see how some folks might feel like Teasociety doesn’t live up to the hype. Though, I actually have no idea as to how much hype there might have been to begin with. Honestly, I hadn’t even heard of Teasociety until coming in, let alone whether or not Teasociety was «a thing» in San Jose. I guess I really am getting old…
After grabbing lunch at Phở Y #1 (review to come!), we headed to Teasociety since getting milk tea just seemed natural after eating phở (am I right?). And what better place to go to than the one that just happens to be right next door? It certainly seemed popular enough, as we saw several groups walking in and out.
Although the drink menu may not seem very extensive, it’s actually pretty varied — from the drink options down to the types tea they offer. The Strawberry Pomegranate and Peach Melon seem to be their most popular items, but, on my friend’s recommendation, I opted to try the ASSAM TOFFEE MILK TEA ($ 3.75). While the tea itself was good, the toffee was really subtle and easily overwhelmed by all of the milk/​cream (it was so pale!). The overall taste was a tad sweet side too, but the drink as a whole wasn’t bad; just not anything special.
Beyond the milk tea, everything else about this place is spot on, which, I assume, adds to people’s disappointment. Prices are pretty standard, staff is friendly, snacks looked decent, and the décor has a comfortable, welcoming sort of feel. It’s just a shame the drinks weren’t as good in comparison. Had they been, I could have seen myself coming back again.