Boba Loca

I have been coming to this location for years and I’ve never had a single complaint nor mishap. I’m completely in love with their green tea boba, the lovely ladies already know my order! Despite all the negative reviews, I truly recommend this place for its amazing flavors and textures. :)

I’ve gone here for years out of habit (and still do when my husband craves boba) but it’s pretty mediocre. I’ve gone late at night and gotten milk tea boba’s that taste super gritty and weird. The boba isn’t always fresh. The girls working here are pretty nice but they’re usually sitting in the back doing homework and the café is kinda dirty and dusty. The owners should require them to do a little more cleaning before sitting down.
The only times I’ve been annoyed at this location is 1.) I had ordered 4 drinks and was given a flimsy carrier that didn’t hold the drinks in. It was clearly too small and my drink fell outside and the girl charged me for another drink. They don’t use those carriers anymore (if you get multiple drinks they go in a bag) so I’m sure it wasn’t just me. 2.) I had promised to take my husband boba to his job, checked what time they opened at (ten) and went down. They weren’t open so i waited about ten minutes. Finally I just went to CVS and went back to my car deciding to wait until 1030 before giving up. The girl got there just in time and apologized and promised me a free drink next time. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, and it’s pretty annoying. I used to work locally years ago so I used to run into the problem more, I’m not sure if this last time was a fluke or they’ve consistently opened late, but she was very apologetic.

I went in on this place to get a Thai tea with boba but get this… they didn’t have any boba!!! The bobaloca place did not have any boba! They need to really improve this location, get bigger sizes, and keep boba in stock!!!

Takes forever and the girl working had no people skills. The cost for the taste wasn’t really worth it. Wasn’t thee worst place but definitely not the best.

Went on 6÷28÷15 was mine and my daughters first time never again will we be back very hot in the store at 11: oo am cant believe you have your workers working in that condition not able to turn on air conditioner horrible

Came in excited bc everyone has told me good things about this place. When I first walked in the girl didn’t even recognize us, until we were standing at the register for 5 minutes. I ordered a Thai tea w boba, it wasn’t as good as I expected. The girl gave us attitude the entire time, and let me say it was dirty inside, no light, it just looked dead. Definitely won’t be coming back.

DO NOT GO HERE!! There lucky to get one star the quality of boba is very poor any one thinking of getting boba will be disappointed there drinks are watered down not worth the money!!!

This place is DISAPPOINTING the boba is very small and very watered down. NOT WORTH the money. I will never go there again! Waste of money!!! Should of known a B rating and 2 stars.

The café itself seems very lifeless and honestly had a bit of a weird smell. Seemed dirty, and there was a B rating on the place.
As for my drink, I got a taro milk tea on ice with boba. The it itself was alright but it doesn’t taste quite right. And the boba is completely flavorless and too chewy. Don’t bother getting any. Honestly if the place is called BOBA Loca, shouldn’t they at least have decent boba?
They definitely need a bigger staff too, that wait was stupid for only having one person ahead of me.

We like to try new boba places and happened to be in the area. The area was a little run down, and sadly Boba Loca was too.
It was a cold afternoon and the inside of the boba shop was so uncomfortably warm that I had to take off my jacket.
We were there only two people in the shop so the wait time wasn’t terrible (just blending mixes and sealing cups).
I got the chai tea (came blended) and my fiancé got the Thai tea (came blended). I kind of wish we were asked if we wanted it blended or iced because both would have tasted better over ice. Don’t bother getting their boba as a topping because it wasn’t sweetened and wasn’t soft and chewy and fresh tasting.
Price point wise, their drinks are incredibly expensive for the small cup you get. If you compare it to the Oompa Loompa size cups at Half & Half Tea Express, you get more bang for your buck there.
Unilocal 100 Challenge — 94 of 100

This boba café is not well kept and is outdated, however there drinks are made well. I do wish management were more mindful of their workers and hired more employes to decrease the wait times. I remember going there with my mother and grandmother and we waited over 30 mins to get our drinks. Although they tasted great, it took extremely long to get our drinks. I don’t hold the barista accountable, but the owner /​management of the establishment. Please do not exploit your workers and be more mindful of your employee members and customers.

This place is not like it used to be. I used to work at this place when it first opened and this place has gone straight to hell. Boba loca formerly Java Co, had the best coffee, tea and Boba drinks. We would play wonderful music and this place was a spot for people to come study and have a drink. Now, every time I come in here for a smoothie, the locations looks dirty, the couch filthy and service poor. My recommendation to management, fix this place up, make your drinks better and for the love of god, get rid of that dirty assss couch

Great tasting drinks… But please hire more workers… Waiting about 15 minutes for a drink is crazy

Amazing Boba drinks! One of my favorite places! They need more staff thought it is super slow

The boba is good but they have really bad customer service and they take forever to have your drink ready. I was there last time for 30 mins. They only have 1 person working and the place looks really dirty and to top it all off its the only boba place that I know that charges a little bit too much. I only go there cause it’s the only one close to my house but I really don’t recommend it

Came here over the weekend. However, as soon as you walked in the place it seems a little run down. The a/​c was not working and there was only one person behind the counter. It took about 20 minutes in this hot store to get my Boba would have expected the Boba to be yummy at least and it was not.
Pearl bobas were kind hard, not enough ice so it was not a thick slushy Boba that I wanted on this hot day and the lady didn’t even call the drink as she put it out. I had to ask her if it was my drink.
The place was packed and people were waiting outside since it was too hot inside. Bad service and bad Boba.
I would not come here again.

I go here every day for my bobas & only once out of 50+ drinks was it below par with soupy pearls. So, drinks are good but…
The store is unkempt, aged, and dirty. Even a good cleaning would do a lot to improve the place. Its also 20 degrees warmer than outside & very stuffy since they do NOT use their air conditioner. It really hits you when you walk in. Not a place you want to stay for a while.
The employees speak very little english & seem quite uneducated! Ive had many a conversation with them & many have never used a computer; the reason they know nothing about these reviews!
As a favor, I think I may print these out so the owner can see what he needs to improve on. I never want to see a Whittier business fail for simple fixes needed.

Boba loca is my home away from home.
Every time I come here I’m greeted by the nice lady (I think she’s the owner) they’re fast when not loaded with customers most of the time it’s busy though. The green tea boba is my favorite I never been unsatisfied with any of my drinks and I’ve tried most of the flavors. I come here so frequently she knows what I want already:) The best part is that they don’t charge for extra boba!

I’m hooked on boba and have been to so many different places. I tend to just stick to the basic milk tea or watermelon one. Anyway, I was driving and saw this location and pulled in. The place was empty and even so, both employees there were talking amongst themselves while I was standing there. I was already upset because they were just in their own world. I then ordered two drinks and it took about 8 minutes before I got my drinks. WHY SO LONG? Because she was talking to her employee while making my drink then decided to make another customers drink before finishing mine. So I’m drinking my milk tea boba drink and it’s honestly the worst one I have ever had. I knew I should have walked out but I had already paid.
I DO NOT recommend this place. There is a great boba loca in la Habra off imperial hwy. it’s even cheaper there! :)

Pros– Tasty drinks (depending on who makes them and how busy they are.) I usually get the strawberry banana smoothie and my boyfriend has gotten the strawberry milkshake. I also got the tapioca and thai milk tea. All of it was pretty good except once the girl was really busy and my boyfriend’s milkshake was very watered down.
Cons– Very dirty place. They could use some remodeling, new furniture and they could DEFINITELY clean the sitting area more. The couch in the waiting area is stained with miscellaneous substances so I never actually sit down when I go there. The place where they actually prepare the boba is kept cleaner than the rest of the place, so that’s why I didn’t walk out of the place when I came in. Also, I wouldn’t recommend playing the claw game they have in there either. I won my daughter a teddy bear and while it appeared clean, it smelled VERY bad. (I wash stuffed animals I win her anyway, but that’s the first time I ever won her something that smelled that bad.)