Over the last 10+ years I've come to this very tea house a minimum of 200 times. The atmosphere is wonderful, nice lighting and bueatiful decorations. The costumer service is particularly amazing. They genuinely care about you and pay attention to every drink. Consistency is obviously important to them because over the years the drinks have stayed amazing. I would like to highlight one employee in particular, Kevin. He is very kind and helpful. He has made every trip to Sawtelle a memorable one. I look forward to coming here many more times over the years and enjoying sweet boba!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lychee Jelly, Almond
Fan Zhao
Venmo or cash only.Maybe the first popular boba shop in sawtelle. Has standard boba tea. U cannot get it wrong here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Yvonne Padilla
Excitement selection of boba and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Setareh Vatan
This is my favorite boba spot (and I’m picky with boba)! My favorite drink to get is the matcha slush with boba. It’s consistently made the same each time and their boba is the perfect texture and taste.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Austin Im
We visited Volcano Tea House on 1/3/2024! I got the rose milk tea and my boyfriend got the coconut milk tea.The service was alright, maybe not particularly nice but it wasn't bad enough to ruin the experience.The drinks were good, the flavor wasn't too sweet and there was a lot of flavor that didn't feel too syrupy at all. I give the tea a 4/5 because the boba wasn't very good, just a but average, sorta hard. However, the tea flavor definitely made up for it. Also the tea is pretty cheap compared to other places.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Jane Liu
The hot sakura green tea I ordered was made with chemically treated tea leaves--an unfortunate trend in Asia to lure customers who are unaware of or do not care if their tea leaves have been chemically enhanced with an unnaturally strong aromatic scent and flavor. It was unlike any natural Japanese or Chinese green tea that I've ever tasted. The scent made me nauseous.I threw out the whole cup. Avoid if you don't want unnecessary artificial chemicals in your food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Kevin Yazdi
The Hokkaido milk tea is out of this world. Somehow incredibly sweet without being too sweet. The tiny boba are really really tiny, but are definitely still packed with boba flavor and super easy to drink! Lots of options here, and they all seem like winners.Also the popcorn chicken was actually perfect. The spice comes on the side, so you can add as much or as little as you want, but I recommend adding a lot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn Chicken
Sierra G.
Was very pleased at how fast the service was with such a busy place. But the quality of the tea was satisfactory. Nothing great.
Ray
Ordered house milk tea with boba. Milk tea is too bland and has no flavor. Boba is ok. The other boba stores nearby are
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Karen C.
Stopped by after we had lunch a few doors down. We got a roasted oolong tea and lychee slushy. The lychee was good but the boba was hard. We ended up throwing most of the drink away. This place is good if you're craving drinks without boba. I didn't try any of their snacks but will probably try something next time I'm here.
Not on the sweet side.Homey Mom and Pop Shop :) Great Service. I went here on Christmas - the boba tasted a bit… stale? They are giving away tickets for a new years raffle. Check out their Instagram to see if you have won!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Bobby
I’ve been coming here for the last 10 years and service had always been great. The new guy at the register has way too much attitude. He has no understanding of customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
قلاتي اسحاق
I absolutely love this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Asa Herron
This is the spot for real. It’s not a trendy place like much of Sawtelle, instead offering solid drinks into the late hours of night. I recommend the Passionfruit iced Green Tea (aka the Jamie Lee Curtis), Strawberry Slush with cheese foam, or house milk tea. However, you really can’t go wrong. Get a hash brown to snack on as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mallory C.
Always great boba! I came here years ago and revisited it recently. There are so many options that you can't go wrong.
Over the last 10+ years I've come to this very tea house a minimum of 200 times. The atmosphere is wonderful, nice lighting and bueatiful decorations. The costumer service is particularly amazing. They genuinely care about you and pay attention to every drink. Consistency is obviously important to them because over the years the drinks have stayed amazing. I would like to highlight one employee in particular, Kevin. He is very kind and helpful. He has made every trip to Sawtelle a memorable one. I look forward to coming here many more times over the years and enjoying sweet boba!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lychee Jelly, Almond
Venmo or cash only.Maybe the first popular boba shop in sawtelle. Has standard boba tea. U cannot get it wrong here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Excitement selection of boba and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is my favorite boba spot (and I’m picky with boba)! My favorite drink to get is the matcha slush with boba. It’s consistently made the same each time and their boba is the perfect texture and taste.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited Volcano Tea House on 1/3/2024! I got the rose milk tea and my boyfriend got the coconut milk tea.The service was alright, maybe not particularly nice but it wasn't bad enough to ruin the experience.The drinks were good, the flavor wasn't too sweet and there was a lot of flavor that didn't feel too syrupy at all. I give the tea a 4/5 because the boba wasn't very good, just a but average, sorta hard. However, the tea flavor definitely made up for it. Also the tea is pretty cheap compared to other places.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
The hot sakura green tea I ordered was made with chemically treated tea leaves--an unfortunate trend in Asia to lure customers who are unaware of or do not care if their tea leaves have been chemically enhanced with an unnaturally strong aromatic scent and flavor. It was unlike any natural Japanese or Chinese green tea that I've ever tasted. The scent made me nauseous.I threw out the whole cup. Avoid if you don't want unnecessary artificial chemicals in your food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
The Hokkaido milk tea is out of this world. Somehow incredibly sweet without being too sweet. The tiny boba are really really tiny, but are definitely still packed with boba flavor and super easy to drink! Lots of options here, and they all seem like winners.Also the popcorn chicken was actually perfect. The spice comes on the side, so you can add as much or as little as you want, but I recommend adding a lot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn Chicken
Was very pleased at how fast the service was with such a busy place. But the quality of the tea was satisfactory. Nothing great.
Ordered house milk tea with boba. Milk tea is too bland and has no flavor. Boba is ok. The other boba stores nearby are
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Stopped by after we had lunch a few doors down. We got a roasted oolong tea and lychee slushy. The lychee was good but the boba was hard. We ended up throwing most of the drink away. This place is good if you're craving drinks without boba. I didn't try any of their snacks but will probably try something next time I'm here.
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Not on the sweet side.Homey Mom and Pop Shop :) Great Service. I went here on Christmas - the boba tasted a bit… stale? They are giving away tickets for a new years raffle. Check out their Instagram to see if you have won!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
I’ve been coming here for the last 10 years and service had always been great. The new guy at the register has way too much attitude. He has no understanding of customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
I absolutely love this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the spot for real. It’s not a trendy place like much of Sawtelle, instead offering solid drinks into the late hours of night. I recommend the Passionfruit iced Green Tea (aka the Jamie Lee Curtis), Strawberry Slush with cheese foam, or house milk tea. However, you really can’t go wrong. Get a hash brown to snack on as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always great boba! I came here years ago and revisited it recently. There are so many options that you can't go wrong.