Odd One Out Tea San Mateo

$$ • Bubble Tea, Coffee Shops, Pet Friendly

About Odd One Out Tea San Mateo

Odd One Out Tea San Mateo is an award-winning bubble tea spot from Taiwan. Guests should expect a line, but it moves pretty quickly. The golden buddha silk boba and calamansi shiso silk boba both had a good tea flavor, and the boba comes in a jelly form infused with flavor. The calamansi drink was especially refreshing. The champion milk tea has a good ratio of tea and milk with jasmine silk boba, and the cream in the drink was phenomenal. The matcha was good and strong, and the aged pu'er had a very nice roasted flavor. The yuzu osmanthus was delicious. The tea is not overly sweet, and the toppings are really unique. The team is great and offers to remake a drink if you don't like it. The design of the cups is lovely, and there are free samples of other teas available, with a wall to smell the different teas by the entrance and two teas to sample at the counter. There is a good amount of seating inside, though not that many tables, and no order ahead available just yet. The drinks are pretty pricey, with $8 16oz boba.

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If you’ve had orobae in irvine, the golden buddha tasted very similar! Actually quite liked the “silk boba” which was jasmine jelly, but the jelly texture is a bit starchier and firmer than grass jelly. They had the champion mt out for sampling and it was good too, but i preferred the golden buddha more since it’s oolong and the flavor tasted stronger. It was pretty busy, so there was a bit of a wait for ordering and getting our drink. Some tables inside; overall would...read full review

October 2026

22'TW Champion Milk Tea is awesome!
The best milk tea in Bay Area so far

October 2026

Been hooked on this place. Just wish it opened earlier in the day.

October 2026

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