Ding Tea - Alameda

I placed an order online and arrived to pick up right at my pick up time and they had not even started on my order yet. When I finally got the drinks they were terrible! The monster latte was just all milk and it tasted sour and rotten. The black boba was not edible. I was so pissed I just threw my drink in the back of the trash can. I’m never going back to this place. Learn how to hire or train a competent staff behind the counter if you plan on staying in business on Park Street!

Horrible, this is unacceptable we got food poisoning after drinking from this place. Me and my 4 siblings were throwing up nonstop. Please check the ingredients you guys are adding into our drinks and check the expiration date before serving people!!

This Ding Tea is located in Downtown Alameda. This area is pretty busy most weekends and weeknights, so parking is hit or miss it is mostly street parking or you can park in the parking garage nearby, but you have to walk a couple of blocks over. I wished that they did not close down their other location in Newark it was more convenient for me to go there because there was parking. There is much of a welcome or any service, but it is a boba shop, so no high expectations plus, my drink always comes out decently quickly and it is fairly good, so no major complaints.They are usually pretty good at answering the phone for orders, but on this particular visit, they did not, so I had to order inside when I arrived. No worries though because there were only 2 other customers in the store and they already had gotten their drink, so I ordered and got my drink pretty quick. I ordered my usual the jasmine green milk tea with boba. It has a good cream/milk to tea ratio like always with a good sweetness to it. They serve golden boba as their boba, which is not the best, but it is decent it is not my choice of boba compared to the other shops though. I am glad that they went back to their regular see through cup, instead of the paper cup this may be weird, but I do like seeing my boba as I am enjoying my drink (plus, it is definitely better for photos when you can see your drink and toppings).

BEST PLACE FOR BOBA IN ALAMEDA. Their Burnt Taro Milk Tea is to die for! The top is brûléed, and there is sweet taro mush on the bottom. So good! In fact, I sometimes only go to Alameda for Ding tea, and I live 40ish min away. What I like to do is order online and pick up. That way I don't have to wait there. Especially since parking is a struggle. The place is generally clean. I've been there enough times to know that seats aren't guaranteed. In fact, you might lose your seat if you get up to pick up your order. Public restrooms are available!

I had the Hokkaido coffee, with popping blueberry boba, it was a nice contrast between strong, sweet, and tart! A very satisfying blend of flavors, with every sip! I was here for a K-Pop picture card trading event, and my wife was vending too! You can find her on Instagram, @jerodellee Great service, chill environment!