Bobaville - San Francisc

Boba Milk, 75% sweet, less ice 10/10Strawberry Matcha Latte, 75% sweet, less ice 10/10

TLDR: when something tastes watery and leaves a sweet aftertaste in your mouth, that’s a really bad comboI ordered the Hong Kong milk tea with no toppings and it came out within thirty seconds. The first sip tasted like basic black milk tea with evaporated milk added in. After the initial tea taste, it coated my mouth with almost a film on my tongue. I ate my food and tried it a few minutes later and it was watery tasting but still had such a sugary aftertaste that I threw it away after we each had a few sips.

You know, for the longest time, I used to wonder why there weren 't more boba shops around the outer edge of the Sunset District. I get that the area out here doesn 't get the same foot traffic as the stretch of Irving by 19th Ave, for example, but that 's also my point without much competition, and given all of the nearby schools, a good boba shop could kill it! So, you can imagine how delighted I was to see that Bobaville opened up their second location out here. Granted, I 'd yet to try their original location in Daly City either, but I had heard so many good things about it from friends that I couldn 't help but feel excited to see one pop up so much closer to me!Now, I should note that I 'm fully aware that Eggettes offers boba and they aren 't all that far from here. However, like several of my longtime, go to spots on this side of SF, they seem to have fallen off over the years or my taste has just improved). As such, Bobaville and their collection of drinks is a welcome addition to the neighborhood. Sure, it 'd be nice if they also had food offerings as well, but I 'm not going to quibble over that. Not when nearly every variety of tea, matcha, smoothie, and coffee on the sounds so enticing! Plus, their boba is made in house, so huge plus points for that! ICE CREAM TEA Choice of Tea Black) with a Scoop of French Vanilla Ice Cream... 5.25 yelp.com/biz_photos/boba…)Pretty unique...and delicious! Given the ice cream, I asked for 25% and it was just right after mixing everything together. Surprisingly, the texture could 've been creamier, but I liked how the ice cream complemented the tea rather than overpowered it. HONG KONG MILK TEA Black Tea Serviced with Sugar and Evaporated Milk... 5 yelp.com/biz_photos/boba…)Not as good as the Ice Cream Tea, but still pretty solid! It was a little sweet at 75%, but not as sweet as other places ' 75%. As far as taste goes, it was quite tasty, though the consistency was a little bit on the watery side for me. ALMOND TEA Almond Flavored Black Tea with Non Dairy Creamer... 5.25 yelp.com/biz_photos/boba…)I got this one at 50% sweet and it was just right just enough to complement the almond flavor though I wish the latter was stronger). I also added their Homemade Boba to try .75) and it was fantastic! Flavorful with a nice, tender chewiness to it. MANGO KING Ultra Creamy Mango Drink Made With Mango Puree, Mango Ice Cream, and Whipped Cream... 6.50 yelp.com/biz_photos/boba…)I came for this after hearing so many good things from friends and it is SO GOOD! The consistency is perfect super creamy but not thick) and it 's full of mango flavors from the ice cream and the puree. One of my new favorites anywhere!In addition to their tasty drinks, another big positive about Bobaville is their staff. Every time I 've been here, the workers have always been super friendly and seem genuinely happy to help when folks have asked questions. I also love how relatively easy it is to find nearby parking. Of course, it 's even easier at night, but they close somewhat early 6pm on most nights, 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays), which is really the only bad thing about them. I mean, I get why not many places out here stay open late), but if they were to close a bit later, I 'm sure folks like me would make the drive from elsewhere just because everything here tastes so good!All in all, I 'm not sure what I 'm happier about the fact that Bobaville has opened up in SF, that I 've finally learned what so many other Yelpers have already known about them, or that they were as good as I had hoped. I 'm not sure if I 'd go so far as to say that they 're my favorite boba shop around, but they 're certainly one of my favorites on this side of The City. Yes, even ahead of my nostalgic favorite, Wonderful Desserts.FOUR AND A HALF STARS rounded up.

Walk in store front as there are no tables/chairs to sit down anywhere. I have enjoyed everything I've gotten here. Just a word of caution for those who prefer their drinks dairy free when my partner ordered a DF drink after the cashier that day listed all the DF options, something must have gotten lost in translation because the drink we got was not DF. So double check your order and make sure your cashier knows your drink is dairy free!

The guy there was really nice and I forgot to add boba into the order for my boba, and he gave me the boba for free. This will be one of my favorite boba shop ever!