SGV BOBA TOUR - 12 Places To Find Your Perfect Drink

We toured 12 well-known tea shops across the San Gabriel Valley to compare price, tea strength, sweetness accuracy, toppings, and boba texture.

Our baseline is tea-forward drinks with 30 to 50 percent sugar and a clean chew. You will see the cheapest milk tea we found at about $4.70, unlimited toppings at one spot, a buy one get one deal after 6 PM at another, and a few tea-nerd moments like teaspresso machines and Oriental Beauty oolong.

We also tried Ya Shi Xiang, sometimes written as Duck Sh*t tea. Top 3 picks are revealed at the end!

What you will get
• Real prices as of 2025, plus any cash discounts or deals
• Notes on chew level, ice, and sweetness accuracy
• Tea highlights, from osmanthus oolong to Taiwanese milk tea and fruit-tea slushes
• Parking tips where it matters

Spots featured
• Wushiland, 150 E Main St #110, Alhambra, CA 91801
• Formosa Aroma, 5570 Rosemead Blvd Suite 130, Temple City, CA 91780
• Little 1, 1671 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106
• Chun Yang, 311 E Valley Blvd Suite 111, San Gabriel, CA 91776
• Chicha San Chen, 30 W Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801
• Hechalou, 345 E Main St Suite 101, Alhambra, CA 91801
• Heytea, 500 N Atlantic Blvd Ste 177, Monterey Park, CA 91754
• Garage Tea, 119 N Lincoln Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91755
• Half & Half Good Old Time, 704 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776
• Yi Fang, 733 W Naomi Ave I, Arcadia, CA 91007
• CiTea, 529 E Valley Blvd #138A, San Gabriel, CA 91776
• Bopomofo Cafe, 841 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Tell us your go-to order and sugar level in the comments. If we missed your favorite shop, drop it below and we will consider a part two!

All items were purchased by us. Prices and menus may change.

Check out Mr. & Mrs. K's food tour in LA where they visited Bopomofo -    • The Ultimate Los Angeles Food Tour  

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