Boba Cafe

My daughter's and I go to Bob's cafe very often .. we love the Boba and the food .. the employees are awesome ! The wait time is never too long . We recommend the strawberry slushi with lychee/ or boba, and their French fries are really good.. . Best Boba in riverside!💥💥💥💥💥

I've been coming here since my first job was down the street 10 years ago. There are plenty of food options and the drink flavors are excellent. They are very consistent and the larger sizes are worth the price!

I got there popcorn chicken and milk tea. It was delicouse. Krispy and fresh. I love there noodles too, good quality produce used in there food. Ima defiently come back.

Honestly pretty delicious boba place! It was a late night and this place was thankfully open, I absolutely love their late hours! I went in about 9 PM there were 10 guests in there and more kept on coming! I was helped and my boba was given to me within 7 or less minutes, not only mine but everyone’s else’s boba order. The food did take about 15 minutes not a problem. I saw a lot of people ordering jalapeño rice I think that’s a favorite thing here. Place was clean staff is super friendly. Affordable prices, I’d recommend it. 100%

Great food, snack and beverage options. Their layout is a little odd. Through the years they've added more barriers towards the entrance which make it seem a little odd as to looking at the menu and ordering. Lighting is usually gloomy and the seating is limited (no outside seating). Nonetheless, this place has remained a delicious place.

Great place, never fails to sate my appetite and it doesn't pretend to be greater than it is. 5/5

I love their drinks, there can be a bit of a language barrier at times though, so there have been a couple of times I walked away only to find out later that either the employee or I had some sort of misunderstanding, and something wasn't quite what I wanted or what I thought it was going to be. Just make sure to double check the receipt to make sure it's what you are expecting, although that didn't help on 1 of my orders... Anyways, the quality of the drink has always been really good, so still giving 5 stars

Wow felt like trying something different and so glad we found this place! For 2 people we got an order of chow pan, one spicy popcorn chicken and one sweet potato fries. So Good! The boba was perfect to go with the heat and sweet of the food. Great prices too. Can take to go as well. Everything was hot and fresh. Try it!

Little place, with an awesome menu. Only joint with delicious sesame balls. The house boba is amazing. Would love for any new people to take a chance on this place. Only great boba spot I know with actual great pricing. Staff is friendly , and always smile . No attitude or rudeness.

Came here and got the mango snow with Boba and also got the milk tea with Boba. They also have a lot of reasonably priced snack food in house and they’re open till about 1 AM. I really liked the spicy chicken wings and the fries, but I will definitely have to get the popcorn chicken the next time I’m there it looked really good, just like all the fried rice plates they had. The service was nice once we got to the counter but I was definitely yelled at for leaving the door open when I walked in by the girl upfront LOL

Great spot for boba drinks! Taro is my favorite. And the popcorn chicken is great! Everything is reasonably priced so you can try multiple dishes at once. So good!

Delicious food EVERY time. Definitely recommend any variation of the knife cut noodles, the mapo tofu and the the snow veggie pork dishes. Also the passion fruit tea is to die for. If I lived closer I’d be here every day.

Good Boba place!!! My 10 year old loves it! I like their fried rice but they have many other meals and snacks. They also have a bar with all kinds of add-ins!!! May love this place!!!

Came for lunch on a Thursday around noon. It wasn't too crowded, and I got my food and drink pretty quickly. The food was excellent, and I had so much that I had leftovers for the next day! The Thai tea was also excellent.

I love this restaurant. I particularly like tofu fried rice. There are many unique types of boba here. You can get dishes over rice (steamed rice). Tofu over rice is good. I like the curry beef over rice. It is a great place for lunch or dinner. Keep in mind the restaurant can be busy (15 minute wait) during dinner time. There is limited seating (2 seats or 4 seats). Some power outlets are available. You can get a meal for under $10.

Best Boba place in Riverside. Not only are all their drinks delicious. But the food is also amazing. Spicy Popcorn Chicken and rice are 🔥🔥🔥. Also try the fried calamari.

The best place to grab boba drinks. Whenever I pass by riverside I always make a stop to this location. Try the Honeydew Yogurt, it taste so delicious!

Bloody AMAZING 🤤🤤🤤 so me and my wife fell in love with their honeydew snow with apple jelly you guys must try it omg 😳😳 🤯🤯 they do have a lot of options but for now is the honeydew snow with apple jelly try it you will love it also.

Adrianna Salinas

Delicious food EVERY time. Definitely recommend any variation of the knife cut noodles, the mapo tofu and the the snow veggie pork dishes. Also the passion fruit tea is to die for. If I lived closer I’d be here every day.

JOnas

Good Boba place!!! My 10 year old loves it! I like their fried rice but they have many other meals and snacks. They also have a bar with all kinds of add-ins!!! May love this place!!!

Ash

Came for lunch on a Thursday around noon. It wasn't too crowded, and I got my food and drink pretty quickly. The food was excellent, and I had so much that I had leftovers for the next day! The Thai tea was also excellent.

Ivan C.

I love this restaurant. I particularly like tofu fried rice. There are many unique types of boba here. You can get dishes over rice (steamed rice). Tofu over rice is good. I like the curry beef over rice. It is a great place for lunch or dinner. Keep in mind the restaurant can be busy (15 minute wait) during dinner time. There is limited seating (2 seats or 4 seats). Some power outlets are available. You can get a meal for under $10.

Julian Hernandez

Best Boba place in Riverside. Not only are all their drinks delicious. But the food is also amazing. Spicy Popcorn Chicken and rice are 🔥🔥🔥. Also try the fried calamari.

Yari Perez

The best place to grab boba drinks. Whenever I pass by riverside I always make a stop to this location. Try the Honeydew Yogurt, it taste so delicious!

Jose Belmontes

Bloody AMAZING 🤤🤤🤤 so me and my wife fell in love with their honeydew snow with apple jelly you guys must try it omg 😳😳 🤯🤯 they do have a lot of options but for now is the honeydew snow with apple jelly try it you will love it also.

Jessica Avruscio

I got there popcorn chicken and milk tea. It was delicouse. Krispy and fresh. I love there noodles too, good quality produce used in there food. Ima defiently come back.

The best Korean food! They prepare it right there, with great flavor, they are kind. The place is small but very comfortable. And the boba drinks are amazing!

Great friendly staff and great prices, my favorite place to get drinks.

Honestly great food and affordable price, especially if your a student trying to save. Feels and taste home made!

Was looking for a place for drinks. Luckily this place is open past 9pm. Ally was a sweetheart she explained my IceYogurt Slush options and their add-ons.

Kty CL

The best Korean food! They prepare it right there, with great flavor, they are kind. The place is small but very comfortable. And the boba drinks are amazing!

Najayra Valdovinos

Honestly great food and affordable price, especially if your a student trying to save. Feels and taste home made!

Rob Lo

Was looking for a place for drinks. Luckily this place is open past 9pm. Ally was a sweetheart she explained my IceYogurt Slush options and their add-ons.

Zay Naing

Great place, never fails to sate my appetite and it doesn't pretend to be greater than it is. 5/5

I really like Boba Cafe! The food is always good and so are the drinks. I love to get the popcorn chicken and fried calamari. My favorite drink is the Amazon Slush. My only thing is that everytime I get my Amazon drink it's made differently. A little consistency would be nice.

Shrimp fried was good a little plain but good amount of shrimp given for money. There house chow mein was the best thing we ordered. It had great flavor and veggies. The wonton soup was okay. Love their boba too!

Boba is okay, popcorn chicken is really good.

This place never dissapoint us. We loved how fast to get food here. Just order in advance for pick up! Pop corn chicken fried rice and crispy tofu fries rice is our favorite. Add some taro and honeydew bobba too.

BY FAR one of my favorite food spots. The boba, however, is so-so. I go for the good food. The chicken is sooo good. The fried rice??? 10/10 I can't recommend enough. My friends and I would frequently visit after college activities. It's really close to the 2 universities so expect a younger crowd but my dad in his 40's loves it as well. Atmosphere: Really laid back, loud music (my ears are more sensitive), a small store with very limited seating. Comfy waiting area though. There is seating outside but I don't recommend it at night unless you're with a decent amount of people. I recommend this place more for pick-up. Definitely give it a try.

Boba Cafe has been around forever! I used to go everyday when I went to school at UCR but now I go from time to time when I’m passing through Riverside. I appreciate them for always keeping their business open late because it fulfills those late night cravings. Although, they are always busy so you’re better off calling ahead. Honestly, call at least 30 minutes ahead if you’re ordering any kind of food. Popcorn chicken snack and the calamari snack, extra spicy are the staples here. Enjoy!

A [would come again / 還會再來] · this is my go to spot for popcorn chicken in Riverside (its the only item i order here) · chicken tasted crispy + juicy (average portion for 7$ USD as of October 2025) · can ask for hot sauce · its fairly empty + old inside (often playing rave music) tldr: they have very yummy popcorn chicken thats very consistent in taste

Nice little hybrid Chinese eats and Boba drink cafe next door to UC Riverside. The food is good, the service friendly and efficient. I haven’t tried the drinks yet but I hear they’re good.

Friendly staff. It's a sweet hole in the wall kind of place. Great drinks and selection of add-ins and the food is pretty decent. One thing to note is the cup sizes are kinda weird, the bigger the size drink you get the less likely you'll be able to fit it in your cupholder - cups are short and wide.

eatingwithmeow

A [would come again / 還會再來] · this is my go to spot for popcorn chicken in Riverside (its the only item i order here) · chicken tasted crispy + juicy (average portion for 7$ USD as of October 2025) · can ask for hot sauce · its fairly empty + old inside (often playing rave music) tldr: they have very yummy popcorn chicken thats very consistent in taste

Vitaly Kolas

Nice little hybrid Chinese eats and Boba drink cafe next door to UC Riverside. The food is good, the service friendly and efficient. I haven’t tried the drinks yet but I hear they’re good.

melissa madfx

Friendly staff. It's a sweet hole in the wall kind of place. Great drinks and selection of add-ins and the food is pretty decent. One thing to note is the cup sizes are kinda weird, the bigger the size drink you get the less likely you'll be able to fit it in your cupholder - cups are short and wide.

The drinks are always good but their food isn't very flavorful and runs on the dry side. I recommend getting a mix of passion fruit and guava green tea! It's not a great hang out spot unfortunately because of the loud blender needed to make most of the drinks.

Went to get a bubble tea with my wife and noticed the medium and large sizes looked like they held the same amount of liquid, So when we finished our drinks I filled the medium drink with water and poured it into the large drink and sure enough they were the same size. Place looks somewhat dirty. but drinks are good tasting.

I came here last Monday afternoon, the lady was miserable and half dead, maybe she was on drugs, didn't smile and couldn't get anyone's order correctly. Ended ordering 2 drinks, and they were the worst, tasted like flavored rubbing alcohol. This place was cool a decade ago, now it's a dump. There are better places to go nearby.

If no stars i would. Got 2 drinks took 40 MINUTES. It was not busy at all. Thought they were busy cooking food, understandable. But once we saw 4 people get their drinks before us we didn’t want the drinks anymore . to top that the taro boba drink tasted like paint and watered down . Wouldn’t recommend.

(3/17/25) I ordered chicken fried rice. It tasted funny. I cut up a few pieces of chicken to find it to be pink, raw looking texture, and overall had undercooked taste. My stomach feels terrible right now. I called them and they offered me a free one next time, not sure if I want that offer after this. order at ur own risk !

Literally not what I ordered? Pork chop fried rice looks nothing like the picture. Different meat, different seasoning, different rice, and I was told it’s gonna be the same that it only looks different bc the picture is on a plate. And I ask and they say that they changed the menu bc of inflation. Why not tell me that before I order?? Admitting to selling cheaper food than the one advertised smh

DV

(3/17/25) I ordered chicken fried rice. It tasted funny. I cut up a few pieces of chicken to find it to be pink, raw looking texture, and overall had undercooked taste. My stomach feels terrible right now. I called them and they offered me a free one next time, not sure if I want that offer after this. order at ur own risk !

Boston Massacre

Literally not what I ordered? Pork chop fried rice looks nothing like the picture. Different meat, different seasoning, different rice, and I was told it’s gonna be the same that it only looks different bc the picture is on a plate. And I ask and they say that they changed the menu bc of inflation. Why not tell me that before I order?? Admitting to selling cheaper food than the one advertised smh

I used to be a regular here. One time ordered my regular drink (MANGO/lychee boba milk tea) and this time I went with extra large cup. When I took first sip it tasted like pure mango syrup, the sweetness would hurt your taste buds. I went back and told them about it, they pretended to have changed it just gave the bottle back….it was the exact same thing and no changes made in it and just scammed me, I noticed it was the same thing so I went to order a completely new one and paid again, this time it was okay and tasted like it should have. And then they revealed that they didn’t change the previous one but mixed it with more milk tea (which still tasted the same so imagine how much syrup the first had). I got my new drink and gave the other one to a lady who wanted to know about the boba. Would never buy from them again. They need to stop feeding people with plain syrups (whatever that sweetness was) or at least take the right actions instead of scamming.

I am actually head of few people, they gave me my noodles last, and when I Asked for vinegar, the girl told me they don't have it. And when I asked for slice lemon, they told me they don't have it. And then I asked for a bowl to mix the soup and noodles. They told me they don't have it too. & So awkward. And the noodle soup so salty to eat. I need to added extra water to make it taste better to eat. I am so starving for whole day , so anyway I just waste my money and eat a trash food. This is definitely not acceptable for Chinese restaurants. We Chinese people are nice to people, a noodle restaurant should at least have vinegar and soy sauce. Gosh! Don’t go if you you don’t want to pay for unhappy.🙁 I came back to fill my bottle, and I heard the young lady asked other customers where I go~~~should I tell her to get a leaving permit? So weird.

Whoever was working at the front today 6/13/24 6pm. HORRENDOUS SERVICE. Ever since I moved in about a year ago they have had perfect service. This young lady working the front refused to give me the same order I order about 2 times a week. A very simple order literally just chicken, rice, and vegetables. She then laughed at me and my girlfriend and said she can’t give it to me and she doesn’t know what she can do. She then refused to get a manager. I tried to ask for just a plain side of rice with a side of chicken and vegetables, and she said they don’t offer any of it. Very rude. It’s clear she doesn’t know the menu. Definitely will not be ordering anytime soon. You just lost a valuable customer.

S W

I am actually head of few people, they gave me my noodles last, and when I Asked for vinegar, the girl told me they don't have it. And when I asked for slice lemon, they told me they don't have it. And then I asked for a bowl to mix the soup and noodles. They told me they don't have it too. & So awkward. And the noodle soup so salty to eat. I need to added extra water to make it taste better to eat. I am so starving for whole day , so anyway I just waste my money and eat a trash food. This is definitely not acceptable for Chinese restaurants. We Chinese people are nice to people, a noodle restaurant should at least have vinegar and soy sauce. Gosh! Don’t go if you you don’t want to pay for unhappy.🙁 I came back to fill my bottle, and I heard the young lady asked other customers where I go~~~should I tell her to get a leaving permit? So weird.

nazish saradr

I used to be a regular here. One time ordered my regular drink (MANGO/lychee boba milk tea) and this time I went with extra large cup. When I took first sip it tasted like pure mango syrup, the sweetness would hurt your taste buds. I went back and told them about it, they pretended to have changed it just gave the bottle back….it was the exact same thing and no changes made in it and just scammed me, I noticed it was the same thing so I went to order a completely new one and paid again, this time it was okay and tasted like it should have. And then they revealed that they didn’t change the previous one but mixed it with more milk tea (which still tasted the same so imagine how much syrup the first had). I got my new drink and gave the other one to a lady who wanted to know about the boba. Would never buy from them again. They need to stop feeding people with plain syrups (whatever that sweetness was) or at least take the right actions instead of scamming.

Austin Arnwine

Whoever was working at the front today 6/13/24 6pm. HORRENDOUS SERVICE. Ever since I moved in about a year ago they have had perfect service. This young lady working the front refused to give me the same order I order about 2 times a week. A very simple order literally just chicken, rice, and vegetables. She then laughed at me and my girlfriend and said she can’t give it to me and she doesn’t know what she can do. She then refused to get a manager. I tried to ask for just a plain side of rice with a side of chicken and vegetables, and she said they don’t offer any of it. Very rude. It’s clear she doesn’t know the menu. Definitely will not be ordering anytime soon. You just lost a valuable customer.