Class 302 Tea Cafe

While a far cry from its heyday and there are so many other Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine options in Irvine, though admittedly not nearly sufficient or good enough, there's a certain classic flavor with Class 302 that can be rather nostalgic even if the food can feel slightly overpriced. It's a slight premium for what is ostensibly takeout, and sometimes they take too long, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't hit the spot sometimes.What I'm usually here for is the drinks, and they have that sort of old school flavor that feels slightly more artificial but sometimes you're looking for that amidst the glut of all the too heavy tea emphasis of the newer places. Sometimes you're just looking for something coming out of a spout, and maybe you're crazy and want to mix flavors, and they will let you do just that here.One thing that is great is the variety of toppings, and though it's not self-serve and they will definitely sometimes put way too much where you basically just get a sugar bomb che of boba toppings, sometimes that's just the way things shake out.TIP: Let them know what toppings you want upfront so that they portion it a bit better, and mix any milk tea with coffee to get a unique combination that's a deviation from your usual coffee milk tea.

This is my family's go-to spot for their Taiwanese-inspired street dishes and small eats. The interior decor and furniture has been purposely designed to be reminiscent of classrooms in Taiwan, which is a nice & nostalgic touch.We came on a Saturday afternoon around 2 PM and it took around 20 minutes for us to get our food.Stinky Tofu (4/5)- Definitely an acquired taste! It's paired with pickled cabbage and a slightly sour/sweet/spicy sauce. My parents have both tried this dish and said that it's accurate to what they used to eat in Taiwan growing up.- Would recommend for anyone who loves stinky tofu, but this definitely isn't for everyone! Popcorn Chicken (4/5)- Nice and crispy. Flavor is pretty good, although I wish there was option for it to be a little spicier. Paired nicely with the stinky tofu.We've tried other items on their menu before (like their pork noodle soup) and the taste was more average. Overall still an affordable spot, and worth checking out if you're looking for a more casual setting and some quick bites.

I've always dreamed of trying out a self serve boba place. This place has apparently been around since 2014, maybe I heard about it before then forgot but it was a new experience for me personally!How it works is:1. Pay for your drink (or food, I only came here for the boba experience)2. Get handed a cup filled with boba, they'll tell you to go and fill it up with your drink of choice over in the self serve section of the restaurant.3. Request a sampler cup so you can taste other flavors without adding it into your final cup. Go and sample their flavors to see which one you like.4. Fill up the final cup with ice (if you want), then fill it up with the final drink of your choice.5. Hand the final cup back to the employee, they'll add any additional toppings you want from their toppings bar (you're not suppose to self serve this it has to be done by the employee apparently).6. They'll seal the cup up and hand it back to you.One caveat however is the drink didn't taste as great when it mixed with the boba. The boba has a distinct taste to it that messes with the flavor. I remember trying the honey ginseng by itself and thought wow this was great, then when I tried it with my boba I was like "oh wow this really tastes different". It's kind of a bummer and in the future I'll probably not add boba.There was really no way to test it with boba since the sampler cups were kind of small and it'd be messy to not only add boba into the sampler cup but mix it up as well.I really liked the overall experience, but really wished my drink didn't taste worse simply by having toppings in it.

My friend loves boba tea. We were in the area and decided to check it out. We both absolutely loved it! You can customize everything from the boba to the tea and they even have freezes you can have. So delicious! And you pick your own items. They do allow sampling too so you can get exactly what you like. Line was long on a Saturday but it went fairly quickly.

This place is so good. This was the first self serve milk tea I've been to and it was so good. Felt like a yogurt land except for boba. Service was good but they ran out of all the toppings when I went.

- Menu choices: lots of self serve milk/fruit teas and smoothies- Drink adjustability: 2/5 (drinks on tap)- Seating: 3 booths w/outlets + a couple small tables w/out outlets- Crowd: chill, fills up starting 5pm- Parking: shopping center (Marketplace)- Features: 1 restroom, self serve water- No public WiFi :(Came to Class 302 to do some work and was disappointed at the lack of WiFi, but liked the amount of available seats/outlets at 4pm on a Wednesday. The server was helpful since it was my first time This is a self serve tea place, so you can't adjust sugar or dairy options. There's a standard size/price for the drinks, you can sample the flavors, and then can choose as many toppings as you want (and they have lots of options). The fun part is you can mix flavors as you wish! I mixed the matcha/wintermelon milk teas and added boba and grass jelly. It was very sweet but fun to make my own flavor. Recommend for a chill hangout/date or if you're feeling creative.

Dear lord food is so good !! I have missed coming here as I no longer work in OC. Down here to work on my parents house and thought why not?! I got the cumin chicken and spicy basil fried rice son got braised pork chops and rice with meat sauce. Everything was excellent. If you're in the area you should definitely try this one!!

I missed class 302 so much since they closed their OG site in Rowland Heights. I'm so glad now I live close by the Cerritos one and Irvine.I came by pretty late and there were still a lot of people lined up!I got their stinky tofu and mushroom because I love them and they are my guilty pleasure lol.The staff is knowledgeable and not as friendly. Maybe he's just tired, but he did fill up my drink with more milk because I told them all the drinks are too sweet for me.They have plenty of seats and definitely plenty of parking in the plaza. The vibe is pretty cozy!

Came here last night and love it here! The self-serve dispensers make it so fun to sample different tea and smoothie options with the sample cups and mix drinks if you want. It is also all for a great price! You pay less than $6 for the cup and then you can choose from a bunch of different toppings to add (with no extra charge!). My only advice is not to get too many toppings otherwise you have less space for your drink. The boba is not the best but they have so many options for toppings-- I got coffee jelly, taro pudding, and filled it with mostly their 302 Milk Tea and some Honey Green Milk Tea!Service was good and after filling our cups, they seal it for you! We also got an order of regular fries, they do have sweet potato fries as well, but these were nicely seasoned as well and were so soft in the inside while being crispy.

Food****// food was great I don't know why eating this low but portions are good consider in Irvine and taste not that salty.Service***// service was ok and I think that was probably the reason why but tbh this is not a high end restaurant so to me it was fine. They asked what kind of toppings u want for boba then self serve to choose your drink which is cool to meAmbiance****// I really liked their interior which is one of the few authentic Taiwanese theme that reminds of childhood school time... all the decor like chalk board, tales or chairs even the writings just very nostalgic and retro