Laboba Milk Tea & Coffee

I was having quite a day today and decided I needed a little pick me up. My daughter and I decided to run over and try the new boba place on Proctor. It's really cute inside, comfortable, and the staff are super friendly! Holy smokes! Our drinks were DELICIOUS! I had the taro ube dream freeze and my daughter had the choco taro oreo freeze. The service was quick, the honey boba was warm, which was a fantastic contrast with the icy beverage, and the flavor was perfect. I can't wait to go back and try everything!

Came here during the grand opening day. They were still getting things sorted out so the line and service was chaotic. But worth the wait. I love Vietnamese coffee over any other coffee cause of its unique, strong, and rich taste, and the caffeine is powerful. Their Vietnamese coffee is legit. It's indeed strong. And love the tiny crushed iced. That's my favorite type of ice in Vietnamese coffee. Pricing was also decent. I think I can do without the coconut sea foam since the coffee was sweet by itself. The foam did however add a nice creamy element to it.

First impression, the boba shop is so well decorated! It reminds me of cafes in Asia! The chairs are super comfortable. As for the boba, I got the Jasmine Oolong milk tea with 50% sweetness and boba. The tea flavor was really good and strong however the boba pearls could be chewier and more flavorful. Looking forward to trying different flavors.

A really cute boba cafe in the Proctor neighborhood. Parking is difficult to find unless you park by the apartments or the Met Market. There's lots of seatings for group hangouts or studying. Service was very friendly and fast too. Unfortunately my friend and I didn't really enjoy our drinks. I ordered the taro Ube dream freeze and it was extremely sweet. I tried to dilute it with water and it was still really sweet. There was a lot of taro powder but no Ube taste, proportions needs to be adjusted. It was also not well-blended because you can see some of the pink coloring spots in the drink and it also wasn't filled all the way up. I thought it was a little overpriced for the quality too. My friend got the creme brûlée phin coffee and thought the coffee was too strong and didn't have much creme brûlée taste to it :(

Found my new boba plug, Aesthetic inside was super chill and cozy. The staff being as young as they are were extremely polite and my Thai milk tea w/ crème brûlée was absolutely delicious.

Thank goodness for this place because Tacoma boba scene was awful imo. Their honey boba is really good - chewy and not hard. Their interior is super cute too. I had jasmine oolong milk tea 50% sweet and it was perfect for me.

This place opened few days ago and I had to check it out. Came here to try their Vietnamese coffee and croffles-They didn't disappoint! the staff were very friendly, cozy atmosphere and love their vietnamese coffee-hit the spot! I ordered their La Special Coffee, Creme Brulee Milk tea, strawberry croffle and creme brulee croffle(forgot to take a photo).. all freakin goood! I would go back!

Great staff and such a comfortable environment. The croffle was delicious and the milk tea was yummy! Highly recommend this place!

Amazing. I will admit I'm a little bit of a snob, coming from Los Angeles and abundant boba.I am so picky.The brown sugar boba is amazing. The boba is amazing. The creme brûlée is a little salty but very very good. I am so so happy to have a boba in Tacoma. Finally. It's like I've been begging.The staff was knowledgeable and helped me navigate, as I have a caffeine allergy and can't do caffeine or milk teas.Yay!

I missed the grand opening but finally got a chance to come by today. Nice interior aesthetic, comfy seating, and best of all no line! Service was quick and friendly. Selection is in line with most other boba places. Quality is solid. My orientation to boba was in Los Angeles, where boba competition is fierce and east LA is just dominated with a Taiwanese community, aka the Boba Making Experts. Tacoma has been lacking a properly cooked boba pearl! I have had so many mushy exterior/al dente interior boba pearls and that is NOT how it should be! Luckily for laboba, they have a thoroughly cooked boba pearl, nice chewiness, but slightly smaller in size than average. I got the ube drizzle latte with boba, less ice, and less sweet (50% is the least sugar option, they tell me they don't pre-sweeten their drinks). Came out to over $8 but that is the average price for boba nowadays T_T. Sweetness was medium and comes in a study plastic cup. I still wish they could do 25% sweetness!They also have waffles but that will need to wait for another day.Verdict: better than the existing chain-boba shops, but still not something I can afford daily (in my wallet and my belly).