Tea Villa

Busy Tuesday today. I heard about this place from an advertisement or a friend. It's located close to some apartment complex and that it was recently opened. I really like how modern this place looks and quiet it is right now unless it's during the weekend haha. Anyways, I don't think I tried fruit tea before since I usually get bubble tea whenever I go to a boba shop. I ordered 25% sweetness of the Tux drink and still tastes too sweet surprisingly. Perhaps, they didn't look through my requests. Anyways, still like the taste of it. They also serve snacks which is a bonus and in case that you're hungry.

Each time I've been Tea Villa it's been pretty mediocre. The drinks are fine but it could depend what you order. Pictures can also be misleading sometimes. I always look forward to trying the snacks here but it never reaches my expectations. Last time I went, there was a random curly fry in my popcorn chicken. Um extra flavor I guess...Not much to say about service except it seems to look like there's always only one person on shift when I'm there. Considering they serve drinks and snacks, I think there could be more ppl on shift but maybe it was just the times I've gone so it's none of my business I guess. Ambiance is alright but it's been lacking. Could be a nice cafe study spot but it's lacking in certain areas.

Ordered a pineapple passion, same as I had in the past, but unfortunately the pineapple flavor was completely missing (only some passion fruit pulp). At least the tea flavor otherwise was good. Unfortunately, the consistency isn't there for me and I hoped that it was nailed down at this point since opening.I really want this place to succeed because it's the closest tea shop to my home (though more expensive than my usual spots).

This Tea Villa location is on the corner of The Mix at SoHay, part of one of the newly renovated apartment buildings on Mission. The parking here is street parking, so it may be hit or miss depending on when you stop by and they are on a main street as well. Not much service, as ordering is on the kiosk now - on this particular visit, the drink came out a tad quicker, but it was very poorly made. I ordered my usual, their Jasmine Milk Tea with boba & grass jelly - 100% sugar and 50% ice. The milk tea tasted like there was only like less than 50% of sweetness to it, while the portions of the both toppings seemed like they skimped on it, especially after paying $0.80 (instead of the usual $0.50 for each topping), so I politely let the employee know. He fixed it with a bit more toppings, but the milk tea tasted like a sugar bomb at this point, as he added more sweetness to the milk tea, instead of remaking the drink. Honestly, I should had just dealt with the milk tea before the employee 'fixed' it when it was not sweet enough because at least it was drinkable, but with the adjusted sweetness, it tasted like I was drinking a mouthful of sugar / syrup with each sip. Anyway, I ended up tossing the drink because I was literally cringing and shaking with every sip - what a waste of about $8. Overall, 2 stars instead of 1 star because the employee at least tried to fix it, even though it did not work out.

This was the worst boba I've ever had, it was flavorless and watered down. I don't understand how this place is still open. Please re-train or hire better baristas who can actually make decent drinks.

I was so excited to try this new boba spot in town. Upon walking it, it was clean, cute and modern. The seating is very welcoming and decor is on point. On the day I went there, the kitchen was closed so we didn't try the snacks. I ordered the matcha brûlée for myself with boba, Oreo milk and strawberry milk for the kiddos. They all did not like their drinks. It was just very milky and the honey on the boba was overpowering. My matcha brûlée was also very mediocre. I really wanted to like the place because it's so cute, but the drinks were not giving unfortunately. Maybe I can try something else if I come back.

First, I'd like to mention that there isn't a clear area to park near this establishment. I think general public parking is out in front in the main road (Mission).It is very spacious in this boba joint. The lighting is spectacular esp when I visited during the day. I came in on a day that was a bit before the actual opening celebration so the crowd was pretty thin. I ordered the Taro Potted Plant after being greeted almost instantly as I entered the door. I took the boba waiting time to explore the bathroom area. You need a key to get into the bathrooms and have to walk out towards the back of the shop, through a hallway of different doors. I think more signage can help here but I think the restrooms are not private to just Tea Villa customers. Seemed pretty clean to me.After I got back from the bathroom, my order was ready in just a few more minutes. The order in front of me was for a family and multiple drinks were made for them. I received my boba order and the cup was clean. It was very Instagramable so I did have to take time to take a good picture of my order. The mural was an amazing backdrop for it.I did the usual mixing/shaking of the boba before popping the plastic top with my straw. My first sip was okay and I felt like I needed to mix some more. Mind you, I asked and received an extra portion of taro chunks in my boba order. So it was a chunky boi but I was a big fan of the textures all around. The sweetness level for a taro-based drink was just right for me. The ingredients did not feel cheap and the flavors felt healthy/light to me. It was a pleasant drive home with my boba. I'd order this drink again.I'll be back at Tea Villa more often than I think. Will do my best to try other items on the menu. Maybe even the food!Mahalo,@gerosan_adv

Tea Villa is in an housing community that showcases Hayward's revival along the Mission corridor. Ambiance exudes elegance, luxury with it's pearl white "noise free" purity. One can easily relax inside or outside in the large courtyard. Offerings: snacks, bento box, creme brule & brown sugar drinks, non-alcoholic milk tea, specialty drinks, dragon puff, premium classics, forest cheese crema tea, smoothies, fresh fruit tea, galaxy fusion...Since most drinks had either crushed oreos, brown sugar, or house made grass jelly, i opted for Popcorn chicken which was available. Not a fan of oversugared drinks. Quick service: no patrons.Eats: popcorn chicken (9) 10 minutes prep. time.-supposedly made with marinated breast pieces with unique artisan ingredients, the fried pieces tasted bland & dry, larger pieces faintly moist. The mostly small pieces didn't shed it's fried battered texture, eating both left a dry "is that all there is?" Afterthought. Was told basil wasn't available. Probably wouldn't have made a difference3.5 no salutation. Did server view me as a competitor or even worse -a Yelper?

Black Milk Tea with Lychee Jelly 50% sweetness, no ice. This was delicious, though next time, I'll go for the next lower level of sweetness since the lychee jelly would add some additional sweetness to the drink. Black milk tea was well made as you can tell when tea is brewed properly or not. Their lychee jelly seems to be the best that I've had in a while. Will visit the store to try out more drinks.

Amazing service from Monica, and Brisa. They greeted me in as I entered and were very kind with recommendations when asked. I ordered the chicken villa with a heaven on earth. The drink was delicious and very flavorful. The chicken was delicious as well. With the size of the chicken being a really good size not too small and not too big. The amount of sauce was also very generous. 11/10 experience.The service was also very quick. Will definitely come back.