Tea Maru - Housemade Boba

Ahhhhh I'm so hyped and happy that they opened a Tea Maru in OC!I used to go to the Tea Maru in San Gabriel all the time and I was super excited to go to the Irvine locationUNFORTUNATELY they got rid of their sweet potato boba literally wanted to cry when I found out... apparently it just wasn't that popular which is so crazy to me bc in SG the sweet potato boba was the most popular :(Anyways I ended up getting a Maru Latte and the drink was delicious!Their house made boba is so delicious and so chewy I literally looooove their bobaService was great, the girls working the front were really helpful & I'm sorry for being a dramatic ass bish :( thank you for answering all my questions heheHighly recommend Tea Maru for anyone who likes really good boba because their boba is literally the best on the market is swear by it

Saw Hayley's review for this and have to agree! Tea Maru is an absolute gem and I'm so excited to come back after visiting for the first time today!First of all, loved that there was an online ordering option, and that there wasn't a huge long wait. Service was friendly and efficient.We tried the Grapefruit Fantasy and Jasmine Green Tea Latte and were super happy with the very tea-forward flavors, and the boba was sweet with great texture - chewy but still kind of soft! Absolutely loved the boba texture and flavor and will be back to try more drinks.Ambiance is casual, and parking was simple thanks to the very large lot that is Quail Hill. Now that I know how good Tea Maru's boba is, I'll definitely be coming back, especially when the lines at other boba places are nuts. :)

Great tasting drinks and nice interior! Their strawberry matcha has been the best so far out of every shop I've been to.Mango Jasmine with cheese foam was also delicious with a nice fruity taste and chunks inside. Worker was also friendly and quick with making the drinks.

Tea Maru is a solid calm luh boba spot located in the Quail Hill shopping center. It is located right next to Perspire Sauna Studio and Nekter Juice Bar. There are a good amount of parking spots in the plaza.Inside, there is no seating so this spot is definitely more of a grab and go spot. As for their menu, they have a good selection of different matcha, slushies, milk tea, and fruit tea drink options. Wifey and I opted to try the Sweet Potato Fluffy Matcha and the Wintermelon Lemon. Both drinks were refreshing with great flavor profiles. Overall, this spot definitely gets the job done for satisfying those boba cravings. All of the staff here are very friendly and welcoming. Put this spot on your list for your next boba run!

I don't know about other drinks, but the custom one I ordered a few times through uber eats and last time, in person, is always consistently bad. I always get black milk tea with 25% sweetness, oat milk and regular ice. It tastes like dirty water and looks like it as well. Other boba places have a normal strong taste of tea and not this watered down mess when I get the same recipe. Yesterday I was in the area and thought I'd see how it compares to my delivery orders, and lo and behold, it was even worse. I asked for 2 scoops of black jelly, and reiterated that I would like more of it than boba or pudding. I got barely any. When I order at other places, they fill up half a cup with toppings, while here it's about 1/8 of the cup. This is a disgrace for $9. I came home and had to pour out half the glass of this dirt water and add my own ice tea to make it at least somewhat drinkable. I will never order from Tea Maru again. It's my fault for giving them multiple chances, but this experience solidified my opinion of this shop for good.

I Loved:$7 Maru Milk $8 strawberry matcha milk Perfect sweetness in the drink and super tasty handcrafted boba here. I think this is my new favorite spot. It's a bit far from everything else but so worth the drive.Service is good. Answered questions about the drinks well and service was fairly quick.It's a small shop with no seats but there are places to sit outside.

BEST HOUSEMADE BOBA PEARLi always get strawberry fluff matcha with strawberry boba and IMO its top tier boba pearl.they have chewy more like mochi like texture than regular boba.Drink does get expensive though but I recommend this combination.My friends usually get grapefruit fantasy with strawberry boba.* I would not recommend santa ana location since they always run out of boba..It happened 6 times among us.....

Strawberry Slush (5/5): My friend got this drink with cheese foam! I was surprisingly pleased by how refreshing and delicious this drink was, with the cheese foam it tastes a lot like a strawberry yogurt! It came with strawberry boba but we didn't taste a noticeable strawberry flavor in the boba.Honey Lemon (4/5): Loved the honey flavor in this but it tasted a bit watery to me, we got 75% sweet and tasted a bit watered down but we still enjoyed the drink!Strawberry Matcha (4/5): Matcha was pretty solid and not gritty, only issue was that it was a bit too sweet for my liking. I got Boba with this drink and was intrigued that they handmade it. If you love really bouncy boba then you will like theirs, I enjoy more soft melt in your mouth boba so it's a matter of personal preference! Would come back if I was in the area!

Really great drinks at Tea Maru! Today I had the strawberry fluffy matcha, and got the Maru Milk last time, which are their 2 most popular drinks. Both were delish! Unfortunately I started stirring the strawberry at the bottom of my drink before taking a picture, but there was just the right amount of strawberry to mix into the matcha without being too sweet. I ordered 75% sweetness which was the only "less sweet" option they had for this drink, but you can typically do 25% or 50% sweetness too. They make all their own boba in house. You order from the computer up front and my drink was ready in less than 5 minutes. Very easy parking all around too. No frills place with no seats inside, but there's outdoor seating throughout the plaza

I got the lemon wintermelon with lychee jelly, I'd rate it a solid 8.5/10. The worker was sweet & the environment was cute! I'd come again to try some of their other stuff.