Raretea - Sacramento

Absolutely recommend the ice cream milk tea , it tastes like a melted fancy-coneFood: 5/5

I 've been to this RareTea about a dozen times or so now, usually with my daughter, but sometimes alone. I 'd say it 's been hit or miss, but, honestly, there have only been a couple of hits. The first few times I came here with my daughter, I thought it was fantastic, but none of my recent experiences have been good.This afternoon, for example, I stopped by to order a Golden Pineapple. Due to Prom (or something like that), the place was absolutely packed with sequin-coated teens. Anyway, I 've ordered a Golden Pineapple before, but, couldn 't remember if it came with a cream top. So, I asked the cashier, and she said, no, it 's extra. I said okay, because, if it 's extra, it 's extra, right?The thing is, it 's not supposed to be extra. If you search golden pineapple on their Instagram or Yelp photos, they all have a cream top. Also, it was listed on the menu under snow cream tea. I was charged $7.50, which was higher than the menu price for snow cream tea, which was $6 on one menu, and $6.50 on another. Confusing. Someone call Weights and Measures, and ask them if they 're thirsty. Additionally, this chick was wearing pedicure sandals instead of shoes. Not only is this unsafe for her and unsanitary for everyone else, but it 's also a health code violation. Gross.But, it was really hot outside, and I was really thirsty, and I had been craving a golden pineapple for over a mile of walking, so, whatever. I paid the $7.50, and waited for my drink. The snow cream was rancid. I had already drank a lot of the overly sweet pineapple portion before getting to the cream, and realizing it tasted sour, and gross. I couldn 't drink it.Since I had already walked all the way back to the train station before noticing, I ended up just throwing the rest away.I 've had some questionable experiences here before in the past, but this was really bad. After today 's experience, I would have to be really desperate to come back to this location again.

Rapid great customer service. I had the egg puff with toppings for $8 which is quite worth it because they are cooked to order. I do recommend this place very friendly staff.

Very friendly and fast service. Clean and nice interior. Most importantly: yummy and fresh boba with a sweet, smooth flavor. The boba was warm when I got it in my drinks most of the time, which I personally love. My favorite drink was the brown sugar boba shake. I tried the thai tea smoothie with boba and felt like I couldn't taste the Thai tea flavor very much, but the boba was still good.The rose matcha latte was good as well, but I love my sweet drinks; so I reverted back to the brown sugar boba shake on my last day getting boba here. The staff here is friendly (remembered me coming in all week, lol) and good at recommending you a drink or how to customize if you don't know what you want.

This place is a great spot for boba! The boba itself was soft and had a delightful QQ texture. They use real fruit pieces that are sweet and perfectly ripe. I tried the Kyoho Grape Spring Tea, ordered with 30% sweetness and less ice, which is a rare flavor to find, and it even came with grape bits. I appreciated that they didn't over-steep the tea, so there was no burnt aftertaste. Their attention to the types of tea they serve really shows! The space is a bit tight, but overall, I'm very happy with this boba shop. It's definitely one of the best!