Mama Boba Tea,catering & Delivery

Let me start by saying I am a boba novice… I’ve only tried it once before, years ago.
I ordered the black tea with almond milk and it was actually really good. The only complaint I had was that I wished it tasted a little «richer,» i.e. more like a blended coffee. But it did the trick energy wise! I’ll have to try more to find my favorite. I’d definitely check it out again.

I think the idea of having a catering business around boba drinks is new & hasn’t been done to my knowledge, but I kind of have to ask why? Why do they serve only boba drinks? And why catering? So I tried it, and it was fine. But like another reviewer mentioned, tapioca balls should be fresh– consumed within an hour. By the time we got these drinks, the boba was clumped together and quite firm. The tea was ok, but a little watered down and too sweet for my taste. I would love to see what Mama Boba could do with an actual storefront, but I just don’t know if boba drinks made in mass quantities will work… especially if there are too many options else where.

Tasting Mama Boba Tea for the 2^nd time today…
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new bottle! The black cap makes it so much nicer~
— Boba: The first bite… YES, it is soft & chewy. Just the way I like it! And I can taste a little bit of sweetness in the boba. 5 Stars!
— Green Tea: Didn’t smell or taste any Jasmine fragrance like last time. And there is no sweetness. Wish there is a little bit more of sugar in the tea
— Black Tea: Can taste and smell lavender right away! Love it~ However, no sweetness too. It is kind of weird drinking boba milk tea with no sugar.
If there is more sugar in the tea, this will be a PERFECT boba tea!

I love that they deliver!
The Tea is good, but I don’t feel like it’s super authentic. But don’t let that make you hesitate to try it! for me, things that taste good, taste GOOD, who cares about anything else.
The tea was sweet, but not obnoxiously sweet. Overall very good. :)

I’m Asian and I’ve had my share of Boba… And with my different experiences from different places the drinks can be altered ever so slightly or dramatically to your liking. (i.e. less sweet, more ice, hot, cold, with jellies, etc.) What I’ve learned about boba drinks is they don’t hold up in it’s liquid for a very long time. So to hear about MAMA’s catering and delivery I was curious. ANd this was my experience.
When the drinks arrived they came in these plastic water bottles which seemed a bit cheap. Like they were reused water bottles.
The drink was cold but there was no ice. Which was fine since I was going to pour it over ice anyway.
I had the black tea half sweet. The flavor was there, but just felt odd drinking it out of a small water bottle with a straw that was almost half it’s size.
As for the boba… during the time of packaging and delivery the boba started to get firm and hard. Boba is usually kept warm or at room temp before adding it to the drink so when you initially take a sip the boba is soft and chewy. This was not the case for this bottled boba.
Otherwise it probably would be good if it were made on the spot.

I tried the milk green tea and it’s really good. It’s not as sweet as how other places make it, but I prefer it that way.
Will probably try the other flavor next time.

Many thanks to Liz at Mama Boba for reaching out to me and Cass Y. to sample their newest venture — delivered-​to-​your-​door boba that really puts the tea in milk tea!
I love milk tea that has a strong tea flavor, so the drinks from Mama Boba were just to my liking. Unfortunately, the tapioca pearls themselves were a bit undercooked (sticky on the outside and hard in the middle) but since even the well-​established shops can have bad boba days, it wasn’t the end of the world.
Jasmine Green: Cass and I agree that this was our favorite. The floral jasmine added a lovely aroma to the milk tea. It was not very sweet which is fine because it let the delicate flavors of the green tea really stand out.
Black: More or less the «original» milk tea available at most boba shops, although the black tea here had distinct notes of lavender which I appreciated. For a black tea, the flavor was a bit too subtle; I might prefer it to be steeped a bit longer for a stronger kick.
Chai: We expected the Thai tea to be the sweetest so this one caught us by surprise. It was too sweet for my taste and it took away from the fragrant cardamom and cinnamon. Unfortunately, my least favorite of the four.
Thai: This one was a classic bright orange color, as expected. Some shops and restaurants use the powdered stuff but you could tell that the one at Mama Boba is (authentically) made from steeping the tea and topping it off with milk just before serving. Delicious!
I hope Mama Boba does well, because there are definitely times when I just have to have a milk tea with boba and driving out to Sawtelle or Westwood and beyond is just not feasible. Boba delivery and catering? That’s gotta be where the future of party planning is at!

Such good tea!!! I tried the green tea with milk and it was really delicious AND tasted very fresh and clean. Loved it!

I really enjoyed the green tea with boba. The tea is not too sweet and very jasmine, which I love! And the boba is really good too!

I had Mama Boba for the first time today and it was delicious. I’ve had good boba and bad boba but rarely one that I’ll remember. I can say for sure that I’ll be back to Mama Boba!

Boba tea is not something I initially would have thought of as a catering item but I will now take it into consideration again.
The tea was delivered and labeled in bottles so we’d know who got what — no mix ups and no fighting! I can see this now as a fun item for kids parties or baby showers. (I can see the Pinterest boards filling up with minimalist photos of the boba tea cups now in my mind’s eye.)
I’m not generally a fan of boba balls in general but the tea was very aromatic and soothing. It genuinely had a «comforting» sensation for me. If I were to order again I would get it without the boba because the tea itself was perfectly brewed. (For reference, I got the green tea with almond milk.)

This boba tea was great! I had the jasmine green tea with almond milk. It was delicious and the owner of this company is so nice. She does catering and delivers. What a treat to have fresh, ice cold boba tea delivered right to your door!