Quickly

Quicklys is on the cheap end of milk tea for the most part and one of the lowest quality milk tea I’ve had in this area. I have only been to this location because it’s inside Vallco and as close as you can get to AMC, so it’s my only source of milk tea before/​after a movie. However, if you don’t mind the hassle, I would recommend heading to Super Cue across the street, or going further down Stevens Creek to the Tea Zone or Café Lattea.
As with all Quicklys, there is usually only one person working, so they have to do all the work by themselves (take orders, make drinks, make food) so service is always really slow. Most of their teas are made from powder or syrup so it usually tastes quite artificial. The boba also isn’t consistent or very well made. I’ve had mushy boba as well as boba that is still hard on the inside. Either way, I wouldn’t recommend this place for good milk tea, but only if it’s convenient. Their egg puffs are not bad, but it does take a while to cook, so be prepared to wait.

A horrible place where you feel ignored and despised. I heard Vallco may get demolished. This Quickly should be too.
Shut down this Quickly. The worst customer service I ever experienced in my life. I am not exaggerating or embellishing. This place needs to go ASAP!

This Quickly is located in the weird Cupertino mall, next to the theater. The location is kind of tucked away in one of the hallways, so be on the lookout.
The menu is the same as the other Quickly stores. Unfortunately this place is cash only (some actually take credit card) so come prepared with cash.
The bubble tea was quite good. My boyfriend remarked that most bubble tea places taste like milk but he thought this one was good. I thought the tapioca was deliciously chewy.

This area is chock full of milk tea so Quickly unfortunately the weakest one. ALmond milk tea is made from powder and on the sweet side. My friend couldnt finish the strawberry slush due to high sugar content. When they were the first of the milk tea craze it was convenient but now it’s just a last resort

Wow this place is too cheap to turn on the AC. It’s crazy hot in here. I won’t be coming back here during the summer time that’s for sure.

I have been here a lot and I don’t know why. Maybe it is because the girlfriends wants to come here due to lack of options. This place is always dirty and never clean. They always have only 1 person working so if you come here please make sure you make enough time. I don’t blame the employees it is all management.
The fact that they open this place up by the theater is the only reason they are still open. I am never going to order from here again. I never get what I want.
FYI. Chicken is always raw. So is the fried squid. Order things here at your own risk. The only reason I gave 1 star is because there is no way in putting negative star.

Not that we worry too much about service when going into a pearl tea place, especially when it only has 2 ½ stars anyways… But my 10 year-​old son stood in line with everyone else and was ignored over and over… Several large orders were taken from people that were standing behind him in line. He tried several times in vain to get the worker’s attention, and she continued to ignore him. He was frustrated and came out crying.
Only after my wife came in with him did she finally take the order. The one person working was not apologetic at all… The place is obviously understaffed, but it doesn’t take much just to say sorry.

We dropped by Quickly’s for a drink and snacks at 4:15pm on a Saturday. There were only 2 workers at the time, working both the cash register and making drinks/​food.
I stood in line for about 15 minutes, and the line wasn’t even long. Since there were only 2 employees, the register was frequently left empty while they rushed to make the orders.
We got a taro milk tea and a green milk tea, both with pearls. We also ordered popcorn chicken and takoyaki. The complete order was around $ 17/​$ 18.
The drinks were ready in under 5 minutes. The food however took much longer. In about 10 minutes the popcorn chicken was ready, but it wasn’t until after 15 minutes that the takoyaki was ready. Basically, we got in line at 4:15, had our orders taken at 4:30 and got our drinks and food at 4:45. I was not pleased.
As for the taste, the taro milk tea that I had was good. However, the pearls, I was not a fan of. They were slightly hard inside, as if they had been frozen and not completely thawed. Not exactly sure, but that’s kind of how I thought the texture of the tapioca was. The amount of popcorn chicken that they gave us was lacking, much less than other Quickly’s that I’ve been to. However the taste was great, but that’s just coming from a fan that enjoys popcorn chicken from any boba place. And lastly the takoyaki (Japanese octopus balls) was a miss for me. I thought that they were much too salty and there was almost no octopus in them, contradicting them being octopus balls. I felt that the food was decent; good enough for just a quick snack.

This place is a tea place with lots of variety. About 30% of the entire wall is a menu and they have sale items on display everywhere.
During our visit, we suspected that someone had mistaken our item for one of theirs and walked off with it since we received half our order without said item. They were nice enough to make another one, though, but it sounds disorganized.
The tea is normal and the sweetness of the drinks is in between «standard» and «light» sweetness from my experience.
At the present moment, they also have some souvenir strap-​on bags for $ 2. I got one as a souvenir.

I’m definitely not your stereotypical Asian young person in that I rarely drink boba milk tea. I can go a whole year without one, whereas many of my friends buy 3 – 4 a week. But I was hanging out with a high school friend when he suggested coming here. It’s been a while (about 3 – 4 years?) since I’ve stepped into a Quickly, and I was COMPLETELY overwhelmed by their menu, which was printed out and laminated across one wall of the store. The ENTIRE wall. Even for someone who usually just gets the regular boba milk tea, the view of that menu made me anxious.
The customer service there was lacking, as the girl at the counter seemed very impatient/​frustrated (at me?) for some reason and looked like she absolutely despised being there and working there. Sure, I totally get it, I’ve worked in food service jobs before for many years, but that’s no excuse.
If/​Whenever I get my next boba milk tea drink (next year?), I probably won’t come back here again.

Among all the quicklys I’ve been to, I think this place is one of the better ones.
They have specials just like other quicklys. Milk tea, coffee milk tea, jasmine milk tea, black tea, green tea, and taro milk tea all for about $ 1.50 each without add ons. THE CHEAP DRINKS DOESN’T TASTE WATERED DOWN! Absolutely a huge plus! I remember 2 years ago when I visited this place, the cheaper drinks were always watered down. But they’ve changed that! Yay! Then they have the regular menu with a huge variety of drinks. Also, they have snacks like popcorn chicken and even larger items like teriyaki beef and chicken bowls and tofu bowls, etc. not sure if all quicklys have this, but they also have egg puffs. Really good place if you want to grab a quick and cheap lunch. I got the teriyaki chicken bowl with a green tea for under $ 6!
I also love how they use the huge cups. I’ve never actually measured those fat cups versus the generic cups but it looks bigger? It also claims the cups are 30% more than the regular. If anyone actually measured it let us know: P

No complains at this location of Quickly — extremely affordable and great location in Cupertino Village!
We found this Quickly last year when we stayed in an apartment that was situated (dangerously) close to Cupertino Village. We frequented Cupertino Village quite often because of the great dim sum restaurants like Joy Luck Palace, Ranch 99 market, and other great Asian eats. Quickly is the best place to grab a cheap boba dessert. We like to go on a lazy Sunday afternoon after we’ve had a great Sunday brunch/​lunch.
I always get the Taro Milk Slush ($ 2.50 or $ 2.75, can’t remember… all I know is that it’s cheap!). You can add regular or small sized boba for an extra $ 0.50. My wife always gets the Thai Milk Tea with regular boba for the same price. $ 7.00 and we are completely satisfied, and the cups they put the drinks in are HUGE! No Joke! Haven’t really had the opportunity to try any of the finger foods there yet, but they always look good when I see people order the takoyaki or the fried chicken. We are always just so full when we go, because we go for dessert.
My only real complaints are the following:
1) It is cash only. Not going to break the bank, but don’t forget to bring at least $ 10.00.
2) There always a lot of customers, and usually only 2 workers at this location. So sometimes, it takes a while for our orders to come out.
Other than that, love coming here. One of the more affordable places to get milk tea and boba drinks in the South Bay. Highly recommend it!

Short Story:
Another quickly which is like most others…
Long Story:
I came here on a Saturday night with two other friends and we arrived at about 10:30PM. The place was not that busy and we were able to get a table and our drinks relatively quickly. The place is CASH ONLY!
I ordered my usual Jasmine tea with no sugar and it tasted the same as the other Quickly places. I do believe the prices are the same thoughout their stores. The service is not much to speak of, once you get your item that’s pretty much it. The décor and ambiance are the standard of what you see at Quickly. So, I don’t fault them or really give them any bonus points.
All in all, it’s just a place to get some bubble tea and spend time with friends doing it.
Verdict:
I’ll go back when I’m in the mood for bubble tea.

I was at Legends waiting on lunch, and while those buffets were tempting, I wanted something on the quick side. I was on my way to, if you can call it a food court, when I saw a sign for Banh Mi down a barren white corridor.
I found Quickly, and was impressed by the menu. $ 2.99 Banh Mi, a number of fried seafood ball options, chicken, fries, and the huge tea selection. But the two servers were impatient and wanted me to order right away. So went with a #1 Banh Mi and an order of curly fries.
As I’m waiting for my food, other patrons come up. One woman orders drinks for her and her daughter, but is rudely told they only take cash. Credit to the woman, she does go to an ATM. A few other people order, so somehow this place does get business.
My sandwich was ready, but rather than wait for my completed order they gave it to me, and then I waited around for the fries to finish. Common sense says you would just give me both items at once.
The sandwich wasn’t bad, and I did enjoy the fries. But as everyone has pointed out: the service sucks.

They have Viet sandwiches but the service sucks. Had to wait forever because my order was too complicated. I just ordered 4 sandwiches off their menu…
I asked them to label them and they said it was already too complicated and difficult already for them…
Ugh… don’t offer an extensive menu if you CANT serve against it!!!

This is for the location in Vallco Fashion Mall aka Cupertino Square, the one right by AMC 16 since I noticed people mixing up the one a few blocks down at cupertino village.
Ordered the coffee milk tea, green tea, popcorn chicken, fried octopus, and a bbq pork banh mi. Popcorn chicken is good, I was not a fan of the octopus, and the sandwich is okay as it was cheap. Can’t complain because it was pretty much a mini feast for around $ 12 since we were running late for a movie. The only problem is that it seems like there is only one person working and possibly someone else in the back. This causes the problem of slow service. We received our drinks fairly quick but it took 5 years for our fried food to come and 10 years before we received our sandwich. The girl at the counter was nice and I know the the way the business is run is no fault hers.
Come here for tasty cheap snacks, don’t expect quick service.

I’ve never really had a problem here — thank goodness. I only go to Quickly for popcorn chicken and get my drink at Fantasia or Ten Ren. My chicken always comes out in about 5 mins or so and it’s flipping delicious.
On my last visit, my bf decided to get a Green Apple Slush with pearls but I don’t think they heard him since it was so loud so he didn’t get it. A little bummed out but I don’t think they charged us for it so it’s fine.
My warning: This location does get crowded with groups of people hanging out so be prepared. Don’t forget to bring cash!

This is my quick go-​to place for boba since I’m not too picky over the quality of my boba. Plus, I’m actually used to the «artificial flavoring» taste that many people claim to taste in Quickly’s Milk Teas. Hey, you get what you pay for. Artificial milk tea for $ 1.00, comeeee and get ittttt!
The nice thing about this place is that they recently upgraded any customer who wants a certain kind of milk tea to a chubby cup size, which basically looks like a Purple Kow container. In other words, the container is huge for just $ 1.00!
The service here is also what you pay for. Don’t expect to be treated like a princess here, and be warned, you MUST watch out for when your food comes out, or else some other customer will probably end up taking yours and you’ll end up having to wait for several minutes longer! This unfortunate event happened to me earlier today, and some other times in the past.
This will still be my go-​to place, but if you need your pearl milk tea within Cupertino Plaza, go here for cheap PMT!

If you love Boba Pearl tea drinks and you like Green Tea or Milk Tea flavors, you need to visit Quickly. Quickly has an ongoing special which I could not believe. For an 8oz normal milk tea with boba pearl, it was only $.99 cents. That is right! If you want the next size up its $ 1.50. The only flavors for the special are Green Tea and Milk Tea.
I was skeptical at first, I told myself it is probably is not going to taste good at that price. Wow. I was wrong. It was really good! Both the Green Tea and Milk Tea with boba pearls is superb. The boba pearls were perfectly done! The price is unbeatable by Fantasia and Tapioca Express.
Quickly does serve additional flavored Tea’s but why would I do that when their special is just as good and the price is unbeatable.
They only take Cash which is somewhat of a bummer if you do not have cash and have your credit card. But I am fine with it.
Well done Quickly! I am kicking myself for not discovering you guys sooner!

I’m a fan of Quickly in general because of their popcorn chicken and pearl drinks. If you read my last review about this chain but at a different location, I called them «slowly» because of the crawling service. This place is no different. How can you have one worker doing everything during dinner hours? The line got long and it took roughly 15 minutes for me to get my popcorn chicken! Yes, it was good but 15 minutes? Come on now!
Anyways, the food and drinks are good here. You just have to be patient and wait.