It’s Boba Time

I’ve been trying multiple places so I could find a good boba smoothie and finally I found my go to spot! I had the coconut strawberry smoothie with boba and it is amazing! We also got a vanilla shake and a strawberry smoothie with boba! The fresh fruit in the smoothies is definitely a plus and adds to the flavor! Will definitely be coming back! Don’t forget to get a stamp card!

BOBATIME you have my heart. They’ll have yours too.
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Of all places for boba, thanks for being there for me. Hah. Pistachio Frappuccino Boba, right amount of sweetness and creaminess + they don’t up charge for boba. Just 4.95 for reg size, you can get a large for like a quarter more (dnt quote me). Most ppl say their Thai Tea Boba is outta the universe. Nah its reg. Try their Pistachio Frappuccino Boba and thank me l8tr 8)
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Last time I tried shaved ice was probably Snow Station or Guppys. And this place was not all bad, beats the drive out to Cerritos or Westminister. Green tea Snow had bananas, strawberries, mangos, kiwi, mochi, and the shaved ice was green tea as well. Try this when it’s HOT ASF in the neighborhood. I couldnt take it all for myself I got a brainfreeze. Abt 8 bucks.
They have a load ton more of flavors to choose from and not only milk teas. There’s fresh fruit drinks, juices, smoothies, acai bowls. There are few sweet snacks like macarons. Jelly add ons are available !
: Overall best go-​to spot in the city and they close at 12AM daily.

Been coming here a lot lately and I have to say this is probably one of my favorite boba spots now.
For drinks, I really like their Thai slush and their pistachio frappé! When I’m craving something fruity, I usually get the acai cup. They take a little while to make the drinks but it’s worth the wait. They have a lot of items on their menu that I want to try! I’ve also had their green tea shave ice and that was also good. Service is also great! They help you right away and are very friendly. I also really love how clean it is there. I never see a dirty table or dirty floors!

Needed to get a gift card for a friend that loves boba, but this place does not sell gift certificate/​cards. Weird.

A little pricey for what you get. Honey Boba on Rosecrans is cheaper and you get more. But for the convenience factor when you’re leaving one of the nearby restaurants it’s perfect.

Excellent customer service from Daniel. We ordered a slush milk tea boba (at least I thought I did) and it wasn’t slush. Daniel offered to remake it and he did it with a smile. What a pleasant experience :) it was also my first time here. I’ll be returning for more whenever I’m in the area. Thanks guys!

I was craving for some dessert in the area and we got the Hokkaido milk tea and the Watermelon juice/​slush. The Hokkaido milk tea was pretty decent, but it was a bit too sweet for my taste. As for the watermelon juice/​slush, it was just okay. I could tell that the watermelon was not ripe yet so it tasted a bit bitter for me.
There’s plenty of other drinks on the menu that I wouldn’t mind trying again. The prices can be a bit too steep for me. Credit cards accepted. Stamp cards are available. Plenty of parking.

Every time I go to L. A,
I always go here. It’s such a wonderful experience!
They give out free water too if you need water (so important) :)
–Their macaroons are delicious (2 for $ 2) (the chocolate ones are amazing, omg).
–Their Thai Milk tea is bomb
–Their green smoothie is bomb too.
But, in addition to their drinks,
what keeps me coming back to them is their atmosphere and being able to do work or study there.
I feel like I’m in my room every time I’m there. The bathroom is so clean all the time too.
It does get crowded and loud at times, but it’s a wonderful studying place because they have outlets everywhere.
–You can stay there for a while too, lol. I always stay like 3+ hours when I’m there, and I’m going to keep going here every time I go to L.A.

Taking all of South Bay in mind (Torrance, Gardena, etc), It’s Boba Time is the best place for boba drinks when it comes to value, quality, and pricing.
Comparison:
Tea Station — way overpriced, stamp card rewards for To-​Go Cold drinks only.
Yami Tea House — overpriced, no stamp card rewards at all.
Honey Boba — the drinks are not spectacular and the cup design is counter-​intuitive (not cup holder friendly for cars).
At Boba Time, the prices on the menu board includes tax and boba (whether you want the balls or not), it’s included. The price of a large drink here will be cheaper or comparable to a regular sized drink than Tea Station down the street. Even the hot drinks here are way better deals than over at Tea Station. It’s Boba Time staff is always friendly, and the shop offers loyalty stamps for both hot and cold drinks regardless if you’re taking it to-​go or having it in the store.
No non-​sense, just a decent cup of boba drink.

– ³⁷⁄₁₀₀ reviews of 2016 –
I’ve visited the LA location a few times and instantly became ADDICTED. When I found out they had an It’s Boba Time in the Southbay, I knew I just had to stop by!
I wanted to venture out and not choose the common flavors such as taro milk tea, regular milk tea w/​boba, Thai iced tea, etc.
As soon as I saw «Pistachio Frappé» I knew I just had to have it! Since I’ve always loved pistachio flavored food, I thought, why not?
And WOW… was I happy I ordered that drink!!! It’s like heaven made a special drink for me. Yup… It’s that heavenly! Creamy pistachio — ice blended with pistachio powder, pistachio ice cream, milk, and chunks (big chunks) of guess… PISTACHIO!!! Every time I suggest this drink to friends, they’re a little iffy at first, but as soon as they take that heavenly sip, they’re on cloud 9 with me. I can go on forever about this drink, but I’d also like to be fair and speak of their other awesome drinks!
They also have shakes, smoothies, slushes, frappes’, milk teas, iced teas, hot beverages, coffees, shaved ice/​snow, fresh juices, frosty milks, acai bowls, Oreo churros, and waffles with ice cream. Some may sound like basic items, but the variety of flavors they offer are just all around amazing.
My other faves are:
— Cookies & Cream with Hazelnut shake (not on their menu)
— Avocado smoothie
— Guava black tea
— Hazelnut milk tea
Here’s [some of] their menu! And, yes I typed it up. (I know I’m crazy) :
Shakes (Ice blended with Ice Cream & Milk) —
Reg. $ 3.75 Lg. $ 4.45
* Vanilla * Strawberry * Mango * Peach * Chocolate * White Chocolate * Mocha (coffee+chocolate) * Pineapple * Coconut * Chocolate Banana * Mint Choco * Mixed Grain * Cherry * Papaya * Cookies & Cream * Chocolate Oreo
Slushes (Most slushes are made w/​REAL fruit & non-​dairy, more granitalike) —
* Taro * Strawberry * Watermelon* Mango * Kiwi * Peach * Cantaloupe * Pineapple * Green Apple * Mixed Grains * Passion Fruit * Grape * Lychee * Lemon * Citron * Milk Tea * Honeydew * Thai Milk Tea * Orange Mango * Strawberry Watermelon * Strawberry Lemon
Hot Coffee —
* Café Latte * Hazelnut Latte * House Blend * Decaf * Americano * Café Mocha * White Chocolate Mocha * Cappuccino * Espresso Single Shot * Soy Latte * Caramel Macchiato * Vanilla Latte
Smoothies (Ice blended with Fruit & Milk) —
Reg. $ 3.95 Lg. $ 4.45
* Strawberry alone or with kiwi, banana, pineapple, mango, or peach
* Peach alone or with kiwi, or mango * mango * banana * mango banana
* pineapple banana * pineapple kiwi* piña colada * pineapple mango
* peanut butter banana * avocado * red bean * Sweet Potato * taro * yogurt smoothie
Frappé (Ice blended mainly with coffee) —
Reg. $ 3.95 Lg. $ 4.45
* Mocha * Vienna (Espresso blended with ice cream & ice) *
decaf Vienna * caramel * chai * vanilla * Oreo coffee * hazelnut
* white chocolate * almond * green tea * **PISTACHIO** * Butter Pecan*
* Green Tea w/​Red Bean *
& MANY MOREEEEE! :)
—– EXTRA ADD-​ONS —–
* add yogurt or ice cream $ 0.50
* add fruit bits $ 0.50
* substitute soy/​almond milk $ 0.35
* non-​fat & 2% milk available upon request
* split request $ 0.50
«IT’S BOBAAAAA TIME»

It’s Boba Time gets the job done for me. Quality boba along with fast service is a major key. People that complain about the long wait times just come when it’s super crowded or busy. It must make sense that the orders come out a little longer if they’re backed up right? Luckily, when I went, it was semi-​crowded and I couldn’t complain about the service at all.
I got the cookies n cream shake with boba and it definitely lived up to expectations. It’s a top seller for a reason! It’s pretty damn good! You can taste the real bits of Oreo with every sip.
The store is deceptively large. There’s a lot of seating in the rear of the restaurant where you can sit down and chat with friends. There are even tables outside too so I’d say it’s a good spot to chill while getting your boba fix on.

I came here for my after dinner boba fix. It is a clean little place with a good variety of options for Boba, Shaved ice, and smoothies.
My daughter and I order the regular milk tea with boba and it was just right! My granddaughter ordered a complicated dessert that we thought it was the perfect item for the undecisive customer: Crushed ice, mango, boba, vanilla ice cream and condense milk! An hour later there was nothing left on her cup.
I have to say that parking is a bit hard. But, not impossible.

Puddinggggggg!!! I don’t know why but I couldn’t find any places in Torrance that didn’t have pudding! Okay fine, maybe they exist but too much work trying to figure out who has what when no one has a website. Well this is quite the find. Salted Caramel boba with puddingggggg! And it’s absolutely the best thing to drink on your way to Kotohira or Boiling Point!

It’s OK! The staff at this location is friendly. Place is very cute and you can hang out in the back not just the front. They have a nice back area. Bathroom is clean but shared. The area of the front and back are clean. Great for doing your work. Not sure if there is free wi-​fi but you can ask. The menu is pretty big but easy to understand. The Oreo boba my niece ordered wasn’t so bad. Weird to me but she was craving Oreo. My son loved the chocolate macaroon. Not much of the pistachio and whatever the others were. Parking is shared with the other business in that plaza. Oh yes this Boba Time is located in the plaza on the corner of Redondo Blvd and Western. It is next door to HoneyMee.

I personally didn’t think the drinks here hit anything out of the park, but it didn’t necessarily fail me either. As you all know, I always order the same drink (milk tea with pearls) as to standardize my ratings between milk tea shops.
It may have been because I got here late, but the bobas were way too squishy for me, and it tasted a bit old. The milk tea was a bit bland from what I can recall, and left a lot to be desired. I will say that the little shop in general is extremely clean and very vibrant so there’s that. I would probably return since it’s the only decent milk tea location in town, but I wouldn’t call this a slam dunk.

I came here with my friends for boba before dinner. It’s helpful that they have a chart with their popular drinks for new customers. I ended up just getting a tapioca milk tea with less sugar and less ice. I thought the milk tea was just average and the boba was a little overcooked.
There isn’t a lot of people who hangout in here so it was a nice space for me and my friends to chat and catch up. It’s conveniently located near a lot of restaurants if you need a drink before or after your meal.

It’s Boba Time is probably good enough to hit your boba craving if you’re near the neighborhood. I was skeptical after seeing the reviews of this place but went ahead and gave it benefit of a doubt. I had ordered a Duet Milk Tea (Coffee+Milk) yet it tasted more like chocolate than coffee and since I’ve never been here before, I wasn’t quite sure if my order was incorrect. Regardless, I enjoyed the drink and the tapioca balls tasted great! They weren’t undercooked nor overcooked but chewy and and definitely palpable.
They got the modern, «we are cool» look with its very spacious lot, definitely trying to catch the young, teenage or college crowd. So if you’re in Gardena and you just finished a meal in one of the close restaurants near It’s Boba Time, come on in and treat yourself to some boba for the road!

Tried the Taro shaved snow and it was okay. A large is $ 7.50 and includes 3 toppings plus 1 – 2 sauces. My friends and I were shocked to see how small it was. It’s comparable to the larger yogurtland cups. For the price, we expected it to be bigger.
As for our toppings, we chose mochi, boba, lychee and a condensed milk drizzle. We were disappointed with the amount of condensed milk. There were barely any…
It wasn’t that busy but we waited over 20 mins for the shaved ice. It appears they make all the drink orders first or so it seems. The people after us ordered drinks and they got their orders before us…

What the hell is going on in this place?
Came here for the first time and the service was great and my tapioca milk tea with boba was stupendous. The milk was creamy and not icy, the temperature of the drink was just right, just perfect during a hot sunny day. I thought to my self, mmmmm… I’m definitely coming back here again.
Couple of day’s later I was back, looking for a sugar remedy.
I was so excited and I couldn’t wait to get my tapioca drink for the second time but, as I tried it once again, I couldn’t believe my disappointed. What happened?(while sipping the cup for the second time), What happened to all the goodness? Where did it go?
I stared at my cold drink with much disappointment, for it tasted nothing like the first time. My heart ached, and I was filled with denial and disbelief. It was not the same drink I had from my first visit. I was fooled.
My second Tapioca Milk Tea was unsavory, it tasted like an old milk, dumped with too much sugar and the worst part is, the boba was over done.(loud scream in the background) Someone has fooled around with the concoction. Dammit!
I thought I found the one, but I was wrong.
Would I come back? Yes, only if I’m not paying, for I cannot take another disappointment in my life.

Wonderful selection of boba, slushes, and iced drinks. The flavors are unique and fun — watermellon, guava, green apple, strawberry, etc. Fun to treat yourself to something like this!
The kids in the group got watermellon, guava, and green apple slush with boba. They all seemed to enjoy it.
I got the typical almond milk tea with boba. It was nice, but not as robust as I typically like it.
The employees were super friendly and fast. Three customers while I was there had gotten wrong orders. They must have been too busy at that time of day (Sunday around 12:30).