Bomball Frozen Goodies

SO SAD THAT THIS PLACE CLOSED :(
this was our hangout years ago, when it first opened, in high school.

They say they close 1130 but had to make sure they were still cooking at 945? Didn’t like that…

Bomball, when it was open, was our go-​to place for boba and fro yo in the South Bay. They had a nice array of yogurt flavors that weren’t artificial tasting like other places can be.
Unfortunately, Bomball is now CLOSED, as the owner moved back to Taiwan. :(

This has the trifecta of delicious diabetes goodness.
yogurt, ice cream and shaved ice.
and clam chowder, apparently. If you ask nicely, I’m sure you can add that as a topping to your diabetes-​in-​a-​cup.

Basically you can make whatever shaved ice or frozen yogurt combo you want. They offer a lot of random stuff. At night the shopping center it’s in seems a bit shady, but when you walk in it’s bright and clean. I tried the original bomballs (liquid filled balls) and they were pretty good. I like the texture and the little pop it gives. It’s nothing like boba, which I hate, so I was glad. They don’t have any other flavors though)= I saw passion fruit and green apple bomballs on the Unilocal pics but they only have original now. It was still good though.
I got sour apple and pink lemonade shaved ice with fresh strawberries and bomballs on the bottom. The flavors were really good, and the sour apple was definitely sour! Try the bomballs if you haven’t. They’ll give you some in a taster cup. I didn’t think any of their yogurt flavors were exciting. Saw someone get the brick toast and they seemed to like it. Oh, and the guy who was working was really nice.

I feel like this establishment is trying to do too much with its offerings. Yogurts, snacks, tea its almost like a Pinkberry meeting a Tapioca Express and having a child who can’t figure which parent’s footsteps to follow in. The establishment itself is located next to Vons far off in the corner. The marquee /​neon sign it has helps draw some attention but otherwise I’d be harder to spot.
The employees here look and sound young (high school) which I don’t really mind so much but this whole place kind of has the young, kiddish feel. Just look at the notes people stuff in the tables and you’ll understand what I mean. I tried ordering a Thai Tea and they were out so I had to change my order. I got the taro which came a loaded on sugar and consequently I was pretty much up all night. Prices are okay, nothing really to complain about when you’re ordering a milk drink for under $ 5.
I suppose I was just unimpressed with the quality of the drink and I’m always concerned when a shop doesn’t look like it has a true focus because it drags down the quality of all its products. Then again, this could be a harsh judgment since Torrance really doesn’t have a great selection of boba /​pearl (whatever you choose to call it) places.

Mad props to this joint for taking me down a nostalgic memory lane throwback to the days of 2 Live Crew. 2, as in the two assclowns working this bidness tonight. The stuff they were churning out was definitely as nasty as they wanted it to be. Oh ya, it definitely tasted like all that ass you see on the 1989 album cover ruled «legally obscene.»
The tea I got was salty and bitter. Some of the boba disintegrated before leaving the straw, while others were hard as an airsoft BB. It was so bad I had to v-​line it to Yami Tea House to get the taste out of my mouth. When I rolled into Yami with a full Boba tea, they were like WTF until I hucked it into the trashcan.
I was really excited about trying Bomball but I should have known to turn around when the bum sitting outside of CVS turned down my offer to buy him a tea instead of cash. Guess I’m the one who ended up with the ass.
This place is a slap in the face and an affront to the great people of the Taiwan. You have offended me and you have offended the Shaolin temple. China should re-​point its nukes here.

I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this place until now! It has everything that is popular among young people today. It’s a combined fro-​yo joint, a shaved ice heaven, a boba café, and it serves food like brick toast and popcorn chicken.
Not to mention, the place itself looks great and clean! The decors are adorable! The higher tables even have little hooks underneath to hang your bags/​sweaters. There is a rather big television as well. However, one time they didn’t have the air conditioner on, and the whole place was like an oven! I guess they turned it off to save power because there weren’t many customers at the time.
As for the service, the workers are young and friendly. There was one time I didn’t know if they were workers or customers because of how nice they were (sadly, I’m so used to bad service).
Their frozen yogurt is good. This place is awesome for actually having taro flavor yogurt. (A lot of yogurtlands have disappointed me with their lack of taro.) And they have such a variety of toppings! Besides the usual, they also have boba as a topping! and Pocky!
Their boba is good. I tried their taro milkshake and it was great! Unfortunately, my stomach didn’t agree (I’m lactose intolerant). But they also have have dairy-​free drinks, so I tried their taro smoothie on another day. Apparently, the guy who prepared it for me said that it was his first time making it. He did a pretty good job for a first timer. :)
I haven’t tried their shaved ice, but from what my friends have said, it is good as well. The only criticism I have of this place is that it takes them quite a while to make your order. I’m not sure if it’s because they’re new at it, or if they just want to be perfect. Also, the actual boba balls aren’t the best that I’ve ever had, but still better than Volcano Tea! xD

I guess it has its ups and downs!
My drink, some kind of mango tea with passion fruit jelly, took the LONGEST time to make. And I thought it was pretty simple, considering it’s just the mixing of some flavor syrup and iced tea, PLUS it was listed on the menu as if it was ordered on a regular basis. Please note that my friend and I were the only 2 customers in there, and it took 30 minutes to prepare 2 drinks. No bueno.
Actually 3 drinks! They initially screwed up on my friend’s drink, and she asked, just to make sure, «This has coconut, right? I asked for coconut,» and the employee stared at the drink hard, then slowly picked it up, saying, «Oh yeah… okay Let me fix this for you.»
When I finally got my drink, it was way too sweet. It was like drinking 100% syrup. Yuck. Needless to say, I threw it in the trash, along with the 5 $ I spent on it :(
The employee was nice enough, though. When we came in, my friend and I had all sorts of questions for him about the menu (what was good, what was not… what he’d recommend), and he was helpful in that regard. But when it comes to delivering the goods, flop.
I think I’m just gonna stick with getting yogurt from the place. At least I can prepare that on my own, and know it is exactly how I want.

The bright neon signs were clear … «Frozen Yogurt» & «Clam Chowder» …
Yep, this is the place.
Bomballs are small boba-​size, liguid-​filled balls that burst in your mouth with a little squirt. They’re a cool topping option for frozen yogurt or shave ice if you are bored with the typical fruit, mochi, cereal, or chocolate choices.
We tried a few bomball samples and then went to the self-​serve yogurt dispensers to load up before adding toppings. Fresh fruit (with real fruit) flavors were highlighted like Lychee, Melon, and Grapefruit. Our favorites were the Taro and Oreo Cake Batter, however, most of the yogurt was much too runny for my tastes. The toppings seemed fresh or fun. We both got our own special combinations. For yogurt, it was more meh than a-​ok.
We got a pre-​made cup of flan to go, but it disappointed more than the yogurt. The flan just wasn’t light or airy enough and lacked deep caramel or coffee flavor. Pass on these. Also, skip the $ 0.99 Yogurt «Pop» Unilocal Check-​in offer that sounds better than it was. We got a Chocolate and an Oreo Cookie pop to go. Basically, the pops are small plastic cups with hard frozen yogurt and a popsicle stick.
Oh, and what about that clam chowder? Well, we were just there for dessert, but Bomball sells small warm snack dishes like Popcorn Chicken, Curry Rice, and … yes … Clam Chowder. The lack of quality in the yogurt and overall impression makes me think Bomball serves many things, but masters none.
The best part of our experience at Bomball was the very energetic and helpful guy working behind the counter. He was eager and happy to share the background on the bomballs, the shave ice, and a bunch of other questions. This guy loves his job and it shows. He alone raises Bomball to 3 stars.

No layer ice, they said only for the summer … very disappointed
we tried some yogurt, lychee and taro
not much to this place, average, won’t be back

TARO FROZEN YOGURT!!!
As a Samoan girl, I have run into different variations of taro. Taro baked, taro with coconut milk and onions, fried taro, taro chips, even taro balls covered in sesame seeds. But I never thought they would make TARO FROZEN YOGURT! Even though, I’m still happy they did. It is cold purple heaven! I highly recommend the taro. It goes really well with fruit and strawberry bomballs.
Bomball itself is a really cool place. Very clean and modern looking. The service was pretty good too. The staff didn’t get annoyed when my little sis-​in-​law kept asking for samples. Also! The price was really reasonable. We had two orders of self serve yogurt with toppings and an order of shaved ice and it was all about $ 10.
Bring a pen so you can leave a little note on the tables. Let me know if you see mine. It mentions how I was supposed to be at the Getty Center that day. If you have trouble finding this place just look for the Vons and drive past it if you’re entering off of Anza. It’s further back in the parking lot.
And finally for those of you wondering what a bomball is, it’s sort of like a boba but better. It’s like small little balls filled with juice. It felt like I was eating a grape that was strawberry flavored. If you’re apprehensive the staff will give you a little cup to sample it before you dump a spoon full over your awesome taro frozen yogurt.

Such a fabulous find! If you are a fan of molecular gastronomy, then you’re in for a real treat! These ‘bomballs’, as they call them, as actually the result of the spherification technique used in molecular gastronomy to create caviar-​like pearls of different flavors. In their case, they had ‘original’, strawberry, sour apple, and asian pear flavors! This can be served with your froyo of choice, or even better, their ‘1000 layer ice’, which is — you guessed it — SHAVED SNOW. Oh yeah, this dessert joint serves up some molecular gastronomy with shaved snow. Love it.
We ordered 2 1000 layer ices, one almond and one a mix of taro and strawberry. And we also got to try their sour bomb (sp?) flavor as one of the promotions they had listed on Unilocal.I personally liked the almond flavored one the most, followed by the sour bomb flavor. I think their non-​diary options for 1000 layer ice is better than the dairy. Or perhaps it was just the taro/​strawberry combo we go. They were gritty in texture so it wasn’t as melt-​in-​your-​mouth like most shaved snows are. But the almond and sour bombs were. I’m not sure if it was due to the fact that they used powder mixes for the taro/​strawberry flavors, or if it was the diary component.
Service was extremely nice and the place was spotless. I love a clean food place. The décor was very chic and cute as well, if those two words could go together, this place would be a good visual for the two. Overall I was super happy with the flavors and dessert options offered here, and I can’t wait to come back to try even more things!

Summer = :). Small pricey servings of cool treats = :(
Summer is definitely here! These last couple days one can certainly feel the California sun and heat. It’s the kinda weather that makes one crave for shaved ice and other cool treats…
It was the hot summer weather that brought me to Bomball Frozen Goodies. I’ve been wanting to check this place out for awhile and when I read the Unilocal reviews and heard about their 1000 layer ice or snow ice, I was sold on checking it out.
I like the look of the store of Bomball Frozen Goodies — cute long white sheer curtains draping from the ceiling and white tables — it’s very neat looking. They have their self serve yogurt towards the back of the store and their cashier, yogurt toppings etc in the middle.
I asked the cashier about their 1000 layer ice and she pointed out that there is a small size and a large size. She said it comes with condensed milk and mochi. My friend and I chose to get the small size for $ 2.69. My friend got the taro and I got the Hawaiian sunset (orange, pineapple, mango and banana). The photo on the wall of the 1000 layer looked really nice.
What a surprise when our orders came out. They were in tiny cups that looked more like sample sizes :(. It was nothing like the picture. There was about two spoonfuls of the snow ice in the cups.
Now the 1000 layer ice itself was good. My Hawaiian sunset was yummy– good mix of the orange, pineapple, mango and banana. It was just the right amount of sweetness. The mochi balls were nice and soft. I got to try some of my friend’s taro and it was good too.
Perfect taste wise but size wise what a disappointment. For the $ 2.69, this was expensive :(. The size we got should just be a sample. I’m disappointed. I almost feel as if I was at a different place than the ones my Unilocal friends described in their reviews.
It is a bummer. I really wanted to like this place. I actually did like the taste of the 1000 layer ice but it was far from being a «1000 layers» For such a TINY size, it was pricy. Such a small sized treat did not help cool down the heat of these summer days. I feel like I barely ate anything. So sad :(.

What first grabbed my attention walking by was a sign outside that said «Frozen Yogurt» and under it, «Clam Chowder».
Inside, the place is decorated in a futuristic style similar to that in the cartoon the Jetsons.
The yogurt is a concoction of the owner who says she uses plain yogurt and adds real fruit. I’m not much of a fan of tangy froyo which is why I hardly frequent Pinkberry but I like the vibe of this place.
I was able to find that they had Peanut Butter and Chocolate as well. They had a variety of fresh fruit for toppings as well as the typical hard toppings. The unique topping for which the store is named are the Bomballs. These are little balls that squirted juice when you bit them. It was good, very different as I’ve never had that before.
The tables and stools against the wall hidden behind the hanging sheer curtains and the bright colors allow space for those who want a little privacy.
They not only serve frozen yogurt but shaved ice desserts, boba drinks, fried rice, hot ramen and as I said earlier New England clam chowder! You can also get smoothies, lattes, tea, hot chocolate and coffee. The combination of frozen yogurt and hot foods is not something you see every day but I liked the idea since you can get both a meal and dessert in one place.
I was able to sample the 1000 Layer Ice which wasn’t as sweet as you would expect and tasted a little too icy for my liking.
They have Open Mic nights and one of the young kids behind the counter proudly shared that he MC’ed the event.
I’ll definitely head back again to try some of the hot meals and top it off with a delightful froyo treat!

I think saying that Bomball is the bomb is probably the cliché of the year. But it has to be said again. and again.
While some of you may say, but Androo, bomballs are just like the poppers at Tastea!
And I would have to tell, you are gravely mistaken!
These bomballs do explode with juicy flavor, but they have a yogurt-​y taste to them, so they are quite unique from the poppers. But they are equally delicious! As my little put it, «There’s surprises in every gulp!»
We also had a taste of their new shaved ice. Its sheet-​like texture reminded me slightly of Class 302’s shaved snow, except this variety is creamier, so it’d be more accurate to say it’s more like shaved ice cream. It was goooood. Adding condensed milk just made it even better.
Have I mentioned the owner is super nice! She gave helpful recommendations when we weren’t sure how to best try the bomballs.
Try it now!

Thankful for another good option for per ounce pricing option. I’m not that huge of a fan of frozen yogurt, so having spend 4 bucks on the stuff when all i really need is $ 1.50 worth feels like a steal.
Plenty of flavors but i usually stick to the sour fruity flavors since starchy, along with some toppings, but i had to try the bomballs, which are little encapsulated balls of juice. Interesting yes, totally necessary? not really.
They also serve shaved ice with condensed milk and other stuff, and the seating area looks like its intended for you to hang out there for a while.

Bomballs you never cease to amaze me with your great flavors!
Red Velvet Cupcake that really tastes like red velvet cake batter!
Passion Fruit that carries the same delicious tart juiciness that a passion fruit holds!
Mandarin Oranges that *gasp* actually taste like a mandarin orange!
Only thing I was sad to see was that there was no more Jasmine Green Tea to be found! This flavor surely needs to be a regular!
As always, wonderful array of toppings with to go alongside with wonderful service!

Bomball was the first ever self serve froyo place I had been to and was hooked immediately.
Went back today and I honestly totally forgot how good Bomball was. Today I enjoyed their Rockin Rose (pomegranate, raspberry, lemon) and Taro. Yes I can see how you may think that this is an odd flavor combo but it was really good. I topped it off with my favs (yogurt chips and fruity pebbles) and hung my purse on the purse hook and happily enjoyed my delicious froyo.

Our first time here and I was immediately impressed! The ambiance is nice and clean. I dunno what’s with the yogurt joints all doing this futuristic Japanime interior but its inviting and works for me! I love make it yourself yogurt places and I love to gorge on my toppings more so than the yogurt. The young man working today was courteous and helpful with our questions. When asked for a sample cup he brought out the basket and let us take as many cups as needed.
While Bomball doesn’t have a slew of yogurts to choose from, I think they have the essential flavors every yogurt place shouldn’t do without; vanilla, plain, chocolate, strawberry, etc. Other flavors I noticed they had were Jasmine Tea, Pink Lady, Coffee, Cheesecake, Cookies n’ Cream, etc. We went with half vanilla and pink lady (tart fruity flavor, grapefruit I think).
They had all the regular toppings… the cereals, the fruits, syrups, etc. What caught my eye was Pocky sticks and Pirouettes! I’m sold! Take me to yogurt heaven now b’coz I am through with my search for my ideal local yogurt place! Toppings of my choice: strawberries, mango, lychee, Pirouettes!!! and mochi balls.
How does the yogurt taste you ask? In my opinion, it was good. It wasn’t icy or too bitter. The vanilla wasn’t too sweet tasting like ice cream. The pink lady was tart but didn’t cause a sour-​face. The fruits were fresh and sweet. The mochi balls were soft and chewy. For those 15 or so minutes we sat to enjoy our creation… I was in yogurt bliss. I will definitely come here again.
Worthy mentions:
— They host an open mic night and karaōke
— They also serve shaved ice, coffee, and soup
— They have a Bomball Special that cost $ 30 and feeds about 8 persons… it’s a large martini glass you can fill with yogurt and toppings.