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Twinkle Brown Sugar Tea
406 E Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA 91801, United States
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Twinkle Brown Sugar Tea
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Yo
Review №1

Great little spot with delicious teas!

Ja
Review №2

Delicious! Tea was strong. Boba was sweet, tea flavored, nice chewy bounce. Egg puffs super good also! Too bad we dont love closer...

br
Review №3

Good drinks, food, and friendly staff, highly recommend to add their membership for discount, especially if you live by or work by.

Mo
Review №4

They get super busy. You enter on the door in the right and the exit the door on the left (closest to the street).You can call in your order so it’s ready by the time you get there. You still have to wait in line to pay for the drink tho.Staff is always friendly and helpful.Drinks:Hk lemon tea is good and they have a weekday happy hour special for that.Fruit tea was good and super refreshing.We came here 3x and we’re always meh about it.After trying out different drinks all the times we’ve been here, we’d say it’s a solid spot.Drinks are consistent.50% for all drinks is our preference.Snacks:Egg puff was nice and crispy. I wish it was mochi egg puff but it hit the spot.Parking:There’s a small tiny lot but like I said, it gets busy. To make it easier to get in and out, I park on the small residential street beside it and just walk on over if I see that the lot is full.

Da
Review №5

The drinks and the egg puffs are so delicious.Its a definite must go to !!!

Sh
Review №6

A charming cafe hidden along the streets of AlHambra. Staff here are very warm and friendly, I felt like I was being welcomed into an old friends home.Must try the fishball curry, a perfect snack during this cold weather...the curry is very flavorful and would go well with some steamed rice. Nuggets had a crispy coating and their signature sauce had body & was perfectly balanced between sweet + tangy.The seasalt foam Thai Tea had a thick layer of cream on top, took a while for the tea to breakthrough...the cream itself is worth the drink. If you need dessert, have the sweet butter marshmallow toast, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream + condensed milk drizzle...you wont regret the calories !!Later in the evening this spot comes to life with upbeat music and the chatter of a young crowd. Ample parking in the back and the cafe is close to many banks.

Is
Review №7

Me and my partner came after work and both of our drinks were incredible. I got the fluffy green milk tea and she got rose milk tea, both with boba

sa
Review №8

Good parking. Brown sugar milk tea is a little strong. The sea salt thai tea boba is excellent. Add coffee jelly and its phenomenal

th
Review №9

Vanilla ice cream and Boba best combination ever. And the brick toast is something special

C.
Review №10

Love my mango tea with boba.Hits the spot.

As
Review №11

I LOVE THIS PLACE. My order is always correct whether that be take out or through Postamates delivery. Our drinks are always made to perfection and package nicely. Which I love. I ordered popcorn chicken for lunch today and it taste amazing!

Br
Review №12

HK iced milk only $1 something for happy hour. Such good flavor even with half sweet.

Al
Review №13

Their classic milk tea with hazelnut was great. Love the friendly staff.

Em
Review №14

I love Twinkle Brown Sugar! The place is amazing, the staff is friendly, and they have good drinks. The cups are adorable too.

Th
Review №15

Recommend this one. (Refreshing Soo goooooodd).

Di
Review №16

This place is awesome,great service Sea Salt Thai Tea is 🔥

Sn
Review №17

Sea salt Thai iced tea, delicious drink, solid boba

uy
Review №18

First time here, heard about this boba shop from a friend. I tried their most popular drink on the menu: brown sugar milk tea with boba. For me, I couldn’t taste much of tea flavor, not creamy/rich from the milk, boba was good and chewy. Next time, I will try something else and update my review.

Ke
Review №19

Meh, Ive had better. My sister got me a drink from them last night when she placed an order for a bunch of us. I got a Cheese Peach Tea w/Aloe and 50% sugar.The cheese was way too sweet. It tasted like whipped cream, not a salted cream foam. On top of that, even though I ordered my drink at 50% sugar, it was still overly sweet. Between the drink and that so-called cheese, my drink was going to give me diabetes.There was also a weird aftertaste. Maybe from the peach? I dont know if it was a syrup (I hate drinks made from syrups) but just wasnt a good drink.

ra
Review №20

Good drinks. Food wasnt that great.

An
Review №21

Very good drinks. Would recommend this place.

He
Review №22

Great selection of teas and smoothies at a good price

Na
Review №23

They have great happy hour deals. Ice tea or milk tea only, toppings are extra. They are $2 and $0.25 extra if you want to add boba. Unfortunately, happy hour drinks do not earn points of the Five Stars rewards, but you can redeem your points for drinks.

To
Review №24

Sea Salt Iced Coffee was good, but food and other sweet drinks are not as good as expected.

Gr
Review №25

Well made drinks

Ly
Review №26

Or go to place to get the gallon size Hong Kong style lemon ice tea

An
Review №27

Some of the best Boba Ive had in a long time! Love that they use vanilla ice cream instead of syrup. So tasty... definitely coming back. Try the peach/vanilla!

Ja
Review №28

Service was very nice, friendly, and fast. I returned recently and bumped up their rating to 5 stars. I really enjoyed my Twinkle Fruit Tea less sugar with lychee jelly. Their fries and curry balls were also very tasty snacks!

Wa
Review №29

My new go-to place on SoCal for boba. They allow you to adjust sweetness, which is great be fine of their standard drinks at normal sweetness are way too sweet for my liking.

Er
Review №30

Not a huge fan of their drinks. Wish their teas can be a little stronger. Environment is good for studying. Snacks are good.

El
Review №31

Delicious, delicious food & drinks. Worth the prices.

Te
Review №32

Orders correctly made. Friendly and nice staff! HK Style Lemon Ice Tea, chicken nuggets, curry fish ball ramen and the spam & egg sandwich are all my favorites.

Sy
Review №33

Customized milk tea is soooo amazing!

Ja
Review №34

Really good spot. If you like boba, tea, and snacks this is a place to try for sure.

Ja
Review №35

Not the best.... Not the worst... So so tea... Priced high unless you go during happy hour.

La
Review №36

Awesome drinks and the snacks are sooo yummy. Definitely recommend.

C
Review №37

I do not dislike the place. This is a favorite for my girls. I am not comfortable ordering again until they address my concerns. I went back a few times and watched how they processed payments and drinks. There is a possibility of contamination. They do offer hand sanitizer which is a plus but that is where breakdown starts. First they handle your payment. First source of contamination. They then get your cup and place order stickers on it. That is second contamination. Then the cup is handled by drink makers. Last source of possible contamination and the beginning of a bigger problem if the virus is present. I may be paranoid but I have to be. This is easily fixable and I hope they do so. The one handling payment should not handle anything else until washing their hands.

Pi
Review №38

My friend accidentally spilled a drink on the floor, however, the workers were very nice and helped clean up with us. They also gave my friend a free replacement drink. Great service :)

Br
Review №39

July 7th was my first time visiting this boba place. I was impressed with how fast I received my order; as well as the employees professionalisms. But once I tried my Brown Sugar Milk Tea that was a different story. For some reason the tea did not taste quite right. The smell was of spoiled milk, as well as the pearls not being sweet at all. Maybe the Milk tea batch was not made correctly at the time. Hopefully next time I won’t experience this again.

In
Review №40

The best fruit tea

Ge
Review №41

Their boba is soft and chewy. The variety of flavors are good as well.

Ma
Review №42

Awesome people, very polite, loved the taro smoothie with pudding. Need to go back!

2a
Review №43

Very good service the drinks are excellent and very pleasing aesthetically as well :)

Ti
Review №44

The best milk tea and food in town! The atmosphere is great, music is on point and there’s games for all ages.

Ph
Review №45

Its okay. The drinks taste good and are worth the cost. If they are made right.I actually used to enjoy coming here, as the drinks were good and I always love a good brown sugar milk tea.But recently, they have kept messing up my orders. Be sure to always check to make sure they actually put in sugar or the flavor you request.Unfortunately for me, I tend to pick up a few drinks for people, and I cannot taste all of them. Mine and a couple others do not have sugar in them, or the brown sugar. Just black tea and creamer.If youd like to take a gamble, this place isnt so bad. The drinks do take a bit of time to make, a little more than above average, but make sure to taste your drink before you leave.

Ca
Review №46

Twinkle Brown Sugar is a boba tea shop that offers milk tea boba, smoothies, lemonade and snacks. This corner shop is smaller compared to their other two locations. I came here and ordered the Chrysanthemum green tea with boba. It was flavorful and very refreshing. I requested regular ice and 25% sugar. Boba was soft, warm, sweet and chewy. However, they were conservative in the amount serving on boba which was kinda disappointing. Because I really love those pearl black bobas. Moreover, they only have one size (32 oz) for all drinks. What I like about this boba shop is you can customize or make your own boba. Staff was very nice and competent. If youre a regular customer they do offer reward points so its a win, win. Prices were reasonable and competitive. Happy hour and free WiFi is available. Parking is available albeit small. Overall, I really enjoyed my boba and will definitely come back. I highly recommend this place.

Ru
Review №47

Open late and have a couple of treat that I havent seen anywhere else such as the matcha tea with cream cheese in it........🤤 try any of their tees and tell him to put some cream in it I guarantee you will never look at you the same lol

Ni
Review №48

This place has very good service. The price of tea or coffee is excellent and the drinks also very good too. (They make the drinks better than Tea Station in my opinion.) I recommend to come here for people need to study for their exam or else because this place is not noisy place which can make people to stay focus on their stuff.

Wa
Review №49

Yummy teas with fast service

Br
Review №50

Fast, quality drinks and snacks. Is a decent place to do homework because there is a casual ambiance, usually not to loud.

Co
Review №51

The best Quality drinks in Town! ( May be in Los Angeles )Love the customer service.

Je
Review №52

Ive always loved the drinks here. The grass jelly drink is an absolute must. Never had something comparable elsewhere.

DO
Review №53

Damn, this place is awesome and unique. Its worth finding to try the different iced drinks they have. Gotta tell ya, not all iced tea places are as good as this one.

Si
Review №54

Friendly staff. No fusses when asked to fix an order. If you like to try a different and healthier sweetness to the drink, ask to use brown sugar instead (of the fructose syrup). The boba is nice and chewy, not firm/hard middle, has the right amount of bounce, and not mushy. Dont forget to sign into five star!

A
Review №55

Really tasty boba, cooked just the right amount. Tea is good too and you can choose white or brown sugar. Better than the big chain places.

Be
Review №56

Absolute best place for boba

Lu
Review №57

I had French toast with a red dragon fruit smoothie, and I loved it. Would definitely go again!

Lo
Review №58

Yummy vegan food! The texture of falafel was spot on. Generous portions and decently priced too.

Vi
Review №59

Drinks are good but fries are too too salty other that good

Al
Review №60

Only place open late in the area

Br
Review №61

Good teas. Their toast dessert is Soo good. Affordable. Games available. WiFi available.

Fr
Review №62

I definitely like this place! They have really cool cups! Really that is a plus for me, idk about anyone else aha. The Girlfriend and I came here to grab drinks, I had the milk tea with grass jelly and she had the sea salt Thai tea. Normally she gets the Rose milk tea and she loves it. I believe the Thai tea was okay nothing really special. My drink was also pretty good. Cant go wrong with milk tea and grass jelly. Nice and simple!They have a pretty big menu with a variety of options. Its a great boba spot! I remember it being called OZero aha interesting name change! But anyways the drinks here are good and consistent!

Va
Review №63

Its open late, love the bobas!

Lu
Review №64

Great place for drinks! The cheese drinks are delicious! Wish they had a bigger size! 😅😋

Da
Review №65

Very friendly staff. Go to drinks are the fluffy rose milk tea and the fluffy Jasmine milk tea.

Vo
Review №66

Love there fruit drink reminds me of a childhood drink and will get crowded by Sg students when there is a fundraiser. Other than that this place is a get place to get drink and chill with a friend.

Ba
Review №67

This is the best boba place I can find close to Koreatown. Sorry, but there arent any good boba places near ktown and ones that have honey boba. Only thing, this place is a hit or miss with their boba. Sometimes their boba isnt as tasty as it usually is. I changed my review but it has gotten better though,. Menu of drinks are different from ktown which makes them more special too. They do have chrysanthem tea here! Good for those that are sensitive to caffeine. I ask to add a tiny bit of honey flav in there. Its off the menu. They have frosty milk too also off the menu and called snowie. Drinks arent too overwhelmingly sweet. Teas are refreshing.

C.
Review №68

Nice

Wi
Review №69

Debs super great boba and they have food very fast service

Ki
Review №70

Great tea and snacks! Been coming here for years because their drinks are made perfectly.

Sy
Review №71

The iced oolong brown sugar milk tea is delicious! Not to mention dairy free!

ma
Review №72

Delicious as always!! I try this time strawberry lemonade.

Ka
Review №73

The drinks are okay. It is a little too strong for my liking but if u are a person that likes strong, you should definitely to check it out

Y
Review №74

Just ok

Ch
Review №75

LoveThis place!!! Exceptional great customer service, you cant go wrong with any drinks you order!

Lu
Review №76

One size only..? Kind of expensive for small size and the service is not as good ..

Jo
Review №77

Still one of my favorite teahouse even though I only go there once in a while now

Ni
Review №78

I absolutely love this place, its the best feeling to order something and it hits the mark Everytime. Theres nothing worse then ordering a drink and having it taste different Everytime, I love that I know exactly what Im getting.Their customer service and friendly smiles are so welcoming and inviting.

Hu
Review №79

The quality here is just as good as their sister franchise :) Im happy to come again for their Twinkle Brown Sugar Grass Jelly drink!

Ke
Review №80

Small inside only about 10 table. Fairly good drink

Ti
Review №81

Drink is good but wait too long

Je
Review №82

Staffs were very nice. We were able to play a boardgame and cut a birthday cake here.For the drinks, we like the twinkle fruit tea cause its refreshing. We also like the mango green tea because its a little sour. However, if you get it without ice, it will be too bitter. My friend got the sea salt Thai tea. It was way too sweet! She couldnt even finish it. She ended up ordering the fruit tea. The brown sugar milk tea was OK. The boba was chewy and a little warm in my drink. My friends said thats because they just cooked the boba.I think I will pass the milk tea and order the twinkle fruit tea next time.

No
Review №83

Mango smoothie fire with boba

Ja
Review №84

I would consider this one of the better boba places. I had the roasted oolong milk tea, would recommend!

La
Review №85

Love, love, love this place. Been coming here since 2014. Of course you should try the Brown Sugar Milktea.

AD
Review №86

Small venue but excellent staff, great-tasting drinks, and many, many outlets.

Mi
Review №87

Love their milk tea with pudding and coffee jelly. Tasty !

Er
Review №88

Drinks are good, get tha agar boba pretty good.

Ca
Review №89

Great tea area for hanging out with friends and playing some cards

Ke
Review №90

Great friendly staffs !The honeyfluffy green tea was bomb !

Ja
Review №91

The customer service was great and the tea was even better!

We
Review №92

Delicious boba. Slightly pricey ($4+). This is the kind of boba place at which you order complicated drinks, not basic milktea.

Ka
Review №93

Excellent tea, quick service, clean... did I say excellent tea?

Ro
Review №94

Always a pleasure to eating at twinkle brown sugar

Be
Review №95

Love the sea salt iced coffee!

Ph
Review №96

This is a great place with nice ambiance, and I love the service.

Pe
Review №97

I love everything here!

Ti
Review №98

Like their takoyaki best

Vi
Review №99

Always good experience

An
Review №100

Always come here for happy hour

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  • Address:406 E Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA 91801, United States
  • Site:http://twinklebrownsugar.com/
  • Phone:+1 626-281-6877
Categories
  • Coffee shop
  • Tea house
  • Ice cream shop
Working hours
  • Monday:11AM–11PM
  • Tuesday:11AM–11PM
  • Wednesday:11AM–11PM
  • Thursday:11AM–11PM
  • Friday:11AM–11PM
  • Saturday:11AM–11PM
  • Sunday:11AM–11PM
Service options
  • No-contact delivery:Yes
  • Delivery:Yes
  • Takeout:Yes
  • Dine-in:No
Highlights
  • Fast service:Yes
  • Great coffee:Yes
  • Great tea selection:Yes
Popular for
  • Solo dining:Yes
  • Good for working on laptop:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Coffee:Yes
  • Comfort food:Yes
  • Late-night food:Yes
  • Quick bite:Yes
  • Small plates:Yes
Dining options
  • Dessert:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
  • Cozy:Yes
Crowd
  • College students:Yes
  • Groups:Yes
Payments
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
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