Welcome to Bako Tea House

“ At least 3rd time here since opening. Favorite new place in OC. Love the tea or milk heavy options. Boba: right texture and chewiness. Agar boba: on small side and sweet. This will bump the sweetness up several notches, ie, if 25% sugar, tastes more like 75-100% sugar. -Jasmine milk, tea heavy: superb! 5* -Roasted oolong milk, tea heavy: Great but I think could be little more "roasted" aroma, 5* -Phoenix milk. Tea heavy: superb! 5* Overall: 5* and will return each time we visit OC. 12.22.25: for the road to airport ”

“ Great and tea and even better service. I tried the roasted Oolong tea, they had the option to increase tea or milk. The barista let me know if I didn’t like I could increase tea after trying it for free. I did and the drink is wonderful, the tea is strong and the boba is cooked perfectly. Wonderful spot I wish them the best. ”

“ Tasty boba drinks! The menu offers a pretty wide range of teas and flavors. Everything seemed good and the prices were reasonable considering the quality presented! * Passionfruit Green Tea: 8/10 - good flavor but they aren't able to remove the passionfruit seeds which is annoying * Lychee Oolong Tea: 9/10 - nice balance of sweet and tart * Tapioca Boba (Topping): 9/10 - soft and chewy The shop itself is not super tiny, but also not very spacious either. They offer some tables and chairs inside as well as a couple outside. It's located in this apartment area which is a bit weird, but there were plenty of parking spots and underground parking. The workers were nice, but they seemed to be pretty backed up. We noticed a bunch of drinks just sitting on the counter waiting for the worker to give them out. Highly recommend checking them out if you're ever in the area! ”

“ It's an artisan tea shop that focuses more on quality tea than desserty, trendy stuff. The teas are all amazing and you really get to taste the richness and slight bitterness of all the flavors. I'd recommend 25% sweetness if you're here for the tea flavor. The servers I've usually gotten are quite stand offish and not super friendly but still polite. Wish I could get some more conversation about recommended items and options and such. Drinks: 9/10 Atmosphere: 7/10 Service: 4/10 Value: 7/10 ”

“ Great small boba shop packed with customers on a Saturday afternoon. The server recommended passion fruit green team and I went for 50% sweetness (lowest level). The tea tastes extremely refreshing and full of real flavor while not overall sweet. Definitely worth the hype and wait and I would try other flavors next time! ”

“ love love their tea lattes! i ha e tried phoenix oolong, rose guanyin, and ceremonial grade matcha latte and they were all great! i would recommend phoenix oolong for anyone who likes classic oolong rose guanyin for anyone who likes sweet floral flavor. it kinda taste like lychee matcha latte for anyone who likes matcha the matcha is more on the sweet side and the flavor of matcha isn’t strong nor bitter they also use real whole milk and oat milk and not the powder kind ”

“ Came across this tea shop while driving nearby and decided to try it. Walked in and the tea aroma hit me. It smelled so good. They display their tea by the counter to let you know they use real tea leafs. peachy oolong tea: their peach was a bit sour so the tea flavor wasn’t quite there. There’s chunks of peach in there so we know it’s real fruits. I didn’t think this was the best combo but did not hate it. It was different. I’d want to try their tea on its own to taste that quality in the future. umami matcha milk frappe: definitely a must get if you like matcha. The quality taste better than most I’ve had. It still had small chunks of ice in it but I kind of liked it. Seating: 4 chairs + can sit around the tree + small bench. I’m assuming it’s dog friendly since there’s a water dog bowl outside. Decoration: modern and simple. Their merchandise is on the wall. I love how they kept the place simple. Not overcrowded or anything. Staff: super nice and is willing to explain the drinks! Price: reasonable. Go during soft opening for 10% off! ”

“ A very cute boba shop hidden in a Costa Mesa business plaza. First of all, I really like the design of this place; it's simple but very modern. So far, the drinks have been good but have not really impressed me; I will come back to try other drinks. ”