One of the perks to living in Los Angeles is that you can find some sort of teashop offering milk tea with boba on every other street corner. The unfortunate fact is, not all of them are very good! Boba, if you haven't had the pleasure of trying them, are little chewy tapioca balls with a mild nutty flavor that are typically added to cold teas or coffee and sipped up through a straw. I grew up drinking milk tea with boba after school with my girlfriends and have developed a sort of love and slight obsession for the chewy drink. However, when I heard that a new coffee and tea bar opened in Pasadena called Home Brewed Bar, offering none other than milk tea with boba, I didn't jump for joy.
Just another teashop I assumed. That was until I tried my first sip of Home Brewed Bar's milk tea with mini boba prepared for me by one of their zealous brewistos. The blend was intoxicating and completely un-traditional! Earl Grey Tea blended with sweet milk and accompanied by chewy, fresh mini boba. (Yes, fresh is a serious requirement when it comes to boba!)
The shop itself is small and simple but the service is terrific and a bit quirky, just the way I like it.
Of course Home Brewed Bar also offers Vietnamese coffee, 20-hour cold brewed teas and coffees, and flavored milk teas such as taro and honeydew, just to name a few.
It's become my favorite place to get my boba milk tea fix and I'm sure you will love it too. Say hello to Tucker for me if you stop by!
39 N. Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91103
chelseatubbs says
How fun are those brewistos (Ha... love it)?! This sounds delish and you look adorable in that J.Crew tee Leah. So jealous of all the fabulous food you Californians get to try!
Valerie C (@itsvaleriec) says
this looks awesome! i just recently moved out of pasadena (now i'm farther down the 110), but i'll definitely make my way back to the old neighborhood to check out this place. thanks for sharing!
xx valerie @ http://www.lilyonfillmore.com
Jessica Angeles says
You always remind me to get myself to Pasadena! This place looks like a lot of fun! I go to school in Irvine, where there are boba places on every corner, but very few are actually good. I just got into drinking both Thai and Vietnamese coffee, so I would love to try this place out!
COMODORE says
Love mini boba
joannepio says
I need some more mini boba ASAP. Can you please deliver one to the airport for me?? ☺️
Gardenias and Mint says
What an adorable place! I love boba teas so much! Great branding and shop as well!
xo
Christa
http://www.gardeniasandmint.wordpress.com
Miss Sophisticate says
I've never had boba, surprisingly. I'm dying to try it - I will definitely stop by this place next time I'm in the Pasadena area! Thanks! xo
Leah Bergman says
I find that it's either a love or hate thing based on their chewy texture. PERSONALLY I am in love...I hope you like them as well. 😉
Erika says
Ooooh, thanks for sharing this! Next time I'm in Pasadena I need to try one of these!
Leah Bergman says
Yes, definitely worth a trip to Pasadena! 😉
Tammy says
This place, and the baristas looks adorable! Love a good bona tea!