By Me Boba Tea

Bubble tea store · San Francisco, CA

4.7 ★★★★★ 559 Google reviews · 24 photos

82%five-star reviews

6%reviews answered by the owner

Nov 2026latest review

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By Me Boba Tea at a glance

Google reviewers for By Me Boba Tea frequently praise the quick service, friendly staff, and tasty drinks like brown sugar boba and signature milk teas. Positive feedback often highlights the convenient location in Chinatown and the shop's cute decor. However, low-star reviews consistently criticize the drinks for being excessively sweet despite reduced sugar requests and mention issues with rude counter staff or spoiled ingredients.

Google rating: 4.7 out of 5 from 559 reviews (82% five-star).
Reviews on this page: 559 Google reviews (433 with written comments, 190 with photos).
Owner responses: the business replied to 6% of reviews.
Most recent review: November 8, 2026.
Service: Bubble Tea Shop serving San Francisco, California.

Data from Google, last updated November 9, 2026.

Star ratings

559 Google reviews we collected

5 stars46182%
4 stars458%
3 stars254%
2 stars122%
1 star163%

Praise vs complaints

Phrases our text analysis found in 433 written reviews

Praise23195%
Complaints115%

Topic share

How often each topic comes up in the written reviews

Staff & attitude11648%
Would recommend5322%
Speed & response3012%
Quality & results219%
Price & value187%
Honesty & trust42%

What customers talk about

We read 433 written reviews and marked every phrase about these topics. The same colors are highlighted in the reviews.

“Just ordered simple drinks: lime soda (at 50% sweet) and pineapple slushy.”
“ppl at the counter are very rude.”
“If you’re visiting Chinatown, I definitely recommend stopping at By Me Boba Tea, especially if you’re planning to visit the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.”
“TERRIBLE thai tea, very bad service, dirty shop, do not recommend.”
“The shop was really cute, with adorable lanterns that immediately caught our attention and drew us inside.”
“Super sweet staff, great service, loved the tangulu and too many drinks to choose from!”
“Literally THE WORST boba tea I’ve ever had in SF, taste like sugar water.”
“If you’re looking for an affordable and delicious spot to get boba this is the place!”
“My expectations to be honest were not too high, but the boba tea, the service and the presentation was way above expectations.”