I-tea Milpitas

I-Tea is my favorite boba spot to go to in Milpitas! They have a large variety of different drinks to choose from and their boba is always spot on (soft and chewy)!Another thing I love to order from i-Tea is their Popcorn Chicken! They're so good! In fact, I get a box for myself and individual boxes for my wife and kids for our drive home! lol Their popcorn chicken aren't tiny or full of batter like other boba places instead they're the perfect size to enjoy each bite and are juicy!

My gosh this place was TOO CROWDED. I ordered online and it was so hectic picking up that I never want to come back. People were cutting in line in front of me, it was super crowded inside and spilling into the outside, and the inside felt very dirty and smelled awful (like a dirty bathroom), probably due to the high traffic. The parking lot is a one-way loop on one side and a dead end on the other; there isn't much parking. The drink was actually pretty good, but I'm pretty turned off about coming in person during peak hours.

Takeaway: 7.1/10, Big food selection that taste great, but drinks and boba are fairOrders (4 visits): Popcorn chicken X 4 Onigiri (it's really a masubi) (Spam and egg, spam, crab meat X 2) Potato croquette Takoyaki House milk tea, 25% sweet, less ice, boba Matcha latte, 25% sweet, less ice, boba others that I forgot: fruit tea? brow rice tea?Boba quality: Perfect Great Good X Fair Poor NastyNote: nothing specialDrink quality: Perfect Great Good X Fair Poor NastyNote: Drinks taste very fake, mostly just flavoring and not naturalFood quality: Perfect X Great Good Fair Poor NastyNote: Chicken is a bit dry, but really good thanks to a ton freshly chopped garlic. Masubis taste good, they are pretty filling. Other snacks are pretty good.Ambience: A magical experience A pleasant atmosphere X Just a typical tea shop Run down, dirty, or smellyRevisit Potential: I'd come here every day A great weekend ritual X Maybe try again in a couple months Never come back here againAdjustments Accuracy (sweetness, spiciness, ice level): Too much X Correct Too littlePricing: Expensive Somewhat Expensive X Balanced Cheap

This is the only spot i like to get my boba/milk teas .. but the last two times the drinks haven't tasted the way they used to. i honestly feel like it's watered down. the only thing that comes to mind to me is that this drink has been sitting there for some time for a pick up and no one came so they gave it to me. pretty disappointed since drinks are cost more than before. their popcorn chicken is to die for though. i feel there is a bit more batter than when they first opened but still the best in town.

One of, if not, the best popcorn chicken around.BIG TIP: If you're a popcorn chicken lover like myself then I recommend you grab some at least the first hour they're open. For some reason the quality goes down just a notch in the evening, it's as if the breading becomes a little thicker so I prefer to go right when they open for the best quality.Their Jasmine Green Milk Tea, as is, is pretty good.Parking: The parking lot can pack out pretty quick but there are customers always coming and going so it's not hard to find a spot.