Reviews for Tapioca Express in National City, CA
Super great boba, quick service and good vibes inside.
Hot day, wife and I wanted something cold, stopped in for boba! I had the Halo-Halo snow bubble and wife had Thai Tea milk.... Flavors were very good. Great place! Read more
I have been there in the past, so I am rating based on both experiences. The staff is friendly and for the most part nice. The... first time they were super busy and it took forever for my order to be ready, way more than half an hour forever. The secondtime they weren't and it took 10 minutes tops to give me my 7 drinks. Which is ironic because the first time the drinks weregreat! The second time they were wrong, as in I have no idea what flavor they were because you could hardly taste them, theywere all watered down and gross. I ordered 2 ice peach green teas that stayed in the refrigerator for days because they were sobitter it was impossible to drink them. I was asked if I wanted my receipt. I said no because I had such a good experience inthe past. I called to complain but have nothing to prove my purchase with, so no luck getting a refund! If you come here don'tforget your receipt! Otherwise the place is clean, the atmosphere is nice and the staff is friendly! Read more
This is another bubble tea shop and there's always a queue. I had the sweet molasses and I quite liked it. You can actually... asked them to lessen the sugar and I'll do that next time. The crispy chicken snacks were good too. The service was pleasantand the staff were friendly and always smiling. It's a nice place for a quick snack. #LetsGuide #SanDiegoGuide#NationalCityGuide #SanDiegoEats #NationalCityEast #TapiocaExpress Read more
Not bad. There wasn't a line when I entered the store so I got my order fast. It was a little bit on the sweet side (should've... told them to lessen the sugar). They have tables and chairs and some food you can eat should you want to stay longer in thestore. Read more
Attractive staff and affordable boba teas - what more do you want? This place has a secret menu; get yourself an ABG to find... out what it is (or just ask the staff). The wait isnt too long, but the staff does get behind (sometimes) because a lot ofpeople buy boba here. Read more
Came for a quick tapioca drink. Love the fact that places like this exist here. It's my first time coming in this shop so we... decided to order some porkbuns and fishballs. The fishballs are just like the Filipino street food except they only offer ranchor sweet and spicy sauces. The porkbuns came in a pack of 5 which wasn't noted on the menu they had up. So now instead of 2porkbuns, we have an excess of 8 additional ones. Not much of a complaint with how much i paid for it but it would be nice toknow how many pieces im getting before i ordered since it clearly said "pork bun" not "pork buns". Granted they're the smallersized ones. Quality of the porkbuns can be compared equally to those of frozen store-bought porkbuns. Will more than likely goback here and try different flavors when I'm craving some tapioca drink. Also, one of the employees said that couples usually gohere but I'm guessing most of them are college or highschool students. Personally, i wouldn't come here for a conversationaldate since the music is played too loud. Read more
Tapioca express is trying to kill/poison their clients! I was so disgusting I threw my drink away. I almost cut my mouth with... this metal. It was stuck with the boba. Read more