Wednesday, January 13, 2010

SweetHeart Cafe - San Francisco


  • location:
    • Chinatown, San Francisco (on Grant Street)
  • price range:
    • $2.75-$3.75 (teas)
    • $3.50-$4.25 (snows/slushes/specialty drinks)
  • boba "chewy-ness" quality:
    • 4 out of 5 <- the boba here was pretty chewy AND very sweet, in fact it makes the overall drink REALLY sweet
  • milk vs. tea:
    • half and half -> you can taste the tea and the milk at an equal amount. However, the sweetness of the boba makes the overall drink taste rather sweeter than bitter
  • overall service quality:
    • 3.5 out of 5 <- it's a tiny little place, but there's a LOT of seats on the second floor. They tend to give a greater amount of ice and boba, compared to the drink, which causes an imbalance of milk tea vs. boba, and you'll have lots of left over boba x.X.
  • what's so special about this place?
    • the milk tea here is ORANGE colored!!! One of few places where the milk tea looks like a Thai Tea haha. Also, Sweetheart Cafe is one of the more famous places to check out for boba in Chinatown.
    • recommended drinks/specialties: Try their smoothies & popcorn chicken! My favorite drink is their fresh Strawberry Banana Smoothie! =)

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