OROBAE

Line moves fast. Came at recommendation of a friend. Took us 9 minutes to order at ~7:30 pm on a Saturday night. Took us another 28 minutes to get our order. We got the rising phoenix and one of the metal buddhas. Zero sugar, half ice. +boba. They make their teas espresso style. Tea tasted very good and strong through the drink. However, w/ half ice it tasted not hot and not cold either. Would recommend either hot (no ice choice) or full ice to be cold. Additionally, I like my milk teas a little creamier, this one tasted a little more watered down. Which is not necessarily a big negative but I suspect it was due to the ice? Overall decent milk tea, but don't think it met the hype for me. Probably won't be going back.

I was trying to ask the water for my dog, and they charge $0.25 for a cup of water - ridiculously amusing! Other than that, boba is good.

Slowwwwww service. Boba was average.

Line is usually like always 20-30 mins but if you go with friends it's chill. I've been here 5+ times and always got the metal buddha or rising phoenix but yesterday got the Ruby Grapefruit gyokuro and it's SO GOOD. if you like grapefruit of fruit teas, definitely try it. It's my new fav drink there. Pretty florally, strong tea flavor, but also good grapefruit flavor. Probably the most underrated thing there.

Orobae is always on point. The employees are always extra nice and the milk teas are consistently good. Only downside is there will be a line 99% of the time. But it’s worth the wait every time. My favorite spot for milk tea

Many people say that the line is an hour long, but I was met with a pleasant surprise to see that the line was only about a 10 minute wait at around 5:00pm. I ordered 4 drinks and by far th Rising Phoenix was my favorite because it had this very strong tea flavor. I recommend getting regular ice because for light ice they barely gave me any. One cool thing about this place is that they offer to remake the drink if you think it is too sweet. Overall great experience and highly recommend this boba shop to any person in irvine!

Best boba I’ve ever had and best service. They make sure it’s perfect and ask if you need any adjustments! They make the tea there and it wasn’t too sweet.