The same guy who looked really bored was working there on both of my visits on this trip to the bay. Some things never change though. Tea Era still has some of the cheapest boba I've found. It still h

Small milk tea shop on castro street. Sort of hidden. Seems pretty authentic upon walking in and prices are pretty reasonable. They had a bogo offer on dd so I tried their hot roasted oolong milk tea.

One of the OG boba shops in Mountain View. My go-to order is the Roasted Barley Milk tea, light ice and 30% sugar. Other flavors that I've liked are jasmine, iron Buddha, ginger milk tea, sesame milk