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| - I'm happy that FINALLY there is a Boba place that exists IN Cenpho... Take that Avondale, Tempe and Chandler! I don't have to make special trips anymore!
I'm also happy that unlike other Boba Tea establishments, Boba Juice's staff (Same family that own's Da Vang) is happy to concoct ANY flavor combo that your mind can come up with... more on this later.
Some people may get down and out on the fact that their drinks are made with powder, but heck, where are you to get fresh Mangoes, Durian, Longan, Lychee all year round--and here in Phoenix!? I think powder is the basis of most boba teas/smoothies, so that doesn't bother me. To compete with their competitors, they would just have to do a special of Fresh Avocado special over the weekend. To answer another Yelpers question, Avocado in most Asian cuisine is seen as a dessert ingredient vs. a savory one, so that's why it's always featured highly in Boba Tea Shops. My family would eat Avocado slices with Sweetened Condensed milk. It wasn't until I moved to Phoenix that I saw Avocado's used savory-ly in Guacamole and other Mexican cuisine. If you go to an Asian market, you will find Avocado Ice Cream. It's subtly sweet. Think about it... avocado's in and of themselves are pretty neutral in taste (now I'm wondering why there's no potato ice cream or desserts... googling that after I finish this yelp.)
One thing that Boba Juice's competitors DO have over them is their snack menus. Mmm mm, fried snacks compliment a Boba drink quite nicely! Boba Juice does have some mini Vietnamese meals to snack on, so that's interesting but not quite up to par with that just fried goodness. I can say that I had one that had rice cakes with little shrimps and green onions and shredded meat on it and that it was quite tasty with the accompanying Nouc Cham sauce. Oh, and if your friends aren't daring enough for Boba, they have the option of Ice Cream!
Now for my flavor suggestions: When in doubt, I always go for Taro--it tastes like you're drinking an Oreo Cookie Smoothie! But actually, my favorite flavor--because it goes better with meals--is Pineapple Lychee... I don't think they have Pineapple... or was it Lychee--in any case, they couldn't make that flavor for me. It's the perfect blend of sweet and a hint of sour (a lot of Boba drinks can be overly sweet.) The only place that made it the way I liked it is no more *tear* (R.I.P. AZN in Mesa).
Now for the triple flavor that always gets me a "No" from the other shops... C.T.C. aka Coffee Taro Coconut Smoothie. I cannot take credit for this flavor combo, a friend of mine made it up and it is soooooo delish! Where the other shops tell me "No," when I attempt to order this I evaluate whether I feel more like coconut or coffee and do a 2 flavor combo... but at Boba Juice I don't have to choose--Yippee! (Also note, if you try to order this flavor, they will know you know me somehow;) .... and If you feel more like mocha, you can also try a MTC... I think I still like the original concoction, but to each their own!
My last wish is that they give the option of mini boba... I like the texture better!
One minor complaint is that I don't know what their hours are... every time I've gone to Da Vang of late (Nov 2009), it's been closed... whether day and night, so that can be a bit mad/saddening especially if you make it a special stop in your day and you find it's closed... Anyone know their business hours?
Oh and one last tip: Make sure to bring cash... they may have a card swiper by now, but at first they did not. Better safe than sorry! First time I was scrounging for change in my car compartments I wanted a Boba so bad!
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