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| - I hate to give a bad review, but after a second bad visit, I've got to.
First, I'll say the boba milk tea was good, other than a little too much ice. Had it twice. This is why I gave Boba City Cafe 2 stars instead of 1. The only problem I had with the boba was the price. It was expensive to begin with, and Boba City Cafe charges extra if you want boba in your boba tea. Not extra boba, ANY boba. What? I've been to plenty boba places and none charge for this.
While the tea was fine, the service was terrible. I purchased one of the Groupon deals for this place (the one Groupon came with multiple vouchers for separate visits). The first time, the man working the counter said I couldn't use it because his boss wasn't there and only the boss is authorized to redeem Groupons, despite the fact that there is no disclaimer on the Groupon itself. After arguing with him, he redeemed it, though I believe he charged me too much over the value of the voucher.
I went back 2 days later to redeem another voucher and the same guy said, "oh, those are expired." The voucher clearly shows they aren't, which I pointed out. Then he said, again, "My boss isn't here and I can't redeem those." After another, more-drawn out fight, he did redeem the voucher. With the nickle-and-diming with the boba and the reluctance to redeem deals they sold, I suspect this place is fishy,
Maybe this place is good if you're not using a Groupon, though I think most people would be irritated to see an extra charge on top of their $4 boba tea so that the tea would have boba in it. Too expensive, rude/ and poor service, cafe doesn't sell the vast majority of items on its menu. I won't be returning.
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