Little Boba Truck

After going around town trying to satiate my boba cravings during the Little Boba Truck’s off season, I realized that nothing really comes close. This stand’s bubble tea is perhaps the best in the area.
The service is friendly and the drinks are actually customizable. You can choose to blend flavors and chose how much of ice you want (light ice or no ice) and if they accidentally get your order wrong they typically will redo it free of charge. My friends and I have not encountered any bad service days. The pricing is also good for what the tea is worth.
Although the place is slightly inconsistent with time, the boba here is also great quality, with good consistency and flavor. Although it isn’t absolutely out of the world, there isn’t much to complain about it. Also, the flavors for the milk teas are excellent although the aren’t, of course, «artisan» quality. I find the almond a little sweet so I typically get the jasmine-​almond milk tea combination, but I think this is just because I have sensitive tastebuds.
I think the best part of the Little Boba Truck is that it uses freshly brewed tea instead of powder. Powder — my absolute turn off when it comes to bubble tea — is used almost everywhere else, but I believe that the Truck brews fresh, and the flavor is very apparent. This occasionally causes slight variation, but by no means does it detract from the quality. Overall, I think this place has the most consistent quality bubble tea in the area.

I love love love Honey Infused Boba! I think it is the greatest idea ever!
Now their milk teas are a little bit too sweet and there isn’t any way to ask for 50% sugar since the drinks are premixed already for the convenience of food truck. But since I have frequented this little truck a few times, I can tell you that if you don’t like overly sweet drink, order their green tea because it is not as sweet and will not make your teeth hurt.
On top of everything, their boba does not harden when sitting in a cold drink like some other places in town that sells it. I will frequent this little truck for as long as I can and I will miss them when they close down for the season… then I will crave their boba tea until they open up again next season. So go get some boba tea from here before they close for the season!!!

I love love love this place. And to think I hated boba prior to coming here. It all changed one sunny day when my friend treated me here because we helped her move into her new place. I was thirsty and craving something sweet. So this was the ultimate treat!
Their honey boba (tapioca) balls are changing the game. I get the Taro slush with honey boba and one time I steered away and ordered Matcha, only to find myself wishing I got Taro instead. So now I just stick to what I know, which is the Taro.
They move around since they’re a truck but they’re usually situated on Walker and Cedar Hills. They’re a bright lime truck, you can’t miss it! So make sure to come here after you run errands at the shopping center across the street or after your lunch at Roxy’s. Yes, I read your minds.
They have parking and covered seating. And they take card. No excuses. Follow them on FB if you want to know their weekly schedule!

BEST. BOBA. EVER.
Even better than the boba I had back in California! I had the green «smoo-​tea», which was AMAZING, and my boyfriend had the coconut smoo-​tea which was equally awesome. They also have little buy 10 get 1 free punch cards, which I love. I’m so happy to not have to go downtown for great boba! Keep it up guys!

I’m a Plain Jane when it comes to boba. No frills, no exotic jellies or flavors. Simple milk tea with tapioca pearls is what I always order when it comes to guzzling down boba – whether it’s a new place or not. It’s the best way to see the quality of the place, in my opinion, because it’s boba in its most dressed down form. The flavors speak for themselves.
So I’ve definitely drank a lot of boba in my life, and when Little Boba Truck started its biz last year, I was SO ECSTATIC. Other places don’t quite measure up. For example, Bubble Bubble in Beaverton Town Square has terrible quality and a rather metallic taste, while the Brazanga Tea in Washington Square is all right. But I haven’t tried Fat Straw yet and I heard it’s good!
Nevertheless, here at LBT, the quality is magnificent. I get sweet and creamy milk tea with a smooth taste (even though it still contains non-​dairy creamer, I believe). The tea also sings with strong notes of black tea, so I know what I’m swallowing is actually the real deal. Last of all, the honey boba is sublime. Perfect chewiness with a softness that exudes a fresh honey flavor and adds a natural sweetness to the tea. Hands down my favorite place Portland.
Plus: fresh fruit is used for other drinks! Wowzers. And note that you gotta stalk this truck to check the hours; this biz can be anywhere in the city honestly and opening/​closing times are not always consistent. So like their Facebook page and get your espionage gear on.

This seriously is the best bubble tea around town. It’s not always easy to get bubble tea with taste of tea, the right amount of sweetness, and most important of all, the «boba» with the right texture.
I am Taiwanese and I grew up in Vancouver Canada, but don’t take my word for it, try it out ;)

COME TO PORTLAND!
If I’m in Beaverton, I try to track down the truck so I can get some quality tea. I’m from the Bay Area where I had tons of options. Portland has some great tea joints– Townshend, Tea Bar, Te Chai Tea, etc. but they’re not exactly what I’d consider «boba» tea. There’s a few places in the Asian area of East Portland, but I don’t think any of them are that great.

One of the best things about summer… Little Boba Truck! I’m so glad the truck is here throughout the week now because usually when I visit Oregon, I am here on weekdays and not the weekends. The drinks here are perfect for summer days because they are extremely refreshing and taste really good. My most recent purchase was the passion fruit green tea with lychee jelly. Yum! If you want to hang out here and enjoy your drink, there’s a tent to provide some shade and some comfy chairs for you to relax on. Parking is also really easy (just park in the spots behind the truck). The workers here are also always really friendly and will help you pick a drink if you’ve never been here before.

Well, they brought back their blended tea drinks and that means summer has returned. I am revising my review and fully support a 5 star rating for the Little Boba Truck.
The only down side is the truck isn’t open ²⁴⁄₇ so you can enjoy them any time of the day or night. Yes, their drinks are that good. Their homemade honey boba is delicious and has spoiled me so that no other boba can even compare.
Personal favorite is the frozen blended original milk tea with boba. The taro is great as well. My other favorite second to the milk tea is the grapefruit green tea, it’s fresh and refreshing and I always make the mistake of getting something other than the largest size and drink it way too quickly.

I saw this on someone else’s page months ago but because they aren’t consistent with their times, I didn’t get to go till today. And today was awesome!
Their drinks are real fruit, no powder (except for the smoothies, I think that’s what they told me).
Strawberry Slush — I ordered this and loved the blended ice with real fruit.
Fizz — my boyfriend ordered this and it was good, a carbonated flavor drink
Peach slush — my friend ordered this and it was just so tasty
The drinks are 5 stars for quality! The location is 3 stars, kinda weird location but I assume it’s a cheap location or they’d have to charge more, but I’d prefer a location near food for lunch or something to do. Not a great hangout location so we just got our drinks and headed out.
I’ll be back! It’s so hard to find boba… and this is excellent!!!

Cute little boba truck but pretty pricey and they ran out of boba when my friend and I arrived. Satisfied my craving for a cold sweet drink last Sunday but wouldn’t be a stand I’d frequent often. Has good selection of milk tea, green tea, fizzy juice, blended smoothies, and a new soy latte.

Nothing else like The Boba Truck exists in Portland, or has ever existed. ANd quite possibly, that ever will exist in Portland. This place is off the charts! The tea is premium, it is not watered down or saccharin. And, the boba that comes with it is also really nice quality. I have had their traditional black tea/‘original” milk tea with boba before, as well as their taro milk tea with honey taro boba. It is really good. My husband doesn’t like bubble tea and was adamantly opposed to trying this, but after trying mine at the Jade Festival last fall, he stole my drink and now loves the boba truck. I don’t have a problem convincing him to go. Just try it one time, and you will be craving to go back as soon as possible!

This is a genius idea! I wish we had this in Seattle, where I live. It’s recognizable and easy to spot from the road. I like their concept of their menu, they split it up into 3 different types of tea — black, green, and smoothie and then you can choose a flavor from there. You can also mix flavors. They also offer two different sizes. I got the strawberry heart jelly (a special!) and they were tasty and cute! The only downside was that it was hard to suck up the straw because they were kind of fat. I hear the mango bears are really good too. Another plus is that they take cards!
The person who helped me out was named Khoa and he was really nice and made my drink pretty quick despite being by himself! I would definitely be back again especially since this is in Beaverton!

I’m so glad I found this place that isn’t in a busy part of Portland. Located on cedar hills and walker, across the street from petsmart, is this awesome little truck that serves boba — but not just any boba, boba infused honey! They have other things you can add to your drink, like lychee jelly or mango bears.
I’ve only tried the green yea with orange juice, which wasn’t bad but I’m not sure if it’s still on the menu. I have also tried the taro smoo-​tea — I’d recommend getting this if you like taro. It’s delicious! I haven’t tried the original milk tea, but I hear it’s the best!

Loved the Taro Smootea! Just the right amount of sweetness! We also ordered the Taiwanese chicken bites which is their version of Popcorn Chicken and it came out piping hot and very flavorful! You can tell the difference from Tap Ex and other places.

I’ve been eyeing this truck for a while and we finally made it tonight. Can’t say it was a pleasant experience.
Here we go. I ordered an original smoo-​tea. The guy steps back, takes a look at his female coworker, looks back at me hesitantly, glances around, and then tells me it’s sold out. I looked at the other flavors. Nope. All sold out. All of the smoo-​teas were sold out.
CMON — you know they were just trying to get out of cleaning the machines in order to close up early. Mind you, when we pulled in, with 20+ minutes before closing, they were breaking down their tent. I get it, you want to go home but aren’t you running a business here?
Oddly enough, I could get the original milk tea and the other flavors were magically still available in tea form, just not smoo-​tea form. Take a minute and think about that.

«They put things in your tea?» The idea of bubble tea was not intuitively appealing to me. My daughter loved the stuff. For her sake, I’ve learned the difference between boba and jelly.
The Little Boba Truck offers something so delicious, I’d stop even when my daughter isn’t around (just don’t tell her that). The fresh-​squeezed grapefruit and green tea is brilliant. Next time you’re planning a trip to Beaverton Powell’s, do yourself a favor and stop here for a drink.

Portland has yet to explode with Asian boba tea cafés. However the spots that are in PDX do a fine job, though not yet equal in quality of geos like Seattle, Bay Area or So. Cal where there is a larger population of boba tea drinkers.
Enter Little Boba Truck by a Cali native who has tasted all sorts of boba teas and refined tapioca balls like no other in PDX. Showing up in various locations through their mobile truck, they serve soft, pellet sized ooey, gooey, goodness with a hint of honey in their teas that’s sure to please even the most distinctive boba tea drinker.
You know it is good when there’s a constant line in their west side locations during hot days. Definitely worth a try.

If you’re reading this review between the hours of 4 – 8 pm, just stop. Put this down, go grab one of these delicious drinks and then come back to finish reading. Done? You’re welcome. If not, add a bookmark and thank me later.
I first found out about this little truck since they were featured as one of the new businesses in Portland on the Unilocal front page. I was intrigued, looked on their FB page to check where they’d be and found them on a day we were out running errands. This time, they were located on the corner of Walker & Cedar Mill. It’s a bright truck, you can’t miss it. I checked in and received one free topping as a Unilocal check-​in offer. For our drinks we ordered an almond milk tea with boba, a passion fruit green tea with boba and a peach green tea with boba for me. My green tea was perfect for a warm day! It was the perfect blend of tangy, sweet, herbal-​y, and overall refreshing. Then I tasted the honey-​infused boba which are the ideal complement to the tea. The boba were the right consistency, not too hard, not mushy and the flavor was clearly honey but not overly sweet. I imagine we’re going to be getting a whole lot more of these drinks. I’m very curious about trying some of their fresh juices.
The lady (who I assume to be to be the owner) was very friendly and nice. She answered our questions and gave my kids some Little Boba Truck stickers.
We were all quite happy with our choices (and being the mom, it’s mandatory that I try all of them, right?) I really liked the two other drinks, so now my only option is to work my way down the entire menu to find my favorite. Yes, I suspect that this coming summer will be the summer of boba!

Has my one and only wish finally come true? Has good boba finally arrived in Portland?
YESSS.
I first tried them at WW Eat Mobile 2014 and was hooked. Anyone who has read my reviews know that I am very picky and critical about my boba. Little Boba Truck, however, gets it all right.
Reasons why I love this adorable little truck:
1. They do honey-​infused boba just like they have it down in Southern California. My world is complete.
2. The boba has the perfect consistency — soft on the outside with just the right amount of chew in the center. They keep it in the crock pot so it stays at the right consistency until you order.
3. The milk tea, my standard of comparison for boba places, is fabulous.
4. They take it a step further and Portlandize the drink with fresh ingredients and fruit juices.
5. They base out of Beaverton, aka closer to me. So, so happy.
6. They call it BOBA, not BUBBLE TEA.
7. The owners are so friendly!
I just wish they would open either later/​earlier or on Sundays and Mondays, their current schedule doesn’t work well with my work schedule! What a huge bummer! But I guess I can’t have it all — and it’ll just make when I am able to visit their truck that much better.
Follow them on Facebook and twitter, they’ll post their locations there.
Welcome to Portland, Little Boba Truck! Your presence is much appreciated!