118 Cafe

Simi Valley, United States

4.6

20 reviews

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+1 805-522-6888
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5726 E Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA, 93063
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.9 miSimi Valley
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Local time (Simi Valley) 22:39 Friday, 29 November 2024

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Welcome to 118 Café! Here we strive to provide quality food and drinks at favorable prices! Upon visiting, you will find a vast variety of choices from snacks, sandwiches, salads, and rice bowls to coffee, juice, blended drinks, and teas! We have a little something for everyone, including multiple boba, jelly, and pudding options for drinks as well as small confectionaries like mini macarons and hot, gooey cinnamon buns! Nearly everything on the menu can be altered to your taste and dietary preferences. For our customers that are vegan or vegetarian, we have meat alternatives to our sandwiches, snacks, and meals. And to compensate for those who have allergies or restrictions on what they can and cannot consume, we offer dairy substitutions such as coconut or soy milk as well as the ability to adjust the sugar level of any drink you choose. We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

Our establishment has an easy-​going atmosphere that makes it the perfect study or hang-​out spot~ We have free Wi-​Fi for our customers as well as magazines and board games to enjoy!

History

Established in 2008.

We opened in 2005 as part of a franchise, but we are now our own business since 2008. Since parting with the franchise, we have continually broadened our menu to fit the needs and wants of our customers. We continue to open everyday to meet the needs of our community and make our food as healthy as possible while still fun to keep our customers coming back. We understand that we cannot satisfy 100% customers because we are only human being and we make mistake. If you don’t satisfy our service, please feel free to let us know. We will do our best to improve ourselves.

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20 reviews of 118 Cafe

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Place rating: 4
Simi Valley, CA
Go there for boba teas, I have them with reduced sugar. Great little spot to take a break. There is a couch and staff are nice and friendly. Live a block away, nice to stop and meet a friend or cow worker there.
Place rating: 4
Simi Valley, CA
Love this place. Charming atmoshphere, the owner is very friendly. Food is fresh and tasty; however would have liked some new addition to their menu.
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
Amazing service and quality food at an affordable price. 118 Café has a huge menu filled with a large variety of food and drinks that are all delicious, and even have many vegetarian options. Their boba is the best I’ve tried in Simi Valley, and they have so many drink options so everyone is bound to find something they like! They have friendly costumer service and a very relaxed environment in their café. It is a great place to hangout with friends or spend time with family, I highly recommend 118 Café to everybody!
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
Great little café. We’ve been going to this place for the longest time on and off. We usually forget about this place because we always go to Alhambra /​Monterey Park area. I’m glad we remember it today. Saved us a trip to Chi-​town. One of a kind in SIMI valley. There are tons of this kind of Taiwanese style café in Alhambra area. Traditional Taiwanese snacks are the type of food they serve here. The owner has the memory of an elephant, we haven’t been here for a year or so but she still remembered us and what we like to order. Staff are super friendly and accommodating as well. If you haven’t tried this place yet, now that it’s summertime, you will enjoy their refreshing drinks.
Place rating: 5
West Hills, CA
LOVE this place! I have been coming here since they opened and they have never failed to please me! Always greeted with a smile and always served delicious food and drinks! I would recommend them to anyone. :)
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
Love this place, as this was where I had my first boba experience. Now I am a fan for life…
My fiancé and I usually get the Thai Milk Tea with Boba, and a Vanilla smoothie with strawberry Jellies. Trully a blissful experience, now I need to try their food…
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
I ordered the spam bowl and a mango smoothie. Completely happy with my order and surprised at how much larger the portions were then what photos had shown.
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
I love 118 café! The owner Isa is SO sweet and knows me by name, even though I only go in once every couple months! The drinks are great and the boba is always perfect! I think I’ve only been unhappy with my drink once in 4 or so years (which is pretty great service at any food/​drink joint). The fried potstickers are also super yummy! :)
Place rating: 5
Moorpark, CA
I have been here quite a few times, and I have to say it has never let me down.
This place is perfect for boba, lunch, a snack, or whatever.
The boba is delicious and very chewy and soft. The drinks are great and there are so many flavors of smoothies, that it’s guaranteed you will find something that you want here.
They have sandwiches, salads, and small entrees you can order, as well.
What I really enjoy about this spot is the family type atmosphere. I bring my little brother here often and we get smoothies and hang out in the shop. They offer games such as jenga, chess, checkers, and cards. So you can bring a friend, have a smoothie and play some games while you lounge.
This is one of the only places in Ventura County that I visit with boba due to the quality and the friendly atmosphere. It is always worth the drive.
Place rating: 5
Ventura, CA
Best boba in Simi! Don’t be afraid to try their snacks and plates too! I’ve been coming here for years and it’s not only the great drinks, food, and a great spot for wifi or studying or the board games they leave out on the tables, but the friendly staff keep you coming back as well, especially the owner Isa! She is always so kind :) if you’re thinking of trying this place, I highly recommend it!
Place rating: 5
Ventura, CA
Amazing food. I got the teriyaki chicken stir fry with rice and thai iced tea. The rice was cooked well and the teriyaki sauce is delicous. the thai iced tea was okay, something was missing– maybe i got the end of the batch or something. they also sell macaroons and they are fucking amazing with this jelly in the middle.
Place rating: 3
Northridge, CA
Great find in Simi Valley! I come here for the boba, since the next closest place is in Chatsworth.
The servers are friendly and you can get some drinks warm with boba– I prefer my drinks warm with boba, usually. They have a good selection of flavors, and seemingly have monthly specials on different flavors.
If you decide to lounge during your visit, they have some games available for customers to play while they stay and magazines to read.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
This is my favorite place for boba and a snack. The prices are good and the service is excellent!
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
This place is adorable! My fiancé and I have been coming here for years and the owner totally remembers us every time even though we only come a few times a year. The drinks are so delicious and the staff is so sweet. You can play games while you wait and they have tons of magazines too.
Great place to study and hang out!
Place rating: 4
Santa Barbara, CA
This is a little gem of a coffee shop. I often have work appts in Simi and this place is a great spot to hit in between and do some work. They have just about everything you could dream up on their menu from Asian meals to croissant sandwhi he’s, smoothies, and coffee. And it’s super cheap! Wifi is really fast too! Croissant sandwhich is awesome and they load it with fresh veggies! I knocked off a star for the cheesy pop music playing.
Place rating: 4
Burbank, CA
I found this place because I really wanted to a get a light non alcoholic drink. Convinced my coworker to go with me, as in he did not have a choice since I drove to work that day.
First time I came here I got the almond milk tea (super yums) and he got the pineapple flavored tea.
Second time I came here I got the passion fruit tea and he got the mango tea. I got a second coworker to come along after our workout and he just got milk tea, which he enjoyed.
I think the mango tea is better at cocos (location westwood/​sawtelle). The tea over powered the mango and it did not make it enjoyable. The almond milk tea, pineapple and passion fruit tea I was good with.
There is plenty of parking since it’s in a giant plaza area. Both times we came there was plenty of parking and the store was empty.(probably cause we came around dinner time and everyone else was getting a meal instead of a snack).
I will probably come again if i have another crave…
Place rating: 4
Redondo Beach, CA
I have been here many times. I really like its relaxed yet cute atmosphere and I love the experience every time we go there. They have a great selection of drinks and they are pretty yummy. They also update and have special drinks regularly, so if you go there often, you can try different things too. The service staff are very nice. Especially the owner remembers you even when you’ve been once and come back awhile later. It feels like you go to an auntie’s place to hang out.
They have different board games and magazines that you can hang out with your friends while enjoying your drinks or snacks.
Foods: 4 stars
Atmosphere: 4 stars
Service: 4.5 stars
Overall Experience: 4 stars
Place rating: 5
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
This is the definition of «your neighborhood café».
Often times I’ll bring my own ingredients and they cook it for me (for a reasonable fee of course). The owner/​head cook Aisa knows everyone’s favorite orders and does a great job at making it a friendly environment. There’s chessboards, chinese checkers, checkers, and some other board games.
The staff is always really friendly as well. I can honestly say, never have I had a bad experience.
118 Café is my favorite spot in Simi Valley.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
This place is awesome!
Sure, you can go to your average coffee/​tea shop, get your milk boba or whatever, but does it offer delicious food and board games? Is it vegetarian friendly? Most likely not.
As an overworked grad student, I’m always looking for sweet little spots like these, where I can nestle up and work from for hours. I can’t stress how chill the atmosphere here is. The staff is more than welcoming to their customers!
On my last visit, I had a conversation with Ari, at least I think that was her name… anyway, she hooked me up with my jasmine boba slush –delicious by the way, brought it out to me and just talked. She asked me a little about myself, what I liked about the café, and was incredibly approachable. I asked her if she was the manager and she said no, but she’d been working there for 10+ years. I gave her kudos for being as friendly as she was, but honestly the rest of the staff I encountered were the same way. Some time later, the manager even came out to see how I’d liked my tea — she had remembered me from my last visits and asked how the food was. Seriously, exceptional service!
All in all, I loved everything about this place. Awesome customer service, delicious tea and boba. Oh, and I would definitely order the veggie «pork chops» again –tasty!
Place rating: 3
Palm Springs, CA
Milk tea & boba in Simi Valley? Yes please!
Not much to add, honestly. Pretty standard bubble tea joint. You know what toe expect — the usual variety of drinks, lots of snack foods. They also take credit cards, which is always a bonus.
Just don’t expect to find bubble tea in a place like Simi Valley, cause well, you know, it’s Simi Valley.