Bubble Tea Express

Out of business! It’s a taco shop now

The Huebner location is now closed… This location was very hard to find (A Wells Fargo Bank converted into a drive thru) I tried their bubble tea numerous times banking on the «Express» part. Their Bubble Tea was more on the slurpee side than i like and it was missing that Refreshing Bubble Tea feeling. The lady that normally worked their is the ONLY reason i gave it 2 Stars.

Tasty, but unnecessarily overpriced. :(
Honeydew flavor was good, lots of tapioca balls, but not worth $ 6.22 to me.

In terms of tastes I would give it about a 3 star. It was good enough to satisfy my sweet craving. The boba was alright. Nothing was bad tasting. But the reason why i’m giving this a 2 star is because this is probably the MOST EXPENSIVE bubble tea I’ve ever had in my whole life. Never have I ever spent more than 3.50 dollars on a cup of milk tea. But I think one cup of milk tea here costs about 5.50. I think I almost fainted a little bit when I was paying.
So unless i’m DYING of milk tea, and i need a really quick fix, i don’t think i’d come here again.
Drink: ³⁄₅
Price: ¹⁄₅

Gross. Tried the avocado bubble tea and its as horrid.
Expensive and disappointed. Will not go again.
VN Bistro is where you need to go if you have a hankering for the avocado bubble tea with tapioca.

I felt like crying after I left this place. First of all, it took forever for me to find this place, and when me and my friend finally did, I felt as if I had thrown $ 5 down the toilet. I ordered milk tea, which tasted like some kind of a mutation of a milkshake, and to make matters worse, the boba was dry, hard, and made my mouth cringe every time I bit into it. I think I didn’t cry because the owners were so nice.

Seriously? Okay, I knew what I was getting into having read reviews before coming.
But lemme get back to the beginning. I’m from Houston, the land of bubble tea, so the bar was already set pretty high. Being that I recently relocated to SA I was hoping for a taste of home. I lowered expectations, especially based on previous reviews. The location was very close to where I live, so I decided to give it a shot. I ordered my staple from back home — thai tea w/​boba. The order rang up to be close to $ 6. SIX DOLLARS FOR BOBA ?! You’ve gotta be kidding me.
About 5.7 minutes later (5.7 minutes for THAI TEA??!) the lady brings it to the window. I almost did a double take. It looked like a vanilla ice cream shake with boba. And … ummm. tasted like one too. I drank it on the way home and was thoroughly confused. Thai tea is supposed to be… a liquid… not a shake… and is supposed to be tea with cream… not tea with ice cream…
I drank it out of necessity… and because I paid so much for it I didn’t want to waste it. Seriously, when you call something «tea»… it’s supposed to be «tea». If I wanted a thai tea ice cream shake I would’ve ordered it. I’m changing my 2 stars to 1 star. I’ll never be back even if I craved boba that badly. I’d rather get some when I’m back in Houston visiting.
If you’re Asian (and Asian people know their boba) you should stay away. If you’re not Asian, you should also stay away.

Holy-​Bubble Tea! It can be a little difficult to find, being that it’s connected to a Well’s Fargo ATM. Its’ unique location makes it that much cooler. Get over the inconvenience and embrace the uniqueness! I heard of this joint through a buddy. I went with a room mate and his mom while she was visiting from Memphis, TN. We pulled up and I ordered a Lychee/​Mango Bubble Smoothie and my friend got a Mango Boba with Mango Jellies in it. OH MY GOD! Bryan’s came first and I screamed after I took a sip. I couldn’t wait for mine to get finished so I could give myself a brain freeze. It was like we were kids in a drive-​thru McDonald’s waiting for our treats… (before we all discovered McDonald’s is the devil and I was old enough to drive) The suspense that I had over this place was hilarious. I don’t remember the last time I was that excited over a beverage. They don’t use powders. They use real fruit. They’re family owned. They’ve got Ice Cream & Sno Cones. The older man that took our order, made me feel like a kid ordering at a candy store. Cozy feeling. I didn’t know you could get jellies and boba in your bev. I’m normally lazy about writing reviews, but Bubble Tea Express makes it hard to hold back my enjoyment!

I was there yesterday afternoon, ordered a 24 oz bubble tea– which is normally $ 5. Pricey yes, previous excellent yes.
Well when I was rung up by the older man who was there I was charged $ 6.22 What the hell? I asked what happened and he said it had always been that price. Yea right. Anyway I got in my car and sucked up a few of the bobas– most of them were firm and old or undercooked and there was less than a half inch of boba. Not only have they raised their prices but the quality has declined drastically.
I will NOT be back. Ever.

Fresh Fruit Bubble Tea!!! I love this place and the couple that works there… so sweet. It’s hard to find a bubble tea place in town that uses fruit and not just syrups to add flavor to their drinks. Only problem I have is that they are not always open when they say they are so I always call before heading out

Bubble Tea Express is a super small drive-​through bubble tea joint just off of Huebner. It’s located right next to a Wells Fargo ATM, and if you blink, you might just miss it.
The Boba (or Pearl Milk Tea): If you are going to get anything at Bubble Tea Express, I suggest getting one of their fruit smoothies. Those are actually pretty well made and I would warrant them a three star rating if their main thing were fruit smoothies. But, they tout the Bubble Tea name, and sadly, their bubble tea is not particularly tea-​like at all. If you like milkshakes and milkshakes with boba, then perhaps this is the place for you. I could barely taste the tea in my drink and the boba didn’t have a good consistency.
Service: Not particularly impressed given that I had driven up to the window and no one popped out until after I had turned the corner. But, it’s a mom and pop operation, so I suppose they just didn’t see me.
Ambiance: It’s a drive-​through joint, so nothing particular to write about. In fact, if you don’t look for it, you might not even see it at all.
Pricing: Definitely much pricier than I’m willing to pay for not so good bubble tea.

For Texas, I guess this isn’t bad, but it’s not really traditional boba tea or milk tea. It tasted like a milkshake, a bit too rich for my taste, I was left wondering if there was even tea in it. The boba was cooked alright. Overall, not great. Also extremely expensive compared to regular tea places (but I’m from CA where the milk tea and boba are in abundance: D)

I’m no Boba Tea expert, but I can tell you out of the 4 places I’ve tried in San Antonio, Bubble Tea Express is far superior. For one, she uses real fruit in her drinks and has a variety of flavors to please everyone. Second, she serves Frito Pie, which is automatically awesome. Third, it’s super close to my office and has a drive through. Not a fan of Boba Tea? No worries, they have all kinds of raspas, smoothies, and more!

So, I LOVE Boba’s and I’ve had probably about 100 since my existence, ranging from New York to California to even some in Dallas. I recently started living in San Antonio and got a huge craving for Boba, and stumbled upon this site and thought I should give this place a try. Wow, it was SOO bad, I took 3 sips to make sure that I wasn’t overreacting and ended up throwing it away. The Boba pearls were MUSHY! They weren’t even chewy, which probably means it’s been sitting in boba water for a long time. The taro flavor that I ordered tasted like fake strawberries that were left from the last smoothie that was made in the blender. NOT enjoyable at all and will never go again. Worst boba experience ever!

Terrible. Boba was mushy not chewy. the tea is equivalent to some Taster’s Choice instant coffee. Plus 5 bucks for a large??! Heed my warning stay away.

This place is awesome. I drove past today with a strong craving, but it was closed. Hopefully the owner just called it an early day.
I’ve had only a few variations of the bubble tea and smoothies and it’s always extremely flavorful and only has the freshest fruits. I, like others, am from Houston, and have had just as good if not better, but I treasure this gem. It’s the best the city has to offer, and it’s difficult to top it.
I recommend the taro smoothie — such a rich sweetness! This is my favorite so far. I really enjoy the creaminess. Others may see it as a deterrent, but I really think it adds a lot to the drink. It will fill you up for hours! And, as a plus, it’s a great value, and there are lots of snack options too. Beats the heck out of snacking at Sonic. Plus — they also take Visa and MasterCard.
It does take a while sometimes, but most things made the right way do. They have a website with their menu and you can call in your order ahead of time. In fact, I recommend that — so you can not only have a speedy pick up, but you can make sure that they’re open too.

I feel kind of bad for giving them two stars but if I gave every business five stars despite my hesitations no one would take my reveiws seriously. lol But seriously, although food quality is really important. Cleanliness is also a huge factor in where I eat/​drink, so lack of cleanliness = no return.
Well, Bubble Tea Express is located on this corner and if you aren’t paying attention you will miss it because it’s like attached to a Wells Fargo ATM drive thru, I believe and the sign almost covers the Bubble Tea Express sign so you really gotta look for it. It almost reminds me of a snow cone stand or a taco stand. Now, I had a real watermelon fruit drink and my boyfriend had a honeydew fruit drink. It was good, but I’ve had better ones in Houston for a cheaper price.
You drive up to the window and this older couple I believe owns it so they take your order. They are nice and talkative and pretty much make you try it on the spot and want to have a whole conversation about it. But after we drove off, my boyfriend noticed something on his cup and in his drink and we pretty much convinced ourselves it was just a piece of dirt from the fruit but the cup itself was kind of dirty. Then when you’re at the window and waiting, you can kind of peer into the place and it also looked kind of unsanitary in there. I know it can’t be clean as a whistle but the whole dirty cup and stuff floating in his drink kind of freaked me out. And since I’ve gotten this drink from several other places, not once did they have black stuff floating in a green colored drink.
Then it was kind of pricey. Our drinks were like 4 dollars each, but I’ve paid about half of that at another place (in Houston) and the cup was the same size. I guess my whole thing was the dirt though (at least I hope it was just dirt). It’s like when you go into a restaurant, they bring you a glass of water and you see speck floating in it… and they take it back but you are still hesistant to drink from it afterwards cus you can’t get the image of the previous glass out of your mind? Well, that’s how I feel about this place. Usually I would try it again but for the prices it’s just not worth it for me. Sorry. :-(

Daaaayuuum, this is some amazing bubble tea. Okay, I’m from Houston, as we all know. While Houston has some amazing culinary experiences and some good bubble tea places, I’ve found the best one here thus far. I got my other half hooked. He had never tried one until me and now this is the only place he likes. There is a place in Houston called CoCo’s that is my favorite, but being that I’m no longer there, I do what I have to do! My lovely just brought me a green tea boba tea and it’s wonderful. I’ve only had the chocolate there before, but now that I know they’re all good… I’ll expand ;)
Perfect consistancy and not over loaded with pearls, as these babies pack some serious calories! Not the least expensive place, but less that the place at La Cantera that over chanrges for there mediocre tea.
PS: BOBA means Nipple in Chinese and I think that’s just awesome.

«Try this!» I couldn’t help but yelling as I burst through my front door and practically flung my smoothie at my husband. Best. Smoothie. Ever!
Since moving to San Antonio, I have been sorely disappointed in the smoothie selections here, but Bubble Tea Express had my taste buds doing a happy dance.
I’ve tried three of their smoothies, each one as delicious and seriously fruit-​filled as the last. I’ve gotten a citrus something, a berry lime something and a tropical thundah. What I love about these smoothies is that there isn’t an ounce of that syrupy, artifical flavor. Oh, no, these smoothies are 100% real, buy-​it-​at-​the-​super market, fruit!
I can’t speak for their bubble tea, which I generally am not a fan of anyway, but with so many delicious smoothie options, who needs bubble tea?
Service is always excellent and friendly, but you will have to wait a few minutes. Don’t worry. It’s worth it!

I remember always driving by this place when it was a lil coffee drive thru. Its in the same lot as Babcock Bar which used to be a weekend favorite. Anyyway, we checked this place out because of the location, and cause the website says they use fresh fruit not syrups in their shakes… and because I mean come on, I can’t quench my boba fix! ;)
The price came out to about $ 8 for 2 bubble teas. Mine had 2 flavors, banana and piña colada and the bf got coconut. The coconut was actually really good and refreshing and you could tell it was made with fresh coconut. The downside was that they were too milky… boooo. They weren’t slushed, or icey enough for our tastes and the black tapioca beads seemed to be a little soft. After I drank it I was seriously full for about 3 hours after lol but that could also have been due to the sushi I scarfed down an hour before. All in all though, I’d say I prob won’t go back. The shakes were waayy too creamy, milky and heavy. Plus, the flavor wasn’t all that great on mine. I think I could make a better shake at home. A lil too much milk, too lil ice. The cool thing is that this place also serves up a lot of the typical lil stand stuff… i. e corn, raspas etc. And you can also pretty much personalize your shake by using soymilk, adding protein, less sugar and stuff like that. Oh and on a side note, they only accept cash ;)