8Teas

Cute local spot with good options and other unique teas that's not like other boba shops. It's located in a weird nook, but the location is private and has easy access parking. The store isn't that big, I think they would benefit from having outdoor seating when the weather warms up.

8Teas Bubble is a small tea shop, which first opened its doors in 2020 with the ambitious goal to recreate the joy of "love at first sip". They offer a very wide variety of drinks including milk teas, fruit teas, herbal teas, fresh milk, and slushies - just to name a few (seriously check out their menu if you don't believe me). They have an array of macarons for those of you interested in picking up a sweet treat with your drink.

We happened upon 8Teas after we had finished a late dinner on Saturday night and wanted to round out the meal with some bubble tea. We were in luck as 8Teas was open until 10pm, so we decided to go and give them a try. 8Teas is a fairly small storefront; however, they do offer parking right in front of their shop, which makes it a breeze to get to. Upon entering the store you'll definitely notice it's a little on the cramped side as there's only a couple chairs on one side and two small tables (each can sit about 2-3 persons) on the other. This is definitely one of those grab-and-go tea shops, as opposed to the type in which after getting your drink you'd grab a seat and sit down to chat with whoever you've brought along with you. Ordering is primarily done via the self-serve kiosk on which you'll have the opportunity to customize your drink to your liking from ice level, to sweetness, to toppings (which interestingly enough they refer to as "sinkers" here).

I ordered their litchi fruit tea with jasmine green tea based along with litchi jelly, while my friend ordered their classic milk tea.

Given that it's a fairly small operation, I will note that it did take quite a while for us to receive our drinks. We were informed later that the reason was due to them running out of their classic milk tea so they had to brew a new batch, which is completely understandable; however, it would have helped had they informed us of this in advance so we could temper our expectations accordingly and wouldn't be confused as to why we were waiting about 15 minutes for our drinks to be prepared.

Fortunately, with the first sip of my drink, I found that the cup of tea was well worth the wait and enjoyed it immensely. My litchi green tea was not overwhelming sweet (even at 100% sweetness, at least to me) and had a prominent tea flavor that was not masked by the litchi in the drink. All in all, wait times aside, 8Teas Bubble is definitely worth a visit if you're ever in the Rancho Cordova area!

I'm so happy that there's another option for boba in Rancho!!

What I love about this place is that it's freshly brewed tea which is always a PLUS! The place is clean. Service was quick!

Also, i've been on the search for warm hot milk tea served with boba and this place has it!! The last time I experienced a warm boba drink was all the way in Washington state so this is definitely something I was very happy about.

I will be returning for sure!

This is a cute and new little boba shop in rancho! Saw that it finally opened and decided to check them out! They have a variety of things to chose from on their menu, but I always go with my go-tos, (if the shop offers) to do my own comparison, luckily they did. I went with the oolong milk tea with boba. At first sip, it wasn’t overly sweet, just how I like it! The fact I didn’t have to adjust the sugar level is a plus for me! The boba was a bit chewy for my liking, but it went well with the drink. Will definitely be back to try more things on the menu.