My Favorite Boba (Temple City)
is at Tenju Tea House in Temple City !
I will drive out of my way to get Boba from this place. The Boba milk tea here actually tastes like tea and is not over-milked and over-sweetened as in other cafes. And it’s in a mature cup. At first, I missed the heat-sealed lid, but now I like being a Boba adult. 
(Though it did spill in my car, twice.)
Could it even be healthy? I don’t know, but the other tea line-up here looks pretty good, and their website pushes the health value of their drinks. (I once tried lavendar tea at another cafe and well, I ended up with a mouth full of actual lavendar pellets or whatnot; it was very chalky and not pleasant.) The popcorn chicken here is VERY yummy, in its own league, compared to other boba cafe, chicken snacks. Get the the three snack combo for $5.99; the squid rings and green beans are very tasty too! Beware though, the food is pretty greasy. There’s free Wifi, but I have yet to work at this place. It’s always been too loud, too crowded, too dark, and too orange for my tastes.
You can call ahead to have your order ready. The chicken takes longer than you think a snack should take, but perhaps that’s why it’s sooo good! Also, make sure to get their stamp card: buy 10 drinks and the 11th is free.
TENJU TEA HOUSE
5817 Rosemead Blvd.
Temple City, CA 91780
(Cross street Las Tunas, in T. J. Maxx Plaza, next to Blockbuster)
Reading/studying at Borders Pasadena on a Saturday night in the cafe is not a good idea. The place teems with odd men who attempt to make eye contact and strike up conversation with bookish women. It was so, so, so creepy! 
I wonder if Borders in Arcadia is any better. I have lots of work I need to get done.
