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The best boba from Santa Barbara aaaall the way down to Ventura! Without a question. The brown sugar (available after 4PM), is super fresh and thick and delicious. Boba is also fresh and perfectly soft. Everything tastes authentic. Location and parking are convenient and easy. Prices are fair, and cashiers are always welcoming and helpful! There are order-yourself kiosks too
The female owner is charming, warm and generous. She took special care of my group and made our night special
They give you the option to pick the amount of ice and sugar you want in your drink. Love!
Was craving boba and unfortunately came across this spot when I was in town. I’ve never had boba that was so soft and lacked chewiness. I got the lemon green tea with boba. Took a sip and it went into the trash. They don’t remake drinks if you don’t like them which is fair but what a waste of $7 for me.
Hochaya is a good authentic Chinese tea house that offer boba, egg pudding, cheese foams and more. They have many tea drinks and milk teas to choose from. No food is offered but honestly you don't need it. I personally go 2 to 3 times a week. On weekends, be prepared for a long wait since they get very busy. Order online to skip the wait. As of recent, Hochaya is closed on Mondays.
Awesome place, friendly good vibe and Delicious drinks !!
Very friendly and helpful staff!!! Reasonably priced and delicious!!
We loved Hochaya, very authentic, only recently we discovered very water-down drinks and sharp increase in prices. A favorite drink is now over $8, and the taste isn't the same, watered-down and disappointing. This also happened with other favorites, too. Also, very rude service happens more frequently. Greed!
A good boba option while driving down the PCH. This stop is right in between Gaviota and Santa Barbara on Highway 1/the 101 Freeway. Also a 30 min drive away from Solvang. Perfect spot for a boba craving mid-road trip! I got the Oolong Tea with Milk, which was decent. More milk than tea. However, I got this drink with the Oolong Tea Jelly and it was a game changer! so much flavor from the jelly. It gave the drink much more depth. Even my boyfriend (who doesn't drink too much boba) really enjoyed it!
This place is fantastic, always really fast and delicious. I do wish they had brown sugar all day long but I had a great conversation with the owner where he explained why they couldn't.
Owner is so nice and friendly
Nice milk tea
Went to try the new Boba place in Goleta, Hochaya. Staff was friendly and welcoming and my drink was quickly made. They use real taro non powdered with fresh made Boba and the teas weren't overly sweet like most places. Great spot overall, will definitely be going back to try the other flavors.
Lowkey best wifi out of any cafe in Goleta.
Amazing service we will be back soon
If you love boba, this is definitely the place. One of my favorites, and I’ve been to a lot of different ones. Great variety of drinks and toppings. Great prices and friendly staff. I definitely would recommend this place.
The opening of Hochaya was a major improvement to the pretty limited bubble tea market of the area. Offering toppings and foam that can't be found elsewhere, the level of customization alone is worth trying. The fruit based teas are all nice and refreshing and their standard boba topping is always perfectly chewy. My preferred order is either the grass jelly milk tea or fresh taro milk tea at 30% sugar and less ice. Priced fairly, my house is a frequent customer of Hochaya!
Poor customer service.
Came here for Thai tea because taste like original my hometown in Thailand 🇹🇭
Busy, clean location with DELICIOUS boba! All combinations are delicious and the cheese foam is a beautiful sweet taste. I have visited multiple times and always tastes great.