Volcano Tea House

Over the last 10+ years I've come to this very tea house a minimum of 200 times. The atmosphere is wonderful, nice lighting and bueatiful decorations. The costumer service is particularly amazing. They genuinely care about you and pay attention to every drink. Consistency is obviously important to them because over the years the drinks have stayed amazing. I would like to highlight one employee in particular, Kevin. He is very kind and helpful. He has made every trip to Sawtelle a memorable one. I look forward to coming here many more times over the years and enjoying sweet boba!

For years this places was the gold standard for boba milk yea. Sadly no more. The boba is old and hard, the tea is weak and flavorless.

Excitement selection of boba and teas

This is my favorite boba spot (and I’m picky with boba)! My favorite drink to get is the matcha slush with boba. It’s consistently made the same each time and their boba is the perfect texture and taste.

Venmo or cash only. Maybe the first popular boba shop in sawtelle. Has standard boba tea. U cannot get it wrong here.

We visited Volcano Tea House on 1/3/2024! I got the rose milk tea and my boyfriend got the coconut milk tea. The service was alright, maybe not particularly nice but it wasn't bad enough to ruin the experience. The drinks were good, the flavor wasn't too sweet and there was a lot of flavor that didn't feel too syrupy at all. I give the tea a 4/5 because the boba wasn't very good, just a but average, sorta hard. However, the tea flavor definitely made up for it. Also the tea is pretty cheap compared to other places.

The hot sakura green tea I ordered was made with chemically treated tea leaves--an unfortunate trend in Asia to lure customers who are unaware of or do not care if their tea leaves have been chemically enhanced with an unnaturally strong aromatic scent and flavor. It was unlike any natural Japanese or Chinese green tea that I've ever tasted. The scent made me nauseous. I threw out the whole cup. Avoid if you don't want unnecessary artificial chemicals in your food.