Ding Tea Poway

I ordered the monster boba latte and the strawberry yogurt slush. The slush was very sweet and the monster boba latte was amazing. The cashier was the only one working so luckily it wasn't too busy. I would come here again for a quick boba fix.

Honestly, in all honesty, I don't even know how to articulate my absolutely bizarre experience here. 1. Ding tea is a chain drinks across all chains follow the same recipe, it should be reasonable to expect to go to multiple locations, get the same drink, and have it all taste the same. This location does not do that. Why? Just why. The oolong tasted so off, it didn't have the creamy tea flavor of other locations it tasted like straight up oolong powder, you know the cheap stuff that tastes burnt and wrong? Yeah that's what it was like here. Bad. 2. The price??? The audacity of the prices?????? $7.70. Seven dollars and seventy cents. For a large .95c) milk tea with MICROWAVED??????? boba also upcharge of .95c). YES MICROWAVED BOBA. in the year 2023, the boba was microwaved in front of me. The audacity. Of it all. I'm shocked and speechless. I'm still thinking about it. What in the world. Does this location just not have access to boba warmers?? To a crockpot set to warm?????? Microwaved boba??? In front of customers???? And an upcharge of 95 CENTS????? AN ALMOST WHOLE DOLLAR FOR MICROWAVED BOBA THAT WASN'T EVEN WARMED????? THE AUDACITY?????????????? Microwaved boba?????? 3. The whole place did not feel welcoming at all but that's besides the point I'm just still mad about the microwaved boba All in all, literally down the street is another tea spot called Boba Co. about $6 for a drink but so much better than this ding tea in Poway. Microwaved boba?????????????????Interesting that business owner Tai N. replied to my review to tell me I was wrong. I'm sorry business owner Tai N, were you also in the store at the same time, cause I could've sworn it was just the one guy there who made my drink with the microwaved boba using the microwave that's right there in front of the receiving counter, or were you hiding? Is the microwave also there for decoration? Interesting choice I won't fault you there. But I will fault you over your audacious comment of where is the evidence, I don't make it a habit of photographing people when doing their job, but you can make it a habit as the business owner Tai N to loom through your CCTV if there even is one to see what goes on. How dare you say I didn't receive microwaved boba, was my tea microwaved then?? Am I just randomly having auditory hallucinations in this random Ding Tea in Poway? Am I giving this one star review for the hell of it cuz I'm bored? Now I know where the audacity to sell drinks for gauged out prices comes from. You should be ashamed of yourself. You should be ashamed of your business. You should be ashamed of your efforts and practices in regards to mediating any sort of situation. Don't message me again. This place sucks simple as that. Don't tell me what I experienced.

Ding Tea has been my go to boba spot lately. Quick service with refreshing flavors and taste. I typically order a large lychee green tea, no sugar, and extra golden boba. The service is always friendly and I haven't had to wait long for drinks. The Poway plant wall also adds a nice decor touch!

Stopped in for a drink. Completely empty. I was surprised that they didn't offer milk substitutes.(oat,almond,coconut,soy? Then I saw this sign by the register. (Photo attached NON- dairy creamer is NOT dairy free? Confused, because I was always told it was. I asked the girl behind the register and she just smiled and said she doesn't know what it says?? Really.? Ok we'll I read it back to her and she still couldn't explain it? I let her know it was confusing but she had no knowledge of it. They didn't seem to care about returning customers. Disappointed.

This place needs help with ambiance for sure. music is way too loud for a small place like this. and speakers are next to the ordering so dude can't hear and we can hear his response. just not an appealing place. boba tea is decent. but the prices are misleading on the menu.