Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea

During my rounds for Alameda Restaurant Week, I visited Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea to capture their beverage offerings. What sets them apart is their use of real fruits in their drinks, not just flavored syrups. The result is super refreshing teas that taste light and very tropical - perfect for a warm day. If you're looking for a healthier boba option, their fruit-based drinks offer a nice alternative to the heavier, sweeter versions you might find elsewhere.

Drinks actual fruit pulp and taste fresh. Definitely a good find. 2 Kiosks available to order. They have dairy and non dairy options. Located in South Lake shore market complex, do lots of parking.

Yifang has amazing fruit teas. This Taiwanese boba chain has a nice history as Yifang is the name of the grandma who owned a pineapple plantation. Anyways, the fruit teas are the main draw. I've tried to the other milk teas- and although its good- the fruit teas are superior. It can get a little packed and there are only 2 ordering kiosks, but there is plenty of space to sit and wait. There are no indoor tables, so most people just order and go due to the space. The parking - is a free parking lot, and even during busy times- it's not bad to find parking. Anyways, enjoy!!

The Strawberry Oolong Tea was alright. Usually most really Asian places at 100% sweet is either just right or not sweet enough. Yifang is surprisingly too sweet (strawberry puree syrup). My rating is low because the boba are so small compared to all other boba spots - just a tiny bite.

Probably the worst Yifang location I’ve ever been to. I’ve been to other Yifang locations in the Bay and know what their drinks are supposed to taste like. This is not a rant on Yifang as a chain because they genuinely have good drinks and a good menu. But this location is NOT it. Drinks are so poorly made and taste extremely watered down. The girls making the drinks were in the back yapping and not really paying attention to what they were doing so I’m not terribly surprised my drink tasted the way it did. I will give them back a star for customer service because I went back to ask if they would be so kind to make a new drink for me and they did. The second drink I received sadly didn’t taste much better either! Tea was watered down and milky, and there was hardly any sweetness in the brown sugar milk tea. Like dang, I said to please make it less sweet but I didn’t mean omit the sugar completely 😭 I ended up just tossing both of the drinks I received . Needless to say, will be avoiding this location from now on