Purple Kow

The aroma of fried food like chicken wings , nuggets, and cheese sticks make this cafe an Outer Richmond magnet. Matcha milk green tea and matcha crema can be served with fun toppings at $0.50 extra. Read more

Best boba in SF! You can get it however sweet you want it, or with no sugar! Mango smoothie , no sugar with boba and lychee jelly is the bomb. Wait is long but sooo worth it!

Worth the wait! They make everything to order so it does take some time. The plus side is, they can customize the drink. They make their syrups and purée in house and they use high quality teas .

Boba is meh but fantastic milk and tea options. Can't go wrong with custard and grass jelly . Half sweet is plenty sweet. Get one with the salt and pepper fried chicken .

Get a D5 with caramel , grass jelly and boba , 50% sweetness.

Drinks are huge and two people can share! Hehe.. The best part is you can tell them not to make it too sweet and will do free of charge unlike Quicklys. Wait is not too bad if you around 11am.

I don't think the ridiculously long line is worth it, but if the line is short , definitely come here. Good bubble tea . Tea is always super sweet normally, so always get at least half sweet.

Iced Milk Drink with Boba and Pudding or boba noodles at micro-sweetness is my fav

D3 was really good. Maybe get a tad less sweet but it was still pretty amazing

I have been ordering the house purrplekow milk tea . I really like it. Wait is crazy...the least in evening is 20min, it could go to an hour.

The Green Tea Boba balls ("jade gems") are my new favorite twist on boba .

Went in on a whim one night when I saw the line was short , now I'm addicted. Half sweet milk teas with pudding , they will be the end of me.

One of the original places to get crema in the bay area but I don't think they're really worth the hype. OK if you're in the area, but don't go out of your way to visit.

my go-to place for iced milk boba drinks. no other comparison! iced milk with pudding+boba. every. time.

The D3 is what dreams are made of... a sweet, sugary experience you have to try! :D

Roasted oolong milk tea is the best but the wait is erratic and ridiculous. Anywhere from 10-25 minutes. Or more.

Get the custard in the tea . Amazing!!

D3 and D4 both on point but I digged D4 more. Get 50% sugar. 1 hour long wait was not the life.

Wait was long. Turn east and you can get equally delicious drinks from ShareTea much more quickly, just saying.

Roast oolong milk tea is the best of all "yummy milk teas ". Size upgrade is $.95 and additions (aloe , tapioca , pudding , etc) are $.50. 

My fav is D3.Dont forget to ask for their loyalty card if you are a regular.

Their grass jelly is the best I've ever had at a boba place in California so far!

Very sweet at the default sugar levels - I usually opt for 50%. Pretty good boba !

Milk tea in a huge cup. Great value ! Tea crema is a favorite.

The servings here are HUGE so I'd suggest splitting... The qq's are also super yummy!

If u have 4 drinks or more to order, call first before lining up!!!!!!! The lines during the weekend is 40 mins long for a drink... So CALL!!

Know what you want when you get to the register!!! The lines are already so long, no one has time for you to ask 20 questions.

Got 25% sugar and it was perfect sweetness

It has been two years since my last visit. The wait is cray. 1hr for milk tea ? Would've been faster to make it at home.

Love the grapefruit with 25% sugar. Very refreshing.

The majority if the drinks are very sweet, ask for less sweet and youre all good. And for a limited time FREE UPGRADES TO LARGER SIZE.

They give lots of tapiocaaa. And black milk tea can be a little watered down..but you can ask to make it sweeter:)

Honey Milk Tea is delicious. The boba is fresh and chewy.

Pretty good drinks, huge portions , long lines . Go here if you have time and tell them to turn down the sweetness.

DELICIOUS!! accepts credit card too. try the iced milk drink with caramel , pudding , & boba . :D

Lines can get long. The chicken nuggets are good but not spicy as they claim.

you'll enter the line from the outside no doubt about it (specially at night).. so wear a warm jacket , it's COLD!

If you call your order ahead by phone, be prepared to fight your way at the register to pay and tell them you're picking up. It doesn't save you any time either.

You can specify sugar level and they use real tea here!

Good Salt and Pepper Chicken ! Huge cups!

Apple Pay accepted for your boba indulgences

Peach oolong tea crema with boba is my new favorite.

Love their iced milk tea and milk tea with grass jelly

There is a reason there is always a line ...its friggin amazing!!!

Free super cup upgrade if you check in on FB M-W this month only!

Try the roasted oolong iced tea , half sweet, with aloe vera . Hmm mmm~!

Line is long and production is slow. Call Ahead! Takes credit card ! Very good tea taste!

The line is always out of control, so don't come here unless you are practicing patience. Waits are typically 30 minutes plus! But the drinks are good, just make sure to get it half sweet.

Twins QQ jelly = milk tea with egg pudding and grass jelly . Try it! So good.

Purple Kow fresh milk drinks have real milk ! Other milk drinks use creamer.