JThur01"s July SGV Openings Rundown

Americas - USA West Los Angeles
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Thanks blimpbinge. Wushiland was a rarity in that I didn’t go in and speak with anyone, instead going with some info I was given (that obviously turned out to be wrong!). I’ll try to make a change over at Eater LA. Failing that, I’ll at least put it in a comment.

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I have to ask @blimpbinge @ipsedixit @chandavkl and all the SGV experts…

Is there a special Fish Boba Ice Tea, or why does their logo feature a Fish with their Boba Tea? :smile:

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Thanks! Well, that’s what I get for not going in and talking to someone. It’s rare that I don’t and it caught me out this time.

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No, fish boba, it’s just “Larry” :slight_smile:

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Hi @JThur01,

Thanks. :slight_smile: Is Larry their mascot’s name? LOL.

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Maybe it’s like Sweet Dreams on Valley Blvd. which serves fish shaped waffle desserts.

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It’s part of their trademark logo.

#Branding

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Thanks @ipsedixit. With your Fish Bao thread, I started wondering if they’d make Fish Boba Balls with the Tea. :smile:

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Please don’t give people ideas …

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By the way, if you really wanted fish balls in your boba, talk to Elton at Labobatory.

If anyone can do it, Elton can (and will).

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Dude is one crazy cat…

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Hi @ipsedixit,

Ooh. What is this place? I see their menu has a bunch of “created by (person’s name)” entries. Are they just customers who requested some crazy concoction and he made it for them? :slight_smile:

And where’s your @ipsedixit tartar sauce boba drink?! :smile:

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Elton’s claim to fame was doing one-night boba pop-ups in Chinatown, doing funky creations like alcochol boba teas.

Then he started his own shop in SGV via kickstarter. A true rags (almost) to riches (almost) story.

https://www.kcet.org/shows/the-migrant-kitchen/labobatory-raising-the-boba-bar

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Thanks @ipsedixit

What do you think of his Boba drinks? Worth the drive all the way to the SGV? Transcendent? :slight_smile:

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Very good, may be some of the best in the SGV.

Absolutely. If you already live in the SGV.

Transcendent? Perhaps, if Elton starts making boba drinks with THC …

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Absinthe, with wormwood…

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Even the real stuff didn’t have enough thujone in it to really act as a hallucinogen. Most likely, Rimbaud et al just got excessively, but conventionally, blotto.

The ‘green fairy’ ads were some fabulous graphics, though.

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