3CAT Handcrafted Beverage

I’ve been a fan of 3CAT since they opened. One of my favorite drinks is the mochi mango smoothie with less sweet. It has a nice balance of tart and sweet. The mochi topping is so pleasantly fragrant of sticky rice. My other favorite drink is the mochi barley burst. The black milk tea is super floral and milky tasting, and I love the barley popping boba. It has a nice texture similar to oatmeal. You order on a kiosk or you can order with your Snackpass app. The wait time on weekends is usually really long and it gets crowded.

Extremely poor ordering system. Waited 47 minutes for 3 drinks (Saturday afternoon). 2 drinks were ready 20 minutes earlier and it melted by the time the third drink was ready. The quality is good. But the staff and ordering was bad. Dont go on a weekend or be prepared for wait 45+ minutes. They ahould prioritize drinks ordered in store and not online. A lot of angry and dissatisfied customers!!!

This is one of my top favorite boba shops in San Diego! I love the strong fragrance of tea and the fact that they use fresh fruits for their fruit tea is a huge thing for me! They also fill up the cup to the max when you order no ice, which is not common at many other tea shops. It will take a while (at least 20 minutes) for your drinks to be ready so I always go right when they just open to avoid the long wait. Parking here is also difficult when it’s the busy time of the day. Nevertheless, I’m still a forever loyal customer :)

Great Drinks, But Major Flaws The drinks at 3cat are truly unique and delicious—some of the most creative flavors I’ve tried! However, the experience was marred by extremely slow service. The online order wait time was wildly inaccurate (waited 60+ minutes for a "15 minute ready" order). Even worse, a beverage shop with no customer restroom is unacceptable. If you’re encouraging people to stay and enjoy drinks, basic amenities should be provided. Amazing flavors, but poor efficiency and questionable policies. Fix these issues, and it’d be a 5-star spot.

Obviously I went here on a bad night, it was packed line out the door but that’s pretty normal for anywhere in convoy anyways with absolutely no parking. They have those kiosks where you take your own order, which I don’t care about but the software they used make it super janky and the menu confusing to navigate. From what I hear this place being busy is pretty normal, so don’t expect that you can wait inside for your drink. You might get lucky and find a table, but everyone at those tables will be there for a while since they all have been waiting 30+ minutes. Luckily I had a friend next door in another boba place waiting for their drink so we can in there, but everyone one mostly went and sat in their cars. The decor is definitely cute. I waited about 35 minutes to receive this drink, and it was pretty good! I’d said worth the wait, but I wouldn’t wait again. It was one of their matcha drinks, it had a good blended consistency with a very smooth matcha flavor. My only complaint is I like the milk cap, but it was a lot and I didn’t have the option to get like “easy” on the milk cap. There were times I just drinking straight thick milk cap with no matcha and it’s definitely not pleasant…. other than that this place is very popular right now, so go at a good time where you think it won’t be busy or just prepare for a super long wait.