Stopped by around lunchtime. The restaurant is located in the part of Greenlake where you have to…read morepay for parking but there is free street parking nearby and at the park. The restaurant was very clean and I was happy to see the excellent cleanliness rating. Staff were super friendly. There is a kiosk to order, but you can order with staff. I ordered the salad with two meats. They packed the container to the brim, so I was very happy with the portions. I would totally come back to try other things on the menu. Nice place for a quick bite to eat.

Good banh mi! Got…read morethe tofu. It's nice if you're in the area. The have boba too. I got a banh mi with a friend egg and it was little over $10.

Seattle-Area Boba Shop Review #67…read more Taste & Tell Lounge is a small but welcoming cafe, serving a decent sized menu of food and tea and coffee drinks. Ordering is quick using the kiosk right in front and the staff are very friendly, getting the drinks prepared and out within a couple of minutes. Signature Milk Tea, Less Sweet, 50% Ice w/ Brown Sugar Boba ($7.25) - Interesting. This is the 2nd time in Seattle I've seen a boba shop put a piece of wax paper in between the cup and the lid, to allow the customer to shake the drink and get that satisfy pop of a boba straw piercing the top. This drink is ridiculously sweet, so cloying that my mouth puckered while sipping on it. I could not drink more than a couple of sips before having to stop. It's perhaps 200% or maybe even 300% sugar level as compared to other places. The taste is also not very pleasant to me. Not only is it extremely harsh but for some reason, there's somewhat of a stale undertone to the entire drink, kind of reminding me of the essence of cardboard mixed with an old Chinese herb shop. I believe they use real tea leaves to brew their tea, so the taste is puzzling. The ice level at half is essentially like full ice at any other establishment. When the drink is completely cooled, the ice still fills up approximately the top third of the cup. When I visited, they had just run out of the regular boba, but they still had the brown sugar boba in stock. For the same price as the regular boba? Great! And then I bit into my first one.... This is not boba. The pearls are agar based cuboids. Why call these brown sugar boba? That's false advertising in my book. Milk Tea Rating: 2/5 (and I'm being generous) Boba rating: 1/5 I feel bad giving such a low rating to this family owned establishment, but the drink I got was not up to par. Given the high ratings from other reviewers, I have to assume that I just received a poorly made drink and they're usually better. Bathrooms - One unisex room Edit: I stashed the drink in my fridge for a couple of days and after diluting it by about half with freshly brewed assam tea, it's much more palatable due to the reduction in sweetness. The harsh taste stale is still there, though, and there's still no tea flavor.

It's the holiday season, so I took my children to Taste and Tell to enjoy some snacks and boba tea…read more They have the best boba tea in town. You should definitely try it. I was told the business hours may vary during the holiday season, however, from March through October, the hours are more consistent.

It is a kiosk ordering, self service place. There are tables and chairs to sit at. The service is…read morepretty quick and the food is incredible. I ordered the spicy lemongrass tofu vermicelli noodle bowl. It is so filling, a great deal. The flavor is the perfect mix of umami, sweet, salty, and a hint of spice. The tofu is marinated and the bowl comes with sauces to pour as you wish.

I came here with a group of 7 on Saturday for dinner, and was pleasantly surprised. Ordering is…read moredone through a kiosk, and you seat yourself afterward. Our food came out very fast, within 10 or so minutes. I ordered the chicken vermicelli noodles (bun ga nuong) with an added egg roll, while my partner got the grilled pork banh mi. Both came with generous portions of meat, which were a bit too salty, but delicious overall. While the food isn't quite the traditional Viet cuisine I'm used to, I was impressed by the quality -- especially considering the restaurant's fast and casual format.

To start, $20 for a bowl after tax is not bang for your buck. Went 30 min before closing so we got…read moreours in a takeout container rather than the reusable coconut bowls, I'm not sure if it's true but the takeout container did look considerably larger than the dine in bowls and easier to eat out of because your toppings aren't at risk of toppling out if your bowl. Got the Cocoa Paradise bowl, and it was one of the best acai bowls I've had in the greater Seattle area (I feel like we don't have many great options here) The standout for me was the granola, almond butter, and acai. I think they have delicious base with those core components and the fruit was plentiful. The space is small so minimal indoor seating, but the outdoor patio seating is cute for the summer.

So glad I found Skybowl! This little cafe is the perfect place for a relaxing breakfast, tucked…read moreaway in Upper Queen Anne. I had the Eat, Pray, Love bowl. It had great flavor, and felt very fresh and wholesome. The interior is beautifully decorated too, adding to the vibe. With just a few tables I could imagine it getting busy on weekends, so consider going at an off-time! Only note for the owner would be to consider adding prices to the menu. I found them to be reasonable, but think it's odd they aren't advertised. Looking forward to returning!

Excellent! Had the Temptation Bowl with spicy tuna. It was so full of flavor and spice. I loved the…read morefresh spring lettuce on the bottom with very small pieces of jalapeño. Every bite had a bright bold taste. The space is small but we did eat in and the service was friendly and quick. I highly recommend this place! Go and enjoy!

I traipsed into Coffee Tree & Poke on First Hill and ordered the Ippo Sake poke bowl with a crisp…read moreiced coffee but my eyes kept wandering to the Spam Musubi. Staff were sweet and chirpy, the vibe chill minimalist café meets hospital lobby and I'll definitely snag that musubi next time with a smoothie. Outdoor seating is limited but all you'd see are hospital scrubs anyway - Take the Musubi and smoothie for a walk in one of Seattle's architecturally richest neighborhoods!

I got the honey walnut shrimp with the honey lemon tea! The honey walnut shrimp was fairly priced,…read morecame with a side of rice and veggies too! Definitely a steal for me. As for the honey lemon tea, it was so refreshing. Not too sweet, the lemons wasn't overbearingly sour so it was good on a warm day. The service was very quick, but they're helpful. The servers constantly suggested what was popular amongst others, so that was nice! It's a smaller restaurant in the university area. They provide games and whatnot to pass time or for you to play it's friends. Overall very welcoming!

Seattle-Area Boba Shop Review #83…read more I had no idea this location of Mee Sum started as a boba shop and only expanded to food later on. I wouldn't have discounted it so long if I had known! Luckily, we saw it as one of the entries during the recent Boba Fest and decided to stop in for lunch as well. In addition to entrees and drinks, they have a small selection of the baked goods they have at the Pike Place location. It's a good alternative for people who don't want to wait in line. Dine in orders get complimentary bowls of hot and sour soup to start. Popcorn Chicken Meal ($13.50) - This plate includes a large pile of fried popcorn chicken, made of juicy thigh meat, dredged in sweet potato flour, and sprinkled with the fragrant salt, white pepper, and five spice mixture. The meat is very moist, the dredge is very even, and the fry gives only a very light crisp. The powder is very fragrant but the mix they use here seems to have a ton more salt than other places. The chicken comes with a bunch of cabbage with small slices of carrot, stewed in a somewhat savory and salty manner. It's very nicely, lightly flavored and is almost a little buttery. There's a small amount of sweetened marinated salty daikon. There's no daikon flavor but it gives the dish a little more crunch. Finally, there's a mound of perfectly cooked long grain rice, topped by a small bit of braised ground pork. It's nice and flavorful, but a little dried out. (4/5) Deluxe Pork Belly Over Rice ($10.50) - This is a pretty large bowl of rice covered with braised, chopped pork belly ala lu rou fan. Tons of fatty pork belly, braised well and flavorful, but with the sauce being more watery and completely disappearing into the rice. It's surprisingly very thin and not that fatty, so the flavor dissipates too quickly. The pork belly is a little on the dry side with a lot of the moisture having escaped. The dish comes with a hardboiled braised egg that looks super dark like it's been marinating in dark soy sauce for hours. It's cooked well done, but doesn't have any of the green coating on the yolk, which is indicative of an overcooked egg. It's again very flavorful from the time spent in the marinade. Overall, this is an okay lu rou fan. Good enough to satisfy a craving, but pales in comparison to great ones. (4/5) BBQ Pork Hombow ($5.50) - Expensive, but also among the largest char siu buns I've ever seen. Chock filled with sweet and savory meat. It tastes like a bit of shaoxing wine hasn't quite been burned off/evaporated, which gives an off flavor that I don't enjoy that much. The bun is a normal chewy texture. (4/5) Jasmine Milk Tea w/ Brown Sugar Boba ($5) - This was one of the Boba Fest 2025 specials, a premixed drink that comes with brown sugar boba. When I ordered it, I was told that I couldn't adjust the sweetness since the drink was premade. Ominous... Could this be any good? The drink comes out with the classic melted brown sugar swirl. After mixing everything thoroughly, the drink actually isn't too sweet at all - probably equivalent to 25% sweet at most places! Being premixed, I wondered if the drink was perhaps made from powder, especially because I found it to be extremely gritty. And yet the flavor indicates that it's actually brewed tea. It's actually very overbrewed (usually fine for boba drinks), muting the jasmine flower flavors a bit, but also allowing the astringency and bitterness of the green tea leaves to be front and center. It's actually a pretty good tea, but really marred by some grittiness, I guess from the heavy use of non-dairy creamer. The boba is actually very good. Sweetened in brown sugar, smooth spheres that have essentially the perfect chew and bounce. Superb boba, probably in my top 10 around Seattle. Milk Tea Rating: 4/5 Boba Rating: 5/5 Portion sizes are generally very big - we only finished about half the food before having to take the rest home. Although, we were saving room for other food/drinks during Boba Fest, so that might have influenced things a bit. I was very pleasantly surprised, especially by the drinks served by Mee Sum. It went from me not even knowing Mee Sum sold boba, to learning that they actually opened as a boba shop and expanded into food, to finally really enjoying their drinks. Bathrooms - Two unisex rooms that require a key at the front counter.

Only had their grilled pork spring rolls which were really tasty. Quick service window to grab…read morehealthy bite.

I walk over from campus to order food to go about once a month and it's always good and fresh…read more Really good quick To-Go pho. I place my order online and pick it up. One of my favorite local spots to eat nearby.

The price was very reasonable for portions. I also thought the staff was very friendly to me when I…read morecame in for pick up. The inside of the sandwiches were good, but we both agreed the bread could have been better. Usually I like a good flaky and crunchy outer crust but this bread was more soft and chewy. Other than that this spot has a cute little outdoor patio or dine in options. Doesn't seem to have AC so keep that in mind in summer.

Was a MEH experience, came in before closing to find us as the only customer. Ordered five…read moresandwiches for our wedding party off to practice. We felt it was very average, not crispy bread, meat was just okay, and the veggies just was missing what the best Bami have some character