One of the few places open on Christmas day, it was a delightful first time visit. Located on the…read morefirst floor of a luxury condo complex, this bubble tea cafe offered a plethora of bubble tea options along with Taiwanese snack/bento options. I highly recommend the combo ($15.99 w/o tax) which is one large drink with any food item including the rice bowls. The ice cream milk tea blends bubble tea along with an vanilla ice cream base. All drinks come with complimentary tapioca pearls which is a pleasant surprise. The chickeninis (basically taiwanese fried chicken chunks) is juicy and moist. Service is friendly and the staff is patient with explaining the store offerings. Bathrooms are clean, but you will need to get an electronic key tag to open it. Plenty of space for people to sit and linger and play board games.

TL;DR: Lots of seating, good table size, and useful outlet placement if you want to study or work…read morehere, but the drinks are too sweet even at 50% sweetness and lower, and the food is just okay. Recommendations for alternative places at end of review. First things first - this spot sells random items, like disposable underwear and tylenol, on a wall across from the main register. Why one would choose to buy disposable underwear instead of resuable at a boba shop is beyond me, but if that's a major selling point for you, then come on by. For everyone else, I would recommend this spot if you live in Midtown and like to hang out in cafes. As other people have noted, the drinks are too sweet if you usually order at half sweetness. The boba is pretty soft with not a lot of bounce, but overall the drinks aren't bad. The food was similar. My friend and I shared the Salt & Pepper Chicken Nuggets (which is their take on Taiwanese fried chicken) with the spicy option, and we were surprised by how much chicken we got. It's a good snack to split among 3-4 people, but the coating was thick and clumpy for Taiwanese fried chicken and the seasoning wasn't well-distributed. Overall, not bad but not impressive. Here are some better spots: Better boba in Midtown: Tea Leaf & Creamery Great boba: Glaze Tea, One Zo Outstanding Taiwanese fried chicken: Cuckoo's Cafe, Mighty Han's when they pop-up at Postern Coffee (check Instagram)

Are you ready!? (I know you're not bc you never could be...) for THE BEST Chinese restaurant in the…read morelower southeast of the United States!? This restaurant is an absolutely legend and staple of the Emory-neighborhood. Whatever you do you MUST go at some point in your ATL career. Everything they do, they do well, and you can feel like you're participating in a little piece of local history by coming to this spot that's been here 40+ years and counting! I mean truly, TRULY-- one dish is better than the next, so I couldn't pick just one. HOWEVER if you NEED a rec / crowd pleaser, you can't go wrong with the Mongolian Beef! Any way-- enough said-- make Golden Buddha a part of your ATL repertoire!

OK, real talk: I don't usually think of dinners as bad investments but places worth trying out…read moreonce, but this one hurt so bad. Honestly, this might be the worst $80 of money I've spent in years. I regret not trusting the Yelp reviews.... I am now writing this so you don't have to make the same mistake. AMBIANCE We stopped by one evening craving American Chinese food after going to multiple solid spots across the coast...and the food menu and photos looked like most spots so we figured we'd give it a go... Parking was easy enough and when we came in, we were immediately seated in the green booths. It was clear that the place was going for a nicer, upsale Asian restaurant vibe with the booths and glass partitions (compared to the usual expectations for bare-bones takeout spots)...but the stick tables and booth furniture and lighting was a nope from me. FOOD The food looked decent and the "fast service" and good place for "cozy dates" on the website was fine, but gosh darn in this economy, the PRICE for VALUE and QUALITY at a spot like this is ridiculous. We started with the PuPu flaming platter as an appetizer for $30 and expected something more than what we got. It consisted of a few fried wontons with basically no filling, the least meaty chicken wings, and all the fried stuff was more batter or fatty unedible bits than protein. Plus, it was COLD. This platter for $30 is more show with the flames in the center than food. You could go to a fancy upscale dining establishment and have not only higher quality food but also better service AND ambiance. Then the snow white chicken at ~$18 and it was fine, kind of more dry than the usual but fine. The pork fried rice for $13.99 tasted odd to us with the mix-ins used. We also asked for an extra plate of Steamed Vegetables for $17, which and it took a good 20 minutes to show up. For how expensive it was, I kept waiting for at least one dish to redeem the meal... AND it never happened! SERVICE The service was fast for the most part. However, for the price here and the type of place, you'd expect someone to check on you. Seriously, we had to ask multiple times for extra drinks. It was hard to get anyone's attention when we needed something. It wasn't rude, just very "we don't really care...." I have NO photos on this because it was so awful. I would not return. Please spend your money elsewhere. Please don't make the same mistake we did.

After a day of traveling.. found this place close to my airbnb... im always up for Korean so I…read moredecided to check them out... got a beef handball that was tasty

I was really excited to see this place and the Lee and White food hall, but ultimately ended up…read moredisappointed. We ordered at the kiosk and don't think you could modify or take out any of the items on something you want. You get a buzzer and put in that number in the kiosk so you get notified when your order is ready for pick up. We got the beef kimbap (the only reason this review gets two stars), fried shrimp KBBQ bowl and pork cutlet tonkatsu. Okay so we really enjoyed the kimbap actually. The beef was nicely marinated and had good flavor. My shrimp kbbq bowl was underwhelming. It was supposed to come with sauce and kimchi but instead had a ton load of rice, noodles, carrot and corn salad with 3 pieces of shrimp for $18. My husband was also underwhelmed with his dish since again, it came with a lot of rice. This was where we had the biggest issue with this place. We had been waiting for 30 minutes with no food. My husband came up to ask one of the staff for an update but the girl who was in front had her headphones in and was purposely ignoring everyone. When he finally got ahold of her, we were notified that tickets weren't printing in the kitchen so the kitchen has no way of knowing what we ordered. Thank goodness I sent the receipt to my email so we had proof or it would have been lost cause. Once that was settled, we were told that the kitchen was working on our order right away. Literally took the kitchen no more than 15 mins to prep our food. When the same girl out front had our food ready, she just yelled out our number with no apologies for the now 45 mins delay. Someone from the kitchen must've heard or seen what happened and they apologized, but this was not a good way to treat your customers. I've worked at restaurants and this is just a big no no!

Came here recently with a small group and had an okay time. My friends got the spicy curry ramen…read moreand said it was not spicy at all and didn't have as strong of a curry taste as they would like. The katsu don bowls took a long time to come out (around 30 mins!) while our friends were already served their ramen. The katsu don was good, very filling but definitely not the best I've had. On the bright side, they gave us free strawberry pastries for the long wait which were tasty. We were the only group in there, and the TV was playing loud Kpop music videos that interrupted conversation. Overall: mid food, long wait for katsu don, eerily not crowded, and loud music inside. Wouldn't come back or recommend.

Within, Momonoki there are two operations, the actual restaurant itself, and then Café Momo. I will…read morebe reviewing my experience at Café Momo. I went on a Friday morning, and the restaurant was moderately busy there were spaces open, however, it was still active, and there were a few full tables and people having conversations. They had anime and various other things playing on the televisions throughout. I went in for simply a pastry and specifically to try out the apple pie Matcha. I will say it did not disappoint. One thing I always love when I'm getting a Matcha is stellar presentation and it met that. With the piping of the cinnamon cold cold foam, to the apple crisp and caramel on top, it looked beautiful, and I was happy to enjoy it! This had a great balance between the whole milk, and the amount of Matcha you can see it is a nice dark green color It also wasn't too sweet, and I felt I was getting apple pie from the drink through the hint of spices in there, along with the garnish. I was able to secure a table against the wall for two by myself to take a quick snapshot of my tray and try out my drink before leaving. I also got a caramelized onion croissant with Gruyère cheese. These were both strong flavors, that worked well together. I do wish I could've gotten heated, but maybe that's something you have to do upon request. Overall, I can't wait to go back and try some of the other items, and dine at the restaurant in the future, looking forward to the next seasonal drink! ** be sure to park in the lot next-door, to have it validated inside!**

I've started the journey of looking for the best Chinese food restaurants in the city and Bao Gogo…read morewas a great first start! The service was very quick and efficient: we were addressed and seated promptly and our server stopped by regularly to check on us for ordering and any additional needs. The restaurant is quaint, but had mixed seating for various party sizes and they have outdoor seating which would be great for a nice day outside! Now on to the food! It was just the two of us, so we didn't order a feast, but we got some typical items you'd get dining at a Chinese restaurant. First, we got the egg rolls (8/10) -- they were very crispy with a flavorful pork combination inside and the duck sauce was the perfect complementary touch. Next were the original fried wings (8) -- they were not breaded, which was different from the traditional breaded wing i'm used to experiencing at Chinese restaurants but i actually think i prefer the non-breaded version. Although cooked differently, it still had the customary Chinese restaurant wing flavor with a nice crunchy exterior. The wings can also be lemon, garlic, and cajun. I would be curious about how the other flavors would be with the non-breaded preparation. Next, the fried rice (7) -- very standard fried rice, got it with chicken (can also be ordered with pork, beef, shrimp, vegetable, or a combination). The texture of the rice was great, seasonings weren't strong, almost like something was missing, possibly an additional textural component, but still a solid order of fried rice. I'd try the veggie option next time to see if the added veggies kick it up a notch. Now the show stopper was the dry fried string beans (9.5/10), I've been to China and eating these really took me back!! The combination of their aromatics and spices was perfection and texturally, the string beans were cooked well and retained a nice crunchy exterior. Initially, we paired the string beans with the fried rice but when we paired it with the white rice... mind blowing! Must get these AND must pair it with white rice. Wow! Great first visiting to Bao Gogo, the next visit will be to explore the entrees!

I hit up Bao GoGo on a Wednesday afternoon for a quick lunch…read more The space itself is solid - medium-sized but with plenty of indoor seating, so you can actually sit down and eat in peace without feeling crammed. I ordered the Mongolian chicken lunch special and added beef. Honestly, it was just okay. The flavor was pretty flat and lacked any real kick. It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't memorable. With so many great food options in Atlanta, "just okay" means I probably won't be back. Cool, clean space, but the food didn't move the needle.

Really 3.5 but since no half stars had to decide between 3 or 4 and felt was closer to four than…read morethree Came here to watch fifa and was only place we could sit down. They were able to seat 5 of us with view of the tv. There is a parking garage but be aware if you go past the time they will boot your vehicle. Ask me how I know. The food is served family style. We got the chicken fried rice, garlic chicken, chicken dumplings fried as well as beef dumplings fried. Also got chicken buns steamed and chicken stir fried noodles. Ag all the items the steamed buns were by far the best. Maybe best I've had. Would go back for those alone. All other items were good but not amazing like the buns with the exception of the noodles. I didn't care for them at all. All in all we were all satisfied with our meal and agreed the steamed buns were amazing.

We came here after trying to find a place to eat that televised the FIFA game. We were seated…read morepromptly as it was not crowded when we arrived. As soon as we sat down, fresh water was served without even asking! This is always a plus! Staff were super friendly. We ordered our drinks and get them promptly. When we initially got there they had the game going but couldn't hear it because of loud music playing, which I will add any other day it's great. However a short time later they turned the music off so people could hear the game going. To me this shows that they catered to the clients at the time. We ordered our food which is served family style. We ordered the chicken buns which were the tables favorite. Fried rice was okay. We also ordered the garlic chicken story frilly that we all loved. Our least favorite plate was the thick beef noodles. When we got there it was not very busy, but by half time it was. I have to say through out our entire visit, all staff were attentive and we were never left waiting. Will for sure be back. I didn't take the greatest pictures because I was excited about the game.

Taichi has amazing food, bubble tea, and service. The tables are always clean and they have just…read morethe cutest decorations all around.

I was Poke Burri's #1 fan until their food hall went under, leaving a giant, sushi-burrito-shaped…read morehole in my heart. I knew finding a replacement would be hard, but I didn't expect it to be this depressing. The vibe is "Neon Fever Dream." The layout is sloppy and dominated by a long, confusing row of identical claw machines. I ordered to-go, and while the food was sitting there when I arrived, I never received a text or email notification letting me know my food was ready. The food earned two stars solely because the fish tasted fresh and was technically edible. Had I spit it out, it would've been a one-star--but I was hungry enough to commit. The execution, however, was a disaster: The "Spicy Tuna" Fail: Instead of the standard minced spicy tuna, I got giant chunks of fish slathered in sauce. The Ratio: Halfway through, the tuna vanished, and I was just eating a very expensive cylinder of plain rice. The Sauce Situation: They put the sauces in side containers instead of inside the burrito. Maybe that's on me for not specifying, but in the sushi burrito world, "sauce on the side" is definitely not the standard. I make my own sushi at home because it's cheaper and usually better, but I struggle to source quality tuna. Looks like I'll be attempting to make my own sushi burritos at home for now, until Poke Burri comes back.

Taiwanese girl after finding 飯糰 in ATL: Went to the Opo pop up and need to go again asap. It's SO…read morehard to find good Taiwanese food in Atlanta (esp breakfast), so this made my whole week. It took a while to get our food bc it was wildly busy, but was well worth the wait.

Taiwanese Pop Up…read more As I'm preparing to return to Taiwan next month, it was a must to finally try a Mighty Hans pop-up Harbor Coffee. The theme of this pop-up is one of my favorites in Taiwan... breakfast: 1 蛋餅 Danbing - With love, with bacon. My favorite breakfast in Taiwan. 2 粢飯糰 / 糍飯糰 Fan tuan - A texturally addictive classic, that I could devour any time of day. 3 營養三明治 Nutritious Sandwich - I've only had the sliced donut style version at night markets. This version had a scrumptious shrimp patty paired with sour green tomato was worth the 45 minute wait. Ambiance is a line of folks waiting for food.