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Fat Straw Cafe

3.8 (170 reviews)
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Thai milk tea, honeydew milk tea
Victoria R.

Super cute little shop and smells of delicious garlic fries. Friendly customer service and timely. Ambiance is adorable and comforting. However, with all due respect; the milk tea was not good and stained my teeth :(

Avacado smoothie with Boba !!
Kimmie D.

Nice clean business! Near Granada High School The Owner is always here when I come. She is very polite & professional and always wears a Smile when customers arrive. The Avacado smoothie Thick w/ Extra Avacado is my Fav! So delicious, I'm here quite frequently!! I definitely will be a continuing customer! FYI, they are CLOSED on Mondays KD

Lychee Tea, Garlic Fries, Chicken Bowl
Foodie L.

Omg yum! Cute boba cafe with anything you may be craving. Food was served hot and fresh and packaged nicely. Think of a Quickly but not a chain. Support local! Lady who took my order was friendly and I will be back!

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Diane N.

1. Hostess or wait time Zero wait time upon arrival. Cashier was semi-welcoming. After ordering, many middle/highschool students rushed in. 2. Service & Ambiance The Match Smoothie came out fast and didn't wait too long for the popcorn chicken. Interior is very pink and hipster. Even saw a cotton candy vending machine in the back ! 3. Food Popcorn chicken was on point! Crunchy and not super salty like other places I've been. 4. Plating & presentation of the dishes Everything was in to go plastic. 5. Price Popcorn chicken was definitely in the better pricing $6.75 Match Smoothie was $3.50

Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Alan D.

I was picking something up for work and this place was located nearby. I had some spare time, so I decided to try this place out. There was no one inside and the only person who was there was a lady. I took sometime to look at the menu, but decided on my order. I have went here two times, so I will discuss each drink I had. Strawberry Kiwi Green Tea with Green Apple Jelly: The better of the two drinks I had. I asked for half sweet, which tasted fine to me. The green apple jelly did taste as advertised. Other than that, nothing really stood out to me. Strawberry Banana Smoothie: Dont get the smoothies. They taste powder based and I am not a huge fan of that. It did not taste like a real smoothie to me. Overall, it's an alright place. Haven't had the milk tea yet, and from reading others review, not sure if I will soon. Fruit tea was at least tolerable

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Apit L.

I am extremely disappointed. I ordered the taro smoothie as well as the fried tofu. They asked me if I wanted mild or spicy and of course I opted in the mild. Though it took a few minutes for the tofu to cook, and in the meantime, I was sipping on the taro smoothie. To my surprise, the drink was delicious. However, as soon as I got the tofu, it came with some salty brown sauce. It was almost too salty for my taste bud. I'm surprised they did not use sweet chili Thai sauce, like just about every other restaurant that sells fried tofu. Not impressed and definitely I would have to avoid their fried tofu in the future. they could even use hoisin sauce instead of whatever sauce they served with. I can't go higher than three star rating with this location. Lastly, The customer service needs to improve. When I entered the location, I felt like I was bothering them, especially the girl behind the cash register. Price: A Quality: C Service: C

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Shary R.

Upon stepping into Fat Straw Cafe, I felt like I was transported right back to the early 2000's, going to HK and Taiwanese-style cafes as a kid when my mom decided to get us a little treat. With easy parking within a plaza and a spacious location with both indoor & outdoor seating, it's a menu/interior revamp away from being *the* trendy, cute place for drinks in the area. The service is friendly though there is, understandably, a little wait if you want food items, since they are prepared to order. Drinks: 3/5, pretty mediocre, a bit watery, and didn't taste too fresh; I would put them on the same tier as a drink from Quickly, probably. Not undrinkable, by any means, but not great. Plain bubble waffle ($4.75): 3/5, lacking the egg flavor that you'd normally expect from egg/bubble waffles; the batter was a little dry and tasted more like regular waffles. Popcorn chicken ($5.50): 5/5, delicious!! Crispy and flavorful but still tender inside, and super hot since it came straight out of the kitchen. Definitely amongst the better popcorn chicken I've had at a boba spot, especially in this area; it's a must-try if you're at Fat Straw. The old booths and boba posters actually add to the charm if you miss the kinds of spots that were around before boba shops became super trendy. However, there are improvements that could be made to some of the menu items-- while I don't need every cafe to be "Instagrammable", I do expect basics like regular milk tea with pearls to be a little better.

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Love this place! Great selections! Husband and kids love it too. It's our regular place for boba drinks.

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Love the Bubble Tea! Rachel is great. Place is always clean and plays good music. Happy to have them in Livermore!

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I placed an order through the app and accidentally duplicated one of two of my drinks. Before…read morechecking out, I then mistakenly deleted the wrong drink instead of the duplicate. The app gives you a message "if there's an issue with your order, please call the store" well unfortunately, the store's number that was listed on the app had been disconnected. Tried the number posted on Google, sit was the same number - disconnected. Checked the number on Yelp, same number - disconnected. Tried to call the other store in Livermore on Portola to see if they had the store's number - ALSO DISCONNECTED. By the time I got to the store and told the woman about the issue, she just brushed it off and said "oh yeah - they have the old number still listed online" and then gave me the store's number to save in my phone. I paid for the third smoothie, which I thought they should have compted given the fact that they didn't have a way to contact them after my transaction, but she made no offer and even when I mentioned having to pay for a third drink she just shrugged her shoulders at me. I get that I made a mistake when ordering but I tried to correct it immediately. They didn't have accurate contact information listed which made it impossible for me to do so. I reached out to their customer service to bring the issue to their attention and their response was to give me a 50% off and 25% off promo codes that needed to be used in 6 days. When I told them that wasn't a reasonable resolution, I didn't receive any further responses from them even though their messages message to me stated to reach back out to them if I needed anything else. It was a $11 drink, the money isn't the issue... it was the principle of the situation that pissed me off.

I'm not sure why this time i come and get my drink and they serve me less than before just because…read moreI have asked for no ice. Any Jamba juice I go to they always make my drink right and it's always full. But this time it's only half the cup. She suggested I put ice in and thats not ok but I do not want ice which is why I stated no ice. Wow

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4.0
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The Burgundy Rose Tearoom opened earlier this year in the newest part of Livermore Outlets. It's…read morenext to Everest Bakery. Plenty of parking now. Unknown it will remain so when all shops open. Obviously, the interior is brand new, has the feel of a luxurious ballroom with some tables for seating. Unknowst to me, they weren't open for business, a private event was underway at the far end. Take out orders were permitted. Ordered. Paid. Food ready in 10ish minutes. Notice candy was available at table near entrance. Picked a Twix. Nearby, a table seen to be occupied by 2 ladies in fancy hats with dark dresses. Turns out they were mannequins celebrating Halloween. Offerings: Caribbean lunch plates, sandwiches, many kinds of teas, breakfast, sides, dessert, tea service. Only sandwiches available. Passed on tea. Didn't know i would manage tea to go. Bites: Jerk Chicken sandwich. Upgraded potato chips to bowl of fruit. Discovered later they rang up wrong item. I still got Jerk chicken sandwich. Fruits were comped. Figured out receipt later. -2 pieces of jerk chicken fitted diameter of the bun. Chicken was slightly spicy, semi-tender. Slight mayo smear on bun. Food traveled well. -the potato chips that was to upgraded to fruits were the commercial type, not housemade. Not crispy. Almost stale. -the fruits (pineapple, blueberry, strawberry, grapes) were fresh. Juicy, deliz. 4ish stars. Semi-worthy. Quality: very good except for fries (which I wasn't suppose to get) Quantity: reasonable. *tea service-reservations recommended.

I have been wanting to check out this tearoom since it opened and was fortunate enough to be gifted…read morea gift certificate for 3 people to enjoy the Royal Rose Tea Service. The online reservation requires a deposit so I sent an email to check how it would work with a gift certificate. They responded the same day and were able to make the reservation for me. The atmosphere on a Sunday at 11am was peaceful and quiet. The decor and table settings are beautiful. By noon, a couple of other parties arrived. I appreciated the extensive tea menu and ended up choosing the cherry marzipan which was delightful. The scone had a nice, balanced texture. I enjoyed the curried chicken tea sandwich and the tomato soup of the day. I forgot about the dessert portion by the end and was comfortably full by the time it arrived. The dessert portion was a nice way to end a fun tea service as it was light and just the right amount of sweet. I'm looking forward to coming back and trying out the Caribbean lunch plates!

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