Fat Straw Cafe

Evergreen - 5* G-Snap - 5*…read more Very fresh, refreshing and healthy! Wish they had a location in South Bay - Would have visited 2-3 times a week in Summer.

Oh wow! Fresh juice and additives! I mean so nice to see all of the smiling staff, so helpful in…read morepicking something I've never tried. Great place and right downtown. The ambiance was simple and a bit small, but service was fast, drinks fresh and tasty!! Will go back!!

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Vitality Bowls

3.1(112 reviews)

0.9 mi

Besides them having a sewage problem where your greeted with the smell of rotten eggs & the opening…read morehours being wrong on the website and front door 8am. This place was fast and Efficient in preparing walk in orders unlike other locations this location prepared orders fast upon just opening 9am. The girl was super nice and I'll be back just hope management fixes that smell and updates the hours on the website and front door

So delicious so smooth and flavor is incredible! Service is always friendly helpful and…read moreinformative. Love love love this place!! They also have wraps, salads, paninis, kids menu açaí bowls and fresh juices. In Livermore downtown. Right down downtown. Ambiance is well lit with open windows and cute decorations. Stop by get a refresher and snack. You won't regret it.

The Vitality Bowl + shaved coconut & bee pollen, plus I added more honey when I got home.

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Outdoor seating

Sweetcanes Sugarcane Juicery

4.8(4 reviews)

13.8 mi

We were shopping at the Irvington Farmers' Market this past weekend and walked past Sweetcanes…read moreSugarcane Juicery. One of the owners approached us and asked, "if we wanted to try a sample of their juice?" Sure. Why not? Wow, after trying their sample, we knew why there is ALWAYS a long line in front of this pop-up. Ginger & Lemon: freshly pressed sugarcane juice with fresh ginger & lemon (4/5). Smooth, perfectly sweet and refreshing! We will be back. Support your local business.

Don't have pictures. But Sugarcane juices, you never go wrong. Had tried in farmers market…read more Suggestion: Keep fresh coconut water with it too.

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Food Tent at Irvington Farmer's Market

Meza n Moka

Beautiful gem of a restaurant with a broad menu! Ambiance is inviting, relaxing, and colorful. I…read morefelt like I was on a little getaway while dining here. Falafels and fries are just at the right level of crispy. Latte is probably one of the top 3 I've ever had in my life. I would definitely come back here for that alone! Everything was fresh and flavorful (and also filling!). Service was fast and friendly.

Ordered salmon plate with side of falafel. Went at 3pm. Not busy…read more Salmon: overcooked, hard, dry. Falafel: over-fried, hard. The sauces could not save it. Best item - the side salad. Order at counter. They bring your food. I ordered with water, had to ask again. Underwhelming. No plan to try again.

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Jamba

3.4(75 reviews)

1.2 mi

This location of Jamba is located in Portola Village Center. This plaza seems like it is semi-busy,…read morebut there was plenty of parking when I stopped by in the evening. I ordered online, so my order was ready by the time I arrived. Good service, one of the employees greeted me and helped me quickly. I ordered my favorite and go to drink from here - their Strawberries Wild. It has a juice blend of apples, pears, strawberries; bananas; strawberries; and fat free vanilla frozen yogurt in it. My drink tasted good for the most part, but it had this strange aftertaste to it that I am not sure what it is (never tasted this all the other times I got this drink, but it is very subtle). Overall, a bit expensive for a medium - over $10.

I've only been here once so I can't speak on their consistency but whoever was working there that…read moreday made my strawberry surf rider perfectly. The taste and texture were spot on! That's my go-to drink at Jamba Juice and I've had it at many different locations, but it always ends up a little off - whether it's bland, too icy or overly sweet. Only minor issue with the service for me was that the staff taking my order could not hear me at all when I was saying my phone number for rewards. I had to repeat parts of my number three times until he finally took off his AirPods so he could properly hear me. This location isn't the best to sit and enjoy your drink in since they don't have seating, but that didn't bother me since I was having it to-go.

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Ofelia's Kitchen

4.5(391 reviews)

2.1 mi

As I was driving down a lonely road in the town of Livenomore, I found this little gem hidden on a…read moreside street corner lot. A quaint cottage vibe with outdoor seats. A low key menu of Veggie samiches and an Omnivore selection. Plus soups, salads and smooothies to round everything out. Ordered the Italian combo on focaccia bread and the Turkey & Ham on Housemade wheat sliced bread. All sammies come with: mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, sprouts on toasted homemade wheat bread unless otherwise noted. Tried the potato salad too, all made in house! The staff is very friendly and made sure the togo bag had all the utensils and napkins needed. Sammies were excellent and the breads are the stars here! Glad to find this kind of hospitality still exists in today's world of genZ culture and nouns and... No Cap!

A go-to lunch spot for me on work days, sadly they're not open on Sundays. All the sandwiches are…read moreso tasty, would recommend Good Earth to anyone even if you're not vegetarian it's just plain good. Love getting their rosemary focaccia too which they make in house. Usually don't have the stomach space for sides but I love their soups too. Everyone working is also so kind and always greets you with a smile. Sit in their outdoor area and they call your name on the speaker system so you don't miss it.

Menu 1/2026

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TeaZenTea - Livermore

4.2(81 reviews)

1.0 mi

Came on a very hot morning craving some matcha. I tried their mango matcha latte with an extra shot…read moreof matcha. The mango puree was sweet with some fresh mango chunks and delicious! Very refreshing. I also got their pandan waffle which my baby loved. I'm not a huge coconut fan and I liked that you can barely taste the coconut. If it were busier not sure how long the wait would be since there is only one kiosk and one worker when I went.

Came here right before they were about to close, and honestly I expected it to be kind of dead but…read moreit was still pretty busy. Even with all the people, our drinks came out really fast, which I appreciated! Everything tasted really good. The boba was sweet and had a nice chew to it, not hard or bland. Also, I thought it was really cute that they had coloring pages and a bunch of colored pencils out for people to use. There's a lot of seating too, it's a good spot to just hang out with friends. Overall, really good experience. I'd definitely come back!

Strawberry matcha

Mango matcha

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Strawberry matcha with boba

Li Cha Tea

3.6(202 reviews)

2.1 mi

Great service and love the working. The drink was really good. Most try the dirty ube cookies…read more&cream coffee

The atmosphere was awesome cute decor staff were super sweet helpful and attentive even down to the…read moreshow and music they were playing was really nice Lofi pop they even have board games to play

8/23/25 FYI.

White Peach Lemonade and popcorn chicken

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Jamba

3.0(36 reviews)

2.7 mi

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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Besties Boba & Bites

4.8(97 reviews)

2.8 mi

We came right before they were to close and were super sweet and nice! Both Evelyn and Rigo were…read morereally nice and outgoing!

We ordered the Jasmine milk tea with the brown sugar konjac jelly? It was good and even better…read morebecause the standard drink is dairy free so I didn't have to pay more to replace the milk. Also ordered another drink for two kids to try but there was no option to get it split. The staff gave an extra cup but we had to split it ourselves - toppings was hard when they didn't have any spoons. It's always a plus if the boba spot is more kid friendly.

Pink bear Boba tea bottle

6pack mochi donut, Smoothie (left) and Matcha Vietnamese coffee (right)

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Anne D.

375

2 years ago

I stopped by today at around 11am, right when they opened. The atmosphere was quiet, and the tables and chairs looked clean and inviting. Being my first visit, I asked the lady for a drink recommendation. She suggested a variety of drinks, and I decided to go with the ice cream milk tea and a side of garlic fries. The service was quick, likely because I was the only customer there. Parking was easy, with plenty of available spots. The ice cream milk tea had a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which I loved, and the tea itself wasn't too sweet, which was perfect for me. The garlic fries were absolutely heavenly and a fantastic deal at around $5. They were made with fresh garlic, served in a generous portion, and came with a side of ketchup. I'll definitely try other drinks and foods next time! read more

Diane C.

11 years ago

The food was decent but wouldn't eat here again because the service was not up to par. The tv was also playing an inappropriate show and I did not like that. read more

Ister W.

12 years ago

If I can give 0 star I'll do it, unfortunately I can't. This is so bad, I personally don't recommend this shop at all.

Iz R.

10 years ago

Not good at all. The tea tasted artificially flavored.

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I made an online order for 3 doz. And 30 minutes before pick up, the order was cancelled. This was…read moreat 7 pm . The donuts were for an event the next morning at 8am. When I phoned after the cancellation notification, the person on the phone said they didn't have enough product to fill the order. Hmm, I made the order earlier in the day at 1 pm. This experience was so inconvenient. I will not take my business here. I think this business also uses the name Mochiholic. Same address listed.

I wanted to give Bobafinitea another chance. I focused on a fairly standard drink and also with…read moreboba to see if there were improvements since the first time I had boba here. In short, boba texture and cook were good, but very sweet. The drink was a bit watered down, but had a strong tea flavor (for the classic milk tea) though not true with the Oreo milk tea. Wish that no sugar and ice levels were a standard option when ordering. Perhaps I'll stick to the fruit creamas for next retry. A little pricey, but an okay option for boba. L O C A T I O N Bobafinitea is located inside Mochiholic inside the plaza off of Rosewood Dr and Santa Rita Rd. It's in the same plaza as Total Wine and 99 Ranch. The parking lot it shared by all the other establishments, but I've always found parking immediately in front of the shop. I N S I D E There are two self ordering kiosks to the right where you can choose to get drinks and/or donuts. There were several seats for waiting to pick up your order. They have their own rewards system on the kiosks. I don't recall which it was but it was not Five Stars. It does remember how many orders you've gotten. M E N U The menu has special seasonal items as well as "combos" with mochi donuts and drinks. They have milk teas, matcha drinks, fruit creama drinks, butterfly pea lemonade, smoothies, and coffee. I don't understand why there's no normal tea with creama drinks. I typically like just a standard oolong with creama when I don't want toppings. I'm sure it's possible but I'm sure you pay the normal price. Speaking of pricing. It's a little higher than regular spots. Starts roughly at $6 with no toppings to $7 for the seasonal drinks which sometimes already have toppings in them already. Toppings are $0.50 for relatively everything and $0.75 for crystal boba. The menu feels pretty straight forward but again the struggle bus happens when using the self ordering kiosks. Today I struggled a bit with the software as I did a search initially for "oreo" and when trying to order other drinks, you would think you can just click on other areas of the menu but nope, you have to clear out that search term before anything else pops up. I thought I was stuck and nothing was responding for a little while. But luckily clicking on the search term got me to the "clearing" of the term. There are sometimes options and no option for drinks. When placing the order for the Oreo milk tea, the first option to select was just sugar level. I didn't see an option to pick black, green or oolong, so I ended up entering it in the special instructions. I didn't like that there wasn't an option for ice level or "no" sugar level. I forgot to add instructions about ice, but I did say "no sugar if possible" for both my drinks. I generally don't like ice in my drinks as it waters it down and I like to control my ice if I do need to add it. Also I typically don't get sugar in my drinks especially if I get a topping as the toppings typically are sweet. I got a normal oolong milk tea, no sugar with ice and boba. With the ice the drink did feel more watered down which I was afraid of. The boba actually had a nice texture and chew but unfortunately, very very sweet. I'm really really glad I asked for no additional sugar or more so I'm glad the employee was able to do no sugar in my drink. Otherwise, the oolong was very present and had a lovely flavor. I had a sip of the Oreo Milk Tea (Oolong base, no sugar, with ice and boba). It was definitely a dessert in a cup. The Oreo felt like it was crushed Oreos including the cream. But that was pretty much the only thing you could taste and it clashed with the sweetener used in the boba. I can't imagine how this drink would be with additional sugar and REALLY glad there was no additional sugar added because it was definitely a sugar rush with my one sip. You couldn't really taste the tea base which was a shame and the main flavor profile you taste is the Oreo. Great if you really love Oreo and not wanting to taste the tea. I would highly suggest getting no sugar unless you do have a super sweet tooth (which I do not). S E R V I C E The person who made my drinks was very nice and also let me know he didn't add additional sugar as I requested which I really appreciated. I was the only one there and it took not too long to get my drinks. Everything was nicely packaged in a bag fit for two drinks. It was cute! O V E R A L L For a classic milk tea with boba, $6.50 is steep. I probably won't be back for a standard drink. I would probably also stay away from the boba topping as it was definitely too sweet for me. I wish there was a "no sugar" option outside of entering text as well as ice level options on all drinks. Perhaps their other drinks are a little more worth it. But if you do have a sweet tooth for drinks and also like mochi donuts, this would be your go to place. I at least won't completely rule this place out for my boba Tuesdays. It may just be more creama Tuesdays :)

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