The daughter needed her Happy Lemon fix, so we decided to check out this location for the first time and spend the afternoon in Arcadia. Located just down the street from Santa Anita mall, we were lucky to find one spot open as we pulled into the small plaza. Our daughter ordered her favorites -- (A2) Black Tea w/ Salted Cheese topping and Bubble Waffle + Puff Cream. I couldn't remember what I ordered the last time I was at a Happy Lemon but went with something familiar (and recommended) -- Mango Green Tea w/ Mango Boba. Our drinks came out quickly, while the Bubble Waffle took a few minutes more. Everything was fresh and refreshing. I really enjoyed the Mango Boba! The daughter was quite happy. :) Service is super-friendly. The cute little shop is very clean and bright. I'm sure we'll be back. read more

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I was in the same plaza and decided to grab some happy lemon. I went around 7 pm on a weekday and it wasn't busy. However, the plaza itself was very busy and I barely found a spot. This store is also quite small. There were a few tables inside that could fit small parties. I was able to order right away and get my drink within 5 minutes. For my order, I got the green tea with salted cheese with boba. This was at 50% sugar, regular ice. The sweetness of the drink felt right. The salted cheese tasted good and sweet. The only thing was that the boba wasn't fresh and colder. But it was still soft and sweet. So definitely recommend coming earlier if that's a dealbreaker! Note: American Express is accepted. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - A1. Green Tea with Salted Cheese - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Before I type this review just know that I LOVE happy lemon so it hurts me to do this. I came today after having a difficult day at work. I wanted to use a Happy Lemon giftcard I received for my birthday- gc was bought at this specific location. The cashier, who was alone, did not know how to apply the giftcard to my transaction. Who is at fault for the gap in training? She had to text someone and call someone on the phone for help. Shortly after, a customer came in after me and she had to wait a while because the cashier still had my order on the screen still trying to figure out how to use the giftcard. After 5-10 minutes, a man, who I am assuming is the owner, came to help the cashier (he drove to the location, he wasn't already in the store). Mind you, during the time I am waiting, the cashier had already made my drink. So my drink is sitting on the counter watering down and I'm still waiting to pay as they figure out the gift card. After the owner(?) and cashier figured out how to apply the giftcard to pay for my one drink, I could finally leave. He did apologize for the wait. Had I known I was going to have this issue I would have just went home. This location has been open for months already so I don't know why giftcards would have been implemented as a form of payment if employees were not trained/do not know how to use it in a transaction. read more

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A great spot with friendly service and a great product!!! I had a strawberry lemonade (non-tea) slush/smoothie (non-dairy) Parking was easy read more

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Fresh squeezed lemon tea, I got C4 which was the squeeze honey lemon tea. I didn't have to modify the ice or sugar levels, it wasn't too sweet tasting with the lemon. Parking is always full in the lot so had to wait for a spot. Currently they are doing a Genshin Impact Collaboration with special branded packages you can purchase for about $25. Like this place because they have bubble waffle to order along with your drink, not too many boba shops have this. read more

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Friendly service. Drink hit the spot. Wouldn't rush to come back, but it's nice to add this to the Rolodex of boba spots I can visit in the area read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - H5. Mango Lemon Slushy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

I ordered a strawberry lemon slushy but I cannot do full sweetness. However, there was no option to adjust the sugar on this drink since the syrup had already been presweetened. So my drink ended up too sweet for my liking and it also gave me jitters from the sweetness & I couldn't fully enjoy it. Wish they can improve on that aspect because I like the option to change my sugar levels! read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Strawberry Lemon Slushy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

I've always loved Happy Lemon--whether in Seattle, Taiwan, or San Diego--but the Arcadia and Alhambra locations have been such a letdown, especially when it comes to customer service. I ordered a Salted Cheese Green Tea with Double Boba and an egg waffle, and the experience was frustrating from start to finish. The first drink I got barely had any boba--just a small amount near the bottom--and a super thin layer of cream. It didn't look anything like the photos or what I've had at other locations. When I asked for more boba since I paid for double, I was told that was their standard amount, even though other locations clearly serve much more. Eventually, the lady added more boba, but then all the cream was removed, and I was told it "sank" because of the boba. I asked if they could either add the cream back or simply pour out some tea to add the cream, and while they did remake it, the lady made a point to "show me" their double boba standard--which still didn't measure up to what I've had elsewhere. This shouldn't have been such a hassle. Part of why I love Happy Lemon is the consistency and great service, but both are seriously lacking here. I hope the owner sees this and makes some changes because Happy Lemon's drinks and customer service are usually what make the brand so special. These locations don't live up to that reputation. read more

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Service was excellent but the drinks.... Eh Ube smoothie w egg pudding tasted different from other boba places I've been to... Taste a lot of cheese foam Strawberry Matcha was ok. Couldn't tasted the strawberry so the matcha was very strong in my tasting. Boba gets hard fast... Dragonfruit lemon slushy w lychee jello like was alright. Very lemony! read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

Mango makes every drink tastes better!! Don't you agree with me?! This drink is super refreshing for the hot day the sweetness and sourness is just perfectly balanced. Very nice and welcoming shop. Plenty of seats with bar section and tables. The girl behind the counter is so sweet and friendly. Mango Lemon Slushy is the one I got!! Sooooo good!! Let's go!! read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Mango lemon slushy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

Still love the milk tea with salted cheese. I get it with 0% sugar now and it is still sweet enough for me. Their boba is also bomb.com. Whenever I'm in the area I have to stop here to get my drank! Usually quick service and there's some seating inside if you want to hang out. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Milk Tea with Salted Cheese and Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

I've tried a lot of different places around this area trying to find a really well made egg waffle. But that most places the batter is just not well balanced. but Happy Lemon is the only place we could find that makes the egg waffle delicious as close as it is in Hong Kong. The waffle usually takes about five minutes to make unless there are a lot of people in line ahead of you.. I recommend if you are just trying to swing by and grab it really quickly to call ahead of time and place an order so you can pick it up by the time you get there. The location in this area is pretty small and the parking lot is not that big either. But the inside of the shop is pretty nice and cutely decorated read more

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A great boba spot. My favorite are their bubble puffs with the cream on the side. The cream tastes more salty than it does sweet which I love because it's just such a good combo. I have a sweet tooth so the taro drink with 100% sugar is my go to when eating the bubble puffs because the salty buttered cream balances out the sweet taro drink. Ah such a good combo that I'm obsessed with. read more

I love Happy Lemon but this location was a little disappointing, mostly because my drink was about half ice - the ice was this medium size between crushed ice and ice cubes and unpleasant to feel like I was just eating little ice cubes with each sip through the straw. read more

Kayla is a wonderful worker... she's awesome!!! She has good customer service and very welcoming. 20 stars for her if I could!! read more

Their mango lemon slushie was 4/5. It was good, not bad. I barely tasted any mango. The lemon flavor was refreshing for a hot day. I enjoyed this drink. Their matcha waffle was also good. It was one pricey snack. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Matcha waffle and mango lemon slushie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

I have acrophobia. It means that I have an abnormal fear of high places; a morbidity towards heights if you will. It sometimes crosses over towards things I'm looking forward to as well. I place them on pedestals so high that they never seem to satisfy me. Maybe I should start fearing them instead of having high hopes. Since the hopes are so high, it would only make sense for my acrophobia to be triggered, right? Anyways, I had these same high hopes for Happy Lemon. With a name like that, who wouldn't? But I'm sorry to say, I was disappointed with my first experience here. It was enough for me to probably not make it back again, sadly. The drink I got was the Mango Lemon Slush. It started off on a bad foot as I was told I couldn't reduce the sweetness level. Okay, not a big deal, I guess. The drink looked delicious to the eyes, but when I tasted it, something was a little off. There seemed to be a weird artificial aftertaste that was kind of....absinthian. Maybe that's why you can't reduce the sweetness level, since the sweetness is replaced with bitterness? Whatever the case, it was difficult to get past this taste to even finish the drink. I guess that's why they say that bitter pills are tough to swallow. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Mango Lemon Slush - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

This is a new boba spot on Baldwin in Arcadia that replaced Cocofresh/Ding Tea. I wanted to try this spot because I saw that they also offered the egg waffles in different flavors like Oreos, Matcha and Boba. I highly recommend you eat the egg waffles there while it's fresh because if you take it to go and wait after 15 minutes, the heat ends up making it soggy. But if you're handy with the air fryer, then I think you can save it and make it fresh again haha! I tried ordering their top 3 drinks, Okinawa roasted boba milk tea, boba milk tea with puff cream, and the passion fruit mango green tea and all were very delicious. They even gave me a Happy Lemon keychain as a grand opening special if you spend over $20. The parking lot is a whole other ordeal though... if you go during lunch or dinner time, it will be hard to find parking. You can try to find street parking but sometimes the area is packed! read more

This plaza needs more parking spaces. If you can't find parking there should be some street parking near 7-11 which isn't too far of a walk. I believe Happy Lemon opened this year 2024 which took over Ding tea. This one happens to have Genshin Impact promo on Nov 15. You have to order through a person so they can give you your items before your drink. I ordered the Jean bea which has lychee jelly, boba, whipped cream, and Oreo crumbles. Combination is a bit odd but it works. Nice service, they probably need more workers to man the cash register and others to make the drinks but I came before school lets out. Thanks for the drink and Genshin items Happy Lemon! read more

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I was so excited to see there was a Happy Lemon opening up close to me so without any hesitation, I chose this place to satisfy my boba craving over the other million boba places around. I remembered having the yummiest ube drink at a different location so I had high hopes for their ube with puff cream drink. Sadly though, it didn't quite do it for me, the ube was very faint and the puff cream did not add much to it. Overall tasted watered down. Their boba however, is really good, it's got the perfect consistency and amount of sweetness. read more

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A quaint brick-and-mortar location near the heart of the iconic Baldwin Ave in my hometown of Arcadia. Great selection of drinks, particularly differential to the cheese foam variants but you can't go wrong with their classic milk teas or namesake lemon drinks as well. Bubble waffles are delectable and frankly delicious with any of their variety of dipping sauces, with the OG and ube coming out on top. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

(Review based on 3.5 stars) This Happy Lemon took over the old Ding Tea location on Baldwin, that is across from the Kee Wah bakery. Parking can be a pain, especially when it is a weekend. What brought me to Happy Lemon this past Saturday afternoon was their buy one, get one free drink grand opening special. My husband dropped me off after driving through the parking lot and then parked on the residential street. We ended up purchasing the following: Strawberry Black Tea, $6.25- Ended up purchasing two of these, made with 50% sweetener and 25% ice (as the employee who took my order told me that is the lowest amount of ice they can make this drink). I had this drink on Saturday and then on Sunday. Both tasted just perfectly fine and would order again. Grapefruit Green Tea, $6.25- This drink was disappointing, as the green tea was over steeped, leaving a bitter taste that overtook the grapefruit flavor. My husband didn't like his drink and didn't finish it all. Mango Green Tea with Mango Boba, $6.25- This tea was also over steeped too. Also gave me a headache after consuming. ------------------------------- (Total= $12.50 after special buy one, get one free grand opening discount) The employee taking our order was very friendly and sweet. Although they were busy, we didn't wait too long for our drinks. I do like Happy Lemon and am familiar with this chain. Although they did over steep the green tea, I hope this was just a one off since they just opened and so I would be willing to try them again in the future. Please note that this Happy Lemon does sell bubble waffles but they do not sell other items (but you could always go a few stores down to get some Korean hot dogs at Chungchun or mochi donuts at Mochinut or dumpling and noodles at 101 Noodle Express. read more

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This is the lemon they put in my drink. Really ????? happy lemon. Your lemon does not seem happy at all ! Service is horrible too ! read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

My friends and I came in at night after dinner. It was a cute small shop. They had different flavors of the bubble waffles for tasting. I'm not sure how long they had it out because it was already cold and stale when we tried it. The parking lot is really small so be mindful of that. I got the strawberry shortcake and I feel like it just tastes like a strawberry milkshake but it was still very good. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Strawberry Shortcake - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

The Egg Waffle was the bomb , but the drink and customer service were .... kinda disappointed me! In short, highly recommended the waffle! read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Original Bubble Waffle - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

I came here for the grand opening on Sept 30/BOGO promotion. Line wasn't too bad when I got there, but the parking lot is very small. It's a small store on the front so you can't miss the store. Service was very good and the employees did a great job, especially with the amount of people for the grand opening. I got the Ube Milk Tea with Puff Cream and Boba, Boba Milk Tea with Puff Cream, and Honey Green Tea. All good drinks and I'm very happy. read more

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We came in 5 minutes before closing last Tuesday. The place was empty and the employee was cleaning up for the evening. We apologized for getting there right as she was going to close. She was so kind and didn't mind at all. I wish I caught her name. Drinks came out just as they would at any Happy Lemon location. She was really quick at making our 5 drinks. Location was well lit and clean. A couple small tables that we sat at while we waited for our drinks. read more

I've been coming to Arcadia just because there's a Happy Lemon! Not sure what happened to all the Happy Lemon locations in SoCal but I sure do miss them. I specifically come to Happy Lemon for the jasmine green tea with salted cheese. It's the best thing on the menu. Give it a try! read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

Yay finally a happy lemon tea place instead of being a sub division of the bakery. The place is more like a grab and go environment. It's a small tea shop that offers variety of tea drinks and egg waffle puff! We stop by during their soft opening which was buy one get one free. The teas were amazing with perfect ration of sweetness. The staffs were very efficient and it didn't take long for us to get our drinks. I have tried other happy lemon locations and they never disappoint! I can't wait to come back and order the egg waffle with my tea! read more

I think this place is a franchise but this particular store has the feel of a mom and pop shop. I'm not really used to a bubble tea store giving out samples but they do it here. They had both some cups with extra drink. We tried the mango yakult smoothie and it was really yummy. The owner even said they didn't add any sugar but somehow it was still pretty tasty and pretty refreshing as well. They had some bubble waffle bites on the side, too. They were really good. I could taste the batter and it had a good aroma of a properly cooked pancake. But it also had the crunchiness of a waffle with the way they used the grill plate. Suffice to say, it was so yummy that I had to order one for myself. You get a choice for a dipping sauce, although it's a little extra. I highly recommend the taro cream! The staff here was super nice and I would definitely recommend coming here if you're in the area or get a chance. read more

My partner and I came for the grand opening bogo weekend. The line was pretty long but advanced really quickly. We were excited to still receive the tote bag that was promised to the first 50 customers. They had to have had way more because we were number 62. We ordered a few drinks. I got the black lemon tea. With normal sweetness. Which was not good at all. It had no sweetness. My partner got the honey lemon tea, which was much better. We also got a few other drinks for people who all loved their drinks. So I guess it's pretty hit or miss depending on the drink you get. read more

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Great drinks and really soft bubble waffles! The stars was also really kind and went out of her way to help me with choosing. read more

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Came here for the grand opening BOGO promo. Got the boba milk tea with puff cream and mango matcha smoothie. The smoothie was definitely better. It comes with little mango bits at the bottom. There's very little parking and I had to wait in the lot until someone left. read more

I randomly saw their ad about the promotion of buy one get one free drinks on their grand opening day. I usually wont go and line up, but I actually had some free time so I did went. I think it was a great experience! I was afraid that it will take longer because they might be slower since they just started their business. I really like the girl who helped me order because I took a little longer because I was indecisive a bit when she told me I can order four different drinks even it's a bogo deal. She was very patient with me and let me take my time to order. And I love how they don't have too much restrictions with the bogo deal. I ordered Okinawa milk tea, Jasmine milk tea, passion fruit mango tea, and grapefruit green tea. Everything tasted very good!! We ordered half sweet and it was perfect! Their milk teas has the traditional Taiwanese milk tea flavors. The fruity drinks was very delicious and true to flavor without an artificial sweetness. I also got their free tote bag. Overall, it was a good experience and their service was efficient even its their grand opening weekend. Next time I want to order their bubble waffle and try some other drinks! read more

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I got the mango matcha smoothie with soy milk. I liked that I can substitute the milk. My drink came with sweet mango bits at the bottom. There were 3 tables with chairs to sit inside. This is a small shop but it smells delicious inside. The parking lot is small but we were able to find a spot right in front of the store. read more

Good drinks but service wasn't friendly, asked for rec and she didn't really answer and gave attitude. Seemed like she didn't want to be there. read more

I haven't tried Happy Lemon before but decided to today. The boba menu is pretty standard, but they have more lemon flavors. I tried the passion fruit tea with boba, if you don't mind the seeds and prefer the sour taste this drink is a good fruity drink. Not my preference but I appreciate the freshness. I don't think it was worth $7 though. There weren't anyone in the shop on a Monday night and had some waffle free samples out. It was quiet in the shop. Also a promotion for boba Tuesday. The boba came out quickly which was nice. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Just stopped by at this new tea place in Arcadia. I loved the Lemon Green Tea! It was just a right combination of green tea and freshly squeezed lemonade flavor. I will be coming back when I'm in the area. read more

Happy Lemon Arcadia - Forgot to take picture before I started drinking it... - Bubble Tea Near Me - Arcadia, California

Great boba and accommodating to allergies. Thank you so much! It was tasty and quick, and easy for my friends and I to order together! Really flavorful and nice Boba texture when I went! read more

DRINK: YAY, there's finally a stand alone Happy Lemon in Arcadia! - For the grand opening this weekend, there's a BOGO deal on any drink (11 AM - 8 PM on Sunday, 10/1), plus I was able to snag the free tote given for the first 50 customers today hehe. - The Jasmine Green Tea with Salted Cheese ($6) at 75% sugar was the perfect balance; you could taste the airy cheese foam without it overpowering the tea flavor. - We were intrigued by the Mango Green Tea with Mango Boba ($6.25) because I had never tried a fruit boba! Although the mango boba was quite good, there was a very small amount of boba; the texture is representative of agar boba. The tea flavor is good and doesn't taste syrupy. Note, you cannot adjust the sugar level for this drink, but don't worry, it's not overly sweet! SERVICE/AMBIANCE: We were about 15th in line and received our order within 30 minutes. The service was extremely efficient and kind, considering how hectic grand openings with promotions are. Parking in this plaza is always difficult to find, so I would honestly recommend off-street parking nearby rather than circling in the crowded lot. I always love the bright atmospheres of Happy Lemons, it feels so cheery inside. OVERALL: They have a very extensive menu, and a ton of non-caffeinated options from slushies, smoothies, and Yakult drinks, making it a great place for customers of all ages. I will be returning to try their bubble waffles too. If you have time today, swing by for the BOGO till 8 PM! read more

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