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    Happy Lemon

    3.9 (84 reviews)
    ModerateBubble Tea
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Fresh Lemon Slushy (very overly sweet and not very icy) - VN
    Vince N.

    I was parched while walking through the gargantuan Ala Moana Center and was craving something slushy from either Orange Julius or DQ, both of which don't exist at the mall. After searching for "smoothie" on Yelp, I discovered Happy Lemon. ATMOSPHERE: [[HIGHLIGHT]]Located in the Makai Market food court, they have their own seating area.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] MENU: Teas, lemonade, soft serve and bubble waffle. BEVERAGE: Fresh Lemon Slushy Yowza, talk about overly sweet! I was banking on others' experiences on different drinks that said it was "just right", but that wasn't the case for me. The lemon flavor was very intense but the sugar content was way too much. Thickness-wise it was a bit watery. SERVICE: Female worker was friendly. The drink came out so quick, I didn't even see how it was made. OVERALL: Pass for me.

    Myning C.

    As others say get 50 percent sweet which is still sweet but ok sweet i was like green tea with cheese? Well its not cheesy and it tastes fine but the boba was just alright - I have had better texture - [[HIGHLIGHT]]cute place - cute looking drink[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]- and they serve those cute egg waffles that I used to get as a child growing up in Asia - original Asian street food.

    Storefront... in Makai Market Food Court
    Nadine C.

    Refreshing beverage in Honolulu, Hawaii... I needed a drink and noticed that I hadn't written a review for Happy Lemon... yet... so... I've been to this Makai Market Food Court location at Ala Moana Center for a Yelp Hawaii Experience, so I knew exactly where this Happy Lemon was... It's on the Waikiki side of the Food Court, next to Auntie Anne's (Pretzels)... between See's Candies and Honolulu Cookie Company. The free parking at the mall is much appreciated! [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's a takeout kind of setup with a shared dining area among all of the vendors. Order at the front and pickup at the side.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Note: Happy Lemon is a chain. The other O'ahu locations are in Pearl City and Kaka'ako. I saw an advertisement for the new Wintermelon series... it sounded good to me, so I ordered one. It was good! It wasn't too sweet nor too tart, but just right! Thank you for the efficient service! It was a bit confusing when there were a bunch of customers, but the staff got through it professionally!

    Mic V.

    Happy Lemon is very refreshing and the taste is very good. I usually get it with 50% sugar because it can get pretty sweet. I haven't had anything bad on the menu. There was only 1 worker there. He took a couple orders after me and worked on our drinks right away. He made all orders in only a few minutes! The location is the downstairs Ala Moana Mall food court. There's plenty of seating there to relax after walking this big a$$ mall!

    Mango Sago
    Mabeline M.

    I finally decided to try Happy Lemon only because my brother and sister in law happened to be at Ala Moana and was waiting for their order. My family decided to try it. Customer Service could be better especially that it was my first time there and was still looking at the menu figuring out what I should order. Decided to order the Mango sago and the strawberry Shortcake. The Mango sago seemed to juicy for me, I thought it was gonna be a little thicker. But it was still good. OMG tho the strawberry shortcake was BOMB! Haha I almost wanted to trade my drink with her kids hahaha next time I plan to try another flavor and to try the waffle bubble haha

    Gail U.

    Three of us joined the line here as a 2 nd choice since it was open. I usually ask for no sugar, no ice. When my order was given the employee said he can't make it 0% sugar because it wouldn't taste good. Hmmm, some people with a medical condition are sugar restricted. They request no sugar by choice. Perhaps HE needs to be informed.

    Store front in the bottom food court
    Todd M.

    So refreshing and good! First time trying this place so I went with the mango lemon slush with lychee jello. Amazing! Really fast. Waited about 1 minute and it was ready. It was so enjoyable I'm glad there's one close to where I live and I don't need to drive to Ala Moana to get one. Probably go back in a few days...or tomorrow.

    Tuhin C.

    The last time I had Happy Lemon was a while back in California, but I was so happy to find a location here! I had a strawberry boba and it was so fresh and I love that they incorporated fruit in the drink. It was truly refreshing for a hot Hawaiian day!

    Walter H.

    Happy Lemon has lots to choose from, but they even have boba! I got the chi tea boba and it was the best that I've ever had! Amazing! The staff is friendly and quick! The kiosk is a kiosk, so nothing special there - but the great service and reasonable prices are great!

    Kevin J.

    Happy lemon is nice small boba shop in the center of ward village. It offers a lot of refreshing drinks but what makes it stand out against the competition is it focuses on salted cheese as an add on. The bubble waffle with the salted cheese dip was one of my favorites. It adds just the right savory punch to a sweet dessert. I would say that if its a hot day, they really need to turn on the a/c in there. The cool drink doesnt really even help with the heat if the place itself is hot. So i would say take it to go.

    Renee H.

    My sister and I decided to get a drink that we don't have available back home (close to us, anyway) and chose Happy Lemon in the food court of the mall. They had a pretty good variety of drink choices. My sister got a smoothie which was really yummy. I opted for a lemon green tea as I had a cold and thought it'd help. It was quite tart (as the employee warned me) but delicious! The employee who helped us was not very pleasant and wasn't very patient. The kitchen area didn't look at clean as it could (and should) be, but I didn't notice this until after we had ordered.

    Mabelle T.

    I was today years old when I learned that cheese foam is an actual thing. Located on the first floor of the food court at Ala Moana, the friendliness and quality of service is a little corner oasis in the midst of the entire business of the center.

    Salty soft serve.
    Barbara D.

    This rating is for the soft serve only. So I love soft serve ice cream. This place served an icy texture soft serve for $6 which I don't really care for. That wasn't even the bad part. It tasted salty... did they mistakenly put salt in the machine instead of sugar? Or is that their recipe? I've never thrown out a soft serve in the trash before but I had to for this one. So disappointed and my mom also threw hers away. Maybe my fault for ordering soft serve at a boba tea spot.

    Folks, it's winter melon not watermelon.

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