I enjoy going here as my weekend morning treat. I've gone back for the coconut Viet coffee & the…read morepistachio ricotta cake. Excited to try their other drinks but always finding myself ordering the coconut all the time. Our recent visit we had the sausage bagel sandwich with the jalapeño cheddar and I wish I had got one for myself. The bagel is soft, and all the quality ingredients work well together. The cashier is always offering great conversations and recommendations. Cute and welcoming cafe and plentiful parking.

I came on a Wednesday around 2 PM. The staff was very…read morefriendly and introduced me to their shop, mentioning that all their equipment is from Taiwan. I was impressed by the variety of bagels they offer. I had their sausage, egg, and cheese bagel and milk tea, which were absolutely delicious. They served my food at my table. I also enjoyed their free Wi-Fi and got a bit of work done. I liked the relaxing atmosphere and would definitely come back for afternoon tea. Parking was easy, as there is a parking lot.

Recently remodeled, Coffeeholic offers a refreshed and inviting space that's both modern and…read morecomfortable. It's a great spot to relax, catch up, or just enjoy a quality drink. Their menu keeps things simple but well executed, featuring coffee, matcha, and a selection of pastries, with drink sizes ranging from 8 oz to 24 oz depending on what you're in the mood for. I ordered the Matcha Purple Haze, which stood out with its smooth, well balanced flavor definitely something I'd come back for. I also tried the Coffeeholic Dream, and it was a hit rich, flavorful, and clearly crafted with care. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the overall presentation of the shop really adds to the experience. Between the quality drinks, clean aesthetic, and great service, Coffeeholic checks all the boxes for a solid coffee spot.

I've been staying walking distance from here and have now come here three different times…read more I'm a huge fan of Earl Grey Matcha so I decided to try their Tokyo fog. which is iced Earl Grey tea with Matcha cloud foam. I found it very delicious and light and refreshing. If you're looking for a Matcha, the Matcha flavor isn't very strong and it mostly tastes like an earl grey latte, but it is delicious and creamy. I ended up coming back and getting it again but with extra Matcha foam for additional Matcha flavor. Absolutely loved this drink. I also got a Matcha latte with black sesame cold foam. I've had a black sesame Matcha from somewhere else before, and the sesame flavor was very light, so that was what I was expecting, but was met with a very strong sesame flavor. I was not a huge fan as it felt overpowering and I couldn't taste the matcha. However, this is just a personal preference thing and if you like black sesame you should definitely try it! I'm not sure what much they used, but it didn't taste like the best quality, but it is still delicious and their drinks are all fun . The inside is small but and warm and cozy and they do have some seating. I was always able to find a spot. Super cute place with very sweet baristas.

Located next to Rainier Restaurant. This cute little to go shop sells banh mi and drinks. We had…read morequestions about their popular drinks and the employee was friendly and explained them. She also let us try different toppings. Their tiramisu coffee with egg pudding was my favorite.

I believe Boss Tea is one of only two boba shops in Beacon Hill/Rainier Valley, with the other…read morebeing Happy Lemon. Since I'm more fond of supporting Mom & Pop shops, I decided to stop by Boss Tea first. This boba shop is shared with a Banh Mi Deluxe - in fact, I'm not really sure if it's actually a separate business at all and just has different signage outside. At any rate, the place is basically take out only. While there are four stools available, the counter space is taken over by potted plants, so there's not really any flat surface to rest any drinks or food. That works for me, but it's something to be aware of. Since this was my first visit, I went with the black milk tea/special. Boss Black Milk Tea, Less Sweet, Less Ice w/ Boba ($6.75) - This is a mixture of two different types of brewed tea, mixed with liquid creamer and syrup. The creamer and syrup are hand measured and mixed, so it's not as consistent as other shops using machines. Each sip has a pretty harsh sweetness that really hits the back of the throat. The drink is pretty creamy and the tea has almost a bit of a spiced note to it. Still, overall I found the sweetness to be too harsh and overpowering. There's a slight fruity sweetness on the exterior of the boba. The boba is soft and the texture feels kind of like a particularly leathery jelly. The teeth slice through the pearls easily with little bounce back. The pearls stiffen up a bit as they sit in the cold drink, which increases the firmness and bounce a little bit, but they never reach an especially bouncy state. I think this might be old boba that wasn't rotated correctly. They give a lot of boba in the cup, but unfortunately it's just not that pleasant to eat. Milk Tea Rating: 3.5/5 Boba Rating: 2.5/5 They also have a fridge that sells flan and Vietnamese yogurt. I was full from lunch so I unfortunately couldn't try them. Note: Boss Tea charges a 3% card fee Bathrooms - None

I came across this TP Tea store in Seattle Chinatown, my first time trying their drinks. This store…read morewas spectacular inside, with high ceilings, modern furnishings and sitting space. It was so clean and slick. The menu had milk tea, tea latte, flavored tea, pink salt cheese crema, alongside 10 different toppings. Sugar and ice level were customizable. I ordered the crema mango tea and the signature milk tea. The baristas were helpful. They took the ordered and prepared the drinks in few minutes. The mango crema was so delicious. The bobas were sweet, soft and chewy. I loved the flavor so much, finished the whole drink in 10 minutes.

I haven't been here in a while and was craving boba while in Chinatown so I stopped by! I love…read moretheir drinks and the texture of the boba. You really can't go wrong with any of the drinks but my all time favorites are the tieguanyin oolong milk tea with toppings and the strawberry milk tea, which I believe they have now rebranded to strawberry smoothie. Sugar is adjustable which is great because I love my drinks less sweet. I got the strawberry smoothie and bff milk tea this time, which I believe is black milk tea with egg pudding and grass jelly, and I added egg pudding. So delicious and creamy, and the smoothie does not give off an artificial fruit taste. One thing that was off-putting to me was the signage indicating their kiosk. The makeshift, handwritten message to turn around and use the kiosk seems passive aggressive and gives off the message that the workers do not want to talk to you. Other than that, we got our drinks pretty fast since it wasn't busy near closing, which was when I went.

The food (Bubble Waffle) was very delicious. The service was great and fast too. A Boba Milk…read moreTeas atmosphere. I'm a little disappointed gathering they don't have glass jelly for the milk tea topping. They have plenty of free parking here for now.

Extremely disappointing and frustrating experience at this Seattle Happy Lemon location…read more I visited specifically to redeem the Mother's Day promotion advertised in the Happy Lemon app: two drinks and one original waffle for $17. When I showed the promotion to the cashier, I was told they had never heard of it and refused to honor the offer. This is completely unacceptable. If Happy Lemon is going to advertise promotions through its official app, all store locations should be properly informed and required to honor them. Customers should not have to be there one to tell the employees or be turned away because they are unaware of company promotions. I made a special trip to this location expecting to enjoy a Mother's Day treat, only to leave feeling disappointed and frustrated. On a day meant to celebrate mothers, this experience did the exact opposite. Happy Lemon needs to do a much better job communicating promotions to its stores and ensuring customers can trust the offers advertised in the app. I would hesitate to return to this location.

Flavors were great! And service was nice and simple with…read moretheir kiosk The spot was pretty quiet too

A great little dessert after Honeycourt. With a kiosk & 1 worker, the service went pretty fast. It…read morewasn't busy, maybe a handful of people. The drink was delicious. I can actually taste the tea in the drink & not just powder and milk. Place is small so when it's busy, might have to wait outside. Will be back again!

this place is solid. i have good memories of it. this is the first place i ever got boba when i…read moremoved to seattle 9 years ago, and i go back occasionally every few years or so. i just want to leave a review specifically for the little stand they had at the recent u district street fair. after a long 1.5 hours there, i was on my way back to my car, and i saw the booth with no line this time that i passed. they had all my fav flavors, including oolong. i was so tired but i was like, ok, i bought my son some things that he wanted, i should just get something nice for myself, too. my son (3 y/o) protested bc he just wanted to go home. at first, i gave in and said yeah, i already spent too much money at this festival. but after i walked away, i thought, no, i'm tired and hot and i worked hard and i came all this way--i should get boba if i want it!! so i came back to the stand and said, "can i have an oolong tea?" and the very nice person at the stand looked me straight and steady in the eyes and said, "yes." she was very supportive and insistent that i have the tea for myself even if my 3 y/o insisted on just wanting to go home. it was arguably a small gesture, but it felt really good to have someone so confident and encouraging that i should do this nice, fun thing for myself. i drank the boba on the way home as my son fell asleep thank you!!!

Refreshing beverage in Seattle, Washington…read more.. We were walking around when we saw this boba shop near the Large Gate at the entrance to Chinatown. My niece suggested that we see if this place was actually Seattle Best Tea. The interior was crowded, so we thought that it must be a popular place. There were people standing in line and a small group sitting in the back of the shop. Service was efficient and polite. I was told that wintermelon tea cannot be served hot. That's ok... I can drink it with less ice on a chilly, cloudy afternoon. Since toppings were free, I got rainbow jelly. Yay! Thank you! We'll be back if we're in the area again!

I never discovered Bubble Tea Fresh Fruit Juice because they are located at one of the sketchiest…read morecorners of CID - the corner of 12th and Jackson. Because of a special deal, I was determined to try them. Wow, glad I did! This unassuming little shop has primarily drinks but also a small selection of desserts. There was only one person working when we went, and he was busy with everything. He said they are moving, so the shop isn't maintained much. I would not plan to hang out at this shop. (Visit was May 17th this year.) The Drinks: Avocado Coffee Smoothie, $7.25 - 5 Stars I saw this combo featured on the popular list, and my eyebrow went up with puzzlement. It was delicious!! I will definitely have this again. Mango Smoothie, $6.50 - 4.5 Stars This was a "safe" purchase, and it turned out to be tastier than many other mango smoothies. The flavor is quite rich and tasted like they use honey mangoes (also known as Champagne mango or Philippines mango). It is a more velvety blend. Yum. Both drinks were a pleasant surprise with their quality. I have been missing out!

This little boba spot in International district makes delicious drinks! Sadly it's in a very rough…read morearea so I don't come often. There is no seating so it's just an order and go place. Their menu has a fun collection of options to check out. Service was fast and friendly. Parking is easy in their parking lot, but don't leave anything of value in the car!

Mother and daughter duo Oanh Nguyen and Huong Huynh have been running this long-lasting and…read moreprominent Vietnamese restaurant on Rainier Ave since 2010. I've mostly gotten takeout here pre-pandemic, especially their grilled beef short ribs broken rice plate and sometimes their canh chua. Sadly I haven't been back since the pandemic broke out, and I heard they've been struggling to stay afloat because of rising rent costs and the fact they had to close down briefly because of said pandemic and some crime around the neighborhood. My foodie friend and I decided to come dine in here on a Sunday around 1pm after The Block. Why am I mentioning The Block? That's later in this review. As for the interior, you got a massive number of tables that can seat anywhere from 2 to at least 6 or so people, and there's a TV in the far left side. The floor is carpet and the tables and chairs are a little worn out but honestly that's not at all deterring me and actually makes me feel more at home eating here. You get a double-sided laminated menu to look at, and staff take your order after. This was during lunch time, so I got their hu tieu dac biet, which has shrimp, squid, fish cakes, grounded pork bits and sliced pork all in a clean broth with rice noodle. This can be requested as a noodle soup (nuoc) or dry noodle (kho). Broth is clean, a little sweet, and tastes of both pork and squid. All meats were tender and chewy without losing too much of their taste, and the rice noodles were smooth and didn't break apart too easily. The two kinds of pork were my favorite meats since they had a similar taste to the heartwarming broth. I could only finish a little over half of this dish though, because I overestimated how much I could eat at The Block, so it looks like I didn't enjoy the dish when really I loved every part of it! So apologies to whoever was working that day when they saw my half-full bowl of hu tieu! My foodie friend ate every part of his com tam dac biet with grilled beef short ribs, and enjoyed it very much. Food here hits, and I'm happy to have been able to enjoy it all while supporting them during this difficult time for them! You can also help by either donating to their GoFundMe page or by dining in here, taking out food or even asking them for catering. Either way, I wanna make a return visit to try their other dishes like their banh mi sandwiches! I have been hearing at least three patrons ordering that throughout my 1.5 hour visit here.

3.5 The portions and price are right but was disappointed…read morethat all our rice noodles were broke up into little pieces. Also typically high quality pho broth will congeal a bit once you take it home for leftovers bc of the collagen inside but it didn't happen for us Service was really nice.

I enjoyed grabbing a snack here! This is a great family run local business in Mercer Island. Seemed…read moreto have lots of foot traffic from local families and the staff were so nice! Loved the games that were provided to play in store, we grabbed a board game and enjoyed the mini pancakes and boba. Everything tasted great, the tea was so fresh tasting (Assam Black Milk tea with boba), and the mini pancakes were excellent and lightly fluffy with the whipped cream and maple syrup, not too sweet, and an excellent snack! I think that for the size of the pancakes, though, the price was a touch steep, while the boba was well priced-- although I don't really like that there's a bit of a price increase for less/no ice. Don't want to criticize pricing too hard in the rating cause I realize it's a small business, but that's my objective take :) I think that if you come during the happy hour on Fridays to get pancakes & boba the value is awesome, and I'd definitely love to come back at that time to try more menu items! Overall: 9/10 Taste: 10/10 Price: 8/10

Bright and cheerful place with super friendly service! The mango coconut smoothie was a delicious…read moretaste of summer. The strawberry match smoothie had a deep matcha taste. Board games on hand makes it a great place to bring the kiddos for some much needed off screen family time.