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    Little Sweet

    3.2 (18 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Ordering  Little Sweet on Valencia Street San Francisco Mission District
    Mike R.

    We visited the Little Sweet shop on Valencia Street San Francisco Mission District why waiting for our new dogs lab work at Mission Pet Hospital a block away. It was 4 pm on a Monday afternoon in Late March 2026 and no body was at the shop. No one greeted us as we entered and approached the self serve kiosk and placed our orders. Was a bit confusing and strange minimalistic atmosphere and bare. No sitting. No other customers. Quite. We waited what seemed for about 15-20 minutes. I wasn't impressed in my cream ice coffee. No interaction with the server. Strange experience. We were in front of the Little Sweet and it had a huge crowd on a 3 pm on a Saturday following our visit. Well at least somebody likes it. Just isn't my cup of tea. If you like waiting and line. Go for it

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    Lyee C.

    An exciting new spot for boba on Valencia! I'm very happy Little Sweet has another location in San Francisco. This is right on Valencia, and makes for a great spot to swing by hanging out or grabbing dinner elsewhere on the street. They have been soft-opened for quite a while. For this visit, I went for their actual grand opening of the store, on a Friday morning. Interior is small, and very much just grab and go with no seating (though this could change after their grand opening rush). At the store, you can order via the two touch screen kiosks, or a QR code, or at the counter. I may have missed it, but I didn't see a menu readily available for viewing while waiting around, but they have a full menu online on their website and you'll see all the options on the kiosk too. Staff call your name when your order is ready. Staff were friendly and very welcoming, and did a great job with the huge crowd shuffling through the store. I ordered three drinks: black sugar fresh milk with boba (what I consider their signature as it's all over their ads), the fresh fruit tea, and a mango sago. All were great. Boba here is chewy and has a nice texture. I like Little Sweet less for the tea flavor (there's better spots for if you love rich tea flavors) and more for all the other ingredients that make boba a fun drink (the toppings, fruit, etc). The spot at Valencia is just like all other Little Sweets in SF and if you're familiar with other locations, the Valencia one will feel right at home.

    Sam R.

    Stopped by Little Sweet for a quick drink while walking down Valencia. The shop is cute, quite small, and doesn't seem to have seating. The self-order kiosks were easy to use and the drink prices seemed reasonable/ on par with other local boba shops. I opted to order a jasmine tea with 50% sweetness, light ice, and agar boba. The drink was alright, the flavor wasn't bad, but I wasn't a fan of the agar boba. The texture was more like fruit juicy boba that you add to fro-yo, instead of actual boba. I think I should've ordered a different drink, but am glad I got to try out Little Sweet. I may want to return to try out the soft serve next time.

    Creamy Strawberry Watermelon ($7.50)
    Cherylynn N.

    A rare 75 degrees in the city... Calls for something icy cold. Good thing Little Sweet just opened their 9th location in the city on Valencia. They took over Outset Coffee. Their Creamy Strawberry Watermelon ($7.50) hit the spot. Fresh, fruity and little sweet at 25% sweet. O T H E R N O T E S * Two kiosks to order. Online ordering is live. * Menu: Array of milk tea, fruit tea, shakes, coffee (Sightglass), and soft serve. -- Fresh fruit used. -- Toppings: Boba, lychee jelly, grass jelly, sago, red bean, salted cheese foam, etc (80 cents - $1 each) -- Sweetness: 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, and 125% * Awesome owner and customer service. They're still figuring things out and didn't have the salted cheese foam for my drink. Owner tried to offer the drink OTH, very gracious. * No seating.

    Christina C.

    Ordered through Uber Eats. 4 drinks and they had an offer for a free bubble waffle. Only thing is the uber driver had multiple stops and took so long the bubble waffle was cold and soggy. Drinks were good but next time will get 100% because it felt like there was no sweetness. I normally get 50% and it's perfect at other places.

    No menu yet but you can look at their menu on the kiosk on the left
    Claudine R.

    I'm very happy this spot opened up on Valencia. I absolutely love their waffle and Iron Buddha hot tea. My only feedback is adding a menu so that people aren't forced to view their menu only on the self order kiosk. But I'm pretty sure they're still settling in and getting everything set up. The people there were kind and my order was made quickly. I'm hoping they also add some seats for those of us who want to stay and enjoy our order.

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