Seattle-Area Boba Shop Review #95…read more I loved the Rabbit Rabbit Tea in LQA from my very first visit. It firmly sits at my #2 favorite boba shop out of the 91 places I've visited in and around Seattle. I found out that they had another location in Issaquah and I made it a point to visit after hiking in the area over the weekend. This particular location shares a storefront with a Taiwanese restaurant, One N Half Lab, which I will definitely have to try in the future. This means there's plenty of seating, making it a great place to relax while sipping on drinks. Ordering is simple on the kiosk right in front, and unlike many other boba shops in the area, employees are available for questions. Iron Buddha Thick Milk Tea, 50% Sugar, 30% Ice w/ Boba ($6.90) - We were told that the "thick milk tea" is much richer than the normal milk tea due to the addition of cheese foam in the drink. That's pretty accurate. This drink is extremely luscious and rich, but the problem with cheese foam is that it completely takes over the entire drink, making it taste like the stinky and salty cheese. That's why it's usually used as a topping rather than being mixed in from the start. The delicate Iron Buddha flavors are unfortunately completely obliterated here. Thirty percent ice isn't quite enough to completely cool down the drink, although it's almost there. Unlike the Rabbit Rabbit in Seattle, this location doesn't offer honey boba and instead only has either regular boba or brown sugar. For this drink we went with the regular, which is definitely on the softer end of things, with a soft velvety exterior but an interior that's nice to chew on. It's definitely from a long soak in a sugar solution, making the pearls quite sweet. It's not too soft to be unlikable. Milk Tea Rating: 3/5 Boba Rating: 3.5/5 Japanese Buckwheat Milk Tea, 25% Sugar, 30% Ice w/ Brown Sugar Boba ($6.45) - I usually love drinking true teas only (as opposed to tisanes), but i make an exception for buckwheat. The buckwheat tea that Rabbit Rabbit serves is exceptional. It's smooth, rich, nutty and toasty in flavor with the right thickness from the addition of creamer that doesn't overwhelm the flavor. I typically find that Rabbit Rabbit's brown sugar boba is sweeter than honey or regular boba, so I get the drink less sweet, in this case 25% sugar. It adds up to about the same sweetness level as 50% with the other boba types. The brown sugar boba is very soft, much more so than the normal boba with an exterior being almost too soft, approaching mushy, but somehow also has a bit of a grainy feel on the tongue. It doesn't feel great on the tongue but is fine to chew through. Milk Tea Rating: 5/5 Boba Rating: 3/5 Unfortunately I don't think this Rabbit Rabbit is nearly as good as the one in Queen Anne. It's still probably a good choice for Issaquah, and considering that they serve some really delicious looking Taiwanese food, I'd certainly return. Bathrooms - Single unisex room

Perfect snacky place to get boba and satisfy a bit of hunger. The portion sizes are a bit small for…read morewhat you pay for, but it is tasty and cooked well. The boba is delicious and chewy. Have tried their buckwheat tea, their strawberry buckwheat tea, and original milk tea on three seperate occasions, and it's delicious every time! The signature fruit tea is very generous with the fruit slices and you can buy it as a combo with food! The spicy noodles was cooked throughout and the beef was soft and moist. The braised pork over rice was a comforting flavor. cashier and server was the same person, and all the food + drink came out timey and hot! Went during an after school crowd so there were some people sitting in and standing in line at the self-order screens, but aside from the regular pop music playing from speakers overhead, the noise level is normal. I'm definitely coming back here to try other things on their menu when I'm craving a snack!

It's been a while since I've visited regent bakery, so seeing one in issaquah was a pleasant…read moresurprise! The area was smaller than expected, but clean with a limited selection of bakeries and lots of cake slices. I was surprised to see how expensive the cakes were, even some of my favorite breads like the coconut cream were closer to $4 each! Unfortunately, given the current economy, I believe this is now the standard cost of dessert breads. I got two breads and one drink! The green tea bun was great- there was a generous amount of filling, and the combo of mochi with cream was very satisfying. The pineapple bun was also delicious, I loved that there was filling inside which kind of reminded me of a cocktail bun/custard bun. Both breads had the standard Asian bakery texture that I love- soft, chewy, and not too sweet or dense. The milk tea flavor was a great combo, though I found the drink to be pretty sweet at 50%. Of the two pastries, the green tea is my favorite! Overall, the bakery tasted as good as I remembered. However, given its prices, I don't see myself coming back often.

Great cakes! I recommend the mango mousse and chestnut ones. Nice balance of cream and flavors…read morewithout being too sweet, and soft sponges (why I love Asian cakes). I've also stopped by for boba a couple times and the drinks have always been tasty. Friendly staff and quick service as well. The shop is in a shopping plaza so lots of parking in the front

Bobae has pretty great tasting drinks and they're so creative, too. The workers are nice and they…read moreoffer some food options, mostly sweet things like cakes. There are a handful of tables which is nice and plenty of parking in the shared lot. My friends frequent this place since it is in Issaquah and convenient. The workers are trained well and are very polite. The drinks are made well, too. The space is kind of oddly shaped, but I like that they try to curate some seating and it's cute. The drinks are a little more classy than your average boba shop. I like that they offer seasonal flavors and on my last visit, I tried their sweet potato one that was their seasonal fall flavor and it was excellent. The drinks are maybe a little on the pricey side, but I enjoy the proper unique flavors and that their drinks are made well. If you ever find yourself in Issaquah and wanting some boba, this is the place to go!! There really aren't a lot of other places to go honestly. I like that I don't feel like I'm settling by coming here.

Bobae Coffee & Tea is a popular spot for boba, treats and all things sweet in the Seattle area…read more Like its Kirkland location, this Issaquah one offers all the yummy favorites and their seasonal donuts, which are a must when they're available. Located in a small business strip in Issaquah across from the Gilman Village, parking is easy to find in the lot, but it can be limited with the space and other businesses around. Inside, the shop is very cute, with pastel decore, velvet seats and tables, and plenty of places for photo ops. I ordered the ube matcha latte and the seasonal pandan donut, which were both good. I love ube, so was glad to know that they make their own ube flavoring here, which was the best part of the drink. I also liked the pandan donut, but it was very sweet and rich. The menu offers a lot to choose from, with different drinks and treats, including those you can see in the case, such as the ube cookie, ube basque cheesecake, etc. Glad to know Bobae has another spot on the Eastside, making it easy for me to get to.

One frozen slice cost them 7 customers + more We came to…read moreTimeless Tea Dessert Cafe in Issaquah as a group of seven to celebrate a birthday and enjoy dessert together. Each of us ordered a slice of crepe cake, which felt like a perfect way to end the night. Out of the seven slices, my husband's slice was still frozen in the middle. I walked up to the counter where two young guys were working and politely asked if we could get a different slice, since everyone else was already seated and eating. Instead of acknowledging me, they immediately started speaking Chinese to each other without even a simple "one moment" or any indication they were discussing the issue, so I eventually just walked back to our table. About five minutes later, after they had apparently consulted with a woman in the back, one of the guys finally came over and told us they would not exchange the slice because my husband had already tried it. We were all just sitting there, honestly dumbfounded. A basic level of customer service would have been to apologize and swap one slice of cake, especially when you have a whole group there to celebrate. You didn't just refuse to replace a frozen slice of cake--you lost seven customers over the way you handled it. We will not be coming back.

Been here a couple of time; i wouldve given them a lower star review if it after the first visit…read more The second visit was much better. This is your usual boba tea shop that you order via kiosk. This time around the service was really fast. What we got: Pop corn chicken (4/5) Wayyyy better than the first time i had it. You can actually taste the marinade and the meats are tender. Green tea w/ lychee jelly (3.5/5) Your typical green tea drink. Milk tea w/ pudding (4/5) Good drink; 75% sugar level was perfect! Overall its a nice boba spot that over varieties of drinks and snacks.

I visited Happy Lemon on a rainy Saturday afternoon. There was one other person in front of me but…read morethe staff seemed really busy with other orders so it took a little bit to get my order in. A line was quickly forming but the employees seemed to manage it well. Once I did place my order I only had to wait a few minutes for the drink to come out. I ordered an iced Classic Boba Tea and thought it was really good! I'm excited to come back and order some other items on their menu. They had a decent amount of seating too so it would be a good spot to sit and enjoy your drink with friends. I enjoyed my experience here and would recommend it to others.

Stopped by for a refreshing drink and the lemon jasmine green tea hit the spot! The flavors were…read moregreat and the boba was tasty as well. Bright open space with seating inside and friendly and fast service.

I have been craving a specific boba tea for SO LONG now, one that has the nice flavor of tea, a…read morenon-dairy milk, and boba that is slightly sweet and bouncy without being mushy on the outside or hard on the inside- and this place delivered for me perfectly!! I got it at 75% sweet because the last new place I visited had lower sweet, but this one I could've done 50% I think. It's really too bad this spot is so far from me (I live in Bellevue)... or maybe it's a good thing because I'd get it too much. Maybe better for my health and wallet. X_x This place also serves a lot of food, actually. I ended up getting a tea and chicken combo, and the chicken was fried but not overly oily and spiced flavorfully. The meat itself also isn't too fatty, which makes me feel like I'm not making the WORST choices by eating it........ You can get you own water at the counter, and if you order for here you need to put a table number, which I found out is already on the table, not a placard you grab near the ordering tableau.

My friend and I were looking for any new place to hang out, then we found One N Half Lab where they…read morehave a good selection of boba tea and Taiwanese street food. My friend was a big fan of boba tea, and I missed Taiwanese street food badly, so we just decided to try out this place. We showed up right after they opened their door. I am a low tech person, but I found their ordering kiosk was easy to use. We ordered two meals, Taiwanese sausage bento and Beef noodle soup, that came with drinks. One interesting we noticed is that each meal selection came with different drink options. When we ordered Taiwanese sausage bento, there's an option to order a drink at a cheaper price, but no old fashioned black tea, so we ordered milk tea. However, when we ordered beef noodle soup, there's no milk tea option but old fashioned black tea. We thought all the add-on drink options were the same, but they weren't. We then got milk tea and black tea from the add on options since it's much cheaper. We also ordered blood rice cake and the braised combo. There were a few tables in the store. When we were there, not too many people were there, so we just picked up a table. The food came very quickly. During the lunch time, around noon to 1 pm, the entire place was packed. After that, most people just came to pick up something and left. The food was very delicious and was authentically Taiwanese food. The blood rice cake was southern Taiwanese style. I wish they also had northern style that would wrapped with peanut powder. The braised combo was very tasty. I guess it was cooked in the sauce for a long time. The beef noodle soup was really good, and they could add picked mustards for free. My friend and I had a lot to chat, so we stayed in the store until they closed. Nobody ever tried to kick us out simply because we had stayed too long. We had a good time there, enjoying the food and the drinks. I am sure that we will come again soon.

Locally owned, very sweet staff and clean workplace. Great drinks and variety of food options!read more

Normally I think this is a good place to get bobba, but today I had a horrible experience. I was on…read moremy way to throw out the garbage and wanted to stop by before they closed. I saw a family of 5 walk into BBK right in front of me and I knew I would have a minute to throw away the garbage before ordering. I threw away what I needed to and by the time I returned the family was still ordering. It took them and few minutes to wrap up and pay and when they finished I stepped up to order and the employee told me they were closed. She had just taken an order 10 seconds ago, the doors were unlocked, and I had been waiting for 2 minutes behind them. Not to forgo, the employee and I made eye contact while I was in line and she did not mention that she would not be servicing me- just let me stand there waiting and then told me she wouldn't help me once the family had finished. I work super close and getting bobba is always a treat. Today I was bringing it over to a friend who I hadn't seen in a few months, and I was very excited. Now, I'm upset and feel disrespected.

First time went to this restaurant and will definitely come back…read more We ordered duck fried rice and bahn mee dry noodle, both taste very good. Good portion too.

Super delicious and super fast food. Tuck next to a spa, Umi cafe offers fusion food in Issaquah…read more Everything we ordered was super flavorful and delicious. The food came out so fast too. Definitely will be back.

Food was sooo yummy I got the spicy tuna and the portion size is great! Kim was also so kind :)read more

I saved this place when I saw an Instagram reel from when they first opened and wanted to come…read moresupport them. Now that we were in Issaquah, we were craving poke and I wanted to come here as they had less reviews than the other poke places around Issaquah. As we walked up to the entrance, I did notice the food safety sign and was a bit nervous about the low rating especially with an establishment that deals with raw fish. Once we entered inside, there was one customer making his order. They have a digital menu on big screens or a brochure menu near the cash register. We placed our order which was two large bowls. I got salmon, chicken and shrimp but the man misheard me and put in tuna instead of the shrimp. Now I would have stopped him but he placed the salmon and tuna into a metal tin and put spicy mayo on it before I could stop him. I do like that they marinate it fresh as soggy foods make me gag. I got half salad and white rice with my order as well as a bunch toppings to go with it and everything was pretty good! I was very happy with my bowl but my biggest complaint is that I didn't like that the rice was really hot as it was a weird feeling to eat cold toppings, proteins and salad with hot rice. I feel that if you are better off putting it in the fridge and enjoying it later. I didn't have that option as we wanted to eat out. The service here was very friendly and professional. We were served by a kind man who welcomed us the moment we walked in and when we left, he bid his a kind farewell. The inside was nice and had a couple tables and chairs for people to enjoy their meal and they offer free water to have with your meal. They had nice soft pop covers playing in the background and the space looked clean. Overall a great poke spot!

My husband and I ordered breakfast for ourselves and twins. Unfortunately my plate was missing some…read moreitems. We called and they completely made it right! Remaking our entire order! Thank you so much for the delicious food and remake! 100% recommend! Thank you

From the service to the food! This place was amazing! I got just the classic waffles and egg…read morebreakfast. I'm generally not someone who does all the fancy, but even these were to die for! Our neighboring table had the Dubai waffles and he was gushing over the taste! Bacon was cooked perfectly.. I even watched one of the waiters notice that the whip cream melted a little and without asking he brought her a whole new plate of whip cream! Super sweet! Thank you for making my 45 min drive with it! I'll definitely be back!