After being dissatisfied with the Eggettes in San Mateo, my friend convinced me to try this location for their notorious CRISPY eggettes. Im someone who always wants my eggettes with the perfect amount of crisp on the outside with the chewey delicious warmth on the inside. To my surprise, the two times coming to this Eggettes location, the eggettes definitely maintained their crunch even after sitting and chatting with my friends. Not the cleanest looking place, but an easy quick place to get some yummy crunchy eggettes ! Steel chairs and tables were a bit uncomfortable, but s'll good ! read more

Whenever I come to Eggettes, I always get their original egg puffs. As of now, their egg puffs are the only ones I really like. I like crispy egg puffs that aren't too eggy in the center and these fit the bill! I've also had their honeydew milk tea which is decent. Strangely though they can't make other fruit black teas. Only fruit green teas or black milk teas. Prepare for a line as this place is always busy. I hear their shark fin soup is a must try as well. read more

Out of the coconut and slightly over cooked but definitely good enough to try again. Kids loved them! Coffee milk tea hit the spot

Favorite place for egg puffs! Original is my favorite flavor although I haven't tried coconut yet. I love chocolate but chocolate egg puffs are not for me... they're too chocolatey / dense / hot-coco -ish for me. If you're into that, maybe you'd like it. Boba here is good too! Not my favorite but Eggettes is the best place to get both boba and egg puffs, so you satisfy two cravings with one stop. That's efficiency! :) read more

Rude staff. The cashier (the woman who took my order) throw the receipt # on the counter and walked right away with attitude. The whole action like someone throwing a piece of trash and saying Fxxk word at you. So unprofessional. I am sure I didn't do anything rude or give her hard time. Not going to visit this again. read more

I come here whenever I am in the area! I love their eggpuff! I especially enjoy their sharkfin soup, they are yummy. Good price Good selection of milktea to pick from! It can get busy depending on time. 3:30pm is when it can busy because that when middle school and high schools come and get their food! Good place to chill and hangout with your friends! read more

I've loved this place since middle school. Consistently good and I love that they have dairy free options!

My experience with Eggettes is never the same. Sometime their service is super friendly and at other times the server can careless. Anyways what do you here? I normally get the milk tea, my boyfriend and friends has tried ordering other drink items and they're never satisfied. This is my recommendation to stick with the original milk tea. I love the slight bitter taste of the tea and it's super caffeinated. So he warn and don't drink too much of this at night or you might find yourself staying up for no reason. They're best known for they eggettes, which are an Asian pastry that is crispy and fluffy and a bit floury in the inside. They do have great Eggettes and I enjoy it. Oh yeah, this place is cash only! read more

Eggettes - Milk tea .. Delicious and super strong in caffeine - Desserts Near Me - San Francisco, California

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You are not the same egg that I used to know :( I always knew your drinks weren't that good and to always stick with eggettes. It has been over 7 years since I last bought an eggette and yesterday will be my last. I ordered an original and chocolate eggette. The chocolate eggette tasted super weird as if it was fake chocolate. It was definitely not sweet enough and it had a lingering bitter taste. Even though I ate it right after I got it, it seemed not crunchy on the sides and mushy in the inside. The chocolate was a no-go. I hoped the original would help bring justice, but it was only slightly better. The taste was definitely better as it had that good batter aroma. However, something was off about the mixture as it was still mushy. Egg puffs are already so hard to find. Now that Eggettes is out of the equation, where am I to go? read more

Eggettes has always been the spot to come to whether it's for a mid day snack or a late night snack you can never go wrong with this place. Me and the wife usually get a couple of the Original flavored eggettes with a side of the Jasmine Milk tea. I will have to add that over the years this is the one spot that has always stayed true to its quality of snacks. they also offer a few other food items small snack bites but their eggettes is what they're really known for. Whenever around the area stop in and try their snacks and drinks you won't be disappointed! Also the staff is really friendly and they usually get your orders out quickly which also a plus if your just making a quick stop. Thank you eggettes for always meeting our snack stop one to remember! can't wait for our next drive out here for a late night snack. read more

Eggettes - Snack time! - Desserts Near Me - San Francisco, California

I'm a big Eggettes fan! But, I'm not a huge fan of the drinks (that's why it's called Eggettes and not Eggettes and Drinks). Every time without fail, the Eggettes come out warm, crispy, and soft on the inside. However, I prefer my eggettes chewy so I like to wait until they cool down (15 minutes give or take) before I start munching away. I love buying Eggettes for any occasion: bonfires, parties, late night snacks, and everything in between. Try out your local Eggettes today! I only knocked my review down one star because of the service at the Noriega location. On one occasion, I was the only customer in the store and I had to wait over 10 minutes to get my eggettes. Sad :( read more

Eggettes This place is next to polly ann, small but decent in size and not usually crowded anyway. I always enjoy the mango freeze, it's not only cheap, but delicious and quick. No need to stress for long wait or idiots standing outside loitering, this place gets you in and out quick style without even having to turn off your car. The fin soup is just ok here, you can skip this. read more

The hong kong waffles were made fresh and the texture was on point. Light crisp on the outside and the authentic gooey texture on the inside. The only downside was that the waffles were not that flavorful. I'm from New York and they have a similar place called Eggloo with similar Egg Waffles and stronger flavor read more

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I love Eggettes! Such a great snack place! I always order the chocolate egg puff and it's so good (as are the other flavors)! My other go-to item is the mango boba drink; it's very refreshing. The other more savory food items are delicious as well, such as the curry fish balls. It's also cute that they have the toy machine things that have mini keychains or figurines. I already know I'll be back soon! read more

I grew up in the neighborhood and watched this store open up. I always go back when I feel nostalgic and snacky. Their eggettes are approved by my family members, who are from Hong Kong. They rarely have the honeydew eggettes flavor, but if they do, get it!! Promise you won't regret it. The other must-have here is their basic milk tea with boba. This is hong kong styled milk tea, so if you're sensitive to caffeine, get it before 12pm. It's easily the best boba I've ever had in the city. read more

Soooooo I always wondered why does eggettes taste so thick.. well because like everyone else instead of creamer as a "milk" base they use HALF and HALF!! Don't get me wrong I like how their milk tea tastes but if you're on a diet. Brehhhh lol. The shakes are real fruit and I get down with that. Papaya is really hard to find. Yum. Egg Puffs are made fresh and hot to order. If you're in the neighborhood stop by! read more

I came for the waffles but their extensive drink menu made me curious to try one of their drinks as well. I got the Thai milk tea with boba and the original egg waffle. It was a nice snack to enjoy a creamy milk tea with an egg waffle. The Thai milk tea was pretty standard. The egg waffle was crispy and it was so good when it was served fresh. read more

Really interesting to see authentic Cantonese street food in the US. Totally impressed. The drink on the otherhand is whatever thou. 3.5 stars :) read more

Eggettes - Curry fish ball, Fish Fin soup, Eggettes, and passion fruit green tea - Desserts Near Me - San Francisco, California

Eggette-Yo Guy Here. Just kidding, the signature snack item in question doesn't end in Yo'. In fact Eggette is the name of the South SF flagship shop (with 2 locations in SF, inclusive of this one) that is technically Eggettes Cafe, that sells a Hong Kong old school street snack called Gai Dan Jai in Cantonese that translates roughly to dem lil' eggs or I suppose "eggettes" in a cutesy way, that are puffy airy egg waffles with a technically crispy and roasty shell. However just because an establishment is frequented by a bunch of AZNs and A$Ns doesn't mean it is a mark of authenticity or quality. I suspect the AxN's flock here only because it seems a bit more hip to do so, as Golden Island Cafe is old/tried/true and it is a little bit easier to find parking than the area between Safeway and that HK dim sum place (which I would call Noriega C-town where there is some very decent Cantonese style bites to be had). In order to truly understand and debate the merits (or de-merits) of Eggettes Cafe's signature snack, one must go back and dig into the origins of the eggette, egg waffle, egg puff, or its original Cantonese name, gai daan jai (aka dem lil' eggies) in order to do a proper compare and contrast with this reblast from the past. With a variant also known as Ji Dan Gao in Taiwan (and fairly easy to find at night markets), the OG Gai daan Jai has a history dating back to the 1950s, where stores that sell a variety of items didn't want to waste cracked eggs from their shelves, and experimented with a mix of sugar, flour, and butter. Owners tried to make the mix into the shape of eggs to bake, but the end result was a flop with locals. The interesting part was that duck eggs were cheaper back then and added a more robust flavor to the mix, but sadly it still was not a hit. Eventually this receipe evolved to eggs, corn flour, sugar, evaporated milk, and thus a batter was used as the basis with a cast iron type waffle maker that had a beehive like pattern, to be deployed via push cart street vendors that used coal powered burners to roast and toast. This was the original flavor enjoyed by most in Hong Kong even well into the 80s which yours truly barely remembers savoring. So to say that Eggettes reproduces that flavor exactly is rather inaccurate at the least. First of all, business owners that try to revive this old school snack no longer use the old method of cooking, and all the latest manufacturers of gai daan jai egg waffle makers make them electric powered, definitely the ones imported into the USA. Not to say this is a bad thing, but such devices pose limitations on the final product. Next, the batter is a key part of the equation, and while one can experiment with proportions of the ingredients, if the batter batch quality and cooking is not carefully controlled, the final product is not going to be pretty. Given that the bottleneck is the electric waffle maker, a detour in the cooking time and batter mix consistency can lead to not just an ugly and sad looking set of lil' egg waffles, but an uneven texture in flavors. You can also have soft or soggy interior with a warmer and slightly harder exterior, or mushy all the way through as if the lil' egg waffles lost their masculinity. And sad to say that Noriega eggettes failed to deliver on their original flavor gai daan jai. This is not a bad place at all by any means, but they bottom line, they fail to nail. After removing the lil eggie waffle thang and letting it sit to cool for about a minute, it was already a reject. Not crispy on the outside, and rather flaccid on the inside and lacking in egg flavor. Perhaps it was a bad bad, bad batch, and the $tar$ didn't align. Either way 3 flat stars for being there. For more food porn video on the subject matter Watch these two girls from Taiwan import the concept into their night market with great success. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut3sgzdbz7U&feature=related One key ingredient they employ is Hong Kong Cheese Powder, although they use the electric powdered egg waffle irons and employ a cooking technique that I have never seen Eggettes use (perhaps this video can be advice for them to improve). Note that the heat is adjustable and they charge NT$40 which is a shade over US $1 (yes my friend$ you've been a$$ raped). Look at the attention to detail where they use electric fans to quickly cool the eggettes for consumption. Also for reference here is an old dude in Hong Kong (Tai O to be exact), who is reproducing the old flavor EXACTLY using a coal burner to heat the egg waffle iron. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhZ94jQBvyA&feature=related And finally this filmer thought it was a novelty that a white guy was eating gai daan jai in Hong Kong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FupyD3-Ut8&feature=related read more

Love the rice rolls Love the milk green tea Love the honey green tea Love the fin soup Love the little toy machines Love the eggettes Love that their close to bf's house That's all I love......from Eggettes read more

Eggettes is owned by the same people who own Polly Ann, my favorite ice-cream place in San Francisco and (so far) the entire Bay Area. So why don't I like Eggettes? Well, while the Eggettes themselves are good, this place just reminds me of how craptacular consumerist culture is. Now, that might be a stupid reason to hate a place (and a poor use of alliteration), but spend more than five minutes in this place, I dare you. OK, if you're between the ages of eleven and seventeen, you might think this place is cool. Then again, if you're at all epileptic, you might have a seizure. Or maybe I'm just jealous because when I was a kid my parents would never have let me spend $1 on a stupid plastic toy from a vending machine. On second thought, I encourage everyone in this part of the Sunset to visit Eggettes so I won't have to wait in line at Polly Ann. read more

THEIR MANGO FREEZE wida taaaapioca! If you're looking for a mango drink that LITERALLY tastes and feels like you're eating an actual mango, THIS IS THE PLACE. If you go to other places, their mango drink are most likely powder or syrup, but I'm pretty sure this place uses REAL actual mangoes. Regardless, BEST mango smoothie for boba ever!! oh and their eggettes are pretty good! read more

I'll get straight to the point... Here are the "yays" & "nays" YAYs: -Eggettes in various flavors (Regular, Chocolate, & Honeydew) -Aloe jelly topping for $0.50 extra -FREE wifi & TV! -(practically) NO waiting, if visiting during non-school hours NAYs: -Almond milk tea... too sweet, kinda gritty -NO plastic sealed top makes difficult to save drink for later -Can get super stuffy & HOT inside on warm days CONVENIENCE: **** [Non-metered street parking w/ 1-hr. limit or park in residential] AMBIANCE: *** [Brightly lit, filled with students during non-school hours] SERVICE: *** [Fast, but nothing spectacular. May encounter worker speaking limited English] PRICE: $ [Approx. $3 per menu item] OVERALL: *** [3-stars... come here for the "eggettes" only, after all... it ain't called Eggettes for nuthin!] Nuff said. [#28 of 100 YELP CHALLENGE 2013] read more

5 stars. Why? Well this past sunday we went to eggettes and all of us really wanted honeydew eggettes, but all they had that day was coconut, chocolate and original :( Oh no! what to do? After debating at the cash register for quite some time the cashier overheard us, dug around the refrigerator for quite some time and managed to find a small pitcher of honeydew batter! yay! at first she didn't really want to make it since it wasn't their "daily feature" but after a while she gave in and made us honeydew eggettes! yay! Granted the eggettes aren't as good as the authentic ones in HK but hey if i can satisfy my eggettes craving without having to travel half way around the world that sounds great to me! Their imitation shark fin soup isn't as tasty as the SSF location but it was still good nevertheless and as for the music choice it can't get any better than old school cantopop :) read more

Sorry, but this place sucks. I came here just 15 minutes ago to satisfy my craving for eggettes. Original flavored - it was o.k. I mean, you can't go wrong with a simple recipe like this. Mango freeze - watered down mango juice plus some tapioca [in this case, very non-gummy] Lychee milk tea w/ tapioca - lychee flavored water. I could hardly taste the milk tea and tapioca was hard. It's supposed to be gummy. Service sucked. This place had a couple of tables that were occupied by a bunch of high schoolers and a table for two where we sat. There weren't any other customers, and our table was super messy and dirty - leftover eggette crumbs everywhere, but the two cashiers/employees were too busy counting and disbursing their tips [no dollar bills - just coins]. read more

12.12.10 30 types of tea boba. 10 types of coffee. Seven types of chocolate. Nine types of fruity freezes. Seven types of juices. Be ready to be overwhelmed with choices. Add five flavors of egg puffs. And hot snacks. You could be there for minutes on end just staring at the menu. Just go with your gut and pick the first one you like. You can always go back for more. read more

Every time I miss my study abroad days in HK, I know it's time to visit Eggettes for some crispy, warm, sweet egg waffles/ eggettes/ egg puffs. It's not too often I find decent eggettes around (Quickly's....bleh!) Eggettes is your typical Asian cafe, hidden away in a quiet residential part of Outer Sunset- you know what that means.....easy parking!!! The place is bright and clean with some uncomfortable wire mesh chairs and metal tables, a flat screen TV playing Canto pop music videos and a wall of magazines to flip through. They provide some computer stations for some snacking and surfing which is cool. The menu is printed nice and clear above the order counter- they serve a variety of milk teas, slushies, coffees, and HK street snacks (fishball skewers, eggettes, etc.) I recently brought some friends here for their first eggette experience and we got the Original, Chocolate, and Honey Dew flavors. They were all so delicious! The honey dew was a new one for me, the fruit-flavored eggette was surprisingly addictive. For $3.50 you get a really good piece of eggette, perfect for ripping and sharing or hogging all to yourself! WARNING: Polly Ann's ice cream is literally right next door...... *pats belly* read more

I had a great time at Eggettes this afternoon. It was always busy. There was a line every time I go there. The staff there were always friendly and nice. We order a couple of goodies. We ordered the IFIN soup, fish shui mai, and regular egg puff. I was well cooked egg puff. Not a lot of places can cook the egg puff to perfection. I wish they have more choices beside the honey dew, chocolate, coconut , and regular favors. I would love to try the pandan flavor. read more

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There are several locations throughout the Bay Area, but this is the one I left my mark deeming it my territory. No, I did not pee in front of this Eggettes. Located on the edge of Sunset, the quiet residential area presents a comfortable little spot. They have a few computers that allow access to free Internet and a flat screen television, which usually plays concerts of Asian pop stars. There's something about Eggettes that is a little addicting. I know its just batter and it's just made in a special waffle iron, but those darn things are so good. I haven't ordered tried their other snack choices with their popcorn chicken on top of the list to try, but I have ordered their drinks. They're not necessarily mediocre, but they're not that good. I'd rather stop at a Quickly or Tapioca Express. They're better and you'll have more options. What they excel at is exactly in their title, EGGETTES! The best (to me at least) is the honeydew. It has a unique bubblegum kick to it. Trust me; the taste is better than that horrible description. I come here for the sheet of egg-shaped puffs, not the drinks. read more

They accept credit card now!! Prices have remained the same which I appreciate. :) Over 10 years and the price went up once. It's a go-to spot in the outer sunset to meet up with friends because there's seating and it's usually not TOO crowded. Still recommend the (imitation) fin soup, chocolate or coconut Eggettes, and their real fruit freezes. :) Their gacha machines are still in use and updated with a new set once depleted. Free Wi-Fi woot woot. Music changes depending on who's working. Sometimes Chinese pop, sometimes Korean pop, US late 2000s, etc. read more

Not sure what I was expecting.. I guess I was hoping to find my new favorite egg puff place since I moved out of NY. This, though, was definitely not it. The egg puffs were dry and oddly bland. The mango smoothie was sour and unsatisfying. We even gave it another chance and tried a milk tea.. That's when we realized that we have to give up on this place because it wasn't just a one-time fluke. It wasn't good the second time around either :( read more

I love this place! I go here every time I'm looking for a snack but all I get from here is the egg puffs because it's the best thing. The egg puffs are the best in town and its freshly made so they're given to you hot. Words can't describe the taste of it when you take a first bite. It's crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. It's not too sweet or too plain. This is a must-try place in SF!!! read more

Eggettes - Jasmine milk tea w/ egg puffs. - Desserts Near Me - San Francisco, California

I have been searching for the perfect Egg Cake.. or eggettes as you wold call them here... So when I got out of the car to go to Polly Ann's, I thought YAY!! Actually funny story is that my sis stopped here because we were looking for Polly Ann's and I was about to jump out of the car just to get some eggettes since I saw the sign, but she told me that we are leaving to find Polly Ann and NO EGGETTES for you! =***( See what I have to put up with??? So mean! lol We pulled out and she was looking for Polly Ann's... she parked 1 space over because it is right next door! We both laughed about it since the guy there must think we are crazy. The parking was super easy and this area seemed pretty dead for a Sunday night... of course I took the chance to make a run for Eggettes since it was fate that the store we are looking for was right next to where we want to go. Immediately I ordered the eggettes and paid for them. Whilst they were being made I looked around and noticed they had other stuff here... but nothing that looked good or was appealing. They only had a very limited menu and the place was dead. There really isn't much service and after she poured the batter into the contraption she just sat down to watch her DVD again.. hmmm... oooookay... Yes they play fobby pop music with the lyrics displayed... hey it's like karaoke! lol Not much to do there so I left my sister and ran next door to check out the ice cream. Hey I was bored. She eventually brought over the eggettes I bought and they were not that good. It's kind of flavorless and lacked the moist texture that I have become so accustomed to. Needless to say we won't be going back there, but we will most likely grab ourselves some ice cream next door! Other than that this place has no real value since there is no service and the eggettes that their store is name after was such a failure... where oh where can I find the eggettes of my dreams! =9 read more

I feel like I've got to put my hair in pigtails, wear stripey leggings and lose about 20 lbs. in order to fit in with the cute J-Pop kids that hang out here. Instead I'm in baggy sweats, Asics, a messy ponytail and a shirt that says, "C0cksucker." Nevertheless, I'm accepted here at Eggettes. Me and my $6 for a chocolate eggette and some kick ass watermelon juice with PULP. So good. I'm starting to come in often enough to learn who's good at pouring batter and who's not. The younger ones are reliable at making them puffy and squishy as are all of the girls. The older men aren't very good at the art of timing the cooking time with making drinks so I'm sticking to this place during weekdays now. I still adore you guys and your adorable little puffs of chocolate. Yum! read more

I love the Honeydew Eggettes here ($3.50)! This past Saturday, I probably had the best bag of honeydew eggettes yet. The outer shell was just the right crisp. And the sweet, soft insides was just the right combination of honeydew and eggette goodness. (Sometimes they rotate honeydew out for something less exciting like sesame, but I really think honeydew should be a regular alongside the original and the chocolate. Who's with me?!) read more

Absolutely love Eggettes ever since its inception into my sunset neighborhood a few years back. It's a really ideal place to stop for a yummy affordable snack. They have a very easy and organized menu where their drinks are categorized by their base of Green Tea, Milk Tea, Thai Tea, Coffee, etc. I always get either their Milk Green Tea or Mango Green Tea-so delicious and never disappointed! LESS SUGAR is key here though---trust me it's still sweet enough even when you ask for "less sugar" because the excessive sugar can overpower any flavor you chose. Plus, they have successfully perfected their recipe for boba balls ---something so simple, yet it makes the world of difference in your $3 drink. Their boba balls are consistently fresh, sweet, and chewy from the outer layer to the core. Their specialty is of course, the eggettes! They have original, chocolate, or a special flavor usually honeydew, sesame, or coconut. I like the coconut best which is original eggettes with coconuts shreds and a hint of coconutty flavor. Their rice rolls are pretty bomb too and comes with two sauces, peanut and hoisin. YUM! Service is fast. Food and drinks are always on point. Definitely one of my top choices to stop for a quick satisfying and affordable snack! read more

I just came back here again last night (yeah...what's new??) and gave their Chocolate Eggettes another try. First time in probably half a year and DAMN. Its YUM METER went up to 10! I remember it lacking chocolate flavor before but last night, it was the perfect amount of chocolate. It was REALLY good. YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM That's 10 YUM's. I'm a reborn Chocolate Eggettes fan. read more

I can't believe I've only recently discovered this Eggettes location! I LOVE eggettes and try to order them at HK dessert places whenever possible. I tried them when I visited HK earlier this year and Eggettes came close to replicating the real deal. My friends and I shared both the original and chocolate ($3 each). They were made fresh and we were able to watch the action happen with the eggette-makers by the window. Both were just slightly sweet which was perfect and tasted like they should...crispy on the outside and doughy on the inside. I think I prefer the original one but they also had a melon flavor which sounded interesting. Service was decent but they need to get better about cleaning their tables. The fobby Chinese concert they were playing was pretty hilarious too. Will be back for my eggettes fix soon! Cash only. Yay it's my 100th review too! read more

Hidden gem for drinks! Although the place is called eggettes, their eggettes are only okay. Their drinks however, are refreshing and flavorful! Not as syrupy and sweet as other milk tea places. They also use real fruit to blend in their smoothies, which is what my gf and I usually get. Their service is what you would expect from an Asian place, quick and efficient but not the most accommodating. May have long lines after 3pm on weekdays because the kids get off! read more

I've driven by Eggettes a number of times without really noticing it. But I finally gave this place a try with a few friends. We went around 9:30 p.m. or so and there were a couple of other people there. We were quickly helped by the two guys working there and received our order in a reasonable time. The eggettes ($3) come in a few flavors. We tried both original and honeydew. I was surprised that the honeydew actually had a good amount of honeydew flavor to them. The texture is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. These eggettes are a little denser than other places I've tried, and they are good. I think I like the original better. I did not order any drinks but my friends said that they were good. To me, this place is decent- the pricing is average, the menu is pretty standard, the service is okay, the decor is plain. I'm not sure when I will go back, since there are lots of options for Asian-type drinks/snacks, but it's a good option. read more