I will just mention one thing. I ordered a sandwich and 2…read morecups of drinks (all for my self to enjoy). They kindly cut the sandwich into 2 halves just in case there are two of us sharing. I used to work in a bubble tea store, I know how busy and fast paced there are. Only people who really care for their customers can pay attention to such small details like they do. Try their Vietnam Style sandwich with a cup of coffee. You won't regret it.

The Ding Tea in Kirkland is paired up with 36 Streets for specialty coffee and waffles. I have…read morevisited twice now. Service is friendly taking my order (first time) but also can be distracted-hectic (second time). The interior is basic. I didn't stay. Both visits were to-go. Be aware that parts of this Juanita area, including the streets, are part of the development and is NOT regular city-parking. They are notorious for ferocious private parking meter-readers (not part of the city). Be sure to read the sign before leaving the vehicle. The Drinks and Food: Chocolate Oolong Milk Tea, $6.75(L) - 3.5 Stars The cashier said this is their most popular drinks. It still tasted quite sweet at 30% sweetness. Hubby said it tastes more like a chocolate milk. Ding it, he's right. (See what I did there.) Egg Coffee, $6.25 - 4 Stars Egg coffee is a northern Vietnamese specialty. Being in a paper cup takes away some of the charm, but such as is the U.S. lifestyle. It tasted as expected, a stronger, more roasted Viet coffee flavor. Mango Ice Tea, $6.75 - 3.5 Stars This is more of a mango drink with some tea taste - very fruity tea. Pandan Bubble Waffle, $7 - 4 Stars I came the second time mostly for this waffle. Served with whip cream and toasted coconut flake, the cashier looked at me like I grew an extra eye when I said whip cream only, no coconut. She literally didn't know how to respond to me. I am guessing they pre-pack the cream with the coconut already in it, and she didn't have time to pack another one. She handed us the bag with what we didn't want and left. I should lower the rating more, but I do like this waffle.

Great variety of drinks! I had the lavender milk tea with golden honey pearls at 50% sweetness. It…read morewas the perfect level of sweetness and all the flavors balanced well. My friend had the tiramisu drink with cheese foam and brown sugar boba pearls. Also a delicious drink! The cheese foam is similar to a cold foam but saltier. The drinks were pretty average price wise but very tasty flavor wise! They were out of bubble waffles, so that's the reason for the 4 star rating versus a five. They have two ways to order, which was efficient. They also have a large seating area. If you're in the mood for boba, check out "Don't Yell at Me!"

Tried this place while at totem lake. Friendly staff she…read morelet me try all different boba pearl flavors. I ordered tiramisu with brown sugar boba. Crème brûlée with brown sugar boba. Cute little spot

Young Tea is a rarity in the Seattle/Bellevue tea shop scene, pairing premium quality drinks with a…read moregenuinely nice space to relax and drink it. I only had a few minutes to spend, but would definitely come back to hang out longer. the one caveat is the food. I had the popcorn chicken, which was decent, but a pretty small portion for the price. I'm reviewing this as a tea shop though, in which regard it's an easy 5/5!

Service is friendly and the cafe is large! Unfortunately the cafe is pretty dirty. We came here to…read morestudy but all the surfaces of the tables were covered in food or drink and we didn't feel comfortable staying for long. They do have a large variety of teas which are traditional and pretty good! Would recommend as a quick stop but not as a sit down or study cafe.

Seattle-Area Boba Shop Review #126…read more I've visited Bobae a couple more times at this point and need to upgrade them to a 5 for consistency. From my most recent visit on a Tuesday afternoon: Iron Goddess Oolong Milk Tea, Bae Size, 50% Sweet w/ Boba ($8) - This is a really interesting drink that doesn't taste like any other Iron Goddess (Tieguanyin) that I've had before. Instead of a more oxidized, somewhat vegetal and earthy taste, this tea delivers the aroma of warm holiday spices like clove and nutmeg. At half sweet, it's still a bit too much for me (reminder for myself to get 25% next time), but it's not a harsh sweetness by any means. The boba is very good and have been consistently good in my prior visits (other than my first visit, which was an outlier!). The pearls are clearly sweetened in syrup and have a texture that compresses on the tongue, but remains really bouncy. It's one of the few places that allows me my favorite boba chewing technique - biting off six sides to create a boba center cube. Milk Tea Rating: 4.5/5 Boba Rating: 5/5 Surprisingly, Bobae has turned into one of my favorite boba shops in the Seattle metro. It was definitely unexpected from my first visit! Drinks: [4.75/5] Service: [ ] Other: [ ] Final Rating: 5/5

I swung by to get their Nitro OG milk tea with boba, 50% sweet and light ice. I think that nitro…read morebrewed tea is a little gimmicky since I've been to Bobae's other locations and the tea always felt like a normal milk tea. Nitro coffee is real though, since it makes the coffee smoother and frothy at the same time. SO, I was surprised to see that the top of this tea was actually a bit frothy with tiny bubbles! Interesting. Maybe the other locations aren't doing it properly? Anyway, this made the tea have a silkier mouthfeel, although I'm still not sure it does anything for the flavor of the tea as milk and sugar are already added, making the drink super smooth and creamy to begin with. The boba here is soft, bouncy and perfectly chewy. It's soaked in syrup, adding another dimension of flavor. I'll be coming back!

Love this location. Super easy parking nearby a dollar tree and grocery outlet which I love and…read morefind convenient. Store is clean and nice. Staff is young but extremely kind, friendly, and hard working. Stopped by for a boba taro milk tea and it was perfect! Boba quality was great and drink was tasty. Some locations are inconsistent or have poor boba quality but Kirkland boba lust location has great boba. I enjoyed my experience and would return! :)

Came here for boba on a Tuesday evening. Service was pretty good and quick. Place was mostly empty…read morebut clean vibes and ample seating. I got the boba milk tea which was pretty basic and tasted normal.

I had a Groupon to use so decided to try their food selection. I got the gyudon and the chicken…read morekarage. Both were surprisingly good, but I feel is a little pricey for the portion. $$13.99 for the rice bowl and 7.99 for the karage The girl that helped me was pretty nice though and she was able to get my food done in a reasonable amount of time It was pretty empty so it was quiet but it's bright and open and they have some cute accessories, decorations and little claw machines if you do decide to dine in.

My review is for online ordering...not a win. I ordered two…read moredrinks (thai tea and lava flow) and a snack (chicken karrage). I ordered a couple before, and gave my pickup time as 6:30pm so I could get it on my way home from work. I ended up getting there early - like 6:15 and expected to have to wait a bit. My two drinks were sitting on the counter in a puddle of condensation and all of the ice had melted :( The chicken was still being fried, which I was happy to wait for, but when it came out five minutes later much of the breading was still very mushy. The lava flow was fine and the thai tea was tasty, the lids make it unsafe to flip the drink to stir the boba/toppings like at other places and the straws are too flimsy to stir the boba...i can only imagine if the ice had been frozen still. Not a win from me. Maybe Ill try again as a walk in.

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!

Teazzi is absolutely my fruit tea GOAT in Seattle…read more I have been here more than 80 times now, the quality of the tea flavor is very very consistent. Caveats I would call out is that they lean towards less sweet drinks, if you're someone who enjoys sweeter fruit teas I'd definitely recommend 70% or 100% sugar. I also think they raise their "roasted oat" milk tea up on a pedestal too much, its not good. I've had friends come to Teazzi and get that because Teazzi boasts it as their "signature", and come away very disappointed. GET. THEIR. FRUIT. TEAS. Peach Green Milk Tea and the Mango Green Tea Fusion are my go-to's, they are so refreshing!!!! If Teazzi marketed themselves as a fruit tea place I think they'd go so far.

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