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    Happy Boba Cafe

    4.2 (37 reviews)
    Closed • 11:15 am - 6:00 pm

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    Brown sugar boba with boba
    Christy D.

    My husband and I are foodies. This little cafe is the best Vietnamese food around! Better than Pho Far East in Raleigh. The best Banh Mi we've had in years! The Pho broth was incredible! The pork vermacelli bowl was delicious. The Vietnamese coffee is strong and highly recommended. We drove over an hour to try this place and I would come here over anywhere we've been in Raleigh or Cary. The owner is also very nice. Highly recommended!!!!

    Spring Rolls (3 Pcs), Pho Đặc Biệt  also known as the Combination Beef Pho (P1).
    Mark L.

    Pho here was the best thing I've had in North Carolina for the last 4 days I've visited. Pretty close to some pho spots in Little Saigon in SOCAL. Prices seem to compare to other asian spots in this area. However, I like the taste here the best so far. This restaurant/boba shop is very cozy but the plaza has an okay amount of parking as well. The owners and staff seem friendly. I'll probably be back here to have the Pho again before heading back home. Also it's probably one of the few vietnamese places I've seen that have a drive thru. Very cool. I also appreciate that they're actually vietnamese. As opposed to other spots in the area.

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    bonnie l.

    They now offer pho (I've tried their beef noodle soup) and noodle salad (I tried the noodle salad with pork and a spring roll). Both were very yummy. I've gone back for additional orders of both items. Service is always pleasant. They're eager to customize requests. And the establishment is clean and well kept. Give them a try either for a sandwich or pho. All good stuff - I promise. Oh, and don't forget a bubble tea.

    brown sugar boba milk tea
    Morgan G.

    I went through the drive through on 5/14 and got a brown sugar milk tea, add cheese foam. I was a few minutes down the road and already back onto the highway when I realized that my drink had no boba in it. I called and all that I was told was 'i'll let management know' They offered for me to come back so they could add boba to my drink. However, at this point it's 6:15pm on a weekday and my priority lies in getting home to my children not backtracking for a drink. They offered no kind of compensation and I was extremely disappointed. The drink is delicious and I won't deny that, but to not add a main component to a drink and then not offer any kind of compensation for the error was disheartening.

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    Jeff S.

    Why have we not tried this place sooner! Delicious Vietnamese cafe featuring bánh mì (Vietnamese's baguette specialties), and milk teas. My sandwich was the #1 Bánh Mì (special traditional baguette): ham, pork bologna, pate (I skipped it on mine), butter, house special sauce, cucumber, cilantro, pickled daikon radish, pickled carrots, jalapeños. I had the Boba Panda milk tea. Bobas are small tapioca pearls, dyed black with dark sugar, added to black tea mixed with milk or non-dairy creamer. Delicious and a great variety.

    Spring rolls
    Genna G.

    SO GOOD! I got the milk lichee tea with tapioca balls, it was so wonderfully cold and sweet. I also got the spring rolls (summer roll), shrimp, noodles, herbs with peanut sauce and spicy sauce. Service was friendly, and fast. The space feels like a little cafe. Absolutely recommend.

    Banh Mi #1
    Amy V.

    Don't let my now married name fool you - I am proven by 23+Me to be 100% Vietnamese. I'm always on the lookout for my cuisine, wherever I travel. I've had LOTS of Vietnamese food! I stopped by during my lunch break. You guys, this place was HOPPING the entire time. I ordered my food, and it came out so fast. They handed me a giant fresh sandwich and my tea. Took about 5 minutes. Brought it back to my desk at work. I am literally crying as I type. This is the BEST banh mi sandwich I've had in years. The bread is crispy, but malleable. The sandwich is filled up with delicious pork and fresh, crunchy vegetables. I'm pairing this with my lychee tea, which I haven't even tried yet because this sandwich is just so good. I'm sure it's delicious. Check them out. You won't regret it.

    Vietnamese shrimp and pork vermicelli

    The food is pretty good and the service is always nice to me, the owner is somehow super energetic friendly. The banh mi taste a lot better and crispy if u eat right away cause of the oven.

    Watermelon fruit tea with mango popping boba
    Olivia H.

    I stopped in today and was greeted by friendly staff that answered my questions. I ordered the watermelon fruit tea with mango popping boba and it was refreshing and delicious. Will definitely be back cause I want to try one of their yummy looking sandwiches.

    Fresh, delicious homemade Vietnamese food! I've had the Vermicelli Bowl twice and it has been absolutely perfect both times--tastes like a high end Vietnamese restaurant I love back home. My spouse got a Banh Mi that was just top tier. Add in the delicious boba drinks and this place is a 10/10.

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    Awesome employees, great food and drinks. Will definitely be back. Great environment.

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    Great food very taste full. Great service from staff. Then even gave us a flan cake. Great must try.

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    Amazing food. Amazing boba. I'm so glad this town is getting more food diversity. Definitely try it out!

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    2 years ago

    Great tea and what I love the most is you can ask for light sugar if you don't like it too sweet.

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    2 years ago

    The owners are very friendly, and the Bahn Mi good but the Pho is Very good and the service is great.

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    2 years ago

    service was super slow wouldn't recommend coming here if you're in a rush. boba was good though

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    2 years ago

    Delicious Bahn Mi and very fresh spring rolls each time I ordered. Very grateful to have this restaurant in town!

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    We're really nice especially with dealing with food preferences, sandwiches were healthy and still tasted great 5/5

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    Fast service and super kind people working there! Love their boba selection and it all tastes so good!

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    I recently coordinated the food for our company's annual summit. We have staff from across the…read morecountry come to New Bern to work together in person to brainstorm, socialize, and engage in professional development. This year, there were 13 of us, sharing multiple meals together. Everyone in our New Bern office loves Gemelli's. We order lunch there often, but have never had any kind of catering done. I went in during lunch, thinking I would just grab a menu for their catering and be on my way. Matteo took the time to talk to me about their offerings and put together a spread with a lot of variety and great flavors. We had two sandwich trays and a large salad. We picked the items up from the store, and they were neatly packaged and organized, with all the condiments on the side (to keep the sandwiches from getting soggy). The staff even helped us get everything out to the car so we didn't have to make multiple trips. They also provided a wide variety of chips on the side. Everything from the bread to the vegetables was fresh and delicious! The variety was great, and exposed us to some sandwiches none of us had ordered before. Several staff members who had not had the sandwiches before commented that they think these are the best sandwiches in New Bern. While there is no question that we will continue to order lunch from Gemelli's, they will definitely feature prominently on our list of places to order catered meals from.

    So glad we stopped here for breakfast- BEST bagel I've had in a long long time ! Prices are…read morereasonable and I could have bought everything in their dessert case. Definitely recommend this stop!

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    Wife and I wanted to visit New Bern again and decided to have a great lunch at Lawson's On The…read moreCreek. What a wonderful experience. Very nice place kind of tucked away on the water side of The NC History Center at Tryon Palace. From the large parking area you can enter through the History Center or walk toward the water and enter through the main entrance of the restaurant. We entered through the main entrance and were greeted upon entering. As you enter there is plenty of seating around the inside, outside, and some seating at the bar. We were seated near the History Center entrance adjacent to the restroom entryway. Very large windows provide plenty of lighting and views of the water and surrounding area. Our server promptly arrived and took our beverage order as well as provided the specials for the day. A few minutes later she returned with our drinks and took our orders. We ordered the turkey club with coleslaw and the special, cheesesteak with smashed tots. Our meals arrived after a short wait. They looked really good. The portions were a good size and were well prepared. We both agreed everything was delicious! The coleslaw had great texture and the right amount of seasoning. The turkey club delivered everything you would expect. The smashed tots were an interesting version of tots, but were good. For me the highlight was the cheesesteak. I had mushrooms and jalapenos added to the already loaded sandwich and it was amazing. The overall experience was great. We will definitely return here again and highly recommend giving Lawson's On The Creek a try.

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