Came in with my kid daughter and we ordered a bubble waffle to share after having lunch in the area. This location is small and there is one or two tables on one end, along with a stack of boxes that would look better tucked away somewhere else. The girl who took my order was pleasant and the waffle came out in about 5 minutes. The waffle itself was pretty good but got soft down towards the lower half. I'm not in Chinatown much nowadays, but if I'm craving a bubble waffle, I would be back. read more

Happy Lemon - Interior - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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As a smoothie enjoyer, this is one of my favorite places to stop by for drinks after a meal. Their strawberry shortcake smoothie is an absolute treat, almost too decadent to enjoy too often! The smoothies and their specialty lemon themed drinks are my go-to, fitting their namesake. Their regular Boba teas seem pretty par for the course among the many tea shops around though. I must say though, their service at this shop has been wildly inconsistent. Most of the time you get those "I'm just here to do my job" types, but I've had rude and uncaring cashiers as well as extraordinarily friendly ones as well. read more

Happy Lemon - Strawberry shortcake and mango maple sugar smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Stopped by happy lemon to get our favorite mango matcha smoothie. It was made perfectly. The staff were nice, friendly, and timely! Definitely recommend if you're in the area. The strawberry shortcake is another one of my favorites! read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

I haven't been to Happy Lemon since 2019, I typically love coming to Happy Lemon seeing that I live 40 minutes away, however; today I decided to come in and the cashier wasn't particularly happy nor interested in serving me. I ordered the D6 & he didn't ask what ice level nor sugar level I wanted. He went straight to preparing my drink. He added 100% ice which takes away from the flavor and inability to get the taro balls at the bottom. He made my drink of how he wanted it to be literally giving me no choice. It's a waste! The color was off, nowhere near the image of Ube & Taro. Go to other locations where they'll treat you like a customer instead of just an order placed. The establishment was dark on the inside. It looked nothing like when I went in 2019. He was more interested in helping the older man in front of me instead. I smiled and said hello, he stared for a bit then said hey. I completely understand we have our bad days and good days, but taking it out on a paying customer is unacceptable. What gives? Go find a new job young lad. Yuck, water & milk mixed together! Not sure what happened to this location. read more

Happy Lemon - Nowhere near what I ordered. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Located in the plaza north of the main street; business has picked up and now this area (near the H Mart) is also fairly busy. Parking is quite a hassle on weekends in this plaza. Happy Lemon is a chain boba spot; their pricing and drinks are comparable; the ube drink once adjusted for sweetness comes with boba and comes out to around $7 after tax. Pretty tasty. There's no interior space or exterior space at Happy Lemon so that's a downside compared to some of their nearby peers. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We always end up here after eating at San Dong. It's just a great spot to get something cold and sweet after eating hot and savory. We got the Viet Coffee with puff cream, matcha latte and strawberry shortcake. The viet coffee didn't taste like the regular Viet coffee. If wasn't as condensed milky probably because of the puff cream part. But it wasn't too bad. The strawberry shortcake smoothie was good tho. It's like a strawberry smoothie but less sweet and more creamy. read more

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I like their mango passion fruit green tea. It comes with passion fruit seeds but I usually ask to sub with crystal boba which they will usually do. The mango yakult smoothie is great too. They don't have seating though and the store is quite small so it's only drinks to go and not a hang out spot. The drinks come out fast even if there is a line. read more

Happy Lemon - Mango yakult smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

We ordered five drinks, all of which included lemonade, and unfortunately every single one was undrinkable. The lemonade tasted extremely bitter, to the point that we had to throw all of them away. I also tried calling the business to address the issue, but their phone line kept disconnecting. Overall, a very disappointing experience. read more

First and foremost Happy Lemon has the best boba ever! Tapioca is very soft and their ice blended lemonades such as their strawberry and grapefruit are very yummy. Drinks 10/10 Service 9/10 read more

(not so-late) late night Chinatown run with friends happy lemon always hits the spot after a dense, savory, salty meal like hot pot or kbbq in the chinatown plaza next door got a classic fresh squeezed lemon tea which hit the spot. 4.3/5 read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Really loved the service the guy in the front answered all my stupid question and had a great personality . Drinks came out fast ! My husband drink had way too much ice so he wasn't pleased but mine was good. I had one of the drinks from the popular menu the taro one . It was good but I thought it would be a tad sweeter. read more

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I loved this place it was my first time going there I enjoyed my mango matcha smoothie and my daughter had boba milk tea and we also tried chocolate waffle with boba so good. I do recommend the service was also pretty good and fast. read more

Happy Lemon - Chocolate waffle with chocolate boba inside. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Another Happy Lemon in the Houston area? Yes please! Grand opening weekend for this location offerred BOGO drinks (up to four per person). I am never one to pass up BOGO boba, well realy BOGO anything, so I definitely made a point to stop by. Plus, having tried two other Happy Lemon locations before, I knew their drinks would be good. Stopped by around 2:30 and there was a short line. The interior isn't too big but there is room for a few seats as well as tables outside. The staff was friendly and greeted me warmly. I ordered my go to which is the Okinawa roasted milk tea with boba. Splurged and added egg pudding too! I went with 0% sugar since the drink itself already comes with brown sugar streaks and their boba is soaked in syrup. The tea had an excellent roasted flavor and was very creamy. The boba consistency was perfect for me. It is soft but chewey without being mushy. Finally, the egg pudding was awesome! So silky smooth and just the slightest bit sweet. I will be back for more very soon. read more

Happy Lemon - Cute balloons - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. mango matcha so good. They have a great rewards program too! Service always great and fast!

I was skeptical to hear salted cheese in my drink and had it before elsewhere and it wasn't tasteful. I'm now a fan of jasmine green tea with salted cheese. My kids have tried many places with bubble egg waffle and this is by far the best. It's crispy, light, and airy. It's been consistent in texture expat for today. They had asked if I wanted a bag for my original puff dip and waffle Togo. It basically made the waffle soft from the the waffle was still hot steam in the bag, My friend said her lemon slushy was refreshing for Texas heat. read more

Happy Lemon - Probably the best bubble waffle Whatever you do don't put it in a plastic bag to avoid it being soggy and eat ASAP - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I can't write much cause I'm feeling CRAPPY LEMON If I was an infant, I'd wear a NAPPY LEMON If I wrote for Hallmark, I'd write all SAPPY LEMON But when we want Boba, we go to HAPPY LEMON These lemons are so happy Pharell should do this RAPPY LEMON Tried to bring my feelines here, but they were CATTY LEMON Hamilton likes it, says it's I'm young, hungry and SCRAPPY LEMON And the only Lemon that we want is HAPPY LEMON If Selena Gomez came here, she would TAKI TAKI LEMON Now I'm gonna finish this review and make it SNAPPY LEMON Barbi's getting naked and she's moaning "AYY PAPI" LEMON Posing on the couch and being a THIRST TRAPPY LEMON Now she just came over, gave my butt a SLAPPY LEMON I think that she wants me to give her a TAPPY LEMON I do that so much she's getting kinda FLAPPY LEMON But now I'm gonna make her happier than a HAPPY LEMON WHAT! One of the friendliest and best quality Boba shops in the world. From their magnificent drinks to their wonderful ownership, from the lovely employees to the regional manager based in Cali who puts the midas touch (or the Lemon-Yellow touch) on all of the Lemons under his guidance, this is top notch all the way, and there's a reason that their are lines out the door on any given day of the week. Well, the reason is that the shop is so small and is take-out only, but there's another reason too! And that is, it's just so good! I got in a fight here (Scrappy Lemon), got my hair done in corn rows here (Nappy Lemon) and also tried their Peppermint Bubble Tea (Crappy Lemon). But more than anything else, when the girl some of you know and love insists on me taking her here and getting her fave Lemon Black Tea, then for me and any boys (and probably girls) in the place, it becomes Fappy Lemon. We come here on a near-daily basis because Barbi is madly in love with their Blended Lemon Black Tea and their Squeezed Lemon Black Tea. I adore both equally, but she's really into the squeezed and I can see why. Their strawberry black tea is excellent too, as is their wonderful Lemon slush. And the milk tea and Okinawa milk tea are both wonderful. Happy Lemon also has top notch delicious Bubble Waffles too. Be careful what you order. Some of these drinks are so sour, that when she drank them, Ronda Rousey changed her name to Ronda Sourey. Of all the locations we've been to, this is right up there as the friendliest and happiest and most consitent. I'm thrilled to be able to call the people running it and owning it my friends. If it were in the largest city of Minnesota, it'd be Minneappy Lemon. And it'd sell sodas too. Not just small and large, but Mini Sodas. If it were in the capital of Maryland, it'd be Annappy Lemon. Of all the chains in the world, Happy Lemon is one of the very best, and is probably my fave boba chain that originates from China. They have extremely authentic taste worldwide, reminding me of the way it's done in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and I've tried these all over the UK is well, and they were just as good there as the American versions. Of every location of Happy Lemon, this is one I'd come back to on a regular basis, for life, and I wish them every single success. It's always nice running into them after their long work day is over, sometimes over at Sinh Sinh or other late night food spots. A truly wonderful bunch of people making truly magical drinks. If you haven't tried Happy Lemon yet, get over here and try it immediately. It might change your life. And If Jay Z brought his own Houston girl (Beyonce) (who does not dress as hot as my Houston girl) here it'd be Rappy Lemon. And I guess if we really wanna go one step further than what we already wear to Boba places, then I should bring my date here with both of us wearing nothing but Cling-Film. I guess then it'd be renamed "Saran Wrappy Lemon." read more

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Their tea is good, but I LOVE their matcha waffle with the taro cream dip! Definitely one of my favorite treats. I've gone to the location off of Bellaire and the one in Katy. I usually have to wait little bit for my waffle, but I don't mind because who doesn't love a fresh hot waffle! The ambiance is always happy and bright. I nice spot to chill out with friends. read more

All I can say is ... IMPRESSIVE! The blend between real taro and milk is just sublime. I don't know what magical proportions they use but I can't replicate this. Taro is blended in so finely without being gritty. The taro balls are like a blend of something between boba and taro or some sort of jelly. And best of all the portion was decent! Would I come back to try the other menu items? You bet! Sweetness 50% and less ice. Full flavor Portion size read more

Happy Lemon - Fresh taro milkshake w/ taro balls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Everything was good except they didn't have a lemon themed restroom. I wanted to take a dump in a lemon shaped toilet. Very, very disheartening. The drinks were good though. read more

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Happy Lemon is definitely upper tier when it comes to tapioca in Houston. Going here is a must whenever you're in Bellaire aka Houston Chinatown. This is definitely 1 of the most popular tapioca chains in the world for a reason, this is specifically their 2,404th store to be exact. The must order drink here is A1, "Green Tea w/ Salted Cheese." This green tea with salted cheese is simple but so well made. Very strong tea flavor, creamy/rich cheese foam, the right amount of sweetness, and consistently soft tapioca. I honestly come back here specifically for A1. This is all you need in life basically haha. Other honorable mentions include their ube milk tea, fresh passion fruit mango green tea, and their fresh lemon honey green tea. If you're in the mood for consistently good tapioca, Happy Lemon is your spot. The thousands of stores in the world are proof of that. The only down side to this place is that it's a small store, and there's only room to order drinks to go. read more

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I think me and Happy Lemon have something in common. I like citrus and lemon is right in my alley. It was on my radar since last summer as I was filming a dessert crawl video to highlight all dessert restaurants at the vicinity of Sterling Plaza. Lemon is good for a lot of things, not just a fruit. That's why I'm happy to see a newcomer to this strip mall with Sandong Noodles House, Jasmine Asian Cuisine and Parisian Bakery Cafe. I didn't care about boba tea but they got plenty of other drinks that could call it beneficial to my diet. Vitamin C is essential to our immune system, especially during Covid years. I was first attracted by the Whole Lemon Drink. I watched how it was made on Instagram. The price and wait time made me think it's well worth for a delicious drink. These drinks made with lemon has acid, I usually compliment it with bubble waffle to balance my digestive system. Waffle has rising agent, which is alkaline. Eating both will neutralize the chemical balance. read more

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I came out for the Elite event, and ended up making my own purchases as well. The folks here were kind enough to answer my questions, as they are plentiful. I have a habit of letting the dealer choose my poison, and they didn't steer me wrong. For myself, I ordered the roasted milk tea with boba. The taste came out similar to molasses. I ordered the OG regular milk tea for my ma. It was her birthday, and she had never had boba before. Ma was happy, so I was happy. I might go back for the lemon stuff, being that it's in the name and whatnot. Staff were bomb, they were knowledgeable and quick on the orders. The place was clean. Definitely would return. read more

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Happy Happy Lemon! Pass this place numerous times and it has been mostly busy. The line was out the door during their first week. So finally stopped in for a try and it did not disappoint. After perusing the menu, I ordered the Dragonfruit Lychee with salted cheese and a lemon slushy. It was cold out and an off time so there wasn't a long line. The staff was friendly and quick. The inside is cute and quaint. There are benches to sit on to wait for your drinks as well as a small sitting area. There is also an adorable lemon girl in the front lol. I'm not really a salted cheese or any type of cheese in my drink fan but when I was at the bakery further down, a girl walked.in with the drink and told us that it was really good. She was right. The combo of Dragonfruit Lychee and salted.cheese was perfect. And the aesthetic made it look even more delicious. The lemon slush was good too. I could tell it was fresh by the lemony sour taste that comes with fresh squeezed lemons. I will def be back to try some more drinks. The prices are pretty good as well. The two drinks totaled about $12 and they were a good size. Try it. read more

Happy Lemon - Dragonfruit Lychee with salted cheese and lemon slushy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Yesterday was their grand opening & today I decided to give it a try based on my Yelp friends raving about this place, special mention to (Vinkin Ken T.) thanks for the recommendation. I'll start by saying that the service was phenomenal, considering it was busy; they were able to provide quick and friendly service. I decided to order their green tea with salted cheese (25% sweetness) & since they're doing the BOGO I also got the mango boba green tea (25% sweetness). The GT with salted cheese was amazing, I tasted the richness of the tea & it was bitter to my liking. It was a textbook quality drink, I just wish they gave me a little more of the salted cheese. The mango boba GT was refreshing, I definitely tasted the green tea & it wasn't weak either. The mango boba was chewy but it was a bit sweet for me, still manageable though. Overall, this place deserves a 5 star(s) & out of all the tea houses I've been to, happy lemon is on the top as far as making their teas strong which I look for when I'm drinking tea. I'm so happy that they opened one in Houston and I'll definitely come back soon. Tip: this place is extremely small, I'm pretty sure they made it to where you order to go; which is perfectly fine to me. read more

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I went with my friends here and when we arrived, we didn't realize that it was so late after dinner and that it closed at 9 PM. We did try to walk in, but the door was closed because it was 9 PM, so we were standing outside trying to figure where we should go instead. The person that I think was the owner arrived right after we did to probably help close up the shop, and she invited us in to go ahead and order our drink even though they were closed. That was super sweet of her to do that for us even though she didn't have to and even though we did not ask for it. We ended up ordering the ube milk tea with taro puff cream and taro balls and we had the dragon fruit lemon slushy. Both were really good and was the perfect amount of sweetness. With the ube milk, I believe they used really ube for the drink. The taro balls were good also. If you have never had taro balls though, do not expect it to be like boba because it is much denser than regular boba. With the dragon fruit lemon slushy, it wasn't too sweet and had a nice tartness to it. Overall, great customer service and excellent drinks. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I first tried this place in Seattle, and boy am I glad they came to Houston. We are in the big leagues now! The Milk Tea with salted cheese was really good! I liked the saltiness, it was a pleasant surprise. Although my partner thought it was a little too salty, I really enjoyed it. This was my favorite drink out of the two I got. The Dragon Fruit Lychee Juice with salted cheese was also really good. The contrast between the salty cheese foam and the sweet juice worked really well. Strongly recommend. Price wise, it's slightly higher than neighboring boba stores, but the range of customization and the taste justifies the price. read more

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I really enjoy going to the Happy Lemon in Katy, so when I found out one opened closer to home, I was ecstatic. I ordered my usual which is the Mango Lemon Slushy with boba, and it just wasn't the same. The boba was hard and someone forgot to add the mango. Also, I think the customer in front of me forgot something in the store, so the cashier ran out the door after her to give her something. I thought this was very sweet; however, he stepped on my toes as he ran out. I was in so much pain, and he didn't even notice or say anything. So they got my order wrong... Instead of giving me mango , the cashier gave me a side of "Get stepped on." Super disappointed. read more

I got the boba milk tea with puff cream and it was lacking a little sweetness. The boba was kind of tough-chewy so I was a little disappointed in my drink. I think I'd give it another chance and try one of the salt cheese drinks. My boyfriend ordered the mango yakult smoothie with boba and his drink was pretty good. Overall, I would give another chance but I'm not a fan of the texture of the boba. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went here during their grand opening weekend since it was B1G1 free and overall we were impressed! While their menu is quite extensive we figured we'd try their speciality cheese foam with our drink choice. The matcha latte was excellent but the tiramisu cheese foam was just ok. I definitely recommend the regular cheese foam! Will be back when the line dies down! read more

Happy Lemon - Matcha latte with tiramisu cheese foam - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Let me tell you this place is definitely franchise owned. When you walk in it smelled of wet dirty dish towel. the counters were just messy the floors were sticky.as for the restroom it was filthy toilet paper on the floor toilet was Stained with poop and urine like it hadn't been cleaned for days it smelled of poop. The trash can was overflowing with garbage. Mean while they have 3 employees standing at the counter serving 1 customer (me) service was good and the drink was excellent but this location was just not clean I don't recommend just because of how filthy I encountered it read more

Awesome customer service and yummy drinks. I tried the avocado matcha smoothie today. It was made perfectly, can't wait to try the new strawberry smoothie next. read more

Love the amount of options here! The store is small, so don't expect to sit down and hang out with friends at this location. Yummy boba that isn't too expensive. read more

Happy Lemon - S1 and D5 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I enjoy the drinks from this shop. The drinks are freshly made and some can be customized to the customers's preference (for example less sugar). Not all drinks can be customized however. This store is in a shopping strip with other restaurants. Unfortunately due to the store layout, there are no places to sit except for one large round table outside. If that table is taken, then you don't have to go home, but you can't stay there. Large shared parking lot with ample free parking. Will return but prefer other Happy Lemon locations due to the lack of seating. read more

Happy Lemon - Cool store decor - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Decided to check out Happy Lemon when I was in the area. There was a long line when I got there, but I got my drink shortly after I placed my order. I got the Okinawa fresh milk with puff cream and no boba, and it had just the perfect amount of ice and sugar (regular ice/sugar). I will definitely be back here again for more soon! read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

We dropped by during the soft opening and were treated to BOGO with a 4 drink limit per person. I feverishly scanned the menu and kept my ears open to hear what others had to say. The names were interesting and I was intrigued enough to wait in line for 25 mins with a bunch of you g people half my age just to try it out. Got my 4 drinks and wow! Ube with the tarp cream puff and tarp balls was interesting. Heavy on the tea but I loved the tarp balls. 4/5 Boba with cream puff looked interesting but tasted like just bland tea 1/5 Passion fruit with lychee juice 3.5/5. It's beautiful but not all that fresh. Mango Yakut was was refreshing and nice 4.5/5 I hope this place makes it. Houston has some stiff competition. I'll try the slush next time. read more

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Tried the#A5: Milk Tea Oreo and didn't like the flavor, it was actually plain and filled with a LOT of ICE. The service was really welcoming and for that alone i might give it another try another day! Also the drink came out very fast, no other customers were there though. So pretty calm vibe inside at the time. read more

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got the genshin x happylemon klee cup sleeve bundle!! it was super yummy, the service was nice, the ambiance was really warm and cute. the klee drink had poprocks in it which was really creative, perhaps it represents her bombs???? the cup sleeve of dodoco is precious!!! got 200 primos from the card !! the collab is gone but i recommend going!!!!!!!!1 read more

Okay.. so I came here as part of the Yelp event several months ago. At that time they were super personable with great customer service and my drink was fantastic. It was a dragon fruit lemonade slushie. So I came to them just to test out the service and quality of the slushy today. And sure enough... They were consistent. They weren't just treating us well and giving us good quality drinks because we were yet believe. This is truly their standard and I am so thankful! read more

Happy Lemon - Dragon fruit lemon slushie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Love the energy from the employees, all the girls in cute braids were so nice and thorough when explaining the menu to me. Store felt cozy and my drink came out pretty fast. as you can see from the picture, I was downing that drink. It was that good. Coming back tmmr for the waffles next read more

Happy Lemon - roast milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Houston, Texas

Gosh Darn, this place has been added to my list as one of the better boba tea shops. SO DELICIOUS!! I was happy to find that they have soy milk alternatives and plus a mango and matcha combination that's a double win. I absolutely loved the flavor!! The taro balls were yummy too. I see why they stay packed. I wanted to try the ube with taro, but it doesn't have the option for soy milk alternatives. I will definitely return. read more