Happy Lemon opened next to 99 Ranch 7 years ago. Just a few tables for dining in . Steady flow of patrons. Been patronizing H.L. for years on & off, wanting a change from their signature salted cheese drink. The associate tried to interest me in various drinks. decided to look over them carefully myself. Choose one that was coincidentally on their top 10 list: D6. Pd. Got drink within 7 minutes. Offerings: salted cheese, milk tea, classic brewed tea, fruit tea, lemon slushy, blended whole lemon, squeezed lemon, fruit smoothie, Yakult, waffles. Sips: Ube milk tea with taro puff cream & boba (7.25) no sugar, less ice. -less sugar right call as Ube & boba quite sweet. Should have picked no ice as ice diluted drink. -associate gave me a small taste of what I ordered before I got it. Perfecto! Great service! *various ingredients blends together to make an unique drink. 4.5 stars Worthy! Service, quality & quantity fantastic & reasonable. Will try another from top 10 list in future. read more

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Mango Pandan Sticky Rice Smoothie. It sounds so amazing, so I'd been trying to find it in the Concord area, but unfortunately, the Happy Lemon there doesn't carry it. So when I came across the location in Dublin that clearly had it, I knew I had to try it. The picture of this drink was striking, with the combination of bright green and bright orange swirls and the display of sago. It looked extremely enticing in tempting. Unfortunately, while the drink was just as beautiful in real life as it was in the advertisement, the flavor did not deliver at all. It just tasted like a mango smoothie and nothing else. The pandan flavor didn't come through whatsoever, and it didn't even have the promised pandan aroma. As for the sticky rice, that really didn't come through in the drink either. Again, it tasted just like a plain mango smoothie. I was very disappointed. But I knew this was only a limited time offering though, so I'm still glad that I got to try it. But I definitely wouldn't get this again. I also really didn't like being inside this specific Happy Lemon location in Pacific Pearl Plaza. They had some claw machines inside the store, so there were a lot of kids playing them and being very loud. I also felt like the tables and seats were positioned way too close together, so it just wasn't very comfortable to dine in. read more

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I genuinely never leave bad reviews, but wow. The employees were so rude, my order was completely forgotten even though the ticket was literally hanging right there, and then instead of just owning the mistake, they came up with the weirdest excuse and gave me attitude about it. Mistakes happen but the attitude is what made it ridiculous. Definitely skip this location. read more

Stopped in at 2pm for a quick snack. It was not crowded and the establishment was clean. I ordered 3 drinks and 2 popcorn chickens. My lemon tea was perfectly flavored- not too sweet with enough tea and lemon flavor My kiddo loves lemonade so he got a lemon slush My mango sago was good and not too sweet. The popcorn chicken was juicy and flavorful. I ordered original flavor but they have a few flavor options, so I will get something spicy for myself next time. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

This place is always a place to get any kind of teas, appetizers, or desserts. Something small if you get hungry but for the drinks is everyone's taste. I love getting drinks here and even their bubble waffles is sooo good. This location had a cute interior with seatings and also a claw machines to play and get toys. Well, that's just a bonus for any customers. Fast and friendly services is a must especially if you're obeying your thirst, which for me and my party case since we are eating next door. Definitely recommend this place. Now I posted a pic if you don't believe me. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Regular boba prices around $7-$8 each. I forgot our my Happy Lemons Rewards account until after I paid, and points could not be redeemed after paying. Don't be like me. Location is good, right next to 99 Ranch. Drinks were ok. Will come if in the vicinity. Will not purposely make a trip to here. I prefer TP Tea. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Please train your staff how to make proper egg waffles. This is my 2nd time getting soggy waffle. Almost raw inside. The waffle supposed to be crispy outside and soft inside! read more

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We've been here a couple of times. Their drink quality varies depending on who's working that day so it's hard to tell if it's good or not. Overall it's just okay, your typical happy lemon. read more

Let's start with parking ... lots of it!! This parking lot is huge!!! Location is great near the outlets very clean and open Staff is welcoming and provided great customer service! Our drinks were great!! Delicious and refreshing!! Over all 5 stars! read more

Happy Lemon - Yay happy lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Came on a Saturday afternoon and it was crowded. Drink came out quick but they warned us the waffle would come in 10 min. We didn't mind the wait but the quality of the waffle was not good this time. It was soft, floppy , just not the usual crispy one. We got the Oreo one. Maybe only the original one is crispy and good. mango matcha smoothie was good with a lot of mango taste. read more

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Omg, loved their popcorn chicken I tried the spicy chilli version of it, it was so good. read more

Happy Lemon - Popcorn Chicken - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Came here for their buy 2 get 1 free drinks! Popcorn chicken tastes great! Service is quick and shop is always kept clean! read more

Happy Lemon - Thursdays are Buy 2 get 1 Free! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

On the strip in an upstairs food court area. Here around 230pm on a Sunday and Happy Lemon is the busiest out of all the other businesses. I got in line but then ordered in the app and got out of line to wait. Use the app and get your rewards! Also check in on yelp! I got a free drink. They were really nice and gave me the free drink (Okinawa fresh milk) even though I already submitted my order in the app before checking in on yelp. Not sure about parking since we walk the strip. They have seating for all businesses there. I always get the boba milk tea and add crystal boba and half sweet at all the happy lemons I go to and it's always great and consistent. This is non dairy or at least it never gives me issues. The fresh milk one is real dairy so take a dairy pill if you need it. They have a $1 upgrade to a 32 ounce cup but it's huge! Maybe in summer when it's hot outside. Nice to pick it up and bring it back to our room to enjoy. Thank you for opening up a good boba place on the strip for us non drinkers and kids! read more

Happy Lemon - Boba milk tea with crystal boba and a D11. Okinawa Sugar w/Fresh milk Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

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I was a big fan of this specific Happy Lemon location here, but visited tonight (google, yelp, etc show it as open) but they are no longer a Happy Lemon! Same employees, similar appearance inside, but they offer boba, bahn mi and snacks now. It's now called jade's teacup cafe and has its own yelp page :) read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

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Friendly service! Highly recommend the jasmine green tea with cheese foam. Perfect balance of sweet and salty.

This place totally surprised me with all the delicious things on their menu but we were there for one purpose only. My husband wanted me to try the iced coffee with the cheese curds on top. I know it sounds sketchy. Lol, but it was surprisingly good. The service was fast, the place is in a shopping mall so there is plenty of parking, it was clean and plenty of seats. I will be back to try something else. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Happy Lemon is honestly a boba shop that I put in the same tier as stores like Quickly so I personally don't have super high expectations whenever I go to one. I haven't gone to other Happy Lemons recently, but I wish this one in particular would adopt the idea of having kiosks inside the store to make the ordering process much easier instead of having to order in front of a cashier. I know some people like ordering at a cashier and talking to people, but not everyone does. I just want to grab and go with my drinks sometimes. On the plus side the workers there are really friendly. The music is pretty loud inside so sometimes they can mishear what you are saying which led to me getting my drink at 25% sweet instead of 75%. Inside also isn't the cleanest when I went. I ordered the Matcha Tiramisu Salted Cheese ($6.50). Honestly it was still fine even at 25% sweet, but the matcha definitely tatstes super artificial and sugary. I couldn't really taste the tiramisu part of the salted cheese and it just tastes like a regular salted cheese which they honestly do make pretty well. I've also tried the Yakult Lemon Slushy. It was good although I couldn't taste the Yakult flavor at all and just tasted like an ordinary lemon slush. Their drinks are solid, but nothing too noteworthy to me. Their gimmicky drinks just taste like their regular drinks in my opinion. The service is great though and it is in a good location with easy parking. read more

Happy Lemon - H3. Yakult Lemon Slushy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

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Conveniently located in Pacific Pearl right by the outlets and 99 Ranch, so they sure do get a lot of foot traffic on busy weekends! I ordered the Strawberry Milkshake (F5) since it caught my eye while it was staring right back at me when I went up to the register. The drinks at Happy Lemon are pretty good - I usually go for anything with the salted cheese or puff cream. I wouldn't recommend their milk tea drinks - I've found after visiting a few times that the consistency has always been a little too thick to enjoy. However, their green and black teas are pretty good. Toppings are on the pricier side compared to other boba shops, ranging around $1. The Strawberry Milkshake ($7) I got was good but not great, but I'd suggest it for a hot summer day! It was definitely on the sweeter side but I loved how generous they were with the puff cream. read more

Happy Lemon - F5. Strawberry Milk Shake - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

I haven't had Happy Lemon in a while mainly because there isn't one close to me. Truth be told, I wanted to check out Ranch 99, so when I saw Happy Lemon was next door, OOOUuuu I told my husband, can we get Happy Lemon??!! (like a giddy child). I had no idea it was there! I got my usual, A1: green tea with salted cheese foam. We got 2 drinks and with tip came out to like $13-ish. Phew! a lil pricey so you know I sipped my drink extra slow. read more

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Got two drinks and a popcorn chicken in a separate order on Thursday. Didn't notice that they have 'buy two drinks get one free offer', and ask the staff if it would be possible for me to get a free drink bc i got the second drink right after i got my first order. They just said no because it considered as two orders. It would be better if they ask if I wanna get one more drink when I'm doing the first order, and tried to be more flexible read more

Asked for no ice, was told I can only get less ice, then I was given mostly ice -_- Tip: keep asking them for no ice because they overfill your drink with ice even when you specifically want no to less ice. read more

Happy Lemon - A normal drink with "less ice" - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

This is my favorite Happy Lemon location by far. The location is perfect! It is located inside the Pacific Pearl Shopping Center. Happy Lemon is across the street from the San Francisco Premium Outlets, next to 99 Ranch Market, and other great dining establishments. I also love anywhere with ample parking. This is definitely more of a take-and-go location. The space is small, with very limited seating available. It feels very new and clean. Everything else is pretty standard with the TV screen menus, decor, etc. I came here to talk about the salted cheese foam. I always ignore the salted cheese foam because, well, that sounds weird. I wanted to tell everyone wanting to go to Happy Lemon to try it, you won't regret it! This is the best discovery I've recently made and I am so happy I went with the employee recommendation: black tea with salted cheese and boba. I usually carry out two drinks for around 15-16 bucks. I've just come to terms with boba is now really expensive lol read more

Previously when i ordered at happy lemon, me and my family always run into a problem wether it would be the wrong drink made, a topping wasn't there or it was too sweet, etc. That was over 5 years ago and i decided to go after dinner seeing a brand new menu. I saw banana creme and matcha latte which is right up my alley so i ordered it and got a matcha latte with a dollop of creme. given the total for two drinks was 16 dollars, i expected more banana creme than just a small dollop. So i asked for a little more, i just couldnt walk away spending that much and getting so little. Now there were no issues, but i took a sip and they really handed me a jasmine milk tea with green food dye because thats exactly what it tastes like. I dont expect premium grade matcha at a boba store but this is just pure jasmine tea. Anyways, hope this review helps you when you want matcha at happy lemon. if anything, get their lemon flavored drinks and slushies because thats what they do best. Hi im editing this two hours later and I'm experiencing the worst bloating and stomach pain ive ever had from a drink! I'm not lactose intollerant or allergic to anything in the drink, there is simply something wrong with this drink. The bloating happened 30 minutes after i drank it and i didn't think it would last until after a little yoga or a walk, but its still here, with all of it's pain. thanks happy lemon! read more

* DETAILED foodie review here * Salted cheese foam drink chain opened its global no. 1580 in Pacific Pearl, Asian strip mall across the outlets, on 02.01.19. We met the [original] owner during construction. He had just opened the Pleasanton one & was operating another biz if I remember correctly. I kinda recall change in mgmt shortly after tho. On 04.26.22, 2+ yrs into covid, we were fffinally ready to dine out after my Kaiser doc friend said that incidence is low locally at the tail end of omicron. Grabbing dessert was a nice treat after din at a restaurant in the Pacific Food Hall a couple bldgs over. T H E "F E E L S" . . . clean & comfy C O V I D . . . - plastic guards, sani bottle - "masks required to enter," but dude after me wasn't wearing one & the girls didn't trip at all T H E N O M S . . . We ordered the following (see my pic): - Matcha & Oreo Bubble Waffle, 6.5 | Yea, u can request for a combo! I usually love matcha in general, but this was too bitter. Oreo taste was mild. try nxt time... - Boba Waffle, 6.5 - Taro Puff Cream or Salted Cheese Dipping Sauce, 1. Too bad, seems like no mo #34 Handcraft Salted Cheese Ice Cream! FOMO T H E "D R A N K S" . . . Free drink every $100 spent | ask for a rewards card (no digital sys) Promo: every TH 5-8p | buy 2+, get 1 free - A7. Matcha Latte w/ Tiramisu Salted Cheese, 6. Lrg only | Salted cheese is alwaz noms! "Tiramisu" seems to be cocoa (leftovers sadly didn't keep well so I couldn't stretch out my savoring, lol) I totally forgot to add boba, 50¢. They're missing out on upselling by not asking, smh! try nxt time... - H3. Yakult Lemon Slushy, 5.75 L - E3. Lemon Yakult w/ Aloe, 5.5 L T H E S E R V I C E . . . Eh, can't expect too much from young, green girls who aren't too personable. N U T S H E L L . . . It's convenient in the Asian strip mall next to the mkt, fall hall & surrounded by restaurants that have few sweet options. Also refreshing to crunch ur thirst during 100°+ Livermore summer mos. Not closing early like other boba shops in the area is a plus too. - Return? Y - Wifi: saycheese - Restroom sitch (helps gauge resto's cleanliness): pretty clean - Out the door for 2ppl: 12. - Apple Pay: Y p.s. As alwaz, show this [Asian] sista some love if u found what I spent time on to be of help ;-P Thx in advance & may there be more noms in our futures!!... read more

Happy Lemon - Matcha & Oreo Bubble Waffle, 6.5. Yea, request combo! (Matcha: bitter, Oreo: mild) | Matcha Latte w/Tiramisu (cocoa?) Salted Cheese, 6. noms - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Right across the street from the Premium Outlets in Livermore, you find this jewel! Great customer service, I recommend you to look at the menu before you get in line or even before you go, because they have so many options is a bit overwhelming! Everything was delicious & quickly made, employees were nice that's always a plus ! Definitely will come back read more

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This was my first visit to this location or any Happy Lemon locations. I picked up a few drinks back in March 2021 and they were all really great! We got the Mango, Green Matcha and Passionfruit tea. All were great. If you're going to get a loyalty card, get it before you order. It's not retroactive. The only thing that frustrated me was the confusing line. It's still pandemic times so people were generally good about social distancing. There's a line and I'm next but another person comes and cuts the line and goes directly to the counter. I tapped her on the shoulder to tell her to wait her turn and the person as the register clearly knows that this woman just jumped the line. She orders her complicated order with many drinks, takes her time. After I ordered, I told her again that she jumped the line and she doesn't even look up from her phone. It was very intentional and she doesn't care. I'm not letting this person ruin a good food experience. I'll be back when I'm in the area. read more

First time trying the bubble waffles - chocolate and matcha with a sea salt cream dip, yum! This Happy Lemon is tucked away in the Pacific Pearl Center so nestled among Asian restaurants and similar cafes. Quick attentive service. As usual the drinks at Happy Lemon did not disappoint - exotic dragonfruit and passionfruit teas with boba and a creamy strawberry milkshake. read more

Happy Lemon - First time trying bubble waffles... chocolate and matcha! Dragon Fruit Lemon Slushy, Strawberry Milk Shake, Passion Fruit Green Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Standard happy lemon vibes with the tv screen listing the orders coming out. Tasty drinks. The salted cheese foam drinks are so good! I think happy lemon makes some of the best. The flavor is creamy, cheesy, and mixes well with the strong, sweetened tea. The green tea salted cheese was nice and soft with aromatic floral notes of jasmine (A1). Milk tea is pretty good as well (like typical milk tea); chewy boba. Puff cream adds additional creaminess to the drink (boba milk tea with puff cream (D5)). I love to see drinks with kumquat, so the kumquat lemon green tea was lovely (E10). It also came with lychee jelly (which would be helpful if it was listed), which paired nicely in flavors. The drink was very refreshing and delicious. The egg puffs were good. Good balance of crispy/crunchy and soft/chewy. Nice original flavor. read more

Happy Lemon - D5 boba milk tea with puff cream, E10 kumquat lemon green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

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I always order the Mango Matcha matcha smoothie and this specific location ALWAYS makes it the best. Tried the other pleasanton and UC locations but it's never the same. I always go out of my way for this reason! Friendly and professional staff, 10/10 experience and ambiance for my boba cravings. read more

Avoid this location! Drive 5 more minutes to go to the other location down the street. I came here before and my experience wasn't great. The last time I came here, they didn't offer the drink I wanted as a large. The other location on Santa Rita would let me just pay extra and get it as a large but this location refused. So I boycotted this location. My husband said if we get boba today it would have to be at this location to save time. So I came but would have rather went to another location. Today I ordered a strawberry black tea and asked for salted cheese. They didn't give me salted cheese because they said it doesn't normally come with it. I didn't mind paying for me. Don't you want to make more money? I go to all the Happy Lemons all over the East Bay all the time. This location also takes the longest to make your drinks, and when they make mistakes they take just as long as making a drink to fix the small mistakes. Everything behind the counter looks like a mess. And their floor mat at the door way slips when you step on it. Safety hazard! This one also had some poop on the toilet seat. read more

Happy Lemon is located inside Pacific Pearl in Pleasanton. I had seen this store the last time I passed by Pacific Pearl, and they had a new ice cream flavor (Salted Cheese), so I decided to try it out. Situated next to 99 Ranch Market, the place was calm with one person getting their drink. They were offering a free tote bag with purchase of two drinks and said Salted Cheese Ice Cream. So I did just that -- Strawberry Green Tea and Grapefruit Green Tea plus Ice Cream = free tote. I got my goods pretty quickly. The Ice Cream really tasted like their Salted Cheese topping. The Teas were refreshing. And the bag was free. All good, and I may go back to get the other tote bag design. read more

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I love Happy Lemon, but I'll probably avoid this location going forward. Employees aren't friendly and get the orders wrong. The same drinks here aren't as good compared to other locations. Other locations have friendlier staff and faster service. Parting ways with this Happy Lemon location. Adios! read more

Happy Lemon - Pretty drinks, but subpar to the other Happy Lemon locations - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

I appreciate the workers, here at Happy Lemon. I had an accident and dropped my amazing drink on the floor, I felt so embarrassed. They made me a new drink & I felt much better This drink was really good. I wouldn't have gotten it since it has "salted cheese" but it was super tasty & took my out of my food comfort zone, WHICH IM GRATEFUL FOR, since now I have a new fave drink! Thank you! read more

Happy Lemon - A7. Matcha Tiramisu Salted Cheese - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

No longer a Happy Lemon location. It's now Jade's Tea Cup. They have a much smaller menu and sell Vietnamese banh mi now.

Drink was too sweet and has no taste of grapefruit juice. The jelly requested was too thin and very different from other location we previously enjoyed. I would not return to this location. read more

This happy lemon location was good, but they recently switched from clear plastic cup to solid paper cups. I wish they would switch back to the clear cups because when you buy boba drink, you want to see what's inside through the clear cups. The solid paper cup is more for soda. read more

This small Happy Lemon is right next to Ranch 99 in the pearl plaza. There's plenty of parking and they have inside seating available too (4-5 tables). My go to drinks: - Mango matcha smoothie: 10/10 - freshly squeezed lemon green tea: 9/10 super refreshing - Okinawa roasted milk tea: 7/10 - Black tea with salted cheese: 10/10 - freshly squeezed passion fruit & mango green tea: 9/10 (has pulp and passion fruit seeds btw) read more

Happy Lemon - Inside - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

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Happy lemon is truly a happy place to be! What I love about coming here is the salted cheese foam topping and their specific recipe. It gives a good contrast to the sweet flavours in boba with a slight twang. It's quite an indulgent drink/dessert really for someone who doesn't drink boba often so when I do I love coming here. This is a very clean location being in the suburbs and fairly spacious. read more

Happy lemon is always our go-to place for boba tea! Its Okinawa milk tea is our favorite. It also surprises us with new specials, like passion fruit green tea. It's always delicious and refreshing! read more

Happy Lemon - G5. Strawberry Green Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Pleasanton, California

Service was friendly and received my order in a reasonable time. This review is for the iced honey lemon green tea (B3 on the menu). Tasty drink. Always order it with 25% sugar. Today, however, the drink tasted incredibly sweeter than usual. Could it be they forgot to adjust the sugar level, different drink maker, too much honey, or are my tastes buds just not the same anymore? Any how, I'll probably still order the drink since it's a good drink. Next time, I'll try it with no sugar. The store itself is clean and there was music playing in the background. read more