Service is pretty poor and there's no hint of friendliness here and instead an efficient system that works like a good socialist society. That's the feeling I get talking with the employees. The drinks are middle ground but the food is what's hurting the experience. Cheap to have fried tofu with only tofu and fried in batter that's sticky and gooey. If you try to separate the goo from the tofu you'll have a small handful of tofu or less. I have no clue what's this batter but it's not good and soaks oil. Can't believe this seems to be the norm all across the bay. I do like Hay Teas fried tofu - authentic style. read more

I used the self ordering kiosk to get a tiramisu cream matcha latte. I enjoyed it and my boyfriend also liked it. Service was really quick. The space is very big. There's lots of parking in the lot. The machine made ordering super easier. The pictures were really helpful read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

This is my go to boba spot! I've been coming here for years now and I've never run into any problems. The staff are fast with taking orders and making drinks. There is also a kiosk that you can order on. My favorite drinks are the oreo milk tea, mango matcha, and the matcha latte! read more

這次北加之旅，還有跟我弟弟去弟妹親家那裡，第一次到這個城市來，一開下來就已經看到很多中文字了，那當然是要來一杯茶，一彎進來就看到happy lemon，聖誕節當天他們還有開真是辛苦了，茶的部分我覺得還好，有cheese 奶蓋的綠茶， 嗯， 太多茶店做的更好，但雞蛋糕跟鹹酥雞的部分就很棒， 好吃！ read more

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This place would be an easy 4 stars if the tables were cleaned more often. Nothing bad to say about the drinks because it's usually consistent across the board. I do like the wall decoration though. This location looks better than the other ones I've been to recently. read more

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They have a decent strawberry tea and cheese foam option, so I don't mind coming to Happy Lemon if it's the only boba place in the area. However, overall quality of this franchise seems to be consistently meh. It's like the QR code scanner at every location I go to is always broken, so I'm forced to talk to an employee to order and get points. The tables are usually dirty and the staff don't always clean it up frequently. And 0% ice is not an option for my drink. read more

Happy Lemon - Smh - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Absolutely love this place! The drinks are always super fresh and flavorful. I got my order really fast, and everything tasted spot on not too sweet, just perfect. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the shop had such a cute, cheerful vibe. It's definitely my go-to spot whenever I'm craving boba. Highly recommend the salted cheese tea or any of their fruit teas they never disappoint! read more

I'm so disappointed with the service I came in 35 minutes before closing due to being at work all day I'm currently 6 months pregnant and all I had been craving all day was their original waffle and the girl at the counter told me they had their kitchen closed already so they couldn't make it, I left so sad and disappointed, why are they even closing the shop before the time on their schedule I don't understand places that do that especially if they only sell 2 things waffles and drinks!happy lemon should know/do better! It's more like sad lemon! read more

I mobile ordered. My drink was ready in time, but the employee said a few more minutes for my bubble waffle. I waited an additional 10 minutes and they gave it to me raw. Unacceptable read more

Happy Lemon - I mobile ordered and they made my drink on time but forgot my waffle. I waited an additional 10 minutes and my waffle was raw. Not ok... - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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This was my favorite local boba place for years, until... I always get a drink with salted cheese and always appreciated that they had the clear lid with a hole for straw and a separate sipping hole. It makes it such a great experience to be able to get just the amount of salted cheese in your sip without having to do some awkward straw gymnastics. But this time... to my horror, they gave me my drink with a regular sealed plastic lid initially. I asked for the "other lid" and they gave me this monstrosity. Clear plastic lid, but only a hole for the straw. No sipping hole. That defeats the purpose of this lid completely. There is another indent on the lid for the hole plug which serves no purpose for me. So just like most other boba places, we have to go back to doing straw gymnastics to get the salted cheese. I know, first world problems. But the prior lid was so functional. It's a shame. Aside from that, the drink is still good. My go to is the Oreo milk tea with boba and salted cheese, 25% ice and 50% sweet is perfect. I find their boba always has a great texture and taste. Some tables and seats inside. read more

Happy Lemon - Disappointing lid - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

the worst drinks ! never ever try their lemon slushy omg it has such bad after taste and they call it a drink ? yuck ! and charge you so much for it ! dont waste your money here read more

Happy Lemon is one of my favorite boba places. Service is fast and friendly. Came here yesterday on a busy afternoon. The place is always packed, music playing, blenders blending, people chatters. I never had a bad drink with this place, its always a hit! The only thing I'd like to say is; some Happy Lemon places serve fried chicken, this place should too. It would be greater than great. 4.5 stars close to 5. Always gonna come back. Have the app, so you can get a free drink after ordering 10 drinks. read more

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A great place to get boba in the area. You can order on the self order kiosk or with one of the workers. I like how they have a big menu so if you're not into teas you can also get smoothies. They also have a lot of toppings to choose from. The wait can be long especially if they only have two workers. However, their seating area is big and kept clean. read more

Happy Lemon - Snack menu - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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D5 puff cream milk tea - 50% sugar is good, sometimes boba hard, but taste is consistent. Popcorn chicken - could be more crunchy, a bit too salty, meat is good. read more

Service was fast. Lots of yummy boba choices. Loved the choices for the day. Place was clean and organized. read more

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Happy Lemon is a staple spot. It's basically the better version of chain boba. Like how Quickly's is to Mcdonalds, this could be considered like Habit/Wendys. They're few around, but better in quality. The spot is located in a plaza behind walmart, it's kinda busy since there's an entrance to the freeway and just hella businesses. The store is small, but there is a mobile ordering station and a regular counter. The workers there are nice, they're working. Cant complain. Sometimes it's cold inside, but it aint bad. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Now I could be mistaken, but isn't Happy Lemon's little girl mascot with the blonde Buster Brown bob related to the giant robot doll in "Squid Game"? Don't you think the resemblance is uncanny? That may help explain why I didn't see the familiar Happy Lemon statue at this spot. They just have the mural with her shoe button eyes staring at me like death ray lasers. STOP LOOKING AT ME! AARGHHH!! Clearly the trauma forced me to order the $6 Large Milk Tea Oreo with Tiramisu Salted Cheese (photo: https://bit.ly/3YEGkDZ). I did notice bits of Oreo in my tall drink but otherwise it lacked distinction from the other flavors. Maybe that's why the girl in the mural yelled at me to order the $6.50 Chocolate Bubble Waffle, a gigantically spongey confection (photo: https://bit.ly/3XthIN6). At least that's my version of the story, and I'm sticking to it. TEA/WAFFLE - 3 stars...interesting-sounding flavors but not transcendent AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...where is she? WHERE IS SHE?? SERVICE - 3 stars...pretty transactional TOTAL - 3 stars...Red Light! Green Light! RELATED - Exploring San Leandro? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2UOvM6X read more

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This Happy Lemon location is in the Greenhouse Marketplace. This is a semi-busy plaza, but there is usually plenty of parking in the huge lot. Service is alright, just decent and also, remember to scan your app for rewards before you pay. I have not been here in ages, but I recently stopped by for a Bubble Waffle - Original Waffle and Mango Boba Green Tea with extra mango boba. The Bubble Waffle was decent on this particular visit, but it is a bit hit or miss, depending on who makes it. The mango green tea was alright - I asked for less sweet, but it tasted a bit pulpy and watered down. read more

Average Happy Lemon location! The inside looks quite open and clean. Not many people there at late hours. There is a machine where you get a receipt. Drinks overall are ok, same as you'd expect at any other Happy Lemon locations. Same for price, pretty much consistent across other chain stores. Serve staff are ok friendly. Not much interaction other than ordering and paying. Overall, and OK Happy Lemon place read more

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The mobile order is pretty spot on. The prices in-store and on the app are the same in case you were wondering. Most other order ahead apps advertise higher prices. read more

Happy Lemon - Updated menu June 2024 - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

Place seems a bit off but as you look at the menu you position yourself in the format of the place. I went with a regular milk black tea and it tasted a bit bitter but it was okay. I added the tapioca pearls and they were good quality. Nice and chewy, felt fresh. The service was nice and very fast. It wasn't even 30 seconds that I finished ordering and the staff member shouted that my drink is ready as no one was before or after me. Prices are somewhat higher and my coupon I got in Berkeley was not accepted here. AC Transit lines 34 and 35 go through here. Nearest BART station is Bayfair station the 35 bus passing through Bayfair. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I got their salted cheese and black tea and the barista didn't really add much cheese. My drink was pretty bland for a $7.50 drink.

this was the best boba and popcorn chicken experience ever! popcorn chicken tastes so juicy and crunchy , the service is so nice they treat us like family! read more

I've been hooked onto Happy Lemon since I first discovered it when I was living in San Jose. Delighted to see there's one in San Leandro. The inside of this Happy Lemon is super cute, I really love the mural they have. I have a rewards card that I had for years and I racked enough points for a free drink. I only paid $0.50 for the boba. I ordered a C2 Freshly Squeezed lemon tea, 25% sweetness with 25% ice. It's kind of too sour for my liking so I should've got 50% sweetness. The boba was nice and chewy. read more

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We have been trying tea spots all around the bay, my favorite is the Thai tea with boba and it has been the best so far ! Will be returning ! read more

Ordered another eggette as some friends were craving Happy Lemon. Again, the eggette is not finished cooking and is raw. We ask for them to remake it and they say that's how the eggette is supposed to be. The drinks are subpar. The customer service continues to have much to be desired. Avoid this location and go to other Happy Lemons in the area. read more

I'm so frustrated by how inconsistently bad this place is. The first time I came here was when they first opened. I was super excited, as everyone had been talking about happy lemon. I ordered my drink and they got the Ice levels and sweetness wrong. I figured it was an honest mistake, but decided that since there were two other boba shops in the plaza, I would just go to those instead. I've had really amazing consistent experience with ShareTea and Duckface. The boba was always soft, sweet and chewy. My drinks were always right. Well, my sister came into town and wanted some happy lemon. So we ordered some drinks, and by the time we brought it home it was too late to take it back. The big issues here? THE BOBA IS HARD, AND FLAVORLESS. Hands down, the worst I've ever had. I can't tell if the boba is stale, or they ran out of time and couldn't hydrate their boba fast enough. Honestly I can't understand, either I'm really unlucky and always get a bad order, or other people like hard boba and wrong drinks.... Check your drinks before you leave the store. With that said... I will probably just go to the other boba stores in the plaza and save myself the grief of coming here. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

A good egg puff! The service was good, they were polite and courteous! The egg puff takes around 8-9 minutes on a non busy time. I've had their egg puffs several times and they were good! I would suggest eating it right after you get it, as it drastically decreases in consistency and flavor with time. It's a recommend for me read more

Happy Lemon - Oreo egg puffs - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

YUMMY IN MY TUMMY IN A MINUTE I stopped by this location for the first time this week. There were a few people inside. The place is every big and felt safe walking into during covid. I got their Green Tea with salted Cheese and the Boba Milk Tea Cake. Both were amazing and will probably be my usual. I loved that the Green tea wasn't too sweet and it blended great with the salted cheese at the top. I recommend drinking this from the cap, not the straw. By doing so, you get a little bit of the cheese with the tea with every sip. The Boba Milk Tea Cake was amazing! It was my first time, and I want to order this every time I am there. The cake is very fluffy with layers of cream and topped with boba. It was the perfect amount of sweetness and great textures. I want a huge birthday cake like this. read more

i love happy lemon! the drinks are tasty always tasty but sometimes the boba is a little undercooked. i went in today and there was literally a woman cutting her nails and her child's nails right by where the drinks get put outthis is nothing against happy lemon but i literally don't know where else to put this information out LOL read more

Sorry happy lemon isn't a place for me. I like I-tea and t4 better for my drink especially lemon base. It was a bit overpriced for me and the taste was blend. It was my first and my last for this location. read more

I am so disappointed with my experience here. I called at 12:01, 12:05 and 12:10 (they open at noon). Nobody picked up my call both times. When I get there, there is over 6 people ahead of me and just to order it took almost 10 min. Then it took another 10-15 to wait for my drinks - by then I saw them picking up their phone for orders so of course that didn't sit well with me. They also put very little boba in their drinks. I was only halfway done with a large cup and the boba was already done. I feel like they didn't portion out the boba that well. On top of that, the boba was kind of hard. If they don't get their logistics together, I don't think I will be back here anytime soon given the number of boba shops in the area. read more

Happy Lemon - Passion fruit mango green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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This review is only for the original bubble waffle. I didn't try any drinks. This is probably one of the better tasting bubble waffles in the Bay Area. My favorite is Eggettes, but they've closed one location and I'm hardly on that side. Anyway, the bubble waffle was warm when I got it. Wrapped in such a cute lemon shaped wrapper! The bubble waffle shell was slightly crispy with a soft mochi like interior. I think they definitely use quite a bit of mochiko to get that mochi like texture. The sweetness was just right, maybe a bit too sweet - I'm guessing white sugar, but oh well. I was too full to finish the entire waffle because I had a huge bowl of pho, so I saved half to toast up tomorrow. read more

Happy Lemon - Yummy bubble waffle! Original! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

This shop is one of the most confusing boba shops I have ever been to. The cashiers are friendly and the drinks are made fast, except they.. don't.. deliver it? I was in the store, and I saw two drinks 80% filled up. One was waiting for salted cheese while the other was waiting to get capped. None of the workers have touched the two drinks, but they continue to make more and more? There is always (from the last three times I've visited) an abundance of finished drinks piled up, sitting there waiting to be capped and called out. Sometimes you will get lucky and they will call your number; other times (majority of the time) you will have to take initiative and ask for your drink yourself. read more

I have been here with my family or friends. I always try their different drinks each time come here. The last time I order was Matcha latte tiramitsu with Medium size & black boba for topping. Surprisingly, the drink actually not bad. It didn't taste weird to me. I might consider order this same drink again for next time. There's something new on their menu which is bubble waffle, so I ordered one with matcha flavor. It looks not bad with puffy shape, but when we eating it, it just taste okay as it's not crunchy and seems like it's soggy. I think they may need to improve their recipe. It did taste matcha but didn't taste like baking well. I'm sorry this is not the egg puff type I like. read more

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Only 3 stars bc the products are really good. Everyone just lacks customer service skills lol. Makes me feel like I bother them .

Grapefruit Oolong Green Tea & Strawberry Oolong Green Tea 5/5 Of all the places I get grapefruit teas, I can confidently say I this place is my go to. I usually get 100% sweetness and half ice and I think it's perfect to balance out the bitterness of the grapefruit. It includes grapefruit pulp and actual grapefruit too which is a plus. The strawberry oolong tea can be a hit or miss. I've encountered a few instances where the tea would be very watery, but other times it would be on point. So I think it would depend on who's making the drink. Even though happy lemon can get busy at times, they are really quick with their orders! read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I've been into Happy Lemon again and this is the location I frequent since it is close to home! Also, it is one of the few boba places in the area that is open past 8pm during the pandemic. Their drinks are consistent here, though I can really only speak to this for their Salted Cheese Green Tea. I always tell myself that I'll try something new the next time I come, but I only ever visit when I crave that one drink! They are an express location, and due to the pandemic, do not offer seating. This is okay for me as my friends and I usually visit after dinner on weeknights. With how shady the plaza is, I definitely would just grab-and-go in the evenings. Be careful to not slip on their floors on rainy days - I've slipped a couple of times and witnessed others slipping as well! read more

Drinks: Milk tea Oreo with tiramisu salted cheese (7/10) Tảro milk tea with puff cream (-100/10) We were so excited to drink this Taro drink because it was a new drink BUT first sip and it tasted SOUR AS HELL!! It honestly wasn't edible. Customer service: 0/10 We went back inside to request a different drink (which is normal to request because most stores offer this) but the barista said she wasn't able to offer a replacement drink. Really upset about this & don't think we would come back after this interaction. read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

With so many boba places in SL and 3 in the Greenhouse Plaza alone, Happy Lemon is not my favorite. I do appreciate the ice milk option like the Okinawan Ice Milk for when it is past the time I can consume caffeine without it keeping me up at night, there was not anything that really stood out to me. I may give them another shot for the salted cheese drink but for the price, I might just stick with I-Tea and Sharetea for my fix. Easy parking since it's not on the side of the dim sum or hot pot but seating is limited inside even though the space is pretty big. read more

Happy Lemon - Medium chocolate salted cream - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Leandro, California

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