Had planned on going to the Rainier Avenue one but ended up in South Lake Union. What a pleasant surprise! Never had before and there was just 1 couple there so was able to order quickly and received many good recommendations from both of the two staff people. I ended up getting the ube fresh milk with taro balls. Omggggggg it was the BEST I've ever had and I have had my fair share of ube drinks because I am Filipina! The cream was so fresh and so yummy! Had me craving to get it again and saw that they have a Tacoma location which is closer to where I live. My best friend and her son love this place too and they were traveling from France but are Cham so have had tons of different types of boba. They drank all their drinks!!! Highly recommend!!!! read more

This location is inside the same complex as Big 5 off 38th, right next to Sketchers. Parking here is alright considering the location. So happy that I don't have to drive to Federal Way anymore for a bubble waffle! Before they only had one flavor, but now they added chocolate and oreo.. Sometimes I do half original and half chocolate and get a side of the oreo puff cream. The location has a few tables inside and even have games you can play which are near the spot you place your order. I like that they give you a sturdy bad for you togo drinks and not the flimsy cardboard. Tbh, service was nothing out of the ordinary. read more

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Y'all should start doing confirmation on orders like DoorDash or Uber Eats because the store said someone picked up my order, but I haven't received it, and I've been waiting for like an hour on my order, and they wouldn't remake it. If someone picked up my order, then it would say on the app, but no. Now I have to get a new order. read more

Stopped by Happy Lemon in Tacoma to try out their drinks. Upon looking at their menu, their isn't a lot of options for non caffeinated drinks. So I went with the mango lemonade with lychee jelly. I also went here with my sister and she ordered the jasmine green tea with salted cheese foam. Overall the drinks were good. The service was nice and friendly. The overall ambiance of the store is really nice. Like the designs and art on the walls. My only complaint is if they offer more non caffeinated drink options or non caffeinated teas. read more

Happy Lemon - Mango Lemonade with lychee jelly and a jasmine green tea with salted cream cheese foam. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I love this consistency with this Happy Lemon. I typically order online and within ten minutes my order is ready. The waffles are tasty and never burned and there's a lot of different dips. I've tried the sea salt cheese and I think while I love it on my drinks, I don't like it as a dip. The cookies n cream dip is better. Overall, I like the variety of teas, and will be back! read more

Half chocolate/half Oreo bubble waffle with a strawberry shortcake smoothie. - Biting into a waffle cone. That's how I felt eating this thing. I felt the Oreo/chocolate throughout every bite. And the smoothie was to die for. Seriously, I can't recommend giving this I try enough. 8:10. Friendly staff. Good service. Good ambience. Good stuff. read more

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This is by far the best happy lemon I've been to! I've been to the other happy lemons in Washington and one in San Diego. None of them have the powdered match on top of my milk tea with salted cheese and egg pudding, but here! They also make the egg pudding perfectly each time. They are very consistent each and every single time I order. I always drive just a little further out of the way for this spot! I really like that they have mobile stamp cards because I'm always losing them! I've gotten a few free drinks already (10 stamps for 1 free drink!) The owner and employees are always super friendly and helpful at answering any question. They make their drinks with love!! read more

We ran in here for a quick snack before a tour over at the college. Because of our timing, we weren't able to hang out and enjoy the ambiance as we typically would. Have never been to a Happy Lemon before, but would certainly consider it read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I came in with my group at 9:35, 25 minutes before they closed. They said they couldn't serve us because they were getting ready to close. Which didn't make sense because of how much time was left before closing, however we accepted it and walked out. Not even 30 seconds later another party came in and they were served simply because their group was a little smaller. Absolutely unacceptable and will never be coming here again. read more

The drink was great!! The boba balls were very hard.. so nope not again! The customer service. Wow. There was a girl who came to pick up her order as I received mine. And I realized there was no boba in my original drink. So i left the lady know it's missing. So she handed me a sealed cup of just boba. So then i'm making a mess pouring my drink into the cup that had boba. It was a mess so I was like this is not a do it yourself service or I would have made my drink. That's why tripping options should be available for after the drinks or anything is received read more

Happy Lemon - Dairy free options!! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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it was just ok. service wasn't very nice and won't mix flavors even though they have a very limited menu that is also very confusing?? there is much better options that are much cheaper. read more

The location is a hole in the wall strip mall, but honestly I think that's usually the case back home as well. That said, it's very nice inside. The service was quick, they got the order right, and they get it out to you quickly. As a coastal Southern Californian, 40°F in the rain was cold for me, so hot boba tea it was. It was great, as was the waffle I got to try part of. If you're staying in Tacoma, fire up Waze and drive over. It's worth the drive. read more

I got the A4. I was pretty indecisive walking in because I wasn't sure what I truly wanted. I told the guy who helped me I wanted milk tea and he did provide a good recommendation, but truthfully I'm not a fan of the taro ball; it's the texture for me. It's a super cute lil shop, can only use restroom after purchase. I'm definitely glad I got half the sweetness because it still was a little sweet with the Oreo but just enough! read more

Happy Lemon - A4. Milk Tea with Oreo Cookies and Puff Cream (L) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Quality is hard to beat. Flavors are fun and not skimpy. I keep sending people on boba missions for me and haven't been inside the store myself but they seem efficient! read more

Inside smells so good! I really enjoyed my Okinawa roasted milk tea. Would Come back to try the bubble waffles. read more

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I walked in on a weekday afternoon, no line and ordered right away. I ordered my usual, A5 milk tea with boba & puff cream. The milk tea is good, but the boba was on the hard side, not my favorite. read more

Happy Lemon - Get a 10% discount at Pho Saigon House next door if you spend $10 or more - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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me: really good sc: uhmmm boba was good this time em: sour lemonade made teeth hurt, fun auntie: mmm not my favorite but i'm glad i tried it read more

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I spent about $50 a month here. I have fallen in love with a strawberry green tea with lychee, the Oreo waffle and puff cream. The green tea is not very sweet. You cannot choose your ice or sugar level like you can at most boba places, but that's okay. Also even though this is a franchise, not all locations have the same flavors for bubble tea or waffles read more

Honestly, the kids that work here are rude, you can't adjust the menu at all (no customizations other than less or more ice and less or more sugar), and the place feels dirty. The drinks are just ok. And the only thing that was wow (and we came back for) was the bubble waffle. Bobalust across the street has much better service and drinks. We get a bubble waffle from happy lemon then go to bobalust for our drinks and happy service. I asked if we could order anything or just what was on the menu and the employee said "I can make anything for myself, but you can't." Which felt rude. Why not just say no? Haha I asked if I could get the strawberry shortcake with less shortcake in it and the guy was obviously annoyed and pointed out that he just told me that there were no customizations. Location: 4/5 Staff: 0/5 Food: 2/5 (bubble waffle really good) read more

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I wanted to like this place. Went in on a nice day and was hoping for a slushy but they don't have that "line" of products like other Happy Lemon locations. I ended up getting a regular lemon black iced tea. It rang up to $7.17. I paid with a 20 and was handed back 12 dollars and told they don't have change and pointed to a tiny sign on the register. So it ended up being a $8 dollar ice tea before tip. It was also very bitter and super sweet. read more

Happy Lemon - No change change policy - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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This is one of the cleanest Happy Lemons I go to and their customer service is great. Very sweet and someone is always being productive to ensure your experience is great. Always organized and warm feeling. Their waffle is great fresh and I got a Matcha Latte which was something a busy location would not create for me. I will have to try the boba before giving them a full 5 star review. read more

Happy Lemon - Matcha Latte and Waffle with Oreo Puff Cream - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Love that new locations keep opening closer to where i live! No longer have to drive 30 minutes to get good boba!! read more

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Fresh lemon honey Jasmine Green Tea be bussin yo. Honestly though, S-Tier service and crazy refreshing. Coming back here when I visit from Seattle. :] read more

Happy Lemon - Fresh lemon honey Jasmine Green Tea be bussin. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I like the sweet smell all around the store, but the matcha waffle and tiramisu cheese that came with it was a bit dry and sauce is too liquidy but overall awesome for first time. read more

Happy Lemon - Menu(beverages) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Decent place good customer service an pretty good snack/ dessert spot, like the fact its open space an little tables to play games an talk... try it out if you haven't been. read more

The bubble waffles are nice and fresh and eggy. I prefer the chocolate or oreo to the plain. Learned that the hard way (gotta try them all right?). The puff cream ends up tasing like slightly sweet butter, I would pass on this in the future. The tea is fresh and there's a great variety of flavors. Overall, solid place I'll be back to but not my go to in the area for boba. I haven't had much in the way of bubble waffles to compare to but it is fun being able to watch these being made. Staff is sweet and the store is always clean which is great. read more

The shop is small yet cute and peaceful ambiance. There is a good variety of the milk tea boba drink but thats the main drink choice. Very delicious though. The waffles are fun and delicious, not overly sweet and chewy. Staff could be a little more kind and inviting but I get it with the industry of dealing with customers n substitutions ,etc. Overall, would recommend! read more

Happy Lemon - Milk Tea with Boba and Original Bubble waffle - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Fantastic service and creative recipes! The drinks were delicious and the bubble waffle was the best I have had. Staff was very friendly and helpful read more

This is one place that makes you feel good about life and people that laughing and having a great time and I personally love it and the office staff totaling he's the best of have ever seen as far as assist and Care for his residence and he never stop smiling and make time for you to confert you. Thank you God Thank you and Ballinger.......... th read more

When I heard this place was opening down the street from us I knew we were in trouble. Ouch my wallet lol we come here once if not twice a week. My go-to is C2 with Crystal boba and a bubble waffle with salted cream cheese. Mango lemonade is also a solid choice as well. I'm not a milk tea gal so can't speak on that, but hubs seems to enjoy it when he's in the mood for milk tea. Thank you for opening a location in Tacoma!!! read more

Happy Lemon - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Had a great experience at the Bellevue location, so I was excited to come here. The experience wasn't as stellar. My order was literally sitting on the counter as they worked through the machine part. Then they proceeded to charge me for the order I already paid for.No biggie--figuring it out--I get it. But my waffle was cold and undercooked and lemonade didn't have much mango. read more

I had delivery from happy lemon and This is the second bubble tea place I've tried and it is terrible. Even the Oreo drinks don't taste like Oreos. My roommate says it tastes like how you think cardboard tastes. I'm disappointed as I bought 5 drinks wasted my money! Bought three different kinds and liked only the brown sugar bubble tea. Update: I have been looking everywhere for these supposed sugar free Oreos you cannot get them except from china. Imported from china. So is this paste smeared on my cup truly sugar free Oreos because I dont think they would import ingredients from china for one drink! The only sugar free cookie that resembles a Oreo is sugar free gluten free cookies(not Oreos) read more

We've been here three times. Once for the grand opening and two times after to give it another chance. The drinks here are average in taste, interior looks great, but the service and wait times are insane. Grand opening day we watched drinks being made for friends/family of the owners (they went behind counters, hugged, talked) while we waited with others for over an hour. (I wish I was lying) Drinks were made unorganized and out of order, and then we didn't even get toppings we paid for. We decided to try again months later but the same issues occurred. There is always just one employee working in the front handling everything while at least one if not multiple people are in the back area. Door dash orders are prioritized and in store orders will literally get pushed aside for those to be made instead. Second time we waited 25 minutes with 1 order in front of us. Third time we waited 20 minutes with only one order in front of us again. This is nothing against the bobaristas, but management really needs to organize themselves better. Don't come here unless you have at least 30 free minutes. read more

Tea is good but y'all gotta cook your boba longer. So freaking hard. Also we ordered a brown sugar milk tea with added boba. Except they didn't add any boba... read more

Happy Lemon - Added boba, except none was added... - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I love how well decorated, friendly and consistent this location is! This is my new favorite happy lemon location with the comforts of my home. Thank you for opening this location! read more

Last Thursday we came in for the grand opening. We ordered the tea and the original waffle. Tea was great but the waffle wasn't hot and crispy like other places. Today we came back and ordered the tea and waffles again and told them we would like it freshly made. They apologized and complimented us the waffle. We didn't expected but that was great services. It's nice to go to a place with great services. Good staffs. read more

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I enjoy coming here. Drinks are good and the waffles are great. Today I was craving them waffles but was told they aren't making waffles bc they have to get ready to close and the workers don't get paid extra to stay and fulfill customer orders. I came in 845pm on a Friday. So word of advice: don't come 15 min before closing expecting to get a nice fresh waffle CAUSE YOU AINT GETTING ONE. Updated my review from 2-3 stars. After the dust settled from my disappointing experience, at the end of the day I'll be back. Just not 15 min before closing. read more

Look like ice on sale,I paid over $7 for cup for the ice,and the old lady is terrible for answer customer

Went on their grand opening. Staff was extremely friendly and drinks came out pretty fast for a very busy day! We got a winter melon with fresh milk, mango lemonade, and original bubble waffle. Everything tasted great, not too sweet! read more

Happy Lemon - Winter melon with fresh milk and egg pudding - Bubble Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Good boba, very fast service, well staffed store. Great area they are in but the strip center is a little crowded...but won't stop me...I'll be there over and over again! read more