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    Happy Lemon

    3.7 (223 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Bonus pic of Green tea salted cheese
    J K.

    Boba Milk Tea Judgment: low A- tea is smooth, slightly nutty (because of cream) cream mixes in for good balance and satisfying aftertaste solid pearls ice/sugar adjustments actually affect taste bright store design ridiculously consistent very biased based on experience but Happy Lemon has a pretty good selection of stuff from fruit teas to smoothies to non-caffeinated's so ask a worker (or me) for recs $5.75 11/17/24 a tribute to the Happy Lemon on Stevens Creek and De Anza many things were learned from there and I'll hold onto them for as long as milk tea runs in my veins

    Nuran S.

    Fav drink but not fav location. Happy lemon Has my favorite drinks and whenever I'm craving something fresh and light, I instantly come here. They have several locations All throughout the bay. This location is the closest to my brothers house. They're always out of something here. This time I ordered the yukut lemon with aloe and they were out of aloe. They didn't let me know until they started making the drinks. I ended up getting lychee instead. The space is bigger than others with lots of seating but I usually grab my drink to go.

    My strawberry smoothie at 200% sweet. Yummy yummy yummy
    William S.

    I go here nearly daily. The customer service is the best. They dearly take care of me as I like my Strawberry Shake super sweet. It's expensive like $7.25 per drink. Even if it were $20.00 I would still get it. Thank you Long and all employees as you certainly help and take care of me. Billy

    F2. Mango Matcha
    Danielle L.

    My go to drink when visiting Happy Lemon is the mango matcha smoothie. It's one of their top 10 popular drinks! They have a special mango boba topping that I haven't seen in any other boba shops. Service is pretty fast and the shop is clean. They have a restroom for customers.

    Black residue found in drink. When pressed it smeared all over my fingers. Didn't come off without using alcohol.
    Sherman T.

    I've never had a good experience with Happy Lemon and today may be the last time I ever go to one. The service was great at this location but the food and drinks are abysmal, maybe hazardous Egg puffs - soggy and lacking in flavor Drink - the boba were good but I found a piece of black flake that smeared when pressed. If I had swallowed this mysterious object, I feel like I would have choked or gotten ill. It was horrifying to feel it enter my mouth through the straw but it was doubly horrifying to know that whatever I had drank may babe already been tainted. Don't buy into their marketing and just walk a bit further to get some higher quality boba. Happy Lemon leads to unhappy times.

    Wendy K.

    Drunks are served up quickly, especially since there's only one person who makes the drinks and handles the counter. You can enter and pay for your own drink using the counter touch screen. This could easily be a challlenge for some. A variety of drinks are offered - milk teas, fruit teas, cream cheese, slushes and smoothies. A hot item seems to be the chocolate bubble waffle. Every time I come, some child is being told "We're out of those.". My go to drink is the Kumquat Lemon with Aloe and/or Lychee, 25% sugar works for me these days. Here's What I Think... After the Holidays, I hope they go back to at least two front workers. If you're in the area, give this place a try.

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    Joyce T.

    my favorites to go place for tea with salted cheese foam and egg waffle. they have the best egg waffle, freshly bake, crispy inside out. i used their app to order and it's convenient especially when the line is long.

    Krystal A.

    Always come here to satisfy my fruity lemon craving. I always get the C2 Freshly Squeezed Lemon Black Tea with lychee jelly. I feel like it pairs perfectly, not too tart and not too sweet! They are known for their salted cheese drinks but I'm personally not a fan. But I have friends and sisters who enjoy it very much. Overall, I highly recommend trying their drinks (: Sometimes it can get busy because it's near a high school so beware because the waits during the weekdays can be a bit longer than expected. They have a screen showing where you are in the queue which is nice so you don't have to constantly ask if your order is ready.

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    Edna G.

    Happy...Lemon? Not sure why Lemon in the name as their drinks don't have lemon? LOL Another drink specialty chain in the Bay Area. Very good drinks but moderate prices! Not cheap for me to have everyday! They seem to be going up in price like everything else! Good location with plenty of private parking in the plaza. There are many inside tables and chairs to lounge. Good for groups. My fave drinks are: strawberry smoothie (has real strawberries in it), Oreo milk tea, Oreo Milk tea tiramisu, Ube Milk Tea with Taro Puff Cream and Boba but this drink needs more sugar even if at regular sugar level and I like regular round boba better then what they provided in the drink. My most favorite drink there is: oolong tea with salted cheese, cream puff and boba! You can't go wrong with a seven dollar drink!! LOL ;p Usually, good customer service but too busy to be friendly. LOL Most likely, I will be back when I get those cravings or when someone wants to buy me a drink! Haha. [30th R]

    Bubble waffle. They should care more about the quality of the food they serve.
    Linda S.

    There were crumbs and dried up drink stains on the table which told me that the tables weren't wiped down for hours. The bubble waffle was the worst one I've seen served from all the Happy Lemon locations I've been to.

    Chocolate Eggpuff
    Kay D.

    I love this place! I used to get the Okinawa Fresh milk ... until I tried the strawberry shortcake!! Best drink ever honestly, I get it at every Happy Lemon now. I always order the chocolate egg puff as well and they put it in this nice wrapper. But today when I went, they just tossed it in a brown paper bag! Lol I mean I still ate it, it's good. But it threw me off guard. This is the first time I received it like that ! Service is always quick when I come, I'm in and out...

    Tea with Salted Cheese
    Ryan T.

    Every time I think of Happy Lemon, I think about their signature topping: Salted Cheese! Happy Lemon has been known for their salty cheese foam with a tea of choice for as long as I remember. The salty cheese combine with the sweet tea is a perfect sweet and salty combo if you like a taste of subtle salty cheese with your tea. We got the Green Tea with Salted Cheese and boba & a Roasted (Oolong) Tea with Salted Cheese and boba. Both drinks were prepared really well with the tea on bottom and cheese on top and the flavors were on point! however the boba was a little bit hard, like it was overcooked but still had a little chew. Overall, I would recommend coming here for the signature salted cheese with tea of your choice!

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    I came on a weekday evening and service was good. Drink was just right. Place is clean.

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    This location is decent compared to the other locations. I usually get their milk tea with cheese foam and it's good.

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    Ask the Community - Happy Lemon

    Do they have boba tea cake at this location?

    Yes!

    Why are Bubble Waffles not available to order on the app / GrubHub? Is this item no longer available?

    Do you use fresh milk or powdered formula?

    They use non dairy creamer for milk teas.

    I got one of their loyalty cards... Is there any way to just use a phone number?

    No, you need to bring your loyalty card with you each time. Would be cool if they did have that functionality though!

    Does they sell gift cards or certificates?

    Yes, they sell gift card here.

    Do they have wifi?

    Unfortunately not

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    UPDATE, My last…read moreupdate was flagged because I did not include details, so here it goes. This was my exact reply to the owner who reached out to me only AFTER my update 5 years later. Hello Sir, The sentiments I shared in 2021 were pretty descriptive and I don't think I left any room for assumption. The extremely unprofessional service, sub-par food and the entire experience till this day, nearly 5 years later makes me so upset. I have young children that I take to get ice cream at Cold Stone right next door and whenever I see your shop it brings me back to such a poor example of how a small business should treat residents in the community. The fact that it took you a second bad review as a follow-up goes to show that you didn't care about my review the first time and its purely "optics" that matter to you. I see that you flagged my follow up, but I'll be sure to update it properly without the hateful messaging. For that I do apologize. For everything else, I do not. I'm a firm believer that your staff and team are a direct reflection of you and your business. If the kids working for your shop are family or personal friends, or they still work there, then I rest my case. And to add, the food wasn't horrible, It was mediocre. What made such a lasting and NEGATIVE IMPRESSION on me and my family was the way your employees treated YOUR customers. Rude, without care and as if it was a burden to serve them. Again, I was a new homeowner at the time I visited your shop and had such high hopes it would be a place I could take my family for many years to come. Rest assured that will never be the case. Like my first review mentioned, I don't come on here often. And if I do, it's because I want to really thank the service of outstanding businesses and business owners. Till this date your shop is the only place I've ever taken the time to write a negative experience. Good Luck to you and your business and I hope you train your staff to remember that all human to human interactions matter.

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