stopped for a quick bite and a matcha, and it hit the spot. the chicken was crispy, and was just what I needed for a quick late night bite.

I am pretty sure this location in particular is just a part of a larger business, but even if it is, they seriously need to figure their shit out. This used to be my favorite boba spot but they need to hire better employees. Extremely poor and SLOW service and very disappointed with how it's gone downhill. If I knew that they would take this long, I would go home and make the drink myself as a former boba shop employee. I order in-person for quickness and convenience. 25 minutes for 2 boba drinks is absolutely criminal considering how other shops take less than 2 minutes during rush hour to push out drinks. If you care about the way your time is spent, go somewhere else and avoid completely. read more

3 stars because this place opens late til midnight. The price is higher and the drink is just mediocre. There are better drinks/snacks elsewhere if you are not craving at late night. I am not even going to post the photo of my drink. read more

Little Sweet - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The cutest little boba kiosk tucked away in a corner behind Japantown next to a karaoke spot--this place instantly caught my eye when I was craving something sweet. I stumbled upon it while walking by and knew I had to try it, and I'm so glad I did. I went all in with the Ice Cream Boba Egg Puff Waffle, the ultimate sweet treat: perfectly indulgent, huge in size, and absolutely satisfying. It's big enough to share with two people (or one person with an enormous sweet tooth), and at $12, it was 100% worth it. Highly recommend if you're in the area and want a fun, delicious dessert. read more

Little Sweet - Ice Cream Boba Egg Puff Waffle - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Overall a 3.5 stars, the place is mostly great for the fact it opens late til midnight so there's an option available if desired and plenty of food delivery pickups. The prices even in person are around $8 - $9 so definitely on the pricier side even within Bay Area standards I would really only come with friends if you're craving something late night but as far as overall bang for buck or even satisfaction of taste it generally falls far shorter or anything that closes maybe an hour or so earlier Recently I've also been on a search for the best egg puffs and the one here was reasonably priced at $6, however, there simply was no taste, it was bland batter. Normally these egg puffs would have some flavoring like a little drizzle of condensed milk or even pandan, milk tea flavoring but nope this was as plain as it got with almost a chalky texture which was not that pleasant to say the least I may come back on occasion mostly cause it's a spot my friends would loiter around and catch up for late nights but it definitely is not high on my list. I would suggest timing your cravings for the other boba shops that close earlier just because their drinks are okay, prices are too high even in this economy, and there are better drinks/snacks elsewhere that do it better read more

Little Sweet - Egg Puff Waffle - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Paid 8.50 for a green milk tea with foam and didn't come with the foam and took a long time. service was not great. wouldn't recommend

My friends and I stopped by Little Sweet after dinner to pick up an online order for their egg puff waffles. Despite being super late to pick up the waffle, the waffle was still warm and had the perfect texture: the outside was crispy while the inside was fluffy, with a mochi-like texture. We munched on the waffle over the next two-hours and the quality did not degrade. This was honestly one of the best egg waffle's I'd had in recent memory, even including the ones I had on a recent trip to Hong Kong. Bonus for the waffle being not too sweet as well. Little Sweet itself is a bit hard to find, but it's located inside of K-Box karaoke bar. For how good their waffle was, I would definitely stop by again to try one of their drinks. read more

Located inside a karaoke spot, it's not hard to miss the boba sign right outside the store. I ordered the Mango Strawberry Sago, Mango Matcha, and Passionfruit Tea. The mango strawberry sago & the mango matcha were really good, but the passionfruit tea is bitter even though it's 75% sugar level. The service is on the slower side. I was the only one there, and it took awhile. There's no street parking, so keep that in mind. read more

Little Sweet - Mango Strawberry Sago, Mango Matcha, Passionfruit Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The best drink at Little Sweet is Wintermelon Milk Tea with boba, 50% sweet. I also recommend ordering online so you can pick it up without waiting. Tonight, on a Saturday night at 11 pm, I wanted something fresh and refreshing. I was honestly surprised to see that Little Sweet closes at 4 am because most boba places aren't open this late. I ordered a Creamy Strawberry Watermelon, which has salt cheese foam on top, with boba & 50% sweet. Tastes just like how it sounds!! And super refreshing and hit the spot. I chose a paper cup to be eco-friendly and I read a research article recently that plastic cups used by boba shops contain a significant amount of BPA and microplastics. My partner ordered a Mango Sago with lychee jelly, 50% sweet, but I totally forgot to tap the paper cup option for him haha. I wanted to write this review because the staff really stood out to me tonight. They were working hard and doing their best to keep up with a rush of late-night orders, and I appreciated that a lot! read more

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Headed over at around 9 pm and we ordered from the kiosk outside. The boba shop is connected to a karaoke place so the vibes were pretty fun with the music playing outside when we were waiting and there was no seating area but the drinks came out soon after we ordered. Mango Strawberry Pomelo Sago - I was looking to get a fruity and light drink so I chose this one. It was mostly filled with fruit and sago with a little bit of coconut milk but was pretty refreshing. My friend got the brown sugar milk tea and liked it as well. A nice spot to get boba when in the Japantown area! read more

Little Sweet - Mango Strawberry Pomelo Sago, Brown Sugar Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

The Japantown Little Sweet is a small spot intertwined with a karaoke bar (KBox Karaoke). The easiest way to order is either online for pickup, or ordering through the kiosk outside of the shop. It seemed like the staff from the karaoke bar was also running the Little Sweet in the corner of the room. I'm a fan of their White Gourd Milk Tea with 50% sweetness, which is basically a Wintermelon Milk Tea. I love the creaminess and how milky this tea is. The main downside is that the drink itself waters down relatively fast, and they charge 25 cents to get less/no ice. read more

Little Sweet - White Gourd Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I like this place it was simple and effective and enjoyed their tea and egg puff. Will update more if I order from them again.

I love that this Little Sweet is open until 4 AM. I enjoyed the avocado banana milk shake a lot, thought the mango strawberry sago was ok (could use more flavour), and the primavera pasta tasted good but wish it was a larger portion size. I personally thought the egg puff waffle was not crispy enough (rather soggy and lacked taste) but this could be because it was for delivery. read more

Little Sweet - avocado banana milk shake, mango strawberry sago, primavera pasta, egg puff waffle - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Boba is always fresh and delicious. Favorite spot to Go to in the city. Every time I go there it never disappoints read more

Little Sweet - Little sweet boba + miffy (L:black sugar fresh milk w/ boba R: mango matcha latte) - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I ordered the Iron Buddha milk tea which is oolong. The price was great at $5.40 plus 70 cents for boba. The service was fast. The tea itself was good, however, the boba was hard. read more

first time here! a bit confusing lol bc there is a karoke room right here as well so there was a long line but it was just for karoke. you can order on the tablet by the door. got the matcha latte and honestly was pretty dang good. tasted like premium matcha!! didnt adjust anything but sweetness was just perfet (nothing too sweet) and some creamy texture with the milk which was so refreshing. drinks are a lil more on the pricer side! also got the mango sago which was like $8ish for a drink but it comes with so many things (def more of a dessert drink not a drink to just drink yk). only get it if you want like a dessert such as a milkshake lol. would def recommend this spot tho, lots of choices to chose from and tasty drinks! you can also walk around japantown after u get ur drink read more

Little Sweet - Outside - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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you can always count on little sweet to give you perfect boba. i love how you order from the screen and choose your own flavors and toppings to tailor your boba to your liking. i almost always get the brown sugar boba because its simple but soooo good! the drinks always come out fast and the folks are always nice. this particular location is connected to a karaoke bar so its pretty lively! i did not partake in the karaoke but it was fun to check out the space briefly. read more

I really liked that this boba spot has Mountain tea because it's a not common to find. There's no dining area but the shopping square is nearby so you can walk and browse while you enjoy your drink! read more

Little Sweet - High Mountain Milk Tea (w/boba) - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Solid boba spot near work. My go to drink is the Strawberry Matcha Latte with small boba. read more

Little Sweet - Strawberry Matcha Latte - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Took me a second to find Little Sweet from walking cos I thought it was inside Japan town mall, but it's actually outside, accessible from the main street. Little Sweet is located inside a karaoke bar apparently, so it is mainly a tablet that you order from right at the door. It was relatively quick to order but did take a bit to get our drinks. There isnt a real waiting area, so most people just kinda wait outside by the street. The drink I got was the black sugar boba milk. It was great and I'd totally get it again if I was in town, but would probably order ahead for pick up to reduce the waiting outdoors! read more

This place stood out because it was open very late when you need a midnight boba run. There is a bit of a wait for drinks and it can get a little busy with little standing room since it is connected to a karaoke bar. So parking is definitely tricky and it's easier if you have someone drop you off and pull over on the curb. We have come here a few times and have been impressed by their sago drinks. Their strawberry mango sago drink is very tasty but has a slight bitter aftertaste. The mango sago has pomelo in it which also gives it a sour taste but is nonetheless super solid. We added boba/lychee jelly/ice cream to our mango sago drinks and they gave it good extra texture since the sago is very soft. Overall, not the easiest location to find, but delicious drinks in this hidden spot! Be safe out there if you're waiting late at night! read more

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Ordered from here on DoorDash on Saturday night and we were so so satisfied with the drinks and it got to us quickly (in about 30 min from ordering). Little Sweet has quickly become one of my favorite boba spots in the city, and it's a plus that they have snacks. We got the passion fruit green tea and the black sugar fresh milk with boba (subbed oat milk). Both drinks were the perfect level of sweetness and the green tea taste shined through for the passion fruit drink. For the black sugar drink, I was so pleased they had an option to sub for oat milk because usually those types of drinks on menus do not have the option to sub the milk so I usually can't get them. Here, they subbed it and it tasted just as good as if it would have had regular milk! The boba was also cooked well and tasted rich. I also appreciate that they're open pretty late (I think until midnight?) -- the boba options can get pretty sparse later at night so I feel great knowing Little Sweet is always an option. read more

Little sweet is an order out spot. You can order on ur phone or wt the kiosks. The have a wide variety of teas and a few food options . This is my second location and the drinks are consistent. I'm obsessed were strawberry mango sago & it travels well. I always get a second to go read more

We decided to tryout this place as a last minute pit stop after picking up some furniture in the City. It was late and night and looked it up on Yelp to find the closest boba drink to cool off all that furniture lifting. This was a closest place to us opened past 8pm. It was a bit hard to find a kinda hole in the wall looking boba shop. When we parked and got there the entrance was tight with an iPad in the doorway for ordering. Their kitchen was super small and tight in the corner and saw them servicing the joint karaoke rooms down the hall with beer and snacks. It seems like they were servicing multiple types of clients going on their trying to service. Drink didn't take too long to come out with our drinks but they wouldn't adjust the ice level and we always order without ice. I was quite disappointed with the salted cheese foam as it was salty or sugary enough. It tasted like whipped cream. Not worth the $8! But gave it an extra 3rd star for the presentation and overall taste of the Thai Green Tea which was great! read more

Little Sweet - Salty Cheese Creamy Thai Green Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I've been to this location a few times and the bobas are always so good each time. Street parking and garage parking. Service was good. There isn't a whole lot of space to wait inside if there are others waiting too, so usually just wait outside. read more

Little Sweet is probably the best boba I've had in all of San Francisco. I always get the Assam Milk Tea with boba. The tea is very flavorful, not too sweet, and so satisfying, and the boba balls and the perfect texture and sweet. The service is also fast, and you can always order ahead on the app for it to be even more immediate. My absolute go-to in the city. read more

Got the salted cheese foam high mountain tea with boba and I loved it! Ordering was easy, you just order on a kiosk and they will call your name to pick up when it is ready. The drink was super light and refreshing, boba was super soft and chewy. I ended up mixing the cheese foam and the tea and it turned into a light and kind of fluffier milk tea almost. read more

Little Sweet - High Mountain Tea with Salted Cheese Foam and Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Little Sweet is tucked away on the lower level exterior of the Japantown mall and to make it more difficult to find, the shop shares the space with the K-Box Karaoke spot. They were pretty busy when I came on a Sunday afternoon. We ordered at the kiosk and waited for a WHILLLEEE. Turns out there was only one worker, and they were recovering from the rush. Despite the long wait, the drink was very good. I got the Roasted Oolong Milk Tea with boba. The boba was a good consistency. Little Sweet is a good pick if you're in the area. read more

Little Sweet - Roast Oolong Milk Tea with Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

This little sweet is a little too sweet in my opinion. Fairly standard boba right outside of the kbox karaoke. You order from the tablet and they serve your drink from the window. Standing outside it smells really sweet while you wait. You do not have to wait very long fortunately. Overall it is not as good as their other location which was a bit of a shock as it really stood out just from the flavor alone. read more

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probably one of my favorite boba spots in the city. They have something for everyone. When I feel like a lighter or "healthier" option, I opt for the smoothies. When I want something sweeter, I'll pick something with mango or brown sugar. mmm read more

I've passed by this street many times and I've never noticed that they had a Little Sweet here. It's a little hard to notice but it's next to K-Box karaoke and it has a little yellow sign. I liked how they had an option for a paper cup, which I got. The menu has a pretty wide variety of drinks, and I got the High Mountain Tea with boba added, which sounded very interesting. The tea was really refreshing and the boba was cooked well. I got 50% sweetness, which was perfect for me, it wasn't too sweet, and it wasn't too bitter. A lot of boba places make 50% too sweet, but Little Sweet did it right. You order on a little tablet outside the karaoke place and you pick it up inside. The service was a little slow today, but it was worth it in the end. I believe the drink was around 7 dollars with tip, which is normal now on San Francisco, so I didn't expect it to be any less. Still, I would definitely go back here if I need a refreshing drink. read more

Little Sweet - High Mountain Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Came here for boba one afternoon with friends. You place your order on an iPad outside of the karaoke bar and then wait outside for your drinks. The music playing inside can get pretty loud, and it took a good 20-25 minutes for all of our orders to be ready. As far as we knew, we were the only ones there, but maybe there were some karaoke customers who ordered inside. I went for the roasted oolong milk tea with boba. The tea had a nice roasted flavor, though it was a little sweeter than I expected for 75%. The boba had a good texture and was lightly sweetened. I also got a try of my friends' drinks--the honey black milk tea tasted as you'd expect, although I didn't taste longan that much. The mango sago was thick, suggesting that they used real mango, but it was a bit hard to drink. The flavor was pretty good though. We also ordered the egg puff waffle, which was as expected, though it was lukewarm/cold when we got it. Overall, it's a pretty good spot. Just know that this location is better for grabbing boba to go since there's no inside seating, and you should be okay with a bit of a wait. Also, you might want to order your tea a little bit less sweet than you usually get. read more

Little Sweet - Roasted Oolong Milk Tea with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Horrible experience here. I ordered one mango matcha at around 9:30pm today 4/25. When I got my drink, I realized they mislabeled it as 0% sugar even though I ordered it without having any modifications. I also tasted it and it was definitely 0% sugar. I didn't want to make a big deal and it wasn't busy at the time so I kindly requested this to be replaced or fixed to full percent sugar or to have them add the sugar to my drink -- I was cool with anything. The guys working there laughed in my face and said I'd need to buy a new one, even though I clearly never requested my drink to be 0% sugar. We went back and forth on this and then they started acting like they didn't speak English and were beyond rude to me. Eventually, one of the guys ended up taking my drink all the way to the back with bare hands and gave the drink back to me so abruptly. When he gave me my drink back, he just stuck his arm out and hid behind the curtain, and was giggling to his friend. I ended up not drinking it because I honestly think they spat in my drink over something that was so easy to fix. I don't write reviews but this was legit the worst customer service experience ever. read more

You order outside on an iPad and wait for your name to be called. There was no wait on a Tuesday afternoon so it was pretty quick with some friendly faces. Got their avocado drink for $9 (wild) with 50% sugar. It was reminiscent of a Vietnamese avocado smoothie, which I like, but I wasn't WOWED. I think I'd try a different drink next time, if there is a next time. read more

Little Sweet - Real Fruit Avocado Milk Shake - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Little Sweet is one of my favorite boba places so I thought it was time to check out their Japantown location! The entrance is a bit hard to find since it's located in a karaoke bar. I was a bit disappointed that they don't seem to have their full menu at this location. I couldn't order my usual, so I went for the Thai tea and my partner got the strawberry matcha. The Thai tea (75% sweet) wasn't too sweet as far as Thai teas go, but I still would have preferred to lower the sweetness level below 75% which didn't seem to be an option online. The strawberry matcha remains a fan favorite and was comparable to the ones I've had at other locations. They also had plastic bags designed for carrying the boba which I love! Such a good idea. I hope they'll expand their offerings like their other locations -- mango strawberry sago remains my go-to! read more

Little Sweet - Strawberry Matcha Latte & Thai Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Super sweet drinks even after ordering 50% sweetness. Boba was hard, not soft. Also the location is a little weird as it's inside a karaoke bar. read more

Overall Experience: 4 Food: 5 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 1 Value: 4 The boba here is very good and I get it all the time. However, on a few occasions the boba had taken an extraordinarily long time to make. I've had to wait maybe 40+ minutes before for my 1 drink. Also, this place has no waiting area since it's connected to a karaoke bar and so you're often waiting outside in the cold. read more

Little Sweet - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Creamy Thai Green Milk Tea with Agar Jelly 7.4/10. 50% sweetness was a good amount. Pretty good, very interesting, never seen thai green milk tea before. It had a slight minty taste. Agar jelly was good Open very late, located in Japantown in an area for karaoke. No dine-in read more

Little Sweet - Creamy Thai Green Milk Tea with Agar Jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Only a staff is working drinks and karaoke service. There are non stop customers checking in for karaoke room and come out from room to order drinks. It causes no one is making boba. Waited for 20 mins and no one even start makes the drink. Tried to cancel but can't even speak with the guy cuz he's so busy to deal with karaoke room customer. Feel bad to the staff that works alone. Definitely needs to hire more staffs and assigned at least 2 people per shift. End up noticed little sweet at 9th and Irving giving half cup of ice, Geary hard to find spot to pickup drink, and Japantown understaff as crazy. * ordered at 7:20 and ready to pick up at 8:16 with standing outside and notice only one order with 3 drinks ahead of mine read more

Little Sweet - Order time and pickup time while only 1 order with 3 drinks ahead of mine - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is a weird Little Sweet location. It shares a space with a karaoke bar, which sounds cool at first, but in practice means this is just a walk up boba counter so there's no room to sit and enjoy your drink. It's sort of like a boba ghost kitchen; you can really only take it to go. I can live with that though, since there are plenty of other places to go walk around or hang out around Japantown. What actually bugs me about this location is the inconsistent quality control. The milk-to-tea ratio here seems to fluctuate and the past several times I've gotten a boba milk tea here I couldn't really taste any tea, just kind of icy milk with boba in it. This has never been an issue at any other Little Sweet locations, it seems like it's just how they mix theirs here. Every time I come back, I naively think "Surely this time will be different. They must have gotten their milk tea ratio down by now." And every time I am disappointed, but too jaded to ask for a remake. I also got a room temperature avocado smoothie here one time which, in case you were wondering, is not the temperature you want your avocado smoothie to be. It was like drinking a warm avocado. I would not recommend it. At this point, I'm pretty used to paying six or seven bucks for a tea or smoothie. But I'm starting to get tired of rolling the dice at this location and winding up with a sub par drink. For what it's worth, their actual tapioca balls are really good, and I appreciate that they let you pick your choice of milk (whole, oat, etc) rather than pre-mixing their milk tea like the lazy places do *shudder*. I think that with the right focus and consistency this location has a lot to offer and I hope they get there one day. read more

Little Sweet - Assam Black Milk Tea with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California