I came to this Meet Fresh since I was visiting the Westfield Shopping Center in Arcadia. This Meet Fresh is located on the outside area where the Red Robin is. I came here on a Saturday Evening, and of course parking is terrible. Placing the order was pretty straight forward, however after placing the order, the drinks took forever. Granted it was a weekend, however 45 minutes to get two drinks is really slow. Mind you, at the time there were people in the restaurant, but a lot of people were waiting at the counter to pick up their drinks. I ordered a passion fruit and winter melon drink. They offer something special called "Taro Boba". It was delicious and I wouldn't hesitate to get that again. It literally tastes like Taro in your mouth. The drinks were good, the taro boba was amazing, however this particular Meet Fresh took forever to get a drink. A solid 3/5 minus the service of taking forever. read more

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I ordered a hot drink with their awful attitude. They made my drink with non-systematic ratio like a person who nerve make drinks. They filled tea in it then just use milk to make the cup full. After I get the drink, it was all the tea inside. I can not believe this! And when he handed to me, the lid can not cover the cup totally and split away on the way, making it dirty and annoying. It was a terrible terrible experiences read more

Ordered the Strawberry milk shaved ice and a shaved ice with lychee and red beans. The flavor of both was good but the texture was not. I've never had Taiwanese shaved ice that was so chunky and hard it's like chewing on bits of crushed ice swimming in a bowl of diluted condensed milk. Have not tried other Meet Fresh locations (although I think Nomico in Tucson is part of their franchise?), but if this is representative of their quality would not recommend. read more

Meet Fresh - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

Taiwanese desserts founded by the Fu brother and sister team from Taiwan. It has been a popular dessert shop Chain in Asia for many years. People are crazy about their grass jelly and taro ball icy and other cold and hot drinks. It had come to the US few years ago. We have been a regular patron of their desserts. After shopping at the Santa Anita mall, we stopped by Meet Fresh to order our favorite desserts, grass jelly and taro ball with ice and egg waffle. The grass jelly icy with taro ball are the best dessert in town. In a hot day like today, it was refreshing to take a bite into the cold grass jelly and the chewy taro balls. If you like red beans, the dessert tastes even better with red bean. Today we discovered they also make my favorite egg waffle. So we got ourselves an egg waffle in original flavor. Although it's chewy, but it's not very crunchy. A bit disappointed. Even though other Meet Fresh had opened for indoor dining, this mall location was not opened for take out only for some reason. read more

Meet Fresh - Egg waffle - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

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This is the Meet Fresh at Santa Anita Westfield mall. $10 ube shaved ice ? more like ubeen pranked Straight out of the kitchen, received a literal soup with few specks of ice (not even a sloshy concoction). This place gets so much sales volume with lines out the door. Please check your Quality Assurance. Stop writing long replies on yelp and start turning your business around. This is a literal trap that defaces the Meet Fresh trademark and makes anyone disgusted at the thought of returning to any other locations. read more

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This location is usually empty when I come but I don't mind. It's a good place to go to get your tofu pudding fix but don't expect it to be the best you've ever had. I usually order hot tofu pudding with boba but the last time I went the tofu pudding was luke warm by the time I got home (15 min drive). I was a bit disappointed. I also ordered boba milk tea and that was also average. read more

I've had good experiences here at Meet Fresh, especially this location! The service is always quick and efficient. I normally order the hot grass jelly with boba, pudding, taro balls, and taro pieces. It always hits the spot, especially on chilly nights! Heads up, they only take cashless transactions! read more

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon and place was full but line was not bad. GF placed the to-go order for our 2 drinks and 2 bowls of dessert, 1 hot and 1 cold. Ordered a few additional toppings as well. Bill was about $40. When my order was up, went to counter to grab items and I had to ask for a bag... for a to-go order while they bagged up other customer's orders. Also messed up 2 of the orders and were missing the additional toppings that were paid for. To add to insult, I actually tipped at the time of payment. This experience has really made me rethink tipping at the counter now and more than likely will not do it anymore until after I get my order. read more

I have never written a review before. But the experience was so bad that I had to. We came at 7pm on a Thursday night. All tables except 4 had chairs on them so customers were not allowed to sit. Out of the 4 tables, 2 were occupied and the other 2 were filthy and had drippings all over. We cleaned the table by ourselves. When the shaved ice came out, everything including ice cream were all smashed together. It looked like a mess and completely unappetizing. I took a bit of the taro and it was uncooked. The only trash can by the door was completely overflowing and food was spilling out to the floor . There were 4 workers. The girl was at the counter collecting money and looking at the phone at the same time and eating at the same time. Two of the boys were leaning on the counter and looking at the phones. No one was bothering to clean up the place or showing any interest to provide service. Wow, I was so disappointed. We used to love to go to MeetFresh. What happened to the quality of the product and the service? The store looked pretty outside but it was filthy inside and the workers had no interest working. We could not eat the shaved ice at all and wanted to throw it away but there was not even a trash can to throw it. So I give it back to the cashiers and asked them to taste the taro and told them directly to their face" it's embarrassing what's happening in this store". This is the last time I will visit MeetFresh. Above all, they charge $16 for a desert plus tax. We used self order machine to place the order and gave 10 percent tip also. What a rip off and what a shame. read more

First time here and first time ever buying a boba given with a spoon for boba because the straw was too small :( . It was too late for me to go back and ask - It was good but i'm not happy. read more

Meet Fresh - spoon for boba? - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

I Used To come here once a while to get these grass jelly dessert However I found out today they've changed their menu. Now it is on add on basis, meaning you can choose to add toppings for gradual extra costs, as opposed to their old menu items you can find variety of these toppings already included. I had preferred the latter. simply said they have Increased their prices and now to a point I don't think it is worth it for what it is. got two of their signature ice grass jelly dessert without any additional add ons today (4/2021), all amounted to like $18 bucks. for a few more bucks I could probably buy a whole cake. I first discovered meet fresh when I visited Taiwan. I recalled their tofu shave ice was like the best thing ever but their America franchises just somehow couldn't be up to par especially in the taste department. Their taro balls are basically just bland mochi bites with very very mildly hint of taro. I honestly probably wouldn't come back since there are other options out there to justify the prices. read more

Meet Fresh - Signature ice grass jelly - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

We ordered the icy grass jelly B and taro ball combo. Instead of being able to substitute red bean for one of the items. They upcharged 0.75 cents for it. Also, this location gives really small and stingy proportions. Would not recommend *** read more

Located inside the mall, in the promenade outdoor area above ground. They have their own 3-5 tables outdoors and you are also free to sit anywhere outdoors in the non-dedicated open seating area. I love the grass jelly ice. Got it custom with almond jelly and taro paste ball and it made my day. Lots of menu items. Line went quick and the prep staff was super snappy today. Impressive. read more

Meet Fresh must be doing something right to open a second location 3 miles from the the first location in the SGV! Glad they opened this convenient location in the Promenade at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall. Pre-COVID, it was an ideal spot to catch up with friends over dessert after some shopping or dining in at another restaurant nearby. I really liked the section in the back, where it was a bit quieter and more private than the rowdy front with the long lines and the front kitchen. The round booths were comfortable to sit in as well. There was also a mounted TV promoting the behind the scenes of the Taiwanese desserts! Not sure if there's a higher turnover in personnel or what, but sometimes there's a problem with quality. Once pre-pandemic, I had ordered a hot red bean soup, which I ate in-store, and it wasn't even warm. The line was outrageous at that time so I didn't want to bother with requesting it to be reheated although they would've probably be much obliged. I wish the shop was ran by the family members instead of like a chain store for more of a homey feeling from Asia, but oh well. They'd be overworked with the business so it's definitely not a great idea. Anyways, I'm indeed glad to see the diverse personnel promoting the Taiwanese goodies! Different from the other location in Temple City, there isn't an option to order on their website via Yelp. Probably to prevent confusion and perhaps people had ordered and tried to pick up at the wrong location. However, there's an option to order via the mobile app, by the QR code outside the front door, as well as inside. Consumers at the mall are generally well aware and considerate of social distancing, which is a plus. Recently, I ordered the Signature Icy Grass Jelly with less ice. Super bomb! At the register, I gave my phone number and received a text confirmation shortly and another one when the order was ready. Waited outside briefly and was gone in less than 5 minutes. Yes, the bomb service! The grass jelly was super fresh, and the sweet potato and taro balls were fresh and chewy. Due to the pandemic, I exited the premises and enjoyed my dessert in one of the many large parking lots with a nice view of the SG mountains and the sunset! read more

Meet Fresh - Icy Grass Jelly Signature with less ice - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Meet Fresh is now at the Westfield Santa Anita Mall, next door to Buddy Chicken, found outside in the promenade. I stopped by on a Thursday afternoon a little after 12 PM for a drink. There was a small line, which was fine with me since I was still trying to decide what to order. When it was finally my turn to order, I ended up getting: Herbal Tea With Fresh Milk & Grass Jelly, $4.50 prior to tax ($4.93 after tax)- I had requested for my drink to be made with 50% sweetener. The drink itself had a generous amount of grass jelly (one of my favorite toppings) that complimented the milk. The sweetness level for me was perfect. Having forgotten to request for no ice, the amount of ice wasn't excessive but reasonable. A pretty good drink but a little expensive for the price. After I had made my order and paid (this place takes credit card, with no minimum), I was given a pager which will notify me when my drink is ready. The pager will vibrate and light up when your order is ready to be picked up at the counter. I only waited 6 minutes and so in the meantime, I walked around took some photos of the place. I like that there are charger stations available right behind the booths, with charge cables provided. I also like that there is an area to get your own water and utensils. It this area, you are also able to get to go bowls and lids if you wish to take leftover items home. There are also small plastic bags here too, which just seems very thoughtfully placed for the customer to be able to have access to. Next to this area is a tray return so you can bust your own table after you are done with your food. There is a small outdoor seating attached to this Meet Tea (but of course there is plenty of outdoor seating in the promenade in general) in case you wish to come here with your 4 legged pal(s). Overall, I did like my experience here. The employee taking my order at the register was friendly and the other employee at the pick up counter was as well. I would come back to try some of the desserts in the future. read more

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Good customer service when requested missing points on my Meet Fresh account. We frequent the store for its specialty desserts such as signature grass jelly taro balls. Very yummy! read more

I really like the ambiance of this place. The inside is much bigger than I expected. There is a lot of seating and phone chargers at each table. I love that there is a sink to wash your hands and a self-serve water station. Above the sink, there are also cups to pack your dessert if you can't finish it there. The menu has a lot of choices of drinks and desserts. I believe that all the drinks can be iced or hot. Next to the register, there is an easy to use self-order system for people who want to use a debit/credit card. The price of the drinks are decent. I tried the traditional milk tea with boba and green milk tea with lychee jelly. The portion of toppings is generous, but the green milk tea was extremely sweet, even though I have a big sweet tooth. Next time I will ask for 50% sweet. There is a promo every Tuesday, but unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to go on a weekday. read more

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I'm Taiwanese and usually get meet fresh in Taiwan, since meet fresh open in cali, I suggest all my friends to give a try and they all love it. We visit lots of location , from Westwood, temple city, Arcadia, Hacienda heigh, Chino Hills, Irvine Only Cerritos branch I haven't visit yet. And most time I went to temple city and Arcadia mall. Most the time are a good experience. But I got so disappointed this time in this location ( Santa Anita mall with their male staff "Adrian" ) from the beginning we were having an order with female staff, we were just asking if they can substitute item we don't eat, and she explained to us pretty clear that they don't substitute items and if we would like to add on toppings for extra charge, we kinda understand and start ordering. When we start ordering what we want and add taro on it , a guy names Andrian (their staff) very nosy to interrupt our conversation and missinderstood what we were asking for. Ended up I was mad and still don't know what he was talking about. If you don't know the whole story, don't trying to interrupt people's conversation. He just want finish his conversation then walks away. This is so rude and very disrespect. But the female staff was nice and polite. She even apologized to us. However this is NOT acceptable! And again, we were here pay for getting sweet , not the bad mood. End up, this store gave pretty small and stingy proportions, I feel I didn't have get jelly shaved Ice underneath. Really really disappointed :( If you in this location, you should considering go to the other branch in the Temple city. You will feel the HUGE difference read more

Meet Fresh - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

We ordered a medium shaved ice and a milk tea with boba and our total came out to $23 before tip...unfortunately we didn't check the receipt, but I would hope that our milk tea didn't cost $12! The shaved ice (crushed ice) was disappointing, and if that cost us any more than $10 it was absolutely not worth it. 2 stars because the milk tea was good, but it's unfortunate we were overcharged. I used to like meet fresh, but after this experience I don't think it will be our go to. I don't mind paying increased pricing but in this case we were cheated. read more

After an initial horrible 1 star experience a couple years ago, my family and I decided to give this place another try. We've been coming here for a couple times now and it's time I update the review. First, the customer service has improved significantly. The staff is much more friendly and clear. The speed has also improved and orders are coming out extremely fast! I didn't take pictures of everything but we've ordered different types of boba milk teas, jelly deserts, and the shaved ices. All have been mostly positive experiences. Of course the one thing about this location is that they tend to run out of ingredients or simply they just forget. For example the saved ice I have pictured below. This was the only one available as the strawberry one and others were not available. Even some toppings and add ons were not available. They are very stingy on the condensed milk and so most of it and just eating shaved ice with no flavoring. Update: The manager was very nice and messaged me privately to let me know that they ship their ingredients from Taiwan and has been suffering from delays which in result has been causing the limited menu. I really appreciate the attention to detail and dedication to the business. I hope to continue to see this place improve and wishing their business continued success. read more

Meet Fresh - Shaved Ice - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

Ordered togo icy glass jelly signature with add ons: Taro and red bean. Opened it when got home, missing the all the add ons?? :( read more

Meet Fresh - Icy glass jelly signature - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

Very bad attitude! The foods come slow and staffs acted like they don't see nobody. Can't compare to what it was before... read more

This is my go-to place every single time I'm back in town - whether it be a day or a week, I always make time for it. I always go to the Temple City location and they have never disappointed!!! (Except the one or two times they didn't have taro balls in stock :() This time I came home for a short two day trip, and I decided to try this new Arcadia location that just opened up even closer to my parent's place. Last night I ordered a Hot Herbal Jelly No. 4 and it was DELICIOUS. Quick shout out to Jamil (not sure if that's spelled correctly, sorry!) for his amazing service too! He was super nice and told us about a couple items me and my best friend hadn't tried yet. Tonight, I went again to get a to-go order of Hot Herbal Jelly No. 1 and I WENT HOME TO UTTER DISAPPOINTMENT. We waited a good 30 minutes, and I was extremely sad to open my grass jelly to find and sad amount of barley and bits of mung bean. None of my promised mini taro balls nor boba was found. Do you know how sad it is to be excited for Meet Fresh only a handful of times a year only to be disappointed?!?! Meet Fresh is my hands-down favorite dessert place. The Temple City location has always been 10/10 as well as the Cupertino location. This new Arcadia location has failed me 50% so maybe I'll just be go back to the Temple City one next time I'm home. read more

My first time here! They allow dine in!!!!!!! We got the simple tofu with peanut. A nice cool dessert during this heat. Will be back! Sizing portion was good enough 2! read more

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From coming back from a place (haidilao) with the most impeccable a+++++ service to coming to this dessert place with rude little teenie boppers helping us, I wish we would have just went somewhere else. Wanted to change for a $10 bill and ask for $1 dollar bills so I can tip them. There was a shit load of $1 bills in the tip jar. I asked the cashier and she said it wasn't allowed. LOL im dead. She was rude about it too. I asked for napkins to another worker because the dispenser was empty and she didn't respond. I asked her a second time because I thought she didn't hear me since she didn't respond the first time. So she made it seem like I was rushing her. (I was not) she said "I'm getting to it ma'am" with some sassy attitude. She could have passed me a couple napkins but she took her sweet old time filling up the empty dispenser. She could not be bothered LOL Such bad attitude and dirty mouths from the little teenaged girls who work there. All they do is stand around and talk, slacking off. I hope if I have kids; they're aren't nasty like them. Glad I didn't tip after all Such horrible service. Will be reporting to corporate read more

First time at meet fresh today with my brother. We went on a Friday around 2:30 and there was only 1 person in line in front of us. The menu is expansive and we chose to go with the chocolate deluxe waffle, however they were out and we substituted with the original waffle. The cashier was very nice and it was no problem to substitute. He got our drinks out almost immediately after paying and we waited probably 5 min for the freshly made waffle. I do wish the waiting area was more expanded, they have it sectioned off due to Covid restrictions, but I feel like it would be easier for more people to wait. The service was quick and he was very friendly. The flavor of the waffle was yummy, but I feel like the toppings were a little lack luster. The chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream tasted like it came from Costco, which I didn't have a problem with... but for the hype I feel like it should be higher quality. I chose the coffee latte with boba and it was very nice and refreshing! Their boba is small similar to mini boba and very chewy! Not hard, which is good! I for sure want to come back and try the shave ice... I will probably skip the drink next time. read more

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Amazing service but I enjoyed more the way they prepare it before, now they mix it to prepare it and leaves a foam that I don't enjoy. I hope they can go back to the original way read more

Such place now. Not like before. The drinks is Terrible. All drinks they make with syrup and sugar . read more

This Taiwanese dessert place is so interesting! I have never seen such the large selection of hot and cold Taiwanese desserts. Food can be eaten in or to go. Parking: The parking is free but it is mall parking and not close to the store. Ambience: casual place, you bus your own tables. There is inside seating and a shared patio area outside. Once you order from the self ordering station or the cashier they give you a pager. When your food is done you are paged to pick it up. Food: a vast selection of desserts. I LOVED my black sugar milk with boba and can not wait to try more. The tea tasted very caramel but not overly sweet. The ice towers looked tempting, I hope to try the mango one once back in season. read more

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Service: I don't think people here are friendly. I came at least three times and definitely they are not that great. Busy or not, same results. Why do I come back? Because they have pretty good stuff and I don't interact with the team enough to care that much, but I will take off a star for that. Boba: I guess if you're at the mall, this is actually the best place to get legit tea. Shaved ice: They also have pretty amazing shaved ice for an ok price. lol. I usually come when I am with friends or family that wants dessert because this place offers something no one else does at the mall. Besides the price, the shaved ice is pretty legit. You can customize your toppings so that part is always great. The portions per topping is adequate for what you get. Oddly enough, I do recommend this spot for boba and shaved ice, just keep in mind you won't get the best service and you may pay more than you should be for basic dessert. Also, it's still better than some places at the mall for boba. ‍ just saying. read more

Meet Fresh - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

Worth noting that their "milk teas" actually don't have dairy at all (they use a non-dairy creamer) -- only the "fresh milk" teas have real dairy. Helpful for people who are lactose-intolerant or vegan. Meet Fresh isn't really a place I'd normally go but I was with friends who wanted some Taiwanese desserts. The place was super-crowded and there was a long line, but it moved fast and the service was good. They also let us sit and chat for as long as we wanted. I'd love it if they could offer clearly-marked vegan options on their menu because I wasn't sure how many of their offerings were vegan or not, and I couldn't find an allergen sheet that could've listed sneaky dairy or egg ingredients. Definitely an "authentic" place -- we were the only non-Asian people in the whole place :) I probably wouldn't go back again unless they had some clearer vegan options or I was with friends who wanted to go. read more

I normally love meet fresh and will stand in line for many many minutes to get some good dessert, but after last night's experience and having that metallic taste in my mouth for the rest of the night, I won't be goIng back for a while... I don't know how that paper clip got in there, but that's really gross. How am I supposed to DM you? read more

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I've been to multiple Meet Fresh locations worldwide and the quality tends to be fairly consistent all across the board. My only qualm with this one is that I feel like the service gets worse every time I stop by. The person who took the order was okay--rather indifferent and impersonable, but the girl who gave us our food seemed dismissive and I got the feeling that she didn't want us to be there. Could it be the masks are hiding some smiles? Nah, really don't think so. Come here for the food, but try not to let the less than satisfactory personalities ruin your experience. read more

Stopped in here and got the Q MOCHI MILK SHAVED ICE and it was sooooo gooood! I'm so glad I stopped in. My order came out quickly and it's exactly the desert I needed. Their mochi and jelly have great consistencies and overall it was a great balanced sweetness. The service was great and pretty quick. I will definitely be coming back! read more

This Meet Fresh is a bit larger than the Temple City location, although tables are spread lengthwise. Located in the outdoor area of the mall by Nordstrom. When they first opened, the menu here seemed to be slightly more expensive than Temple City's, but upon returning a few weeks ago, I feel like the prices are more or less the same. The items are pretty standardized, and the workers go through training to make sure they have the basics down flat. I was a little annoyed that they were advertising an October special on their menu when the special was no longer valid. Stupid me didn't look closely at the dates, and I told the worker I wanted the special. I wish he had told me it's no longer a special because I was charged full price for the drink. Since I thought it was cheaper than normal, I added a fresh milk cap on top for an additional $1. If I had known it wasn't the special, I would not have ordered the drink! The milk tea with grass jelly was alright - I think it was heavier in tea flavor and didn't have that sweetness I craved. Grass jelly was alright, but hard to taste. I did enjoy that fresh milk cap on top - sweet and creamy and the perfect amount to match the cup of tea. But the drink was just alright for me. I've ordered their signature special from this location as well as hot grass jelly. They've always been okay - nothing wrong with the order. But that last experience just wasn't the best. read more

Really great shave ice and boba spot. I ordered the brown sugar & boba shave ice with red bean. It was really good. Love the warm flavors of the brown sugar. They have plenty of seating with chargers and outlets! Very convenient if you're running low on battery. Unfortunately they were out of a lot of fruit including mango, so I wasn't able to order my first choice shave ice. Overall I would come back and visit! read more

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At first, it's a little weird if your not Asian and not used to eating all the different balls and beans. Took me 2-3 times to fall in love. I was hooked and anted it almost everyday. It's kinda like boba. Like at first it's weird and then YOURE HOOKED! read more

I love this location over the other one in San Gabriel. Instead of 45 minutes wait, it's usually less than 10mins even when they are busy. I love that I can order via their mobile app and my order is ready when I arrived. The staff always nice and professional every single time. I come here often almost once a week and the quality and services are the same every single time even when they are under staff. The staff are kind and nice. read more

Meet Fresh - Grass Jelly - Desserts Near Me - Arcadia, California

Drinks are always a 10/10! Service is always friendly and fast. Even when they are in a middle of a rush it is only a short wait!

Been there a few times. Got lucky I've never had to wait too long. I guess on the positive note, anyone waiting and there is high traffic. There stuff will be fresh because they are alway making new batches! Love the oolong mike tea! I have yet tried there desserts. read more