The staff were so friendly and patient and help. It was my daughter's and my first visit there and…read moreit won't be our last.

Delicious, fresh, full of flavors!!!! We usually go down to Cicero to Sake Bomb but when in…read moreOswego, this is the place to go!!!! The miso soup is so good and full of taste. I had tuna poke bowl and grand daughter loves the Miso soup and California roll...no raw fish for her... was delicious. Service excellent, everything made up fresh....my tuna was super fresh. I haven't had a specialty roll yet but I will soon. Stay tuned!!! Set in a beautiful old bank building right in the heart of town. Comfy chairs and lots of dine in tables. Service is their speciality. Pictures are of our first visit, I had the beef ramen and granddaughter had a crunchy California roll...all delicious, fresh and clean!

I love TLJ! I saw they had some new breads and drinks and decided to try them out…read more The honey lavender matcha was a nice sweetness but I still prefer the shaken oat milk espresso. The curry bread as always is delicious. Honey melon bread was soft and airy. 10/10

Great service as always! Took my granddaughter for a special treat after her Dr. appointment. We…read moreboth love coming here! She had her favorite sugar donut twist and I had my kimchi croquette and I also tried one of their sausage pastries. She had a strawberry smoothie and I had a London Fog....an earl greytea drink. We are both fascinated by the elaborate cakes and I promised her I'd get her one for her birthday.

This is our go to boba tea place in the area. Ice cream, coffee, tea, and sweets are all available…read more Variety of flavors and sizes are nice. Staff have always been speedy and very friendly. Limited amount of indoor sitting.

Pure happiness! I…read morehad some good friends convince me to try Boba Tea a couple of months back, they told me it was "all the rage"! I am a total tea noob in general, and had definitely never heard of boba, so the whole experience was foreign to me. Well, it was amazing! This place is amazing. I've been back 4 times since, and I love it more every single time. I bring others with me to try it, too. I am officially obsessed! The first time I was here and every single time since, the associates have been fabulous - they have patiently and knowledgeably walked me through different types of tea, different flavor combinations, what their favorites are, what customers enjoy, etc. The combination possibilities are vast! They have a stash of cookies, muffins, brownies, and other goodies from locally owned bakeries. I was told that all the furniture is also locally made, and can be purchased. I love the ambience here, and REALLY love that they promote and partner with other local places too! My daughter loves that they have a little area for kids to hang out, with chalk and a chalkboard to draw on. Can not recommend highly enough! (FYI my current favorite is strawberry lemon with green tea and strawberry beads!)

Hells Yeah! Yummy Yum. Literally everything we got was delicious. Even the water tasted good. ;)…read moreSummer rolls w Tofu. Yum check. Bahn Mi...OMG. It's a very short jaunt passing through Syracuse so definitely stop by!

You can't go wrong with a stop at Vietnamese Noodle House. I have been going here happily for…read moreyears, and have tried so many of thier items from salted yolk lemonade, to their banh mi, to spicy beef soup. It's always a great place for a more affordable option, so sometimes I meet with friends here as well. The one thing I have been so sad to see go is they used to have the absolute best Pandan Bubble Tea. I couldn't find this flavor anywhere else--and now not even here. :( For now for my bubble tea fix I go for a taro. The consistency is always creamy, light, sweet and the tapioca has a good flavor. It is important to note this tea has a lot of sugar, and is more of a dessert than something to have often. The service here is always kind, interior is clean. Easy parking.

Been here a handful of times and it's always good. I love that they have my favorite honeydew milk…read moretea and my kid's favorite, mango milk tea. We don't love the tapioca balls in general and usually opt for the lychee jelly. I like that you can conveniently order on the app in advance and have it waiting for you to pickup. It's always been ready; no wait. In the app it is also easy to customize and choose sweetness level and ice cube amount. They even run deals like buy a drink on national boba day and get 1 free the next week. My other kid has found they like the strawberry milk slush and now it's their go-to.

This place should be 5 stars instead of 4. Although it is WAY too much money to order for you to…read moreget it at your house. Me and my friend got 2 large strawberrie milk teas with strawberrie popping bubbles, and it was 28 dollars! WAY too much, it's about 15 dollars for 2 if you just go to the mall and get some there. One guy that even works there agrees that it's way too much! He said he works there but just hates going there to get some so he orders and HE says it's way too much. But authough it's VERY expensive, it's the best drink I've ever had. TOTALLY recommend.

This is a nice spot on Genesee St if you're looking for something different than pizza, Phoebe's,…read moreor other quicker food options up on the Hill. I'm not a bubble tea fan, so I can't speak to that, but I do quite enjoy their ramen bowls and have had them on multiple occasions. The standout for me is the miso base with chicken. The broth is piping hot, the green onion flavor is awesome, and it's a chock full of ingredients. The interior is unique with big, open windows and some funky booths. My main complaint here is that service tends to be a bit slow. I'd recommend ordering ahead of time and then eating there once you pick it up or just doing take out. Ordering through the counter can take awhile, even if it's quiet in there. Happy to continue to support them!

Okay, so I'm totally going against the grain here as I found nothing exceptional or overly exciting…read moreabout this restaurant. My son found it and wanted to give it a try, so we did. The place was totally empty when we walked in and outside of 1 Uber Eats order we were it 4:30 PN. But, it still took 15 minutes for two bowls of ramen and one rice bowl to be ready. Our meals were good but not worth the drive from Marcellus. I've had worse and I've had better bowls of ramen. The stock was good but it was lacking any real depth of flavor and seemed to be singular in tone and lacked any real silky rich mouth feel. Nothing that would warrant a wave off, but nothing significant enough for a book mark. We all like what we like, but for me this was an average experience.

Hi Tea is back!! I was so excited to visit thier new location today and the inside was so cute!…read moreMuch more spacious and the decor is great. Grabbed my favorite tea, Honeydew Iced tea with watermelon and also tried out thier new dim sum. The barbeque pork rice rolls were delicious... but I admit I have gotten those before. As always the owner is so sweet and stopped to check on how we liked everything, and welcomed us to the new location. I wanted to make sure to share out since they have been working on opening for awhile and they are certainly back better than ever.

We had a family emergency after just getting back from vacation so we were at crouse for a while…read moreafter barely eating that day. I needed something quick and filling and found hi tea just searching for what was still open. Mobile ordered it and walked right over. They had just finished my drink and were finishing up the food. Very quick turn around which was great probably 15 minutes. The aesthetic of the store is adorable powder pink seating and lots of stuffed animals. The employees are super nice and friendly too. My milk tea was delicious and the sweet treat I needed, loved the cold foam they put on it and I got to decide the sugar level which I chose 50% and that was still very sweet. The rice noodles were delicious, perfect chewy consistency and great flavor. There was lots of shrimp and pork, I gave half to my boyfriend. Highly recommend if you're looking for something quick and easy but want something different from the usual chain.

The strawberry matcha is delicious!…read more At half sweetness, it's still on the slightly too sweet scale for me. I like sweet stuff, but this places overdoes it unless you know to cut back on the sugar. No machine needed for this drink so service was quick!

Owned by really nice individuals... but the standout is its some the best matcha in the area…read more Frothy and a great color, not presweetened. Definitely a stop! My go to is the strawberry matcha latte with osmanthus jelly. The place also sells food, including amazing mochi donuts. The frosting is thick and when you bite into the donut it has a crack to it. Super satisfying to have that on top of a perfectly cooked donut with a soft interior and a slightly crisp exterior.

Vietnamese Noodle House is a treasure trove of tasty delights. I dined there three times over the…read morecourse of a week and each meal was superb, as was the service. It was busy all three times I visited, but never seemed overwhelming. The staff is fast and efficient and the ambiance is straightforward, but enhanced by touches like a beautiful mural of a hand holding chopsticks reaching for a bowl of noodles. My first meal (party of three) we had A4. (Steamed Pork) Dumplings, A12. Steamed Buns, N4. Creamy Udon Noodle Soup, N6. Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (Bún Bò Huế), and N8. Wonton Noodle Soup. Each dish exceeded expectations. The dumplings were tender and flavorful and the steamed buns could be a meal themselves for light eaters. The soups were very substantial portions and provided complex, layered compositions of textures and flavors. The Thai tea was also very tasty. Ayumi provided friendly, attentive service and was a big help in explaining the menu to those in our party unfamiliar with Vietnamese cuisine. My second meal (a different party of three) we had A2. Fried Crab Rangoon (Hoành Thánh Chiên), A3. Summer Rolls, A5. Crispy Chicken Wings, A10. House special Bánh Mì, and N7. Tom Yum Noodle Soup (Bún Lẩu Thái). The Crab Rangoon actually tasted like crab, which was a first for me and a very pleasant surprise. The Summer Rolls were huge, about one-and-a-half the size served elsewhere and were very fresh, cold, and crisp. They were excellent. The Crispy Chicken Wings had a nice chicken flavor, but if you don't add a sauce, they might seem rather bland compared to wings elsewhere. The Báhn Mi was a delicious combination of opposites: warm and cold, rich and crunchy, savory meats and pâté and fresh veg; and the bread was perfect: crisp crust and spongy crumb. Finally, the Tom Yum Noodle Soup was also commendable. Vietnamese Noodle House excels at offering outstanding noodles in subtly flavored broths with delicious, fresh meats and vegetables. Riley was our server and she was very efficient, making sure our water glasses we were full and that we had everything we needed. My third visit was solo and I ordered my meal as takeaway and sat at the bar enjoying an iced Vietnamese coffee while I waited for my food. It was very busy because the North Syracuse location is closed on Mondays. Aili provided outstanding, friendly service despite being pulled in several directions at once, covering both tables and the bar. I had the N1. Special combo Beef Pho (Phở Bò, see picture) with all five meats, including tendon and tripe; Sticky Rice Pudding (Che khoai môn); and the aforementioned iced Vietnamese coffee. The pho was delicious. I had never had tripe not tendon before. Both seemed to be more about texture than flavor. The tripe was actually crunchy even though it wasn't fried and the tendon was very gelatinous, the exact opposite of what I expected. Neither was unpleasant, but having tried them, I have no need to have them again. The sticky rice pudding was a bit disappointing because it was so runny, but that might just be how that dessert is prepared everywhere. The flavor was very nice and it wasn't too sweet. If you like Asian cuisine, I strongly recommend Vietnamese Noodle House. Every dish (and I tried them all) was delicious and the service was uniformly excellent.

You can never go wrong with pho. We had the pan fried dumplings which were a bit greasy and two…read morephos. The broth was good - sadly also a bit too greasy as well when it came out. Personally not a fan of plastic sauce containers with eating in. Plenty of seating inside and comfortable with plenty of space in between tables. Lots of parking outside.

When you're at the Thrive Cafe you're thriving. The cafe is unfortunately closed at the moment, but…read moredo not fret! It is just temporary due to the pandemic. A quick look at Facebook will show you that there are plans of reopening in the Spring. It's a nice little cafe. You need a bowl of soup? They have soup. You need an egg sandwich? Guess what, you can get an egg sandwich. You need some caffeine to wake up? There's caffeine in coffee, which they have. Now word on the street is they're adding some new menu items for the reopen. You're probably asking yourself what those new menu items are going to be, but you're just going to have to check this place out in the spring time to find those answers.

Adorable Cafe, great for studying, enjoying a smooth cup of coffee and a hearty bowl of organic…read morehomemade soup.