Pretty good boba spot! This shop is located along N King St in a small plaza with a shaved ice spot next door. You can generally find parking in the lot or nearby on the street (metered). The inside of the shop is relatively spacious with seating throughout; it can get a bit busy in the afternoons after school finishes. I ordered the mochi taro milk with boba and no sugar. The staff member helping me was polite, and my order came out quickly. I really liked my drink! The mochi layer had a soft, pleasing mouthfeel, and the boba was nice and chewy. The taro drink was creamy and not too sweet either, pairing really well with the mochi. Would definitely be interested in coming back to get the other drinks on their menu! read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - taro mochi milk with boba - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I'm not sure when this place changed owners, but I've been to this little shopping plaza before and got boba one time, but I think it's a different owner now. The parking lot was pretty empty on a weekday afternoon and there was only one person working. I really appreciated that they offered some snacks as well as their pretty extensive drink menu. There are so many boba places I would frequent more often if they also offered snacks. Uni offers cup noodle, freshly make bubble waffles, takoyaki and curry with rice! They even have combos that will save you a couple dollars if you get a milk tea with the food. Genius. I got the takoyaki and mixed fruit tea combo for $13. It doesn't sound like a deal, but I end up paying way more and wasting time going to two different stores when I want food and tea. The takoyaki was piping hot, piled with toppings and served in a little box that was really convenient for take out. The fruit tea was one of the better fruit teas I've had. I like that it had chunks of oranges and watermelon. The service was a little slow because there was only one worker, but she was really nice and trying her best. I think I'll be back if I'm in the area. They have cute looking desserts too! And plenty of places to sit with free wifi! read more

New and pretty cool drink Lots of new stuff also Hidden spot with great service drinks read more

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Loved their "volcano" cake that had the icing fall on top of it, along with their crepe cake and tea! Really good spot to come and emhave a nice snacktime with friends! - Miguel Morales Photography read more

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Came here for our after dinner dessert. There were some desserts in their case but nothing we liked. But their drinks were unexpectedly delicious and refreshing. Definitely will be back before heading back home. read more

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Tried these 2 customized cakes (matcha- bento size and ube- heart shaped) that my sister ordered for her birthday and my son's one month. The cake designs did not disappoint us. Found my new fave matcha cake. The matcha filling was on point and full of flavor. It goes well with the cake itself, spongy/fluffy. The ube cake had a strong nutty flavor and it was still good. read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Dessert in Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii... Located between a pawn shop and a vape shop... there is a cute, cozy small business named U*Ni Sweets Bakery & Tea. In the past, I visited this space when it had a different name, and the same concept: Instagram-worthy decor where customers can hang out to study and/or chat. Service can improve. Example: I ordered Lychee Peach Tea. The monitor showed that the drink would have cheese topping. I told the young gal that I didn't want cheese. She wasn't able to remove it, but said she'd remember to not include it. I noted that the price with cheese is higher. She couldn't adjust the price, so I just changed my order. English as a second language could be the barrier. Also, that menu item didn't match the computer system. I did enjoy the Mix Fruit Four Seasons Tea with slices/chunks of fresh fruits (lemon, lime, orange, strawberry, watermelon, and passionfruit). I also got the Taro Rice Yogurt, which was healthy, filling, and tasty! I would bring my niece's here - they'd like this vibe and environment! They might want a slice of strawberry Shortcake or Ube Mille crepe cake, too! Those looked yummy! Note: they have a clean, convenient restroom! read more

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What a sweet place... After all this location was once Sweets by Sweeties and they did pretty much kept the layout but gave it their own "sweet" touches. I do absolutely love the varieties of seating so that groups of guest can find their own space without being in someone else's space. After still feeling a bit jet lagged that I guess age must've have a role as I've never felt this exhausted and knew exactly what I needed is a nice fruity cup of tea and was quite surprised to find U-ni Sweets and just loved the vibe they've created here and though I knew exactly what I wanted "Mixed Fruit Four Seasons Tea" and though I didn't say it was quite disappointed they never asked about the sweetness level and Ice choices and made it 100%, thankfully it wasn't too sweet though I do prefer 25% and light ice. I did come for tea but the display case filled with sweets did piqued my interest and asked about the cute round cakes which turned out to be their lava cakes and between the two one was obviously red velvet but the other was black sesame...oooooohhh! Had to get that one to go and oh how they pack it so nice and safely for the trip home they do take every precaution which I do like and don't skimp on the box which makes it also makes it great for gifting. It's probably since it's kept refrigerated but the grand revealing wasn't as spectacular lol very little if ever any flow happened but that cake was very light and airy and the black sesame cream wasn't sweet with the hint of sesame is such a delicate treat and ate it up in minutes. They also had a Creme brûlée Coffee Mille Crepe Cake that I was eyeing...so you know I'm coming back for that with a cup of tea sounds like the perfect place for that and more/ Thank you! read more

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Welcome U-ni Sweets! A new fusion bakery and bubble tea shop in Kalihi. U-ni's IG-worthy desserts are very light and full of whipped cream. Instead of their lava cakes having a warm molten center, these cakes have a collar, that when lifted, releases a flood of icing that erupts over the cake. The bento cakes are mini cakes in flavors like mango, Oreo, and salted egg yoke with pork floss. There are different flavored tiramisus and croissants that are filled and iced. A slice of chocolate cake was light in flavor and texture, with only a hint of chocolate in the flecks of chocolate in the whipped cream. The ube crepe cake was very pretty with over 20 layers of thin crepe, moistened and held together with whipped cream. While it was pleasantly tender and fresh, it was barely sweet and tasted like batter and cream. While the desserts are light, the milk teas are heavy. The brûlée devil milk tea had a cheese foam and ube devil milk tea had custard at the bottom. We got the drinks 50% sweet and wished we'd asked for 25% instead. The brûlée tasted like brown sugar syrup. The ube tasted like ube and powdered milk. If you like whipped cream, U-ni is perfect for you! Enjoy an individual dessert and get your camera ready! read more

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New dessert and tea spot in Kalihi. Parking is very small and limited. Went on a weekday. Cafe was pretty spacious and cute decor. I stopped by during their special promotion for grand opening. Got a drink and a cake for $1.99. Ordered the mango cheese tea and the ube millie crepe. Love the drink, has the tea aroma in the drink. Sugar and ice level is adjustable. Ube millie crepe was lite. Not too sweet either. Desserts and drinks are very good. I don't know if I want to pay that much for it though. read more

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Ube Mille Crepe Cake: Twenty five layers of ube crepe, covered and topped with light ube tasting frosting. Pineapple Passion Fruit Cake: Equally balanced taste of baked pineapple and passion fruit in dense cake and frosting. Cheese Lychee Peach: Cheese Foam at the top balanced sweetness of diced lychee jelly and peach tea. I didn't stir my beverage. Eventually cheese foam tasted rich and will gradually make its way to the bottom. My desserts and beverage were delectable. I've definitely enjoyed my sweets! Courteous and helpful customer service from two kind ladies. First worker asked if I wanted my order for here or to go. I informed her for here and another worker was very thoughtful to bring a dessert plate with paper liner and fork to the table. Free parking available in the lot. My only wish is for this shop to offer non dairy alternatives: almond, oat and/or soy for milk teas. Only whole milk is offered and provided for milk teas. I would definitely return to satisfy my sweet tooth craving and modern ambience. read more

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Cute new shop in Kalihi. They're located across Golden coin and right next to the fire station and KFC in a little strip mall. There's a few parking stalls available and maybe 2 - 30 mins stall right in front of their shop. They're currently running a promo for the first 30 people gets free drinks and also if you buy a drink or cake you can get a slice of cake for 1.99 (until the 27th). The shop is clean and super cute and the best thing of all is that they welcome pets too. The shop owner recognized me without my dog while i was in line and asked where Simba was and to bring him next time, LOL. Their drinks menu was extensive. it was actually really overwhelming, but luckily i was like the 5th person in line so i was able to look at the menu board while they ordered. They also have a cake display off to the side. at the time there was only pineapple passion fruit, ube crepe cake, and a black sesame lava cake available. It looked like they were about to prepare a strawberry shortcake too. Cake pricing can be somewhere between $6-14.00 depending on what you get. If you get the lava cake and decide to eat it later - just make sure you let it defrost for a little bit before you pull it apart for the gooey effect. I'll surely be back again if im in the area! I love fresh watermelon drinks and it was such a treat that they had it available. read more

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Sad to see this place close. It was our go to bubble tea place in our neighborhood! Really nice staff and yummy drinks in a cute setting.

The girl didn't really speak English. Prices feel a bit high but the chocolate waffle was good. It's a little hard to see them since they're in the corner of a dark lot. Very cute decor. read more

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We decided to step in here after visiting a nearby establishment because the Yelp pictures looked so delicious- lots of variety of cakes and drinks. Much to our dismay, they only had 1 type of cake and so were a little disappointed. They did have a variety of boba drinks -milky and fruity. The rose milk tea was not too sweet as we got it 50% sweet but the brown sugar boba was pretty sweet and so the two together made a good drink. I only wish we were able to try their cakes. read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - Large rose milk tea with brown sugar boba - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I was pretty excited to try here, I previously saw an advertisement on IG about their dessert happy hour at the end of the night. It was pretty confusing/disappointing when we finally came to the store the worker kind of had no clue and the information she gave us was different than the promotion. Since we were already here we tried it out anyway. I got the mixed fruit tea and enjoyed the lilikoi seeds in it specifically. Its nice seeing that all the drinks are made to order, just remember to be patient if you're there at a busy time. read more

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Located by Farrington High School, I could see this boba/cake shop being busy after school! Order the Taro Rice Yogurt and loved that it was blended!! Could barely taste the rice and enjoyed the drink. Went for the happy hour specials that were on their ig. There was a promotion for 1 drink + 1 random cake slice OR 1 drink + 1 slice of cake. We tried to opt for the 1 drink + 1 slice of cake as we wanted to pick which different cakes (and it was a cheaper combo). Unfortunately the employee said it had to be the cake of the day. It was a bit confusing as there was a language barrier read more

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A new bakery and boba shop in town! Got the passion fruit tea with 50% sweetness and lychee jelly. Very good, but it was still pretty sweet even with only 50% sweetness. We also got the Ube crepe cake which was a big hit for my whole family! It has like a 100 layers and is very delicate and not too sweet! I would definitely get it again and look forward to trying other crepe cake flavors. Service was good and fast. The shop is cute with tables and chairs to enjoy your food there or to go. They have a small parking lot out front that's free and shared with the other businesses in the strip mall. read more

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After seeing many Instagram reels on this bakery, I had to see for myself what the hype was about! It's tucked away in a corner of a very small shopping center, there is limited parking so it is easy to miss. As soon as we arrived, I liked the cleanliness and ambience of the place. It was pretty quiet and a group of teens were just hanging out on the couches inside drinking boba. They had a large menu to choose from, and me being the sucker I am for Ube, I had to get an Ube Milk Tea and take advantage of the special they had and try the ube Mille crepe cake! I was not disappointed. This might be the best milk tea I've had. My drink also had pieces of custard inside that were so delicious. The boba was sweet and chewy. The employees were so friendly and very quick to make our drinks! I love a good crepe cake so I got the last Ube slice and I'm glad I did. I'd happily order a full size one. It was so light and fell apart. The flavor of ube was perfect and it was so pretty! Definitely a must try! read more

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*This review was taken on 21 Nov New Bakery & Cake Store Alert!Uni (or U Ni) Sweets Bakery Sweets just opened this week & is definitely a hidden gem in Kalihi specializing in custom cakes & milk/fruit drinks while providing a chill & relaxing atmosphere! Parking is limited so plan accordingly, you may have to find street parking. The atmosphere is very chilled, relaxed, a great place to unwind, do homework, hang out with friends, or catch up with someone over tea and cake. There's a high table with bar stools in the middle of the shop for larger groups and sofas, chairs and smaller tables as well. I got their fruit mix green tea drink (very refreshing) & pineapple passion fruit cake (light & fluffy). Stop by today! read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - pineapple passion fruit cake - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This place can never go wrong , love the boba here , the place is decorated very cutesy and u can smell the waffles as you walk in the door read more

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Ube Crepe Cake and Black Forest Cake are awesome! My wife and I just came from there and love your cakes! Next time we hope to try your Matcha Cake. Considering the quality, totally worth the price. Service was great. An acoustic version of Kill Bill was playing while we waited, and I'm trying to find that version now. Ambiance is pretty chill. read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - Ube Crepe Cake - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Came here for some desserts with a friend :) The interior is so cute and minimalistic! We got the creme brulee mille crepe cake and the oreo cake along with a brown sugar boba milk tea. Both the cakes were pretty good and sweet. I'd say one piece was enough for to satisfy me. As for the brown sugar boba milk tea, this was very good! You can taste that it's not from powder and that they actually brew fresh tea for this drink. Would recommend the drinks. read more

Bought a cake here but the fillings of the cake are way more thicker than the sponge...$58 for all the creams?! read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First time here, recommended from my niece. Got the brown sugar boba milk, love it! Highly recommend this place. read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - Brown sugar boba milk - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My experience was great! Friendly cashier greeted me and they had a lot of options for desert and drinks. The vibe inside was nice too! Definitely coming back again. read more

This place use to be "here tea" or something I forgot, but the new place is way better. The new look of the place is way better praise God, they have a scripture on the wall, love that, spread the word ykwim. The boba was amazing, the lady was really patient with us, kinda took long to order because we couldn't make our mind up. read more

The varying drinks offered were mediocre. The crepe cakes were ok. The only crepe that would be worth going back for was the crème brûlée. Plus it was hard to communicate with the person working the counter (1 person only). We went at night. It looked like a cute setting on Instagram but, no thanks. read more

Disappointing w/ very ltd selection of sliced cakes @ mid-day for grand opening promo when the shop closes at 9 pm. Improvement needed w/ replenishing more of choices as listed on menu. read more

Just had the ube Mille crepe cake and it was so light, moist and delicious. Will definitely go again to try something else. read more

The cakes were typical Asian patisserie and good but a little pricey for the location.

Such a cute store and the desserts are amazing!!!! Go and visit! They even do custom cakes for special events birthday and weddings read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - Boba custard cup!!!! This was amazing!!!!!!! - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Was not as good as jj's. Very expensive! Consistency was too soft, slices of cakes fell apart during 30 minutes car trip! Nothing special about the cakes! read more

Kind, patient and friendly staff! I placed an order for a birthday cake and they were able to complete the order in less than 24hrs (however, it is required to give 24hr+ notice). Their cakes are delicious and handmade with aloha. You can definitely tell someone put attention to every detail. I normally don't eat cake but I LOVE the sweet taste of their cakes because it's not overwhelming. The boba is also sweet and tasty read more

Uni Sweets Bakery and Tea - 8-inch Tiramisu Birthday Cake - Custom Cakes Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Ordered Christmas Cake for my family and company. Must give them a good feed back! It my top one recommendation for dessert! Must try their peach oolong tea! read more

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Had high hopes- Went in on a weekend on my way to my kids' basketball game after lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Called in my order since no other way to order ahead. Place was pretty packed and found only one worker both taking orders and struggling to make tea. After waiting 20 minutes, we had to leave otherwise we'd be late to our game. I had to leave and told the girl working I have to come back later because we are late. After the basketball game, we came back to the store but I called and said we are coming back now to give them a heads up. But asked to add "another brown sugar boba just like my other one." We get there and now a second worker is there, she proceeds to try to give me attitude that I ordered a tea- but my other order was not a tea because my kids were drinking it. The fact that she gave me attitude after what happened was pretty appalling and our three previous orders were watered down. No apology from them on what happened before, just a bunch of attitude. I will never be coming back. read more

This bakery is a must try for any cake lovers out there. The Ubae cake is our favorite but honestly you can't go wrong with any of them. Worth every penny and planning on getting a whole cake for my wife's birthday. Thank you so much Uni Sweet! read more

Friendly, clean atmosphere and delicious treats and drinks. The lava cake assortment has so many to choose from. Drink menu is just as amazing. Girl working at the counter was friendly and helpful. Prices are a bit steep but so is everything these days. Would definitely recommend. read more

This place held a raffle for the New Year to win a Nintendo Switch as their grand prize. So we went on New Years day hoping to win the Switch. There was a only one ticket left and the Switch displayed on the table as being available. Thinking it was a sure thing I made a purchase knowing that I could win the Switch. However the last ticket (which should've been the Switch) was only for a cheap generic snack item. This place basically scammed all their customers to thinking they could win a Switch with a $10 minimum purchase. Please don't spend your hard earned money on a bunch of scammers. read more

Drinks are super yummy. The desserts I had were very pretty, but very bland. Stick with their drinks.