With no signs, it's really easy to walk right past this place! I would've missed it if I didn't…read moresmell the delicious smell of breakfast sandwiches. Jewel Cafe is located right next to the Mt Baker light rail station entrance, making it really accessible on my morning commutes. They have a pretty extensive menu that includes sandwiches, boba, smoothies, and special coffee drinks. Their house special is similar to a Vietnamese coffee. In addition to the wide variety of options, their service is superb. Linda, one of the baristas is quick and super friendly. I'll be back!

They never have any food and are constantly out of batter or Nutella to Mae crepes. I don't…read moreunderstand how it's a cafe but barely sells food. aswell on the rare occasion they do make crepes and sell food. all the doors are closed causing it to be humid hot and stink. they recently hired new employees that have an attitude when I order as well. a fellow worker als when making Nutella crepes does not cook the batter all the way

coffee 5/5 i got the coconut coffee blended ($7). it comes…read moremildly sweet, so i asked for it to be a little sweeter. it was incredible! i feel that blended drinks often lose the coffee taste, but not this beauty. the coffee flavor was delicious and mixed well with the coconut. if you prefer your drinks blended and like coconut, this is your girl! service 5/5 staff was helpful and walked me through my options to make the drink to my preference. cafe 5/5 they must have recently added tables and chairs. i love that i can sit in and they have free wifi. everything was clean and tidy. parking is street only and could be hard to find. only a few blocks from the columbia city light rail stop. overall, i'm excited to go back and get some work done while i try other items on the menu!

I used to be a regular at Coffeeholic and brought a lot of visitors here. However, the last two…read moretimes I went, I got a stomachache and so did my friend who was visiting Seattle. I noticed that they now pour drinks from a pre-made plastic jug instead of making them fresh like when the store first opened. I usually don't get sick from drinking coffee but twice in a row is pretty bad. Their drinks are also overly sweet and most of them do not have a 0% sweet option, which is usually what I order from other coffee and tea shops, and it's probably because most of the ingredients are pre-mixed. They also use thick plastic cups, considering that Seattle is a pretty green city and a lot of similar Vietnamese coffee shops use sustainable cups. Sad to say, but my time visiting this chain has come to an end.

Located next to Rainier Restaurant. This cute little to go shop sells banh mi and drinks. We had…read morequestions about their popular drinks and the employee was friendly and explained them. She also let us try different toppings. Their tiramisu coffee with egg pudding was my favorite.

I believe Boss Tea is one of only two boba shops in Beacon Hill/Rainier Valley, with the other…read morebeing Happy Lemon. Since I'm more fond of supporting Mom & Pop shops, I decided to stop by Boss Tea first. This boba shop is shared with a Banh Mi Deluxe - in fact, I'm not really sure if it's actually a separate business at all and just has different signage outside. At any rate, the place is basically take out only. While there are four stools available, the counter space is taken over by potted plants, so there's not really any flat surface to rest any drinks or food. That works for me, but it's something to be aware of. Since this was my first visit, I went with the black milk tea/special. Boss Black Milk Tea, Less Sweet, Less Ice w/ Boba ($6.75) - This is a mixture of two different types of brewed tea, mixed with liquid creamer and syrup. The creamer and syrup are hand measured and mixed, so it's not as consistent as other shops using machines. Each sip has a pretty harsh sweetness that really hits the back of the throat. The drink is pretty creamy and the tea has almost a bit of a spiced note to it. Still, overall I found the sweetness to be too harsh and overpowering. There's a slight fruity sweetness on the exterior of the boba. The boba is soft and the texture feels kind of like a particularly leathery jelly. The teeth slice through the pearls easily with little bounce back. The pearls stiffen up a bit as they sit in the cold drink, which increases the firmness and bounce a little bit, but they never reach an especially bouncy state. I think this might be old boba that wasn't rotated correctly. They give a lot of boba in the cup, but unfortunately it's just not that pleasant to eat. Milk Tea Rating: 3.5/5 Boba Rating: 2.5/5 They also have a fridge that sells flan and Vietnamese yogurt. I was full from lunch so I unfortunately couldn't try them. Note: Boss Tea charges a 3% card fee Bathrooms - None

I came across this TP Tea store in Seattle Chinatown, my first time trying their drinks. This store…read morewas spectacular inside, with high ceilings, modern furnishings and sitting space. It was so clean and slick. The menu had milk tea, tea latte, flavored tea, pink salt cheese crema, alongside 10 different toppings. Sugar and ice level were customizable. I ordered the crema mango tea and the signature milk tea. The baristas were helpful. They took the ordered and prepared the drinks in few minutes. The mango crema was so delicious. The bobas were sweet, soft and chewy. I loved the flavor so much, finished the whole drink in 10 minutes.

After dinner nearby, we decided on TP Tea for dessert. It wasn't too crowded a couple Fridays ago,…read moreand we were able to sit at one of the comfortable sofas while enjoying our drinks. TP MILK TEA + grass jelly, 30% sugar This is their oolong milk tea made Tieguanyin leaves. The ratio of tea and milk was perfect, but I didn't like that the milk left a bit of residue at the back of my throat. My friends got the Fresh Fruit Tea with Chia Seed and a seasonal drink with strawberries. I personally enjoyed the fruit teas more and would try one of these on a future visit.

Pretty standard milk tea and drink place, but happy that I don't have to go far to get something…read moresweet. This particular location shares parking in a plaza that it shares with other surrounding businesses like Ding Feng and Q Bakery... and as I've said many times already, careful of how you park there! Looking past that, this place feels like all other Happy Lemons in the Seattle/Bellevue areas, with a great amount of seating and some parts of the walls and logo that are in yellow, making for a brighter-looking atmosphere. There is some inconsistencies I've had in the past with service here, mostly with just the servers not always being as attentive or even mishearing the sugar, ice or milk adjustments I usually make on my orders. Happy to say I didn't have that issue in this visit! I got my default, which is the strawberry jasmine green tea with rock salt crema. Delicious as always especially on hot weather like we've been having, and the rock salt crema always makes the drink a lot better with its saltiness that just knows how to complement the jasmine tea. Besides this drink, I've gotten their avocado smoothie - it's very, very filling - and their taro milk tea - it tastes very artificial, so highly not recommended to get. There are other better places I prefer over here for milk tea, but I usually go here and pair my Q Bakery banh mi with a drink from here, so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna keep coming back regardless.

Great spot for some boba and milk tea!…read more Service is great, and the drinks come out as fast as expected for this type of drink. The place is cute with couches and a nice seating area. They have caffine free options clearly marked and a good selection of them which is great for my kids. I like the option of adding different percentages of ice and sugar so it doesn't have to be too sweet or too much ice. They are in a strip mall with a large parking lot. so parking is easy to find. Spaces are small though!

Flavors are good! But I wish they would add alternative milk options add ons for those that can't…read moredrink dairy.

Small bubble tea shop with a cute duck theme, the drinks are pretty decent. I came by on a Friday…read moreafternoon around 2pm and it wasn't busy, maybe a couple other customers came into the store while I was there. Didn't have much interaction with the staff member since I ordered at the kiosk, then waited about 5-6 minutes for it to be ready. I was glad that I could taste the jasmine tea $4.25, and that it wasn't sweet, and my friend got a passion fruit green tea slush $6.50 with real passion fruit puree (there were seeds in this, which also could dissuade some from ordering this), and bubbles. For the price these drinks were a great value, and I would come back again if in the area. The above notes are all going off my personal experience. After skimming a number of other reviews here and on Gmaps, it does seem a little weird the number of high reviews written by reviewers with little to no history....like I get there are haters out there that give low reviews for little or petty reasons, so you may be trying to offset that, though makes me feel kinda sus about the business.

Everyone here is so kind and knowledgeable! Delicious tea and a lovely selection! I always come…read moreback!

Good vibes only here... explored the international district and loved our dreamy not too sweet…read moredrinks! We ordered lychee smoothie and honeydew boba! So yummy! Definitely a must try. The best part about this place was the service, the owners or folks behind the counter were so personable! Highly recommend!

I never discovered Bubble Tea Fresh Fruit Juice because they are located at one of the sketchiest…read morecorners of CID - the corner of 12th and Jackson. Because of a special deal, I was determined to try them. Wow, glad I did! This unassuming little shop has primarily drinks but also a small selection of desserts. There was only one person working when we went, and he was busy with everything. He said they are moving, so the shop isn't maintained much. I would not plan to hang out at this shop. (Visit was May 17th this year.) The Drinks: Avocado Coffee Smoothie, $7.25 - 5 Stars I saw this combo featured on the popular list, and my eyebrow went up with puzzlement. It was delicious!! I will definitely have this again. Mango Smoothie, $6.50 - 4.5 Stars This was a "safe" purchase, and it turned out to be tastier than many other mango smoothies. The flavor is quite rich and tasted like they use honey mangoes (also known as Champagne mango or Philippines mango). It is a more velvety blend. Yum. Both drinks were a pleasant surprise with their quality. I have been missing out!

This little boba spot in International district makes delicious drinks! Sadly it's in a very rough…read morearea so I don't come often. There is no seating so it's just an order and go place. Their menu has a fun collection of options to check out. Service was fast and friendly. Parking is easy in their parking lot, but don't leave anything of value in the car!

Mother and daughter duo Oanh Nguyen and Huong Huynh have been running this long-lasting and…read moreprominent Vietnamese restaurant on Rainier Ave since 2010. I've mostly gotten takeout here pre-pandemic, especially their grilled beef short ribs broken rice plate and sometimes their canh chua. Sadly I haven't been back since the pandemic broke out, and I heard they've been struggling to stay afloat because of rising rent costs and the fact they had to close down briefly because of said pandemic and some crime around the neighborhood. My foodie friend and I decided to come dine in here on a Sunday around 1pm after The Block. Why am I mentioning The Block? That's later in this review. As for the interior, you got a massive number of tables that can seat anywhere from 2 to at least 6 or so people, and there's a TV in the far left side. The floor is carpet and the tables and chairs are a little worn out but honestly that's not at all deterring me and actually makes me feel more at home eating here. You get a double-sided laminated menu to look at, and staff take your order after. This was during lunch time, so I got their hu tieu dac biet, which has shrimp, squid, fish cakes, grounded pork bits and sliced pork all in a clean broth with rice noodle. This can be requested as a noodle soup (nuoc) or dry noodle (kho). Broth is clean, a little sweet, and tastes of both pork and squid. All meats were tender and chewy without losing too much of their taste, and the rice noodles were smooth and didn't break apart too easily. The two kinds of pork were my favorite meats since they had a similar taste to the heartwarming broth. I could only finish a little over half of this dish though, because I overestimated how much I could eat at The Block, so it looks like I didn't enjoy the dish when really I loved every part of it! So apologies to whoever was working that day when they saw my half-full bowl of hu tieu! My foodie friend ate every part of his com tam dac biet with grilled beef short ribs, and enjoyed it very much. Food here hits, and I'm happy to have been able to enjoy it all while supporting them during this difficult time for them! You can also help by either donating to their GoFundMe page or by dining in here, taking out food or even asking them for catering. Either way, I wanna make a return visit to try their other dishes like their banh mi sandwiches! I have been hearing at least three patrons ordering that throughout my 1.5 hour visit here.

3.5 The portions and price are right but was disappointed…read morethat all our rice noodles were broke up into little pieces. Also typically high quality pho broth will congeal a bit once you take it home for leftovers bc of the collagen inside but it didn't happen for us Service was really nice.

I enjoyed grabbing a snack here! This is a great family run local business in Mercer Island. Seemed…read moreto have lots of foot traffic from local families and the staff were so nice! Loved the games that were provided to play in store, we grabbed a board game and enjoyed the mini pancakes and boba. Everything tasted great, the tea was so fresh tasting (Assam Black Milk tea with boba), and the mini pancakes were excellent and lightly fluffy with the whipped cream and maple syrup, not too sweet, and an excellent snack! I think that for the size of the pancakes, though, the price was a touch steep, while the boba was well priced-- although I don't really like that there's a bit of a price increase for less/no ice. Don't want to criticize pricing too hard in the rating cause I realize it's a small business, but that's my objective take :) I think that if you come during the happy hour on Fridays to get pancakes & boba the value is awesome, and I'd definitely love to come back at that time to try more menu items! Overall: 9/10 Taste: 10/10 Price: 8/10

Bright and cheerful place with super friendly service! The mango coconut smoothie was a delicious…read moretaste of summer. The strawberry match smoothie had a deep matcha taste. Board games on hand makes it a great place to bring the kiddos for some much needed off screen family time.