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Review Highlights
“The person ahead of me ordered like 7-8 drinks while I needed to order the one- A8, milk tea with salted cheese.” in 60 reviews
“--- Puff Cream Boba Milk Tea (50% sweet): Milk tea is solid and a really good combo with puff cream.” in 10 reviews
“This place is located on the second floor of Tanforan mall right next to the century theater.” in 17 reviews
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About the Business
Established in 2017. Happy Lemon is a world-leading beverage chain founded in 2006 by the Yummy-Town Group, a publicly listed tea culture company originating in Taiwan. They are the elite pioneers who originally brought and expanded the tea culture to Mainland China and Hong Kong. In 2014, Happy Lemon successfully became the world’s most recognized and respected tea culture brand with more than 350+ locations across 21 countries including the USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Dubai, Philippines, and many more.
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Is there an actual contact info for this place? Id like to inquire for catering but the store isnt listed in the Tanforan Directory and website doesnt have an email address.
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Does happy lemon offer gift cards/certificates?
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At the time of writing, they only offer gift cards in $25 or more, so remember to bring enough cash on you!
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- Richard L.Burlingame, CA034May 30, 2024
Ordered the bubble waffle and vietnamese iced coffee with salted cheese. I noticed that they used the cafe du monde brand for the coffee which was a really nice touch. It's recommended that the vietnamese ice coffee is ordered with no sugar as the condensed milk and salted cheese balance out the coffee taste well. The bubble waffle came out freshly made. I recommend eating it as soon as possible because it has a nice crunch when eaten fresh.
I was sad to hear that the shop was closing at the end of the year as it's my go to happy lemon in the area. All the more reason to visit while I still can.
Overall 5/5 for freshness of the bubble waffle and taste of the coffee. If you like either of the two I definitely recommend getting one or both items here.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Di T.Santa Ana, CA0117Aug 22, 2024
We received a gift card but were required to setup an account on HL site to use it. What in the world?!
Drinks are okay. Inconsistent sweetness level with the lemon series being just right or too sour on different occasions (50% sweetness).
Just an average boba place with prices a bit high compared to some other places near-by.
Drinks are made and just placed on the counter; you have to look for your order because they don't call out your name or order number.
The place is clean. We usually order on the app so don't have much contact with the employees.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - David G.Mountain View, CA0164Aug 21, 2024
They are constantly closed when their posted hours say they should have been open for hours (this was taken past noon when they open at 11), and their open sign is on. Not the first time it's happened and it's really frustrating because I don't have a long enough break at lunch to go to another place - their inconsistency ends up ruining my day. Won't be giving them another chance.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Jan 31, 2024
Smoothies were delicious although I prefer a thicker, dense texture. Extra charge ($1) for the milk alternative and $7 for my avocado matcha while mango matcha was $6.75 both with boba ($0.75). Service was prompt and professional. I definitely recommend!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Jul 20, 2023Updated review
Happy Lemon isn't happy anymore.
I was happy with Happy Lemon the first time, but lately it has turned sour, as lemon is supposed to be, I guess.
No more grapefruit pieces in my favorite drink; less salty cheese than before. My husband was upset with his black milk tea, saying it was watery and tasteless.
What happened? Is this a customer savings? Just so you understand, I too decided to save money and the last time I ordered was only because I got a free drink through the app.
Hopefully one day the lemon will be happy again...Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0Sep 3, 2022Previous reviewFor those who like grapefruit.
(you'll love this drink if you have the same preferences that I described in the suggestions below).
My personal recommendation: add salty cheese (if you like it, because for me it was a godsend), boba (it's not necessary because I felt like I could drink this without boba, which I thought was impossible because I'm addicted to boba), 0% sugar (or if you can't live without sweet and aren't particularly health-conscious, you can add 25% or regular sugar, but I'm not vouching for how that taste will feel).
So yes, I think I've found my first right combination - it's perfect with exactly the points I listed.Jul 11, 2022Previous reviewI got a new drink and I loved it, especially the orange peel.
But, I still recommend them to change the boba. Compared to the other places, the boba is a bit of a loser in texture and flavor.Jun 19, 2022Previous reviewThe salty cheese topping has become a favorite of mine!
The plus side is that they seal the drink as desired, rather than covering it with regular lids.
I'd also like to point out that the employee asked: should I sprinkle matcha on top?
Because I love matcha, and that's a nice bonus!
The place is good, lots of options, but I would suggest reducing the number of items so as not to confuse customers, and focusing on enhancing the flavor of the boba. - Sam Y.Colma, CA012Jul 27, 2024
This store is so frustrating. I tried to order something and use my points, but the store manager said they are no longer affiliated with Happy Lemon as of this week. I asked why there wasn't a notice for customers, and she ignored me, just saying they will change the name soon but are still using the Happy Lemon logo and selling their products. The manager wasn't wearing a Happy Lemon shirt and was very unprofessional. She was also incredibly rude, trying to kick me out and telling me to go to another Happy Lemon store like the one in Burlingame. I can't believe customer service like this exists nowadays. I really don't recommend this store to anyone. No respect at all.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Kavin C.Fremont, CA193311Jan 1, 2024
Popped into this Happy Lemon on Jan 1st for my usual Ube Taro Puff Milk Tea, no sugar and light ice. Ran into a middle-aged Asian lady, probably the manager since she wasn't in the usual uniform. She told me to go for 100% ice, saying they'd have to pour in more tea otherwise. Kinda weird, right? It sounded like she just didn't want to use more tea and was pushing ice instead.
I tried to say I'd prefer more tea over ice, but she cut me off and suggested I should try it her way. Then, out of nowhere, she starts chatting about their new Vietnamese coffee. I gave in and went with the 100% ice, but yup, you guessed it - the drink was super watery and skimped on the boba, not at all like what I get at other Happy Lemon places. Felt like she didn't really hear me out, and I ended up with a disappointing drink. Probably won't swing by this location again.Helpful 5Thanks 2Love this 0Oh no 1 - Nov 9, 2023
My work ordered boba to go for our team. I got the jasmine GMT. I don't know what's going on but recently I've been having really bad boba. The boba is hard in the middle. It's pretty upsetting given that we paid $9-10 per boba via DoorDash.
Boba stores need to step up their game and cook fresh boba if we're going to be paying almost $10/drink.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 2 - Jan 23, 2023
I'm usually pretty satisfied with all the locations I've been to but this place was a mess.
I came with family over the weekend and they were under staffed so ordering and getting your drink took way too long. I was the next person to order, the cashier said we can scan QR code to skip the line and order ahead. I noticed a couple of Happy Lemon started to do self orders or QR codes which is nice but I had the HL reward cards. At one location, they said they can't use the card on self serve and they had to manually do it.
This location did not even accept the reward cards which kinda got me a bit upset since I've been to most locations and they all accepted it. On top of that, it took us more than 30mins to order and get our drinks. Im a sad lemon after this trip.Helpful 5Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0
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