7 Leaves Cafe Irvine — Restaurant in Irvine

I don’t know what’s more popular Game of Thrones and it’s 7 Kingdoms or Orange County and their 7 Leaves? You can stop reading if you don’t get that reference.

Caffeine is the most popular, readily available, socially acceptable drug in the world. Yes DRUG. It’s on every corner, yet still seems to be monopolized by some of these big guys, well not in Orange County.

If you were a Starbucks fan, you hadn’t lived until you had 85’s coffee. Now 7 leaves did to 85 what they did to Starbucks. Changed an entire generation and segment of Coffee drinkers. Gone are the days of mochachocolatte Frappayabadabadoo drinks. I’m also not trying to trivialize the importance of Fair Trade, but just having good products is the function over form you shouldn’t overlook and the big guys lost track of that.

Yes the parking sucks, as does every 7 Leave location (not 100% sure, but the consistency in this seems like it’s part of the business model). There is really no dine in sort of seating, just a bar and some uncomfortable chairs, a bathroom and a like 100 sq foot storefront. Classic art consistent with the other spots have the usual blown up menu items, macaron case, ghandi quote (they really like that I guess). Prices are on point at roughly $3 for most drinks and add ons like boba (not the new age tiny kind or the crystal versions), grass jelly, etc.

Punch cards are a great program, but they have been out of the Large size cup for months. How is that possible in todays world of manufacturing to not source that better.

Their house coffee can get extra espresso shots for free (I believe up to 6, but at that point you might as well get a powdered upper). Sea foam (just salt people). They use fresh tea in their milk teas and their general scoop of ice is too much so most people go light ice. There is never much of a wait. Their to go bags are solid and they always have a good seal so shaking and transporting upside down is fine, never had one open, and they don’t butcher your name like some places.

Since parking sucks, don’t be that person who parks in the loading zone and isn’t in and out; and pull all the way into it. Maybe put your hazards on, it’s like people in Irvine don’t know the rules of the road, you know what, just don’t use it.

Staff is super friendly, very young looking college kids?

The house coffee is great. The Mung Bean milk tea is delicious. The Taro root milk tea has taro chunks and is super good. I’ve never had anything bad on the menu or on any visit. They do house coffee by the ½ gallon and if they had longer straws I’d buy that and drink it all in one shot for a long drive,...

Yes!!!!! 7 Leaves is open in Irvine! Yeah Yeah! No more having to make a drive to Garden Grove or Tustin just to get my favorite milk tea and coffee drinks. Right when Starbucks decided to screw the majority of “valued customers” with the new reward program in April, we have 7 Leaves opening and Dunkin’ Donuts down the street. There is no need to drink that overpriced burnt coffee anymore. I will bring my 7 Leaves punch card with me and get free drinks at all locations . I don’t mean to overhype this place but I legit love this place. It’s like hearing about Shack Shake (east coast peeps) or In-N-Out (CA peeps) being built in your city only this time it lives up to the hype, but you don’t have to believe me. I like having a shorter line. Just don’t come here if you are a hater. Jasmine Milk tea is my favorite followed by Sea Salt Coffee (better than 85C) and Vietnamese style coffee. The key here is the drinks taste like tea or coffee. You won’t see any workers here shaking or stirring some powder and water together like cough Lollicup and cough It’s Boba Time. The drinks are NOT watered down here and the pricing is lower than the average boba place. Forget what you know about supply and demand from Economics class. This is a quality un-watered down product that is less expensive but better than the competition. #Happy . I am like Pharrell dancing in the music video. Now I don’t have to pretend to like Gen in Tustin. I can go to my favorite Korean BBQ place Shik Do Rak and cap off the night with a milk tea...

My favorite part about this 7 Leaves location is the fact that it is open until 11:00 pm whereas majority of boba shops will have already closed down in this area by 10:00 pm. Since my craving for boba has no time limit, the extra hour really makes a difference for me!

7 Leaves has never truly intrigued me because of their simple menu. But there is something you can appreciate in its simplicity and it's that they have taken the time to master their craft and provide you with excellent quality tea and coffee.

I am a huge fan of their Thai Tea. I will say that I myself choose to brew this at home and it really does not take too much effort to make, but I appreciate the fact that their taste and quality are there.

My boyfriend absolutely loves their House Special coffee which is their blend of the Vietnamese Coffee. If I loved coffee, I would definitely be ordering this more often because it is absolutely delicious.

Their boba is somehow always super fresh. I suspect that it is likely due to it being a fairly busy location. To me, it is important to have boba at the perfect consistency because if it's too hard then it'll really ruin the overall taste of the beverage.

Overall, I love 7 leaves and will definitely be returning here. Be sure to grab a stamp card so you can work your way towards...