Happy Little Teas — Restaurant in Signal Hill

Such a quaint little location out on PCH! (Although maybe its not that great during COVID times). Love the aesthetic of this shop, and the logo. Also another great thing for me is that this shop is about a block away from me, and I could walk there every day. (I have only gone once so far but will most likely go back.) Ok, now moving onto the drinks. I read the google recommendations for the brown sugar Boba, and well, I say, make sure to MIX the drink well. Because I did not and the drink tasted just like milk with no flavor after I drank all the brown sugar flavor up. But the overall taste is good. Also for vegans and lactose intolerant people, they have soymilk and almond milk!!! I got almond milk in my drink so I can assure you it tastes good. Another classic flavor is Thai tea. Oh a note from before: The Boba is okay, but tasty enough. The tea is good, although it might be too sweet for some, so I would highly recommend having a sweet tooth to try that flavor. (Anywhere Thai tea is offered really, not just this shop). Luckily the shop was empty so I had no difficulty explaining that I wanted to replace the non-dairy creamer with almond milk. (To be clear, non-dairy creamer can have things like whey or dairy milk powder so the name is deceiving and vegans should make the person at the register aware that the ingredient needs to be substituted.)I mean my review sounds like a 4-star review but I gave it 5 for proximity and...

The cashier was so incredibly nice and smiley!! He noticed that the person in front of me was wearing his uniform, and he was like Oh if you have your ID, we have a _% discount for service members, and I was thinking wow that’s so cool that he proactively mentioned it, usually you don’t get discounts unless you ask for it during the ordering process.

Also when it was my turn, he asked me if I wanted a Loyalty stamp card, and I was like Helllll yes!! I’m all about loyalty programs haha😆

Pro Tip: They have EGG ROLLS!! It’s not on their “official” snack menu, but I saw a little note next to the register saying they have it, and I decided to be adventurous & try it. These egg rolls are quite LARGE and in CHARGE. Def try it out!!

The guy was also was nice enough to tell me that even tho I ordered a regular size, my drink would be coming in a large, because i ordered so many toppings, he was like there wouldn’t be enough space for the liquid and it wouldn’t be fair to try and fit it in the regular size. I was like Wow thank you bro, LOOKIN OUT!!

The only con is that the wait time is pretty long... even just for the drink. It’s a small shop, so I get that they might only have like 1 person in the kitchen, but I noticed everyone before me was also waiting for a long time... so yeah. Great service...

Happy Little Teas is a small boba shop hidden in the corner of a plaza. For me, it's a basic uninviting place. Inside was super hot with no ac; I literally broke a sweat while waiting to order. They prepare all drinks behind the counter, which is odd to me. It makes me think they are hiding something. They also only offer take-out.

Hubby and I went with their boba brown sugar latte, and my daughter got a mango smoothie. The drinks weren't bad. I enjoyed my drink, and my daughter enjoyed her smoothie.

The place has this cute yellow accent wall. If they had more of that throughout, better seating, air conditioning, and remove the suspicious wall to not hide making the drinks, it would be much more inviting. The place has potential, they just need to make a few changes, and...