A Visit to Truetea in Kent

April 05, 2025

Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos. Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying. My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again. For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

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A Strawberry Peach Jasmine Cheese Cloud drink with brown sugar boba from Truetea!

I'd been craving boba tea lately, especially something fruity with boba pearls! When I go get boba tea I love to try new shops. Luckily around here there's always new places opening. My sister-in-law also really likes bubble tea, so she recommended Truetea. They're located in Kent, WA. There's a lot of boba spots outside of Seattle I haven't tried yet, so I was excited to check this place out.

Right away, I liked the inside of the store. The teddy bears, pink walls, and plants were adorable and welcoming. I chose a Strawberry Peach Jasmine Cheese Cloud drink and I added some brown sugar boba. The drink was really pretty. It tasted so good and refreshing, too. I really like cheese foam on top of my bubble tea drinks, so the first thing I did was drink some of that. Then I mixed up the drink and got to sipping. This drink was really fresh and I loved the strawberries at the bottom. The blend of the strawberry and peach flavor was tasty and I could taste the Jasmine well. The boba pearls had a nice texture and tasted delicious!

If you're in the Kent area and get a taste for bubble tea, check this spot out!