Checking out the new Happy Lemon on MLK/ Columbia City

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...

When a new Bubble Tea spot opens near your house, it's a dangerous thing. Especially when it's your favorite boba spot in Seattle. Happy Lemon Seattle recently opened on MLK Way, near Columbia City. To me, their drinks are the tastiest and refreshing. My go-to drink is the Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea with the Rock Salt Crema. This drink tastes like strawberry cheesecake, if the dessert was a drink. I've ordered it before with tapioca balls but omitted them this time.

This drink is perfect for summer, and I can't resist those fresh strawberry chunks. The Rock Salt Crema is a salty and sweet topping that tastes like cream cheese. I always have a couple of sips of the cheese crema topping first, then I mix it together with the tea. This new location is really cute, with lots of seating and neat backgrounds for photos.

It's also a lot less busy than the other two locations I've been to. The one inside Bellevue Square had a super long line last time we went. But it was a Saturday night. Luckily, I was just walking by and not getting anything that day. The one at Southcenter gets kind of busy even on weekdays. So, this new MLK location is my new spot when I'm craving Happy Lemon!