Sweet Fantasies

Did they close down this place? I went to the city square but didn’t the store open. What happened?
This place was pretty good though! The lady was nice, I wanted to buy just a scoop of gelato for $ 3 something but she told me it was cheaper to buy 2 scoops for $ 4.25 which I gladly did lol. ++ my mom always buys her coconut bubble tea here

This review has nothing to do with their merchandise. This lady is totally rude! In front of me was and old man yelling and asked her twice «.54?» And she yelled «SIXTY FOUR CENTS, oh my goodness!!!». After I ordered mine, I made sure to tell her that it’s rude to yell at the old man who can barely hear and she said «because there’s a long line»… Totally bad customer service.

We were at Chuck E Cheeses today & decided to get bubble drinks after. When we saw the sign offering their «Christmas Special» of buy 4 drinks get one free we all agreed it would be a great deal since there were 5 of us. The drink menu is clearly advertised behind the counter showing pictures of all the flavors & pricing of $ 3.99.
After ordering, we went to pay & were given a total of $ 21. When we questioned the total which should have been about $ 16 the lady held up the Medium cup in front of the register saying thats what she used and menu prices are for SMALL cups. DECEITFUL & Sneaky business practice if you ask me. WHY arent those cups displayed where the customer can see when they place their order. Looking up at the menu & pointing out what we wanted we were expecting to pay $ 3.99/drink but she takes it upon herself to upgrade sizes and overcharge unless YOU ASK for SMALL which is the advertised menu price. SO WRONG.
There are 2 other bubble drink places in the same shopping center so I would suggest going there if you dont want to get ripped off. I shared on my IG also & someone said the same thing happened to them too. So Beware. We will NEVER go back here again.

The owner of this place is really rude. Not only that, her stuff is pretty expensive and Im sure that most of them are not fresh.

Came here today because my bf wanted to go to a smoke shop near by so I came in alone wanting a bubble drink. This place is really clean & the workers are super friendly :)
They didn’t have what I wanted on the menu (I usually get a combo fruit bubble drink like the ones at the bubble drink place in shirokiya) so I just asked if they could mix my fave combo — papaya & pineapple and they could! it was $ 5.50 for a medium size I think? They didn’t ask what size I wanted but it’s bigger than the small lol. I got it with boba and it was delicious! They use fresh fruit which is also a plus! They are a few cents more expensive than the ala moana bubble drink place which is my usual but totally worth it in my opinion.
They also have a variety of Vietnamese cuisine like the Vietnamese sandwich, summer & spring rolls, papaya salad, and other sweets like gelato, smoothies, teas, & shave ice!
I’ll be back again if I’m ever in the area :)

I’ve only been here once on an off-​chance. I needed to go to the DMV on my lunch break and afterwards walked around to find a place to grab a bite to eat. I stumbled into this place and I am so glad I did.
The guy at the counter was extremely friendly and helpful. I ordered a milk tea bubble drink, a Vietnamese sandwich and a bag of chips. The sandwich was very delicious and the drink was good too. When I ordered, I was the only person there but as I started to eat, it got a little crowded. There’s only a few tables inside.
I avoid the shopping center of which this eatery is located in but if I happen to be at City Square Shopping Center again, I will surely come back to this place.

I’ve been on an acai bowl binge lately and I stumbled onto this place because my grandma has previously come here to buy my brother a bowl and he raved about it. It’s located in the same area as Chuck E Cheese on Dillingham, right next to Shaka Shaka.
They use a sorbet base acai instead of a blend but it’s very deeeelish! The fruits are never too sour, but sweet enough to my standard. They put a little too much honey to my taste, and the honey is really sweet, but the bowl’s still good, The owners/​workers are very friendly and ended up recognizing me (since I went there like 3 times in a week, lol!) They have a stamp card where they give you a stamp for each item you buy & once you have 8 stamps, you get one item free, YAY!
They also offer bubble drinks, shave ice and a few Vietnamese dishes as well. Their bubble drinks are pretty good, and their tapioca as well. Very convinent location, cause I live nearby and it’s never busy so no need to worry about long lines and endless waits.

First time here and the lady who took our order was so rude. She charged us for Mochi because that’s what we wanted on our shave ice, and then later she tells us that they are out of mochi. Wasn’t impressed with the quality of their products. First & last time here!!!

Last time I visited, I bought a green tea jelly with soy milk and they gave me so much ice that I barely had any soy milk.
I visited again today, thinking no biggie, I’ll just ask for less ice. Well, I ordered the same thing, but with less ice. After ordering, the lady told me they ran out of green tea jelly, but they could do something that tastes just the same…
Well my drink came out and it was a cup of soy milk! You can see they had Kirkland brand soy milk in their fridge. I asked the manager for another drink or a refund and she said no. I told her that she’s essentially charging me $ 5.50 for a cup of Costco soy milk! She said yes, and the prices and sizes are as marked.
I’ll post a picture of my $ 5.50 Kirkland brand cup of soy milk.

Accidently went into this place meaning to go to Shaka (sorry) but this place is really good too! Not as natural tasting as Shaka but a lot more varieties and desserts! Staff are friendly and quick and place is pretty clean despite all the boxes and produce around.
It’s not their fault that another tea spot is right next to them and Thangs are further down the line.

Always friendly staff. The desserts are Bomb!!! The tapioca balls are sweet!!! I love this place! Vietnamese sandwich is tasty! Clean store!!! Friendly & fast… and super tasty! I love this place compared to the Shaka Shaka place next door. Hands down my favorite!!!

Just tried this spot today. They are conveniently located by HCC. I was craving something refreshing after such a hot day, and I must say I got what I wanted. I ordered the papaya, which was delicious and of course refreshing. Now I know where to go when craving something refreshing and closed to HCC.

We stopped here after a trip to the Chinatown Marketplace which is in the same shopping center. The pictures looked good so we ordered the strawberry milk tea (w/​boba), the shave ice w/​ice cream combo, and the shave ice w/​fruit combo.
The milk tea was terrible. It was very bitter and didn’t taste like strawberry at all. The shave ice was edible enough. I felt the price was expensive for this disappointment. Cost was $ 6.50 for both shave ice. The milk tea was $ 5.50 for a large which is average.
We didn’t try the food they offer here but I doubt we ever will as the snacks we did try were just not that good.

Since my last review, they’ve added a bunch of new items to their menu in addition to their bubble drinks. I love that they now serve food and have a huge selection of gelato. They even offer samples of their gelato. I didn’t care for their black sesame gelato but absolutely loved the birthday cake flavored gelato. The dragon fruit sorbet wasn’t bad either.
I was craving custard/​flan on shave ice and I saw a picture of just that on their menu so I stopped in to have some. My quest for the best custard on shave ice will have to continue because their custard had a coffee flavor to it! I like the flavor of coffee but not when I’m expecting the regular flavor of flan.
They also have fresh fruit smoothies, spring rolls, sandwiches and banana splits. I think they’re a great little place for a snack and I’m glad that they now serve food but as far as their drinks go, they’re alright. It’s kind of hard to compete when there are two other smoothie shops in the same shopping center but their customer service is pretty good and they have the gelato that their competitors don’t.

I really wanted to like this place .
Today I came by and grabbed a Vietnamese coffee boba with coffee jelly (wasn’t amazing but willing to give another flavor a shot, maybe) and also grabbed a chicken Vietnamese sandwich which was horrible, I really wanted to like this place because those are my two favorite things to get while heading to work but the sandwich was kind of a big disappointment.
The meat was the thin pre cut sandwich type & like mush chicken meat it looked like dog food type of sh*t! I couldn’t believe it, I’ve never had such a half ass Vietnamese sandwich… Maybe the other flavors might be better but seriously mush chicken, REALLY!!!
:Update:
I was messaged by a girl who either works for or owns this place explaining the sandwich meat to me which was very appreciated and also the reason why I removed the photo I posted about the sandwich meat because I am very unaware of authentic Vietnamese sandwiches, & I don’t want people to get the wrong idea if they don’t know what it is either but the «mush stuff» is a chicken liver spread and the slices of meat are suppose to be that way so, I was wrong but it still doesn’t change my feelings toward the sandwich I still don’t like it but she did say they can alter it if I want next time which is also a ++.
They also have other different sandwiches but so far I’ve only tried this one. So on that note my review is for the food I ordered nothing to do with the people or service, if and when I get something else from here I will revise my review, I’m just saying what I honestly felt at the moment.

Generally I don’t care much for boba places, but once in a while I will get a craving for it and seek out a new place to try. Today was one of those days and since I was in the Dillingham area I decided to give Sweet Fantasies a try.
Located just a few doors down from the DMV, this place has an interesting combination of vietnamese food, gelato, shave ice and boba smoothies. Their gelato selection actually looked pretty decent, and I may need to stop back in sometime to try out their shave ice. The spring rolls they had lying out looked a bit questionable so I passed on those as well.
None of that was what I went there for though, so I ordered a Mango/​Lychee mix with pearls. It was very fresh and you could see them pulling out some local fruit to throw in the blender. It was sweet, smooth and delicious and it hit the spot.
Overall, Sweet Fantasies turned out to be a satisfying experience. If you are in the area and need a quick boba fix, this place will definitely suffice.

After driving to and from and to Satellite City Hall I was hot, thirsty and cranky. The name of this store was intriguing as I thought for sure they should sell naughty toys, but alas they sell smoothies, shaved ice, gelato, bubble teas, and Vietnamese sandwiches/​spring rolls.
Once inside I took a glance at the menu and was impressed to see that their smoothies are made with fresh fruit and not juices or frozen stuff. The couple ahead of me ordered their drink with «light bubbles» something that for some reason has never dawned on me, but I decided on a regular watermelon with no bubbles.
The watermelon was sweet, cold fresh and exactly what I needed on this hot day. It hit the spot. I’m not quite sure I would’ve enjoyed bubbles in my drink, but I do know I will be back for sure for more.

While they specialize in a variety of desserts — from bubble tea drinks and fresh fruit smoothies to shave ice and gelato, they also serve home made sandwiches and Vietnamese Bahn Mi. Very tasty! The prices are very reasonable, highly suggest to give them a try.
I have seen some reviews that service was bad, but I gound them to be very friendly! The owner is Vietnamese, so while at times there might be a language/​culture barrier, the workers are more than friendly and welcoming. That’s my experience anyway.
NOTE: Shaka Shaka Tea is right next door… slightly different products, since at first glance it’s strange there’s two drink shops next door to each other… coincidence. but in my experience Shaka Shaka guys are kind of pretentious… lol.

«Sweet Fantasies» sounds like an adult store, but it’s really a dessert joint where you can stop by on a hot day to get some shave ice, smoothies and drinks, and try their delicious and unique sorbet/​gelato.
That’s enough to make anyone’s head turn without reading their suggestive name!
Among their many gelato and sorbet flavours, they have Kona Coffee, pistachio, red velvet, Thai Tea, and Dragonberry, to name a few.
I got the Dragonberry, which is supposed to be dragon fruit. It is so much sweeter than the actual dragon fruit. It’s purple, delicious, and SO refreshing.
$ 3.50 a scoop, $ 4.75 for 2, an extra .75 for a waffle cone!
Service is great. The male worker was friendly and willing to let us sample flavours before we made a decision. Have yet to try their bubble drinks as well as their sandwiches and spring rolls, AND their shave ice, which looks good enough to eat everyday.
If you buy 10 items, you get a free drink, so be sure to ask for the stamp card!

The atmosphere is very welcoming and friendly once I stepped in. They have a wide variety of gelato. I also was very impressed how they make their bubble drinks with fresh fruits. I tried their pork Vietnamese sandwich and it was delicious!
I’ll defiantly be back here for more!