Hello Jasmine

Always a fan of Taiwanese food! They sell both Taiwanese bento boxes and drinks. You order from a kiosk and the servers bring you your food in a tray.

The restaurant itself is small with a few indoor and outdoor tables.

I got the chicken steak rice bento, which came with a braised egg, Bok choy, fried tofu, pickled lettuce, and rice. While the portion was small and could've used more protein/chicken, it was delicious! The chicken steak isn't fried, but rather grilled.

Participated in the Yelp Elite event and was treated to a free drink and popcorn chicken. I ordered the grapefruit yakult tea, which was delicious, and the spicy popcorn was a very generous portion size and very delicious.

Thaank you Yelp for the opportunity to discover Hello Jasmine in Lincoln Square.

This is a nice casual Taiwanese street food eatery and the values are quite good here. This was our first visit to this franchise. This location is part of a relatively newish (5 years old) Taiwanese oriented strip mall and they have their own convenient and medium sized parking lot on the south side of the strip mall.

The wife and I dropped in for a Saturday lunch and we ordered their braised sliced pork rice bento combo for 1 for $21.98. It included a side (we picked grilled tofu) and a big bubble tea drink (we picked Assam boba milk tea). We also ordered an extra side of popcorn chicken for $8. The bento combo was nicely and attractively presented in a plastic bento box. Both dishes and the drink were great values for the quantity and quality received and it was all satisfying and delicious. Their drinks menu is also large and extensive. Water is also free now despite a sign saying 50 cents per cup which is no longer practiced. Their medium sized dining space is clean, cozy, and airy. Lilly was the friendly attendant on duty for us and she has been there from the very beginning. T'was a nice first visit and I wouldn't hesitate to return for a delicious, fresh, and convenient Taiwanese street food stop.

Six stars!

On a trip to Chicago, I was craving some Asian food so I went to Chinatown. This place showed up on my Yelp search so I decided to give them a try.

They are a smallish store but it was super busy on a Friday afternoon. We ordered at the kiosk and got the braised pork rice bento and the drink/fried chicken combo. Food came out fast.

It was so good!! One of the best Taiwanese food I have ever had in the states (and I'm from Los Angeles). The flavor was amazing and tasted so comforting. The fried chicken was crispy and tender. The green tea was the perfect sweetness. The bento box was amazingggg.

I highly recommend them! I think one of the best meals I had in Chicago. Bathrooms were also clean.

Drinks 5/5: ordered the grapefruit, green tea and the the guava grapefruit. Both were great! They had a deal for the grapefruit green tea, at buy one get one free, it was pretty good and they use fresh grapefruit! For the guava grapefruit, that was the best drink! It was very well flavored and not too sweet

Service 5/5:

Atmosphere 5/5: very trendy Boba spot with a lot of decorations! I love the set up the place. It gives any more intimate, trendy but authentic look to it.

I was excited to try the chicken at Hello Jasmine as it was recommended as some of the best chicken in Chicago. It is definitely tasty, and I ordered it to go. The chicken eaten fresh may have tasted better and crunchier, but it was still very well seasoned and quite delicious overall.

I also ordered the popcorn chicken, both the orange and original flavors. The orange was exceptionally good with a little kick to the sauce. Be sure to grab a few sauces with your order as each one was delicious.

Overall, it was a pretty good experience. I'll definitely be back to try more of their menu!

Easy ample free parking lot. Service is professional, friendly and quick. Café is sparkling clean, organized and tables-a-plenty! Easy to read menu with colorful pictures promoting à la cart or combo dishes. Convenient large screen kiosks for easy descriptions and ordering off the really extensive menu of food and more smoothies than you can count! Cozy exclusive outdoor tables makes for lovely option on nice days. Excellent addition to outskirts of core Chinatown.

decided to try hello jasmine out of all the boba spots in chinatown. they have a big menu with a variety of drinks -- the food looked good too.

// jasmine milk tea with boba (less ice, less sugar) $5.75+tax //
the drink was good and the boba was chewy and had a good consistency. the jasmine was a little on the lighter side and tasted kind of floral/fruity. the drink was more than enough sweet. it could benefit from having a stronger tea flavor + being creamier.

my brother tried the matcha boba milk tea. it was good but also could have had a stronger matcha flavor.

Hello jasmine has been my favorite for milk tea since they've opened!! I love every drink I've tried here and my favorite recently is the taro coconut delight- the perfect amount of taro flavor with the coconut sweetness. I usually adjust the sweetness level when I order milk tea but with this drink, I don't need to adjust anything and it's perfect.
I also love the popcorn chicken which is salt and pepper chicken nuggets. Its flavor is so on point with a hint of basil. My coworkers who've tried this place also love their bento boxes and drinks.
The only down side is how the size of their popcorn chicken has decreased yet we're being changed more. They claim it's inflation but the ration just doesn't make sense to me.

This place is always busy to be prepared to wait for a little bit especially during peak hours but the service is still decent and Efficient.
The restaurant itself has a small area where you can sit and chat with your friends for a quick hangout spot.

really great bubble tea - I got the red bean one and asked for it to be less sweet, and I felt like it was perfect. I also loved their popcorn chicken, but it was extremely filling due to all the coating, and I noticed it didn't reheat well the next day. overall though, I really enjoyed this spot and the staff was super friendly and patient. Wait times were long but they were pretty understaffed since they're quite a small location. I'll definitely be stopping here again to get some quick meals at some point.