Quickly
Categories: Juice Bars, Ethnic Food, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Asian Fusion [Edit]
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset2116 Irving St
(between 22nd Ave & 23rd Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 665-3090
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat 11:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m.
Sun 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. - Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Late Night
- Alcohol: None
46 reviews
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond
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116 Reviews for Quickly
I was never a big fan of these stores. I never supported them when they took over Double Rainbow, which I actually liked and then their rival, Wonderful, moved across the street. I still like Wonderful's tapioca drinks better anyway. So when Tuttimelon opened up in the neighborhood with long lines out the door for froyo, what did Quickly do? They Quickly jumped on the froyo bandwagon and set their prices cheaper. They rushed it too much and their froyo isn't good and their menu is just as confusing as what they serve as froyo. Go support the other shops that they copied.
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Their $.59 new fro-yo will get you in the door, but their service is questionable. There's a cashier that we see every week that seems so unhappy to work there. It's okay if you look sad, but you better have a good story!
The good news is that we don't really go to a Chinese-owned establishment for service. As a matter of fact, you should NEVER go to a Chinese-owned establishment for service. That is not their strength. Actually, it's not even in their skill set. Chinese people are good at three things: saving money, not spending money, and driving efficiency so others can save money. But we digress...
Their milk tea is... well, milk tea. It's a chain so they can't do wrong on the bone juice. We haven't tried their food, so we'll leave the review about their drinks and yogurt.
Back to the yogurt-- they skimp on the portions. If you get a topping for $.95 like raspberries, be prepared for a counting lesson. Yes, you will count the number of raspberries in your cup because you'll need to savor every bite. Raspberry counts for the last three visits: 5, 7, 6. Then again, we can't complain for $1.50 yogurt. It's not as tart as Tuttimelon, so if you're looking to pucker up, this isn't your fro-yo. And yes, the rumor is true, it is Dreyer's fro-yo... give your money to the ice cream conglomerate.
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Quickly's, conveniently decided to start selling yogurt and undercutting Tuttimelon's 99cents promotion, with a 59 or 69 cent promotion.
their yogurt is a little milky and in my opinion, tastes funny.
Kinda mean too, to try to flex your "muscle" and undercut a local place. Loses stars in my book.
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Their Drink? Ack! Not the greatest, but they are consistent--probably because they use powder and it's a chain! Oh yeah, not to mention, majority of the drinks on the menu are super sweet for my taste buds.
Their Froyo? Disgusting! Their froyo melts really fast, and it's not milky, not icy, and not tarty...I don't even know what it is?! And they say it's made from the "real" stuff...whatever that is. Plus, the workers there do not know how to swirl! I know it's 59 cents, but all I got was one "swirl". Geezuz, at least fit my cup 3/4 full! There is one good thing about their froyo--and that's the mochi topping...it's chewy.
Their Service? I'll give them negative stars if Yelp offers this option. The workers don't smile, don't say thank you, and they call out your order and just leave it there. One time I had this girl cashier who have this "I'm PMS-ing" look on her face the whole time I was there. I ordered 3 froyo, and when she didn't hear me, she said "WHAT?!" with attitude.
Yeah, I never went back after that froyo I had.
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Quickly ---- YOU SUCK!
Worst service ever. I ordered a tapioca milk green, but I received a jasmine green tea. I asked if they made a mistake, she stared at me like I was rude or asking too much. I said you gave me the wrong drink, and she said NO....you ordered this... take it. I can't exchange and back to talking on phone.
NEVER come back again....!
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Quickly's, you suck.
I've never enjoyed the tapioca from this chain to begin with (go to Wonderful Foods just a block away), and then they just put me over the top when I read an advertisement for their Irving location in which they claim their fro-yo is better than Tuttimelon's and then went on to print that Tutti's lacks any pro biotic cultures/other nutrients found in fro-yo. Um, wow, you should only be so lucky that you haven't been slapped with a libel case for that. Seriously though . . . jealous, much? Just because the hoards of fobs have migrated elsewhere, you don't have to shit talk other businesses.
That just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, as if your drinks and service already didn't do that to begin with.
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This place is pretty gross. I get a headache looking at the millions drinks, foods, and specials on the wall. I do not order anything but the frozen yogurt here. Who can beat 59 cents for it? I thought that Tutti-Melon's 99cents was a crazy deal, but this beats it, big time.
I say nay to the toppings because I like the plain yogurt itself, and the toppings are $1.50 (ripoff.. I should just walk across the street to the produce market and purchase a mango and two bananas)! Or maybe I should just ask if they can double up my yogurt since it looks pretty much half empty in that large cup.
The consistency of the yogurt is thicker and creamier compared to Tutti-Melon. It's quite good.. I believe it's from Dreyers. If they didn't have the 59cents promo I don't think I'd make it over there. Quickly lacks service and speed. I'm not patient, esp when it takes all of 10 seconds to prepare a yogurt.
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EW. If you're thinking..hmmm...59 cent fro-yo...can't get a better deal than that!? You're wrong. Take a few extra steps and go to Tuttimelon.
Tonight we decided to try Quickly's fro-yo AFTER we finished our Tuttimelon (haha, yes I know what you're thinking)...
Granted, I wasn't expecting very much since I already heard their yogurt was too milky and heavy. He brought back a small cup of plain yogurt, no toppings. He let me try first. I'm sure the look on my face was priceless. I took another small scoop to figure out what I was tasting. Then it came to me...CREAM CHEESE. The yogurt tasted like freakin cream cheese, and it was too heavy.
Yuck. No more Quickly's yogurt. Thank you very much.
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The service here is a two thumbs down. I agree the girl behind the counter has a major attitude. If they want more business, then hire somebody else.
I only order milk tea tapioca, very typical. The drink is good and artificial.
They only accept cash, which makes me suspicious of their shady business.
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I'll stick to Tutti Melon just a few doors down from this place for froyo, thank you very much. Quickly froyo is made with Dreyers so it's very milky and creamy. It didn't taste as tart as other froyos I've had in sf. They're not generous with the yogurt. My friend had to order another cup of plain froyo to eat with his fruit toppings left from the first order. Speaking of customer service of this Quickly location, i don't expect much from them, but the little girl behind the counter is mean. She messed up my order, and when i complained (nicely!!!), she gave me an annoyed look, continued taking orders of everyone in line. then took care of my order. After reading other reviews, i realized i was not the only one who felt this way about their CS.
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Great place to come if you're into surprises! I was delighted to find in my first sip of grass jelly drink, a long strand of hair. I immediately let the cashier know and she told her boss. The guy comes out, doesn't say a word, examines the drink for a few minutes and obviously doesn't believe me. I tell him I want my money back and he finally gives in and throws the money on the counter and walks away. "A" for A+hole. As Gordon Ramsey says "shut it down!"
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2 stars for the $1.49 Green Milk Tea, 0 stars for the customer service. I was in there yesterday around 2:30pm and the lady didn't even smile or look at me when I ordered. Two females were there asking for applications and it looked like it was a chore for her to get them one. she just handed it to them with no small talk or smile and no eye contact. Lady didn't look like she want to be there. I'll give this place more stars, if i get a smile next time.
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Yum! Salty fried food = winner! I haven't tried Tutti Melon down the block yet so I can't compare the two, but the "Fro-yo" here at Quickly's is great and the calamari hit the freakin spot. Top it off with some milk tea and my late night snack is complete.
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For those who are wondering if the yogurt is better here or at Tutti-melon( within steps away), wonder no more. Well i dont' know if it's because of my "not so praising" review that made my yogurt not so appealing. Must be hating on me or else they are just really bad and should stick with Milk Tea tapioca. ( and ONLY that)
I ordered a small yogurt with mochi balls and mango.
1) I can count the Mochi Balls. 5 of them
2) mangos are not suppose to be brownish.
Well my co worker was daring enough to try it cuz it's for her. What was her thought?
" Lisa, I'd rather spend the few extra dollar for Tuttimelon". Go figure.
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I guess some people prefer the Artificial flavor... and that's what they come back for. My friend was craving for a mango tapioca... and I told him I know a better place ( eggettes, MANGO FREEZE!!!!). So we ordered it and after he was half way done. I"m like " It's GOOD HUH"
HIM: "nah.... something about it?"
Me: " what? not artificial enough for you"? (sarcastically)
HIM:" yeah ..i like the artificial flavor better"( being serious)
Me: " boy, you need some taste buds checked".
Sometimes I wish I can bring in my yogurt from tutti melon and enjoy it there... cuz it's always so empty and tutti-melon is so packed!
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Ok I still come here because it's convenient but they need to seriously hire another worker. Twice already, I left because they were taking so damn long. The cashier would take 3 orders and then run to the back to make the drinks. It took FOREVER. I just left the store again today after waiting an insane amount of time for a cashier to start taking orders. There was a line but we weren't moving for a while. Ridiculous. And yes, they are rude over there.
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We come here because our kids like the popcorn chicken, and fries. The frozen yogurt is not nearly as good as Tutti Melon next door. They don't call it quickly for the speed though. It takes forever, and any girl I've encountered behind the register could care less that that have business. Since there are so many of this style on the street, you'd think they would be more gracious. Tutti Melon's owner once came out to give my kids a couple of little toys, and said their smiles were the best advertisement for them. For me, his kindness and gratitude would warrant any extra money they might charge.
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Great place for fobs, middler schoolers, fobs, high schoolers and fobs.
Yeah I'd come in here every once in a while because it's convenient. My usual is the Jasmine Green tea with small tapioca. It's cheap...1.99? hell yea, you got me.
Too bad their service sucks. How is it possible that the 3rd person after you is able to get their popcorn chicken, taro tapioca and lychee slush first before I get my ONE drink? BULL!
and EVERY SINGLE TIME I walk in there, I always see a frown on one of the girls' face....What, you don't like taking my order? Are you frowning at me?! I'll give you something to frown about!!
She must really hate working there.
Better service and better drinks at Wonderful Foods Co. I only go to Quickly's when I have 3 bucks in my pocket.
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I am a tapioca/boba freak. Been lovin' them since I left my mother's womb in Taiwan (where boba was created). Even though boba has so much sugar and calories in just the little balls themselves I still crave them. So, I have been to many boba establishments all over the bay area (as well as Los Angeles). This is by far one of the better Quickly(s) in San Francisco. This is also the busiest (weeknight or weekend, there is a throng of high schoolers in here trying to get their game on like it is a high school dance). And yes, the cashiers are uh, efficient, on their best days. But being Taiwanese, I am use to such service (but the service at the Spices restaurants is downright intolerable even to a Taiwanese person). And being a Quickly, they do use all those artificial flavors (can't be more Taiwanese than using fake flavors)!
I generally order their 59 cent green tea and their popcorn chicken. The popcorn chicken is still consistently good but they put little or no basil in their chicken now. I have also had popcorn chicken at the Quickly in Westlake/Daly City but that version is more like fried pieces of chicken rather than the coated batter kind that is more Taiwanese style.
For added trivia points, this is also the Quickly branch that busted former supervisor Ed Jew. My favorite boba place in the bay area is in Mountain View but as I live in the city, this Quickly is the best in terms of prices (59 cent special) and convenience. Just beware, you will have to wait quite a while because of all the kiddies (am I aging myself)?!
I was craving some Quickly's popcorn chicken so after class me and the boyfriend drove to Millbrae at 11am thinking that it would be open but it wasn't so we decided to go to this one since it's near bf's place.
Went inside to order and the girl over the counter just stared the whole time. No "What can I get you?" No smile, no emotion whatsoever. But i will give her the benefit of the doubt that maybe she was having a bad day. Ordered a yogurt green tea and popcorn chicken. Yogurt green tea was.....GROSS! I'm sorry but the yogurt green tea that I usually get does not taste like that at all! My boyfriend thought it tasted like lychee, which wouldn't have been bad but it did not taste like lychee! It just tasted like sour water with tapioca balls. I had to go to Wonderful foods to satisfy my taste buds. *sigh of relief* Oh and cash only -_-
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I'm only giving this place three stars becausen it's slightly better than the one on Ocean, which hardly deserves two.
I'm addicted to the tofu. And Taro milk tea. This place seems cleaner than others, and they're faster, I suppose. The staff seems more friendly, but seriously, WHY are they always on their cellphones when I'm ordering? I don't talk on the phone while I'm ordering, because it's rude. So uhm, don't talk on your phone while I'm ordering? Please?
Great food & drinks (I ordered my usual: Taro Milk tea w/tapioca balls & Popcorn chicken, Fried Lobster balls)...but for a place named "Quickly", I found that to be a little ironic.
I don't know if the it was the girls' first day or she was mad that we brought some Tuttimelon into her 'domain' but she sure did take her sweet @$$ time. I had to actually flag down the cook in the back because I think she gave our 1st order of Popcorn Chicken to someone else. Thankfully, he made another order for us.
Then when I tried to order myself a taro Milk Slush...well, like I said she took her sweet @$$ time...and I eventually left without waiting any longer...and without my Taro Milk Slush...
Sucks because the product is actually good, service just sucks. I guess next time, I'll just take veryone else's advice: Grab your order and GO!
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Can I please get a smile with the service I'm receiving? I know it's almost time to close and all but we are customers and we do deserve at least an OK service. The girl behind the counter was leaning on her left arm with a mean face on like she hated us for walking in here or something!
Menu is extensive! Like any other Quickly, the menu tops almost 300 with only drinks and over 300 with snack and stuff. I didn't know what to order after a huge meal at Shabu House so I went for the Mango Coconut Delight ($3.99). I wish we could choose a size. The large is way to much coconut and mango. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great. There was way more coconut juice then mango and hardly any mango bits on top.
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The staff isn't kind. The menu is overpriced. And the tapioca isn't even all that good. It's the type of drinks that are made from POWDER and that doesn't even taste like the fruit it was supposed to taste like. Double Rainbow was better than this place, and Wonderful Food CO. is even better.
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I used to go here every tues and thurs for yummy jasmine milk tea with tapioca but since this one night when i had a fight with that cashier girl who always looks mean...ive never gone there again...the story started with me ordering one drink which was strawberry tea with tapioca but the prce turned out to be five bucks! so of course i asked why it was so expensive and she just rolled her eyes and said that i ordered two drinks and as i left the store with a friend she was obviously complaining to the other worker...what a bitch and after that day ive been going to wonderful foods and getting addicted to Tuttimelon! haha
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Stopped by to pick up a hot taro milk tea with a friend who just got a frozen yogurt from tuttimelon a few doors down. In front of the register with our money out, he points to the fro yo (i thought maybe he was asking if it was ours or if someone left it behind so he should throw it out), pointed to the camera and told us sternly in cantonese, you can't eat that here! wtf- we were just picking up, not sitting at their tables (meanwhile, a large group of kids was playing cards at one of the tables with no drinks in hand at all) and what is up with the reference to the camera?
Is someone a little bitter that the new neighbor is doing better business? He needs to "Chill Out" -maybe with a fro yo from the competition!
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I'm mad at you Quickly's for opening at 11, when I wanted quicklys at 10! it wasn't very QUICK. The guy said " we don't serve drinks till 11" oh wtf. whatever. But not about the hours but lets talk about the time i went afterschool, or during the summer. it's quiet in the morning, bustin' busy in the afternoon on a hot spring/summer day. beautiful. :] always good when you get a happy deal. but NAH. sometimes it makes you mad because you want to long.. TOOO long. and at night we stand outside in the warm summer air and split boba at each other ^___^V I'ver never ordered anything warm from her, but the one at ocean.. yelp that later!
btw, if you go don't bring a jacket it's always hot inside.. unless you go on a cold cold cold freezing day. Then you bring your jacket because I can tell you it's be empty and you wouldn't have to wait you'll be the first or the second im not sure i can't predict your future.
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4 stars for the Jasmine Milk Tea with tapioca special Quickly's had for $1.49. Now it's $1.99. Minus 1 star because of their unfriendly service and the place is dirty. I don't hang out here. I just get my tapioca drink and go.
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Okay, I caved! I'm so sorry! I went against my morals and tried the froyo "created" by this horrible franchise. The good news is, I was not impressed. You still suck, Quickly! I still hate you and it was lame of you to have people pass out fliers on the streets for you for your lame, cheap, froyo. That is all. Oh yeah, the staff seemed to have lightened up a bit, but I bet they're still beeyotches. Maybe it's because the cashier was intimidated by my friend's height. HAH!
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Edited 5/29
I HATE YOU EVEN MORE NOW!! Stop tryna knock out small businesses by offering cheap froyo!! UGH! I hate Quickly! You're a horrible, horrible chain!!!
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Ugh, I don't like ANYTHING about this Quickly! Employees are rude and I see (who I assume to be) the owner quite often, smoking and posting it on the street! (He gives people dirty looks as they walk by.) UGH! JUST UGH! Avoid at all costs! The cashiers are beezies and they can't get the orders correct! AVOID, AVOID!
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I just get the milk tea with pearls so I'm not really a boba expert, but this is the first place I tried the mini pearls and they are amazing!
This Quickly is kind of grimy and has very slow service. I can only attest to the quality of the jasmine milk tea, which is chilled, perfumey goodness. I am amazed by how large the drink selection is, but I doubt I'll try anything else. One peach, one taro milk and one bubble milk later, it's jasmine only for me. They have a charming food menu that consist almost entirely of fried stuffs: cheese, fish balls, something called pop dogs. Their french fry flyer proclaims the freshness of said snack: "Made fresh!" It then asks rhetorically "who care?" and answers "we do." Good to know, I guess.
For a place called "Quickly" I would expect faster service. I parked my car in a loading zone and put in a dime (4 minutes) that should have been enough to get my watermelon tapioca shushe with time to spare. But due to the 30 year old who looks like a 14 years FOB being too into her freakin HK music video, I got a stupid ticket from stupid DPT. Instead of a $3.50 treat, it turned out to be a $63.50 cup of blah. Stupid Quickly.
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I have this love-hate relationship with Quickly.
Surly employees. Poor service.
Drinks can sometimes be good, and others, just obviousl mass-produced.
Cheap snack items--i.e. curry fish balls.
Cash only policy.
The drink menu is staggering (over 260 types of drinks) and they have snacks and desserts too. You can find juices, rose teas, slushes, snow, milk tea, flavored milk, hot drinks, cold drinks and so forth. Not only that, you can choose from all sorts of extras to add to your drink: large pearls, small pearls, sago, different kinds of jelly. Wow. They also have mainly fried snacks like cheese sticks, French fries, popcorn chicken, and so on. Decisions, decisions.
There's something about the Quickly crowd that's particularly obnoxious. Maybe it isn't them but I get confused by the set up. Once someone either took my pearl tea or they forgot to make it. When it gets crowded, it's hard to tell which is your drink. It would help if they put my name on the drink. Plus I think I had difficulty understanding the cashier.
The bubble milk tea was a bit sweet but not so sweet that it bothered me. And the small pearls seemed fresh but they were completely soft. I like it when the pearls are chewy. They make decent milk tea; you can taste some tea flavor but it also tastes powdery. I don't like the idea of paying extra for pearls. Include them in the price and charge extra for the other things you can add.
They have free wi-fi but I can't imagine hanging out here and getting any work done. Cash only.
Update (5/31): They just added tart frozen yogurt. There's a big banner outside announcing the 59 cents special. Their fro-yo was developed with Dreyer's. Wow, imagine if all Quickly's started offering tart fro-yo.
You can see which ones offer it by going to: http://www.quicklyfroy...
Wow, seven locations so far, 8 more to come and they are opening fro-yo only stores. Oh my God. This is insane. A full out fro-yo war.
If you look at the Quickly Froyo lettering and logo, it is just like Tuttimelon. That seems like a blatant infringement on their trademark. However, 59 cents is cheap and it's going to hurt even though Tuttimelon has better fro-yo. They have original tart only. S = 1.49/M = 2.49/L = 3.49. Toppings are expensive at 95 cents. The yogurt is only 59 cents. They have fresh fruit, jellies, nuts, cookies, coconut, mochi, chips, granola, aloe, cereal.
So the fro-yo isn't bad. It's softer and milkier than Tuttimelon's. Tuttimelon has better mochi balls. I just am in shock that they ripped Tuttimelon off that blatantly. The service continues to be unfriendly.
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Quickly...I wish I could give you a terrible review but I can't...because I get my jasmine milk tea tapioca for $1.62. from you Why do your tasty fried fishballs have to cost me $3? I hate you.
You lose two stars for forcing Wonderful to move and making me pay $3 for fishballs!
Before Quickly took over, I used to come down here just for the tapioca drinks at Double Rainbow. Boo to them for selling out!!
Service is slow and forgetful, the people that work there are rude and the 'not-fresh-at-all-and-so-overly-sweet-that-I' ll-probably-become-a-diabetic-from-drinking-the se-powdered-drinks.' On one occasion, as me and my friend proceeded to walk inside, the cashier smoking outside and talking to her guy friend, told us that we couldn't go in and had to wait for her to finish up. There was already customers inside, but why tell us we weren't allowed in?!? Like she was the freakin' queen of the world and we had to wait on her every hand and foot! Oh god, I wanted to sock her!!
The only thing I actually liked was the popcorn chicken and the Jasmine tea (the tea became wayyy too sweet, but that's how all their drinks are right?), but I figured it wasn't worth it anymore to go here. I'd rather go to Wonderful Foods across the street.
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HORRIBLE service. Their employees are just simply rude, but then again I probably would be pretty damn irritated by the influx of loud asian teenagers.
I do love their popcorn chicken, though!
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I may look like a dirty mexican but I can more than appreciate the contribution to the world of conveniently available snack items that the asians have provided for us here in the bay area.
Case in point: Quickly. The first stop in The Trifecta, Part Durrrrrrr...
Grace and Berna hit the nail on the head when they said, "how the hell are you supposed to know what to order here?" They have on entire wall of their establishment covered in every type of liquid and fried asian delite that you could hope for. While it may be intimidating most of the time, yesterday it made me absolutely giddy. You see, I was in the mood to nosh on as many different food items as possible.
The base of my order was an old standbye, a large avocado snow bubble. From there we added:
Fried Corn Cakes
Fried Chicken Wings
Fried Popcorn Chicken
Fried Baby Octopus
Fried Dace Balls (generously dusted in chili powder, seasoned black pepper, and MSG)
Fried Pop Dogs (mini corn dogs)
After they handed over our food we decided to take the scenic route to Ocean Beach...
But just to comment on the food. The Pop Dogs, Popcorn Chicken, and Corn Cakes were my favorites. They were all good with a bit of fortified tomato puree (aka ketchup). The wings didn't have any kind of special sauce that I could tell. The baby octopus were good but maybe better with mayo to dip them in. The dace balls were unfortunately so dusted with powdery flavor enhancement that it was like they were dropped in sand and then lightly brushed off, but that was our fault. They don't serve them to you that way.
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When I am in search for deep fried baby octopus, I automatically think "KuaiKeli", or in America, "QUICKLY". This location forced the super good mom n' pop boba place (Wonderful Foods Co.) to move a few blocks down because of it's more mainstream presence.
Quickly serves a dictionary-like menu of bobas, smoothies, teas, slushies.... and SNACKS.
Since their multiple "grand openings" (specials of 49-cents and 99-cents boba, without the chewey big black balls that i like--50-cents extra), I've been completely ecstatic that they carry the deep fried baby octopus like their Ocean Avenue counterpart.
What also intrigued me are these things called Dace balls. They've always been out of that item, but today, when voracious friends kidnapped me for some fried food, Quickly still had this item in stock.
Basically they're brain-lookin' like balls of mushed fish with a semi-rubbery exocoating that protected the more delicate insides. It seriously felt like eating rubbery brain-lookin' like balls. It was almost kinda gross in my mind, but it tasted alright.
Quickly is also infamous for their popcorn chicken... now when i get the popcorn chicken and deep fried baby octopus.... i like to douse them with an extra shake, or two, of the pepper/salt/msg seasoning powder mix and the chilli powder. I overshook the cans and our dace balls, popcorn chicken, and deep fried baby octopus became too salty for our consumption.
We took our goods (including boba milk tea, lychee boba milk tea, avocado slush with boba, popcorn chicken, deep fried baby octopus, popdogs/mini corndogs, corn cakes, and deep fried chicken wings) to Ocean Beach where we watched some fancy aerial kite shows and began to consume....
The popdogs are hella good to consume with their packets of Hunt's tomato ketchup. Probably my favorite item today.
Warning: the goods are already adequately seasoned. If adding extra pepper/salt/msg and chilli powder, do it cautiously. I had to dust off a lot of seasoning.
The boba milk teas and slushies are key to counterbalance the chilli powder and salty fried snacks by cooling your mouth.
It was a good day.
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Those of you who know me understand that I sometimes don't seem very Asian.
-I am not good at math.
-Unlike my mom/dad/cousins/that lady in the red 1988 Toyota Corolla, I know how to drive at speeds above 45 mph and parallel park without hitting anything.
-I don't eat chicken skin or pork skin, and I won't eat dark meat chicken, & I will sniff my food before I eat it if we are at a Chinese restaurant and I let you order and you decided to "surprise" me.
That being said, nothing gets my AZN side going like a boba drink store like Quickly. Yes, I like those heat sealed cups with the milk-tea-tapioca-ball concoctions with the giant straws. Yes, I like my chicken "popcorn" style with hella pepper and salt. Yes, I like balls of deep fried fishcake. Yes, I will eat those mini corn dogs with an Asian-style hot dog in the middle. Yes, this is a fried baby octopus, and yes, it's going into my mouth. This Quickly has a menu that looks like a page out of the phone book - so many selections, you may get overwhelmed. I may have to come back to try out more of their offerings.
We ordered a million different appetizers (ranging from $2.99-3.99) and three boba drinks (Avocado shake, Litchi Milk Tea, and regular Milk Tea) all for $30. Tip: if you're ordering food, definitely get a sweet drink because you're gonna need it to wash down all that MSG :)
The biggest downside though...slow, soul-less service. They might want to consider changing their name to "Slowly".
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This place will "Quickly" go out of business if they keep serving those hot taro drinks that taste like Strawberry Nestle's Quik. No joke. Who else agrees??? (See pic.)
And get this. They ran outta large boba (tapioca). Uhh, isn't this a tapioca joint? That's like going to Crustcean's and them telling you 'I'm sorry, we ran