(2025 Update) YYTime (formerly known as Dagu) is an excellent example of consistency. The location can change, the name can change, but over these many years the food quality has never changed. It even gets better with the extended menu. Normally restaurants don't do well when they expand their menu selection, but YYTime just gives me more reasons to love and keep coming back. The new braised items and BBQ options are delicious and great for big groups. Now I can come here for any occasion - quick trip for boba and snack, small meal for lunch, or big family dinner. ---- (2021 update) Before covid19, this was my favorite to-go spot. I would usually come for a bowl of noodle after a long work day. The staff is very friendly and the food is super delicious. I love most of their menu items, especially the noodle with bone-in beef or fish slice. Since covid19, they updated their milk tea menu extensively and it has become my favorite place to grab snack & desert. Brown sugar milk tea, matcha, oolong milk tea adding a bunch of toppings such as boba, tofu pudding, taro balls are to crave for. Side a boba tea with their pumpkin pancake, fried sticky rice, chicken wings or sliced beef in chilly oil and it's the most perfect snack ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jim Miller
This location in Cleveland is on the corner, just a stone's throw from the Asian mall and Asian groceries at Park to Shop. It is very nice looking inside, very clean, and seems spacious inside. A curious, pleasant smell of food cooking wafted all around that I did not recognize. The drink menu listed many different boba teas, milk teas, and different mixes. The Taro was very good, even better than I've had anywhere. The Dagu coffee milk tea was quite strong and on the bitter side, not too friendly for a good first impression. The food menu was not easy to understand as English was used sparsely, and it was not that similar to the generic Asian menus you see everywhere. So, my daughter picked from one of the pictures, and it turned out to be quite a lot, and different than anything I've had. It was like a pot of soup actually boiling with cabbage and meat. Noodles and rice were presented as well. My wife picked a pork dish that came breaded with some other vegetables which she chose, and also some spices and sauce which were very tasty with the meat and rice. It was a unique and pleasant experience for us, and all three of us had plenty to eat from the 2 food orders.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Audrey Y
The food was good. The chairs are rather low so if you want to order the noodles, be prepared to eat them a little awkwardly since they serve the noodles in a tall red bowl-like implement. The decor is also a bit much.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Luke Qian
I visited this restaurant twice during a recent business trip. The space is clean, spacious, and comfortable, with a welcoming atmosphere. The staff were consistently friendly and attentive, checking in periodically to ensure we had everything we needed.
The menu is extensive, offering a wide range of rice noodle dishes, appetizers, and shareable plates drawn from various regional Chinese cuisines. Overall, the food is satisfying and flavorful, with generous portions and solid execution.
That said, a few dishes appeared to be premade and reheated, which affected the texture and overall experience. The Salty Crispy Chicken, for example, lacked the crispiness its name suggests, while the Lamb BBQ Skewers were missing the expected charcoal-grilled flavor and leaned overly sweet, even at a higher spice level.
Despite these minor shortcomings, the dining experience was enjoyable, and most dishes delivered on taste. It’s a solid option for casual Chinese fare with a broad selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jake Kasterman
Awesome semi-new hotpot place in Cleveland. Definitely one of the best spots in the area if you are in the mood for soups and noodles. Food is always fresh and at a decent price point.
Everything tasted so good! I like the new place with added grill menus.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Gracie
Everything tasted so good! I like the new place with added grill menus.
Chen Fang (Eva)
Newly renovated dining area, super friendly servers.
I enjoyed all the food except the cross-bridge rice noodles. To me, cross-bridge rice noodles are supposed to have really oily and heavy chicken broth as soup base. The heavy chicken broth not only give cross-bridge rice noodles its rich flavor and creamy texture, but also helps keep the noodle warm (enough to cross the bridge. That's exactly why it's named like that). This on the other hand, is more like a regular rice noodles, just served in a heated pot. The taste is not bad though, it's just not reaching my standards of cross-bridge rice noodles, sorry.
Bubble milk tea is ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Yesica Munoz
Came into town to drop my sister off to her new place. Ordered the spicy crossing bridge noodle soup and it was absolutely delicious! I ordered it with an order of beef. I think even without the beef this broth is very flavorful. I also got the G5 with 75% sweetness and it was perfect! The staff was very attentive and friendly which in my own personal experience has been very rare in Cleveland. overall everything was amazing and I'm definitely returning when I'm in town again! 10/10 can't recommend enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Crossing Bridge Noodle Soup, Hot Pot, Soup
Name changed to YY Time. Beautiful inside. Food is excellent! Have dined in before but this time (7/30) did carry out. Fast service.
Wheelchair accessibility: Spacious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Noodles Soup
Yingson Yu
Rice noodles were good. Could use a little more salt, but waitress brought up extra salt really fast. Staff members extremely attentive and patient with our questions during ordering.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Noodles Soup, Soup
Calvin Liu
For anyone who doesn’t know, Dagu has moved to a new bigger building at YYTime.
Azn Chik
I frequent Koko's Bakery & one day saw this place right next door. Best decision to try it out! Great service with nice staff, plus I LOVE soup & Boba tea, so win-win. Everything's gorgeous presentation & delicious to enjoy! I've also had it delivered many times & have kept the cool containers it comes in.
Melody Fiore
Love the food there!!! But anyone know why they temporarily closed????
(2025 Update)
YYTime (formerly known as Dagu) is an excellent example of consistency. The location can change, the name can change, but over these many years the food quality has never changed. It even gets better with the extended menu. Normally restaurants don't do well when they expand their menu selection, but YYTime just gives me more reasons to love and keep coming back. The new braised items and BBQ options are delicious and great for big groups. Now I can come here for any occasion - quick trip for boba and snack, small meal for lunch, or big family dinner.
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(2021 update)
Before covid19, this was my favorite to-go spot. I would usually come for a bowl of noodle after a long work day. The staff is very friendly and the food is super delicious. I love most of their menu items, especially the noodle with bone-in beef or fish slice.
Since covid19, they updated their milk tea menu extensively and it has become my favorite place to grab snack & desert. Brown sugar milk tea, matcha, oolong milk tea adding a bunch of toppings such as boba, tofu pudding, taro balls are to crave for. Side a boba tea with their pumpkin pancake, fried sticky rice, chicken wings or sliced beef in chilly oil and it's the most perfect snack ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This location in Cleveland is on the corner, just a stone's throw from the Asian mall and Asian groceries at Park to Shop. It is very nice looking inside, very clean, and seems spacious inside. A curious, pleasant smell of food cooking wafted all around that I did not recognize.
The drink menu listed many different boba teas, milk teas, and different mixes. The Taro was very good, even better than I've had anywhere. The Dagu coffee milk tea was quite strong and on the bitter side, not too friendly for a good first impression.
The food menu was not easy to understand as English was used sparsely, and it was not that similar to the generic Asian menus you see everywhere. So, my daughter picked from one of the pictures, and it turned out to be quite a lot, and different than anything I've had. It was like a pot of soup actually boiling with cabbage and meat. Noodles and rice were presented as well. My wife picked a pork dish that came breaded with some other vegetables which she chose, and also some spices and sauce which were very tasty with the meat and rice.
It was a unique and pleasant experience for us, and all three of us had plenty to eat from the 2 food orders.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was good. The chairs are rather low so if you want to order the noodles, be prepared to eat them a little awkwardly since they serve the noodles in a tall red bowl-like implement. The decor is also a bit much.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I visited this restaurant twice during a recent business trip. The space is clean, spacious, and comfortable, with a welcoming atmosphere. The staff were consistently friendly and attentive, checking in periodically to ensure we had everything we needed.
The menu is extensive, offering a wide range of rice noodle dishes, appetizers, and shareable plates drawn from various regional Chinese cuisines. Overall, the food is satisfying and flavorful, with generous portions and solid execution.
That said, a few dishes appeared to be premade and reheated, which affected the texture and overall experience. The Salty Crispy Chicken, for example, lacked the crispiness its name suggests, while the Lamb BBQ Skewers were missing the expected charcoal-grilled flavor and leaned overly sweet, even at a higher spice level.
Despite these minor shortcomings, the dining experience was enjoyable, and most dishes delivered on taste. It’s a solid option for casual Chinese fare with a broad selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Awesome semi-new hotpot place in Cleveland. Definitely one of the best spots in the area if you are in the mood for soups and noodles. Food is always fresh and at a decent price point.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Crossing Bridge Noodle Soup
Very good service and nice place to sit down
Everything tasted so good! I like the new place with added grill menus.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Everything tasted so good! I like the new place with added grill menus.
Newly renovated dining area, super friendly servers.
I enjoyed all the food except the cross-bridge rice noodles. To me, cross-bridge rice noodles are supposed to have really oily and heavy chicken broth as soup base. The heavy chicken broth not only give cross-bridge rice noodles its rich flavor and creamy texture, but also helps keep the noodle warm (enough to cross the bridge. That's exactly why it's named like that). This on the other hand, is more like a regular rice noodles, just served in a heated pot. The taste is not bad though, it's just not reaching my standards of cross-bridge rice noodles, sorry.
Bubble milk tea is ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Came into town to drop my sister off to her new place. Ordered the spicy crossing bridge noodle soup and it was absolutely delicious! I ordered it with an order of beef. I think even without the beef this broth is very flavorful. I also got the G5 with 75% sweetness and it was perfect! The staff was very attentive and friendly which in my own personal experience has been very rare in Cleveland. overall everything was amazing and I'm definitely returning when I'm in town again! 10/10 can't recommend enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Crossing Bridge Noodle Soup, Hot Pot, Soup
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Name changed to YY Time. Beautiful inside. Food is excellent! Have dined in before but this time (7/30) did carry out. Fast service.
Wheelchair accessibility: Spacious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Noodles Soup
Rice noodles were good. Could use a little more salt, but waitress brought up extra salt really fast. Staff members extremely attentive and patient with our questions during ordering.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Noodles Soup, Soup
For anyone who doesn’t know, Dagu has moved to a new bigger building at YYTime.
I frequent Koko's Bakery & one day saw this place right next door. Best decision to try it out! Great service with nice staff, plus I LOVE soup & Boba tea, so win-win. Everything's gorgeous presentation & delicious to enjoy! I've also had it delivered many times & have kept the cool containers it comes in.
Love the food there!!! But anyone know why they temporarily closed????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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