Friday, November 2, 2012

Thirstea?

Bootea Shaker from Tastea
Fortunately for me, I live in an area heavily condensed with various tea lounges. I have become obsessed with sampling teas from all of these different places. Naturally, I have picked out my hits and misses and have decided to compile a list of three popular tea lounges in northern Orange County.

 Tebo Tebo Tea Lounge (Westminster, CA)
Tebo Tebo is one of the most popular tea lounges in northern Orange County. Its decor is very modern and chic and offers a sit down restaurant area as well. Tebo Tebo also serves their drinks in vase like glasses which adds a fun twist. They offer milk teas like most other places, but my favorite drink from here is the Jolly Rancher drink. It's not a tea, but rather a fruity smoothie with chunks of fruit. I think the drinks here are little too sweet for my taste but I still can't complain.

Tastea (Garden Grove, CA)
 I always appreciate a good pun and "Tastea" is so clever. Their "Speacialteas" menu is my go to crowd pleaser. Their teas are fruity and have delicious fruit chunks at the bottom making for a very fresh taste. I can never go wrong with the "bootea" shaker or the peach me sweet tea. I like how the teas aren't too sweet either and focus more on the fresh fruit taste. The atmosphere is cozy as the store is quite small. However, when it's crowded, it is quite uncomfortable and hard to hear.

7 Leaves (Westminster, CA)
Jasmine Tea with Sea Cream and Strawberry Hibiscus Tea
 As of right now, this is my favorite place to get drinks. 7 Leaves is unique in that they integrate distinctive flavors and do not have the standard milk teas that the other tea lounges have. I absolutely adore their strawberry hibiscus tea. I can't get enough! The taste is so refreshing and it's like drinking summer in a cup. 7 Leaves also offers a sea foam cream that can be added as an extra to their drinks. The sea foam tastes amazing with their jasmine tea and adds a creamy and salty element to the tea. The only flaw I find in 7 Leaves is that their menu is not as extensive as I would want it to be, and the decor inside is rather bland and dingy.
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2 comments:

  1. GrandMasterDangDecember 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    Yes a boba blog post! I loooooove boba, especially almond tea from Tebo Tebo. Unfortunately, I'm not too well informed of all the boba hot spots in the O.C. I usually just go to the small chinese bakery near my block for boba. Wow these other boba stores sound really great! You use very good adjectives and expressions (such as "drinking summer in a cup") to captivate your audience. I like the organization of the blog and the title is very clever. Good job!

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  2. GrandMasterDangDecember 14, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    I also like how you include descriptions of the products from the different tea lounges to give the audience. As for improving the blog, it would be pretty cool to elaborate a little more on the atmospheres of the different stores - the prices, the service, the size of the crowds, the wait.

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