The Short Version:
Bubble tea shop with more of a focus on different tea varieties. Their zero sugar is truly no sugar, unlike some other bubble tea joints where there's always some sugar in their drink base.
The Long Version:
This Hero Tea opened in December 2025 in the space that used to be Yi Fang bubble tea and ShareTea before that.
Hero Tea is a bubble tea chain from China focusing on high quality tea leaves and they use real fresh milk, none of that powdered non-dairy creamer that I don't like. Their teas are reminiscent of Chicha San Chen to me in flavours.
Zero sugar here is actually no sugar, unlike when I order no sugar at places like Chatime, Coco, or Tealive and the drink is still so sweet. I like 30% sugar here.
One of my coworkers and I have been eyeing Hero Tea for a while and we finally went to check them out when they had a BOGO (buy one get one free) deal on UberEats. We decided to place our orders after work and walk over together to pick it up. We agreed to get different drinks and then trade our second drink so we would both be able to have different flavours (since with UberEats BOGO specials you get two of the exact same drink).
I got the Osmanthus Blossom ($6.85 in-store, $8.25 BOGO on UberEats) zero sugar, less ice, and I added konjac jelly (additional $0.70 in-store, $0.85 per drink on UberEats). My coworker got the White Orchid Jade ($6.85 in-store, $8.25 BOGO on UberEats) 30% sugar, less ice, and added lychee jelly (additional $0.70 in-store, $0.85 per drink on UberEats). Both drinks were milk teas.
I really enjoyed the potent tea flavour of the Osmanthus Blossom. It had a floral note to it and was milky but not too creamy. I learned that zero sugar was not a good choice on my part. I would go 30% sugar next time. I loved the konjac jelly. They were little clear balls and oh so chewy. They taste similar to agar pearls.
The White Orchid Jade had a very strong floral taste, borderline too floral for me and it was really rich and creamy, much more so than the Osmanthus Blossom. 30% sugar was perfect and the lychee jelly were good.
I enjoyed both drinks but preferred the flavour profile of the Osmanthus Blossom.
Service was pleasant and efficient. Oddly, my coworker received her drinks in a nice reusable branded bag and I got mine in just a regular plastic bag. She placed her order first so maybe they ran out of bags when they made my order (?) Anyway, she saw how I was admiring the bag her drinks came in and when we swapped out our second drink, she gave me the reusable bag and took the regular plastic bag. How sweet is that? I have the best coworkers!
We actually ended up returning a few weeks later and got the Ruby Orchard Refresher ($9.49 BOGO on UberEats) and the Moonlit Coconut Tea ($8.25 BOGO on UberEats). My coworker treated me completely this time. Lucky me!
The Ruby Orchard Refresher had hawthorne pulp, strawberry jam, and coral pinnacle jelly. It was my first time having coral pinnacle jelly and I loved the texture. It's a springy chewy texture. The drink itself was a bit bitter and had a mild medicinal taste (at 30% sugar). I would recommend getting this drink at 50% or more sugar.
The Moonlit Coconut Tea was good at 30% sugar. It tasted mostly like coconut water. The water chestnut popping boba were interesting. They're pieces of real water chestnut inside the popping boba, so the outside is soft and squishy and explodes in your mouth and inside is a crunchy piece of water chestnut.
The shop is mostly for takeout. They have a few seats and tables but the space is small and not a place I'd really want to hang out in.
Glad we finally checked this place out.
Review # 88 (2026) read more