The place itself was adorable. The strawberry creme brulee I knew would be sweet but it was only…read moresweet and the strawberry flavor itself was barely there. If I was to guess the flavor without knowing it I would have said vanilla or something. The service was fast. I think overall it's cute and decent but not my favorite drink I've had

Absolutely LOVED tealicious boba!! I got a fruit based drink and it was perfectly refreshing and…read moredelicious. I did also try a brown sugar milk tea and the taste was insanely good!! The service was so fast and friendly too!! I could definitely see this as a good hangout spot or spot to catch up with friends!!

This is an absolutely delightful tea experience…read more When you open the door, you come into the display area showing the shop's tea wares - gaiwans, tea cups, tea sets, and tea pots including some lovely Yixing pottery. When you come a little further in, you line up at the counter to order. Staff will let you smell the teas if you're having trouble deciding. After you order, you pick a table. There are tables with a sturdy little kettle built in for folks drinking gongfu style, and a few without for folks who don't need that. It's a lovely, quiet space with a big fish tank. It's worth noting that they want to keep the space quiet and ask people not to bring laptops though it's fine to read quietly on a tablet. Onto the tea. The tea selection here is frankly fantastic. Everything is well-chosen, and I had to remind myself that there isn't going to be a bad choice. I chose a Taiwanese black tea for my first experience here, the sun moon lake, though I will be back to sample their matcha, which they mill in-house. The selection covers white through pu'er and everything in between. I drank gongfu style, so they gave me a little tiny gongfu tray, a gaiwan, and enough tiny cups for everyone at the table. For people who want to try gongfu style but haven't done it before, they are happy to show you. The only downside is that all of their snacks have gluten in them. I'm hoping that this will change going forward, getting GF mochi or even mochi donuts would be perfect. Overall, this is my new favorite spot in the city, and I only wish I'd discovered it sooner. I'm going to be returning to drink my way through the menu.

Go to northeast tea house if you're looking for teas served authentically! Cannot recommend this…read moreplace enough for not only their top tier matcha (that they mill themselves) but also their ambiance. They highly recommend putting away phones, tablets, and laptops to just enjoy being in the moment. Each table comes with an inset heated kettle, that they preset for you to match whatever tea you order. They give you strict instructions on how to prepare your tea (for example: every consecutive steep, you add another 5 seconds to the steeping time). I love their matcha! I get all my matcha powder from this place because I know it's sustainably sourced and milled fresh. The owner also hosts matcha classes if you're interested in learning more about the history and current practices on matcha farming! Love this place and highly recommend checking it out!

Ding Tea is my favorite milk tea shop! It's always consistent. The signature milk tea has a bold…read moreblack tea flavor, and the bubbles are always perfectly chewy. Service: great Ambiance: cute and enough seating for a small milk tea shop

I was on vacation and came here twice. Good drinks with variety of selections. I ordered oolong…read moremilk tea twice. The first visit, my cup had too much ice. Second visit, I asked for easy ice and that seems to do the trick. Good location with easy parking behind the store.

Enjoyed a very nice cup of their earl grey lavender tea! I'll be back. I'll be back to pick up some…read moregifts for the holidays.

Long overdue review on the most exceptional tea shop I've ever stepped foot in! Wonderful selection…read moreof teas from all over the world. Loose leaf teas in an abundancy of varietals . The staff is extremely helpful in their suggestions. Many teas available that I have never heard of but I cannot wait to try. Lots of tea accessories and gifts.

Great service after I poked my straw through my cup, be careful with that! Very kind and redid my…read moredrink. The teas are massive and a great price, super flavorful and the boba is awesome. Great study spot or place to chat with friends. Relaxing, warm vibes. They're adding new flavors to their menu! Also student discount with an ID for any college or high schoolers!

This place has been serving the Mac Groveland crowd forever. For the longest time, this was the…read moreonly place to get bubble tea in this part of town and I was an off and on regular. Lately though, since the tea source is no longer in Highland, here is where I go for my teas. See that "Sencha" book in my pics? That's their tea bible. It has so many teas. Want to know how to steep the teas? They make it easy! Each label talks about the teas and how they taste and if there are added benefits. Plus, it tells you how you should steep them. I tried the mushroom today. Earthy and chocolaty and perfect on this chilly afternoon. The others have caffeine so I will be trying one of those, after I have my morning coffee of course. Plus they support local artists. Artwork, always changing, hangs from the walls of this place for you to purchase and bring home. A cozy little campus feeling place. Parking can be tricky but something usually opens up.

Simplicitea is a very cute and relaxing place to grab bubble tea and other various coffees and…read morerefreshers. The staff were extremely friendly and greeted us right away. I do like the fact that they will use black or green tea with any of their drinks. I'm not a green tea fan, so that's an important option for me. I got a black fruit tea with pineapple and passion fruit with strawberry popping bobas. The tea had a perfect blend of flavors and the boba was cooked just right. We also got a cookies and cream smoothie with tapioca. My son said it was the best one he's had! He also got a banh mi. He said it was good, but not great. The pork could have been more flavorful and it needed more cilantro. Overall, I recommend this place! Give them a try!

Probably the best bubble tea in the twin cities. When you walk in, you can actually smell tea being…read morebrewed and see an assortment of leaves...real tea leaves. The aesthetic is not the typical cutsie boba shop vibe. It is elevated, sort of Tuscan garden with comfortable wicker furniture, gorgeous and ample seating, outlets along the wall and plants everywhere. I stumbled upon this place while praying and hoping for a quiet place to finish my workday. I could not have been more fortunate as the owner was taking a middday music break, allowing complete peace as I worked and sipped on my tea. Now I have absurdly high standards when it comes to see. The medium versus large is a mere $0.50~ difference so go for the large. I forgot to request light ice, but guess what!?!? The ice was light and the tea and boba heavy. The perfect proportion and bang for my buck. Okinawa bubble tea had chocolate-y notes and was excellent. Without ordering any cheese foam, my milk tea was rich and creamy. And did I mention they have a ginormous me-sized replica of my bubble tea!?!? It's just chef's kiss all around.

Pickles are a girls best friend is my favorite so far…read more Tried Toxic Positivity as well, but I like the Pickles best so far. The plant decor here is awesome!! Lively on a Tuesday night. A young crowd. We also came on Trivia night - (in a great way!)

Fun cool brewery that kinda has coffee shop vibes. They have a shared parking lot with other local…read morebusinesses . They are family and dog friendly. They even have a changing station in their bathroom so major props to them! They don't serve food but seems like they have a food truck set up for the evenings and they sell snacks at the front. We were at Costco beforehand so I just picked up a hot dog to bring over. They have a few pin ball machines and board games on a bookshelf in the corner. Beer is good and prices are reasonable. 7 dollars for 18oz and 6 for 12oz. I think it was happy hour when we went because it was a dollar off the 18 and 12 oz. Great place to enjoy a beer and get some work done or to meet up with friends. Overall 4.6/5

One of my favorite places in the world!! They carry an amazing variety of black, green, oolong,…read morewhite, puer, and herbal teas, truly the most I've ever encountered ...and all of these (to me) are special and delicious....my go-to, staple teas are Albert Square, Breakfast Assam, the Shincha green teas, and Iron Goddess of Mercy oolong. The blends are also amazing, such as Blueberry Fields or Green Mango (good chilled!) and Roasted Chestnut (try with spiced chai milk, wonderful on cold winter days). The in-house chai is the best chai I've ever tasted...you can buy the TeaSource spice packets to make your own at home (the mix is the store's own house-made blend...) The high-end black and oolong teas are also pretty amazing, and I'll order these once in a while. I especially love the Sleepy Hollow black tea (originally Jin Jun Mei) and super delicious Guyokuro Japanese green teas... The shop is conveniently located in St. Anthony's Shopping Center, right off of I-35W. It's a super fun and cozy place to visit (staff are always so friendly, helpful, and generous), although you can also order the teas online... Make sure to also check out their unique selection of cute teapots and cups!! I have several in different sizes and colors...another plus is that their prices are pretty great and reasonable for almost everything.... This is a must visit for tea lovers....you will definitely find a tea (most likely many!) that will become a favorite(s)!!

This is a really warm and inviting environment with super friendly and knowledgeable staff. Oh, and…read morethe tea is insanely good.

It was fun to sit and have tea in this fancy hotel. The service was friendly but it took too long…read morefor the food to come out; like we waited an hour for the food and I drank way too much tea during the wait. The tea was black currant tea, so it's not a choice of teas. The savories were just ok, but the bread on the tea sandwich was dry. The scones were good and I enjoyed the candied nuts and the sweets. The pineapple mousse was my favorite.

I've done the tea at the St. Paul Hotel two other times, a holiday tea and non-holiday. Today's…read moreholiday tea was disappointing. The atmosphere is still lovely. The lobby decorated festively, beautiful live piano music playing in the background. The table setting is nice. In the past, each course was brought out separately with the wait staff explaining what each course offered. We were given different options for tea. Today, only black current tea was offered. The first three courses came out together, served on a 3 tier tray. We had a menu in front of us and had to figure out what we were eating. Many sweet things, felt overwhelming to have it all there at once. Course three (bottom of the tray) were the savory sandwiches. We enjoyed one of those. I understand that doing it this way requires less wait staff, but it really diminshed what had been a very special experience. Shortly after receiving the three tiered serving tray, they brought out the fourth course, a cold scone. It was plopped on a plate in front of us. No clotted cream or jam but some kind of butter. The clotted cream was missed. We were looking forward to a warm scone with clotted cream. Today's choice, a fruit cake scone was cold, dry and without much taste with no clotted cream to help revive it. Our servers were pleasant. One came around to show us a Christmas ornament for purchase. That seemed odd. We both thought today's tea was fair, not what it had once been. We were disappointed.

This was our second time trying the West St. Paul location. The only reason we even gave it another…read moretry is because the Woodbury location closes at 8pm, and this one stays open an hour later. We walked in and the young lady behind the counter was friendly, but just like the first time no strawberries for the Berry Splash Snow Biing. That's two times now, same issue. What really frustrated me though was trying to call ahead before making the trip, only to find out their phone number is disconnected. When I asked about it in person, I was told their phone just doesn't work anymore. It's hard to serve customers if they can't even reach you. In the end, it was another wasted trip, and my very last.

Tii Cup is one of our favorite bubble tea places. They are one of the few places that will make a…read morefruit tea using black tea instead of green tea. They do only have one small order kiosk, so I could see that being a slight issue if you are there when they are busy. Every time we visit, they are always consistent with their flavors. They are one of our go to's for our bubble tea cravings.