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    Totally Tea

    3.0 (6 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Albert T.

    WARNING: TOTALLY TEA ENGAGES IN DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING AND BORDERLINE SCAMS THEIR CUSTOMERS. Totally Tea is a new boba shop that recently opened in the center court area of Briarcreek Mall. We recently stopped by and found that there was actually a pretty steady line of customers getting drinks - must be because the place is new? As always, for the first try of a new-to-me boba place, I get the classic/house milk tea at half sweet. Classic Milk Tea, Large, 50% Sweet ($7.49) - Totally Tea advertises their tea drinks at $4.99 for a small and $5.99 for a large with toppings at $0.75 each, which is pretty typical pricing (most places have a range of $0.5 to $0.75 for toppings). I ordered the classic milk tea with boba. The cashier asked me if I wanted extra boba and stated that the classic milk tea already comes with 2 scoops of boba (note: I asked for the classic milk tea, not "The Classic"). It was only after being rung up that I noticed that the drink DOES NOT COME WITH 2 SCOOPS OF BOBA - they in fact charge you for two toppings in the drink. Afterwards, I asked about this and they stated that it was extra charge and you have to get two scoops, you cannot get single scoops. Seriously? Even if I had ordered something on the Favorites menu, they need to have separate pricing on that section. This can easily be confused and is absolutely deceptive advertising. I've put pictures up of the menu, so you can judge for yourself. I still gave the drink a fair shake. Firstly, their "two scoops" of boba is equivalent to, or possibly a little less than what you would get as a single topping at other boba shops. The boba is only a little hard, but has a strange texture that I can only describe as somewhat leathery. It has a tapioca chew, but the bounciness just feels strange on the teeth. For the drink, they use pre-brewed black tea, scoop creamer in, then add sweetener. It was very sweet at 50% sugar and the tea had a strange fruity and artificial taste to it without any astringency. I have a feeling that they use the same scoop for multiple powders, which causes cross contamination and explains the taste. After the ice melted down, it diluted the drink down enough that I could taste more of the black tea. At a total price of $7.49, this drink was way more expensive and lower quality than the competition. By itself in a vacuum, the drink would be a 2/5. I cannot see how Totally Tea can survive when there's another boba place in this mall that is much better, cheaper, and doesn't take advantage of their customers. I should have read the Google reviews before coming here - out of the two reviews currently up, one of them has the exact same complaint as me. And I did more research - it looks like there are locations in Novi and Auburn Hills as well and many of the customer reviews for those locations also state that they they felt scammed and mislead.

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    Service was exceptional, we had our two kids with us and they made sure they were both happy. Very thoughtful service.

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    Wow this place was packed!! Locals must really like it…read more There was a long line for the ordering kiosks (there are 2 of them). And only 1 employee making all the drinks (she did a good job)! There is a good amount of seating inside with colorful decoration of pac man. I ordered the Mango Milk Tea with black tea and boba. It was reasonably priced at $5 something. The boba was chewy and milk tea with mango syrup was good! It was very refreshing on this 94 degree weather day! I would come back! Oh also, when I asked what kind of milk they use (for my fellow lactose sensitive peeps), she said Creamer. Not sure if it's non-dairy creamer but it sat well in my stomach thankfully!

    Refreshing cold drink for a hot day! It was my first time at Tea Ninja (we really got a lot of boba…read moreoptions in Ann Arbor over the past several years!) so I ordered a go to - Taro milk tea. It's easy to order on a kiosk, and they do all the customizations (ice, sugar level, toppings). I got a medium iced Taro milk tea, 30% sweet, regular ice, add lychee jelly. It was good! Hit the spot. The level of sweetness and ice was just right. Lychee jelly was the perfect amount of chewy. The flavor of the tea was good, and actually tasted like tea. I didn't ask, but given the tea taste, I'm thinking this taro has caffeine (at other places, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't). I didn't get much of the taro flavor coming through though.

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    3.4(303 reviews)
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    Food came fast even with a nearly full restaurant, the food prices were fair, the employees were…read morefriendly and the portions were great. Unsure why this restaurant is currently at a 3.4. Should be at least a 4.6.

    I am new to the Ann Arbor area and coming from Southern California so I have a baseline of really…read moregood Chinese food. This was not it. I should have listened to the average rating. The host was responsive. The food came out of the kitchen incredibly fast. It had that hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant feel. But that's about it. That's the 2 stars. The hot and sour soup got the taste balance and broth right but the ingredients were a disappointment, too much tofu, too much egg, not enough wood ear and/or black mushrooms, scandalously few shredded bamboo shoots (which also clearly came from a can). The wok hei for the mu shu pork was not good; too greasy and again, the ingredients were really inadequate (way too many onions, zero cabbage, scant protein). The hoisin sauce clearly came out of a bottle (way too sweet and flat) and here's the death blow - thick flour tortillas, not those thin Mandarin pancakes. I mean, the thinness of the pancake is the whole point - it is NOT a "Chinese burrito" (a phrase that is an insult to burritos, mind you). The last dish was ma po tofu. For me, a good ma po tofu is all about flavor balance - do you understand between straight up heat from the chili and the numbing of Sichuan peppercorns? They do not understand, this was so overwhelmingly peppercorn that it seemed pretty apparent that someone just equated "hot" with peppercorn and then added chili oil. Again, scant protein. I usually give a place a couple tries because anyone can have an off day. I won't be back. This is a kitchen quality problem, not an off day.

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