Sun Tea Day — Restaurant in Arcadia

Have you ever been estranged from your family for two years while you are enlisted in the army only to return to the warm embrace of home?

No? Well, don't worry, you can feel exactly that level of warm embrace here at this local Arcadia tea shop.

All your mommy and daddy issues will disappear, because the team here literally treats you like a long awaited family member that only deserves the best of the best.

When I saw a man with a giant boba on the street i thought "oh man i love boba" and "I wonder where he got that boba" and "did he win that boba plushie from a crane?"

As I approached he beamed his sunny smile upon me and said 'please come try our boba'. He meant... Sometime in the future...

But I am a connoisseur of boba and it takes very little convincing for me to try someone's boba.

I went inside to be greeted by two more sunbeams of humans who welcomed me with the love and warmth I never knew as a child. (Don't worry I'll tell my therapist)

They gave my dog water, brought us fruit drinks and were patient while I asked about all the ingredients of the drink. I ordered two drinks which were so refreshing and delicious. While waiting I was chatting like old friends.

What more could you want from a place? I'll never go anywhere else 😂

Just kidding I probably will still go to lollicup, ten Ren, ding tea, share tea, nest.... But this is now top of my list.

I've never felt more welcome. And not in the creepy sales way, but in the way like I'm family even though I'm a covered in tattoos, wearing a guinea pig t-shirt, walking by with my crazy dog and my daughter who did makeup today on her face. (She's 7 so it's... Interesting... Makeup...) We probably look like an interesting crew indeed. But no judgement here just warmth hospitality and gratitude. So glad I stopped by.

Good times. Good drinks. Go here.

Update: have been going since this day for about three months every other week and life is good. Seriously makes my...

Saw that this new boba place was highly rated so gave it a try while I was in the area. There is a nice parking lot in the back with plenty of space, even in the afternoon on the weekends. They do have some tables but it wasn't full when we came. Lots of menu options with fancy names.

We ordered the Matcha Mango (6.95), Matcha Strawberry (6.95), and the Ocean Breeze (6.75). We all got oat milk as substitute, which is free of extra charge by the way so I appreciate that. The drinks did not take long to be ready which was nice.

The drinks all look very aesthetically pleasing for photos and I can see why people would want to try this placw. However, the drinks tasted very mediocre. It just tastes like a matcha latte with mostly fruit taste once you mix it. I prefer having more matcha taste than the fruit so this was not good. The matcha flavor did taste quite authentic though, when you got to taste it. I think the Matcha Mango and Strawberry are good for people who like a fruity taste in their matcha latte. But I wouldn't order this again.

As for the Ocean Breeze, do not get tricked by the photo on the menu or in the reviews!! More than half of the drink is just foam! If you look closely at people's pictures on Yelp, you can see that the ice is in the middle of the cup because thats where all the liquid is at. My friend did get oat milk as substitute for the heavy cream but now I know it would have been just as foamy and not filled all the way. That drink is really a scam for $7! You can finish the drink in a few sips cause it's mostly foam. This is the main reason I had to lower my rating so much. I can't believe no one else mentioned this.

Overall, an average boba place with drinks that have nice photo aesthetics. I would definitely not come back again to try another drink since it was not super great, especially with how the Ocean Breeze turned out. Don't...

They do have a lot of interesting menus, especially fruit base drinks. It was so hard to make a decision.

We ordered house special fruit tea with agar (half sweet) and sparkling strawberry yakult with boba (half sweet), and both of them were so good.

The fruit tea was well balanced with juice and tea. I guess it might be too sweet if it was original sweet. Half sweet was just great for us.

Sparkling strawberry yakult was super tasty as well. It was nice and fizzy (mild fizzy though). Strawberry goes really well with yakult.

Quality of topping (agar and boba) was great too. Boba had just right texture, not too smooth or firm.

The owner (or staff) was really helpful and kind.

They do have some tables, it would be nice to grab some drinks with friends.

It was one of the best fruit and tea base boba place I’ve...