HeyTea — Restaurant in Brandon

This was surprisingly good! They serve up appetizers, tea, and ramen out of a kiosk in the food court at Westfield Brandon Mall. They have quite an array of different ramen bowls such as tonkotsu, shoyu, miso, vegetable, shrimp, ad chicken ramen. They also have their signature Kawawa ramen that has a kimchi broth. That's what I selected for lunch today. It's spicy and topped with pork belly chashu. They can make it spicier upon request. My bowl was the perfect spice level for me. The noodles are thin and cooked perfectly (not too soft). The seasoned soft boiled egg was executed well. There are many brick & mortar restaurants that still use unseasoned hard boiled eggs. This egg puts them to shame. The pork belly and everything you'd expect in a ramen was there. They serve it in a covered sturdy bowl that is perfect for takeout. They serve it hot. I think the only criticism I have is that they need bigger spoons for the broth. Unless you don't mind drinking from the bowl which is the traditional way to do it.

If you're not into ramen, then they have other options. I haven't tried any of the appetizers yet. However, I'm very interested in trying the takoyaki and the salt n' pepper popcorn chicken. They both look delicious. They also serve boba tea drinks. So far I've had the Pineapple Passion Fruit and the Supreme Mix Fruit teas. Both are refreshing and come with fresh fruit. The mixed fruit one actually had chunks of watermelon and slices of orange, lime, apples, and strawberries. I was blown away by the fact that they automatically give you a long plastic fork so that you can pull out the fruit from the cup. What a great idea! I've never seen that before. They have many other drink options and many toppings.

The service was great! I can see myself getting takeout from this place in the future. It was really good for not being a full service restaurant. I'm looking forward to trying the tonkotsu ramen next time as well as the appetizers I mentioned earlier. It's so good to finally have a ramen/boba option...

I spent $45 on 2 ramen bowls and 2 boba teas. It was horrible. When I pulled the lids off the bowls, the food smelled rotten. I could hardly eat my food because of the smell. My daughters told me at the time it tasted ok. I found out later they said that because they didn’t want me to embarrass them by returning it. The chicken they use in the Chicken Ramen is John Seoul precooked chicken out of a bag. For 14 per bowl, that’s crazy. The eggs in the ramen tasted totally rotten. One of my daughters felt really sick after eating it and had major diarrhea for an hour when we got home. Also, the tapioca pearls in the boba were slimy. This place should be shut down....

Ordered a spring roll and ramen from here for lunch. The food was absolutely delicious; The boba is subpar from past experience. The manager was disrespectful. Not to us, but to his staff. It is never, ever appropriate to yell at your employee in front of customers or in general, regardless of how late they are for their shift. It’s tardiness, not the end of the world. Would’ve loved to keep eating here but absolutely not after seeing that. I suggest those employees quit expeditiously and find other services to work for. No amount of wage...