Kung Fu Tea — Restaurant in Charlottesville

I was excited to try Kung Fu tea since I saw so many good things online like Instagram. I was leaving the hardywood brewery across the street and saw they were open, so I went to my hotel, dropped off some stuff then went back out to grab a tea. At first glance it looked that they had closed. I look at their sign on the window showing their business hours. It's currently July 24th, a Wednesday. Monday through Friday the sign says they're open until 10:30 pm. It was 9:12 pm so I go to open the door. It was difficult at first and I soon figured out why. The dead bolt was locked, however the doors opened anyways since the door to the left was not locked. So both doors opened and I stopped, double checked the hours of operation sign again, see that yes they should be open. But maybe they were closing early. I was about to leave but I didn't want to leave and they think the front door was locked and there possibly be a robbery. So I walk in and stand at the counter, asking nicely if they were closed to the 2 employees in the back who were cleaning. I said it a few times because they didn't hear me. Finally a young man with purple hair came to the counter and I explained the situation and asked if they were closed. In a super sassy and rude tone, added with an eye roll they reply "Well we WERE closed sooo..." And starts walking away. I reply as I leave "yeah, get sassy with me because your damn sign is wrong and you didn't lock the doors properly. They're unlocked now btw!" And I left. I get places close early or that signs don't get updated and that's totally ok. Being rude to a nice customer because you're in a bad mood is not ok. Clearly upset they don't have some 6 figure job already and have to work at a tea shop. It's really upsetting that I didn't get to try Kung Fu tea and now have a bad taste in my mouth (metaphorically of course) for the business. I won't try another attempt at this location while I'm here in...

Update: I tried their new Korean bowls under the name Danbap. The prices are pretty steep ($8.75 for pork, $9.50 for beef, $8.75 for combo), but the food itself is pretty good. I got the combo (mix of 2 meats, half and half). They put a generous helping of meat on the top which I appreciate. It’s pretty much meat and rice. The rice is more on the side of sticky rice, and they only give a little bit of lettuce. But it’s topped with green onions, sesame seeds, etc. The pork has some spice, but it’s not overwhelming or too spicy (I even got their spicy sauce on the side which I recommend, it’s both spicy and sweet). I’d recommend trying it if you haven’t already. -—-—-—- This place hits and never misses. Ever.

I always get their milk tea boba with almond milk. Their regular milk tea is also really, really good. What I love about this place is that all the options are non-dairy, so you don’t have to worry about substitutes.

The end product is always creamy, smooth, sweet, and refreshing. You can also adjust your level of sweetness (I always get 30% sweet and it still tastes plenty sweet). I definitely recommend this place for anyone who wants a...

We frequent (or used to) this place is so inconsistent in the product they deliver. I asked for 30% sweetener in both mine and my wife's drinks and one was NON-sweet and the other is crazy sweet. IT'S THE SAME DRINK.

another occasion i went with my daughter and niece and ordered 2 blended drinks and one over ice. we get our number for pickup, lets say its 30... we go to wait and we are waiting 20 minutes .they call 31, 32, 33, i ask the person behind the counter what about #30 and they say they are still making the last drink and they want to have them all come out at the same time for our order, meanwhile i can see 2 of our drinks just sitting on the counter and one of them melting! then they call #34 and i go back to the counter and tell the guy to give us the 2 drinks that are ready since they are melting and ask why they can make 2-3 other people's drinks before they make ONE of ours!!

they also make you pay cash or venmo for food in order to avoid taxes! which is illegal!!!!

i LOVED this place the first time i went but ever since the quality and service has...