It's first foray into LA County, Roasting Water opened up at a prime location, next to Ben Jerry's & in front of Edwards Cinema at the Long Beach Town Centre. Having a positive experience at the Westminster branch, on a hot Saturday afternoon, I met with family for some cold refreshment.

Inside is more spacious than the Westminster location, with 2 benches to sit. A couple al fresco benches, shared with Ben & Jerry's, are available to enjoy the weather.

I ordered a Thai tea for my mom when I'd see her later & asked for easy sugar. What I got was a drink as sweet as molasses. When my mom complained it was too sweet, I had to verify it for myself. Yup, cloyingly sweet! Unless the person making the drink simply forgot, if this is easy sugar, I don't want to know how the default sweetness tastes like.

Another thing that soured me on this Roasting Water was when I got home, I noticed my Thai tea leaked on my driver side truck seat. Now, the reusable glass bottle was inside the paper bag, only slightly slanted. It was not laying on it's side or anything remotely similar. Seems the cork wasn't applied securely. I remember leaking not being a problem with the reusable bottle I obtained from the Westminster branch, and upon further inspection, I found the LB location using corks that are slightly smaller.

There are a plethora of various bottles, tea pots and the like for purchase. All scream cuteness. The limited edition ones include Minion superheroes & Baymax.

Service was good. The cashier explained to me Roasting Water doesn't discount customers bringing in their reusable bottles like the other locations have due to health code issues. There was only a short wait before I had the Thai tea in my hand.

Parking is at the Long Beach Town Centre, with varying degrees of difficulty finding a spot based upon the time of day.

I was looking forward to having a Roasting Water closer to me, literally the next freeway exit over, but the overpowering sweetness for a drink that's supposed to be light on it & the improperly secured cork soured my first experience here. I'm sure I may stop in again for an icy drink sometime in the future, but I won't be frequent customer as I have my usual haunts whom make my drinks the way I ask them to, sans spillage.