Mi Tea — Restaurant in North Miami Beach

(⚠️ MUST READ: VERY INFORMATIONAL TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS⚠️)

I swear this ain’t a random ad I genuinely love this shop

Absolutely Amazing!

I go here fairly often, my absolute favorite is the Brown Sugar Boba Milk. It tastes amazing, not only is the boba great but it’s also prepared fast!

(Ratings of Every Drink I’ve Had)

Strawberry Slush Cheese-Foam w/ boba🍓: 9/10 -sometimes sour because of the fresh fruit, but not bad, pretty good.

Mango Slush Cheese-Foam w/ boba 🥭: 10/10 -perfect if you’re going for the first time and want something fruity!

Grape Slush Cheese-Foam w/ boba 🍇: 5/10 it’s not bad, me personally I just don’t like grapes, I decided to give it a try since I loved the other ones but not for me, good for a grape fan though!

Passion Fruit with Orange Juice 🍊(I had both the Jelly & Boba Version): 9/10 -tastes better with jelly, would get it instead of the boba. Very fruity!

Lemon Lime Tea w/ Boba 🍋 : 8/10 -nothing special, just tea, pretty nice, not my favorite but it’s good for a sick day maybe!

Brown Sugar Milk w/ Boba: 10000/10 🌟 -MY FAV if I’m being honest it’s basically sugar, milk, and an extra flavor I can’t quite figure out, BUT IT’S GREAT!!! Sweet but not too sweet, overall the perfect balance! Would recommend if it’s your first time! 🫂

Matcha 🍵 w/ Boba: 6/10 -it’s great but I just don’t like matcha, my ratings are based off of my opinion, the drinks itself is great it’s just personally matcha isn’t for me, 100% recommend for a matcha lover tho 🥸

————————————————————————— Questions:

Price?

It ranges from 5-10 dollars depending on what you get.

Flavor?

The flavor is exactly what it says the fruit is! If you’re getting a strawberry slush, it WILL taste like strawberry. All the flavors are there and it’s blended right in front of you.

Sizes?

From what I see and have ordered most drinks are one-sized but they do offer medium/large cups for certain drinks.

⚠️: A medium is pretty big for one person! Trust me, I could barely finish the medium sized drink, it will fill you up quickly.

————————————————————————— TIPS

🌟: cheese foam tastes 100% like cheese, if you don’t like it, just mix your drink, it’ll be creamier and you won’t be able to taste the cheese!

🌟: You can use the little heart they give you on your straw if you don’t want anything to get in it, especially if it’s windy and you’re outside (you can see how in the pictures)

————————————————————————— In-Depth Review

★★★★★

Workers: They’re very nice and apologize if they make even the smallest mistake, they’re very kind and sweet, also they don’t make small talk which can be really awkward, they get straight to work!

Service: They’re VERY efficient & VERY clean. 4 drinks were done in 7 minutes (give or take 2)

I wish they did delivery, although honestly it’s for the best cause I would probably be ordering everyday...

Let me start by saying I am a beverage snob.

I judge a restaurant by its water quality first and foremost, because you know that everything they make is going to be affected by the water. Soups, drinks, etc. Attention to detail at this level often can indicate quality of other prepared dishes. Maybe you agree with me, maybe you don't.

When it comes to bubble tea, water quality is extremely important. I LOVE the tea at Mi Tea. I've been coming here for years (probably started one of the first weeks they were open during the pandemic), but haven't left a review for them until recently. I kind of fell out of the habit, but I digress.

In my 50+ times coming to Mi Tea, I've never had a bad drink. Only one time was the boba less cooked than literally perfect, but every other time it's been gooey and delicious.

Mi Tea uses fresh ingredients in all of its drinks - they brew the teas on the spot - no tea in a jug - and the fruits and toppings are all prepared fresh. If peaches aren't in season, you won't get a peach smoothie, it's that simple.

You can control the amount of sweetness you get in the drinks (I get 0% sugar, as I'm T1 diabetic), and the teas are never bitter or overbrewed. If you like a toasted taste, try the Roasted Oolong or the Ceylon (my 2 favorites). Want a little bit of sweetness or fun in your drink? Try the cheese foam (deeeeelicciousssss) or the boba (crystal, or brown sugar if you want it sweeter).

Last time my wife ordered a strawberry smoothie, we went shopping at iFresh first, and when I was ready to pick up the drinks, the staff blended her drink right before serving it, so that it wouldn't sit and melt during our shopping. Like I said, attention to detail!

Every time I come to Mi Tea, I feel like I'm getting a great experience with bubble tea. It's fresh, delicious, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. If I wanted cheap, pre-mix garbage, I'd go to any other boba shop around (there are many), but if I want the best, I'll go to Mi Tea.

Lastly, I'll address what seems to be the biggest complaint I have seen here - running out of ingredients. This is a small shop, and they use fresh, never frozen ingredients and make their goods in small batches. If you're planning on coming 15 minutes before they close, maybe call in an hour before and ask to have one set aside? There's a tradeoff between convenience and quality in most aspects of life. I can't fault a store for not wanting to waste large amounts of food.

The staff is super friendly - a small team, but they are professional, courteous, and efficient, as others have said. It's always clean inside, but this is takeout only, no seating indoors.

Overall: Quality: 10/10 Staff: 10/10 Cost:...

Truly disappointing - I got the mango milk tea and asked for boba - not the brown sugar boba but regular boba but the lady working told me that its the same taste as the regular boba so I agreed to the upsell. Turns out it does taste drastically different so I went back to ask her if she can make it without the boba (I did not ask her to remove the upsell charge at all, just wanted the drink without the brown sugar boba since its just different) and she flat out refused to remake it because she will be wasting the drink. She offered to instead dig up the boba out while the brown sugar taste remains - which is the part I had the issue with- and assumed that would do the trick when the drink has been contaminated since I already drank from it? I was excited to go to this boba shop as a common customer but this is just truly disappointing service. Is it really that hard to make another drink? and why lie to the customer saying that your brown sugar boba is same as the regular boba? The flavors are...