Tea n More — Restaurant in San Diego

Taken from my yelp review on June 20, 2017. Came here around 22:40 (10:40pm) on June 19, 2017 from Tajima. We have been here many times before, but the first thing I noticed is that they rearranged the inside. The photo booth and the crane machine are now closer towards the restroom while tables and chairs are scooted next to the windows. It looks great at night. It gives the impression that it is busy as it was for the night. Most people are out for the summer, I saw many people enjoying boards games like King of Tokyo, Machi Koro, and 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. People were having fun here during the summer. Of course there are people who study here during the school year, but I did not come at the right time for that. As for the food, I ordered strawberry smoothie with no boba large size. The drink was okay. Maybe I do not know what to order, but plenty of times I came here and thought the drink is okay. It is good enough for my friends to keep coming back though. It is a great place to spend quality times with your friends. As for the popcorn chicken my friend ordered, they look and taste weird. It looks so different from what I would call it popcorn chicken. It looks like they took several chicken strips and cut them down. I was disappointed. Even though it is chicken, I do not think it deserves to be called popcorn as it does not even look like it. I hope this was a substitute (I am assuming that they ran out of the popcorn chicken) otherwise I would not order it without a name change. Overall, we do come here often, but for now I think this place is a little higher than average, but not enough for me to give it a 4 out of 5 for this visit. It is more like...

I come here to get my fix of Red Bean, and for the Arcade game (I'm a Galaga geek). I always order a Red Bean smoothie with red bean instead of boba. Soooo good. My husband likes their beef bowl (well, without the vegetables added... so it's more Yoshinoya-style).

PARKING: There's available parking right on the curb of Clairemont Mesa Blvd (in front of the Tea and More), along the sides, and in the back. The back parking lot is a little tight, but you'll never have issues finding parking, (well during the times I've visited, anyway).

ATMOSPHERE: Coffee-shop style. There's tables/chairs, sofa, photo booths, claw and arcade games, reading material. Very chill and relaxed. Not too many outlets, so plan on charging your electronic devices (laptop, tablet, etc), ahead of time in case you can't get a table with an outlet. There are only so many tables along the wall. There are board games you can check out too. Really cool place if you're hanging out with friends. This area can get really crowded at times. Tables and chairs are a little run-down and worn, but it adds to the small coffee shop feel.

EMPLOYEES: Pretty friendly. Service is quick. Sometimes there's a line because there's only 1 register.

RESTROOMS: Clean, but could be better. Very run down. Also, they use the restroom to store their supplies, so it's not too welcoming in there. Only 1 toilet, so it's locked if someone is currently...

If you come here only get the Boba. Me and my boyfriend recently moved into the area and saw this spot after getting ramen from the spot next door (really great place btw) and I've never tried Boba so we decided to go and try it. Being that the place also had some food we ordered food with our Boba just to try it. My boyfriend ordered a crepe and I wanted to try out the calamari. I guess I should have known better trying to order something like that from a café because they told me they don't have calamari in stock so I just got my Boba. After we paid and sat down to wait for our order the man calls us up and tells us how they also ran out of crepes. It was then I knew we should have just got our Boba and left but my boyfriend insisted on getting something and ordered some kind of chicken. When we got our food and drinks we went to the car and opened the box of food to see what was in it as it smelled horrible. And to our surprise we were given pieces of cut up chicken that had white bubbles on one side and was coated in red seasoning on the other. Dont ask why but I tasted some of it and it was disgusting. The meat was freezer burnt where the bubbles were and then very spicy on the other side where the seasoning was. Long story short id recommend just getting a Boba tea and steer clear of any food...