i-tea SR — Restaurant in San Jose

Stopped by I-Tea SR tonight after driving by their soft opening sign. The ambiance is very nice and settling with a lot of great wall designs to give the atmosphere a welcoming feel.

First thing I noticed was their variety of all types of teas consisting of both Taiwanese and Japanese.

Ordered the peach tea, along with the peach oolong tea as well for my girlfriend and I, and the teas had both great flavor and were quite refreshing.

On top of the teas I was blown away by their options in both ramen and udon, which was a nice change to see from just the limited options of just popcorn chicken and takoyaki you would only find at most tea shops.

Had the shoyu tonkatsu and the black garlic oil ramen, which my girlfriend and I were very pleasantly surprised as well. From the noodles, chachu, and the perfectly cooked egg to go along with the savory broth, it was the perfect meal to end the day.

We will definitely add this to one of our go-to tea spots that San Jose...

Ordered via UberEats since they have BOGO offer on select food and drinks. For food, it has to be exactly the same but for drink, they let you customize the toppings. So we got 2 black garlic ramen, 2 Tonkotsu ramen & 2 Hokkaido milk tea (since it comes with 2 toppings but only 10 cent extra on UberEats). Lots of noodle on the ramen but chasu size is a bit small. Not sure if paying $1 extra for black garlic ramen is worth it since it's almost identical to Tonkotsu ($12.95) but price is still very reasonable. The boba is still a bit too sweet even tho I ordered 50% Sweetness. Hokkaido milk tea comes with boba & egg pudding by default. I substitute my 2nd free one with crystal boba & grass jelly. Toppings portion are pretty generous and all are good. Will definitely be back again to try their fruit tea. Disclaimer: I don't think they're related to other I-Tea chain, given the different logo and menu. Not sure what...

I ordered through Uber Eats. Roasted Oolong Milk Tea(Tall) was fantastic. Since I prefer less sweetness, I opted for 30% sugar, and it was just the perfect level of sweetness. The subtly sweetened tapioca pearls were a good size and had the perfect texture.

Black Garlic Ramen arrived carefully packaged. It came with a generous amount of toppings, even without extra charges, and I was especially happy to see the marinated egg and Charsiu included. The broth was rich and flavorful, but I wasn’t completely satisfied with the quality of the noodles.

While I think the noodles could be improved, the tapioca milk tea was perfect, so I’m giving it five stars. If this place were closer to home, I’d definitely...