Green Shaker by Ten Ren- Lemon Valley — Restaurant in Walnut

Came here for a midday snack, went with a 50% sweet level earl grey milk tea with brown sugar mochi jelly, and a popcorn chicken rice combination.

My first time trying brown sugar mochi jelly, and whooooooah...it's amazing. I can surmise they are trying to emulate the tapiomochi from toro tea, and honestly it is very very similar. Not too sweet, perfectly chewy with a rich brown sugar flavor, which I particularly enjoyed. The earl grey MT was cool and refreshing. I do wish the early grey aroma was a little stronger, but that's just personal preference.

Popcorn chicken rice combination was also good, a solid 7.5-8/10. Could be a little crunchier, but the quality of the chicken was good and the combination with rice and vegetables was...

I met up with college friend for lunch at Ten Ren’s Tea Time since it’s close to her work. I’ve been here once before. I got stewed pork belly rice last time, and didn’t really like it. This time I tried their pork chop rice, and it was great! The pork chop was cut into smaller pieces. Very tender and flavorful. The two side dishes, broccoli and curry potatoes were both tasty.

Friend ordered spicy marinated mix with noodle soup. She said she always order this dish and likes it a lot. The spicy marinated mix has tofu, seaweed and pig ears.

I also got the mango milk icee drink with boba and pudding. It was super yummy.

Ten Ren’s Tea Time is a good place to have a quick lunch or dinner. Or get a drink and catch up...

If you consider yourself a foodie, make Ten Ren your first stop on any visit to the San Gabriel Valley. With multiple locations and a huge menu, Ten Ren is so much more than a boba place! They offer classic Chinese/Taiwanese snacks, tea-based drinks, alcohol, and even full meals like hot pots and various fried rice dishes. I live on the East Coast, but I hit up Ten Ren on every visit to So Cal. In fact, I will be going there this evening for my usual fried tofu, tea marinated eggs, and a matcha milk tea. It’s so nice, while traveling, to snack on something that hasn’t been purchased at a convenience store. Service is always friendly and usually fast to boot. Love me...