Tea Station

One of my favorite places to go to for tea. The service is great and the snacks are decent. This place is a bit more expensive than cha and some other local tea joints but makes a great place to study.

My go to spot for lunch every week. I always get the tea flavor dumplings. It comes with 10 pieces. Their chicken curry is also good. They have a lunch special where you get a free green or black tea (medium sz) with your entrée order over $ 8.50. If you want a flavored drink, it’s half off.
Their dinner special is not really advertised anywhere and I know they got a new manager. For dinner: it’s $ 1 for a large green tea, black tea or milk tea with a purchase of an entrée from 6−9pm. I had to ask the manager directly himself because they always charge me wrong on this and he confirmed their current special (which again is not advertised anywhere). Glad we got that straightened out. Their night staff is always new employees working with the new manager training them. Stick to going during lunch. All the veteran staff know all the specials and don’t mess up during lunch!

o (〃＾＾〃)o ~ So I’ll be writing for the two times I came here in one review!
The first time I came was on a Sunday around 7PM-​ish for a quick boba run to fulfill my family’s cravings. Parking was quite strenuous, especially because it was during the weekend during dinner time but I survived and went to Tea Station due to a friend’s recommendation. Staff was extremely friendly and attentive, which is a definite plus! There was a bit of hustle and bustle, the staff was very patient with me because I’m quite softspoken so I didn’t feel as awkward as I do as compared to other boba places. Josie, I think that was her name, was quite funny and very helpful in suggesting drinks. I got a mango green tea and thai tea, both half sweet to go, which my family enjoyed!
Because of such a positive experience, I came back on a Wednesday the same time for a dinner date to catch up with a friend and dined in. Parking was muuuuch better this time around since there was less people in the plaza and less people in the restaurant. The staff was again very friendly and checked up on us as much as they could. Especially because my friend and I were probably very expressive with the menu. The girl with the reddish hair was very kind to recommend the takoyaki, which we thoroughly enjoyed! It was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside; w; ~
TLDR; it was v nice bless ﾐ(o*･3･)ﾉ

Came in to get their two of their 2.99 boba milk tea anniversary special. I asked if I can have no boba. The guy said yes. Then he charged me $ 1 more for not having boba. I decided to just take the boba instead.
The tea tastes very water down. I used to like their milk tea. I wonder if it is because of the special that was why they water down the tea. Will not be back.

This tea house is great I never had good tea like this. The worker are friendly and they will answer any of you’re questions.
The best thing I had there was the coconut milk tea Boba. Is refreshing and sweet. The popcorn chicken is also great
This place is a little whole in the wall my late night Boba and tea to go place.

They specialize in teas. I mean they’re called Tea Station. Everything else that doesn’t have the word «tea» is made from powders.
Drinks range from $ 4−5+. I’ll get their boba once every 10 years, but I don’t actually come here for their drinks. If I wanted expensive drinks I’ll go to a place that makes all their drinks with real ingredients (not just the teas).
So I get the taro and red bean soup around $ 6+. It’s a dessert soup and comes with chewy glutinous balls made of taro (like giant, less chewy, softer bobas) and red beans. It’s extremely sweet. I’ve gotten ¾ sweetness and ½ sweetness on it and it always came out 100% sweet. It’s still good, it’s just really sweet and I’m thinking that I’ll have to get no sugar on it to completely enjoy it.

This is one of my go-​to places to get boba. I like to get the classic milk tea with boba or the rose milk tea with boba, which are both are great! The flavor of the milk tea here is my favorite, compared to the many other boba places I’ve been to. I’m also a fan of the boba here because it tastes fresh and is soft and chewy. The drinks overall are definitely on the sweeter side here, but it’s nice that they have the option to select how sweet you want your drink: 25, 50, 75% or full sweetness (though this seems to be a pretty standard feature at many boba places nowadays).
The main critique of this place is probably the service. Of my many times of coming here, I’ve had mixed experiences. Sometimes it takes forever to get seated or the drinks come out slowly; but, I’ve also had great experiences here as well where the servers are very quick and courteous and have let a group of us stay for a long time. That being said, I come here for the boba, which in my opinion is great, so despite the service, I’ll still give Tea Station 4 stars.
Tip: If you’re getting cold drinks to-​go, show them your Student ID for a free size upgrade (from regular to large) and 10% off your order!

I want to love this place. I really do. But every time I come here, it always takes FOREVER for food/​drinks to come out. I’ve been here so many times but every time, the service is just slow. Whether it’s crowded or half-​empty. Take tonight for instance. Not that many tables. But our waiter forgot to place our order and then tried to say he just put in our order late because he was busy. I think he forgot. He was apologetic and nice. But honestly it’s slow every time I come here. I really want to love this place. Especially because you can customize their drinks on the level of sweetness you prefer. And the hot teas are really good. But pleaaaase do something about the service.

My boyfriend loves this place and I haven’t tried it yet so I thought it would be a good idea. It was 10 pm and no one greeted us. Thus, we were confused if we had to wait for our tables or not. We just walked to the table and had to eye contact a server to give us a menu. –1 star.
We got a large Rose Milk Tea to share and it was good! I was not in a sweet tooth mood right now so I got it about 50 percent. I also got the Sweet Buttered Toast bc I was hungry. Both were good! I thought we had to wait for the server to present the receipt but we had to walk over to the register instead to pay.
Pros:
–good tea
–you can adjust sweetness
–6 $ for large tea to share for 2
Cons:
–service was bad
–4.50 $ for sweet buttered toast. lol.
In the end, I’m willing to come back to try out more tea flavors and other desserts since it’s a nice hang out.

I love this location mostly because of the spacious space, cleanliness and polite staff. It is a nice place to sit with your laptop outside since it is quiet and sun doesn’t get here that much.
But they forgot about my drink and I had to wait for about 15 – 20 min, thats not good. However, they apologized may be a hundred times. Usually they never forget to prepare orders.

Right when you walk in the door, there is someone to greet you! I have tried the milk teas here (too sweet in my opinion) and their Red Bean Soup with Rice Balls & Taro Balls. I would recommend the latter if you enjoy that kind of stuff :)
Oh! I was in the area today and really needed to use the restroom. So I went in and although the sign says it’s only for customers, the girl in the front was nice enough to let me use it. So next time I want tea, I’ll definitely come here to grab it!

Tea– yes. Service– nope.
I stopped in for a Thai iced tea with Boba while I was in the neighborhood. After I got over the sticker shock of the price, I went ahead and ordered anyway. The girl at the cash register didn’t seem to care much about any of the customers who were piling up. It took a really long time to get my drink. On the up side, The tea was great and had the perfect amount of sugar because they ask you how much sugar you actually want. The Boba was also really good. It had the right texture and and just enough flavor so as not to overpower the drink.
There were so many signs at the cash register that it made this place look a little dumpy. With all the coffee and tea places in the area, you could probably give this place a pass.

For a tea and boba spot this shop is pretty expensive. 2 tea drinks with boba came out to $ 10. Ouch! The tea wasn’t great. Pretty watered down. The boba wasn’t anything special either. For what they charge, it should be. I didn’t try the food here but I can imagine the prices being around the same… Expensive.
The service was fine. The cashier girl was actually pretty friendly.
Since I only came in to grab a milk tea with boba to-​go… I’d say this place isn’t worth your time or money. There is just so much to choose from (tea shops) in this area, get your boba fix elsewhere.

I walked in here, looked through the menu and thought to myself, «This place is expensive as f*ck». I still decided on sticking around anyway. I ordered the jasmine tea with honey per the cashier’s recommendation to soothe my sore throat.
This did not disappoint. For $ 7.50, although on the expensive side for tea. it was damn good tea.
I’ll be seeing you, Tea Station.

I’ve heard a lot of great things about Tea Station but since I don’t live close to one, it hasn’t been o the top of my list. This evening I met some friends in Cerritos and went to Tea Station for dinner.
I had the Won Ton soup and a Passion Fruit shaved ice. The soup was excellent, severed really hot, lots of tasty won tons and noodles. The shaved ice was really sweet but lots of flavor, it was sososo good.
My server Shannon was great, thanks Shannon!

On weekends– parking is a bit of a drag. There’s plenty of parking towards the market if you don’t mind walking off your meal.
There’s an 11−3pm lunch special on weekdays (dunno about weekends) — if you buy a meal that’s $ 8.25 (which is most of them), you get a free black or green tea. Cold is free, hot is extra charge.
Vegetarian Review:
Veggie meat stew is pretty good. It’s pretty much the only meal you can get that’s vegetarian.
— Rice is included
— 3 sides are includes also, but ***not all the sides are vegetarian. If you ask for vegetarian sides, they can usually sub some stuff out. But you’ve gotta let them know ahead of time.
**** Beware for those who are really strict– sometimes they just take the meat out of the veggies. You might find remnants of beef or chicken. Be really clear.
There’s also fried tofu as an appetizer, but it doesn’t come with rice or sides.

Kind of hard to describe this Tea Station. I want to give it more stars, because I have been to other Tea Stations, and would give those locations higher ratings.
This place has a good location, and is really close to many other restaurants. Thus there is plenty of parking.
Inside is pretty spacious, clean, and there is a lot of tables. Great spot for meeting up with groups of friends. It was pretty loud inside, especially with all the drink machines going off, so you may have to talk a little louder to your friends.
I’ve only ever ordered drinks from Tea Stations, so I’m not sure how the food is. But of the drinks I have had, I would probably recommend you stick with the boba drinks. When I have had them, they are always pretty good/​standard. This visit I tried the Japanese Ma-​Cha Coffee instead. It was ok, although I probably wouldn’t order it again. It was pretty watered down for my taste. Maybe I just got a bad mix.
However, the part that disappointed me the most with this place was the service. We were a larger group, so maybe that complicated our service (however, there was only a few other people in the entire place when we were there). Everyone makes mistakes, so it’s ok with me that one of our orders was forgotten. However, it seemed like we were all practically done with our drinks before our friend even got theirs. We had raised our hands several times trying to ask for help/​service, but did not get much response. I saw that the people who took our order were talking amongst themselves or using their phones and drinking boba ironically. So it just seemed like service was not a big priority here, which is important to me.
Overall, the boba here is pretty good/​standard, and I’d recommend sticking with that. If the service becomes more attentive and improves, I would come back. But since many other Unilocalers have commented on the service issue, I would stick with take out boba for now.

I got the matcha coffee-​I don’t recommend it but that might be because I like matcha green tea, I like coffee, but not together.
It’s a fun place inside decorated with an oriental flare. There are SO MANY options it’s quite overwhelming.
Id recommend the regular milk tea lattes with boba or lychee jelly added. I like coffee flavored or matcha flavored but strawberry seemed to be popular when I was there.
Apparently this is a hot spot. I was there on a Wednesday evening and the patio was packed.

You’ll find something for everyone here, but menu is pretty overwhelming (we are talking about 10+ pages of menu here).
Service was okay, but one of the staff mistakenly asked our table for jasmine green tea when no one actually ordered it.
H17 — Taro Soup w/​Taro Balls, Sweet Potato Balls, Red Bean ($ 6.50): Firm, but pretty chewy taro and sweet potato balls. Unfortunately, the taro red bean soup was TOO sweet for me (I got sugar coma 30 minutes later).
Tea Station is still Tea Station — you’re going to get some hits and misses.
P. S. — On back pages of the menu, you’ll see a picture of Rob Schneider and his endorsement of Tea Station (aka Ten Ren).

We came here after a UYE at nearby Thai Original BBQ, but I was so full I really didn’t want anything. All the women in the group (Maila, Marvy, Melanie, Dana & Olin) have a separate stomach for dessert — LOL.
We decided to share a passionfruit shaved ice w/​crystal jelly ($ 7.50), and Olin ordered fruit tea ($ 6.50), and shared it with some of us. First of all, the shaved ice was OK. The ice was nice and soft. However, I didn’t care for the crystal jelly. In addition, for the price it should have included a topping vs having to pay a la carte: 3 Stars. I tried a little bit of the fruit tea, and it too was OK. It tasted like instant orange drink you make from a packet: 3 Stars.
Regarding the ambiance, it was very nice. There were several tables, and you could tell there was some feng shui to it. Tea Station is a Taiwanese chain, so an interior designer put their touch on the décor: 4 Stars. The service was also very good. The waitress put a few tables together for 7 of us, and the items came out quickly: 4 Stars.
Although my experience wad so-​so, I would return to try something new. However, I will likely bring someone familiar w/​how to order, so I can have a better experience.