Tea Garden - Minneapolis
Coffee/Tea/Juice
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Taiwanese
Bubble tea with soy milk options
The Tea Garden is a tea and coffee shop which offers bubble tea, coffee, and a quality assortment of teas. They have multiple ways to steep and serve so be specific about how you want your tea whether in a tea pot or simply in a bag. Bubble tea is basically tea, sugar and creamer with your choice of syrup flavor blended with ice or in a latte form and then tapioca pearls are added (or any kind of jelly). They have a food and dessert selection but it varies, some veggie options and vegan cookies.
On the SE corner of 26th and Hennepin.
- Kid-Friendly
- Large Group-Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Wireless (free)
Added by Dave Rolsky on Jul 20 05 (updated Feb 20)
Reviews
I want a bubble tea to be the last thing I have before I die. That's how great it is.
update: they are much more vegan friendly now - there's a special 'vegan menu' with vegan items marked on it, ask to see it if you'd like. The tapioca pearls have honey in them, but the jellies do not, for those who care. They also have ABC cookies now, which is nice. The staff is way more on their game as far as veganism goes, and the service was awesome.
It rawks!
I love this place, is awesome. I went there a couple times and the staff already know what I'd like to order. And about the DJ; it is a little bit loud, but it's great.
I love their teas, but I'd give it a higher rating if it was quieter. On the weekends, they often have a DJ, and it is so freaking loud that if I go their with friends I have to scream at them. As a consequence, I no longer go there on weekends.
I give this place kudos for having a separate vegan menu (albeit only containing drinks, not food) and for having a decent array of loose-leaf teas. I also like that they have pre-packaged vegan cookies (though freshly baked ones are better).
However, I don't like the ambience in there. It's a bit too spartan and unwelcoming, in my view. And it doesn't fall into the hip, retro-modern look, either. It just looks plain, with a slight twinge of grime, the likes that accumulates when tables aren't cleaned off regularly.
Their worst offense, by far, is that they don't have mugs or in-house cups. Everything comes in paper cups, with those cardboard holders, and un-recyclable lids. This is inexcusable given that they're in the eco-mecca of Uptown, and that almost every other independent cafe in the Twin Cities offers re-usable cups and utensils. Tea Garden has a long way to go in terms of being eco-friendly.