Tea Garden

They have alloe Vera Plup.  We didn't try it.

This tea was very strange.  I think it's just not to my taste,
not anything wrong with it.

Popcorn chicken.  You can see it doesn't quite have
that golden brown-ness.  But still tasty!

Mmmm, sweet butter toast.  I wish I had
a giant mattress-sized one of these!

Sweet milk toast!  We highly recommend both.
Pro tip: the middle piece is always the best.

Rating: Two thumbs up
Date: 8/27/12

Time in: 8:45 PM

Time out: 9:36 PM

Servers' recommendations: Popcorn chicken, sweet butter toast

What we ordered: Popcorn chicken, sweet butter toast, sweet milk toast, regular unsweetened iced milk tea

Number in our party: 3

Final check amount: $15.59

Notes: 

• We liked the server at the counter.  (According to the receipt, her name was Claire.)   She was friendly, decisive about her recommendations, and honest when we asked her about menu items.
• The tea Jenne got tasted like petting zoo.  Or barn.  Perhaps it would be better sweetened?  It just wasn't to our taste.
• The popcorn chicken is similar to Tapioca Express's, but it's not fried quite as well -- like they used oil that wasn't hot enough.  VERY salty; we would prefer it a little spicy instead.  But it's still yummy!
• I love condensed milk and fluffy Asian white bread, which means sweet milk toast is one of my favorite foods in all of creation. I mean, just LOOK at that photo.
• That said, the sweet milk toast is pretty intense.  The sweet butter toast is excellent if you don't like tons and tons of sugar.
• Tea Garden has a nice, super-relaxed atmosphere.  Tea Station (on Clairemont Mesa)has a similar menu, but the servers there always look harried and stressed. 
• Tea Garden would be a great place to study, since they have both savory and sweet snacks.

RESTAURANT INFORMATION

Address: 4685 Convoy St, Ste 110
Phone number: 858.277.8988
Website: http://www.yelp.com/biz/tea-garden-san-diego
Accepts credit cards? Yes
Parking: Weirdest tiny one-way lot in San Diego.
Ideal group size: Any
Available vegetarian options: Lots
Noise level: 2.5 (and the TV wasn't on!  Yay!)