Asha Tea House

I freaking love this place, great teas and coffee, although the pastries are dry and not very good. But recently I’ve found out that the ownership has created a toxic work environment for its employees. When my friend began working there, he thought that having owners involved in day to day operations might be beneficial, but he was disappointed. He told me that “professional development opportunities could be taken to make working at Asha less tense, awkward, and a more enjoyable place”.

Just when I thought I have found the perfect matcha spot… a rude employee or manager made me never come back to this store again. For context, I ordered a matcha latte with ginger and when I got home I couldn’t taste the ginger at all and I also noticed I forgot to add non dairy option so I called the store to let them know the latte doesn’t have ginger or doesn’t taste like it has one so they apologized was very polite and asked me to come back for a remake. When I came back with my drink they pulled up my order and saw I ordered regular milk and I told them I couldn’t taste the ginger at all and I was hoping for a remake with nondairy milk and they said they didn’t make any mistake so “what are you saying” I said if I have to pay extra or pay the difference I would and the lady said “ I don’t know what you are asking our ginger is very subtle which is why you can’t taste it and we have made it already” Wow I’m not asking or creating a fuss just so but I already called and told you I accidentally did non dairy and the ginger isn’t there so how can you add extra flavorings with charge and when customers say they can’t taste it you said it’s because it’s subtle She said the best I can do is make you a new drink … Which is what I asked in the first place already…. No sign of empathy or wanting to understand the customer Disappointed!!

My go-to for traditional non-milk teas; I favor hojicha & matcha. The seasonal flavors such as yuzu & asian pear add another level of variety & complexity & you can get it unsweetened as well. There are local baked goods but they disappear quickly, but I was able to snag a black sesame cookie. The matcha sparkler hits the spot on a warm day too.

Drinks at this place tend to be on the blander side (watered down) as opposed to the strong matcha flavor you'd expect. Had an experience recently where I was told I could not bring outside food because it "messes with the aroma of tea", even though the building of this place is tall, fans are running, and the door is always open. Found it a little ridiculous. The atmosphere of this place is nice at least.

Wonderful variety of unique teas and well prepared

a very beautiful and unique cafe. probably some of the most authentic matcha in the area, and they don't skimp on the matcha in lattes like many other places. definitely on the pricy side (a regular latte with alt milk will run you about 8$) but it's worth the price!

great high quality tea, nice atmosphere

Love the vibe here!