I thought this was going to be a cafe but this place completely overturned every single expectation I had when I walked through the door in the first place. Cyber cafe dream? I think so. With a large parking lot calming any worries of finding parking, the shop is located at the front of the curb and even easier to spot given the Hanlin sign in black font hovering among the other establishments. The entrance is very open with an IG friendly bench below a neon sign to the right and a shining white counter sitting in front of you. It's easy finding a seat among the chairs that litter the space, especially by an outlet for all your devices. It was honestly surprising to find this almost being a cyber cafe as most other coffee shops, milk tea shops and others because they have a lot more considerations and food options to choose from. Especially being guided by the staff immediately upon the question of, "Have you been here before?" No! I haven't but I appreciated the fact that the service here is all about what is the best, what to expect and how to make the experience as smooth as possible. Thankfully it is easy finding something you'd like within the vast menu. Not to mention you'd also like the fact that everything is priced pretty average compared to most places around the area. It's still surprisingly to me finding a Taiwanese restaurant around this area but that's something that you come for especially price for price and pound for pound when it comes to portion and taste. Speaking of taste! The plum juice with boba was a good balance but lets not forget plum is definitely a certain bittersweet taste profile that isn't often enjoyed. It's a good reminder that you're having a subtle and healthy, fruity drink and still pairing it with the sweetness of boba. Now pair it with a small eats such as the popcorn chicken! Crispy basil residing in all the frizzled and well seasoned chicken and not to mention how juicy and tender the chicken is! read more

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I tried the regular milk tea with boba and the guava green tea, and I must say, I've had better drinks elsewhere. The drinks were pretty average, and the boba was a bit too firm for my liking. Will I return for drinks? Probably not. read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

There are so many great boba joints/chains in the OC that it's hard to stand out. Was recommended this boba place by a friend and it didn't disappoint! I appreciate that their drinks are both customizable and don't seem to use artificial flavoring. The tea taste is strong but not overwhelming. The flavors are prominent without being overly sweet. I got a Guava lemon green tea and it was very refreshing, just the right amount of tart for me. I've read that some people like to study here and I can see why, given that there are lots of tables and the space is clean and airy. The menu has both a plethora of drinks as well as numerous food options (popcorn chicken, desserts, even hot pot) and if I was local I would definitely come here for a warm meal, a drink, and a place to get work done. While I wouldn't say this is the best drink I've ever had (there's a lot of competition), the taste and vibes here are authentic and worth trying. read more

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Found this restaurant using Yelp. It was another one of those weirdo craving nights I was craving Taiwanese popcorn chicken with rice dish. I actually phoned in my orders twice and took out those popcorn chicken dishes to go. Yummm. Next time I crave another, I'll drive back here for more Taiwanese dishes. The serving sizes were actually large enough for two meals. Very reasonable here and tasty. Parking was smooth right in the plaza, so there existed plenty of free parking. read more

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I came here primarily as a place to study, but I didn't realize that they also served a whole bunch of food items. I thought they only had drinks, but I'm glad I got to have a meal here before diving into my studies. I was warmly welcomed when I arrived and was offered suggestions with the menu since it was my first time. I was planning on getting the popcorn chicken or fried tofu, but I got excited and got hot pot instead with an iced oolong tea. To be honest, I really enjoyed the hot pot (Spicy broth), like way more than Boiling Point or any other hotpot in the area. The flavor wasn't too spicy, but was so flavorful. The toppings too were so savory and complemented the broth well. It's not super busy, so I was able to get a good spot. The music is a bit loud, but headphones fixed that issue. I liked that they had free Wifi, outlets, and big tables which was super convenient! Will definitely be coming back another time :) read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Spicy hot pot and oolong tea with boba - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Service was great even though it was only one person in the front. Super cute yet simple look to it. Food was delicious I had asked for dry noodles with beef but ended receiving it as a stew instead. I didn't mind at the end, maybe I didn't make myself a little more clear on it. Regardless, this dish had great flavor and the beef was nice and tender. I got three different drinks *oreo *spring tea *passion fruit Loved the passion fruit my favorite, very refreshing. Spring tea was goo too but the oreo one was too sweet. I was told afterwards that you can actually ask to put less sugar on it if you wanted them to. Overall it was very good experience my first time trying Taiwanés noddles. read more

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Great yummy food! Warm customer service from the employees over the years. My family and I love their drinks & inside the store. read more

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This is the newest Hanlin Taiwanese tea shop locations in the Chino area with the original location in rowland. It's in a very random strip mall. It's next to the Robek/swimming school in the Mcdonald's plaza. If you're not familar Hanlin is a higher end tea shop from Taiwan that specializes in premium tea with quality ingredients. They were the first to develop the pearl milk tea in 1986. This location has spacious open seating in the interior. It's pretty much open seating. You can either order at the register or at the table for dine-in. This is our groups probably 3rd time at this location since its super easy to find a table here just to hangout for some drinks and snacks. The popcorn chicken is unique here in that they also fry whole cloves of garlic with the chicken so you get that extra burst of garlic flavor. No they aren't sliced potato wedges! For drinks the safe items are any of the milk teas or fruit tea items. The cheese foam drinks are just ok here also. Note they make the cheese cream per order but it's not much and not very salty compared to other tea shops. It seems to be cream based instead of cream cheese so not as sweet if that's your style. Not sure if this a training issue with this new location but that's not the usual flavor profile if you've had Hanlin from the Rowland location before. read more

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This place opened up recently, it's a cute Taiwanese cafe with a variety of rice and noodles dishes. I usually get the popcorn chicken ($7.95), theirs have roasted bits of garlic along with the chicken. Their seasoning is not too salty, the chicken is moist and the batter is not to thick. I also get the Spring milk tea ($4.50) for my usual, the tea taste is strong in it. The staff is nice and they have plenty of seating. read more

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The food was delicious and the boba was so good!! The service is amazing Hana helped us out and she was so nice and sweet! Would definitely come here again! :) read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Pork with Cabbage Dumpling French Fries Pork Sliced Pork with Garlic Sauce Popcorn Chicken - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Forgot to take a pic of my other food but this place was such a big hit! A constant flow of people for a Sunday afternoon. We came with our daughter and friend. We ordered... 1. Mala spicy tofu! It could be spicier! Not as flavorful 2. Beef noodle soup - very yum! Wish they only had a tendon version. Comes with beef, tendon, and sour mustard. The noodles are different almost Konjac course 3. Braised beef stew is similar to the beef noodle soup but with rice and tomato,egg,tofu 4. Popcorn chicken with fried garlic cloves 5. Braised pork dry noodles was a big hit with the kids 6. Boiled vegetables 7. Jade milk tea - they consider less ice, less sugar , and very accommodating! Great service! read more

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My son and I decided to try this Taiwanese cafe and tea house. Located in the Gordon Ranch center where the old Ralph's market used to be located. It's a clean and modern looking restaurant with both take out and a dine in area. There is a sign that says wait to be seated, but since it wasn't busy they just told us to sit anywhere. They took our order right away and the food came out pretty quickly Ordered the Braised Beef with Rice, the Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup, along with a Mango Green Tea and Oolong Tea Latte. The Braised Beef with Rice was pretty good and came with a side of corn and imitation crab. The Mango Green Tea was also good. The Oolong Tea Latte was iced and very good with Brown Sugar and had a boba like flavor. As expected it took a little longer for the Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup to arrive . The flavor of the broth was average but some hot oil spiced it up nicely. The noodles are buckwheat and had a nice flavor and chew: Beef was tender, moist and flavorful. Lastly ordered the spicy tofu and popcorn chicken to go for the wife. Will have to update the review once I get her critique. Overall a four star experience. They lose a star because I wanted the Taro milk teas but they didn't have it. Will definitely come back again and give them another chance to get that fifth star. read more

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They won't give you milk, they'll give you something else that's like powder. I confirmed with the clerk that I needed milk, and then they changed the milk. They blamed me for not telling me it was fresh milk? What is milk tea? Don't you know it? read more

Hanlin Tea Room - pan Panda Boba Milk Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Dine in for Sunday lunch. We ordered Taiwanese sausage rice and 2 sides dishes are delicious read more

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I recommend this place for pretty good milk tea, taiwanese comfort food and great service. The popcorn chicken was crispy and I really Loved the fried garlic they had with it. Portion size was good. Came with cabbage, tomato egg, and minced meat rice. The hot pot had a great clean broth that was very comforting. Good amount of meat and fish balls. Choice of rice or vermicelli noodles. They had other broth flavors like spicy taiwanese and sukiyaki. The sauces they served along side were pretty tasty. Sesame and a sweet garlic soy. The ambiance was chill and the service was amazing. I had two little ones and that could get hectic. They provided utensils for the kids and were very accommodating. Price was decent too especially for amount of food. When paying, our server allowed us time to set our tip by walking away which was thoughtful and nice. We'll be coming back again to dine in and maybe try to go too. I'll be recommending this spot to friends and family as I want this to stick around our community. read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Popcorn Chicken Rice - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

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I didn't have anything at home to eat for dinner and I didn't want to drive out either, so my options for food were pretty limited. In fact, my only choices were between McDonalds, Indian, or Hanlin Tea Room. They have a pretty limited food menu but they have all the staples like minced pork, Taiwanese sausage, etc. I decided to go with their popcorn chicken with rice. My to-go order took about 5-10 min or so for it to come out which wasn't too bad. Their popcorn chicken is honestly one of the best I've had in a really long time. Each chicken piece was super juicy and tender, while all maintaining their crispness. I got mine in medium spice and tbh it was a little too spicy for me. Next time, I'll probably go mild! My only reason for taking a star off is because they forgot to include sweet and sour sauce with my order :( Other than that, I would probably have given them a solid 5 stars. I haven't gotten a chance to try their drinks yet, but will definitely make another trip down soon! read more

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這是一家非常台式料理的餐廳，我非常喜歡他們的鹹酥雞飯，不會太乾，太油，更好的是肉塊還不會硬梆梆的， 絕對鬆軟。還有 獅子頭飯 也相當有家鄉味，飲料的選項也是都很服務到位（客制化的甜度， 加冰等等） 環境也是非常的好 清潔衛生， 最重要的是 他們的前臺服務人員（店長Kelvin） 服務態度實在是太好了， 恭敬有禮，這並不是特別的training ,這是他特別的自我要求對所有的客戶都是 講話"超級有禮貌" 我希望這樣好的店，加上服務態度的文化能多在華人餐飲中被大家發現，跟進（傚仿 read more

Hanlin Tea Room - 鹹酥雞飯 - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

I know this is a tea place but forgot to take pictures of my drinks. Highly recommend the panda boba. The food was great! In the addition to cooked items and teas they also sale some Taiwanese frozen food, snacks, and sauces you don't see at 99 Ranch Market, Welcome to CH Hanlin Tea Room. read more

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I'm extremely disappointed with this place. I feel like they're minimizing in every single thing. We're a family of four and they only gave us 2 small bowls to share our food. My first grader knows better calculation. The food is nothing special. The fried tempura is ok, doesn't come with any sauce. The dumpling is also mediocre. The Taiwanese beef noodle soup has more noodle than the broth and meat. Meat is tender, but it doesn't wow me. They really skimp on the pork on their dry pork noodle dish. Way too little. The service is below average. There's only one table beside us and she's (our waitress) been on her phone when we're there. Even when we're the only table left, she was on her phone, playing games. She didn't even take our dirty plates away. When we were about to leave, the main guy who's making drinks was on his phone seating on the main counter top. Omg. How professional he is! For sure it's not for me and don't think I will ever go back .. such a poor customer service. PS: my pics look better than it tastes. read more

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Hanlin Tea Room is the newest Taiwanese restaurant addition to the Chino Hills area and is part of a growing mini chain of the same name. I was a fan of the City of Industry location and was excited to see one much closer to where I currently live. And while this particular store has a hefty drink menu like its other location, the same can't be said about its food menu, which sticks to a handful of noodle and rice dishes as well as some appetizers - this disappointing if you've been to the other location, which really serves up some unique Taiwanese entrees. But the option to get gelatinous tea noodles as opposed to regular noodles for a noodle dish is a much appreciated feature and I also really enjoyed my smooth milk black tea that was perfect for a hot day. Service was also nice here and the porch in the front of the restaurant is the type that people who like to post on Instagram will definitely want to be on. read more

The vibe in this restaurant is amazing. The environment is clean and the service was great. All the staffs were extremely nice! tdrinks and food were delicious. I will be coming back! read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Brown Sugar Fresh Milk Panda Boba Black Milk Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

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I really wanted to like this place because it's been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid. There's one in Tainan that I go to often (until a new mom and pop shop opened a few years back). The COI location is good but when I went to the CH location yesterday I was severely disappointed. Hanlin is considered the high end tea shop in Taiwan, they're really really popular. However what I didn't like about the chino hills location is that the taste is way too sweet and the tapioca Pearls were hard. Please don't destroy the Hanlin image because the quality here is not nearly up to par to what it should be. I'll come back here again in a few weeks to see if it's any different. read more

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Food is great, drink is actually TEA!!! A lot of place doesn't taste like tea... but this place is TEA read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Cool menu - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Clean, quiet place. But the service is ultra SLOWWWW waiting for 1 drink. It took 10 minutes on a late Tuesday afternoon. read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

I visited on Monday at 6:30pm and they were closed! There was no business hours sign outside, and they did not announce that they will be closed. read more

Cool little Taiwanese boba / snack spot. Good food, great drinks, I'd be back for sure 4 stars not 5 because they were a little understaffed read more

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I love this new place. The tables are big and you can totally spread out. The space between the next table is spacious. Food is wholesome and prices are reasonable. Will go back often if i crave for taiwanese food. read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Beef with rice - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Don't have too much choice for the food ! But the food is not too salty . Compare with other Chinese restaurants . Drink r okay. If You don't have time to cook . Come buy it and take it out for ur children. read more

Service is good. The waitress is friendly and quick. I always order lunch box, it's easy for take out. The drink is the fresh. read more

Service: meh. When we arrived we stood in front of the cashier area and then a phone call came in. The server barely looked at us and proceeded to take the phone call order... like ??? We were there first so couldn't you have told the phone order to hold a bit? There also were people after us in line. And a party that came way after us got their drinks first. It took 20 minutes for it to come out. Atmosphere: very open Food: got a boba milk tea and panda milk tea. love how it's shaken. tastes pretty good read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Panda milk tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Gotta have the delicious Popcorn Chicken and rice with Salt Foam Green Tea. Amazing quick service at noon this Sunday. Ambience bright and inviting. read more

Love how friendly the staff are, and they're fast on serving customers too. Food and drinks are always great as well! read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Menu - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

I had the milk tea boba and it eas excellent. My kids had the brown sugar milk tea boba and loved it

Wow, quality is very uneven, bought two of their pork rice bowls, and found they only put in about half the meat as last time. read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Excellent service and speed. Ordered their green milk tea with boba and is great. Go on a weekday and it's not so busy.

Great place for boba drinks and Taiwanese food. Calvin was friendly and the food and drinks were great!! read more

Hanlin Tea Room - Panda Boba black milk tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Chino Hills, California

Love their rice dishes especially braised beef and popcorn chicken! Affordable, well portioned and comes with side vegetables which varies on some days. Staple doordash lunch in my household. read more

100% customer service! Friendly environment and we love their milk tea and popcorn chicken

Their popcorn chicken is SO GOOD. I got the spicy flavor and it was a perfect kick. It was also very juicy, crispy, and piping hot. The only thing I would say is for $8 I would've liked a little larger portion. I also got the Pu Erh Milk Tea with 50% sugar and boba. It had a wonderful strong tea flavor and was not too sweet. I had the last scoop of boba in the store and it was still pretty chewy and sweet. The tea and the chicken together was a good balance! read more

I've tried several times and I haven't been disappointed with their quality of food. Their bento boxes are flavorful, balanced and good portion for an adult. Also, I like their taiwanese-style iced tea selection. It uses real tea but water mixed with tea powder. It's flavorful but not overpowering with sugar. read more