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    Rose Tea Cafe

    2.9 (102 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Fried Chicken over Rice
    Anqi H.

    I got the fried chicken over rice and hot black milk tea for delivery. It took about 45 min from when they accepted my order to when it was delivered. My milk tea was still hot! There were actually two fried chicken legs in there. The food quality was as good as dining in. I would get it again. My only complaint is the milk tea was taped over on the lid to avoid spillage, and the delivery guy held the cup. I wish they had a separate cup carrier to minimize contact during this pandemic season.

    Eggplant with Garlic Sauce over Rice
    Nini H.

    The eggplant with garlic sauce was a little oily but overall pretty good. It's a great spot for lunch. I placed an order over phone and picked it up with it 12 minutes. The prices are decent as well; $8-$14 typically. This is probably the closest good Asian place to CMU. Would recommend!

    Fried chicken over rice and yogurt green tea
    Yixin H.

    I have conflicting feelings on Rose Tea Cafe. On on hand I've come here SO OFTEN the past few years. The tea isn't bad and I really enjoy their fried chicken, but there's just so much about this place that is just objectively not good. The good: fried chicken, taro cake, tea (kind of. I think the branch in squirrel hill is maybe better in terms of tea quality), close to CMU campus The bad: a bit watery tea, marinated meat rice can be too salty, waiting area can be a bit congested, all the vegetables are just frozen mixed veggies, and things here are cash only for things less than $5. Plus, now that Night Market Gourmet is open, you can get much of the same dishes for much higher quality and the same price (including said fried chicken over rice. The Night Market Gourmet version even comes with actual vegetable sides!!) The ugly: THIS WAS IN THE SQUIRREL HILL BRANCH BUT once I ordered a curry thing and the vegetables in it tasted spoiled. Vaguely sour and bad.

    Ivy L.

    It was a crazy hot day and we were walking from CMU to the Natural History museum and spotted this bubble tea shop around the corner. Bubble tea sounded really good so we decided to stop in. We didn't really look at reviews pior but now that I see it, I understand why the ratings were so low. The lady behind the counter was impatient for us to order and wasn't very friendly while we tried to decide what we wanted. She was quick making our order after it was placed though. The bubble tea came out pretty diluted and a bit on the bland side - I wish they used a stronger tea and maybe less milk?! The boba was good, though not the best I've ever had. They were maybe slightly overcooked. The only thing I liked was that the bubble tea wasn't overly sweet - but this is probably more due to the fact that it was diluted and not because they deliberately made it less sweet. They do not have an option to adjust/choose your sweetness level. Maybe they are better in their slushy/food options, because there is a dine-in area in the small cafe. But I don't think I'll drop in again anytime soon.

    Over priced bowl of pepper beef noodle
    Rosemary T.

    I was in search of some Asian food while walking around the campus. So I saw an Asian walking towards me with a bento box and a boba tea... So I thought to myself; "I think there must be some Taiwanese food straight ahead." Short moment later, I saw another one in the same attire. That confirmed my intuition that I must be in the right path towards some Asian food. As I continue to walk; two more Asian with boba tea! That confirmed there must be some Taiwanese/Asian food close by. Surely enough, I found the restaurant! I ordered black pepper beef with noodles. For $10.00... I'm not sure it's exactly worth the money. There's literally 6 pieces of meat and one piece of green onion tossed with spaghetti in a pre made black pepper sauce. Come on... If you're going to claim yourself as Taiwanese food; at least toss it with Taiwanese type of noodles. The bowl surely fills your tummy, but can probably get better food elsewhere for the same price

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    I have to say some items are overpriced. The bubble tea is nice. The food is ok for me.

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    Bubble tea is good enough, but the service is definitely a weakness. The guy on the counter was so rude with me and other customers.

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    Another "places you might like" suggestion that totally hit the mark…read more The interior of the space is extremely bright and looks and feels clean. There is a large menu on the wall, but they also have print menus as well. You can select from re-designed bowls or create your own. They also have a variety of bubble tea options. Basically the flavor combinations are endless! I ended up ordering strawberry milk tea with blueberry boba for my kids and they said that it was one of the best bobas that they've had. I ordered the spicy tuna poke bowl. They asked if I wanted it as is or if I needed any customizations which I thought was a nice touch. I kept it as is and really loved it. It was a perfect combination of flavors and every bite was enjoyable. As much as I'd love to try the other flavors or even create my own, why mess with perfection. I'll definitely order it again.

    Every once in awhile I have to get my fix of boba and I'm glad I made this a stop during my monthly…read morePittsburgh visit! First time coming and now I'll be back! Decided to try their Crème Brûlée Milk Tea with Tapioca Boba since I haven't had one in about 2 years and I'm glad I did! The ones I've had in the past did not actually get torched on top, but this made the drink. It had that gourmand/burnt smell and it was just scrumptious. I also want to give a round of applause for their tapioca boba! So many places I've went to have either had it undercooked where it's still semi-hard inside or overcooked to the point where you get a sack of balls all stuck together at the bottom of your drink that don't go up the straw, & nobody wants to suck that hard. These were perfectly chewy! I got the Peach Green Tea w/ Blueberry Boba for somebody else and they also highly enjoyed it! Service was quick, I think it probably took 2 minutes to get both drinks out to me & off i went

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    Fuku Tea is my absolute favorite boba spot ever! My first time trying boba was actually here when I…read morehelped move my sister into college. When I came to Pitt, it became routine that I grabbed a bubble tea once a week before class or as a treat on the weekends. I am always sure to stop in and grab my favorite drink if I am in the area. Not only are the workers super friendly, but the drinks are delicious and consistently good. I love the bright interior of the shop and that there is inside seating, so you can enjoy your drink inside (especially during the colder months in PA). My go-to order is a black iced tea lemonade with strawberry flavor and lychee popping boba, but there are so many flavor options that you can really mix it up based on your personal preference. Its location on Forbes Ave makes it fairly easy to get to, especially if you are a student living on Pitt's campus. Do yourself a favor and grab a bubble tea if you are ever in the area!

    We stopped by yesterday around 6:30pm. There were only two other people in the shop besides the…read morestaff so we didn't have to wait to order. The inside is small with not a ton of seating so keep that in mind for big groups. There's a table for 8, four chairs next to the window with a narrow table, and a long bench to sit at. We ordered our boba and pearls were really soft and chewy. My friend's mango slushie was really refreshing and I liked my taro boba.

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