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4.2 (322 reviews)
Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Grapefruit green tea
Melissa H.

Tea Top consistently delivers on quality and service. The staff is always friendly and welcoming, similar to the Katy location. I'm especially obsessed with their Jasmine tea with regular milk foam! The floral aroma of the tea pairs perfectly with the creamy, subtly sweet and salty foam. Their crushed ice lemon green tea is also refreshing and the perfect drink for a hot summer day!

Milk Foam Wintermelon Drink 奶蓋冬瓜 + Yogurt Lychee Lemon 荔枝檸檬多多
Ailun H.

My friend raves about the Tea Tops in Houston and swears it's better than the one we have in the DC area, and she was not capping! The interior is nice and clean with the typical Tea Top colors and decor. The ingredients they use for their drinks are fresh and high quality. Between the three of us, we shared two drinks because we were already incredibly stuffed from two lunches and egg tarts that we enjoyed before getting boba. MILK FOAM WINTERMELON DRINK 奶蓋冬瓜 - 5.75 + cheese cap + less ice + 50% sweet + 0.65 for agar boba I love that they give you a lid where you can enjoy the wintermelon drink and boba through a straw and a sippy opening to try some of the cheese cap. For whatever reason, this refreshingly sweet and savory cheesy combination worked incredibly well. The agar boba isn't a must, but its jelly-like chewiness was a nice texture addition. I would prefer it a little less sweet, but this was what one of my friends wanted. YOGURT LYCHEE LEMON 荔枝檸檬多多 - 6.25 + less ice + 30% sweet + 0.65 for coconut jelly The sharp tanginess of this drink combined with the citric acidity of the lemon was a bit shocking, but in a good way. There's a lot of yakult and the tropical flavors of lychee in the drink. The coconut jelly helped balanced some of the sour flavors with its mellow sweetness, but this was overall a phenomenal drink that's unique. I would prefer 0% sweet since the yakult on its own is already pretty sugary. The drinks at this Tea Top location was solid and I would recommend checking it out. We didn't get any drinks with tea, but I'll try something tea-based next time.

Nam T.

Honestly in my opinion tea top and feng cha taste very similar. They are both good and known for the milk foam. My only complaint about them is that they don't have a lactose free option for those of us who are lactose intolerant. It is also the reason why I stop going here

Matcha Latte 抹茶拿鐵, mung bean slushy, Win. Melon Alpine GT 冬瓜青茶
Kaylee T.

My favorite place to get any milk tea/fruit tea in the DunHuang plaza! The tea is brewed in house and tastes great each time. My favorite is the wintermelon alpine milk tea or taro milk tea (they use real taro!!). Great study spot too.

Red Bean Matcha Latte 紅豆抹茶拿鐵
Kacee T.

A great place to study and get work done, seats are slightly uncomfy because it's a wooden bench and there's an extra long table if you don't mind sitting with strangers! If you like your traditional boba milk teas and you LOVE toppings - teatop is the place to go. Half my drink is always topping which I high key love. This is my go to especially if you want more than just the typical boba pearls. When I can't decide what topping I want, I just get the one that has 3 different toppings haha. Almost feels more like a meal than a drink

Chris M.

Tea Top truly is the top tea you can get in Houston. I've gotten to try 3 milk teas here: the classic black milk tea, sun moon lake milk tea, and alpine milk tea. All 3 were excellent but this is how I would rank them: 1. Sun moon lake 2. Alpine 3. Black The sun moon lake tea they serve is really special. Such a unique aroma that's hard to find elsewhere. In fact, I can't remember the last time I saw this tea on a menu. The alpine also has a nice fragrance. Finally, the tapioca pearls have been perfectly sweet and chewy each time. I'll be back without a doubt to try more of their milk teas! Good amount of seating here as well!

Signature Alpine Green Tea 高山青綠茶
Victor N.

The signature Alpine Green Tea was extremely good, perfectly balanced between tea flavor and sweetness. The price was surprisingly cheap at around $4.90, and the drinks were ready in no time. I've been here before and will definitely keep coming back! There was a lot of seating available in the establishment and a restroom.

Wintermelon
Brandon D.

Came here after some dinner and it was packed on a Friday night. I got the wintermelon alpine green milk tea and loved it. Their wintermelon here is strong and I love the tea flavor. They are very fast with making the drinks here as well. Definitely my favorite place to get wintermelon milk tea

Fresh milk trifecta and alpine green tea
Carrie M.

Tea Top is a very well-loved boba shop in Houston's Chinatown. The prices are slightly lower than the newer, "trendy" boba shops. Many of my friends say this is their favourite boba in Houston, including the friend I met up with during this visit. We came on a Sunday evening to chat and work. It wasn't very busy. I really like how they have a long table with many chairs, which saves space and maximizes seating. This feels like a more authentic boba shop that caters towards East Asian taste. Their menu is extensive and very accommodating. I really appreciate how they have a non-caffeinated section and a note about how all the fresh milk drinks use dairy-free milk. They have pictures of their top 10 drinks. My friend got the alpine green tea, which is their #1 drink. I thought it was kind of bitter, even though it had full sugar. I wasn't really into it, but my friend really likes it every time he goes. I got the fresh milk trifecta, which is their #2 drink. It comes with grass jelly, red bean, and tapioca. You can't adjust the sugar level because they don't add any extra sugar to it. Because they use fresh milk, and it's caffeine free, it doesn't have the classic milk tea flavour. The drink was not sweet, and the toppings were not sweet either, except for the red beans which were a little sweet. I enjoyed eating through my drink, but I wasn't very impressed by the taste. The price was $6.44 for their default tall size, which I found very reasonable. Parking in the surface lot of this plaza is a bloodbath. I recommend parking on the second floor of the free garage that is attached to Tea Top and its neighbouring restaurants. Walk over to the second floor restaurants from the garage and take the stairs down.

milk foam
Christina L.

My go to order here is the sun moon lake tea with milk foam (less ice, 80% sugar). The milk foam compliments the tea with the perfect amount of creaminess, depth, and earthiness. There's also a slight saltiness that balances the sweetness. Will always recommend this to all my friends.

Signature Alpine Green Tea ($4.50)
Han L.

Highlight: Signature Alpine Green Tea The tea had a fragrant aroma and smooth taste. A little bit on the sweet side but overall this drink is great. Hospitality: Super fast service. Got my drink within two minutes of ordering it. Honorable Mention: Quaint little shop and has the best prices I have seen for tea in a while.

Fresh Grapefruit Green Tea 鮮柚緣

They might have one of the best tasting fresh grapefruit green tea in town. There's grapefruit pulp with every sip and they only sweeten it with honey, no other sweetener which I prefer. It's not too bitter and not overly sweet. A good balance without making any adjustments. You can taste the tea. The strawberry smoothie on the other hand had way too much sugar and too sweet (at 80% sugar level). Made me even more thirsty. It didn't really taste like fresh fruits, but more on the artificial side. If you like sweeter drinks maybe this is a better option.

Taro boba balls
Tammy H.

Ok so this place is a tad more expensive but this has real taro and taro tapioca balls!!! Can I tell you how exciting that it?! Plus their alpine green tea with milk foam is straight fire. I went back twice within a week. Not proud of it but pretty glad I gave this place a second chance. Will be back for the other specials shortly ...

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Ask the Community - Tea Top

What kind of milk do they use for their cream blends? I am vegan.

Whole cows milk- not sure if they have vegan offerings. I'd call and ask

What are the names for the teas in the display case in the long cylindrical containers?

Those are all cold brewed teas! They have 3 different kinds as follows: Golden Daylily tea, Li-Shan Oolong tea, and Osmanthus Oolong tea. They're towards the "green tea" end of the spectrum.

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I came here with my new in-laws after my wedding in Oct 2025 and this was just open recently. I'd…read moresay that the staff were still figuring out their operations or it was just a bad day because they messed up my husband's drink and were trying to charge us for a 2nd drink but we clarified that what they gave us was not what we had ordered. And it turned into a situation where we had to tell the manager that the way to fix it was to just to make the new drink correct and give us the 1st drink because it was more than the drink we initially wanted. The other drinks we got were good and my family didn't complain about their drinks. I think service could be better but I understand they were still probably figuring out their operations. The whole place is concrete, and kept very simple. Even the bathroom door blends into the wall and I wouldn't have known how to go to the restroom had I not seen someone go before me. It's nice and clean inside. Great for groups which is what I typically see on weekends with the line out the door.

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