Good service, friendly environment. The food is okay but pricey. Make sure you know when the rush hours are or you will be in line for while.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Adriana Perez
Visiting this spot occasionally for boba is a delight; there's always a crowd, a diverse menu, and we tried the Okinawa milk tea and crème brûlée Boba milk tea. With so many tempting choices, I'm eager to explore more options next time!They reduced seating by closing off most of their establishment, and it’s a quickIn and out experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anwesha Ghoshal
We went to i-Tea for their famous winter melon tea with tapioca (boba). I enjoyed every bit of this drink. I will visit them again for sure.They have a huge seating area for customers and have a variety of food options.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Enrique Aguilar
great service and food good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kasey K.
I just discovered I-Tea and I'm obsessed. They have so many options for food and drinks I think it's perfect for a take out, Netflix and chill kinda night. They have so many options so there is a little bit of everything. Anytime I go in the employees are super nice and helpful. #lovethisplace
Michael M.
I know this is a chain restaurant, but it does not diminish its really great dishes!I'm not much of a boba drinker (which is the main offering of this place), so I can't speak much to that, but for me what was the most surprising is how impressive & savory the Eel Caviar Fried Rice is! Considering all of their offerings (from ramen, to noodle dishes, to rice dishes, to their myriad of fried snacks), I really wouldn't have thought that my most favorite dish of this place is that!The rice has a delectable thick seasoning & sauce that encompasses it and enhances it with this saturation making it so delicious!It is a really good sized portion and you can tell how wholly it is prepared with its impressive ingredients and how concentrated it tastes by how hefty it ends up being even though it is placed in just a bowl.The other thing that makes this place remarkable is their Croquettes! And the best feature of this dish/offering is how much you get (4 per order) for how much it costs! With that price, you would think they'd skimp on it and make them small, but they are a really good size!They have a good amount of breading, fried perfectly. The potato filling has just the right density and consistency. As my wife and I are huge fans of Croquettes in general and can't get enough of it, we enjoy having and getting it every time we end up ordering it!Outside of those orders, the only other dishes I've had so I can speak to is the Osaka Style Takoyaki, Fried Hokkaido Oyster, and Fried & Seasoned Calamari which was good and had nothing to complain about -- the calamri and fried oyster is a pretty plain dish, so there wouldn't be much to speak to anyways while the oysters may have been particularly good because they are "Hokkaido" (I could hardly tell much difference, if any, between other it and other oysters) Takoyaki was pretty flavorful with its sauces.I don't drink boba drinks, but my wife and family/friends that I've ordered & gotten for have indulged from here and had no complaints and was fine with how it came out and tasted.They offer a good amount of many other options/selections, and if how outstanding their Eel Caviar Fried Rice is, then I imagine all these other offerings would be just as delicious. I actually look forward to trying more of their variety of offerings!This place is located smack dab in the middle of Pelton Plaza. For those who aren't familiar with the place, you'll find the parking rather limited -- I would call the parking (at least in front of the restaurant) just a little bigger than "small"; with more parking spots spread further out towards the outside of the Plaza and into the surrounding street parking. Still, very limited parking slots -- I'd count about 30 slots in the immediate walkable area (2 minute walk), and around 70 slots overall in this small lot, but shared by all the shops & restaurants for the whole Plaza (many are taken up for Baskin Robbins, Chipotle, Los Pericos, and Makiyaki; among the others).Most likely since the pandemic developed, the space inside that used to be a modest eating area with considerable amount of tables for sitting has been removed & restricted to the point that the second door you used to be able to enter with is now blocked -- you can see the restaurant just keeps the space as storage now. Now it only has a small standing counter and a couple of tables to the side.The lines are often times out the door -- so that has to be kept in mind when ordering at this place.I know there are a lot of these types of places in San Leandro and everywhere else in The Bay, and they all have similar offerings, but this i-Tea does it right and might surprise you with the unassuming dishes you wouldn't necessarily relate-to/order-from this kind of place (like the Eel Caviar Fried Rice)! And even if it is so (that they have similar offerings), there is still a myriad variety of offerings and it can be assumed that they do them all very well! I find, in the end when I order d
Andres Vargas
Best boba tea I've ever had so far. It lives up to the good reviews and I highly recommend! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Margarita M.
Food was great. Descent price, large portions. We ordered fried fish fillet (Y14), Baked chicken and rice in Portuguese sauce (Y44) and BBQ Pork over rice (cha siu, Y88) and a Strawberry Delight . Everything was delicious and the strawberry delight is my new fave. It was refreshing and a great treat to end the weekend. Parking was hard to find but if you're patient, you will find a spot. I recommend order online or phone in ahead to pick up orders without waiting long.
Julie L.
When you dine in at a restaurant especially for hot noodle, I expect a real bowl and not just take out containers. Even when I asked for a bowl, a small styrofoam bowl was brought out. Not only is this bad for the environment, this just takes away from the taste of the noodles. Prices had been raised but overall service and everything else has gone downhill. This used to be our go to spot but, after this, no more.Pet peeve that the business is just cutting cost to the point of creating more plastic for our community and environment. I just can't support dine in restaurants that serves food in plastic and styrofoam.
Cathy F.
This place has really good garlic noodles and I love the drinks and how the sugar level can be adjusted. The service is always great!
Even though it's a little pricey, I think this is one of the most authentic boba places that remind me of my 626 area code upbringing. Their drinks are awesome. I personally love their wintermelon milk tea, jasmine milk tea, and kiwi tea. My friend always gets the creme brûlée tea here and I always eye it haha! There are so many different types of toppings here like pudding, grass jelly, popping boba, and more.The wait is very long, so I highly recommend when parking to anticipate the long wait!
liyah
This place is pretty good' Their food is good and their boba is top tier, I like it here and go really often! I just miss their indoor seating, they got rid of it during covid. I like their kimchi ramen and redbean boba :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Kimchi Spicy Miso Ramen
crystal childress
The food, service, and tea are so good. I love coming here. Even when I order online, my food is still warm when I get here. The garlic short rib noodles and popcorn chicken are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sydney J.
I ordered a strawberry mango tea, large, with 30% sweetness and 0% ice. I also tried some of the white peach oolong kreama, large, 50% sweetness and 50% ice that my partner ordered. It was decently busy here on a Saturday evening but orders came out in about 5 minutes. It's hard to find parking in this plaza sometimes, but it is located within a reasonable walking distance from the San Leandro BART station. They have tables inside the shop that you can sit at since there's not really any outdoor seating nearby.I thought my drink was pretty good, definitely quite fruity and as the order came out as 50% sweetness instead of my desired 30%, it was still pretty sweet. The white peach oolong kreama was good too, but since the creama part stays on the top, you may need to try to mix it if you want it to be more evenly dispersed in your drink.
Lajaz L.
I went on May 3 2023 around 7pmChinese guy at register needs to learn how to talk to people he was so rude and rushed everyone it was my first time there but after that I will never go back he definitely ruined the experience for me.
Good service, friendly environment. The food is okay but pricey. Make sure you know when the rush hours are or you will be in line for while.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Visiting this spot occasionally for boba is a delight; there's always a crowd, a diverse menu, and we tried the Okinawa milk tea and crème brûlée Boba milk tea. With so many tempting choices, I'm eager to explore more options next time!They reduced seating by closing off most of their establishment, and it’s a quickIn and out experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went to i-Tea for their famous winter melon tea with tapioca (boba). I enjoyed every bit of this drink. I will visit them again for sure.They have a huge seating area for customers and have a variety of food options.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
great service and food good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I just discovered I-Tea and I'm obsessed. They have so many options for food and drinks I think it's perfect for a take out, Netflix and chill kinda night. They have so many options so there is a little bit of everything. Anytime I go in the employees are super nice and helpful. #lovethisplace
I know this is a chain restaurant, but it does not diminish its really great dishes!I'm not much of a boba drinker (which is the main offering of this place), so I can't speak much to that, but for me what was the most surprising is how impressive & savory the Eel Caviar Fried Rice is! Considering all of their offerings (from ramen, to noodle dishes, to rice dishes, to their myriad of fried snacks), I really wouldn't have thought that my most favorite dish of this place is that!The rice has a delectable thick seasoning & sauce that encompasses it and enhances it with this saturation making it so delicious!It is a really good sized portion and you can tell how wholly it is prepared with its impressive ingredients and how concentrated it tastes by how hefty it ends up being even though it is placed in just a bowl.The other thing that makes this place remarkable is their Croquettes! And the best feature of this dish/offering is how much you get (4 per order) for how much it costs! With that price, you would think they'd skimp on it and make them small, but they are a really good size!They have a good amount of breading, fried perfectly. The potato filling has just the right density and consistency. As my wife and I are huge fans of Croquettes in general and can't get enough of it, we enjoy having and getting it every time we end up ordering it!Outside of those orders, the only other dishes I've had so I can speak to is the Osaka Style Takoyaki, Fried Hokkaido Oyster, and Fried & Seasoned Calamari which was good and had nothing to complain about -- the calamri and fried oyster is a pretty plain dish, so there wouldn't be much to speak to anyways while the oysters may have been particularly good because they are "Hokkaido" (I could hardly tell much difference, if any, between other it and other oysters) Takoyaki was pretty flavorful with its sauces.I don't drink boba drinks, but my wife and family/friends that I've ordered & gotten for have indulged from here and had no complaints and was fine with how it came out and tasted.They offer a good amount of many other options/selections, and if how outstanding their Eel Caviar Fried Rice is, then I imagine all these other offerings would be just as delicious. I actually look forward to trying more of their variety of offerings!This place is located smack dab in the middle of Pelton Plaza. For those who aren't familiar with the place, you'll find the parking rather limited -- I would call the parking (at least in front of the restaurant) just a little bigger than "small"; with more parking spots spread further out towards the outside of the Plaza and into the surrounding street parking. Still, very limited parking slots -- I'd count about 30 slots in the immediate walkable area (2 minute walk), and around 70 slots overall in this small lot, but shared by all the shops & restaurants for the whole Plaza (many are taken up for Baskin Robbins, Chipotle, Los Pericos, and Makiyaki; among the others).Most likely since the pandemic developed, the space inside that used to be a modest eating area with considerable amount of tables for sitting has been removed & restricted to the point that the second door you used to be able to enter with is now blocked -- you can see the restaurant just keeps the space as storage now. Now it only has a small standing counter and a couple of tables to the side.The lines are often times out the door -- so that has to be kept in mind when ordering at this place.I know there are a lot of these types of places in San Leandro and everywhere else in The Bay, and they all have similar offerings, but this i-Tea does it right and might surprise you with the unassuming dishes you wouldn't necessarily relate-to/order-from this kind of place (like the Eel Caviar Fried Rice)! And even if it is so (that they have similar offerings), there is still a myriad variety of offerings and it can be assumed that they do them all very well! I find, in the end when I order d
Best boba tea I've ever had so far. It lives up to the good reviews and I highly recommend! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great. Descent price, large portions. We ordered fried fish fillet (Y14), Baked chicken and rice in Portuguese sauce (Y44) and BBQ Pork over rice (cha siu, Y88) and a Strawberry Delight . Everything was delicious and the strawberry delight is my new fave. It was refreshing and a great treat to end the weekend. Parking was hard to find but if you're patient, you will find a spot. I recommend order online or phone in ahead to pick up orders without waiting long.
When you dine in at a restaurant especially for hot noodle, I expect a real bowl and not just take out containers. Even when I asked for a bowl, a small styrofoam bowl was brought out. Not only is this bad for the environment, this just takes away from the taste of the noodles. Prices had been raised but overall service and everything else has gone downhill. This used to be our go to spot but, after this, no more.Pet peeve that the business is just cutting cost to the point of creating more plastic for our community and environment. I just can't support dine in restaurants that serves food in plastic and styrofoam.
This place has really good garlic noodles and I love the drinks and how the sugar level can be adjusted. The service is always great!
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Even though it's a little pricey, I think this is one of the most authentic boba places that remind me of my 626 area code upbringing. Their drinks are awesome. I personally love their wintermelon milk tea, jasmine milk tea, and kiwi tea. My friend always gets the creme brûlée tea here and I always eye it haha! There are so many different types of toppings here like pudding, grass jelly, popping boba, and more.The wait is very long, so I highly recommend when parking to anticipate the long wait!
This place is pretty good' Their food is good and their boba is top tier, I like it here and go really often! I just miss their indoor seating, they got rid of it during covid. I like their kimchi ramen and redbean boba :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Kimchi Spicy Miso Ramen
The food, service, and tea are so good. I love coming here. Even when I order online, my food is still warm when I get here. The garlic short rib noodles and popcorn chicken are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered a strawberry mango tea, large, with 30% sweetness and 0% ice. I also tried some of the white peach oolong kreama, large, 50% sweetness and 50% ice that my partner ordered. It was decently busy here on a Saturday evening but orders came out in about 5 minutes. It's hard to find parking in this plaza sometimes, but it is located within a reasonable walking distance from the San Leandro BART station. They have tables inside the shop that you can sit at since there's not really any outdoor seating nearby.I thought my drink was pretty good, definitely quite fruity and as the order came out as 50% sweetness instead of my desired 30%, it was still pretty sweet. The white peach oolong kreama was good too, but since the creama part stays on the top, you may need to try to mix it if you want it to be more evenly dispersed in your drink.
I went on May 3 2023 around 7pmChinese guy at register needs to learn how to talk to people he was so rude and rushed everyone it was my first time there but after that I will never go back he definitely ruined the experience for me.