Jtea Boba

Boba shop on Steele Creek Road in Tega Cay thrives for good reason

by Gabriella Supsura

When I first walked into Jtea it was smaller compared to Kung Fu Tea, but they definitely made the most out of the area, even though it’s not a chain franchise, it lives up to the standards. It was extremely clean in the restaurant, and it also had quiet background music, which makes it a great atmosphere to study and focus. They had two tables inside with two chairs per table, as well as a bar seating area near the window, which had two chairs as well. Outside, they had an additional setting area with two tables and two chairs outdoors.

The color scheme offers a relaxing light place to relax with light wash wood and white throughout the shop. The wooden tables and chairs makes it a super comfy and cozy atmosphere. Even a chalkboard with handwritten specials adds a very personalized and interesting detail. The menu also includes options for different chips and an additional food menu.

Jtea offers options of a square rainbow jelly topping, normal boba, strawberry-popping pearls, and rainbow-popping pearls. They sell slush bubble teas, milk teas, yogurt bubble tea, coffee, tea, and different latte drinks. One that interested me was the Sea Salt Coffee Baba, which I’ll have to try next. They had lots of variations of delicacy coffee which also interested me. I ordered a Pineapple Colada slush with Rainbow Square Jelly.

When I stepped up to order, the employees were very helpful and made sure I got what I wanted. They asked me questions specific to The cococolda slush in a large with rainbow jellies.

The inside of the cafe provides tables for dining and studying in a quiet clam atmosphere. Photo by Gabriella Supsura my drink to make sure I got what I asked for. They use Apple Pay Pad where I was able to add the tip discreetly and was able to choose the option of how I wanted my receipt on the pin pad. There were three people in front of me, and the service was incredibly fast. I got my drink within five minutes of ordering which was surprising knowing that there were three people in front of me,. The employees call out your order at the window and also give you a color-coordinated straw that matches the color of your drink, which I thought was very personalized and thoughtful.

When I tried my drink, it was creamy with a lot of flavors. The jelly boba was firm and chewy with a sweet taste, there was red jelly, orange jelly, and white/clear jelly. Each one has a strawberry flavor, which isn’t too sweet and doesn’t overpower the colada drink. The drink tastes sweet and creamy and well blended. When I have gotten boba from various places, they can never blend it just right, and all the juice gets sucked out, leaving me with flavorless slush. My drink from Jtea was a perfect ratio from liquid to jelly. Each sip left me with two or three jellies in my mouth which is ideal for me. Even when I got to the end of the drink, there was still enough jelly left, and when I finished the liquid of my drink, there was no jelly left which proves it was the perfect ratio from liquid to boba. My total came out to be $8.37 for a large, but definitely worth the money.