Cha For Tea: University Center
$ • Coffee Shops, Bubble Tea, ChineseAbout Cha For Tea: University Center
Customers' Favorites
Honey Green Milk Tea
Combo with Milk Tea
Curry Chicken Combo
Sweet Potato Fries
Cajun Dumplings
Almond Milk Tea
Crispy Chicken
Popcorn Chicken
Chai Milk
Milk Latte
Recent Reviews
228 ratings
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Delicious 😋 Matcha latte Boba! Everything is made fresh and they even have appetizers.
Awesome spot very happy, blessed and amazing drinks and service😊🙏❤️💙🙏🎶🤘🏻🤘🏻💯💯
I've always found the food here to be delicious. Been going here for about 5 years now and I cant complain about the food or the service. I especially love the popcorn chicken! The location is also ideal - it's just right in the UCI student center and theres ample parking spaces nearby.
Hours
| Monday | 11AM - 11PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM - 11PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM - 11PM |
| Thursday | 11AM - 11PM |
| Friday | 11AM - 12AM |
| Saturday | 11AM - 12AM |
| Sunday | 11AM - 11PM |
Based on the reviews, Cha For Tea: University Center is a long-time legend that was the only spot to get milk tea before boba became popular. The food is delicious and the drinks are tasty. The crispy chicken plate is a classic; the chicken can be a bit cartilaginous and the rice is dry, but everything is seasoned great and the sauce enhances everything. The popcorn chicken is also a favorite, served with a perfect sauce. For milk tea, options include lychee milk tea, matcha green tea boba, lychee green tea, and almond milk boba. The service is friendly, quick, and has been praised for excellent customer service, where a supervisor chased down a customer to offer a drink on the house after a mistake. However, some reviews note the milk tea is way too sweet with not much tea or milk flavor, and one hot tea was prepared in a microwave, which was seen as embarrassing. Seating is limited, so studying there can be hit or miss. The quality has dipped a tiny bit, but it remains a good place to eat.