Jin Tea Shop

A clean, minimalist aesthetic and a nicely curated organic tea menu that feels a bit more elevated than your standard boba spot. That said, everything I tried leaned too sweet, or too bitter, which is weird, even after adjusting the sugar level. I couldn’t quite land on a drink that felt balanced. There’s no seating—indoors or out—so be prepared to take your tea to go. Luckily, Central Park is just a short stroll away if you want somewhere nearby to sit and sip. Limited parking on the street, but there’s a structure close by that’s affordable, just $1 for the first two hours and a couple bucks an hour after that.

Small tea shop in Pasadena! Their tea are definitely high quality and you can taste it! Price is a bit higher.. but occasionally is okay for me. I got the grapefruit oolong tea and a winter melon drink. Their drinks aren’t sweet like the other tea shops. It doesn’t take away the authentic tea flavor which I love! Their menu is pretty big so you have lots of options. I want to come back to try their desserts. Parking is a bit hard to find especially after lunch hours.. there’s now a lot of outdoor dining so parking is now way limited.

I was in the area looking to go to a different boba place, but Jin Tea Shop was suggested to me on instagram so I changed my destination! Super glad I did. I ordered the organic egg puffle with boba, the butterfly pea flower lemonade, and sunny honey. Everything was amazing, especially the egg puffle! I've had a great variety of similar style egg waffles from different stores, and I have to say this one takes the crown. The waffle batter itself is not too sweet so it balances well with the brown sugar boba inside. Not to mention, the boba inside was still chewy despite being heated! I was pleasantly surprised as it's hard to include boba in desserts while keeping the chewiness and consistency. They did an amazing job. I didn't get the chance to try any of their oolong tea drinks but their chrysanthemum tea in the sunny honey drink was legit. The butterfly lemonade was yummy as well! I'm definitely coming back and can't wait to try other menus.

High mountain tea with fresh milk - 3 stars Dilute, not very floral. Milk pudding - 2.5 stars There was very little even in the large cup and it tasted butterscotchy like Werther's. Amber oolong cha jelly milk tea - 3.25 stars Stronger flavour than the high mountain.

Ooh try number ten if you like tofu and are adventurous! I don’t like my drink to be too sweet so I got 50% sweetness but it was still sweet enough. I never had a bad option here whether it’s milk tea, fruity blend or healthy unsweetened herb teas. Highly recommend!

Even though I’m from NorCal, I always take the time when I come to Los Angeles to get a drink here. Their tea is super good and their boba is really fresh. I highly recommend trying their specialty drinks. They are not too sweet and perfectly balanced.

Jin Tea is hands down, one my favorite boba shops. I am obsessed with their tofu pudding and their boba is always the right texture imo. You can adjust the sweetness of their drinks (which are normally on the blander side) but I'm not a big fan of super sweet drinks so I think thats pretty cool. Something about them just feels and taste a litte more high end compared to other spots.