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Prompted by the endless flood of positive ratings (including Antonia R.'s glowing reviews), and latching on to my friends' curiosity about the new kid in town, I made a return visit to see whether Kung Fu Tea had changed since my first visit during their opening weekend. In short, they have improved.
Some of the noticeable improvements had nothing to do with the tea. In addition to their chalkboard, they have two other ways of displaying their menu now: (1) a pretty large LCD menu hanging over the counter, and (2) a detailed, professional, folding business card. Their TV in the back is also working and has a YouTube playlist filled with clips ranging from kung fu movies to a dog trying to fight a cat (yeah, I have no idea either).
I went with Antonia's recommendation of the golden oolong milk tea w/ boba (and asked for less ice). I think it was actually filled to the top even with less ice being present. It had noticeable tea flavor, medium sweetness even with full sugar, and none of the extra milky weirdness that was present in the milk tea from last time (although Antonia's review does make me wonder if what I had was the sweetness leeching out from the boba). I also sampled my friend's sunshine pineapple tea, which actually had zero added sugar, and it was still a little sweet with a balanced tea and pineapple flavor.
There's so many other established tea places that I haven't fully explored, but I will be back here when it's convenient. The differences are that I will be eager instead of reluctant, and I might drive across the street or down a couple of blocks instead of only limiting myself to following up a meal at Japanese Curry Zen or Big Wong.
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