My visit to Tupelo Honey Tea was accidental but made my day and week. I've been going through some difficult times ans had had a rough morning. I was looking for somewhere to treat myself and my other between the North Hills and town. When the first place we tried was a bust I whipped out Yelp and we were rewarded with Tupelo. It was the oasis we needed.
We entered the beautiful little shop and were warmly greeted by the owner. There were a couple parties ahead of us and more came in behind us...when it rains it pours as she was working alone. She deftly triaged everyone. We had planned on lingering so we offered to go last. She got someone a to go drink and spent time in the loose leaf tea room getting multiple sales wrapped up there. Meanwhile we explored the cute shop and found the adult coloring books and puzzle games. When the owner finished with everyone else she was effusively apologetic and kept adding freebies to our order: a bigger tea and cookies for us both. I sheepishly showed her the Yelp check in coupon and she knocked that off, too.
We ordered a hot Vietnamese green tea and a cold blueberry roiboos tea. The iced tea was good; the green tea was excellent. The owner let me take the pouch of tea with me and I enjoyed it for several more days.
We also ordered a grilled brie sandwich and a chick pea salad sandwich; we shared. Both were served with long crisp celery sticks, a nice touch. The sandwiches were delicious and balanced each other out.
The chocolate chip cookies were delightful. We got into conversation with the owner and she told us a lot about Millvale. I grew up in the North Hills and honestky misunderstood where the community was located until we followed Yelp. We really enjoyed our long chat with the owner. She said Mondays are usually the quietest day as the library next door is closed on Mondays.
I can only hope to come back and visit again!