Tebo Tebo Tea Lounge, the boba milk tea joint based out of Westminster that serves its drinks in reusable glass bottles (Tea + Bottle = Tebo) has opened in Irvine at Culver near the 5 next to Boiling Point.
Just like the original the Irvine branch serves juice drinks and milk teas, but also food with snacks such as spring rolls, “street food” such as Cajun hot wings, and bigger plates such as grilled lemongrass beef served over vermicelli noodles (Vietnamese bun). And when I ordered my usual taro milk tea, it came in custom-made (and recyclable plastic bottles) complete with a sealed, twist-off cap.
14120 Culver Dr., Ste H, Irvine, CA 92604, (949) 552-1910, tebotebo.com
Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.