My fellow blogger and I recently visited ching ching CHA with a good friend. The Chinese tea house is located in Georgetown (1063 Wisconsin Ave to be precise) and they have a wonderful selection of Asian teas, teapots, and even books on tea. They sell mostly herbal teas - not the kind you drink with milk...but for sweet tooths, there is plenty of sugar/honey for your tastes! The tea menu nicely describes the ingredients in each tea and its medicinal properties.
The tea house serves the tea in clay pots from China or iron pots from Japan (giving an authentic feel) and plenty of water which is heated right in front of you. I loved this - because I like to refill my tea cup with water (you can do this two to three times with one teaspoon or so of loose leaf before the taste of the tea goes away). The prices are reasonable (we bought a few pounds of rose and lavender tea for only $10.00) and the service is great. Our waiter always made sure our water tea pot had enough water for the three of us.
Its a great way to spend an afternoon drinking tea or you can purchase loose leaf tea (and maybe a book about the tea), take it home, and drink it on your time. The tea house plays soothing music and provides a nice ambiance to sit back and relax (by yourself or with friends). We spent a few hours in the tea house drinking tea with some snacks.
Rating: Two thumbs up. Good for young, old, introverts, or extroverts. We recommend you go and check it out - if anything you'll leave feeling relaxed and having enjoyed a nice cup of tea.
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