Urban Tea Lounge is one of those places that, if you walk too fast, you may not know it's there. It has a nice bohemian vibe and the people who work there are friendly. The tea menu is unweildly and give yourself a few minutes to make a decision. I ordered a Shou Mei, a white tea from the fujian province of China. White tea has a smooth, mild flavor compared with other types of teas. Urban Tea Lounge serves coffee, but, well, I would recommend sticking with tea.
The other thing Urban Tea Lounge may not be so well known for is their sandwiches, and I am particular to their black forest ham sandwich, served with mustard, lettuce, tomato, and onion on a choice of white, wheat, or rye. The portion of meat is enormous, and it is served with carrots and grapes. Best of all, sandwiches are $5, and if you come between 11 and 1 you can get free tea. Urban Tea Lounge has good brownies, and though they taste as if they've been frozen, are tasty. I had a peanut butter brownie today, and it was satisfying.
I suppose you're wondering about the "Pot pushers" header--you can buy t-shirts inside that have a picture of a pot with the Urban Tea Lounge logo and the "pot pushers" slogan.
Urban Tea Lounge
838 W. Montrose
773-907-8726
If I may recommend another tea place... My Place for Tea on the corner of Belmont and Sheffield is a wonderful place that has an impressive selection of teas. I cannot compare it to Urban Tea Lounge as I have not been (but I am really excited to go after your review), though the guy who runs My Place blends his own teas and is a very passionate man. Give it a try!
Posted by: Kinghay Sun | May 07, 2007 at 01:35 AM