The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
What to order
- Kombucha
Best for
- Food history
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2015-12-02)
Kombucha
Food history
Latest recorded visit2015-12-02
“Boost your immune system with some lovely probiotics while you”
Kombucha
JinBuCha
A North Park kombucha tasting room Roger rated five stars, framing it as a tasty way to get some probiotics in; it has since closed.
Closed
JinBuCha is listed as closed on Yelp. An exact closure date could not be confirmed; the page stays up as part of the dated record, not as a place to visit.
Yelp — JinBuCha listed as closed (checked 2026-09-21) (2026-09-21) ↗From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from JinBuCha
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From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on JinBuCha
Relax and sip on a tasty Kombucha! It'll give you immune system a boost with all those lovely probiotics.
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 1 time on Swarm, most recently Dec 1, 2015. See the check-in log
2015-12-02day precision · source explicit
“Boost your immune system with some lovely probiotics while you”
Roger framed it as a way to boost your immune system with probiotics, in a review draft cut off mid-sentence. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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