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
- Milk tea
Best for
- Food history
- Kearny Mesa memories
Tea
Tea Gallerie
A Kearny Mesa tea house where Roger's five-star visit centered on the service from a staff member, Matt, before the shop closed.
Closed
Yelp lists this Kearny Mesa tea house as closed (page last updated December 2025). Roger's 5-star 2018 visit predates that closure by several years, so the page stays up as part of the dated record.
Yelp — Tea Gallerie listed as closed (checked 2026-09-21) (2026-09-21) ↗From Roger’s camera roll
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Posted 2018-04-05 
Posted 2018-05-14
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 7 times on Swarm, most recently May 14, 2018. See the check-in log
2018-04-05day precision · source explicit
“Matt is the man”
Five stars, singling out a staff member named Matt for the experience at this Kearny Mesa tea house.
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A Convoy District spot Roger rated among the better local options for xiao long bao and pan-fried sheng jian bao, with better-than-typical service to match.
- From the order notes
- Crab meat xiao long bao · Sheng jian bao · Zha jiang mian · Pork feet
- Go for
- Xiao long bao · Convoy District Chinese food
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Vietnamese
A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.
- From the order notes
- Cơm tấm · Bún thịt nướng · Wings · Fresh-brewed coffee
- Go for
- A group order to share · Vietnamese comfort classics
Latest recorded visit2026-02-06
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Wah Tak Metropolitan
ChineseHong KongTaiwanese
A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.
- From the order notes
- Dried scallop and abalone · Nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas · Whole-leaf teas
- Go for
- Chinese pantry staples · A weekend grocery run (safest hours)
Latest recorded visit2025-08-30
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Tea
A Kearny Mesa tea shop Roger called not bad, though he was frustrated by slow wifi on a crowded visit.
- From the order notes
- Milk tea
- Go for
- Quick tea stop
Latest recorded visit2009-03-13