The call
Start with classic milk tea or seasonal tea drinks, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Classic milk tea
- Seasonal tea drinks
Best for
- Serious tea flavor
- Boba without the gimmicks
Taiwanese
TP Tea — San Diego
A tea-first boba shop that stands out for brewing with real leaves instead of leaning on powder and artificial flavoring.
From Roger’s camera roll
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From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on TP Tea
The QQ noodles is where it’s at! 🤤
Posted
On Roger’s lists: SD's Sweet Tooth Spots, Guide to San Diego's best spots.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 3 times on Swarm, most recently Sep 6, 2025. See the check-in log
2025-08-23day precision · source explicit
“TP Tea is the real deal and utilizes OG methods you'd expect from a legit Taiwanese bubble tea spot.”
A separate, later Yelp review distinct from the earlier Google Maps note: Roger called out real tea leaves over premade powder mixes, said it's a good addition to the west Clairemont/Bay Ho area, and praised knowledgeable staff.
2025year precision · source explicit
The original note praised its use of real tea leaves.
Stay in the neighborhood
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Comforting Hong Kong-style cooking in Clairemont, with the kind of unfussy menu that makes repeat visits easy.
- From the order notes
- Baked pork chop rice · Wontons with chili oil
- Go for
- Comfort food · Casual weeknight dinner
Latest recorded visit2026-01 · approx.
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Okan Diner
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Roger rated this 4 stars, ordering udon, Kama-meshi, monkfish liver, and herring with a pitcher of beer, noting the $90 tab put it on the pricey side.
- From the order notes
- Udon · Kama-meshi · Monkfish liver · Herring
- Go for
- Izakaya night · Drinks and small plates
Latest recorded visit2017-03-24
RecommendedPrice varies
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Village Kitchen
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A Clairemont Mesa Hunan-style Chinese restaurant Roger praised for dry pot dishes, spicy fish soup, and beef ribs.
- From the order notes
- Dry pot · Spicy fish soup · Beef ribs
- Go for
- Hunan/Sichuan spicy food · Clairemont Chinese food
Latest recorded visit2017-02-24
Keep exploring
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Browse the Taiwanese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
RecommendedPrice varies
Kearny Mesa
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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
ClosedPrice varies
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Uniboil
TaiwaneseChinese
Now closed. Roger's go-to for legit, fast-service Taiwanese-style personal hot pot in Kearny Mesa: a spicy Sichuan pepper broth, roomier seating than Little Sheep or Tasty Pot, and HK-style skillet platters on the side.
- From the order notes
- Sichuan pepper hot pot broth · HK-style skillet platter (鐵板)
- Go for
- Food history · Hot pot nostalgia
Latest recorded visit2017-12-17