Guppy Tea House (Cerritos)

I’m definitely a teahouse whore. I think its because I use to work at one, and I can’t help but judge every little thing in the restaurant from the interior design, the staff, the food, etc. It was my first time here at Guppy’s Tea House in Cerritos. It was a Saturday night, pretty busy alot of young high schoolers were out.

I came with two friends, and order the Guppy Special which includes: Small Shaved Iced with Strawberries, Sweet Butter Toast, and popcorn chicken. It was $18.99. My friend order the Hot Fruit Tea $8.00.  The tea came in a kettle pot, so it was enough to shared among friends. What I was sadden, they didn’t have Fruit Tea Iced!

It’s a outrageous that they charged you $2 extra for condensed milk. They purposely don’t supply enough, especially if you order the small size. (which isn’t really small at all.) They charged $10 for a small that’s large enough to share with at least 3-4 people. Nonetheless my favorite combo there is strawberries and mango.

In my second visit, I tried the pineapple fried rice which was good, even cuter since it was served in a pineapple. The just fried rice with ham, says its all. It’s literally “just fried rice”. Simple, plain, almost bland. Needs some soy sauce.

The service is inconsistent. It depends which hour you go. You might get the sweetest waiter and another time you might get someone who’s not as friendly.

Overall, it’s a tea house that’ acts like a restaurant. Run by high school students. It’s a nice place to hangout on a Friday night.

The small size is definitely not small at all. The photo does no justice to the size of this bowl. I recommend if you go with another friend just get the to-go size. They bring you bowls and there’s enough condensed milk to go around and it’s cheaper! $7

Not the best popcorn chicken I’ve had, but at least it doesn’t consist of all batter. The medium is quite spicy!

I definitely love the presentation of this. The sweet butter toast is served on a huge plate with chocolate swirls on it. They probably use the same butter spread as other tea shop, but nonetheless I enjoyed the thickness of the bread!

There are several locations but I’ve visited:

11803 South St
Cerritos, CA 90703

(562) 865-7288

17188 Colima Rd
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

(626) 965-7288

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