Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Bike Parking: Yes
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$$ Price range Moderate
4 reviews
Tamela Mariani
We were wandering through the vendor court under the Plaza when we caught the unmistakable aromas of loose leaf tea…we followed our noses to this attractive, brightly lit little shop and were soon smell-testing the varieties of tea offered by this label. Kusmi offers many different varieties of teas, but not so many that you feel overwhelmed. And they come in attractive, colorful tins, giving the shop a feel of opulence, like a boutique.
I got a tin of the "Anastasia," a dark Earl Grey blend with just the tiniest hint of citrus…it's as if the tea-makers sensuously whispered "orangggggge…lemonnnnnn…" over the tea leaves, so subtle and lovely. It is phenomenal, and you can easily get two good steeps from a tablespoon or so of tea. GF got a tin of excellent jasmine green. I would definitely get more of this once I've worked my way through this batch.
Customer service was a bit spotty…the salesperson seems capable of excellent and attentive service to one person at a time, but if you're not that one person, you're going to have to wait. We had to stand at the register waiting for her while she answered the phone and worked with a slow-moving customer who was asking cement-headed questions along the lines of "Now, how would I make iced tea with this?" Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. And I'm glad I didn't ask about the Yelp check-in offer after reading some of the other reviews.
This small shop next to the beautifully displayed of mille-crepes cakes by Lady M was easier to find, the large wall full of the brightly Russian colors of Kusmi tea photo and the popped colors were cutely loud.
I bought their green tea pack to try. I enjoyed all of them since I like most any teas but what shined the most was the taste of peacefulness of Ginger Lemon Green Tea. I can definitely pick up on the lemon scent and then ginger. Fresh green taste was not overpowering and I think it works wonderfully as hot or cold in hot summer days.
Yelp says that they offer a complimentary mini tin of tea. When I asked about it, the lady was so incredibly rude, saying that there is no way they can honor the coupon. Then why is it on here! I checked in and everything! Not sure if this is the fault of Yelp or Kusmi, but it was frustrating and hope it can be rectified soon.
Also, this comes up as a cafe under "Coffee & Tea"..it's not! It's just an overpriced tea store, don't be fooled.
Gorgeous teas packaged in gorgeous tins! I bought the Russian black tea set so I can try multiple teas and loved them all. Also would make stellar gifts.
We were wandering through the vendor court under the Plaza when we caught the unmistakable aromas of loose leaf tea…we followed our noses to this attractive, brightly lit little shop and were soon smell-testing the varieties of tea offered by this label. Kusmi offers many different varieties of teas, but not so many that you feel overwhelmed. And they come in attractive, colorful tins, giving the shop a feel of opulence, like a boutique.
I got a tin of the "Anastasia," a dark Earl Grey blend with just the tiniest hint of citrus…it's as if the tea-makers sensuously whispered "orangggggge…lemonnnnnn…" over the tea leaves, so subtle and lovely. It is phenomenal, and you can easily get two good steeps from a tablespoon or so of tea. GF got a tin of excellent jasmine green. I would definitely get more of this once I've worked my way through this batch.
Customer service was a bit spotty…the salesperson seems capable of excellent and attentive service to one person at a time, but if you're not that one person, you're going to have to wait. We had to stand at the register waiting for her while she answered the phone and worked with a slow-moving customer who was asking cement-headed questions along the lines of "Now, how would I make iced tea with this?" Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. And I'm glad I didn't ask about the Yelp check-in offer after reading some of the other reviews.
This small shop next to the beautifully displayed of mille-crepes cakes by Lady M was easier to find, the large wall full of the brightly Russian colors of Kusmi tea photo and the popped colors were cutely loud.
I bought their green tea pack to try. I enjoyed all of them since I like most any teas but what shined the most was the taste of peacefulness of Ginger Lemon Green Tea. I can definitely pick up on the lemon scent and then ginger. Fresh green taste was not overpowering and I think it works wonderfully as hot or cold in hot summer days.
Yelp says that they offer a complimentary mini tin of tea. When I asked about it, the lady was so incredibly rude, saying that there is no way they can honor the coupon. Then why is it on here! I checked in and everything! Not sure if this is the fault of Yelp or Kusmi, but it was frustrating and hope it can be rectified soon.
Also, this comes up as a cafe under "Coffee & Tea"..it's not! It's just an overpriced tea store, don't be fooled.
Gorgeous teas packaged in gorgeous tins! I bought the Russian black tea set so I can try multiple teas and loved them all. Also would make stellar gifts.