Sun’s Organic Garden
“Every time I go back to this store, I was delighted to share this exciting update of my uncle with Lorna.”
“A lot of other teas are from China , so many different flavors and smells, huge amounts of herbs and spices also.”
“My stores of loose-leaf have been running low so I stepped into this little shop in Chinatown to replenish my chrysanthemum leaves.”
Sun’s Organic Garden
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
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$$ Price range Moderate
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To the windowwwwsssss…. To the walllllssss… To the tea fill up my (infuser) ball, down this sencha falls…
As you may have guessed, Sun's Organic Teas is filled with teas and herbs to provide an Eastern alternative approach to pharmaceuticals to cure your ailments. They have teas for relieving stress, sleeping soundly, waking up, going beserk, detoxification, increasing concentration and more. I don't know how much stock I put into all of it, but there is merit to some of it. What they do – they do well. If you want a delicious, healthy tea to wake you up in the morning either subtly or by kicking you in the tastebuds they have it. If you want a tea to relax after a long day at work or before bed, they have it. If you want a fruity tea to enjoy with dessert… You get the idea.
I love perusing the shelves (don't open the jars! the owner is quick to remind you) and have never left with under four 2-3oz bags of looseleaf teas to bring home and fall in love with.
My favorites are the "Brain Power" (I need all I can get) which has cardamom, ginseng, and some other herbs mixed with green tea and the Earl Grey Lavender. They have chais, green teas, oolongs, red teas, fruity teas, white teas and everything inbetween. It's such a peaceful relaxing shop and the owner is a doll. Ciao until next time, Sun!
We stumbled upon Suns tea garden during a weekend adventure through Chinatown. The organic signage outside spoke to us and we decided to stop in.
We were the only people in the shop and were thoroughly impressed by all the glass jars. Although some people say that light can damage the integrity of tea so can being exposed to too much air. I guess it's the greater of two evils and the shop owner things air exposure is a greater danger than light.
When you walk in the walls are lined with glass jars, you'll see everything to your tradition puerh to special blends that were created for medicinal use.
My boyfriend was looking specifically for puerh and wanted to know what the difference was between all that was offered.
I'll assume the person behind the counter is the store owner but she was very unpleasant to deal with. We asked her several questions as we wanted to get the best option as the tea is not cheap here. One of the questions we asked was what's the difference between the raw and cooked tea. Instead of describing the difference in their taste her response was one is raw and one is cooked. We repeatedly asked her this as we thought maybe she didn't understand our question and she gave us the same answer. Which provides no add value to what we already knew.
I drink a lot of tea and told my bf that the process of cooking a tea changes the flavor. So there is a taste difference but I couldn't tell him what they were.
We ended up getting some tea to try and my boyfriend says they're pretty good hence the two stars but for the price and customer service I would have probably given this place a 0 star rating.
I'm use to normal Chinatown service but I honestly felt this was atypically rude.
I'll be traveling to China in a few months and will be stocking up on teas then.
No more bubble teas sold here, FYI.
Dropped by to wander and ended up buying two different kinds of loose leaf tea packets. One for function, the other for taste. No idea if it works, but I love teas so that's ok. I mean, who knows if vitamins work right? Roll w me here.
The shop owner certainly knows her tea materials but she is hard to engage with. As a first time visitor, I was very overwhelmed w the choices and she was reluctant to both describe the varietals or recommend something based on my preferences. It took a bit of time to get her to choose an oolong.
In any case, visit this shop if you're looking to support a local shop but you should have an idea of what you want as there are so many choices.
This is my favorite teashop in the country! I will go out of my way to visit when in New York. Sun's has a huge selection. The owner is incredibly knowledgeable about tea and homeopathic remedies. Every time i stop in the store she spends a lot of time with me. I have been buying her detox mix for quite sometime. It does make me feel better after a weekend of over indulging.
Great store!
Lorna has great knowledge of her products and for sure is a tea expert! I was in s couple of tea stores in NYC and could not find Nepalese white tea and here it is! Nice! Expensive but oh do good! A lot of other teas are from China , so many different flavors and smells, huge amounts of herbs and spices also.
Lorna is friendly but there are rules and I love it! No touching of anything in here , just great , I don't want to buy expensive organic stuff that was opened, touched and smelled by tons of people! She explains you what temperature of water to use , how long to steep and what taste to expect.
So I bought the Nepalese organic white tea, white Jasmine infused tea ( with the flower not the oil) and an ounce of Lorna's favorite black tea, can't wait to try it! She threw in a little bag of organic puh er tea she drinks, much appreciated, thank you!
I ll be back!
An absolute gem for loose leaf tea, especially for the non-sweetener type of people
Nice people in here also. Relaxing atmosphere as well
I think I got a pur-eh in here once and it was quite solid.
Fantastic selection of loose herbs and teas with an incredibly knowledgable owner. Prices are very reasonable.