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Chado Tea Room
This location just opened up last week in the Japanese American National Museum downtown. It was like a mirage my sister and I found when walking around in near 100 degree heat. They immediately brought us ice water and when they noticed how read our faces were they asked too make sure the restaurant wasn't too hot (it was perfectly air conditioned - the LA streets where what was too hot...) The place is comfortable, understated and calm, has hundreds of teas and tea accessories (although I'd like to see a collection of tea containers to store the leaves I buy) and delicious scones with fresh cream if you are looking for traditional English-style afternoon tea. The cream isn't as thick as you can get in Stafford, but this is LA, so I'm not complaining. I didn't try the sandwiches but everyone around us seemed to be enjoying them.The staff is friendly and helpful but left us to enjoy our selves, which I always appreciate. They recommended the Birthday tea (we were looking for something good over ice) and it was fantastic. There is also a very informative tea list with all sorts of history, tips, tricks and of course, a detailed tea menu. For example I learned that the Dutch brought tea to New York in 1650 and the colonists boiled it, drained the water and ate the leaves as vegetables. Anyway, great place. Looking forward to making it a regular spot.