Ike’s Love and Sandwiches is a funky joint that got its start in The Castro district of San Francisco in 2007. Ike’s is known for it’s unique sandwich offerings that have equally unique names like “Menage a Trois” and [Name of the Girl I’m Dating]. I first reviewed Ike’s iced tea in 2016. At this…
Category: Restaurant Reviews
Iced Tea Rating Revisions
A colleague of mine recently brought to my attention an issue she had with one of my restaurant iced tea ratings, and I think she has a valid point. The review she had issue with is my four tea bag rating for Habit Burger Grill‘s iced tea, but the same critique can be applied to…
Improved Iced Tea at Pieology
Prior to 2018 I was very down on the iced tea served at Pieology. The tea was Gold Peak brand pre-made tea which I describe in detail here. However since then Pieology has switched to what I am 90% sure is Gold Peak brand fresh brewed iced tea (the brand of tea will be verified…
Why I love Chipotle . . .and their iced tea
I have long been a huge fan of Chipotle’s iced tea. I contacted them by email a few years back to find out the details of what brand of iced tea they serve. I was impressed with how quickly their customer service responded. According to that email, they brew S&D coffee brand’s “regular black iced…
Mixing Flavors
I’ve noticed a problem with restaurants who offer several different flavors of fresh brewed iced tea. The restaurants I visit most frequently that fall into this category are Habit Burger and Rubio’s Coastal Grill, but I have also more recently noticed the problem and Panera. The problem arises when the taste from one of the…
Iced Tea at San Francisco’s AT&T Park
A few years back there were basically no options for unsweetened black iced tea at AT&T park. The thing that closest resembled tea was Snapple which they had at most concession stands on the field level. When going to a Giant’s game, I usually resorted to getting a Pure Leaf or another brand bottled tea…
Cafe Rio Iced Tea Review
Cafe Rio serves good tasting fresh brewed China Mist iced tea, which is also served at Chronic Tacos. This is a very good tasting iced tea. I did notice a slight fruity flavor in the “traditional black tea”, which more than likely comes from using the same brewing machine for the other flavored teas. Nevertheless,…
My Starbucks refill revelation
I had long heard rumor of being able to get free refills of coffee and iced tea with a Starbucks gold card, but until a recent trip to Disneyland I had not had the chance to test this rumor for myself. I bought an iced tea in the Downtown Disney Starbucks location nearest to the…
Corner Bakery Cafe Iced Tea Review
Corner Bakery Cafe is a restaurant that is new to my area but has close to 200 locations throughout the United States. It’s menu is very similar to Panera Bread, which appears to be it’s most direct competition. Corner Bakery serves Mighty Leaf brand iced tea, which is a good tasting fresh brewed iced tea…
Chronic Tacos Iced Tea Review
Chronic Tacos is a Chipotle style Mexican food restaurant that started in Southern California and seems to be expanding on the west part of the United States. As of 2017 they have about 35 locations. Chronic Tacos serves fresh brewed China Mist brand iced tea. This is a very good tasting iced tea when brewed…
Changes at Panera
Not too long ago I was very high on Panera’s iced tea. They were close to, if not my number one choice for fast food iced tea. The only way I could describe their tea is that it has a strong, unique but pleasant flavor, that I really enjoyed. The taste was also very consistent…
Top 5 Fast Food Iced Teas (2017 update)
Here is my top 5 list for iced teas from national fast food restaurants (click on each logo for a more detailed review): First PlaceIt might be a stretch calling In-N-Out a national fast food chain, but they do have great, fresh brewed iced tea which is also very cheap. I pity the East Coasters…
Iced Tea Lover 