ChaCha Tea Spot

My brother and I over-ordered. We had actually ordered from 2 other places and decided to get even more food from here! We ordered a taro smoothie for my niece, porridge either pork and preserved eggs, and the hot and sour chewy glass noodle soup.We ended up taking the porridge and hot and sour noodles to go. These 2 dishes hit the spot in satisfying our late night craving! I love ginger, so I appreciate the thinly sliced ginger strips in the porridge. The e porridge was nicely flavored, tasted like something my dad would make (he's an excellent cook!).The hot and sour noodles were really flavorful! I loved the chewy noodles and the broth. My only negative feedback was it that it was really greasy (from the chili oil). We would definitely come back and order these 2 food items again! My niece thought the boba was just ok. The taro was artificially flavored.The lady who runs the restaurant is super sweet and really nice. My brother makes it a point to always order something from her even though he's ordering from the other restaurants, so we didn't deviate from his routine. I'm so glad that I got to try the food here! I will definitely be back! This restaurant is located inside the 99 Ranch Market food court, on Balboa Avenue. Come check it out! You order at the counter and there's a clean and spacious area to sit and eat your food, or you can take it to go.

Searched for a bubble tea place and was hungry for dim sum food -- just arrived in La Jolla and did a Yelp! Search. Decided to try this food court as it was highly rated and when we drove over did not know it was inside an 99 Ranch Market and nearby Target. We were so excited because we're from the east coast and only just got a 99 Ranch about 20 minutes away we haven't yet visited.The service was excellent - friendly and quick. Enjoyed our roast pork buns and dumplings and teas!

I still really like this place. The lady who usually is at the cash register is really nice and has been understanding and kind every time. Recently she prepared a tofu and eggplant dish for me in a claypot. Yes, a claypot. It was sooo wonderfully piping hot and perfect for rainy weather.I look forward to finding more delicious items to try.

They have a new menu with even more items! They serve restaurant quality food in a food court. Dinner for 3 is reasonably priced. We ordered 2 orders of xlb, orange peel chicken, pan fried pork and veggies dumplings and Mongolian beef. All the meat entrees came with a good portion of rice. This is one of my favs to go to. Their xlb is good, though the skin is a little thick.

Very yummy. I usually go here when I come to 99 ranch after grocery shopping. Always hit the spot.

Scallion pancake was probably the worst I've ever had. It was soo dense, firm, soaked in oil and had no crispness.The worst part of this meal was finding a dead fruit fly in our chicken congee (porridge). My husband took it back to let them know and they did offer to remake or give a refund which was nice so we got a refund.The shrimp chow fun was the best part of the meal but it was still not good - missing that char hot wok flavor and under seasoned. Very disappointing meal.

Yum! I wanted to try a variety of things so I ordered Mapo Tofu, xiao long bao, pork and vegetable buns, bok choy, lotus chicken sticky rice, tear and eat scallion pancake, and papaya smoothie w/lychee popping boba. The smoothie was *perfect*. Just the right amount of sweetness (which you can customize) and they even gave me a small cup of what was left from the blender!My favorite food item was the pork and vegetable buns. The bun itself was so soft and fresh and the filling was super flavorful. The tear and eat scallion pancake was the perfect texture and flavor. Second favorite item.The bok choy was amazing - seasoned beautifully but maybe a little tiny bit overcooked for my preference. The Xiao long bao were super tasty too - not top-tier but will definitely satisfy when I get a soup dumpling craving! The lotus chicken sticky rice was really good. The lotus leaf added a nice herbal flavor to the dish with the tangy flavor of the rice (due to the small amount of vinegar) and saltiness of the chicken. Also, the staff was super kind and friendly. I usually don't factor that part into my reviews because my focus is the food, but they really made a really kind-hearted impression Overall, really happy

Ordered salted fish and chicken eggplant in clay pot. There was no salted fish at all and the taste of the eggplant was drowned out by the sauce. Portion was small and they charge 50 cents for a to go box on top of the $20 dish which is way over priced for a takeout spot. I would not come here again.

One of the best Chinese restaurant food in San Diego, CA. Dishes are authentic and tasty! It located in the food court at ranch 99 market. But, don't let the look of the place fools you. By far, better than most other Chinese restaurant in town. Parking is easy also!

Had a mango smoothie with mango jelly to share between three people. Really nice floral flavor in the smoothie and the jelly. Jelly was the perfect texture. We kept snatching it from each other. Lol. Delicious! Next time three instead of one.