Lotus Tea Bar & Studio

So the only reason I came here is because I got wind of a craft show they were hosting and got pretty excited. When I walked up to the building I was trying to read through all of the papers they had taped to the window to see if they had any information. I didn’t see any but then again I didn’t read everything there was either because a random man walked in and said encouraging, «oh just come inside». So I did. I didn’t see any signs of there being a raft show going on so I thought I might have missed it, or came on the wrong day. I wasn’t greeted right away, but the lady behind the counter did seem a to be in the middle of something so I grabbed a menu and took a look. While I was looking someone else came after me and I heard the lady behind the counter ask them if they were there for the «vender blender», cute name, and she told them it was in the back. I looked up and asked where exactly, and she told me it was in the studio. Just follow the hall to the back. I was relieved I didn’t miss it… until I went back there. There honestly wasn’t anything for me there. The one type of craft I was really into was paper craft and the offerings were… well they looked like someone sweat shopped out their third grade class to make a few «Christmas cards» that weren’t even cards, but rather post cards. I guess they count, just not to me. I did like the wood work/​pen work one other vender did, but that’s a special occasion type of gift, so I just grabbed his business card for later.
After that whole experience, I went back to the counter to give a go to some of their offerings. For wanting to be a healthy type place, the sandwiches didn’t seem to thrilling or healthy. Since I was hungry I was really disappointing that nothing was appetizing.
They did have a pretty good selection of loose leaf teas and the lady behind the counter seemed to know what she was talking about. For the most part anyways. She asked what I liked the most, and I told her and she had a few good suggestions but didn’t have any in stock. I suppose this may be because they carry a small amount of stock at a time so every thing is as fresh as possible. (That’s me being optimistic.) She did introduce me to a green rooibios though and it smelled fantastic. I ordered it and when she prepared it for me asked, «you don’t take anythin in your tea do you», rather than something more suiting someone who would actually want people to come back question such as, «is there anything you take in your tea?» I get the whole, enjoy tea for what it is concept, but damn, just the way she asked made me feel like I wasn’t the type of customer she was looking for. And just to put this out there. I know tea. I LOVE tea. I usually spend a couple hundred dollars on tea annually. And I usually have to mail order my tea or drive an hour or more, so to find this place WAS really exciting at first.
Side story, I wanted to order chai, but before I did I wanted to know if they normally burn their milk first or not. I personally like my milk a little burnt because it changes the flavor. Not only do they not brew Chai in a traditional manner, but they don’t even brew it with milk, they brew it with water then add flavored creamers. That’s just weird to me. I used to work for an Indian man, and would go to their house all of the time to hang out with his lonely house wife. She got a friend I got awesome tea. Adding creamer isn’t how she made it. Just saying.
Honestly, this place is a great concept, just poorly executed. I used to go to yoga at least once a week so I look forward to seeing how that goes, maybe they’ll earn more stars.

Excellent yoga instructors!!! And I mean excellent, I’ve been to other studios and these guys (I mean the 2 co owners) really teach you how to breathe and proper form. They have classes almost everyday and sometimes have tai chi and zumba. Tea bar is also fun to hang out. They also serve sandwiches. Really nice owners, you feel like family.