The sun finally came out today, and 
a bunch of us 'busties' (a very secret Ops society) decided to duck out of work and enjoy a few dumplings and tea from Radiance Tea House on 55th street. We went as a group once before, and were dying to get back. Radiance is an Asian tea house that also serves light and healthy food, and various desserts. Our server (or perhaps he is one of the owners?) was the same as last time, and even remembered most of our names! We were very impressed. We ordered teas, and I got the 'house tea of the day' which was smoky oolong. I'm not a huge fan of smoky teas, but I was in the mood for a bold flavor. The tea was actually not very smoky at all, and almost sweet. It was very pleasant, even though it was not as described (I apologize for the blurry photos, I was using my cell phone). I ordered the same dumpling combination as last time- chicken and veggie (you can choose from chicken, veggie, and pork). The dumpling wrappers are very light and delicate, and the flavors subtle yet satisfying. 
One disappointment was that the dumplings I had last time had copious amounts of dill, which is a very nostalgic taste for me, one that I love. 
Neither type of dumpling had dill this time, which makes me wonder if either they accidentally gave me some pork dumplings the first time, or if they change the recipe based on what is available. Either way, I still enjoyed my lunch. It is served along with edamame and a small salad, fine accompaniments. For dessert most of us ordered mochi, which are not made on-site, but are still delicious. I'm a big fan of mochi! I ordered green tea, taro, red bean, strawberry, and blueberry mochi. I only had room to eat one, so Mark will be getting a mochi gift later today! 
Overall the service was a little bit slow (our sweet waiter apologized a few times), and the prices are high for lunch, but the food is tasty, the tea selection is great, and it's a very comfortable spot to have a relaxing lunch. We will definitely be back!! on the walk back to the office, P and I were playing with the word mochi. We came up with a name for an Asian/Mexican restaurant, Mucho Mochi. where you can have the mucho mochi nachos. and if you are male and added a chocolaty coffee you could have mucho mochi macho mocha nachos. Needless to say we were a little bit loopy after all of the caffeine.
a bunch of us 'busties' (a very secret Ops society) decided to duck out of work and enjoy a few dumplings and tea from Radiance Tea House on 55th street. We went as a group once before, and were dying to get back. Radiance is an Asian tea house that also serves light and healthy food, and various desserts. Our server (or perhaps he is one of the owners?) was the same as last time, and even remembered most of our names! We were very impressed. We ordered teas, and I got the 'house tea of the day' which was smoky oolong. I'm not a huge fan of smoky teas, but I was in the mood for a bold flavor. The tea was actually not very smoky at all, and almost sweet. It was very pleasant, even though it was not as described (I apologize for the blurry photos, I was using my cell phone). I ordered the same dumpling combination as last time- chicken and veggie (you can choose from chicken, veggie, and pork). The dumpling wrappers are very light and delicate, and the flavors subtle yet satisfying. 
One disappointment was that the dumplings I had last time had copious amounts of dill, which is a very nostalgic taste for me, one that I love. 
Neither type of dumpling had dill this time, which makes me wonder if either they accidentally gave me some pork dumplings the first time, or if they change the recipe based on what is available. Either way, I still enjoyed my lunch. It is served along with edamame and a small salad, fine accompaniments. For dessert most of us ordered mochi, which are not made on-site, but are still delicious. I'm a big fan of mochi! I ordered green tea, taro, red bean, strawberry, and blueberry mochi. I only had room to eat one, so Mark will be getting a mochi gift later today! 
Overall the service was a little bit slow (our sweet waiter apologized a few times), and the prices are high for lunch, but the food is tasty, the tea selection is great, and it's a very comfortable spot to have a relaxing lunch. We will definitely be back!! on the walk back to the office, P and I were playing with the word mochi. We came up with a name for an Asian/Mexican restaurant, Mucho Mochi. where you can have the mucho mochi nachos. and if you are male and added a chocolaty coffee you could have mucho mochi macho mocha nachos. Needless to say we were a little bit loopy after all of the caffeine.
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Great post. Just wanted to pop in and say hi being that two friends and I often work at the Radiance Tea House. Maybe you've seen us there? (probably the only three guys in there who are all working on their laptops). We've actually developed a site for tea enthusiasts http://www.steepster.com you should check it out. We'd love to hear what you think at feedback@steepster.com. Hope to see you sometime at Radiance, feel free to come over and say hi.
Jason
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