Tea Garden in San Francisco

Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco, California)
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, is a popular feature of Golden Gate Park, originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. For more than 20 years San Francisco Parks Trusts' Park Guides have given free tours to San Francisco Parks trust members,[1] providing context and history for this historic Japanese-style garden.The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, this complex of many paths, ponds and a teahouse features native Japanese and Chinese plants. The gardens 5 acres (2.0 ha) contain many sculptures and bridgesJapanese Tea Garden is another great place to visit when you're in Golden Gate Park.The only drawback that I would complain about is that it is too small and on days it can seem like it's crowded.

Tea Garden
A few hears ago, when a co-worker told me there was boba just a block away from work, all hell broke loose and I ran over here.  But when I tasted the pearls and tea, it was just okay.  Nothing special and I never went back.  But just recently, I overheard a different new co-worker rave over their boba milk tea.  I was convinced that they had a new and improved recipe!  So, on one of those warm sunny San Francisco days,If Tea Garden were a baby, you would need to drown it at birth.  Coagulated, greasy Spicy Pork Rice Plate to-go, featuring one solid piece of meat and no knife?  Check.  Cliantro coming out my ear holes?  Check.  Bok choy older than Vernon Wells?  Check and check.  Stand up for your right to choose and choose ANY place but Tea Garden.

Fortune cookies and the Tea Garden
The first evidence of fortune cookies in the United States is in connection with this tea garden.City Tours in Darwin The descendants of Makoto Hagiwara lay claim to introducing the fortune cookie to the United States from Japan. Visitors to the garden were served fortune cookies made by a San Francisco bakery, Benkyodo

Japanese Tea Garden: Things to Do
Although a beautiful place to enjoy dining alfresco, it is not allowed to picnic anywhere in any of the areas. However, there is a dining area available to visitors to purchase meals, snacks, and enjoy one of their specialty teas. Among the koi pond, there are plenty of beautiful floral displays for tourists and locals to experience and enjoy.

Little slice of Japan Gardens in San Francisco”
Visited here as my wife wanted to see the Japanese Gardens and take tea in the cafe. Very nice gardens and real sense of the Orient. My wife loved the planting and Japanese garden design. Can definitely recommend if this is your thing.

Quite a rip-off, I'm afraid”
This is a tiny garden, fairly well-tended, but not really "Japanese" in the way it looked - some of the pagoda architecture looked Chinese. Given that they charge $7 per entry for adults, I expected much more. One can walk around the whole gardens in about 15 minutes.