Argo Tea, River North, Chicago
Argo Tea just opened a store in the Merchandise Mart last month. I’ve never been to any of their stores because I don’t really enjoy tea at all. Mayyybe some chrysanthemum tea with dim sum, but that’s about it. I know people have said that Argo is really a great place, but I just was never interested. Dallas drinks tea like crazy, mostly iced and flavors of iced tea. I’ve tried it many times and just can’t get into it. And I know people go crazy for that chai latte that Starbucks has, but bleh. Not for me.
Merchandise Mart is my train stop and when I exited the building yesterday morning there was a guy handing out free samples. I don’t know why I took one, when he was clearly with Argo Tea, but I did. I had the pumpkin chai and it was delicious.
In August Dallas’ brother Jordan and his girlfriend Liz stayed with us. As an unnecessary, but appreciated, way of saying “thank you” they gave us a little gift bag of fun foodstuffs. Part of the gift was two containers of different chai teas from Trader Joe’s. Now that it’s getting chilly and I found a tea I like at Argo, I’m actually excited to try them!
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1 Annie // Oct 10, 2008 at 9:39 am
I am the General Manager at this Argo Tea location. I just wanted to write to say how awesome it is that you wrote something about Argo on your blog. We get really excited when people find a drink that brings them coming back to Argo Tea. We’ve only been open at this location for 1 month so we get estatic when someone new gets excited.
Before I came to Argo, I hated tea. Once I started trying the products we offered, I realized how great tea was. Most of our items don’t even taste like tea, which is great for people who say they hate tea. But they’re also getting all the great benefits that tea offers to your body!
If you ever want to try samples of anything else, don’t hesitate to ask. We love making sure people are walking away from our cafe satisified.
Thanks for being excited about our Pumpkin Chai!! We look forward to seeing you soon.
2 Jessica // Oct 10, 2008 at 9:55 am
I LOVE the lipstick market … great touch!
3 Jessica // Oct 10, 2008 at 9:55 am
mean.. lipstick mark
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