Argo Tea Taking Over the Windy City
While walking to work this morning, I was greeted with a glorious vision. A new Argo Tea location is now open in my office building! Just yesterday, I was searching for some place other than Starbucks or Caribou Coffee to get my tea. Today, I have an entire store dedicated to tea located right in my building.
Argo Tea is an up and coming urban cafe in Chicago, seeking to be like Starbucks for tea drinkers. There are now 7 locations spread throughout the city and Evanston. The tea is loose leaf and imported from all over the world. An exhaustive internet search came up short on whether Argo Tea serves fair trade and/or organic teas. I have sent them an email and will provide an update when I receive a response.
Putting the fair trade/organic question aside, Argo Tea provides a wide range of teas including my favorite: white tea. Today’s cup was a mix of white and peach ginger. By combining a fruity herbal tea with a white tea, I get the benefits of white tea’s antioxidants and the taste of sweet fruit. I highly recommend this combination.