Where's the best sweet tea?
Apr 21, 2007 | 10:28 pm
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Where's the best sweet tea?
I couldn't find a thread on this by searching, but if there is one, please point me to it!
Anyway, when I lived in Champaign, IL, my roommate there, who was from RIC, got me hooked on sweet tea. Mmm...sweet sugar...mmm. I haven't found much good sweet tea at restaurants, so I was curious if anyone else has. My favorite has been the sweet tea at Don Murray's Seafood & BBQ in Raleigh, NC, but again, that's with a limited sample size. Where else?
Anyway, when I lived in Champaign, IL, my roommate there, who was from RIC, got me hooked on sweet tea. Mmm...sweet sugar...mmm. I haven't found much good sweet tea at restaurants, so I was curious if anyone else has. My favorite has been the sweet tea at Don Murray's Seafood & BBQ in Raleigh, NC, but again, that's with a limited sample size. Where else?
Apr 21, 2007 | 11:10 pm
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Daisy May's BBQ in NYC has excellent sweet tea, served in glass mason jars. The restaurant is on 11th Avenue and 46th Street, but during the warmer months, they have street carts around the city.
Here's the full menu:
http://www.daisymaysbbq.com/menus.html
Here's the full menu:
http://www.daisymaysbbq.com/menus.html
Apr 22, 2007 | 7:58 am
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I like the sweet tea from McAlisters Deli in the Carolinas (and maybe other places too). Mostly because their tea is not too sweet, but still gets the point across.
Apr 22, 2007 | 8:32 am
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Another store to try is Teavana. It's a chain of stores (like Starbucks but much better) that sells over 100 kinds of tea.
http://www.teavana.com/shop.axd/Default
I'm sure if you find a store in your neighborhood and ask about sweet teas they'll direct you to some nice ones.
There is a Flyertalker whose daughter works in a Teavana and introduced me to some very nice teas. Sometimes I want something more than just Pepsi
http://www.teavana.com/shop.axd/Default
I'm sure if you find a store in your neighborhood and ask about sweet teas they'll direct you to some nice ones.
There is a Flyertalker whose daughter works in a Teavana and introduced me to some very nice teas. Sometimes I want something more than just Pepsi
Apr 23, 2007 | 12:18 pm
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I like the sweet tea from McAlisters Deli in the Carolinas (and maybe other places too). Mostly because their tea is not too sweet, but still gets the point across.
, but I'd vote for McAlister's as well. Plus it's an enormous serving with a sturdy plastic cup, so it travels well on the way back to the office or wherever.
Jul 21, 2007 | 11:00 am
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Jul 21, 2007 | 11:02 am
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Believe it or not, the best sweet tea I ever had was about 2 years ago in Knoxville, Tn at a Taco Bell "by the mall". We were on vacation; the girl who made it really pushed it and told me she makes excellent sweet tea. So I tried it and it was undoubtedly the best sweet tea!
Other notables: the pub in Beau Rivage (pre Katrina) Casino in Biloxi and McAllisters (Memphis and Winona, Ms (?? somewhere up there))
Other notables: the pub in Beau Rivage (pre Katrina) Casino in Biloxi and McAllisters (Memphis and Winona, Ms (?? somewhere up there))
