Zen Zoo

While living and traveling throughout Asia, Zen Zoo founders J. Alfred

Ritter and Linda Yu, discovered the teahouse. They found it was a place

where they could relax in the midst of chaos, enjoy the company of others,

and just belong. After returning to Los Angeles, Alfred and Linda searched

for an environment similar to that found in the teahouses of Asia, but

nothing could compare.

Zen Zoo Tea sprang from a desire to recreate that harmonious environment for

their friends here in America. With Zen Zoo Tea, Alfred and Linda captured

the spirit of the traditional Asian teahouse, offering a warm, welcoming

atmosphere to soothe the spirit and sensational teas to nourish and delight

the body.

In 1998, Zen Zoo Tea opened in Brentwood serving a variety of tasty Asian

dishes as well as the delicious Bubble Teas with Boba (Black Pearls) for

which they have now become famous. At the time such teas were only

available in Asian neighborhoods, making Zen Zoo Tea - a teahouse devoted to

a modern Taiwan-style drink and traditional Asian food in a non-Asian market - a truly unique endeavor.

Adding to Zen Zoo Tea's distinctiveness, Alfred and Linda developed their

own recipes and created a tea drink concept patterned on East Asian

Astrology. Today, they remain ahead of the curve by offering a range of

drinks with premium tea blends and by using ingredients made exclusively for

Zen Zoo Tea. They also offer a wide selection of tea-related merchandise

and other unique products.