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Mark your calendar, Wednesday, November 6th, we will be launching the first batch of the new seasonal tea cocktail and new dishes for the season. 🍁With creative direction by , we create a new menu that is focused on the flavors of various tea. Come find out more and taste them yourself. Can’t wait to hear more from you all. See you soon! 😌

It is almost time to say good bye to our currently seasonal tea cocktails. 🍹 This weekend marks the last weekend we serve the current Steep After Dark menu. Come grab one or all the amusing tea cocktails on the menu before they are gone.

See you soon at Steep! 🙌

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Join us THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 at fundraiser for our dear friend Shirley Chung, who is battling stage 4 tongue cancer. With food from friends of Shirley like .8sushi plus restaurants and special guests including .

Beverages from . Music from .

This is also Industry Only’s two-year anniversary party and Andy’s birthday party, but please don’t bring pot-luck food or presents. Just buy a ticket (required for entry) to help Shirley with her treatments and medical bills. *Please note there are no tax benefits for your ticket purchase; this money goes directly to Shirley.

Koala Milk 无尾熊熊奶, an alcoholic black sesame milk tea using Steep’s dianhong 滇紅black tea that is currently served on our Steep After Dark menu. The perfect tea cocktail when the temperature drops. ☕️
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Using one of our favorite Japanese Shochu: SG Kome. An incredible rice-based Shochu from the up and coming SG brand that was brewed very slowly at a low temperature to create fruity flavours of ripe pineapple, freshly cut apple and gentle orange peel. It’s a complex and well-balanced expression that has smooth and silky mouthfeel. SG owns some of the world’s best bars in Tokyo. We nitro infuse the Shochu with Roasted Black Sesame Seeds. The second liquor we use is Skyy Vodka. It is clean, crisp aroma with a hint of grain sweetness. The body is medium, and the palate is very clean with some slightly nutty flavors. We infuse the vodka with dianhong black tea from China.
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Come try our current Steep After Dark menu before we roll out the new menu in November. 🍁

This weekend, for Heart of LA community event, we’ve partnered with to celebrate the release of their upcoming kids and family movie, Spellbound. Stop by our shop today to grab this limited edition Heart of LA x Spellbound map, collectable cards from the film and a complimentary gift (while supplies last).

See you soon!

map design by .fox

Tea plays a big influence in both Chinese and Japanese culture and it was introduced to Japan from China in the 8th century by Buddhist monks. The early tea drinking virtual in both countries were milling the tea leaves to powder and add water. On Sunday, October 20th, Steep will bring you the experience of tea milling with a master of stone craftsman from Kyoto, Japan and our beloved friend 🤩. We will explore the history of tea milling in China to matcha milling in Japan. The participants will have a chance to try matcha milling yourself! 🍵
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In this tea workshop, we will explore the history of tea milling and how it evolved into a cornerstone of Japanese tea culture. To pair with the teas, we will have tea pastries to complete your experience. RSVP today on our website. The seats are limited. Secure yours before the event is sold out! 🫖

Steep Skewer Night happens tonight with a special menu item from - Black Pep-puer Steak Sando.

We will also have 3 skewers along with the sando!

New menu will be upon us soon, so before the Ceviche for good, you should stop by and give a try.

Our Chinese inspired ceviche is made with sushi-grade yellowtail and scallop drizzled with chrysanthemums vinaigrette for a floral, refreshing flavor that pairs perfectly with a drink like the Desert Flower.

Come try it before it’s gone!

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Time to reveal our exclusive Steep menu for this Saturday! 🔥 We will have black pepper steak sandwich with a pu’er black pepper sauce. Pu’er black pepper sauce was a great hit and used in one of our previous Steep menus. This Saturday, we will be bringing it back in a form of sandwich! 🥪 The other bomb item will be Taiwanese sausage hotdog with fried tea leaves and teanuts! Tea nuts have been an all time favorite, and we have them with the boon boon noodles. The crunchiness of the tea nuts will add another layer of texture to the sweetness of the Taiwanese sausage. 🌭
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Pair the protein with either a cold brew green tea or a tea mocktail! Wait, we are not done with the all tea centric menu yet. To complete the list, we will have a black tea tiramisu to satisfy your sweet tooth! 🤩
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Come visit us at Family Style Festival this Saturday and enjoy all the above ☝️ ! See you in two days! 🥳

Just celebrated the five year milestone of Steep the past weekend. 🎊 Thank you for all that came to share the joyful moment with us. Our five year anniversary merch are still available in store and online. The design not only represents the various elements you can find at Steep, but also a reflection of the rebranding we did for this year. Thanks to who worked with us with reforming the imagine of Steep while keeping who we are and what we present. Grab a shirt or a tote, and let’s create more memories for the next five years. 🛍️

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Along with Steep’s 5th birthday celebration this week, we are also celebrating Mid Autumn Festival, a major celebration for many Asian cultures. A time to reunite and share some laughs with your love ones, a time to enjoy some mooncakes with your favorite Steep tea 🫖🥮. Starting today, we are serving one of the most refined handmade mooncakes from our friend . We have all four flavors available, red bean, lotus, jujube, and black sesame. All made fresh locally in LA. You could enjoy one or all four with a pot of tea during the day or a glass of tea cocktail at night. 😋
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They are currently available in Steep and online. Join us for a joyful and festive week at Steep. We will see you soon! 🥳

IT IS OUR 5th BIRTHDAY WEEK! 🎉🥳🎂 We prepare a series of activities at Steep to celebrate our fifth anniversary since we opened the door on Friday, September 13, 2019. It was Friday the thirteen and it falled on Moon Festival on the same day. What a perfect day to open Steep, both Sam and Lydia agreed to choose that day to be the big day of Steep. Five years later, September 13th also will fall on a Friday and it will again be the Moon Festival weekend. It is not merely a coincidence, but a true remembrance to how we have grown from a small tea room to where we are right now. 🍵
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On September 13, we will begin the celebration to have a birthday party during Steep After Dark with music, drinks and food. It will be an interactive DJ Competition along with special curated baijiu cocktails using and prizes sponsored by .audio . All the customers have a chance to vote for their top 3 djs of the night while enjoying some tea cocktails, skewers and your other favorite SAD dishes. 🎶🥂🍢

On Saturday, September 14th, all customers will receive a free anniversary T-shirt or tote on any purchases over $50 through out the day and night. 🎁

On Sunday, September 15th, Sam and Lydia will be going back to the roots of Steep by hosting two sold-out tea workshops to share their tea knowledge to the attendees. 🫖
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Don’t forget we will also be celebrating Moon Festival this week, one of the biggest festivals for Asian cultures. You can grab one or all the flavors of mooncakes from to pair with your favorite Steep tea. 🥮 Furthermore, will be popping up at Steep with small fall themed flower bouquets on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. 💐 Tea, mooncake, and flower, simply all you would need for Moon Festival celebration. 🌝
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Five years have gone by in a blink of an eye. With tears and laughs, please join us for this significant milestone this coming weekend! 💜

Monthly Skewer Night happens in about 10 min. Stop by after work or with friends and get some super yummy skewers to go with our cocktails.

For our 5 Year Anniversary DJ Competition, our neighbor, .audio has graciously provided a grand prize for the winner - a TMA-2 DJ.

Anyone who is selected to perform will also get a $20 gift card to Steep. Sign up is still ongoing and we will be announcing the line up soon!

Signup Link is in the bio.

We are currently closed for a private event. Will resume to regular business hours tomorrow and the rest of the week. See you soon! 🍵🍹

Five years is a big milestone for Steep since day one we opened in 2019. In a blink of eye, five years have passed, and we have outgrown what we had begun. We still remember the time when we tasted and picked out the teas that we serve at Steep. We still remember the enthusiasm and excitement when we decided our first tea menu for Steep. As the last event of the five-year celebration, Sam and Lydia will be going back to the root of Steep, we taste tea and share the passion about tea again. 🍵
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On Sunday, September 15, Sam and Lydia will separately host a tea tasting with our customers. Sam will be sharing three exclusive oolongs from Taiwan, and Lydia will be sharing three white tea from China. Let’s talk about tea, drink tea, and share your tea stories. RSVP is currently available on steepla.com. Seats are limited, please grab one before it’s gone. 🫖

Steep is proud to celebrate their 5th anniversary with our own 3Style competition.

Similar to RedBull’s flagship competition series, each DJ will be given a chance to impress the crowd with a live set that includes mixing at least 3 different genres of music (no EDM!).

We are looking for 8 DJ’s to compete, and we will have sign up forms available in the link in our bio. Good luck, and can’t wait to see you there!

Winners WILL get prizes. May the best win.

Starting Friday, 8/30 we will be hosting a monthly Jam Session at Steep’s Courtyard. For the first jam, we will be featuring

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We cannot wait to show you all these amazing music and we hope you stop by and enjoy a drink or two.

We have a private event on Friday 8/16 from 11am to 5pm. We will reopen for Steep After Dark! Sorry for the inconvenience!!

2024 is a year of changing for Steep. From renovation to rebranding, we are truly in the era of Steep 2.0. Our loose leaf tea is also getting rebranded to go along with our space and other products. Thanks again to to design for us the whole campaign for our new look, nature meets modern space. 🍵
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Steep’s 5 year anniversary is approaching in September, we will be launching a series of celebrations to say thank you to all of you for your continuous support and encouragement. First of all, starting today, all the loose leaf tea will be 20% off with the promo code “looseleaf20”. The tea promotion is available both online and in-store for all loose leaf tea from now until September 15th. 🍃 Time to stock up your favorite Steep tea!

NEW SEASONAL DESSERT 🧁 a new cheesecake made by , inspired by the all time favorite Taiwanese pineapple pastry 鳳梨酥. First, slowly cook fresh pineapple into a chunky jam to condense that tropical flavor, the sweet and tangy notes harmoniously blends in with the cheese batter. Topped with a sweet crusty part of pineapple bun for that signature Taiwanese bread/pastry flavor. This cheesecake should remind you of the classic crumbly sweet goodness. Doubling that “Bolo菠蘿” in one go, pineapple is also called 旺來 aka continuous fortune? So maybe it’ll become your lucky slice🍍
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It is a perfect dessert to go with a pot of traditional tea or an icy cold tea in a summery day. It can also be the ideal dessert to end your night at Steep after sipping some tea cocktails. Available starting tomorrow at Steep during the day and night. 😋

It is the first week of the month, that means skewers on Wednesday! 🍢🍡 Sizzling hot skewers with an icy cold brew tea or tea cocktail, what can be better than these to enjoy in a summer evening. See you in two nights! 🔥🍹🍻

NEW TEA ALERT 🍵 Starting tomorrow, Oriental Beauty Oolong 東方美人 will be added to the Steep’s curated tea collection. Oriental Beauty is one of the most well-known oolong tea from Taiwan. The bright and amber color tea soup is just like the sunset on the surface of a lake. It is sweet like honeysuckle and smooth with a lingering bitterness at the end note. This particular Oriental Beauty is farm grown in low altitudes (about 400 and under) in New Taipei, a hilly area near by the city, which has a lot of bugs and results in the tea becoming bug bitten. The sweetness is from the bug bite, so yes this tea is not vegan. 🌱
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Another interesting fact about this oolong is that its leaves are not rolled compared to other taiwanese oolong teas. Name originates from when the tea was brought over to England and when presented to the queen, she called the tea “oriental beauty” after tasting it. It is heavily oxidized, and often mistaken for black tea. ☕️
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Come sip a pot of this oolong and explore its beauty yourself. It is available for tea ceremonies and loose leaf tea.