Jason Lenhart

Yesterday, after sipping my favorite Moroccan Mint tea at my favorite tea bar; Kristen (one of the owners) set me aside to break the news… Remedy Tea Bar is closing. My heart sank. I love this place and cannot believe it will be closing. Where will I go to get quality product like what the two owners served (with a smile every time)? I guess there are always the larger stores – but Remedy was such a great local Center-City establishment. Within trendy tin-metal cans, Remedy always had a fresh selection of teas. For roughly four years, I would routinely find myself in deep thought selecting which tea to sip. Like Calgon – this establishment as well as the tea had powers to ‘take me away’ from the bad of my day.

I have nothing but fond memories of going to Remedy as a way to get thoughts in order, work on grad homework, and in general just work. Many of my best ideas have originated from Remedy and I believe this is due to the great atmosphere the owners encouraged. It was a very relaxing environment, with great snacks, awesome tea, free wifi, and most importantly always played the best music.

Overall, I believe this to be upsetting as this is the first time in my life where an establishment I recommend and regularly enjoy is closing. The good news is that the website will remain open for visitors to purchase tea. However, it still does not make up for the loss of the bar.

Kristen and Courtney - thank you for supporting my caffeine habit over the years. I wish nothing but the best for the both of you in your future endeavors.