Cha House Cary

Cha House is a Taiwanese tea house and restaurant on Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. Lulu, whose given name is Ya Wen, grew up in Taipei and spent much of her childhood in her parents’ restaurant in the Xinyi District.

The room is light and calm, and people who go tend to mention how welcoming the owner and her staff are. Tea sits at the center of the menu, with food and a catering side built out around it. It is the kind of place people settle into for a while.

What to know

• Tea is sourced only from farms the owners know and trust.
• The boba is made in house from brown sugar.
• Drinks are built with fresh fruit and fruit puree.
• Catering is available for occasions of any size.
• In 2016, with her husband Andy and their children beside her, Lulu decided to act on a childhood dream.