The Alley Tea - Café - Life

The Alley Tea - Café - Life is an iconic bubble tea store that specializes in Brown Sugar Derrioca Crème brûlée Milk Tea, Milk Tea, Brew Tea, Smoothies, Café, Specialty Tea Drinks, and tasty Desserts. It features a rich and creamy brown sugar milk tea base topped with a torched layer of crème brûlée and chewy tapioca pearls. It is a great place to relax and enjoy drinks in a cozy and inviting atmosphere, and trendy décor. The Alley - Where iconic beverage aesthetics meet delicious taste.

Located at 8240 Preston Rd Ste 177, Plano, TX 75024, The Alley Tea - Café - Life operates as a bubble tea serving Plano in Texas. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Google also lists it under coffee shop, tea house, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

Bubble tea, tea houses, Asian bakeries and dessert shops in this group are usually walk-in, counter-order businesses with a menu board overhead listing sweetness and ice levels you can adjust when ordering. Standard bubble tea customization includes sugar level (0-100%), ice level, and a choice of toppings like boba pearls, pudding or jelly, usually at a small extra charge. Asian bakeries sell items individually with tongs and a tray, cafeteria-style, rather than pre-boxed, and pastries are typically less sweet than Western bakery items. Lines build up quickly after school and in the evening, especially near colleges. Most of these businesses accept cards and mobile pay and skew younger in clientele and atmosphere.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. Typical hours are 11:30 am–9 pm. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. The listed phone number is (469) 200-5217. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, the-alley.us.

Customers rate it 4.4 out of 5 on Google across 269 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded bubble tea in Plano.

Plano is in Texas, in the South, where summers are hot and humid, winters are short, and severe storms in spring are a fact of life; businesses run air conditioning most of the year and many open early to beat the heat. Getting around Plano is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Texas's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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