cha COMMUNITY

Gastronomy: Chinese and Taiwanese boba and food

Specials: Soup Dumplings

Friday October 25th GREEN & GOLD DAY Special: Sparkling Matcha Spritz - made with Richard’s Sparkling Rainwater, Japanese matcha, and a spritz of in-house lemon syrup, apple cider vinegar (ACV). 20% of sales in support of Keep Waco Beautiful!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Cha Community (formerly Waco Cha) was inspired after a season of learning to cook and create community through food and tea. As Asian Americans with Chinese and Taiwanese immigrant backgrounds, we [Devin & Jaja] had difficulties finding the food and drinks we grew up loving in Central Texas. In addition, finding Asian American inclusion and representation was a challenge.

With our passions for authentic Chinese and Taiwanese food and beverages and the values of diversity, community, and courage, we dreamed of a small business in 2017 with a mission of bridging cultures and creating community. We didn’t have a full business plan created at that time, but we had our mission and values in hand alongside boba tea (also know as bubble milk tea) recipes we had tested out in our kitchen. We submitted an application for our boba tea pop-up idea to the Waco Downtown Farmer’s Market. 茶 (chá) - the Chinese word for “tea” - was incorporated both into the name for the business and the original logo.

After over a year of waiting, our boba tea pop-up idea was accepted into the Farmer’s Market and eventually launched on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in a small 10’ by 10’ tent.

Follow them on Instagram: @cha_community | More restaurant information visit here.