Ruths Garden Tea Room

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Ruths Garden Tea Room is a tea house in El Paso, Illinois. It is listed at 98 Cherry St, El Paso, IL 61738, which places it among the local businesses of El Paso that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as cafe, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

Tea in the United States covers everything from a traditional Chinese or Japanese tea house to a Southern sweet-tea counter, and the fastest-growing segment is bubble tea: Taiwanese-style milk teas and fruit teas with tapioca pearls, sold by chains and independents alike with adjustable sugar and ice levels. Tea rooms serving afternoon tea with scones and sandwiches usually require a reservation, while boba shops, juice bars and smoothie shops are walk-in and quick. Kava and kombucha bars are a newer category, and loose-leaf tea stores sell blends, teaware and gifts, often with a tasting counter. Prices for a drink run similar to coffee-shop prices, with premium teas and cold-pressed juices at the high end.

Hours are published for 4 days a week. The most common schedule is 11 am–3 pm. It is closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (309) 527-7200. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, ruthsgardentearoomandchapel.com.

Customers rate it 4.9 out of 5 on Google across 22 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded tea houses & tea rooms in El Paso.

El Paso is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and El Paso follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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