Seventh Tea Bar to close South Coast location, may relocate
Portola Coffee Lab, the operator of Seventh Tea Bar in Costa Mesa, CA, announced plans to close the location by year's end. Seventh Tea Bar, which serves loose leaf tea and a variety of sweet and savory snacks, did not attract the expected number of shoppers and failed to turn a profit since opening in January 2013. This despite its prime location and a $15,000 state-of-the-art Steampunk tea brewing machine. However, Portola Coffee Lab has not given up on the brand and plans to relocate the tea operation to Orange County or Los Angeles to target more discerning consumers.