Chinese Lions, Drums Welcome New Pekoe Tea Bar To Fairfax Boulevard

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Colorful Chinese lions and loud drumming provided by Chua Martial Arts helped celebrate the grand opening Saturday of the new Pekoe Tea Bar in the City of Fairfax.

Originating in the San Francisco Bay area, Pekoe has four boba tea bars in California and at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

"Our specialty or niche is the ambiance we create," Angela Vo told Patch on Saturday. She and her husband own the six tea bars. "We create a more lounge plus atmosphere, so that families of all ages can come together. You don't have to through the club and deal with alcohol and the drama."

Located at 9717 Fairfax Blvd., Pekoe is open from 10 a.m. to 12 midnight, seven days a week. Vo said that the tea bar does close one day a year, when she and her husband take their employees out for a holiday dinner.

With all of the construction, permitting and inspections, it took about a year for the Fairfax City tea bar to open, according Vo.

"We just drove by and we just felt it," Vo said, when ask why she and her husband chose the location of their Fairfax City tea bar. "We just liked this area right here. We love the traffic. We just love the exposure."