Established in June 2009, specialTEA Lounge & Café was the first of it's kind in Miami-Dade County. Serving over 60 premium fresh loose leaf teas and tisanes; black teas, oolong teas, green teas, white teas, rooibos, honeybush, mate, herbal and fruit tisanes. Miami-Dade's only café serving only certified Organic, Fair Trade™, shade grown, locally roasted coffee. Also serving frappés made with organic, fair-trade coffee, blended crème milkshakes, fruit smoothies, bottled craft sodas, hand-crafted Italian & French sodas, homemade pastries (including vegan & gluten-free choices), desserts and an array of delicious made to order panini, salads and wraps. At specialTEA Lounge & Café, we are extremely consicious of our impact on the environment. Since opening our doors, we have enjoyed teaching our customers about sustainability, organic products and being earth-friendly. We use local and organic ingredients and materials whenever possible. We shop for our groceries in our biodeisel-powdered vehicle, and are always seeking other environmentally responsible vendors. We use only eco-friendly disposables including fully renewable and compostable corn cups, lids, salad containers and utensils, bagasse plates and take out boxes, recycled paper sandwich wrappers made with a soy-based wax as well as toilet tissue, napkins and paper made of elemental chlorine-free, 100% post-consumer-recycled content. We use eco-friendly biodegradable soaps and cleaning products. We recycle absolutely everything that is recyclable! During construction and all subsequent renovations, we used low voc paints, reclaimed wood and screws to build our counters, reclaimed railroad ties for our barstool wall, bamboo fiber pillows for our couches, bamboo countertops and tabletops as well as bamboo and cork wall paneling.