Tiger Den Tea House starts with love of boba

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Vanessa Bui traces the genesis of Tiger Den Tea House back to her sister’s love of boba. Well, that and the entrepreneurial streak that runs in her family.

“It started with Michelle’s obsession with boba,” Bui told Colorado Community Media.

Her sister, Michelle Jankowski, is a fan of the chewy tapioca balls and the tea-based drinks they come in. Before the sisters decided to open their own shop, Jankowski regularly picked up a round of the colorful, cold beverages for herself and family members.

Now, eight months after pulling permits and bringing in an architect to redesign the former PDQ Print & Copy shop in Highlands Ranch, Bui and Jankowski have opened Tiger Den. e 1,500-squarefoot beverage shop serves milk teas, fruit teas, smoothies, and alcohol-free mojitos with toppings like brown sugar boba and mango jelly. e tea parlor’s March 19