April 6 to 9 ran 12% off everything. April 10 to 12 ran storewide buy-one-get-one-free, with a free New Jersey–exclusive fridge magnet for the first 300 customers each day and a lucky draw with 1,100 chances daily for prizes including free drinks for a year. April 13 to 19 ran buy-two-get-a-magnet and buy-four-get-a-Modern-Molly-straw-cup. The grand opening at Festival Plaza in Edison was one of the most aggressively promoted Molly Tea launches in North America — and the central Jersey customer base showed up for it.
The store is now past launch week, but the Uber Eats rating has held at a remarkable 5.0 across the first 14 ratings, and the store has settled into the Festival Plaza ecosystem alongside HEYTEA in the same plaza. The interesting part is what happens next, which is where this page becomes useful.
Where it sits inside Festival Plaza
Molly Tea (Edison NJ) 1777 Lincoln Highway, Unit 102, Edison, NJ 08817 (908) 887-6811
The store sits in Festival Plaza on Lincoln Highway (Route 27), a strip that draws steady traffic from the surrounding Indian-American, Chinese-American, and Rutgers University communities. The plaza is built around drive-up convenience rather than walkability, and parking is the easiest part of visiting — surface lot, regular turnover, plenty of capacity even during weekend afternoons.
The most useful local context for first-time visitors:
HEYTEA is in the same plaza. This is unusual and useful. Two mainland-Chinese tea brands in one strip mall means you can directly compare them in a single trip. HEYTEA leans cold-and-fruit-led; Molly Tea leans floral-and-warm. The block effectively functions as a Chinese-mainland-tea tasting flight.
Rutgers University is roughly a 10-minute drive west on Route 27. The student population shapes the Tuesday-through-Thursday afternoon traffic at Edison, similar to how De Anza shapes the Cupertino store’s rhythm.
Edison’s role in Middlesex County. This area is the densest South Asian and East Asian suburb in New Jersey. Oak Tree Road’s Indian-American corridor is fifteen minutes away, the Chinese-American clusters of Iselin and Avenel are within twenty. The cross-community appeal is real and unusual — most US Molly Tea stores anchor to a single demographic; Edison serves multiple.
Hours and how the store moved past grand opening
Hours per the Uber Eats and Yelp listings, both verified in this session:
Sunday — 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM Monday – Thursday — 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM Friday – Saturday — 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
The weekend and Sunday late-close (11 PM) gives Edison slightly longer hours than the Bay Area Molly Teas, which all close at 10 PM uniformly. If you’re trying to time a visit around the campus or after-dinner traffic, the late Sunday close is genuinely useful.
Soft opening ran April 6–9, 2026, with 12% off storewide and pre-sale bundle redemptions (Jasmine Milk Tea + Molly Tea bag for $13.99, limited to 300; White Champaca Milk Tea + pink mug for $16.99, limited to 80). The grand opening on April 10–12, 2026 ran storewide BOGO with the first-300 fridge magnet and 1,100-chances-per-day lucky draws. The post-launch promo window (April 13–19) extended the magnet and straw-cup giveaways. The Yelp listing shows 39 photos and 12 reviews as of mid-April — extremely fresh.
The Uber Eats listing currently carries a 5.0-star average across 14 ratings, the highest first-month rating of any US Molly Tea opening. The early reviews specifically call out the floral milk tea quality and the in-store experience.
What people are ordering at Edison so far
The Uber Eats popularity ranking pulled live today shows a different opening pattern than the older US stores. Three drinks dominate:
#1 Premium Jasmine Milk Tea — $7.99. The signature build, the most-liked drink, and the right first-order for anyone new to the brand. Order at 30% sugar to actually taste the jasmine come through.
#2 Premium Jasmine Apple Milk Tea — $7.99. Apple juice carried through the jasmine green tea base. The fact that this drink ranks #2 at a freshly opened store says something — most US stores see this drink settle into the top three only after the first few months. Edison customers are picking it up immediately.
#3 Snowy Jasmine — $8.99. The photogenic version with jasmine whipped cream and crushed pecans. Worth ordering once.
Beyond the top three, the menu carries a useful detail: Edison runs both the Gardenia line (Gardenia Milk Tea $7.59, Gardenia Oolong Milk Tea $7.79, Snowy Gardenia $8.79, brewed Gardenia Tea $5.59) and the standard floral lineup. That makes Edison one of the few US stores actively listing the full gardenia category alongside jasmine and white champaca.
Edison price list (verified today on Uber Eats)
Fresh Milk Tea — Premium Jasmine Milk Tea $7.99, Osmanthus Milk Tea $7.79, White Champaca Milk Tea $7.99, White Champaca Oolong Milk Tea $7.99, Gardenia Milk Tea $7.59, Gardenia Oolong Milk Tea $7.79, Peach Oolong Milk Tea $7.59, Tongmu Lapsang Milk Tea $7.99, Premium Jasmine Apple Milk Tea $7.99.
Matcha — Matcha Jasmine Salted Cheese $8.49, Matcha White Champaca Salted Cheese $8.49, Premium Jasmine Matcha $7.99, White Champaca Matcha $7.99.
Floral Signature — Tongmu Lapsang Salted Cheese Milk Tea $8.99 (the highest-priced milk tea on the menu; same drink runs $7.99 on Chowbus pickup at Las Vegas).
Snowy Whipped Cream (all contain pecans) — Snowy Jasmine $8.99, Snowy Gardenia $8.79, Snowy Peach Oolong $8.79.
Brewed Tea & Coconut Builds — Premium Jasmine Tea $5.59 (dairy-free), Gardenia Tea $5.59 (dairy-free), Pistachio Jasmine Coconut $8.99, Pistachio White Champaca Coconut $8.99.
Merchandise — Molly Tea Pink Ceramic Cup $19.99.
Source: Molly Tea Edison Uber Eats listing, pulled today.
The pricing matches the broader Uber Eats pattern across US stores — slightly higher than the Chowbus pickup pricing visible at Boston, Las Vegas, and Cupertino. If you’re picking up in person rather than ordering delivery, the in-store kiosk pricing tends to track closer to the Chowbus numbers. For broader category context and how Edison’s lineup compares against the rest of the brand’s catalog, our drink reference covers the full menu.
Frequently asked questions about Molly Tea Edison
Is Molly Tea Edison really in the same plaza as HEYTEA?
Yes. Both stores sit inside Festival Plaza at 1777 Lincoln Highway. You can walk between them in under two minutes. The proximity is genuinely useful for anyone wanting to compare the two leading mainland-Chinese tea brands side by side.
Is parking actually easy at the Edison store?
Yes. Festival Plaza has surface parking with high turnover. Unlike the older Molly Tea locations in Flushing (street-only) or Sunnyvale (tiny shared lot), Edison has plenty of capacity even during weekend peak.
How close is Molly Tea Edison to Rutgers University?
Roughly 10 minutes by car west on Route 27 to the New Brunswick / College Avenue campus. Walkable from the closest dorms in good weather but most Rutgers students drive over rather than walking.
Does the Edison store still have grand opening promotions?
The launch week BOGO and fridge magnet offers ran from April 6 to 19, 2026. Those specific promotions have closed, but the store typically rotates new promos every few weeks. The Molly Tea Edison Instagram and TikTok (@mollyteaedison) post current offers.
Is Edison the only Molly Tea in New Jersey?
Yes, currently. Edison is the first and only New Jersey Molly Tea store. Plans for additional Garden State locations have been discussed in the brand’s franchise communications but no specific second site has been announced.