Do your local Chinese restaurants charge for a pot of tea?

When we lived in New England, and now in Colorado, the waitstaff
brings a free pot of tea after taking your order even if you don't ask
for it, and it's usually quite a nice tea.

We were quite surprised on my first trip to California, back in the 70s
when things were cheap, to ask for tea along with our other drinks, and
find a $2 charge on the bill for it. I think it was in L.A. We ate a
lot of Chinese and Japanese that trip because it was such a nice change
from New England's bland Cantonese style.

What's customary where you live?

gloria p