There's not many places that specialize in Matcha so I decided to try this place while I was in the area. I ordered the maiko special with matcha soft serve. For some reason there was mix soft serve in the middle of the item which had me confused since I had requested all matcha. The soft serve itself was not good quality. It was powdery and I could see the pieces of matcha in it which makes me think this is not mixed well. The soft serve here was also very icy which I did not like. Soft serve was not dispersed well throughout this item either. There was so many toppings at the bottom half but no soft serve so it was just jelly and red bean to eat. It was not good so I threw away the rest.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
eddie kantayos
Great matcha soft serve. I love
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
R T
Been wanting to try this cute little cafè since I’m a fan of all things matcha flavored. Photos and reviews of the place seemed enticing. Visited around 9PM after dinner at one of the other restaurants in the plaza. There was a long line but the wait time after ordering wasn’t bad at all. We received our order in less than 5 mins.There was not much room inside the cafè to chill or “dine in” but there were a few tables and chairs outside of the café that are shared with other surrounding establishments nearby.My husband and I tried the Matcha with Matcha Soft serve Float and Hojicha with a Vanilla + Matcha Swirl soft serve Float.They gave us a generous portion of the soft serve. The Matcha soft serve and Float were perfect. Nice rich matcha flavor.The Vanilla+Matcha swirl was nice and sweet, which is what I would recommend for those who may not be used to the deep earthy strong matcha flavor since it was a nice sweet balance with the vanilla. However the Hojicha was very watered down so I didn’t really appreciate the flavor at all. Perhaps it can be attributed to the large amount of ice that they put into the cup for the “float” effect. Would probably only come back for the soft serve rather than the drink versions. A friend of ours tried the hot matcha version (not pictured) but she said it tasted more earthy like grass as compared to the iced matcha.
For all things matcha, come to this place. The variety and diversity alone of matcha-flavored things is impressive: ice creams, hot drinks, cold drinks, frappés, floats, lattes, shaved ice, etc. It's all things matcha for matcha enthusiasts. The green-themed logo and inside are great too and the decor is fantastic. I had the soft serve mixed (half vanilla, and the other half... you guessed it, MATCHA!) in a cone and it was substantial. Highly-recommended shop!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vinz Solano
Matcha flavour so strong, I couldn’t sleep at night. so good!
John lender
Walked in about 6:30pm asked the girl about the poster for rice, couldn’t give her business give me a grumpy look telling us go to next
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mei Mei
Caffeine pickup
Fernando Leanos
Amazing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jun Li
I usually don't like matcha, but this place has a really tasty one. Nice, strong flavor without it being too bitter. A bit expensive, but it was delicious so I can't complain too much. The waffle cone was also yummy!
Would recommend this place to a friend!Their matcha and houjicha has always been high quality, which fits well with their quality brand/product presentation. Their ice cream (the matcha/vanilla pictured above) was just a *bit* icy (meaning a little watery), and could benefit from some added creaminess. However, it's a refreshing treat and not overly sweet, either.The iced houjicha latte was refreshing as well, and had a good sweetness level (so not too sweet). Personally, I do think the drink could benefit from a little more added houjicha for a stronger flavor.As for the matcha latte float pictured above, I didn't get to personally try it, but I have in the past, and from what I remember, it was good!Other than that, their marketing, menu, and overall store feel is solid.Thanks for the yummy treats Maiko!
Amazing place. Just left here. Went to get something Christmas night. There was like 20 people in line at like 9:30p (when I counted) and more kept coming lol. The poor girl was by herself, but she handled it all. Was really impressed. She was calm and efficient. And the drink was really good. Got the hot Matcha Latte. I usually go to DTLA for my matcha needs, but I'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Savannah M.
I am a huge matcha lover! This place is amazing! So many different types of matcha drinks and desserts. I ordered a Matcha cream frap and a matcha soft serve icecream cone. I rate them both a 10/10. If you enjoy a rich. sweet matcha taste. It was delicious! The lady running the store was so sweet and very fast for being the only worker there. I also enjoyed how modern looking the place was and had very cute japanese decorations.
Erin M.
Yikes. I should've paid more attention to the reviews. I had high expectations for this place, but it didn't live up to the high Yelp rating in terms of quality and price. I ordered a matcha latte, and although the matcha latte was dark green in color- it didn't taste like good quality matcha at all. The drink was also really grainy, and I couldn't taste the tea- it tasted a bit diluted, despite being very dark in color. The reason for the two-stars is for their milk quality. I'm not sure if they used expired milk on my drink or just low quality milk, but my matcha latte had a slightly sour aftertaste (similar to almost-spoiled milk). I was going to tough it out and drink it because I paid $7 for this matcha latte, but after drinking 1/4 of my drink, I just threw it away because it was too gross to handle. My friend ordered a lemon matcha drink and all we could taste was the lemon. The matcha was very diluted. I'm sure the soft serve is really good. Just don't get the drinks.The workers were nice and service was quick. It was just the product that wasn't good. After getting disappointed by Junbi and now this place, I think I can conclude that LA and OC have better matcha. SGV ain't it
Jessica You
When we first came in, we took a good 2-3 min to look at the menu so we didn’t mind that no one was at the front…until we were ready to order. Thankfully they have a bell.The matcha ice cream tastes soo yummy and they give you a good amount!Their decorations are cute and there are a lot of flavors to choose from.I would come back :0)
Taste great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There's not many places that specialize in Matcha so I decided to try this place while I was in the area. I ordered the maiko special with matcha soft serve. For some reason there was mix soft serve in the middle of the item which had me confused since I had requested all matcha. The soft serve itself was not good quality. It was powdery and I could see the pieces of matcha in it which makes me think this is not mixed well. The soft serve here was also very icy which I did not like. Soft serve was not dispersed well throughout this item either. There was so many toppings at the bottom half but no soft serve so it was just jelly and red bean to eat. It was not good so I threw away the rest.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great matcha soft serve. I love
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been wanting to try this cute little cafè since I’m a fan of all things matcha flavored. Photos and reviews of the place seemed enticing. Visited around 9PM after dinner at one of the other restaurants in the plaza. There was a long line but the wait time after ordering wasn’t bad at all. We received our order in less than 5 mins.There was not much room inside the cafè to chill or “dine in” but there were a few tables and chairs outside of the café that are shared with other surrounding establishments nearby.My husband and I tried the Matcha with Matcha Soft serve Float and Hojicha with a Vanilla + Matcha Swirl soft serve Float.They gave us a generous portion of the soft serve. The Matcha soft serve and Float were perfect. Nice rich matcha flavor.The Vanilla+Matcha swirl was nice and sweet, which is what I would recommend for those who may not be used to the deep earthy strong matcha flavor since it was a nice sweet balance with the vanilla. However the Hojicha was very watered down so I didn’t really appreciate the flavor at all. Perhaps it can be attributed to the large amount of ice that they put into the cup for the “float” effect. Would probably only come back for the soft serve rather than the drink versions. A friend of ours tried the hot matcha version (not pictured) but she said it tasted more earthy like grass as compared to the iced matcha.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Matcha Soft-Serve Ice Cream, Float
For all things matcha, come to this place. The variety and diversity alone of matcha-flavored things is impressive: ice creams, hot drinks, cold drinks, frappés, floats, lattes, shaved ice, etc. It's all things matcha for matcha enthusiasts. The green-themed logo and inside are great too and the decor is fantastic. I had the soft serve mixed (half vanilla, and the other half... you guessed it, MATCHA!) in a cone and it was substantial. Highly-recommended shop!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matcha flavour so strong, I couldn’t sleep at night. so good!
Walked in about 6:30pm asked the girl about the poster for rice, couldn’t give her business give me a grumpy look telling us go to next
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Caffeine pickup
Amazing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I usually don't like matcha, but this place has a really tasty one. Nice, strong flavor without it being too bitter. A bit expensive, but it was delicious so I can't complain too much. The waffle cone was also yummy!
Food: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Would recommend this place to a friend!Their matcha and houjicha has always been high quality, which fits well with their quality brand/product presentation. Their ice cream (the matcha/vanilla pictured above) was just a *bit* icy (meaning a little watery), and could benefit from some added creaminess. However, it's a refreshing treat and not overly sweet, either.The iced houjicha latte was refreshing as well, and had a good sweetness level (so not too sweet). Personally, I do think the drink could benefit from a little more added houjicha for a stronger flavor.As for the matcha latte float pictured above, I didn't get to personally try it, but I have in the past, and from what I remember, it was good!Other than that, their marketing, menu, and overall store feel is solid.Thanks for the yummy treats Maiko!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Matcha Soft-Serve Ice Cream, Matcha Latte Float, Latte Float, Float, Soft Serve Ice Cream
Amazing place. Just left here. Went to get something Christmas night. There was like 20 people in line at like 9:30p (when I counted) and more kept coming lol. The poor girl was by herself, but she handled it all. Was really impressed. She was calm and efficient. And the drink was really good. Got the hot Matcha Latte. I usually go to DTLA for my matcha needs, but I'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am a huge matcha lover! This place is amazing! So many different types of matcha drinks and desserts. I ordered a Matcha cream frap and a matcha soft serve icecream cone. I rate them both a 10/10. If you enjoy a rich. sweet matcha taste. It was delicious! The lady running the store was so sweet and very fast for being the only worker there. I also enjoyed how modern looking the place was and had very cute japanese decorations.
Yikes. I should've paid more attention to the reviews. I had high expectations for this place, but it didn't live up to the high Yelp rating in terms of quality and price. I ordered a matcha latte, and although the matcha latte was dark green in color- it didn't taste like good quality matcha at all. The drink was also really grainy, and I couldn't taste the tea- it tasted a bit diluted, despite being very dark in color. The reason for the two-stars is for their milk quality. I'm not sure if they used expired milk on my drink or just low quality milk, but my matcha latte had a slightly sour aftertaste (similar to almost-spoiled milk). I was going to tough it out and drink it because I paid $7 for this matcha latte, but after drinking 1/4 of my drink, I just threw it away because it was too gross to handle. My friend ordered a lemon matcha drink and all we could taste was the lemon. The matcha was very diluted. I'm sure the soft serve is really good. Just don't get the drinks.The workers were nice and service was quick. It was just the product that wasn't good. After getting disappointed by Junbi and now this place, I think I can conclude that LA and OC have better matcha. SGV ain't it
When we first came in, we took a good 2-3 min to look at the menu so we didn’t mind that no one was at the front…until we were ready to order. Thankfully they have a bell.The matcha ice cream tastes soo yummy and they give you a good amount!Their decorations are cute and there are a lot of flavors to choose from.I would come back :0)