So glad I got to stop by with my parents today. My mom loves to eat red bean mochi/ manju ever since I was a kid. She was excited to get them. They were very fresh, not too sweet, the mochi was nice and chewy. They are close Monday through Wednesday. Will definitely be going back!
Doriee L.
My husband and I decided to come by to grab some manjus this past Saturday before we leave the Bay Area. We got there around 1030AM and there was a line. The line does move fast so don't be discouraged. There is no indoor seating -- in fact, you can't go inside. You order at the window and they call your name when it is ready. I decided to go for an 8pc tray and I got two pieces of strawberry chi chi dango, two pieces of milk chi chi dango, two pieces of kinako, one peanut butter, and one butter mochi. I also got a 4pc variety for my friend back home. Their manjus were so soft! I loved the texture! The chi chi dango have very light flavors and wasn't too sweet. The kinako was on the sweeter side and was probably my least favorite. The peanut butter one was really good too but I think our favorite was the butter mochi! The butter mochi is only available on Friday-Sunday. Definitely good quality manjus. The price is on the higher end. It was $20 for 8 pieces and $10 for 4 pieces. But if I was in the area again, I wouldn't mind coming back for more!
Sunshinethu ..
This is a tiny little mochi shop in the heart of Japan town. There is always a line, but it moves fast, and you get your order very quickly. Parking is not easy, so my wife usually drops me off, and by the time she's around the block, once I've got our order and I jump into the car, and we take off. Butter mochi and peanut butter are our favorites, but we sometimes try their revolving specials of the day.
A.C.
Always great to visit. It's cool that their chichi dango flavors are changing each week, so you can keep trying different flavors. I personally like the melona chichi dango the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chichidango
Kaya Stanford
Everything is so yummy! Not too sweet and flavors are perfectly balanced. Went on a Friday around 10:15am and only one person was in line ahead of us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katrina C.
I happened to park right in front of Shuei-Do Manju Shop on a Sunday morning around 11am. The line didn't look too long, so my dog and I joined the quick ordering line. The staff member taking my order was friendly and efficient. I took my dog around for a quick walk to relieve himself while waiting. When we came back after 5 minutes, a different employee mentioned that we were called a while ago. I got 4 pieces including a butter mochi, strawberry mochi with no filling, wafer with red bean, and a pink mochi filled with sweet lima beans. Everything tasted so fresh, and I appreciated the soft texture. The wafer with adzuki beans and the pink mochi with the lima beans to be the most sweet out of the 4. The butter mochi was my favorite.
Lily M.
Best mochi ever. So fresh and always delicious and delightful in every bite. Just wish it was open every day of the week.
Piper McNulty
I lived in Japan in the 70s and got spoiled! It’s becoming harder and harder to find traditional Japanese mochi here. This place makes the best in the entire San Francisco Bay area. If you want momiji, be sure to keep track on their website and order ahead!! they only sell it for a very short time in spring.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
F85 ///M
Been having their mochi and manju's forever. Some of the best mochis you can get in the mainland. I mean, even HI don't have mochis this good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chi Chi Dango Peanut Butter Butter Mochi, Panda Cookies, Shortbread, Cake, Chichidango, Wafer Cookie, Peanut Butter Manju, Monju, Peatür Purler Butter Mochi, Manju Box 10, Brown Kinako Manju, Assorted Mochi
Bruce S.
Shuei-Do is simply the best place to get manju/mochi!Everything is handmade and very delicious! If you like manju/mochi, this is the place to go. You can look on Facebook to see what they have to offer.
Best butter mochi on the mainland. The other types I prefer to wait until I can go to Sakura Mochi in Torrance (the owner actually used to work for Shuei-do, so props to them for being such good teachers that the studen surpassed the master - except for not having butter mochi).
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chi Chi Dango Peanut Butter Butter Mochi, Peanut Butter Manju
hetalshah24
While ive had mochi before, I understand that manju is slightly different and I'd never had one before visiting this store. Overall it's a 3.5 stars for me. It's certainly better than the grocery store mochi with red bean paste. I liked the rice flour ones better than cake ones. The green tea one did not really taste of green tea. Ive gone to this place once before and they were all sold out at that time, so if you want to sample, make sure to call ahead and place an order.
My Coby
Love the peanut flavor
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
R. A
The best! Pre-Order during the holidays to avoid the headaches of a long line!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derek Truong
There is always a line here but if I can get to the window in 30 minutes or less I'm pretty happy. Delicious buttered mochi. Service is always quick and attentive, they didn't have shirts in my size so I got a sticker instead. This place is a gem with in the gem that is j town. If you're in the area it is worth checking out.
So glad I got to stop by with my parents today. My mom loves to eat red bean mochi/ manju ever since I was a kid. She was excited to get them. They were very fresh, not too sweet, the mochi was nice and chewy. They are close Monday through Wednesday. Will definitely be going back!
My husband and I decided to come by to grab some manjus this past Saturday before we leave the Bay Area. We got there around 1030AM and there was a line. The line does move fast so don't be discouraged. There is no indoor seating -- in fact, you can't go inside. You order at the window and they call your name when it is ready. I decided to go for an 8pc tray and I got two pieces of strawberry chi chi dango, two pieces of milk chi chi dango, two pieces of kinako, one peanut butter, and one butter mochi. I also got a 4pc variety for my friend back home. Their manjus were so soft! I loved the texture! The chi chi dango have very light flavors and wasn't too sweet. The kinako was on the sweeter side and was probably my least favorite. The peanut butter one was really good too but I think our favorite was the butter mochi! The butter mochi is only available on Friday-Sunday. Definitely good quality manjus. The price is on the higher end. It was $20 for 8 pieces and $10 for 4 pieces. But if I was in the area again, I wouldn't mind coming back for more!
This is a tiny little mochi shop in the heart of Japan town. There is always a line, but it moves fast, and you get your order very quickly. Parking is not easy, so my wife usually drops me off, and by the time she's around the block, once I've got our order and I jump into the car, and we take off. Butter mochi and peanut butter are our favorites, but we sometimes try their revolving specials of the day.
Always great to visit. It's cool that their chichi dango flavors are changing each week, so you can keep trying different flavors. I personally like the melona chichi dango the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chichidango
Everything is so yummy! Not too sweet and flavors are perfectly balanced. Went on a Friday around 10:15am and only one person was in line ahead of us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I happened to park right in front of Shuei-Do Manju Shop on a Sunday morning around 11am. The line didn't look too long, so my dog and I joined the quick ordering line. The staff member taking my order was friendly and efficient. I took my dog around for a quick walk to relieve himself while waiting. When we came back after 5 minutes, a different employee mentioned that we were called a while ago. I got 4 pieces including a butter mochi, strawberry mochi with no filling, wafer with red bean, and a pink mochi filled with sweet lima beans. Everything tasted so fresh, and I appreciated the soft texture. The wafer with adzuki beans and the pink mochi with the lima beans to be the most sweet out of the 4. The butter mochi was my favorite.
Best mochi ever. So fresh and always delicious and delightful in every bite. Just wish it was open every day of the week.
I lived in Japan in the 70s and got spoiled! It’s becoming harder and harder to find traditional Japanese mochi here. This place makes the best in the entire San Francisco Bay area. If you want momiji, be sure to keep track on their website and order ahead!! they only sell it for a very short time in spring.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been having their mochi and manju's forever. Some of the best mochis you can get in the mainland. I mean, even HI don't have mochis this good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chi Chi Dango Peanut Butter Butter Mochi, Panda Cookies, Shortbread, Cake, Chichidango, Wafer Cookie, Peanut Butter Manju, Monju, Peatür Purler Butter Mochi, Manju Box 10, Brown Kinako Manju, Assorted Mochi
Shuei-Do is simply the best place to get manju/mochi!Everything is handmade and very delicious! If you like manju/mochi, this is the place to go. You can look on Facebook to see what they have to offer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best butter mochi on the mainland. The other types I prefer to wait until I can go to Sakura Mochi in Torrance (the owner actually used to work for Shuei-do, so props to them for being such good teachers that the studen surpassed the master - except for not having butter mochi).
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chi Chi Dango Peanut Butter Butter Mochi, Peanut Butter Manju
While ive had mochi before, I understand that manju is slightly different and I'd never had one before visiting this store. Overall it's a 3.5 stars for me. It's certainly better than the grocery store mochi with red bean paste. I liked the rice flour ones better than cake ones. The green tea one did not really taste of green tea. Ive gone to this place once before and they were all sold out at that time, so if you want to sample, make sure to call ahead and place an order.
Love the peanut flavor
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
The best! Pre-Order during the holidays to avoid the headaches of a long line!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There is always a line here but if I can get to the window in 30 minutes or less I'm pretty happy. Delicious buttered mochi. Service is always quick and attentive, they didn't have shirts in my size so I got a sticker instead. This place is a gem with in the gem that is j town. If you're in the area it is worth checking out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5