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    Cheesetella

    3.3 (283 reviews)
    Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Matcha drinks and coco cloud coffee
    Morgan W.

    Very kind and welcoming staff, lots of delicious drink and cheesecake options, and cute store! The coco cloud coco was delicious and almost tasted like an almond joy! The matcha wasn't the best quality unfortunately, definitely on the grassier and slightly grainy side, but most of them have a cream top added which helps to elevate the drink. Plus I'm super picky about my matcha and the quality so I'm sure the average person wouldn't mind these haha Overall, I had a nice experience and really enjoyed everything I got

    Amy L.

    Was walking around the source and noticed this cheesecake place on the first floor. I saw they had the burnt basque cheese cake and wanted to try it out. I was expecting it to be similar in price as the other cheese cakes at 17 but it was $24. But oh wells. I liked that it was soft and fluffly. I didnt even need to chew too much. It also isnt very cheesy which was probably the best part. I saw the other ones had cheese cheese in it and that wouldve sent me to the toilet. I would probably buy it again but not too often since its pretty pricey.

    Original Castella
    Rose G.

    We came on a Saturday and luckily the line wasn't long at all. We ordered right away. You order thru a small window and their area seemed clean and well kept. We received our order right away. We ordered the original ($12) and cheesecake ($16). Both were super moist and soft. The original was a little plain. Reminded me of a soft version of pound cake. The cheesecake, however, was delicious!

    Patrick N.

    I've seen this shop a few times I've been to this plaza and today I've decided to try it. I was expecting something more like Uncle Testsu and was surprised to see that they only have 3 stars. I decided to bite the bullet and try it out. After reading few reviews, I opted for the creamtella and thank god I did. The Castella itself is soft and fluffy since it is a sponge cake but I can imagine by itself would be not enough flavor and maybe a bit dry. The creamtella alleviates this by shoving a cream between a horizontally cut castella. The cream makes it better but overall, the meal is too heavy for me with not enough flavor. If the cream was milkier, it would've been a different story. Also the sizing is huge! It's practically a cake made for 4-6 people which makes sense since it costs $13. I would've preferred a smaller portion size for cheaper but there were no other option. Needless to say, I would save my calories for something else next time.

    OG Cheesetella
    Tiffany T.

    My friend hyped up this place so we stopped by. It's a small place, grab and go, not really any seating but it's in the Source so it's easy enough to find seating nearby. It was a little pricey, but it's a relatively large loaf so it's understandable. However, it was pretty dry and lacked in flavor. It tasted like it was maybe sitting out for a while. My friend and I were pretty disappointed, she said it was better before. Probably won't come back.

    Original Castella.
    Cindy Z.

    I've eyed this spot for awhile now and finally made it to The Source to try it out. It's a small corner window where you order and pick up right away. I was intrigued by the Castella Cakes, so got one original ($11). The cake itself isn't really big, approximately 8x5inches. It's good for about 2-3 people as a snack. Once I bit into it, I realized how plain the cake was. It's basically a sponge cake --that's it. It was so dry and plain that we immediately went back to get a cup of cream on the side for $2. The cream really helped and it even had a milk flavor to it. Overall, it's pricey for a simple sponge cake. The more popular item is their cheesecake, so that's probably the better choice here. It seems like the same as Uncle Tetsu's, so I didn't bother to try that.

    Strawberry Cheesecake
    Lynn W.

    It was well flavored. Strawberry Cheesecake was too moist. Glad I had tried. Service was good. It's a buy and go window. No seating.

    Cheesecake $14, the consistency isn't very good, prefer Uncle Tetsu
    Niki S.

    Tried their most famous Cheesetella, for me, it's basically a lightly sweetened sponge cake. Over the years I had bought Uber cheesetella for a friend's birthday, it's definitely more photogenic but taste wise, I wasn't impressed. Then one day I was really craving dessert and they happened to have only original cheesetella and cheesecake so I gratefully took the cheesecake. It wasn't bad first few bites, very similar to Uncle Tetsu. However, half way finish the cake, there's an inconsistent texture like it wasn't baked through or didn't mixed well. For now, Cheesetella is a No go to me

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    7 days ago

    Great experience. Amazing service and I loved the fact that it was so soft ! Highly recommend !! The place is small and cute.

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    13 days ago

    This place was amazing, I love their cream tells cake and the Customer service was outstanding.

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    Loved the soft, fluffy, jiggly Japanese style cheesecakes. Not overly sweet. Don't recommend the chocotella, go for the original.

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    6 months ago

    I love the cheesetella. I came here all the time for the original. I would tell my friends and family about this spot

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    4 months ago

    Great cheesecake! Almost tastes like the cake that I got from Taiwan! Will definitely come back again to get more

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    5 months ago

    Highly recommend very good service and excellent customer service clean and easy to find

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    5 months ago

    Love getting castellas from here! Always taste is great and affordable! The packaging is nice as well it's good for gifts!

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    6 months ago

    Delightful and light cheesecake and good service! Always stop by for a cheesecake every time I'm at the source

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    6 months ago

    Always great service! Our family fave is the Cheesetella. Always coming back for this

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    Does price diff. from ordering online and phone? Looking at the menus the its $9 and from yelp o its $12 for pick up ..

    hi. the prices at our shops and on our main website cheesetellaoc.com are the same. if you're purchasing from delivery companies, prices can be different, slightly higher to cover all the additional fees. thank you.

    5/12 does anyone know if they are open? No one is answering.

    Hi we are open until 9pm. Apologize we were busy so we could not answer some phone calls.

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