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Hanaichi Mochi

4.5 (15 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago
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Zara A.

Best and FRESHEST mochi I have ever had. Pillowy and stretchy texture and authentic subtlety sweet flavors. All flavors are delicious you can't go wrong. Worth a try and the lemon bar was a fun twist! Catch them at the farmers market!

Matcha from RUMA and the most delicious, fresh strawberry mochi!
Kristina M.

Sooo Fresh!! Soo delicious!! The girls working there are always very friendly and make the experience even better!

Strawberry daifuku
Grace S.

I first found hanaichi at the tustin farmer's Market on a Saturday! The tent was well decorated and clean. Ana kindly offered my husband and me samples and took the time to thoroughly explain the mochi to us. After our initial purchase, we have been able to place multiple orders for our events and family members throughout the past several months. They have also been releasing new flavors which have been consistently delicious! Currently they have the dubai chewy cookie (두쫀쿠), which has been trending all over korea and tiktok, in mochi form. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for unique desserts to share with family, friends, or coworkers at any event, small or large!

Matcha/Sakura/Original
Stella W.

bought their mochi from the Tustin farmers market! I ate all 3 mochi in less than 3 minutes. perfect consistency. they truly take their time making and presenting the mochi, you can taste the care. They even dusted off the flour so it's not too floury. FOOD: - Sakura w/ strawberry & white bean inside: my favorite flavor. sweet and the perfect amount of white bean. the flavors combined weren't overpowering at all. very subtle flavors. The strawberry was free because I bought 3 mochis. - matcha w either red bean/or matcha inside (couldn't tell): I enjoyed the richness of this mochi. definitely the most flavorful mochi I got. - original daifuku & red bean inside: another subtle mochi flavor. if you don't like red bean, then do not get this because it was very red bean forward. SERVICE: very nice and helpful!! I enjoyed my experience choosing which mochi I wanted, and they even had preset samples. AMBIANCE: the Tustin farmers market was really small. not that busy. pretty calm. there were two people infront of me when I arrived to the mochi stand

Sakura mochi with strawberry
Kaylie C.

I've been craving "good quality" mochi lately, so I just casually looked up on yelp without any expectation and found this place. I'm so so glad that I gave it a try!!! Such a gem in OC. I suppose they are a small local store that comes to farmers markets and have some pickups scheduled at the sharing kitchen - but the quality is just the top notch. My favorite was the Daifuku with strawberry. The mochi is super soft and tender, perfectly chewy inside, and it goes so well with fruits. The anko inside daifuku has perfect sweetness - not too sweet! Highly recommended!!! Also the owners were super friendly with my confusing order too.

3 pack for $11.50 Daifuku (original with red bean filling), matcha with strawberry, daifuku
Sharlene R.

Hanaichi has to be one of my top mochi spots and I grew up on mochi! I'm admittedly super critical of mochi, but this is in my top 3 (won't say which LA area one it beat out, but yes its that good). Because it's handmade, the mochi is very soft but still has the slight chew so it's not just stretchy. Because they brush off excess flour, you're not getting yourself all messy. They do well with their ratio of red bean so that both components have the chance to shine. My partner kinda hates red bean but they actually didn't mind this one. Hanaichi makes their paste very smooth so you're never biting into a full bean. I told the worker how we actually liked the red bean and he said its a whole 12 hour process to make it! I typically go for the original daifuku (which has the red bean), but their hojicha (my partner's choice) is really good as well. They also have matcha and black sesame, and actually do the black sesame justice by making it not too sweet and not too strong, nor do they add chocolate which I feel like a lot of other dessert shops do to sweeten and hide the sesame. He also said the plan to come out with a sakura (cherry blossom) flavor which I'm excited for. Adding a strawberry or grape to your mochi brings in a fresh, juicy-ness which pairs very well. They take card but also have a cash discount. Since they're fresh and don't have preservatives, I'm not sure how long they last. I try to eat them by the next day. I know other handmade mochi places say not to refrigerate mochi and eat within a certain amount of days, so I'm pretty sure that'll be the case of Hanaichi's. Otherwise, I'd order a full catering set if I could LOL I've visited their stand in Brea farmer's market (near the Brea Mall) the past couple weeks and just could not resist their mochi, but they are also just a great local family business. It's run by a couple, Ken (the husband) is usually out at the stand. You could tell that he really cares for their product as he takes the time to individually brush off excess mochiko flour off each piece and cut a slit to place a piece of fruit on top of your mochi after you order to carefully pack them. He actually dropped the strawberry he initially picked up back into the container on accident and picked a new one (A+ attention to detail). All the while he's making conversation. He even remembered us after our first visit. Hard not to like the guy lol They're at Irvine Regional Park Farmer's Market on Tuesdays, Brea Farmer's Market on Thursdays, pick up only in Costa Mesa on Fridays, and Tustin Old Town Farmer's Market on Saturdays. I tried looking them up on yelp, facebook, and instagram and could only find their website and tiktok so I figured it was time they had at least a yelp review! Highly recommend!!!

Shannon Z.

Hunted this mochi place down at the farmers market, and it was sooo yummy!!! They gave us some samples to try. We ordered a 10 box set. Our favorite flavors were the black sesame, sakura, and original. The mochi texture was super chewy and bouncy and fillings were so delicious!! The matcha one was a bit faint in terms of matcha flavor. This would make for a great gift as it's also packaged really cutely :)

Jin L.

I just tried the mochis yesterday at the Tustin night farmers market and they were excellent. They use sweet strawberry for the daifuku and make their own fillings. The black sesame filled mochi was incredible. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Thank you!

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Does your mochi and an beans have any nuts or exposed to nuts. Any allergy ingredients?

The only nut/seed related ingredient would be the black sesame seeds in our black sesame mochi. Our current items on the menu are vegan friendly and gluten free as well but it is subject to change as we roll out new seasonal flavors. Thank you for… 

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