A donut experience! I am no donut lover. Too often the icing is too ponderous, the donut itself to sweet. I do, however, like mochi. So this donut shop was a 50/50 proposition for me. My daughter, however, is a dedicated donut fan and a mochi fan. So when we were at the Silver Star Mall on other business, she spied LaMochi and really wanted to check it out.
We walked into the sparse, but very clean, environment, and checked out the sample donuts in the display case.
We looked them over and settled on four: churro; black sesame; hazelnut; and creme brulee. We ordered and expected them to just appear, like any donut place. But no! Not LaMochi! They fry them right to order, as you are waiting. Wow. I have only had that happen when my Mom makes them. We were the only customers in LaMochi, so maybe it is different if it gets busy.
There is nowhere to eat in there, but we brought our freshly fried and topped donuts home and tried them there. Overall, delicious. Nice crispy exterior and a soft, almost sweet-bread like interior. So the donut itself checked out for me - not too sweet or cakey. My daughter at first found them too "bread-like", similar to milk bread, but they grew on her when she considered the toppings.
I am not an icing person, but this icing was so good! The black sesame was probably our favourite, with the hazelnut close behind. The Churro was good, but my daughter said that she wouldn't go out of her way to get it, when we could get churros closer to home. The Creme Brulee had the custardy presence of a creme brulee, but lacked the characteristic crispy topping. To get that, they'd have to torch it.
Anyway, these are very distinctive looking, good tasting, and I would pick up some more if I was in the area. In any case, the best donut that I have had in a long time. LaMochi donuts are definitely up my street, next to my Mom's donuts! read more