This is now called " Flora Bakery & Tea". This placed was called "Lucky Sakura" before when it was first opened in 2021-2022. It is located in the Tokyo Central plaza near the Dunkin donut stores. Plenty of parking because it shared with a whole bunch of stores in the strip mall. Regardless of change of owner or the change of name, this place is always known for its mochi with stuffings and cute design. You can always customize your preference or have to custom make for you. The difference is probably they have less variety of food now, just mochi and cakes. Flora Bakery & Tea has been in business for almost a year. The quality of mochi is still great, size is still big and cost is still kind of pricey. You get 3 for $20. The exterior & interior design of this store is pretty with flowers and cherry blossoms ( like a garden ) feeling. It has an area where you can sit outside or inside to chitchat and eat your dessert. They have many kind of options. Different cartoon and different stuffings in there for example, strawberry, green apple, peach, Oreo, mango. Each one has a very good taste to it. Highly recommended for dessert place and there isn't many if any of these kind if store around in LA / Orange county. read more

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Keep seeing their mochi on my social media feed!! My turn to try them out. It was on a beautiful sunny day. Cute little shop in West Covina. Staffs are very helpful and friendly. I got the most well know mochi. JAPANESE PIGGY MOCHI - soft mochi dough skin on the outside and filled with fresh strawberries and cream. So satisfyingly delicious!!!! Next time I am near will definitely try more treats. read more

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Lucky Sakura makes the cutest daifukus that are perfect as gifts to bring to a friend's house or for you to treat yourself. The shop offers an assortment of daifuku flavors that have a thin layer of mochi, cream, and fresh fruit or popping boba. My favorite flavors are lychee popping boba and mango. The daifukus range from $5-$6 each and are on the pricey side. There are prepackaged daifukus in the open refrigerator. It's cheaper to buy the plain daifuku boxes with single flavors (3 for $15). If you get an assortment with specialty decorations, the boxes can range from $18-$20 for 3. read more

Lucky Sakura - Two specialty assortment boxes ($20 each) - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

The place is cute and so are the deserts, they start around 20 dollars, to try for your first time is nice but I wouldn't really go back, it's like cream with boba jelly filling. It's not really for me but I know it is for others my gf absolutely loved it. So it just depends but definitely worth a try read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

Cute mochi in West Covina, California... Searching our Yelp app for dessert after dinner, Lucky Sakura popped up on the top of the list, and I HAD to go. The name of the business is catchy, and the photos of the kawaii pink pigs, tigers, and Pikachu were calling me... Located in South Hills Plaza, we had just finished dinner across the parking lot at Cheers Cafe. It was really convenient to just drive across (in case the rain from Tropical Storm Hilary would get worse). Inside of the cozy shop, the Asian decor was cool! The plushie Pandas, swinging birdcage seat, and tea set displays were intriguing. There were so many kinds of mochi fillings! I finally decided on Green apple, Panda-shaped coconut with popping boba, and persimmon. The reindeer shape with salted duck egg filling couldn't be separated from the set of three. The nice gal at the counter was willing to give me one of each of certain sets. Fruit Daifuku wasn't included. I also wanted to try the black sesame filling... and even the one with Purple rice... maybe next time! read more

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If you've ever wanted to try a place and be disappointed, this is the spot. Unfortunately, aside from the gimmicky mochi designs, the rest of it didn't justify its price -- $20 for 3 pieces that each fell apart and tasted mediocre. read more

Lucky Sakura offers the perfect treats for gifting. Ever since Japan I have been craving a strawberry daifuku and just mochi in general. I made my husband take me here on the way back from visiting our friends. This little casual shop offers the cutest desserts. They have pastries, coconut puddings, tanghulu, and their popular adortable daifuku treats. I was impressed by all the different caricature and flavors that were made. On that Sunday there were mochis of hello kitty, unicorns, pigs, bunnies, cats, pokemon and more. And there were all sorts of fruit flavors including mango and durian. What I didn't like was that you can't just order one individual daifuku. The minimum is 3 in a box, which was $20/box. They also had boxes of 4 and more. I ended up getting a box of 3 strawberry pig daifukus and a coconut pudding. It was $26 total. The girl there was so nice and gifted me a complementary candied hawthron berries tanghulu. I was a little surprised that the strawberry daifukus were barely sweet. I wish it was a little sweeter. There was a little too much cream for my liking. The mochi was very soft which I liked. But overall it tasted bland. The coconut jelly was good though. The tanghulu was also good but the candied part had melted and was dripping everywhere. It also didn't taste overly sweet. I appreciate the the daifukus are creatively crafted and the complementary gift but overall I wasn't in love with how everything tasted. I also didn't like that you were forced to buy at least 3 which was too much mochi, strawberry and cream for one person. However, I did enjoy it all and the experience. I do like that this place is unique to everywhere else. Besides treats, they also sell cute plush stuffed animals. I really wanted to love this place but I probably won't be back since it is far. However, if you are in the area this place does make for great gifting to foodie friends. read more

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Lucky Sakura is a Japanese-style mochi dessert place. This place is pretty and also the desserts are pretty cute characters. I bought a few different ones for dinner with friends. All my friends enjoyed each of them and taught it was very cute. The sizing is one mochi per person it's a little bit bigger than normal mochi-size desserts. The price though is quite expensive. This is a place I would go to for special occasions like birthdays and things like that. They also recommend you pre-order if it's a large order. They sell items with three mochis inside. I like the panda and hello kitty ones! So cute. read more

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I came with a friend a while back. We got the piggy mochi and the crepe. The crepe was delicious. Only thing that didn't hit 5 stars is that it melts too fast. Theres a few tables inside. It is located in a plaza, so easy plaza parking. read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

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Honestly I really wanted to support Lucky Sakura and say that I loved their mochis, but the taste of the mochi is just not good. I picked up the 3 pack of Pikachu mochis and persimmon mochis as Valentine's Day gifts. Although super cute, the taste was just lacking. Neither of them had any particular taste and the texture was just way too soft like sticky paste. The Pikachu mochi had whipped cream and some popping boba inside, but there was really nothing remarkable about it. The permission mochi had some tiny pieces of fruit inside, but was also overall pretty bland. For $18-$20 a box I really didn't think it was worth it. They were only cute to look at, but if I'm going to eat these as desserts I'd prefer getting a dessert that actually taste good. The salted egg nougat was the only redeeming item for the 2 star review. This item was quite delicious and at $13 a box I felt was more worth it than the mochis. read more

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Daifuku was tasteless and boringly mediocre. The ingredients in the daifuku were of poor quality. Whipped cream, store-bought popping boba and older/low quality matcha powder wouldnt be deserving of a 2$ pricetag, let alone 5$ per. Save your money and spend it elsewhere. They were at least able to hold the order for an hour before arrival. read more

After seeing this shop on many social media posts, I finally got to try it for myself. I will have to say, the aesthetically pleasing nature of the desserts definitely live up to expectation. Food: 4/5 - the daifuku mochi was clearly fresh and they are stuffed with whipped cream and fresh fruit. I can tell the shop makes it from scratch and fresh each day based on the consistency of the daifuku. It was super soft and I'd definitely say tasty. The best part was the novelty of the daifuku characters. They have regular/non-character daifuku as well. Price: $$$ - it is not cheap here and I completely understand that it is due to the novelty of the mochi desserts. You're definitely paying for the experience, aesthetic and they freshness. I got 3 Pikachu daifuku and it came out to be $20 for that box. If I had gotten plain mochi with the same filling, it would have been $15. For only 3 daifuku, that is quite a pretty penny but like I said, it is for the experience and novelty. Service: The cashier was pretty nice and asked if we wanted other products. Primarily let us look around alone though. Location: 4/5 - located in a busy plaza so there is plenty of parking but you may be walking a little bit. It's ok though! read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

I'm stuck between 3-4 stars and here is why. The ambience was very cute when walking in. There are two tea tables you can sit at and eat your mochi or drink tea. The girl who worked there was very nice and helpful. These mochi were pretty expensive for what it should be, but all the labor to make it look nice goes into the price. The price is worth it if you are into esthetics. Flavor... was eh? I was a bit disappointed because the flavor was a bit basic for the price you pay $$$$. I wouldn't do the popping boba because you are basically paying for the syrup in the "popping boba." I was hoping for some real fruit in them as well but I guess the description was only for "popping boba" of whatever flavor you choose. I would say the best one of the three I had was "flavor mango," at least it had real fruit in them. The mochi was very soft as it should and it was a good texture that melts in your mouth. It was not overwhelming sweet for those who don't have a sweet tooth. The cream filling looks like cottage cheese as it would be chunky, but it was surprisingly not like that. It was smooth. read more

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This place is now called Flora Bakery and Tea. We went for the roasted milk tea. We were given yummy snacks while waiting for the worker to help us prepare the materials to make our milk tea (first roasted tea leaves over the fire, then added water to boil, then milk). There is a large collection of ingredients we could pick to add to our milk tea, like dried roses, chrysanthemums, osmanthus, honeysuckle，dried dates, goji berries, etc. I recommend to go during fall or winter when the weather is a bit cooler... Worker was extremely nice, very fun experience. $30 per person. Interior is also very nice and cute decor. read more

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Finally stopped by this place to check out their adorable desserts. Very cute tiny dessert place sharing the same parking with Tokyo central. They specialize in the Asian mochi, and Taiwanese desserts. We got the character mochi desserts...we wish that the filling inside is fresh fruits rather than popping boba but the skin of mochi and everything is very good balance; it will be better with fresh fruits inside. They did do a good job of each decoration of each character. They are pricy (15 for normal one and 20 for the character one), but they are so cute and hard to resist. read more

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The desserts are very beautiful and unique here. Everything was very fresh and tasty. I wish the Mochi could have more fruit inside. It was only little bits and mostly whipped cream. The Mochi is very soft and unlike other Mochi places I've tried. It was VERY expensive for what it is but it's delicious for an occasional splurge. I just spent $71 on dessert Mochi-- I like the strawberry and mango flavor Nougat- I get the strawberry one read more

Lucky Sakura - Mochi and nougat - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

The mochi are very cute and nice for photos, but that's about it. Not worth $6-7 a piece. I really wanted to like these, but unfortunately I can't justify the price. Definitely will not return, sadly. The mochi was too thin, soggy, and kind of bland. We tried the ones that had strawberries and cream in it and a couple others had Oreo. read more

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Really enjoyed the craftsmanship of the desserts! They are quite expensive but I think its justified because of the labor that goes into it. I would say that it is better as a gift then as a casual dessert. Even the restaurant setup feels not casual. There wasn't any seating and looked like a pick it up and go kind of place. I was able to try the oreo(unicorn), tiramisu(bear), persimmon(persimmon), and passionfruit(pikachu) As well as their popping boba flavors green apple and peach. The mochis were a very soft and stretchy. Filled with a lot of cream and flavor. Very enjoyable. The best flavors for me we passionfruit and orea while the worst were the popping bobas. The bobas Just felt a bit out of place. read more

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Such a cute and delicious dessert! It is definitely on pricier side but worth trying! The designs are absolutely gorgeous! I didn't want to eat it because it was just way too cute to be eaten. As for the taste it is not very sweet and it just melts in your mouth. My favorite is the green tea flavor. read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

DO NOT COME HERE!!!! This place is bustling with people but you cant get anyone to help checkout! We stopped by for some mochi after seeing their pictures on yelp. But when we got there, it was packed with people drinking tea inside and outside. No one greeted us or acknowledged us. There was no menu of any sort. We looked at their fridge area where the mochi was displayed and just chose a variety pack. It was around $20 for 3 pieces. Took it to the cashier but there was no one there. We looked around and people walking by would just look at us and they would walk back into the kitchen ignoring us. We thought someone would eventually come out to help us but no one came. After some time, we realized no one was going to come out and help us checkout so we just left. Horrible place for business...everyone looked like they worked there because they would go in the back kitchen but when asked to help, they looked at us like we were from outer space. Everyone there spoke mandarin chinese and probably ignored us because we weren't chinese. read more

I came across several tiktoks about this cute little mochi shop and have been wanting to try it for a very long time. Unfortunately it did not live up to the hype. The worker kindly explained everything to us and even let us mix and match different mochis for $19. I got the peach, persimmon, and pig (strawberry) ones. The peach had peach popping boba and cream, the persimmon had persimmon fruit bits and cream, and the pig had strawberry fruit bits and cream. The mochi skin was extremely sticky and thin, not in a good way. I wish the mochi skin was thicker, had more chewiness, and less stickiness to it. I ate it with my hands, and by the end of it, my fingers all had the sticky mochi skin stuck on them. Each mochi was mostly filled with cream and did not have much fruit or popping boba too. I wish the cream was of better quality, but it felt more of like the cheap kind :( The mochis were very cute, but I will not be returning here. It was more of a one time thing for me sadly read more

Lucky Sakura - peach, persimmon, and pig (strawberry) mochi - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

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Super cute mochis! Pretty pricey, but i'm sure it takes them a while to make each one, so I feel like it's justified. I got a box of 3 assorted mochis, mango, tiramisu, and passionfruit for $20. The fruits were fresh, but kind of hard to find, since almost the entire mochi was cream. I'm not a huge cream fan, so it wasn't really for me. It's not that sweet also, and I usually prefer my desserts a bit sweeter. The cashier was very sweet, and the presentation of the mochis was so cute. Almost too cute to eat! Closer to 3.5, but I'll round up for their decorating skills. read more

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I've seen these cute themed desserts all over social media so I had to try if it was worth the hype! The merengue was a little dry but I really enjoyed the mochi and the daifuku. It wasn't too sweet and the fruits were fresh. Highly recommend the mango flavored one! read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

My kids love this place! They always love the cute design and the taste. We usually get the fresh fruit mochi, either strawberry or mango with whipped cream. I personally am not a big fan of whipped cream and prefer the more traditional mochi like daifuku. On weekends though they have odeng? Fishballs and that's more my jam. Pretty good. The price is steep, about $20 for 3 pack so this is a rare treat. I think if they made it more reasonable they'll have more customers. Also I hope they come up with new designs and flavors. read more

Lucky Sakura - Strawberry pig mochi. My daughter added the strawberry hat. - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

Lucky Sakura offers charming mochi that's not only adorable but exceptionally soft. Situated in a plaza with ample parking, it's a convenient stop. Whether for gifting or a delightful personal treat, these mochis are a perfect choice. read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

I came here since I saw that they made tanghulu which is hard to find in California. I chose to get the plain hawthorn berry ($3). The fruit was tart, sweet, and chewy. The sugar shell was not too hard and was wrapped in an edible wrapper made from sticky rice. They mainly create fresh mochi of various flavors like durian, mango, passion fruit, strawberry, lychee. They had character designs like Pikachu, pigs, and pandas. The mochi sets were in groups of 3 for $20. The lady also gave me a sample of their snowflake crisp, I liked that it was not too sweet and it was topped with several types of nuts. The staff is nice and plenty of parking. read more

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I came by here earlier, just had to check it out. It's a very cute little place. Their mochis are so absolutely adorable and are very tasty as well. I ended up getting their strawberry piggie mochi, black sesame mochi, coconut pudding, and strawberry snowflake crisps. I had to pickup the piggie mochi, so freaking cute! If you're a fan of fresh mochi, definitely come check out this cute little store. They even have Chinese New Year specialty boxes too for gifting. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

I was so excited to try Lucky Sakura. The place is located in Tokyo Central Plaza. The place is famous for Mochi and to be specific; the cutest Mochi (Japanese Difuku) The employee: Was very nice. She explained different types of mochi they have and different popping Boba flavor in each one. She offered a free sample of some dessert they had that day. I chose: Set of 5 piggy Mochi with popping peach Boba. The set was for $25 Jujube flower shape. For $8 They were very aesthetic! But I was very disappointed when I tried the Piggy mochi. The mochi itself is so thin and not chewy at all! The texture was way away from Mochi . I could not hold it at all because it fell apart. The popping boba didn't taste like peach at all! The filling inside was tasteless. The 2 stars it will go to the jujube flower because it was good. I tried many places before but this one was a disappointment. I could go to Tokyo Central and buy Fugetsu-Do Which is really good and much cheaper. I don't think I will give it another try because it is wasting of money. read more

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I came here looking for some fresh fruit in pillowy mochi, but I instead received popping boba. I talked to the store worker and let her know I was looking for mochi with real fruit in it, and she told me that the mango one had fresh fruit. I made my purchase and left, and to my surprise I got a mouthful of popping boba upon first bite, which I abhor. Did not finish the rest of it. It is also very expensive, about $5 per mochi for the most basic ones. The character ones are cute, so they may be appropriate for gifting, but in my opinion still overpriced given the texture and flavor of the food itself. TLDR; deliberate lying about fresh fruit, too expensive. read more

Freshly handmade items. Everything was cute, delicious & perfectly packaged. The Young Lady who was assisting Me was so kind & patient. While we were deciding there was other Beautiful Young Ladies making the desserts. Such art. read more

I visited during the holidays to test out possible Christmas treats for coworkers. No one greeted or explained how it all worked until I asked and even that was a very quick explanation. They were busy talking to someone who came to visit them. I purchased a variety four pack. It was good. Light and not too sweet but decided not to purchase my Christmas treats from them due to the lack of customer service. Oh well. read more

Do you like cute aesthetic desserts? Well, this new artisan West Covina dessert shop is for you! They specialize in daifuku or filled mochi. There are even cute characters like Pikachu, Hello Kitty, and Pandas! They have a variety of flavors for the filling including matcha, oreo, taro, mango, and lychee. The regular daifukus are 3 for $15 and the specialty characters are 3 for $20. The Pikachu ran out went I got there, so I was pretty bummed. They said the most popular one is the piggy mochis, which is a bit pricey for 4 for $25. I wish you can customize which mochis you can get, but they said they don't do that, which is really confusing when they have a menu that lists the different mochis at $5/each. I think a better business model would be to sell individual mochis at $5 so they can reach more customers and then customers can choose to buy 3 specific ones for $15. Right now, the Lucky Sakura team decides which 3 mochis to include in their variety of pre-packaged boxes. I do agree with the other reviews where the mochi is very thin and different than the traditional mochis I have had. I mean, the place is very cute, but in terms of price and sustainability, customizations are always going to be better. Overall, I enjoyed the mango ones we bought, but I would have really liked to try their different flavors like matcha, oreo, and taro. read more

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I bookmarked Lucky Sakura awhile back and finally was in the area to visit. It's located in the Tokyo Central plaza near the Baskin Robbins. I bought 2 sets of mochi - mango and matcha flavors - @ $15 for each set of 3 mochis. Steep pricing for sure. The mango mochi is plain mochi filled with mango chunk & fluffy whipped cream. The mochi itself was really thin and lacked the one thing I look forward to ... it lacked that chewy mouthfeel. The mochi is fresh but I really really wished it was thicker. Eating them felt like the highlight was the whipped cream, then fruit, and lastly the thin mochi covering. I love mochi everything but I didn't love theirs. They offer many beautifully decorated dessert items, which would be great for gifting. read more

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Very cute but tasteless. Bought 6 mochi for $40. It was not worth it at all. The inside was mostly cream with 1 or 2 pieces of fruit. If they want to charge so much money they should at least put more fruit into the filling. The cream was also tasteless. Very disappointing read more

The Mochi here are so cute! They come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. The interior and exterior is really cute too! There's a flower wall where you can take pictures on the outside and the inside has some IG worthy decor as well. It's located in a plaza where there's plenty of parking. They had different fruit mochis and my favorite one was the persimmon. The cream and fruit ratio was perfect and it's shaped like a persimmon on the outside. My friend and I tried the strawberry and apple Mochis, which were not bad, but the persimmon was definitely the best one for us. We also tried the salted egg pastry, which looked like tigers, and they were really cute, but kind of dry. It does get a little messy eating these mochis so they offered some plastic gloves, which helped! Some of the Mochi were filled with popping boba so that was a really interesting experience! Overall, I enjoyed my time here and would definitely recommend it to my friends! read more

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In the same plaza as Tokyo central this place serves up some of the wildest mochi. First off you enter and they have a lot of pandas plushie laying around. The mochis that are placed out range from super cute and decorated mochi to basic looking ones. I will say the mochi here is quite expensive about $20-$25 for a decorated one.(comes with 3) I feel it's something you may want to get once in a lifetime because although it is pricey the inside of the mochi is far from original and they make a great food picture. I got the mixed mochi set which came with mochi like tiramisu, honey & green tea, and itchi popping pearls. Overall the best tasting was the honey & green tea but they all had unique layers inside so can't really go wrong. Worth a try!! read more

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The desserts here are or only cute but also delicious. My favorite is the tiramisu. Highly recommended! read more

Lucky Sakura - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

(Review based on 3.5 stars) Lucky Sakura is located in the same plaza as Tokyo Central, specifically next door to Tian You Feng Dumpling House and Lan Noodle with parking available. I decided to come here on Saturday around 3:30 pm. I wanted to pick up some cute mochi that I've seen on Yelp and Instagram for friends and family. When I came in, I was greeted immediately by the employees behind the counter. There was also a friendly employee who gave me a rundown of all the items in the refrigerated case and the price since most items were not marked. I ended up getting: Hello Kitty Mochi, $20- Inside these mochi are whipped cream and pieces of mango. I thought the filling was nice but a little messy. The mochi shell, although very visually appealing and photo worthy, was plain and bland. I wished the person making these beautiful creations were flavored. I have made mochi by hand before and I remember the recipe I had followed had me roll the mochi in powdered sugar to give the mochi a sweet flavor. Peach Mochi, $18- Inside these mochi are whipped cream and popping peach boba. I thought this was okay but think I preferred the mango and whipped cream. The mochi shell was also plain too. Panda Mochi, $20- I was told by the employees that inside this set of mochi was supposed to be whipped cream and strawberries. But inside was actually whipped cream and lychee popping boba. I thought the boba tasted good but had my heart set for strawberries. I had read from previous Yelp members that they were told the filling was one thing but upon eating them, they find another filling. The mochi shell was plain too. ---------------- (Total= $58, tax included) Coming in at this time didn't have as many choices but one employee did put a cute set of 3 mochi that look like the lucky cat that you see at restaurants. I was happy with my choices and decided not to purchase a 4th set since they are a bit pricey. I decided to give my friends one set and my cousin and his wife a set of the mochi that I bought. But because I wanted to try one of each, I thought it would be best to mix the sets so that each box had one of each mochi. I didn't ask how my friends and my cousin and his wife liked the flavor of the mochi. But they were all very excited when they saw the box of mochi I gave them. They all had said how cute it was and couldn't wait to try them when they get home. I think the mochi shell can taste a little bit better and I think the mochi sets are really expensive. But I think I would still come back here to purchase a set as gifts for family and friends. read more

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Best daifuku (dessert mochi) ever!!!! Another great find I wouldn't have discovered if it wasn't for fellow Yelper, Leonard A. I saw his review yesterday and immediately bookmarked this place, and decided to come check it out today. It's located at South Hills Plaza, same plaza as Tokyo Central. It's located on the west end of the plaza. I was initially going to give no more than three or four stars because of the price, but I changed my mind after trying its Apple daifuku. These are $6 per piece, which is nearly three times what you pay at gourmet Japanese mochi places, but these are quite different. These are pillowy soft with a very faint chewiness to them. And unlike the Japanese version, these are not always filled with red or white beans. The apple daifuku had light cream and real apple bits inside. The whole thing practically melted in my mouth. I also like that these are not very sweet. These are probably the least sweet daifuku I ever had. I thought it was clever of them to use chocolate Pocky stick and mint leaf for apple stem. I also got a box of character mochis but not sure what's inside all of them. These actually need to be steamed or boiled in hot water before eating. I wish these came with instruction. I wouldn't have known if they didn't tell me. I just boiled two of them and noticed they have sweet black sesame inside. I also tasted coconut. I think it's best to steam these over parchment paper because one of them started dissolving in hot water and some of the filing came out. Because it was my first visit, they gave me a complimentary tanghulu to try. These are candied fruit (or other items) wrapped in edible paper. They seem to have various flavors but I just went with the original one, which has hawthorn berry. It actually tasted like very tart strawberry with hard candy glaze. I will probably preorder some character mochi for Chinese New Year, so will definitely be back. These make great gifts as well. read more

Huuuge disappointment. I try not to go to places that don't have a lot of reviews, but I went here on the recommendation of someone I follow. The inside is cute and they have a lot of variety, but I was incredibly shocked at the price. What I got, the piggies filled with strawberries and lychee, was $25 for 4. That's the most I've ever paid for 4 pieces of mochi. But I came out all this way and made a trip just to try it, I don't live close by at all, so I just got it. The unpleasant surprises didn't end there though, because when I bit into it, the mochi wrapper disintegrated into nothing. No chewiness, just mushiness (with some hard parts used to make the ears and nose). It didn't taste like anything either. The strawberry one was filled with chopped strawberries that also had no flavor, and whipped cream. Actually the only thing I tasted at all was whipped cream. This was pretty disappointing as I was at least expecting it to taste decent for such a high price but it was just bad, taste and texture wise. If I wanted a thin wrapper filled with cream I'd go for mochi ice cream instead, it would be way cheaper and taste better. I picked up Fugetso-do mochi from the Tokyo Central in the same plaza ($7 for 4 pieces) and it was way better, it's what I expect mochi to taste like, and way higher quality for cheaper. I still had some hopes for the lychee flavor one, but this one was also a disappointment. It wasn't filled with actual lychee, but lychee popping boba. The only thing that made it better is that it had more flavor, but the lychee popping boba flavor clashed with the whipped cream and made it taste weirdly sour. Honestly I can't even consider this as a mochi shop, it's more like a shop for "cute pieces of art that you can eat and they happen to be made with something resembling mochi". This just seems like a place you go to for Instagram pics. Aesthetics were on point and the piggies were cute, but it seems like 0 consideration was given to taste. If it can't even taste like mochi, I think it's a failure. Once the hype dies down, I doubt the cuteness will be enough to sustain this shop if nothing changes about the taste and texture. In the future, I'll stick to Fugetso-do and Minamoto Kitchoan. read more

Lucky Sakura - Filled with cream and popping boba - Desserts Near Me - West Covina, California

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