This is a small but cute donut shop in the big lot by Target in Poway. These doughnuts are really fun if you're looking for something different (but don't expect super airy and bread-like doughnuts) they are chewy, but that's what makes them fun! I thought they tasted pretty good the next day too (as opposed to typical donuts that really need to be eaten as soon as possible.) I really enjoyed the mango icing on mine and would definitely get more of these again. I look forward to trying the ube and some of the more unique flavors they offer. This place is definitely a potentially fun dessert stop to try with friends. Something good to grab and go (not much seating inside if you're wanting to sit). read more

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Not often I can excitedly gobble balls... of dough... I should have come at a better time and picked a better flavor. That said my experience was alright. My donut has a mochi like quality. Nice chew. "Toothsome" some might say... I'll save "mouthfeel" for other things. I decided to go passion fruit flavor because after the lemon it's my favorite fruit. I'm also missing my usual travels to SE Asia (soon I'll be going) and so thought it would nice to sneak a taste. Unfortunately, the flavor was more perfume like, and not actually tangy like a nice passionate fruit. I knew it was a risk but when you're hankering for some mochinut in your mouth, you apt to get a little wild choosing flavors. It's a bit more expensive than I thought at over $4 for one. Luckily my hot date paid, though I'm thinking he thought I was talking about something else when I explained my craving! I'd give it another try. read more

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Small shop next to Target. Easy to find parking and convenient to stop in and pick up some goodies. Nice and welcoming staff. Minus 1 star due to the donuts being a bit too oily, more than regular donuts. The oil soaked a bit through the paper box. The texture of the donuts is the same chewy and not too sweet. They have a nice assortment of flavors. These mochi donuts are good to share since you can easily break them apart. read more

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I've had Mochinut before, and these disappointing. These were REALLY chewy. Almost gummy, and the flavors were mediocre; looked cute though! For seating they only have 1 small spot inside (not wheelchair accessible seating), and one small table outside (accessible). No restrooms here at all. read more

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Love Mochinut Poway! The mochi donuts are soft, chewy, and full of flavor. Always a treat to stop by.

Heard about this place before and wanted to try out since they have many locations, in other cities and states. Gotta be decent right? My take=I believe worth a trip or two back at the very least. But I will tell you right now, not going for those dogs on sticks.. Arriving late in the evening around 7, I did have the idea that there would be limited selection of drinks and/or donuts. And I was correct, had to choose what was left on the mochinut shelf and the gal mentioned they happened to be out of boba. This is not necessarily a bad thing for me, but I was with the mindset of getting the lady a drink here and then this. I personally don't like the boba much, as the consistency and quality varies greatly form one time to another. I am a fan of the teas now and then, and I went with the Thai tea, and the other drink was the house special brown sugar tea. One thing that was disappointing was they could not be customized at all, not even 1/2 sugar which is how I order them. So they are good but way too sweet for me. The gal here was working tirelessly by herself it appeared, and was an absolute doll with her presence, positive attitude and quick attention. That was impressive in itself. So I tried the donuts, well mochinuts. Out of the 3 mochinuts, the matcha was the clear winner by a long shot. It had the exact flavors of that wonderful matcha taste that I love. Complexity as it should have, yet sweet since it is all in the glaze. Even the amazing texture seemed different than the other two, which I didn't understand. An incredibly delicious treat. There's gotta be a trace of benefits to this donut, I mean it's green tea based, right? Keep that thought. Either way, I think I'll get all 3 of the same ones next time! read more

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I came to this location for the first time on a Saturday. It was easy to find a parking spot and they were not busy. The employees were very friendly and service was quick. They had 6 flavors (nutella, white chocolate, taro, original, churro, and funnel cake). We ordered 2 of each flavor to take togo. The donuts tasted fresh and chewy. They were all good but I liked the chocolate flavors best. They have very limited seating inside and outside. I love their cute decor. read more

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Churro and strawberry donuts were perfectly sweet and chewy. The Cheeto corn dog and cheese dogs were very good I would definitely go back for those once In a while although fried cheese and hot dogs shouldn't be part of a regular diet. Pretty good combo meals read more

The Original Hotdog was AMAZING! I got it with spicy mayo. Highly recommend! I don't know if they are always freshly made or if they made mine fresh because it was evening. read more

I have been to this location many times and they never disappoint! No place to sit indoors but great to go! Their Korean dogs are always cooked to perfection. They do sauce on the side (some places are weird about this) I like the half/half. Little bit of meat and little cheese! Can't go wrong with the mix! They change the flavors of the mochinut daily. Some of my favorites are coffee, mint Oreo and churro. read more

Mochinut Poway - Decor - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

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Chewy donuts. Taste less oily than your typical donut, but not ground breaking. Easy to share because they break apart in little segments because of their shape. read more

Wanted a sweet treat after my nail appt and this was perfect! I got 3 mochinuts and a milk tea with boba. Everything was delicious. Dough had a great texture and flavor. Will definitely be back! read more

I called this Mochinut off Pomerado Road before visiting because I have serious shellfish and peanut allergies. I asked some basic allergen questions, like what kind of oil they use for the donuts and Korean corn dogs, and how ingredients are kept separate. My biggest concern was the corn dogs since many places use peanut oil, which I cannot have. Unfortunately, the young woman who answered the phone was passive-aggressive and admitted she didn't know what oil was used for the corn dogs. For anyone with allergies, that kind of uncertainty is really stressful. I think it's so important for staff to be educated on ingredients or at least know where to quickly check so customers with allergies can feel safe and informed. In the end, I did some research myself (through other reviews) and found out the oil was safe, which allowed me to enjoy the Korean corn dogs. But I left feeling disappointed that I had to dig for that information on my own instead of getting a clear answer from the staff. I'd encourage management to train employees better on allergen safety, even just knowing where to look for ingredient info would make a big difference. The food was great though it definitely didn't disappoint! read more

This place is small but cute! It's clean and Staff are always nice. We've been a here a few times. The food is good and is always consistent. We've had the mozzarella, the potato mozzarella, the half and half, the hot Cheetos half and half and have tried all of there drinks with the exception of the chai tea. Ube is the favorite. Only thing I wish they had was little containers to put the different sauces in. They put them either on top of the food or on the bottom of the container, which saturates the food and makes it a bit soggy by the time we got home. Other than that we look forward to visiting again. read more

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Solid place in the area for unique dessert/food offerings and in the same lot as Target. I only came for a mochi donut and appreciated that I could buy just one ($3) vs other locations where the purchase of a single donut was only a Monday offering. They had 6 flavors on rotation and we opted for the blueberry. It had a good chewy texture and just enough blueberry flavor! It wasn't overly sweet which was great. It's also pretty cool they sell corn dogs and boha here too, which I'll have to try next time! read more

Mochinut Poway - Blueberry mochi donut - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

This must be the laziest store/restaurant I've ever ordered from. If I didn't like their food so much, I wouldn't keep trying. Every month or so I place a repeat order on DoorDash and every time same bs. Aside from my Dasher, making a pitstop at his house to see his wife( admitted when confronted in chat) my food as always came all messed up. First of all, what happened to the size of these dogs? And can we actually cook them? They always come undercooked and the batter is leaking out. The half-and-half was more like 80/20, where is the dog? I mean honestly what is happening I feel like I'm just eating deep fried batter at this point. Secondly, The menu says every dog comes with two sauces, I ordered three and got two sauces total. And lastly.. picked utensils and condiments to be included but who doesn't love no straws with a Boba drink... like come on. Btw everytime I order the same exact thing and 9/10 same problems. Undercooked miniature dogs, no sauces, no straws. It's ridiculous. read more

Mochinut Poway - Original sad dog. Half the size of the box and probably a quarter of a dog inside, if that. - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

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Mochi donuts are soft and chewy. They usually have a variety of flavors and the strawberry and yogurt flavor are good choices if you want something not too sweet. read more

This location is not as good as their convoy location. Upon entry, we were not greeted and it immediately felt weird. I decided to say hi first and still no one responded. Just got weird looks from the staff which made me and my mom feel awkward and uncomfortable. I ordered a thai tea with boba. I also got a 3 pack with the matcha, churro and banana-milk flavors. The thai tea was extremely sweet and almost undrinkable. I got sick after drinking it and decided to throw it out. The mochinuts were good. The churro flavor is the best. The matcha and banana were okay. I feel like this spot just needs better trained staff and a new drink recipe and they would be much better off. However, i dont think ill be returning to this location. read more

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I love that Poway is becoming like a little hub of Clairemont 2.0. I came here on a Saturday and Monday. You have to check their social media for flavors of the week. There are 6 flavors with churro, original, and funnel cake on repeat while the other 3 flavors are on rotate. This location is extremely tiny. They opened at noon on Saturday and there was already a line. There wasn't a sign but we all did 3 people at a time inside while the rest stood outside. Once you receive your ticket, wait outside until your number is called on the loud speaker. My favorite are below in *. *Original- my favorite, taste like Krispy Kreme original glazed *Churro- taste like churros -Funnel cake - choice of strawberry, chocolate, or another flavor as drizzle *Raspberry - the best in terms of resemblance to the fruit -Milk chocolate - taste chocolate donuts -Taro - fan favorite -Butter pecan - sweet like ice cream -Milky - got confused with coffee -Coffee - got confused with milky I also tried the ube drink and it was so good! $5 for one large size cup. It was rich, creamy and fragrant. Also got original and potato hot dog. Many options to choose from with meat or cheese inside. Outside is with yeasted batter and coated with panko. The potato was coated with diced potatoes and deep fried. All very tasted. My only complaint would be the sauce and take out containers. You had a choice of four sauces. To be drizzled on the hot dog or on the side. I opted for side, thinking it'll be in a little cup with a lid. Nope, it was drizzled at the bottom of the take out container. That was not helpful because the container is not even and had grooves which made it difficult to dip. Second, it was just wasteful when one container can hold two hot dogs but because I requested two different sauce, they used two containers. Not eco-friendly. They could have put two hot dog in one and gave the sauce on the side in a dipping cup with a lid. Now, wouldn't that be smart? Parking at this Target plaza is way better than the Convoy location. The inside is tiny unlike the Convoy location where you can sit inside to enjoy your goodies. It's great to bring to parties as most people have never tried these. I would cut up each mochi ball and have a stash of food picks for people to grab on their own as samples. read more

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Not all Mochinuts are the same and this was definitely not up to par. The mochinut was really oily and didn't not really taste good.

YAY! Finally something new & fun to come to Poway!!! Mira Mesa always gets the cool stuff, SMH. SO SO EXCITED there's a Mochinut close to me now. Only bummer is Mochinut is still not open in the mornings which sucks because I prefer donuts in the morning. Visited opening weekend & it gets 5/5 stars from me! MOCHI DONUTS If you have no idea what I'm referring to- Mochi donuts are typically made with tapioca/glutinous rice flour. The dough is just as soft & buttery but it has more of a light, bouncy texture & a slight chewyness on the inside. If you like the texture of mochi, you'll probably love this!! They are shaped a little differently with pull-apart style balls which make them look really cute. Their flavors change weekly I believe & you can follow them on IG to see their current flavors. I tried all 6 of their current flavors & my top go-to fave is still original glazed! They were all good but I'm just kind of basic. I'm a huge fan of mochi donuts & have tried them at a few different places in OC & LA. You'll just have to try it for yourself!! This is what Mochinut is KNOWN FOR. You gotta get at least one if you visit. Priced at around $3 each or a box of 6 for $16.50. CORN DOGS (Unique to this location) They have a variety of corn dog flavors, priced from $3+. We tried the original & it was light & crispy. I enjoyed it. For the Hot Cheetos/Cheese/Potato lovers, there are specific flavors made for you! I wanna try the Hot Cheeto one next time! Be aware you'll have to wait 10-15 min for them to make this. BOBA TEAS The boba teas taste just ok. Keep in mind this is not a boba shop- it's a donut shop that also serves boba. They are premade so you cannot customize the sweetness & they were not actually serving them with boba pearls yet when I visited. I would skip this unless you're really craving boba. I found the drinks to be way too sweet for my taste. However, I could see 10-year-old me LOVING the sweetness lol. I got the matcha one & it was ok, but not great. LOCATION & PARKING Mochinut is located next to Target & Coldstone. Parking lot is big but you might have to park a bit further depending on how busy Target is. CUSTOMER SERVICE The employees seem really new & are still in training mode so I would be patient with this for awhile. Everyone is really friendly & polite! WAIT TIMES (Grand Opening Weekend experience) Since they literally just opened 2 days ago, the lines have been long. However, I came at around 11:30am for their 12noon opening. I was 4th in line. Got in right away. Not bad at all. However by the time they opened, the line was almost to Target. COUPONS Definitely follow them on IG: Mochinut_Poway for the current Mochinut flavors & coupons/promos. read more

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New location that just opened up in Poway next to Target. Lines were obviously long due to everyone's excitement. But the wait was worth it. I've tried the other location in Convoy which was a lot harder to go to because of the driving distance and the parking sucks...this place is way more convenient! We ordered a box of 6 donuts and ordered 2 drinks, we got 1 of each flavor donuts they had that opening. For drinks we tried the Thai tea and Ube, they were out of Boba unfortunately and out of Brown Sugar drink. The donuts were definitely fresh, you could see the employees in the back making them. The flavors for me were just right to my liking, not to sweet and soft and chewy inside. This place didn't disappoint, we will be back to try the corn dogs. read more

Mochinut Poway - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

I wanted to leave good reviews...especially considering so many of their locations have shut down. The donut tasted good until I was trying to take it apart for my gf to try, the donut was oozing out oil, I can't believe it was that greasy. I ordered the coffee boba, it was so sweet I had to keep watering it down. Then I found a piece of plastics in the bobas.. pretty disappointing... read more

Mochinut Poway - A piece of plastic in their boba - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

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This is a nice little spot so far North of Convoy and Mira Mesa. So what does Mochinut sell? Three main things, boba drink, donuts and hot dogs. Thats it. There are a few flavors of donuts. They sell them in sets of 3s. Why would you ever just want one? We got the banana milk, original glazed and dark chocolate. The bananailk was damn good. It came with a funny little graham cracker on top. The dark chocoate was nice because it was lowkey chocolaty without the rush of sugar. The original was as expected. Now, onto the hot dogs. We got half/half, half cheese and half hotdog. Theyre covered in potato and then a sauce of your choosing. I think its got honey mustard, ranch, hot mayo and chili. You get to choose up to 2. I got honey mustard and hot mayo. It was nice and filling. Definitely enjoy it fresh. We ate it right outside the shop. Boba! I'd love to say it was good but we didn't get a chance to try it. They were all out of boba...so we skipped on the boba drink. They looked good though and off salted cheese topping for an extra dollar. Would've been worth a try if they had boba. Parking was good, it was in the plaza next to target. Nobseating. The line is usually out the door but that doesn't say much because the shop is small and has no seating. The mochi donut is definitely the highlight of this little shop. I'd love to stop by again one day for the donuts and maybe try the boba. read more

Mochinut Poway - Banana milk (left), original (middle), and dark chocate (right). - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

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Came here for the mochinut Deluxe!!!!! - Mochinut drinks - Mochinut Hotdogs - Mochinut!!!!! We had thai iced tea; milk tea and Ube. All three seemed a bit sweet. Also a floral flavor. It was a bit overwhelming. Ordered hot Cheetos half and half. Also had Potato half and half. Decent hotdog. Similar to others. 3.5 out of 5. Mochinut was great. Always loved the flavor and variety. We always get half a dozen, one of each flavor. Come for the Mochinut. ;-) read more

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It's a decent mochi donut place. The problem is the long line. I'm assuming they will get better as they operate more efficiently. 6 mochinuts =$16 Our favorite was brown sugar latte mochinut. I'm hoping to give it another try to get some boba drinks and their hot dogs in the future. read more

Mochinut Poway - Coffee, brown sugar latte, blueberry, original, churro, funnel cake. We really enjoyed brown sugar latte. - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

Woo hoo! Mochinut's new location is finally open! Came here on opening day to take advantage of the instagram promotion of one free item. They opened at noon and we arrived at 12:30pm. The line was already long, almost to the entrance of Target, but it was expected. It wasn't until about 2:30pm when it was our turn to order. We ordered the box of 6 mochinuts. They had the following flavors available: butter, Nutella, matcha, churro, funnel cake and original. Nothing new from their other locations but still tasty as always. We also got the Thai tea and Ube boba drinks. Originally we wanted the Brown Sugar boba but it wasn't available. Our drinks actually ended up not coming with any boba. We weren't sure if we had to explicitly say we wanted to add some, or if they ran out. But they never mentioned anything and we didn't see anyone else with boba either. Nevertheless, both drinks were actually pretty good. Hopefully next time they'll have the brown sugar and boba available. The main thing we wanted to try were the corn dogs since none of the other locations offer them. We did have to wait a bit longer for them to get prepared though. We ordered the original and hot Cheetos half and half. They mixed up our order a bit. The original ended up being half and half and the hot Cheetos was original and also had potatoes, which was weird because that combo wasn't an option. But it wasn't a big deal to us, both were pretty good. We chose honey mustard as our sauce, which was drizzled on top. Overall, for grand opening day, this new location of Mochinut was pretty good. The wait was really long but somewhat expected due to it being the grand opening plus the instagram promotion. The small hiccups with our order were also not a bit deal. It's understandable with the crowd and it being the first day of operation. I will definitely be coming back here again but once the crowd dies down and things are running a bit more smoothly. read more

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We went here as a celebration. Please note that there is no place to sit, it's only a take out place. Food was quick and service was average. I had the ube mochinut donut and my son had the glazed. This is the place that serves hot dogs. I got my hot dog with potato and my son got the one with mozzarella and potato and we both love the spicy mayo sauce. It's a fun fast food place. read more

Mochinut Poway - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

I used to really like mochinut a couple years ago. Then I found out several locations closed. I can see why. I went here recently and the donut quality has gone down very greasy and less chewy than I remember. Also the service was poor. We asked questions and the server couldn't open their mouth but just point at things. I won't go back sadly and I'm guessing this place will be closed soon like the others read more

I visited here a while back because I wanted something sweet after my Target trip. I've tried other Mochinut locations before and remember their mochi donuts being good, but this location serves boba milk teas so I wanted to try it out! They have these drink and mochi donut combos for a good deal and the mochi donuts were chewy and delicious (definitely on the sweeter side if you usually prefer desserts that are not too sweet). The reason why I am rating it only 3 stars is because of the boba drinks. My bf and I ordered the milk tea and the thai tea drinks with boba. Sweetness can't be adjusted because they are premade. Both drinks were unbearably sweet for our tastebuds (I usually order 50-75% sweetness & my bf orders 75%-100% sweetness at boba shops) and the drinks did not taste like tea at all -- mostly sugar and creamer. I did notice that the worker didn't stir the containers the drinks were premade in so there was likely a lot of tea settled to the bottom that didn't end up in our drinks. The boba texture was also hard and way undercooked. I know this is not a boba shop but because of the drinks, I don't think I would go there again. read more

The service was not good. My donut was raw and my corn dog was burnt, my boba was good. Would not recommend.

Korean hotdogs. Mochi donuts. & boba!! Great place when you're feeling that sweet tooth craving. 1 box of 3 mochinut donuts was $10, 6 mochinuts for $17 - A little pricey but they are delicious I opted to try the taro, lychee, churro, glazed, butterscotch. I think their taro & original glazed was the best! Lychee too sweet but definitely tasted just like lychee, and the other flavors were just alright. I've tried their korean hotdogs but i didn't enjoy it because the hotdog used were the cheaper brand hotdogs that are salty and vienna sausage tasting. Service was quick, it's just a pick & choose type of place and placed in a box, and the boba milk tea took about 5 minutes to bottle - comes in a cute beer looking can and can be saved for later or when you feel like drinking it! Cute little shop, not much places to sit, but has cute wall decor for aesthetic insta pics! Great sized parking, and easily accessible! I'd be back more often if it wasn't too expensive for a box. read more

Mochinut Poway - Left to right: Glazed. Taro, glazed, butterscotch, lychee, churro. (Taro boba, but they didnt have boba) - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

I think prices are too much, there are better places to get boba and the corndogs are a little disappointing and I tried so many from different places read more

Tasted o.k but $4 each for a thin and mostly hollow ring of mochinut was not o.k for me. The staff was friendly though. read more

This location does not recognize the advert they put into the Local Flavor magazine. I scanned the QR code in the advert and spent $10.00 for a $20.00 gift certificate to redeem in store but was told that they do not accept the Local Flavor certificates in store even though the coupon says only redeemable in the Poway Mochinut location. Now I am out for the $10.00 I spent through Local Flavor. Quite a scam! read more

Mochinut Poway - The advert put out in Rancho Bernardo's Local Flavor Magazine. (Valid only at Mochinut Poway) - Desserts Near Me - Poway, California

I am surprised at the number of negative reviews for this place. I was craving a Korean corn dog and decided to give it a try anyway. I was looking forward to the Hot Cheeto covered dog. They didn't have that flavor so I went with the two other ones. I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the dogs. And the variety of sauces. It was cooked really nicely. I'm patiently waiting for the hot Cheeto flavor to be back.... the chai Boba was also very good. The milk, chocolate doughnut, so tasty... read more

Everything was good the only issue I have is that the half and half wasn't even half there was more cheese than hotdog. read more

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Got my first taste it Mochi donut from a friend a month ago, I couldn't stop thinking about it wanting more! So I went to Poway as it's closer to me then Encinitas. Place is small, I can see why there's a line outside when there's a crowd. Cute set up inside, I got friendly service while I was there. I liked the selection this wk that was on menu, I got a dozen, 2 each flavor! Original, Churro, Coffee, Butter Pecan, Milky and Funnel cake (w/option of drizzle, I picked strawberry, they have chocolate and caramel for other option) Our absolute favorite is their coffee, butter pecan, churro and of course their original (glaze) I got original hotdog for my 5yr old, he absolutely LOVED their hotdog, I really liked it too, mad I didn't get one for myself, will be back to try their ramen hotdog! I got their brown sugar boba, was really good, slightly sweeter then I'd prefer it, my preference though as some prefer it super sweet. Their tapioca boba was perfect to texture! I hope they open another one in Escondido or San Marcos area soon! If you love doughnuts and Mochi, you need to try this place! It's got that Mochi chewiness in a doughnut that makes it irresistible to taste! It's not for everyone for those that don't want the chewy Mochi texture into their doughnut. read more

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Only a selet few Mochinut locations sell corndogs and milktea - and this is one of them. The ability to buy a corndog, boba milktea and donut in a combo is very strategic. A little bit of each item they offer to enjoy. These corndogs aren't just any type of corndog, there's mozzaerella, potato and even cheeto dusted options. Of course, the donuts are the main attraction. Unique in their own way due to using a mochiko flour to give it a crispy outside and chewy inside. Then they are usually topped in Asian flavors like matcha and ube - or traditional flavor like glaze, cinnamon and chocolate. While delicious, the only setback is that it is $3 a donut! Not something you want to indulge in everyday for your wallet. read more

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At first glance, I was under the impression that Mochinut was inspired by Mister Donut's "Pon de Ringu," which is easily described as a ring of donut holes. Look it up--Mister Donut and Dunkin' have a shared history! though Mister Donut has all but abandoned the US and moved on to dominate Japan's donut scene. But I digress... Let me disclose that I like mochi. And I like donuts. So the idea of mochi + donuts sounds like a winning combo to me. And yet it isn't...at least to my tastebuds. I stood in line outside for about 10 minutes for a chance to safely cram into the tiny shop and order a dozen in the afternoon after the crowds faded. Don't believe the hype! A ring of squishy donut balls, decorated in various ways and flavors is overpriced at $30 for a dozen. Don't get me wrong. I think you should definitely try these donuts out. Maybe you'll like them more than I did. They also sell corn dogs and boba too...BUT - Boba can be had almost anywhere now but it works perfectly if you're doing a donut run here. Gotta save gas somehow right?! - The fancy corn dog thing is overrated. I've consumed about a dozen fancy corn dogs at different shops and can honestly tell you that you can only eat so many fancy corn dogs before they all taste the same no matter what toppings you use to dress them up. So check this place out. Try the donuts, corn dogs and boba so you can check the box. Then come back if you really like any of it. read more

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