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    Somisomi

    4.4 (16 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:30 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Fresh taiyakis
    Christina H.

    I've been waiting for this one for a long, long time, SomiSomi is FINALLY in Austin, and my heart is singgginggg. I'm not usually a dessert person nor do I like anything cold unless it's a hot day, but for SomiSomi, I make the exception every time. Yes, it's a chain, but it serves THE best soft serve and taiyaki I've ever had!! Not sure if it's because this location is new or because it's the only one in Austin (could be a combo of both), but as soon as you arrive, there's a wait past the door. Nothing unbearable, but don't be surprised. This location is the biggest one I've seen and lives up to "Everything's bigger in Texas"--expect plenty of tables. Since this location is busy, everything is freshly made. The taiyaki I had was the warmest and fluffiest one I've ever had! How it works: Order the vessel you'd like your soft serve to be in: in a cup (no waffle), in a taiyaki, or my go-to, the "upside down" (cup with a taiyaki on top). This location also has the most flavor options I've seen: six flavors plus three swirl combos. After choosing your base, you pick your filling and finish it off with toppings. My order: The Matcha x Cookies and Cream mix

    Crystal L.

    Somi Somi is in Austin!! I had Somi Somi soft serve many moons ago when I visited other spots in the US where this place had already made its mark in Asian based sweet treats and very much enjoyed the same resulting experience from the grand opening. The line was out the door and the wait took a bit, our ahboon came out very quickly but the complimentary taiyakis that were supposed to come with did not show and I had to reapproach the counter after 15 mins of waiting and seeing so many parties after us getting their orders. I'm not sure why this happened but it was a little frustrating with the huge crowds and waiting for a while seeing what happened and how quickly they can assemble the desserts. The inside is beautiful, modern and an abundance in spots to sit, I also liked the toppings you can pile on the soft serve and all the flavors, looking forward to returning once the hype goes down, and trying them again soon.

    Matcha Ube
    Eric G.

    Love that somisomi has finally opened in Austin! There is plenty of indoor space and seating here, parking is fairly easy too. It's new, so the wait can be a bit long. We got lucky arriving at 8ish on a Tuesday with no line, but by the time we left it was out the door. Good variety of soft serves, fillings, and toppings that are sure to please everyone! Felt the waffle could've been cooked a bit longer, but it was still good. Definitely recommend trying it out!

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    Carl C.

    I have loved SOMISOMI since having it in LA like ten years ago. It would always be a special treat since I have never lived in a place where there's been a location. That changed today with the opening of its North Austin location at The Linc shopping complex. It can be hard to find at first but it is located right next to the FedEx bordering Frontage Road. The space itself is huge. I'm used to just a space with no seating inside but this one has various seating options with room for a lot more. They promoted opening day with a gift for the first 100 customers, which was just a yellow tote bag, pen, and magnetic clip. The even better opening weekend promotion (4/10-4/12) however is a free Taiyaki with the purchase of an Ah-Boong (soft serve + taiyaki). The bonus taiyaki is a surprise flavor but you can likely choose if you have a food allergy. The special opening soft serve flavor is Peach. All current flavors, with swirls available for each set of two: Cookies and Cream Peach Matcha Ube Milk Sakura Berry Flavors and swirls change weekly but you can check their Instagram for the current offerings. If you've never been here, you have a few customization options. Filling options include Black Sesame, Matcha Custard, Nutella, Custard, and Red Bean. Topping options include Macaron, sprinkles, and various cereal and crumbles. My go-to order is usually an upside down ah-boong (served in a cup), a Matcha / Ube / Black Sesame soft serve base + swirl, red bean filling, with just some fruity pebbles for toppings. Today was my first day trying the Milk and Sakura Berry swirl flavors and I really liked it. You can really taste that distinct sakura flavor. The taiyaki are not to be skipped. I like taking a few of these home to enjoy throughout the week. It's also cheaper to order 5. These have the same filling options as the ah-boongs, but also include Cheese, Oreo, and Dubai Chocolate which costs more. They also have Somi Sips that have various flavored milks and coffee. In terms of opening day demand, they streamlined very well with making a lot of the taiyaki cones before ordering. This did lead to the taiyaki being a bit staler and squishier, when I usually have had them served freshly made and cooled. This will likely and hopefully change when demand dies down.

    Sam H.

    Cool place and atmosphere. Loved the ice cream and good service. Long wait but this is a new popping place and it's worth it!

    Rachel B.

    The ice cream wasn't my favorite - had an odd flavor but the texture was outstanding. The taiyaki is the star. I would come back to try more of their flavors. Prices are not bad for a dessert shop. This place recently aopened so it was packed with a line wrapping around the inside of the place (took at least 20 minutes before we could place our order).

    soft serve and taiyaki
    Catherine L.

    i'm so happy this chain is in austin now bc i've always loved their soft serve!! the space is very big, modern, clean, and overall really pretty inside :) the taiyaki is super crispy and fresh, and the ice cream texture is sooo smooth and creamy. the flavor rotations are always super fun and yummy, and there are lots of toppings to choose from that said, the service was a little slow... they could use more staff. it was also freezing inside like everyone was literally shivering. overall, a really enjoyable spot for dessert, just maybe bring a jacket lol

    Toppings
    Tiffany M.

    We went here for the opening weekend. I definitely want to go again. The ambience is great and it's a really nice large space. They're also fairly efficient and it's interesting to watch them make the items fresh and then at the end you get to choose your toppings and they have such fun options. The texture is amazing and the flavors are really interesting.

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    Shanese J.

    The soft serve is great, and clearly popular. A few things to consider based on my experience alone however: The ambiance overall feels a bit rushed...sort of like a "temu pop up" with ants crawling all over the walls. From my understanding this is a new location but maybe the day I went, they were understaffed to where they couldn't tend to the dining area. The stair-like seating area also feels out of place or least not sustainable - honestly looks like it's falling apart, with chips all in the wood. Overall, for your first visit - I wouldn't say it's worth the wait. (As there will be a line) I went around 9pm and the line was out the door. So maybe plan an early afternoon visit and be warned it's a card only establishment.

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    Katherine D.

    Super excited that a Somi Somi has opened in Austin. It is one of my favorite dessert shops in California. Opening day was very crowded, and they forgot to give us one of our items at first, but I'm sure they will quickly smooth out the kinks. The inside is very large with ample seating. We tried the ahboong with matcha-ube swirl and milk-sakura berry swirl. We both preferred the matcha-ube, but both combos were good. The sakura berry has a nice subtle cherry flavor. The taiyakis are also great. My favorite is the classic red bean. This place is going to be a great addition to my dessert place rotation.

    brenton m.

    Super cute! So happy somisomi is here in austin! We got the taiyaki and the upside down ahboong and it was great! The place is really cute and service is really friendly.

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    In terms of opening day demand, they streamlined very well with making a lot of the taiyaki cones before ordering.

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