Very small but cute place. They have their own merchandise which includes pins, hats, totes and shirts! The Taro and Red Bean buns were 5/5. The matcha could've been better 3/5. The service was standard, very friendly and patient. A little expensive for the amount you get. If you go with a group, be aware that the shop can only hold 2-3 people at once (customers). Aesthetically pleasing. read more

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The match cream filling fish was good, but crunchy as it was over cooked. The ice cream I got was the Ube flavor with dark chocolate drizzle. The ice cream was very good, and creamy. Be warned as the ice cream begins melting immediately after it is given, so expect to park yourself right there and have plenty of napkins ready. I'm excited to try the new flavors, I just wish they had a calendar with them so I would know when to stop by. read more

WAFU - Ube ice cream with dark chocolate drizzle in a cone. - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

This is one of the times when I follow a review beacuase it looks good and then you visit the place and --surprise-- not worth the 17 miles trip. Nasty waffles mix- dry. Tasteless and expensive the 3 worst combination, we tried 4 diff kinds and same to all... nasty. The ice cream was nice but again the waffle killed it. I'm gonna stick to the known - matcha cafe. Also- there is room to wait- sit or anything and the whole market place it's not all that... in a hot day with 90 degrees temp-- the worst experience so far in June. read more

Had seen Wafu all over my Instagram and decided to check it out! The soft serve was very good and creamy i do wish it had a little bit of a stronger ube flavor but it was very good regardless. The market as a whole is very diverse and fun and I enjoyed my time there. Was a little confused at first but the workers were able to help me out! read more

WAFU - Ube Soft Serve - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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FoodieIQ Score = 7.8/10 (Really Good!) This tiny Japanese restaurant sells the CREAMIEST and SMOOTHEST ice cream I've ever had in my life!!! This ice cream is super light and easy on the stomach which makes it really enjoyable to eat at any time of day. They serve different cones and toppings so you can't really go wrong giving this place a try. PS: The presentation is on point also so be sure to take a picture of it. read more

Poor food, not worth the price at all. Sadly the quality of the service wasn't much better, they came off rude and like they did care. The cones were stale. But it was a cute store read more

What a delightful little food spot. Had three different waffles, the red bean, the kimchi, and the Nutella. All were so very different from one another and so tasty. A fun little stop when visiting the east end mark read more

WAFU - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

You can't really go wrong with soft serve and inventive toppings, but this place has some of the best around! The rose flavor with the red velvet cone was a particularly great limited-time flavor read more

WAFU - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Yummy soft serve with adorable cones! Super sweet staff. My daughter got the lavender (purple cone) with vanilla soft serve & cotton candy crunch on top yummy read more

WAFU - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

What a delicious and unique menu! If you're looking for something out of the ordinary this a great spot upstairs in East End.

I was so disappointed! I hate to start out a review like that but I had such high hopes. And here are my reasons why.. My waffle was cold. As in not fresh. I understand it may be more inconvenient to have to make the waffles on the spot - but I thought that was the point. I was expecting a warm, fresh waffle. I added Nutella. My Nutella was hard & cold. Which probably wouldn't have been an issue, if my waffle was warm. Ice cream tasted like I can get it from a self-serve soft serve fast food chain. 2.5 stars rounded up to 3. Also because the improvements that can be made are so easy! Just make it warm & fresh & that alone would probably add an extra star. Extra Mochi topping came in a few pieces through a toothpick. Would I return? Probably not. read more

5 stars for friendly customer service and delicious food! They had the Ube flavor of soft serve on rotation and it was delicious!! We opted to have that in their dark chocolate cone but next time plan to try ice cream in their fish waffle cones. We also tried their egg waffle and red bean waffle and both were super delicious! I love that their red bean is not overly sweetened and still has the texture of the bean. Will definitely come again! read more

WAFU - Fresh waffles made once you order - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

The soft serve and cones here are fantastic. My whole family loves them! They also have a rewards program to earn free treats.

East end market as a whole is a cute snack stop spot. The dessert itself is sweet without being overwhelmingly sweet, which i really enjoy in a dessert. I got the matcha soft serve and it was very tasty with the vanilla custard. Also very reasonably priced for what it is and where it is. read more

WAFU - Matcha soft serve with oreo dust, in a vanilla custard filled tayaki - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

ive been coming here since finding them as a food truck, though funny enough I dont see them as much because I tend to stay in the milk district, I really love having something sweet after something savory, and vice versa. So a place with both is right of my ally. And cmon, lets not beat around the bush here, the food is begging to be photographed and shared. I think this is a great place to come as a quick date. Maybe after go to a nearby park, such as mead(free) or leu gardens(paid). a perfect break from a hot afternoon sun, but also a great ay to start or finish the day, I like it here. read more

Saw a crowd of people outside this place after grabbing some ramen and DOMU so I had to go upstairs and check it out with the homies. Grabbed this aesthetic Ube taiyaki red bean ice cream. First time having taiyaki! Didn't enjoy the red bean paste as much but damn this was tasty and aesthetically pleasing. Would definitely come back! read more

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Great food and freshly made, we drove from S.Florida, and accidently discovered this hidden gem after having dinner in Domu the night before. And came back again to try this place. Preferred the Taiyaki Cone compared tp the savory filing once. Make me crave it. Will return. The staff are very nice and friendly! read more

WAFU - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Not good, the waffles had some type of after taste of bad oil or the smell of the pan they use to cook. It was also too chewy, it's suppose to just melt in your mouth. Friendly staff, place was clean but would not go back. read more

My husband and I went last Sunday and it was just okay. Nothing special really. I could've made the waffle at home. Unfortunately, the ice cream machine was down when we went. I would only go back to try the ice cream... read more

Mediocre taiyaki in the worst location possible. Located on the second floor of the east end market, there were just 4 people in line in front of us and it took 30 minutes to get our order. Soft serve machine wasn't working properly and they ran out of taiyaki cones for the ice cream, so we had to settle for the waffles that had been sitting out for who knows how long. Problem isn't with the servers, it's with the location and the layout of the equipment. Because it's so cramped, The ice cream machine is seated in between two hot waffle makers in addition to being in a retail space that wasn't designed for food preparation. It's so hot in the room, that the soft serve ice cream can't get cold enough to produce anything decent. The poor workers (which there only 2 at the time I was there) were trying their hardest to get the ice cream in a decent condition but the equipment is working against itself. It looked to me like this space was originally designed for office space since and not someplace with kitchen equipment that's producing tons of excess heat. No ventilation hoods or anything so the heat just sits there making it unpleasant As for the taiyaki itself, it's nothing special. Somewhat crunchy waffle on the outside, with cream filling inside. I got the matcha but it just tasted like sugar and nothing else. $5 for a waffle smaller than my palm. $7.50 for vanilla soft serve with a couple toppings. Price-wise it's just not worth it and definitely worth the wait either. This shop is trying to do too much for the location it's in. There's a takeout window that's taking up tons of valuable space that the workers have to keep walking back and forth between it and the counter while also avoiding the fridge full of sodas. And a worker has to be running in and out the store to bring dirty containers downstairs somewhere to clean since there is no other space. I like the idea of taiyaki but the space they chose for it just isn't a good fit for what they're trying to do with it. The location is in a nice part of town, but it's actively ruining what they can do to make this the best kind of shop it can be read more

In the spirit of trying new hot spots in Central Florida I decided to head over to East End Market this past weekend and came across this establishment. The food looked amazing and the concept of using waffles seemed pretty dope. I was able to try both a sweet and savory Taiyaki Waffle. For the sweet I decided to try the Matcha cream which was a nice sweet treat. I would definitely recommend as a starting option. For the savory I went with the Bacon and Cheese waffle. It gave a nice play on "chicken and waffles" as it was a sweet and savory all in one. With the sweetness coming from the waffle. I also tried one of their sodas which was my favorite part. I tried the Red Shiso soda drink. I highly recommend you try if you decide to stop by in. Overall the place nice and the staff is friendly. The reason for 3 starts though is I feel like for the size of the waffle it shouldn't be $5. read more

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I was really excited to try this place because the menu looked really appetizing and there was a good variety. I went for the combo option, where you get 3 taiyakis for $12.50. We got the red bean, the bacon cheddar, and the kimchi. It was opening time and we were among the first wave. Everything was fine, until we realized that it had been 15+ min and everyone who had ordered before or after us had not only received their orders but eaten them too. We continued waiting, assuming maybe they still had to cook something. Time kept ticking by. We were about 2 minutes from saying something as it had been a significant amount of time (which was impossible to have been the norm) when the boy at the register gave us our order. There was no apology, not even an acknowledgement. It was very awkward and quick, as if he hoped we wouldn't say anything. Furthermore, there was no rush and nobody came and ordered for a long time after the first wave. All they had to do was make our order, yet the waffles on all 3 taiyaki were very brown and overcooked. They were dry and crumbly... and the overcooked flavor overpowered that of the fillings... the fillings were tasty on their own, but the waffles (which is the specialty) were over cooked and did not taste good. Of course we didn't try their ice creams which I'm sure are tasty, but it was still disappointing. read more

This is such a great place I have been going since they were a food truck. They have only excelled in their service. Their place is super clean and cute and the people are all super nice and helpful. Shout out to Jinx they took the time to bring me my order and took so much care in the entire process. Also the iced I got was a blend of cereal milk and blood orange so it was like a cream circle with fruity pebbles flakes simply perfection. Best ice cream place in town and they sell these cute mini calico cats that my daughter loved! read more

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I had a sweet tooth with an intention of only getting the ice cream. Boy am I glad I didn't stop there. Once inside (and it was a tremendously long line), I bought the bacon and egg taiyaki (and others) and they were all so good. I'm craving it still after two months but can't get it because I live so far. All in all, worth the wait but next time, I"ll order in advance. read more

Really loved it, I ordered the anko and it was made fresh and was everything i was hoping for! Im definitely going to make my way down the menu and try everything read more

So over hyped, the soft serve is not creamy at all. If this didn't come in a fish shaped waffle, no one would like it.

Pretty cool place to go. Always changing the favor. Maybe every couple weeks. Staffs are friendly. Their ice cream are on the light side. So if u like milky ice cream, thicker, creamer ice cream, I would not recommend this place. read more

I had a grilled cheese toastie and it was great. I can't wait to go back and try the anko one.

Fresh made and delicious! Even their ice cream is good! It's located upstairs so don't forget to check it out while at East end

When I went here for the first time, I was greeted with Ube ice cream. Then I realized that it was my favorite flavor so I came almost every week to get Ube, but it turns out, they switch every week! Then I was getting way too obsessed with Wafu and I was buying everything in the store! Unfortunately, I really wanted the Wafu bag but every time I went to their store, it was out stock. But that is ok with me, because I know in my heart that they will eventually get some bags. Now that I go to Wafu so many times, they always recognize me as their biggest fan (because I am). And I wanted to leave this good review so everyone knows how great this place is. Wafu, if you are reading with, I will always come to your store every week if possible read more

It took 30 minutes to get one grilled cheese waffle. And we had tipped before. won't be coming back.

Ice-cream store! Magical and delicious! legendary fish-shaped ice cream a choice of ice creams served in fish shaped waffle! Owner + staff are so lovely! Second floor of east end market! read more

WAFU - Desserts Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I was honestly super excited to try this place and I really wanted to love it, but I was slightly disappointed. Their sweet cones are good, we got a matcha one. I tried their kimchi melt and I was super excited, but I felt disappointed. I would've liked for there to be more kimchi. There was a lot lot more cheese than kimchi. There were only tiny tiny little cut up pieces of kimchi and the cone was so sweet it overpowered everything. I would've preffered slightly larger pieces of cabbage to have a better crunch of kimchi and more flavor, but that's just my preference. read more

Taiyaki are a tasty Japanese treat and extremely approachable for even the pickiest of American tastes. It is a street food which consists of toasty waffles filled stuffed with sweet or savory options. If you have never had one, this is a great place to try! Their selection is very small right now because they just opened. My partner and I got the three taiyaki bundle with two savory and one sweet. The kimchi flavor was definitely a stand out. read more

Great food, but if you have a tree nut allergy, they don't even try to hide the fact that's they don't take precautions to prevent cross contamination. They told us straight up, they my friend should not eat eat anything there. read more