The MOST wonderful matcha in the bay, as far as I'm concerned! Worth a stop in Berkeley, just for this!
Thomas Joseph Perez
Came near the end of the day and unfortunately they out of a lot of things including both soft serve ice creams. Fortunately we were able to get other tasty desserts that satisfied our sweet tooth.
Sherry Fan
a cute matcha-specialty shop with a good menu--hypothetically. unfortunately they seem to be extremely understaffed and out of most items every time i've visited. also, overpriced--10$ for a small slice of cake and 7$ for a latte.
Danyelle Reynolds
Tastes good, but every time I try to swing by, they are out of shave ice and soft serve ?Also everything in this picture was $20 with a 10% tip
Anna Aljabiry
I visited this place about 4 years ago and I really loved it then. Today, we spent 15 minutes looking for parking just to eat the matcha ice cream. It’s been raining, wet, and cold for Saturday evening. The line was long. There was one person working on the register and making the orders. So it took a while to get order, but that was ok I guess for how much I wanted to enjoy it. The place doesn’t take cash, so be prepared to pay with a credit card or debit. I was a bit disappointed when I got my ice cream in a plastic disposable cup compared to the nice black Japanese bowl that appeared in their menu picture.The taste was as good as I remembered it. IT was so smooth almost between ice cream and frozen yogurt… just so creamy. The taste was matchawy I was disappointed again because they used to sprinkle matcha powder over the matcha ice cream. I didn’t get my matcha powder?.I did enjoy it. It was still worth coming, and I’ll certainly come back again.Even though I do think this place is worth 5 stars, I discounted one star for missing matcha powder, long wait, and bench cushions are ripped badly.
Michael Rezaee
It’s 5:54 the server was nowhere to be found when he was supposed to be back 14 min ago. 5 customers walked out including us.Cute menu, too bad we didn’t get to try anything. This would be the second time there was nobody at the front to serve anyone. :(
Stephanie Lauber
Very cute place (I love the sakura flowers and other Japanese decor! Great for photos). I just don't like how pricey it is compared to similar places. I had their matcha soft serve, which wasn't overly sweet (which I like). Not as strong a matcha flavor as Matcha Cafe Maiko and doesn't have matcha powder on it, but still decent. I did find it on the icy side (similar to Uji Time) and I prefer my soft serve creamier (like Maiko and Somi Somi).I REALLY wanted a matcha spongy box, but they were out (Newark location was also out a week ago). I talked to the employee there about it and apparently there's a problem with the distributor. : ( So, don't expect them to carry it right now.I'll be back for the spongy box when they get it in. But I'll probably go elsewhere for other matcha things due to the high prices.
Yona Lo
Decent matcha ice cream ? ?The indoor design is cool and they have a lot of seats available.A good place for hanging out with friends ?# Matcha Ice Cream
YuanYuan Lo (Yona)
Decent matcha ice cream ? ?The indoor design is cool and they have a lot of seats available.A good place for hanging out with friends ?# Matcha Ice Cream
Pearl Hay
Matcha ice cream is good but they are severely stingy with the amount they give you almost feel cheated because it is expensive, better luck going to a quality matcha place, three tea bowls or somewhere in SF. Even go to a Asian grocery store and get a pack for the single price of one item
I can’t really review on the quality of the food but this review is for the service. We arrived around 6:30pm on a Sunday night and the cashier said BRB and left with a takeout bag. He was gone for about ~10-15 minutes and a line started to form. Everyone stood around for another 10 or so minutes and there was not an employe in sight . We all talked amongst ourselves wondering and hoping he was okay. Eventually after another 10 minutes the crowd started to leave. It was an unusual situation and I was disappointed because I had wanted to try their dessert items. The phones were ringing the entire time and it didn’t seem like there were any other employees around.
William Tang
Their soft serve matcha is so good! I think the other reviewers need to understand there's usually one employee working here so patience is a must!
Noah Boihem
Good (but slightly expensive) ice creams and soft serves, but don’t go for anything else. The matcha and hojicha are disappointing, overpriced, and un-authentic. Very cute decor and relaxing ambiance though!
HYEJINEKSY
I got the D6 which is the Ishita Shiratama Matcha Story.I think this place is good if you are familiar with matcha desserts or really want to experience something new.It’s not for everyone.The D6 is a dessert that has a base of pudding (not too sweet), whip cream, and crunchy matcha soaked graham, matcha soft serve on top, red bean (not so sweet), and matcha cubed jelly (not sweet) and mocha balls (not sweet). So the sweetest part is the matcha soft serve. Then it is sprinkled with some toasted rice (almost like hojicha taste).I appreciated this dessert because it’s not easy for me to get and is unique.I think the price is reasonable because some of the desserts are high quality and can’t be cheapened.I wouldn’t get anything with ice if you are looking for better value for price.We did dine in on a Thursday night and we got our food very fast.
Qiqi Li
Very disgusting, disappointing and worst service of the cashier ever, her attitude seems like we own her 100million dollars, she stared us and said nothing when we get into the store, which make me feel very uncomfortable , also her tone was definitely unpainted and seems like don’t want anybody to consume here. And when I ask her can we take our food to go, she said: all our food must to go. Which is like you guys are not deserve eat at the table. The worst serves ever met, and will never try again.
The MOST wonderful matcha in the bay, as far as I'm concerned! Worth a stop in Berkeley, just for this!
Came near the end of the day and unfortunately they out of a lot of things including both soft serve ice creams. Fortunately we were able to get other tasty desserts that satisfied our sweet tooth.
a cute matcha-specialty shop with a good menu--hypothetically. unfortunately they seem to be extremely understaffed and out of most items every time i've visited. also, overpriced--10$ for a small slice of cake and 7$ for a latte.
Tastes good, but every time I try to swing by, they are out of shave ice and soft serve ?Also everything in this picture was $20 with a 10% tip
I visited this place about 4 years ago and I really loved it then. Today, we spent 15 minutes looking for parking just to eat the matcha ice cream. It’s been raining, wet, and cold for Saturday evening. The line was long. There was one person working on the register and making the orders. So it took a while to get order, but that was ok I guess for how much I wanted to enjoy it. The place doesn’t take cash, so be prepared to pay with a credit card or debit. I was a bit disappointed when I got my ice cream in a plastic disposable cup compared to the nice black Japanese bowl that appeared in their menu picture.The taste was as good as I remembered it. IT was so smooth almost between ice cream and frozen yogurt… just so creamy. The taste was matchawy I was disappointed again because they used to sprinkle matcha powder over the matcha ice cream. I didn’t get my matcha powder?.I did enjoy it. It was still worth coming, and I’ll certainly come back again.Even though I do think this place is worth 5 stars, I discounted one star for missing matcha powder, long wait, and bench cushions are ripped badly.
It’s 5:54 the server was nowhere to be found when he was supposed to be back 14 min ago. 5 customers walked out including us.Cute menu, too bad we didn’t get to try anything. This would be the second time there was nobody at the front to serve anyone. :(
Very cute place (I love the sakura flowers and other Japanese decor! Great for photos). I just don't like how pricey it is compared to similar places. I had their matcha soft serve, which wasn't overly sweet (which I like). Not as strong a matcha flavor as Matcha Cafe Maiko and doesn't have matcha powder on it, but still decent. I did find it on the icy side (similar to Uji Time) and I prefer my soft serve creamier (like Maiko and Somi Somi).I REALLY wanted a matcha spongy box, but they were out (Newark location was also out a week ago). I talked to the employee there about it and apparently there's a problem with the distributor. : ( So, don't expect them to carry it right now.I'll be back for the spongy box when they get it in. But I'll probably go elsewhere for other matcha things due to the high prices.
Decent matcha ice cream ? ?The indoor design is cool and they have a lot of seats available.A good place for hanging out with friends ?# Matcha Ice Cream
Decent matcha ice cream ? ?The indoor design is cool and they have a lot of seats available.A good place for hanging out with friends ?# Matcha Ice Cream
Matcha ice cream is good but they are severely stingy with the amount they give you almost feel cheated because it is expensive, better luck going to a quality matcha place, three tea bowls or somewhere in SF. Even go to a Asian grocery store and get a pack for the single price of one item
Restaurantji Recommends
I can’t really review on the quality of the food but this review is for the service. We arrived around 6:30pm on a Sunday night and the cashier said BRB and left with a takeout bag. He was gone for about ~10-15 minutes and a line started to form. Everyone stood around for another 10 or so minutes and there was not an employe in sight . We all talked amongst ourselves wondering and hoping he was okay. Eventually after another 10 minutes the crowd started to leave. It was an unusual situation and I was disappointed because I had wanted to try their dessert items. The phones were ringing the entire time and it didn’t seem like there were any other employees around.
Their soft serve matcha is so good! I think the other reviewers need to understand there's usually one employee working here so patience is a must!
Good (but slightly expensive) ice creams and soft serves, but don’t go for anything else. The matcha and hojicha are disappointing, overpriced, and un-authentic. Very cute decor and relaxing ambiance though!
I got the D6 which is the Ishita Shiratama Matcha Story.I think this place is good if you are familiar with matcha desserts or really want to experience something new.It’s not for everyone.The D6 is a dessert that has a base of pudding (not too sweet), whip cream, and crunchy matcha soaked graham, matcha soft serve on top, red bean (not so sweet), and matcha cubed jelly (not sweet) and mocha balls (not sweet). So the sweetest part is the matcha soft serve. Then it is sprinkled with some toasted rice (almost like hojicha taste).I appreciated this dessert because it’s not easy for me to get and is unique.I think the price is reasonable because some of the desserts are high quality and can’t be cheapened.I wouldn’t get anything with ice if you are looking for better value for price.We did dine in on a Thursday night and we got our food very fast.
Very disgusting, disappointing and worst service of the cashier ever, her attitude seems like we own her 100million dollars, she stared us and said nothing when we get into the store, which make me feel very uncomfortable , also her tone was definitely unpainted and seems like don’t want anybody to consume here. And when I ask her can we take our food to go, she said: all our food must to go. Which is like you guys are not deserve eat at the table. The worst serves ever met, and will never try again.
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