Mogu Mogu Onigiri Shop

They had pretty short hours focused around lunch time, so I had trouble making it here before they closed for the day. I was finally able to stop by during the week after a doctor's appointment maybe 30 min before their 3 pm closing time and pick several different onigiris that were not yet sold out for the day.

We went big and ordered several to go:

* 3x Karaage wrapped in Dashi Shiitake Gohan (Japanese Fried Chicken in Shiitake Dashi Rice) - $4.50 each
* 2x Spam Onigiri (Grilled Spam with Tare Sauce) - $3.25 each
*1x Tuna Mayo (Cooked Light Tuna mixed with Japanese Mayo) - $3.75
* 5x Grilled Salmon with Shiso Leaf - $4.25 each
* 1x Mentaiko Mayo with Tamago (Mentaiko mixed with Japanese Mayo with Japanese Egg Omelette) - $4.60
* 3x Buta Kakuni (Slow Braised Pork Belly) - $4.50 each

I personally liked the karaage, spam, salmon, and pork belly. BF enjoyed the karaage and salmon the most. They have more on the menu that we wanted to try next time, so hopefully we make it early enough before they sell out!

There's parking in the plaza, but it can be a little hard finding a spot since there's not too many spots. The other challenge is getting out, as there's only one entrance to get in and out of off Walnut Grove Ave, so if you need to head north, good luck getting out and beating opposing traffic.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

The onigiris where great. Nice portions the chicken was moist and crunchy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have been here numerous times to pick up for lunch. It's the only Onigiri shop that's close by to me.

I usually get the large combo. It's comes with your choice of 3 onigiris, 2pc Karaage and drink. I highly trying Buta Kakuni w/ spicy miso & Mentaiko w/ Tamago. Those are my two favorites!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

5/5 staff services
4.5/5 taste
Need bigger portions

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Incredible place I loved everything about it. Great food and the staff was so nice. If you’re nearby DONT go anywhere else eat here!!💗💗💗✝️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mentaiko Shiso Leaf (with egg and fish eggs & Tuna Mayo). So delicious.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The one-star rating was due to the attitude of the guy who was behind the register.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

I ordered online for pickup and it was ready when I got there. They weren't busy at all and very empty inside. I ordered 3 onigiri: salmon, eggplant, and tuna mayo. I liked the size of the onigiri and how packed they are with filling. There was a little too much mayo with the tuna and the rice felt a little too mushy to me. But the taste overall was great. I really liked the eggplant one, perfectly cooked and paired well with the dipping sauces.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

If you want to grab quick onigiri, you must try this place! I'm impressed with their onigiri, very tasty, and wanting endless bite! Not only did the place have good food but 2 staff's were great and gave the customers top notch service! I will come back here again for sure and definitely recommend fans of onigiri lovers!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

So happy that a legit onigiri shop is back in sgv! Every single onigiri is thoughtfully made and soooo delicious. We love everything but particularly cannot get enough of the shiitake :)) There's not a lot of onigiri shops around so we're super thankful Mogu Mogu exists.

Their hours are a little weird though, seems like they're only open for lunch even though it could be like the coolest after-school snack hangout. Whatever. It's totally worth skipping work for haha. We've tried the other onigiri stores and Mogu Mogu onigiris is hands down the best. They just hit different. I feel like other places use some assembly line method to just fill the insides, but Mogu Mogu was like hell no and gave us onigiris fit for a king, with cool combinations and sauces and all. I would eat here every day if I could!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Was here Saturday afternoon after reading all the nice reviews. I ordered the 3 pc large combo with pork belly, spam and egg, and fried chicken and my wife had the 2 pc combo with eggplant and ama miso. Both combos also came with 2 pc kaarage and a soda. The rice was perfectly cooked, slightly al dente just the way we liked. The slow cooked pork belly was tender and the spicy miso flavor was not spicy but tasty. The spam egg was slightly sweet with just the right amount of sauce. The kaarage as previous Yelpers have mentioned is really juicy inside and yet crunchy outside. My wife also enjoyed the grilled ama miso, offered a slight crunch in every bite. The eggplant was slightly undercooked but still very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’m so happy to have come across Mogu Mogu Onigiri Shop in Rosemead. They offer Japanese comfort food. It is located at the corner of Walnut Grove Ave and Hellman Ave. Parking lot is a bit small but there is street parking nearby.
Pork Belly or Buta Kakuni is definitely my favorite! Great flavor and the green onion gives it just the right amount of texture . The fried chicken or kaarage came with a dipping sauce and they complemented each other perfectly. The Shiitake dashi onigiri combines the earthy, umami flavor of shiitake mushrooms with perfectly seasoned rice. Will be back very soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Karaage Japanese Fried Chicken

Overpriced and the portions are small. They also don't take cash. I don't recommend this place to anyone who is of working class. The people coming here will probably be Tesla drivers or middle class people.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Satisfying! My recent visit to Mogu Mogu Onigiri in Rosemead was a pleasant surprise! They serve authentic Japanese comfort food. From their scrumptious kaarage to their salmon onigiri, there are quite a few items to choose from. I opted for the 2pc combo, salmon grilled onigiri 4/5 and mentaiko onigiri 5/5. The combo also includes 2 pc (decent size) kaarage 5/5 and a can of soda.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Karaage Japanese Fried Chicken