The Lilikoi Matcha Soda was very good. A nice mix between sweet/fruity and creamy/matcha flavors with just a little bit of carbonation is a great hot weather refreshment. The extremely fast service, minimal seating, and various clothing shops onsite give the feeling of a to-go store, though they serve food as well. Seems like they could have a lot more customers sitting and enjoying onsite if there were more seating available. Didn’t get the coffee-shop/ cafe vibe. Beware parking seems to be an issue with restriction signs posted.
Parking: Warning signs about parking in adjacent lots are posted. Located on a side street and only 5 stalls onsite.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Matcha Lilikoi Soda and Matcha-Cano
Ryan Y
It's okay. Pricey and popular with teenagers and college students. They use matcha powder to make gimmicky drinks, very sweet and pricey. I just go for the $4 iced Americanos. *Warning...parking is limited here. If no space available. Park in the city lot, first hour is free or roughly $1.00. If you can afford $10.00 drink, you can afford parking in the city lot. Don't immediately park across the street, opposite side of 11th ave. Some teenagers did that and the building business owners had them towed. Don't park in their parking stalls just because you think they are open.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Strawberry Matcha Latte and Mushroom Puff
Becca D
I asked for light ice because I don’t like my matcha super watery and I’m tired of being ripped off with ice at places. They gave me my cup and it was just over halfway full. What a slap in the face. I said can I get more ice but at that point I felt like I was drinking matcha water instead of a matcha lattte. Super disappointed, not worth the money.
Tina C
Cute spot. Even though the place was crowded we still got our drink relatively quickly. Strawberry to matcha ratio was good and the mac nut gave it a fuller taste which we liked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Justin Snider
Great place for matcha drinks. Small space with a few seats on the front porch. Not much of a view but the breeze hits just right sitting up at the front so a great place to relax or read or work.
Drinks are a bit pricey but what isn't these days?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vance Young
Good matcha, but pricey food for what it is
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Juliana Dias
Great matcha and best service ever!♡
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sami Pollak
The matcha was super comparable to the matcha I’ve had in japan. They use ceremonial grade matcha. I love all the drinks I’ve gotten from them! Going every day 🍵
I think it’s rich how places like this basically demand a tip and then fill your cup up half way. Even after asking to fill the cup they told us that because it’s light ice they won’t fill it up. $17 for 2 drinks and half of it is paying for ice. I was excited to return and buy stickers, matcha powder and other merchandise but now I rather take my money somewhere else. The picture displayed is how I received my drink without having had any of it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ging C.
Actually here few days ago. I have tried their hojicha tea latte twice and I love it. I also ordered their arabiki bun twice and it's so fulfilling. Wish I took pictures but both times, I was working while eating. They have a high quality matcha compare to many other matcha places that I've had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salt and Butter Bun with Hojicha Latte, Arabiki and Bacon Bun
Had a lovely afternoon here sipping on some matcha beverages and reading in the sunshine. The staff are so sweet and the outdoor covered space is delightful to sit in. We tried the matcha lilikoi soda (refreshing and not too sweet, but heavy on lilikoi and with a very light suggestion of matcha at the end) and the iced strawberry matcha (delicious!). I'm a bit of a matcha fiend so I always wish there was more matcha + heavier flavor, but I enjoyed our drinks and love the variety they offer, including hojicha and hojicha blend options :) The fruit sando was tasty too! Plenty whipped cream and fruit to balance it out, and it's perfect to share with someone as it comes cut in two. Would come back again to try other drinks and maybe ask for a lil extra matcha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ananya Mahesh
honestly the matcha was so mid ?? came in with such high expectations and the matcha was not strong and so mild, go to nanas green tea instead that slapped
I expected more from a dedicated matcha place. Matcha latte was heavy on milk, and very light on matcha. Tasted closer to watery milk than matcha. Hopefully this was just a one-off bad drink.
Steffanie Tran
Came here because of all the good reviews and i'm not super stoked on this place unfortunately. ): I really wanted to love it as someone who makes drinks matcha lattes everyday but it wasn't doing it for me.
Matcha Lilikoi I loved this combo, but I think the soda is overpowering the matcha. I have tried matcha with passionfruit syrup and think it is a superior combination but I think the soda overpowers the taste of passionfruit and matcha. I couldn't taste the matcha at all and it was a faint passionfruit taste. Love the concept, and think it's a good drink but I think if the proportions were done better, it's going to be a banger. It's a sweet bubbly drink. I think this is a great drink, but if I am ordering a matcha lilikoi soda, i better be tasting lilikoi and matcha and not mostly soda. I had to really taste and search for those two components. For $9, this is a pretty expensive drink. Good but not exactttttly it.
Iced matcha latte 1/5: i'm sorry for those who will hate this part of the review. I did not like this drink. It tasted like milk with a splash of matcha. The green is not very vibrant and pretty pale in color. It was not grainy which is a plus. I am the type of person who will put 2-3 grams of matcha per cup of matcha (which is typically a 12oz cup for me) This does not have enough matcha powder in it. I am expecting a vibrant green drink. For $6.50, i would definitely just make it at home. Again, I think they could work on their proportions on this drink. It's a large cup with wayyy too much milk. If i'm getting a matcha drink, i really want it to taste like matcha.
I do like that their drinks do not come sweetened and they let you know that. You can ask to add any sweetener which is a plus.
Service was okay. It was not like 10/10, but not shitty. Just very mediocre. Not many notes in this end.
Bought their tin of matcha for $22 so that I could review that so stay tuned for that if i ever come back on this review.
There’s a parking lot, but it’s pretty difficult to get in and out of. I’d honestly only use the lot if there happens to be no cars, back into a spot(which is what i did) then it will be easier to leave. If not, park somewhere else to save yourself the potential headache.
The Lilikoi Matcha Soda was very good. A nice mix between sweet/fruity and creamy/matcha flavors with just a little bit of carbonation is a great hot weather refreshment. The extremely fast service, minimal seating, and various clothing shops onsite give the feeling of a to-go store, though they serve food as well. Seems like they could have a lot more customers sitting and enjoying onsite if there were more seating available. Didn’t get the coffee-shop/ cafe vibe. Beware parking seems to be an issue with restriction signs posted.
Parking: Warning signs about parking in adjacent lots are posted. Located on a side street and only 5 stalls onsite.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Matcha Lilikoi Soda and Matcha-Cano
It's okay. Pricey and popular with teenagers and college students.
They use matcha powder to make gimmicky drinks, very sweet and pricey. I just go for the $4 iced Americanos.
*Warning...parking is limited here. If no space available. Park in the city lot, first hour is free or roughly $1.00. If you can afford $10.00 drink, you can afford parking in the city lot. Don't immediately park across the street, opposite side of 11th ave. Some teenagers did that and the building business owners had them towed. Don't park in their parking stalls just because you think they are open.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Strawberry Matcha Latte and Mushroom Puff
I asked for light ice because I don’t like my matcha super watery and I’m tired of being ripped off with ice at places. They gave me my cup and it was just over halfway full. What a slap in the face. I said can I get more ice but at that point I felt like I was drinking matcha water instead of a matcha lattte. Super disappointed, not worth the money.
Cute spot. Even though the place was crowded we still got our drink relatively quickly. Strawberry to matcha ratio was good and the mac nut gave it a fuller taste which we liked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great place for matcha drinks. Small space with a few seats on the front porch. Not much of a view but the breeze hits just right sitting up at the front so a great place to relax or read or work.
Drinks are a bit pricey but what isn't these days?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good matcha, but pricey food for what it is
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Great matcha and best service ever!♡
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The matcha was super comparable to the matcha I’ve had in japan. They use ceremonial grade matcha. I love all the drinks I’ve gotten from them! Going every day 🍵
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Strawberry Matcha Latte Light Syrup
I think it’s rich how places like this basically demand a tip and then fill your cup up half way. Even after asking to fill the cup they told us that because it’s light ice they won’t fill it up. $17 for 2 drinks and half of it is paying for ice. I was excited to return and buy stickers, matcha powder and other merchandise but now I rather take my money somewhere else. The picture displayed is how I received my drink without having had any of it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Actually here few days ago. I have tried their hojicha tea latte twice and I love it. I also ordered their arabiki bun twice and it's so fulfilling. Wish I took pictures but both times, I was working while eating. They have a high quality matcha compare to many other matcha places that I've had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salt and Butter Bun with Hojicha Latte, Arabiki and Bacon Bun
Restaurantji Recommends
Had a lovely afternoon here sipping on some matcha beverages and reading in the sunshine. The staff are so sweet and the outdoor covered space is delightful to sit in.
We tried the matcha lilikoi soda (refreshing and not too sweet, but heavy on lilikoi and with a very light suggestion of matcha at the end) and the iced strawberry matcha (delicious!). I'm a bit of a matcha fiend so I always wish there was more matcha + heavier flavor, but I enjoyed our drinks and love the variety they offer, including hojicha and hojicha blend options :)
The fruit sando was tasty too! Plenty whipped cream and fruit to balance it out, and it's perfect to share with someone as it comes cut in two. Would come back again to try other drinks and maybe ask for a lil extra matcha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
honestly the matcha was so mid ?? came in with such high expectations and the matcha was not strong and so mild, go to nanas green tea instead that slapped
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
such a yummy strawberry matcha
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Strawberry Matcha Latte Light Syrup
I expected more from a dedicated matcha place. Matcha latte was heavy on milk, and very light on matcha. Tasted closer to watery milk than matcha. Hopefully this was just a one-off bad drink.
Came here because of all the good reviews and i'm not super stoked on this place unfortunately. ):
I really wanted to love it as someone who makes drinks matcha lattes everyday but it wasn't doing it for me.
Matcha Lilikoi
I loved this combo, but I think the soda is overpowering the matcha. I have tried matcha with passionfruit syrup and think it is a superior combination but I think the soda overpowers the taste of passionfruit and matcha. I couldn't taste the matcha at all and it was a faint passionfruit taste. Love the concept, and think it's a good drink but I think if the proportions were done better, it's going to be a banger. It's a sweet bubbly drink. I think this is a great drink, but if I am ordering a matcha lilikoi soda, i better be tasting lilikoi and matcha and not mostly soda. I had to really taste and search for those two components. For $9, this is a pretty expensive drink. Good but not exactttttly it.
Iced matcha latte 1/5: i'm sorry for those who will hate this part of the review. I did not like this drink. It tasted like milk with a splash of matcha. The green is not very vibrant and pretty pale in color. It was not grainy which is a plus. I am the type of person who will put 2-3 grams of matcha per cup of matcha (which is typically a 12oz cup for me)
This does not have enough matcha powder in it. I am expecting a vibrant green drink. For $6.50, i would definitely just make it at home. Again, I think they could work on their proportions on this drink. It's a large cup with wayyy too much milk. If i'm getting a matcha drink, i really want it to taste like matcha.
I do like that their drinks do not come sweetened and they let you know that. You can ask to add any sweetener which is a plus.
Service was okay. It was not like 10/10, but not shitty. Just very mediocre. Not many notes in this end.
Bought their tin of matcha for $22 so that I could review that so stay tuned for that if i ever come back on this review.
There’s a parking lot, but it’s pretty difficult to get in and out of. I’d honestly only use the lot if there happens to be no cars, back into a spot(which is what i did) then it will be easier to leave. If not, park somewhere else to save yourself the potential headache.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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