Omg, best burger & fries. A real double smash prepared proper. Salty, crispy fries. What more could you ask for??

The pastries here are amazing! They are so detailed and delicious. However, you need to come early to get them. They will sell out much before the morning hours of the shop. The indoor seating is large and the light shines in beautifully.

Get there when it opens because there are no reservations. First come first serve! But do not be daunted by your wait time - they will take your phone number, and you can just duck next door to Growler House and enjoy sampling their wide variety of craft beers, ciders, sours, and spirits. A very pleasant way to wait! We've eaten at Mochiko several times. Great every time. It's a nice experience, dining at small tables with neighbors all around and everyone is happy and chill. If you're very lucky, there will be Japanese pastries or milk bread still available from the morning bakery rush (yes, it's an NYT-top-rated bakery too). PS: I had the Tantanmen ramen. Photo with my review --- I've eaten some of it because I couldn't wait to tuck in, so forgive me! This is just spectacular. And also the Shoyu ramen, AND the "Skyline" ramen (sounds weird but is super delicious and not at all what you might think it is).

What better way to wait out rain to run than to pick up pastries from Mochiko?! I've enjoyed their dinner service a few years ago but never had a chance to try their pastries. I arrived at 9:03am on a Saturday am. Doors open at 9:00am and was shocked at the line. There's a reason why they're so popular. The good news is the line moves quickly, but you need to know what you want. I made a list while waiting in line and when I got up to the counter, I rattled off my order: chocolate croissants, ube croissants, chocolate chunk cookie, BBQ pork bun, kimchi & egg croissant, sweet corn bibingkas. Everything is fresh and exceptional. I really love how they represent various Asian cultures in beautifully-baked masterpieces that are equally delicious! Plus side: Each pastry is reasonably priced!

It look nice and welcoming. The employee was sweet and helpful. I would say they look too pretty to eat. But once I got a bite of it, they are not really up to the hype. They are great for sure, I just meant I'm not going out of my way to get it. Or want it all the time. To be fair this is just my opinion, also I was only there for the pastry. Prob will come back for dinner to complete the review.

long story short: perfection!! Mochiko is amazing. There is always a line, but it is well worth the wait. There are also plenty of bars in the area where you can enjoy a drink while waiting for your table. The restaurant itself is small but cozy & the service is great despite the constant busyness. As for the food, everything is superbly delicious. In the mornings, they serve some of the best pastries in the city! Their menu is always changing, but every single pastry I've ordered has been spectacular. Their dinner menu is just as awe-inspiring. They have a rotating ramen menu; this time, we had the vintage shoyu, which was great, & the tantamen, which is one of the best dishes I've had in my entire life. The udon & burger are also incredible, & the kaarage is a must order! Mochiko is the best & I wish I could go every single week to try their new ramen. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a delicious meal.

I have been wanting to go to Cafe Mochiko ever since I saw a photo of their purple Ube Halaya Croissants and finally got to go this past week. I wanted to try several items, so we order three to share. We got the Ube Croissant, the Egg & Kimchi Croissant, and the Everything Cream Cheese Bao and they were all out of this world! The coffee was very good as well. The space is cute and was buzzing with people coming and going. The only thing that took my rating down to a 4-star is all the tables were dirty. There were probably 8 open tables when we got there and they all were covered with crumbs, so we had to wipe down our own table.

Small japanese cafe that serve amazing pastry and dine in only dinner service. It is always busy and you have to get there early. You are able to get pastry too but the menu is not as vast as in the morning. Recommend the ube croissant and snow pork bun and weekend specials! Mochi panic- savory chewy mochi with ground pork and bean sprouts. Wish there's portion was bigger as it's amazing! A mustt order for appetizer. Katsu sando- the pork cutlet is a little dry. Would be better if there's sauce. They serve rotating ramen and it happens to be chilled tsukemen so the dipping broth is cold. Its sort of unique but I would prefer another type of tsukemen served with warm dipping broth. Still give tsukemen a try when they released other flavors as i like their chewy noodles.

Speaking only on the bakery items here but I enjoyed Cafe Mochicko! It is decorated very nicely, I loved the Japanese elements like studio Ghibli playing on a TV. We arrived shortly after they opened and there was quite a line so I would come knowing you may wait a bit. The line went quick and you let the workers know what you would like once you get to the front. The bakery items we got were great! All baked with love and I highly recommend the Ube croissant. It was light and airy. The only slight was I wish the everything bao was more fluffy like a bao rather than a bagel. We will be back and would love to check out their non-bakery items as well.

A bit above 4.5, but not completely 5.0 yet. Overall I enjoyed pretty much everything! Sure there are some items that were better than others, but a couple of items really stood out, and it was clear that guests would come for those items. I had both pastries here during the day and dinner here afterwards, both on the same day. I missed the ube halaya croissant, and I saw people coming in after me, realizing that the croissants were out for the day, promising to come back the next day for them. That made me feel like I missed out. However, the kimchi & egg croissant was pretty good, especially after heated up. Of course, one cannot expect the egg to be runny, which of course would've been even better, but what they had was already pretty good I would say. My favorite was the mochi mochi panic, with bean sprouts that tasted so much like home, and the housemade mochi having very soft chewable texture yet not sticking to teeth. The dish was flavorful! Another flavorful dish was the tantanmen. I could tell the broth, which was a bit spicy and very rich in flavor, had quite a bit of spice, and the fresh coriander on top, albeit not common in East Asian food, worked out very well. The dish is nowhere near traditional, but it worked out very well and I loved the way they made it. I enjoyed the kioke shoyu ramen as well. While I actually normally don't eat pork, I do consume chashu pork that's typically found in ramen. Here in Cafe Mochiko, they use the broth to cook the pork, similar to Vietnamese pho in which the broth would cook the beef. The chashu pork was thinner and resembled sliced pork you can find in hot pot a bit more, which was interesting. The broth I could tell had a lot of meat flavor because I could taste the pork in it (the kind that I don't eat which my palate is very sensitive to), and I have attributed it to authenticity. The katsu sando has a huge piece of pork cutlet in it, and was really great in both texture and flavor, as the sandwiches contained contrast for both, offering a comprehensive tasting experience. The potato salad was also very flavorful, having a sweet yet vinegary type of taste. This place is located in East Walnut Hill, and there are quite a few food spots around it. While this place doesn't have desserts, Hello Honey is pretty much right next door for those interested in some ice cream afterwards! Oh, and I arrived at 5pm for dinner. By 5:05pm, they were entirely packed.