So, I think my experience is extremely limited due to COVID, and based on other reviews my experience may not be standard. But, if going during COVID, read onThey were only serving MyMo single serving mochi. I certainly understand that as a response to COVID, but if I had known that, I personally wouldnt have gone. I was really looking forward to more authentic it homemade mochi and more options, but if just wasnt there. I can get the same exact thing, the MyMo mochi, at my local Kroger in nowhere Texas. The mochi was fine, and if you dont have any options then sure, but kind of meh and disappointed after seeing all the amazing photos from pre-COVID.

Great place to stop in for some after dinner sweets!!!Super delicious mochis that come in various flavours such as green tea, plum wine, and black sesame, highly recommend the black sesame flavour.Restaurant is a bit aged but still really clean. Service is good but could be friendlier. 5 stars is for food only.

Nice staff. Pretty good ice cream but the flavors of ice cream in the mochi are very light

Mochi Ice Cream store was jammed packed with at least 30 people waiting to get their hands on the most amazing Japanese ice cream!To get here though, had to park (Staples) about 1/4 mile away with only one (1) hour parking. Purchased a snickers bar for $1.03 and got validation for free lol...Excellent Ice cream, worth the walk.

Fresh and tasty mochi! The green tea flavor is always my favorite! You can buy cheaper box of this brand in local Trader Joes or Costco but they are limited in flavors and not as fresh as in this store. They validate parking ticket here so bring your ticket with you if you park in the public parking structure.

Brown sugar ice cream boba 👌

Small but good place. The mochi ice cream is good. The factory is just a few miles away.

The ice cream was kind of disappointing, I expected it to be fresh but was in containers that you can get at the store. The ice cream was yummy how ever the guy with long hair working there this morning didnt even say hi or anything lacked in customer services and made it felt weird to be there.

Fresh made mochi ice cream in 15 different flavors! The boys love to stop by here when we are in little Tokyo, mochi ice cream for a buck fifty

The only good flavor I like was the butter pecan. I expected much more from an actual mochi place but the mochi I had from whole foods was way better. This was a bit more fresh but the flavors werent really there. It was pretty bland. The only delicious one was the butter pecan which was very rich in flavor. Price is really good $1.50 each and the place is small with very few chairs but its worth the experience. Its in a very convenient place so its ok I guess. The only bad thing is parking is bad and pricey so I wouldnt come back just for this place. If Im nearby I would come back for parking is much more expensive than the mochi itself. Only one cashier so line moved a bit slow so maybe more staff would help. The place looks a bit beat up and old but cant beat the price.

The Mochi was delicious and very affordable! Only $1.5 for each! They also have ice cream.

I love all the variety of mochi here, so many different flavors

Tried all the mochi ice cream that they had that day. Id say my favorite was the Mocha/Coffee one. Id wait a little bit before eating in the winter -- theyre very cold and if you have two in a short time, youll feel the freeze in your teeth. Good desert after a dinner in Little Tokyo.

The mochi is prepackaged due to covid-19. Honestly, skip this place until they go back their original product. The customer service was dismissive at best.

The ice cream was amazing. Mochi is chewy and the ice cream itself was the perfect amount of sweetness.I did not like the pumpkin pie mochi because it was too spicey.Coconut pineapple is like the Thriftys ice cream but better. That was my favorite. Chocolate coming in a close second. The chocolate chips add a really nice texture.Mango and green tea were good too.

Great response to COVID. Only letting in a few customers at a time. They only have Mochi, which is in single serving containers ready to-go, packaged snacks like chips, and a small fridge of bottled drinks. The Mochi is a wide range of flavors, some of which I have not seen before. Lot a lot of the places in Little Tokyo, be ready to wait outside for a bit until other customers leave.

Delicious mochi ice cream!

Amazing for what the price! Will be coming again soon.

We stopped and tried the salted caramel, cookies and cream, matcha green tea, coffee, and mint chocolate chip flavored mochi ice cream bites. They were delicious!

Lot to choose from, but not the best mochi I had.

There are so many flavors to choose from and the taste is totally delicious, so good I had to go back again. The best ice cream in town, great service, lots of flavors, something for all and the price is low for what you get!

Ice cream is incredible. Can be a bit pricey, but its worth it. Dine-in is a much better (and cheaper, if youre just getting a scoop) option than their takeout, and the parlor has a nice feel to it making dining-in enjoyable. Their curly fries are also amazing.

Real deal Mochi!! I love the wide variety of flavors they have and the mochi feel light and are delicious. If you need some authentic japanese desserts in your life then this is the place!

Yum! The mochi here is so good. There are so many flavors to choose from. My favorite was Pistachio. The prices are very reasonable. Be sure to get some mochi when youre visiting Little Tokyo.

Best Mochi Ive ever had!

Love the mochi icecream

They have a large variety of mochi ice cream and snacks, no manju currently. Nice for a low cost cold sweet snack, individually-pre-wrapped!

Absolutely charming place. The service was exceptional and the ice cream was delicious. I ordered the Rocky Road on a waffle cone and everything about my dessert was perfect. Would recommend this creamery to ANYONE.

Yum. First time and we loved it. We walked in & we where instantly greeted by host named Paradise. She was very lovely & gave us an awesome seat. Food & deserts was worth getting lost for 3 mins.Mikawaya.

The Mochi sold here is delicious and an amazing treat at any time of the day. And there’s a wide variety to choose from. Not a mochi expert, but from the looks of it they do sell out so I’m sure this is a great spot to come check out.

I like the mochi here but damm one person to serve so many people. Ive been waiting for about 15 minutes and Im only half way up the line. Needs more staffing

The store is almost completely empty of merchandise. They dont have anything. It looks like its going out of business. Terrible waste of time, going down there finding parking, paying to park . So disappointed.

I’ve tried green tea, strawberry, black sesame, and coconut pineapple. They were all pretty good. Not too sweet. My favorite out of them was black sesame.

I remember going here back when I was in preschool, and Im so happy that with all the changes that have happened in the Bay Area, this remains a fixed institution. Even the large black and white picture of the wide-eyed kid with his ice-cream has remained.

Everytime I go its closed

The Mochi here was amazing

I love snacking here. Ive had nothing but great experiences here and will keep coming back. The place has an awesome atmosphere. This place has many reviews for a reason.

I like it here, great food & service. The staff was very friendly and kind.

Great dessert spot in Korean town, CA. I came here once a month. The menu is always the same but it is what it is. Nothing could goes wrong :) Cute place. But sometimes hard to find a clean table to sit. Place got busy sometimes. Easy parking.

Was excited to see all the different mochi flavors but service wasn’t great... the lady working on 9/26 apparently wasn’t having a good day and seemed to take it out on the only two customers there.

We were watching Kid in a Candy Store on the Food Network. They were showing this place in Los Angeles that makes pudding, yogurt and ice cream to order with any flavor you can almost think of. It seemed like a good idea, and it was!!We stopped in on a cold afternoon so the place was not busy. We both ordered our own mixtures in ice cream. She had them made up in about 10 minutes. It was very well worth the wait. It was really good. It was interesting to watch how each item was made and then when they add the liquid nitrogen it is even more interesting.We do plan on going back as it was worth the trip. If it is a nice day, you may have to plan on a wait. I am sure it will be worth it.

The first thought that comes to my mind about Mikawaya is everything is served in large portions. Come here with the mindset to share with your friends and family. On top of that, there are so many options on the menu - its really hard to decide because everything sounds so good.

Really is as great as everyone says. Everyone there is extremely nice and the ice cream is creamy and wonderful.Be ready for a giant scoop.

Always a good variety of flavors.

Extremely clean & well presented establishment. Almost wanted to try a scoop of every single flavor on offer and found it difficult to just stick to one.

Its a really small place but the mochi here is excellent! The place does seem a bit old but its not bad. The prices are also really great! Its quite cheap. The staff is friendly. I recommend coming here!

The selection they had when I went were a bit bizarre or odd for my tastes, and I tried the Mint Chip and it wasnt what I am accustomed to, so I opted for the Vanilla flavor, which was good... but generally I never order Vanilla at an Ice Cream parlor because its so basic, plain and uninspired. The service here was nice and friendly, as they let you sample flavors too.

A very pretty place with all the purple color! The purple potato ice is really good with sweet milk and purple potato sauce! The first place I find to eat purple potato dessert. You may have to wait on weekends. Good place to take photos.

The place is cool and I love their ice cream. Worth the price and has a great service too.

Came here on a late night visit. Not your typical ice cream parlor. Had three different sorbet flavors. Blackberry, Earl grey, and Guava. Pretty tasty but nothing special. Its one of those places I will try again after a year has gone by.

Price is great for their portions too. Chamango and Chamoyada have two sizes to choose from, small is plenty for two people, which is around $4.50-$5.50.Only con is there isnt enough seating but thats only because many people and their families go so it never seems to be slow.Oh, they also serve food too! But I always get distracted by their desserts to really glance at their food menu, haha.My family and I will be back.. again and again.

Definitely the best ice cream I have ever had in my life. I try to drive by, but somehow my vehicle stalls in front of the place.

Love it ! Has the best customer service they are the very nice. My favorite is the chocolate. Everyone should go and give tips !i love it ! >3

Very humble and cozy spots with delicious mochi ice cream. There is also cheap ice cream options but the flavors were kind of boring. Go for the mochi!!!!

Great place to stop in for some after dinner sweets!!!Super delicious mochis that come in various flavours such as green tea, plum wine, and black sesame, highly recommend the black sesame flavour.

Dont know whether its just a fad right now, but the line was long and the wait for your order even longer. A bit overpriced for what you get. Quality and texture of shaved ice was excellent. As far as taste is concern, different people have different taste buds, but for me, it is a little on the bland side...need to be a bit sweeter.

The best mochi ice cream Ive had. Lots of flavors. This is the same brand that sells in boxes at Trader Joes. Try the original, fresh version folks. You wont be disappointed.

So many flavors/ so many choices. I like the ube one

Just came here with my friends and its really nice place to have a good time

The Mochi is 5++ stars but customer service really sucks. Wish I could remember the new lady’s name who was being trained there today. She never spoke one word and she kept rolling her eyes. The woman training her was quite rude herself raising her voice when we told her we wanted to get something else. They also don’t listen I asked for two of one flavor and she only gave me one I know that’s little but working in a place like this they should be able to listen.

Its so delicious. I look forward to a return visit. Feels like a place in Charlotte that I enjoyed visiting.

There was quick, helpful, and friendly service. It has a great feel to it. Reminds me of a place in New York I loved to visit.

A cute mochi ice cream and ice cream shop in the center of Little Tokyo.I was visiting from Atlanta and my friend brought me here after we had dinner and it was delicious !Such a perfect little dessert after eating at one of the many restaurants in Little Tokyo.The price of each mochi ice cream is $1.50.I tried strawberry & vanilla blueberry.Both was sooooo delicious.I came back for a total of 3 days in a row. I couldnt get enough!

Maybe it was just the day we went in (mid afternoon) but the employee at the register was just plain rude. There was a short line (someone ordering, another small group, then us). When it got to us (multiple orders so a friend was going to order first), the woman (late 20s or 30s) rudely told us that we were in the wrong spot for the line. Okay, there was no signs posted and we got behind the group before us. There were tables blocking the area for the line too (after we figured where the line actually started). After sitting down at one of the tables, we noticed that the same employee didn’t tell new customers to get in line at the correct spot after they also went behind the people ordering (same thing we did).It is a bit sad to see how the service is now. I came to the store a few years ago and had great service with it being even busier in the past. Not this day I went in though so I don’t think I’ll be stopping here any time soon. I understand some people have bad days but to rudely tell off customers just because they stood at the wrong spot for the line, is not the greatest service.

Nice place to think about business. looking forward to a return visit. the place has a nice feel to it.

Excellent ice cream, large servings, good prices and good service.

Customer service was poor and the product itself wasn’t that good. The flavor was a little bit artificial but the mochi texture was decent. Very disappointed because you can find better ones else were.

Visited on sat i believe. it has a nice interior. kinda of like a cafe in phoenix that i enjoyed.

My fiance saw Mikawayas being talked about on the show Best Thing I Ever Ate. So off we went to Los Angeles for lunch; and to this creamery for our afternoon snack. in the rain.

Good mochis, clean place. Located in a place where you can see allot.

Love it ! Has the best customer service they are the very nice. My favorite is the chocolate. Everyone should go and give tips !

Delicious desserts. Pizza and fries are good. Cheesy carbonara is okay.

I don’t know if it’s me or the Matcha ice cream is really taste wired. It supposed be a bit bitter and herbal but I tasted it soured somehow. However the green tea mochi was still good so I leave it 3 starts.

The store needs some TLC. Flickering fluorescent lights, none of which were the same color of white, gives an eerie feeling to the store. The mochi was fine. But the flavors weren’t very pronounced.We went early Monday afternoon and there was no one in line. So that was nice. $1.50 for a piece of mochi ice is fine, I guess.

I love coming here for mochi. Its always fresh and depending on your luck, have great unique flavors! There isnt too much seating but you can usually find seating outside.

You could never go wrong with some mochi ice cream.. definitely try stopping here if you can. I always stop here once or twice when I visit little Tokyo.. it’s just so good! Especially during the summer.! Vanilla and chocolate are my favorite ones, green tea is also pretty good. They have more flavors but don’t really remember them all since I just get the ones I want and leave haha.. but they also have little snacks you can buy like chips and kit Kat’s I believe.

Nothing but enjoyable experiences here. The place has a cool feel to it. Food is similar to a cafe in Portland I loved.

Mochi Ice Cream is great here! Try the red wine mochi! My wife and I loved it. The only reason for 4 stars is that the young man attending us needed more people friendly energy.

The Service: few staffs working behind the counter. Only a few table/chairs inside the store.The Food: Just taste like frozen mochi in the market frozen section. The mochi doesnt taste that soft. But price is cheap!The Parking: Parking structure.

Delicious mochi ice-cream balls! Especially black sesame and red bean! A nice treat after a meal. Eat them right away because you might want to go back for more !

Saw youtube videos of people going through different varieties, but when I got there, there was hardly any to choose from and this was 12pm. However the flavors I could only choose were fortunately amazing.

THEY DONT SELL MOCHI ANYMORE.I do not write many 1-star reviews but here is my next one.This place is one of two places in the downtown LA area that sells fresh authentic Japanese mochi and they decided to stop making/distributing it now after the owners changed. They are known throughout the Asian community to be the mochi store. Now they will only be selling things that benefit the tourists and not the local Asian community. None of the locals go here for their ice cream.My grandparents stop by here and get a mochi every once in a while along with their friends. They are all over 85 years old. Now they have to walk another block over from their elderly apartment which is located further but also harder to get to.Such a disgraceful (and financially backed) move on their part ...

I give this spot a thumbs up. will surely make a return trip. the bill was average for the menu.

Excellent Ice cream and place

Very good! Not sure how often they change their flavors, but its about $1.50 for each mochi.

The mochi ice cream is so good I highly recommend this place!

Would it hurt for the cashiers to smile or make eye contact lol geeze

I am IN LOVE with this place!! They have THE BEST Match Latte in town and Im obsessed with Match so I would know haha Everything about this place is super cute and aesthetic - definitely one for the gram!Ive probably tried everything off their menu and the Matcha flavored things are my favorite, personally not a huge fan of the purple sweet potato but still really good! The Tiramisu is to die for too!

Very savory. The bill was good for how much you get.

Very good. Try the chocolate sundae - mmm

Lots of flavor and great service.

11:30 am on a Friday is a great time to go--no line! My plum wine mochi was delicious, and what a bargain at $1.50.

It has awesome mochi with more than 10 flavors.

Pretty solid noodles.Selection for ramen was a bit limited thougj

Good place to relax and unwind. looking forward to a return visit.

There was quick and friendly service. Wish it was closer to my house, I would come every week.

Service is consistently good. this place has a great feel to it.

Excellent Mochi, and quite large - the black sesame was exactly as you would expect, the red bean different but in a good way. If you are in Japan Town and after dessert you should definitely come here.

So disappointed - no other Mikawaya products other than the ice cream. Even that was a bit disappointing. Went on the morning of 8/7/18. Another woman and I were stunned - no stock!! Said it was because we just opened? SERIUOSLY?! The delivery truck was not due for another 3+ hours! I dont think so! Went back at 8 p.m. the following Saturday, a very little more of the mochi, but still nothing but chips/snacks on the wall. Too bad.

I look forward to a return visit. Menu is like a cafe in Indianapolis I loved.