What is not to love about this place!!! I thought their castella was super special and quite unusual. It's located at Koreatown Plaza's International Food Court, to the left of Awoolim. Parking was free, they weren't even ticketing when I had gone. When I went at 10:30 on a Saturday morning it wasn't crowded at all and after one person I was able to order. Their menu is not that varied, it's variations of their castella, like original, cheese, cream, choco or cheesecake. I had gotten the cheesetella figuring they named their business after their best product. I didn't even have it hot and had it about an hour after we had gotten it but OMG the castella was actually really very special and I thought totally deserving of a dedicated store. It was much lighter and fluffier than a normal castella that you would purchase from the bakery and my favorite part of it was that it wasn't that sweet. Their cheese is very much like a sliced yellow cheddar that they put in two layers within the castella. If you just eat the castella it's not that sweet but with the savory flavor from the cheese it just makes it soooo much better. The texture really can't be beat too, light, fluffy but also dense. I don't know, just go try it. You get a good amount too so I thought for under $8, it was such a good deal. A must try!! read more

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First time trying, I was waiting for my food order from donkatsu and happened to see the sign so wanna to give it a try. I ordered the cheesecake and it was really good and moist. Service was good. The guy explained the different type of cakes they have cuz he probably knows it was my first time ordering. They have all the food court vendors in the garage so you just kinda have to flag down the guy with the cheesetella uniform to order. It was quick and easy. I would definitely try their other flavors next time. read more

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I came to KTP after church with some friends last Sunday and I saw this Cheesetella place in the far left corner. I decided to get it because there was no line at all (probably should've been my first red flag). I got the Cheesecake and had half of that first. For $11, it's a nice little cake. It's not sweet at all tho, more eggy. Not the worst thing I could've eaten but not super passion-invoking. Then after eating half of that, I bought the Cheesetella. The way it was advertised made it look super delicious but it really was not that good. I had a few bites and I really couldn't bring myself to eat anything more. It was kind of tasteless and even the cheese itself was pretty bland. I was definitely disappointed about the $8.75 I dropped on this thing. I feel like the money it cost is more about the size of the items (I should give it credit that you get what you pay for in terms of size because the size is definitely great) than it is about the quality of the item. It just was not a tasty experience. I do not think I would return to try it again. read more

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I expected it to be overhyped and I was right. Cheesetella is located in the food court of the Ktown Plaza. Parking is available and make sure to get validated (we totally forgot but the guy let us go since we were there for only 15 minutes). I came at around 7pm on a Friday and there were only about 5-6 people in line. They have samples on the counter. Like what another review mentioned, the castella tastes exactly like Filipino mamon. With that said, I definitely like the cheestella the best. The slightly salty cheese was a great balance to the light and fluffy cake. Pricing is definitely reasonable but I'm sure as they get more and more popular, it'll go up a couple of more dollars. read more

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Wayyyyy beyond my expectation!!! Came here with no expectation because I was afraid that I would get disappointed like I did with Uncle Tetsu cheesecake. I told my friends that if there is a line then I would not wait in line, but luckily there was not any line at all and we got our Cheesetella in a swoop. The cheesetella is a Korean fluffy sponge cake with a layer of melted cheese oozing out. You have to eat it while it's hot to get the best taste. After we took some pictures (from different angles), we took a bite and went to sponge cake heaven. The cake was so fluffy and soft and spongy and very well balanced in taste, not too sweet. The melted cheese layer also added to its perfection. We couldn't finish the whole thing, so we ate it again the next day and it was still good, not as fluffy as before but still okay. We are planning to come back again next week to try the Chocotella which comes out every 2pm or 5pm. read more

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I am sooo disappointed I went to the koreatown plaza just for the cheesetella with my daughter She likes castella so we decided to go to buy on the way home. BUT!!!! When we got home we opened the box we saw the small bread inside !! OMG!!! The portion was way too small for $ 6.5 And even the bread was not warm at all and not fluffy at all My house is just 3mins away. I do not want to go back again read more

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I love castella - the perfect combination of spongy, soft, and slightly sweet. The castella at cheesetella is exactly the same...as every other castella I've had at any Asian bakery. Yes it's freshly baked so when you eat it fresh it'll be warm and wonderful, but once it cools, it's really not any different from one you could buy anywhere else. They only had the cream when I went, and I wasn't wow'd. 30 min wait wasn't so bad but I went an hour after it opened. They were out of the cheese one and they don't start selling chocolate until later in the afternoon. read more

Totally worth it!!! Got the original, cream on the side, and took it home to devour in private.

Cheesetella has a cute little space in the back corner of the food court. Though it was born in Korea, the idea is fresh to America so I was intrigued. We waited in a line of about 10 people, which is long for that food court. Then when we got to the front, we learned of all the things they didn't have, but were on their menu. So the process goes like this. They've got a handful of different castella flavor options like original, cream, and cheese. They apparently only make one batch of flavor at a time, and the batch produces only like 15 pieces (sizes are quite large). Each batch takes about 20 minutes to make. So when it was our turn to order, we could only order for cheesetella, which worked out for us since that was one of the couple we wanted to try. Downside was, there was only one left. Whatever, we just shared! The next flavor up was chocolate, which we didn't care for and didn't want to wait for. Because of how they run their system of baking fresh for their customers (though they could really make it a lot more efficient by baking more batches at one time..benefit of the doubt and give them slack because they just recently opened doors), it's a bit of a luck of the draw to what you can get off the bat. You can obviously wait for the other flavors. On to the flavor. It was decent, and a bit on the bland side. A lot of castella bread, which is usually a was bit sweeter in other bakeries, and a little bit of cheese. Texture was awesome though (esp. when warm). I'd get it again if I were to go to the plaza for lunch, as i do sometimes, and they had the flavor I wanted (because I love bread ). But it isn't something that I'll go out of my way to get ever again. At least parking is free and there is Korean food surrounding you! I'd recommend to try it if you're near the area and like soft, spongy bread; for the experience of seeing the bread wobble :) read more

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We just happened to walk into the food court looking for something to drink when we came across this place! They were unfortunately completely out of beverages, but the nice gal working explained that these are Korean sponge cakes.... And they were nothing like any sponge cake we'd ever had-- in the best way possible! We got the cheesestella, which is kinda like Kraft cheese slices layered inside the cake? A little sweet and salty. But is was sooooo much softer than any other cake I've had. And it was a huge piece. It stayed fresh in the box while we ate it for the next three days too! Hopefully we'll try a different flavor next time!!! read more

I love this place!! Their cheesecake is amazing. I'm obsessed with Japanese cheesecake so I've been to several different bakeries including in Asia, and this place is one of my favorites. Perfect balance of soft but dense? (if that even makes sense..) I had a chance to sample their mocha flavored cheesecake too and I thought it was also amazing. I want to try their sweet potato one at some point. I prefer the cheesecake to castella for sure, but both are good. A really sweet girl helped me out at the register and took time to explain / answer some of my questions, so thank you for being patient! read more

Super great cheesecake! It's not the typical "New York" style cheesecake, but you wouldn't expect it to be like New York, this is Korea town after all! It's more cake than cheese, but delicious all the same. Great price, too! If you are in the mood for cheesecake, but you want something lighter, less indulgent, and unique, try something new! Try this I think you'll be pleasantly surprised..! read more

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Sweet, light, fluffy and delicious! Tried the ube cheesecake today and it was delicious! I had it chilled straight out of the fridge. It was moist and so fluffy and light. It wasn't too sweet. Wish it had a bit more ube flavor but overall delicious! Can't wait to pick another one up next time I'm in LA! read more

Have a sweet tooth craving? Then, this place will most likely be able to satisfy it. The Castella (Korean sponge cake) is mildly sweet. And though I do LOVE extremely sweet things, I also appreciate the mild sweetness of their sponge cake. Castella's are not meant to be overly sweet to begin with. This mildly sweet, moist and soft sponge cake is the perfect Castella! They have different options for fillings: Chocolate, cream, cheese. I opted to try the original to pair it with a good cup of joe. And I did not regret :) This place is located inside of the Koreatown (KTP) Plaza food court. read more

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Heard about this place from a few people that have tried it and it was a bit disappointing. I think I had high expectations because I tried something similar while I was in Korea. The staff was very friendly and the bread was fresh. I ordered the original and the cheese one but both were a bit bland. People have said to get the cream one but I am not a fan of cream. If you are in the plaza I think it definitely worth a try. I prefer my bread with a little bit more flavor. read more

Let me just say, the castella was delicious, but the manager who attended us was an angel! Loved her and her service! Totally coming back!

Tasted exactly how I expected. Like sponge cake :/ so I don't think it deserves hype but it wasn't bad. I like the chocolate flavor the best cause it's got more flavor than the regular cake. I've just had pastries like this before, nothing too special. My mom loved it though, Korean moms with their bakery good obsession lol... read more

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The bread was goo but the cheese flavor I got was not great. To be honest it was weak. But I was really looking forward to it so I'm pretty bummed. Mybe I'll try the cream one next time. Other than that the service was fast and nice. The pricing was pretty good to for the huge chunk they gave me! read more

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Cheesecake had a hair baked inside (that looked like a pube), so gross I had to throw it away.

Huge cake that you can't buy in slices. So you're getting a whole cake. Maybe I'm missing something here, but I think I'm eating a regular egg-based cake with two slices of Kraft cheese in the middle? read more

I got the original. It's literally too good. So soft and pillowy. Out of body experience right there. It is bit eggy. read more

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The desserts were very delicious & definitely will recommend this place to anyone! They have cakes, cake rolls, cheesecake and lastly great drinks. I went on Sunday, I didn't get the cashiers name but she was very friendly. read more

Accidentally got the cheesetella instead of the regular cheesecake (the server and I were definitely NOT on the same page when it came to my order lol). I'm not hip enough to appreciate cheese on desserts so this was gross to me luckily I don't live far and will try a regular cheesecake next time UPDATE: got the fluffy cheesecake and it's FANTASTIC read more

Delivers what it promises! If you're looking for delicious castella sponge cake then CHEESETELLA is your one-stop shop. Cheesetella offers a straightforward and delicious experience if you're a fan of huge fluffy sponge cake. Located in the food court of the Ktown Plaza, Cheesetella delivers on what it promises -- castella sponge cake. Their menu is simple and they pretty much have all the variations one would want -- original, cheese (also known as cheesetella, their speciality), chocolate, cream, and cheesecake. Note -- the "cheesecake" is Japanese/Korean style which is basically a super fluffy spongecake, and shouldn't be confused with American NY style cheesecake. All the castellas here are HUGE, light, and fluffy. You definitely get all the bang for your buck here. They make the cakes in batches throughout the day so if happen to be around here when a fresh batch comes out and is cut, you're in for a treat! Obviously, they don't call this place Cheesetella for nothing, and their cheese flavor is probably what their most popular for, for good reason. You get the classic huge piece of castella, but they include a thick layer of cheese in between giving it both a sweet and savory taste. I'd easily give this place 5 stars if they didn't have credit card use minimums because I'm picky like that, but this place is absolutely one of the best places to get tasty giant castella! read more

Overrated, has a very weird consistency to it and the smell isn't a pleasant cheese smell. It's not something that I will have again by choice read more

Pretty good, soft and fresh pastry for cheap. Sad that most flavors on the menu are not available. Leaves you with minimal choices of the plain ones. read more

Pickup was fast and easy, I ordered on Yelp and the delicious cheesecakes were packaged up when I got there. Yummy!

It's one of the best cheese cake I had. It's much more moist and fluffy than most cheese cakes. And I'll definitely go again! The only thing is the location of the shop is in a mall and a little tricky to find it. read more

It's moist, warm, fresh and soft. You usually get a fresh one just out of the oven. For $7 something you could get the regular, chocolate, ones with cheese in the middle or cream in it. I never tried the cheesecake so I have nothing to say about it. However, I tried Uncle Tetsu and never liked it (it's far from soft fluffy Japanese cheesecake) so I don't get cheesecake at cheesetella since several yelpers compare it to Uncle Tetsu. I like Cheesetella lot better than Japanese sponge cakes since its not as sweet. I also don't like the fact that traditional Japanese ones doesn't get spoiled or moldy even when I keep them for weeks. This one is different. It's fresh and its so good when it's still warm. Don't wait till you get home but eat it when you're there. I love to eat it with a cup of black coffee. I take it to meetings and to my clients. read more

Cheesetella is located in a corner at the food court in KTP. I love this Korean Mall because it has clothing shops, stationery, grocery, and reasonably priced food. I have an obsession with fluffy bread and cheesecake, so I have been eyeing this place for a while. I come to this mall often, but I have never seen a lot of customers at the Cheesetella stand. The stand is bright yellow near the bathroom and has a $10 minimum to use credit card. I came in hoping to purchase their almost $9 jiggly cheesecake but they were out, so I got their $6.5 original castella instead. They also had chocolate, whip cream, and cheese castella options. The castella slice is HUGE, definitely a good value for how much you pay. It is good to share with a small group of people. The texture is as pillowy and soft as they advertise, but the flavor is definitely off. The castella barely tastes like anything and I wish they had added more vanilla flavoring or something. The only thing I could taste was egg. I guess it is good that the castella was not too sweet, but it was too bland to enjoy by itself. We had vanilla ice cream on the side (my ice cream in my house, not sold at this business) and it tasted much better. read more

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Best pastries and drinks with so much flavor The best part is that everything is not expensive my friend brought me here and now I'm hooked read more

Their plain cheesecake is one of the best cheesecakes I've had in my life! It's very flavorful but not too sweet and it's quite fluffy. The service there is great too! I also bought the green tea cake but I didn't really enjoy that as much. You couldn't taste the green tea and it was quite sweet for my taste, but I do highly recommend their plain cheesecake once again! read more

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A bit overrated. The castella was not that special. I was a bit dissapointed by their cheesetella. It's a beautiful store but located down stairs in the food court. It wasn't what I was looking for read more

I was at the Korean town plaza and happened to stumble upon cheesetella. It was a wonderful surprise. You can't miss it because of the yellow decor. It is located in the food court in the corner. I ordered the sweet potato cheesecake. It was soft, moist, fluffy. I couldn't really taste the sweet potato at all. It is not sweet at all. Fyi, it is not like the American cheesecake made from cream cheese. Their version of cheesecake is more a fluffy, soft cake. I got the mango slush with it and it was ok. My son ended up drinking it all. Overall, it was good, but nothing special. Next time I will try the cream castellano. The slice looked huge! read more

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This place was great! I especially loved the creamtella! Not too sweet, so delicious. Service was great too very nice, I'd love to try the other flavors soon as well! read more

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OMG, I bought a plain castella and it was so heavenly. So fluffy and yummy cake. My dogs and I had a feast. This place is located inside the Korean market among the other eateries at the food court. The parking can be challenging but I was lucky today. I had a castella before and it was a Japanese castella, kind of heavy but the Korean castella is so fluffy, not too sweet, and yummy. I love this place, I will come back and try different flavors. Oh, and their Thai tea was yummy. I don't carry around cash but they prefer cash and it has to be over ten dollars for you to be able to use a credit/debit card. Yummy cakes. read more

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I was so excited when I found out about Cheesetella and knew I had to try it. The location of this place is a little random as it is located in the corner of a Koreatown food court, but thanks Yelp for letting me know about this place! I have tried their original castella, cheesetella, creamtella and also cheesecake. I think my favorite two are the cheesetella and creamtella, but they are tied and I just can't seem to figure out which one is better. If you are craving something sweeter, the creamtella is probably the way to go, but if you are looking for a more savory treat - the cheesetella is probably a better option. I always end up getting both and having too much cake but that should never be a problem right? I think one of the key factors for me to come back here is that the price is a lot more reasonable than places like Lady M and Uncle Tetsu. You can get an entire cake for $8. Parking is validated! read more

Awesome place Fluffy and very tasty Amazing flavors, they run out of cakes so get there early read more

Surprised this place doesn't have higher reviews :o the castella is super moist, fluffy, and not too overwhelmingly sweet. You get a generous chunk for the price you pay compared to places like Uncle Tetsu. It's a lil closer to a bread consistency than cake but is still really soft and easy to eat. As for the other flavors - whipped cream/cheese can get a little heavy and the chocolate is more on the bitter/dark side than the sweet side but still just as good as the original. Parking is free in the lot with validation! read more

It's a unique dessert that's located in Koreatown Plaza's International Food Court. There's actually another Castella bakery inside the mall, but it's not that one. This is located in a Korean plaza but their recipe is actally from Taiwan. I've actually had this in Taiwan recently in Shi Min Ding, and it was AMAZING. I devoured the whole thing by myself in like 15 minutes. Unfortunately, this one is not as delicious. It tastes pretty good, but it's not as fresh as the one I had in Taiwan. The one in Taiwan was so fluffy and hot and... basically I've been dreaming about it every night since. I like this because it's unique and if you microwave it, it tastes pretty similar. I'm not sure if the hype has died down or it's just not very good, but there have been no lines. I've gone at 6PM on a Saturday and Friday and it was dead. Maybe they should tell people to warm it up before consuming or warm it up for customers. I think that would draw more repeat customers. read more