Found this place by accident, but glad we tried it. Yummy treats, good service, and clean facility. read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Cold Taiyaki cone (mixed matcha & vanilla) and matcha soft serve in cup - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

For one, I love the Nutella takiyaki, I very much have just gone during my lunch break to go get some! lol but I absolutely love their green wall, makes for cute Instagram posts. The staff is really nice and friendly also, definitely love coming here for dessert or a snack read more

I'm originally from Japan and couldn't believe to have ran into Taiyaki & Takoyaki in Texas! They were so good! Taiyaki had mochi like consistency and smooth red bean paste inside I'll be back again when I'm in San Antonio. read more

Amazing options both savory and sweet. The staff is always open to questions about the items and honestly they have yummiest matcha and Ube ice cream in town. Can't recommend them enough! read more

The food was super delicious. I had savory and sweet food. The people working there were amazing and so friendly. Very clean kitchen and dining area. Please do not hesitate to go there and to share your experience. Support local business read more

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Too overpriced and too long of a wait. I came here for a snack a while ago. I ordered a chocolate chip taiyaki, but it only came with one taiyaki for the price of almost $3! I was expecting at least like 2-3 taiyakis for that price. I can buy 3 slices of pizza for $3 instead. It also took at least 20 minutes for just one taiyaki to arrive when it wasn't that busy, despite the long wait they compensated a free drink for someone in my party. I also have to point this out, I noticed the Spam musubi rice to meat ratio was too uneven, the Spam slice on the musubi was so thin compared to the brick of rice on the bottom. Overall the chocolate chip taiyaki tasted good but the quantity, price, and wait time was not worth it. I could've gotten 3 slices of pizza for the same price with less wait time. read more

So cute and the ice cream was so good and it's right next door to the Asian store. Cute sitting area and it was very nice vibe as well.

really quick service, very friendly and the food is really good just like the pictures and the bathrooms are very clean , overall amazing place to try Japanese desserts and other foods read more

This place is awesome! They have great taiyaki and spam musubi and I love the butterfly pea lemonade also. The service is great and quick every time I go. read more

Amazing place. We go for the ice cream. Absolutely delicious. Great spot for tea also!

Hours posted Sunday 9 pm walked up 8 pm kid literally looks at watch and turned the sign off and locked the door. read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Our first visit we had the swirl soft serve and takoyaki , those were on point! The red bean taiyaki was also divine. Our second visit, they ran out of ice cream? And the jasmine milk tea I ordered was completely flavorless. Red bean taiyaki still on point. I'm hoping the second visit was a fluke (it was Lolita day and perhaps they under estimated their supplies to meet demand). I'd still go back and try again. Also, it doesn't hurt that awesome Minnano grocery store is next door! read more

Would definitely recommend again! Although the taiyaki was thinner than the other taiyakis that I've had before but overall just happy that I have something close to it. read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Matcha icecream with taiyaki - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Absolutely loved that a little shop like this opened up right next to Minano's! Tried it out for the first time with some vanilla ice cream with oreo. The ice cream and waffle was super nice to enjoy on a hot summer day. I am an absolute sucker for cute desserts and love taiyaki so of course I had to check this place out. There is also matcha ice cream available as well as getting the ice cream inside the taiyaki waffle. It was super hot the day I went and didn't want it to run down my hand so I opted for the cup. There is seating inside although limited. Pretty much mostly 2 seaters but saw a group but some tables close to each other. There was also a bench sitting area. Has a nice neon sign on a greenery wall for a cute photo op, too. Really recommend hitting this place up this summer, especially after a Minano's run! read more

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There's not a huge selection but the ice cream is super yummy! Me and my niece really liked it! read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Friendly staff and I loved the hot Taiyaki turkey with cheese that I ordered. They make it fresh when you order it and it is a little sweet but not too sweet. It's a great mix with the savory meat and cheese. I also got the cold version with vanilla ice cream, fruit and Oreo topping. read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Iced green tea with vanilla ice cream, strawberry and Oreo crumbs on top. It melts fast but so good to cool off with. - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Love this place super sweet customer service, has potential to be a great place to hangout and study. Will definitely be back again read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Tayaki filled Nutella & ube. Upside down Tayaki vanilla ice cream. Butterfly pea tea lemonade. - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Found this place in SA Foodie Instagram page and I'm glad I came. I got the mixed ice cream and it was great. The flavors balance each other and just hits the spot for this heat. Next time I will try the warm stuffed Taiyaki. The place itself is clean as well as their restrooms. Pricing fits everything which is good. read more

Decided to go with my kid for ice cream here based on cute pics of taiyaki w ice cream on reviews already posted. Once here nice to c people in here but think my neglected garage seemed to hame more warmth. Wanted to like but too many negatives. Only thing that was good was the spam masubi. Fish cone although cute was undercooked, plenty of ice cream on it but only 1/4 of single strawberry piece on it. Seriously?! The octopus takoyaki tasted edible but consistency inside was like a glob. Charged 30c when asked for paper plate to catch the ice cream i was being handed by the staff. Staff not really shinning stars but they were young so get a break. If u like the beach this place for u. 6 ceiling fans create a string breeze reminiscent of my days at south padre island. Oh and to top it all, prices of most everything waaaay too high to justify what they serve. Doubt ever coming back. read more

Awesome treats and coffees The staff is amazing, great service and Wickey is tha best ! read more

We had hot taiyaki, which were very good, but service was not good. It was not busy when we arrived and we placed our small order at the counter. For some time we were the only customers in the dining area, sitting at a table with the # card they gave us. After 30 minutes I finally went up to the counter to see what was going on and they had no record of our order. They apologized and gave us a lemonade to have while we waited, and blamed the problem on the order being taken during the shift change. read more

The staff is horrible. It's a bunch of kids. The supervisor was this young ethnic lady that didn't know how to run a crew. They got my order wrong and refused to apologize for it and felt like it was my fault. This is not a good place. Save your $20 for ice cream. Don't come here. read more

Me and my family came here excited to have a nice snack BUT we walked up to the counter and we were "greeted" by a very rude employee saying "just so you know we are all on break for the next hour " . Ummm so everyone goes on break at once ? And the doors are open for customers to walk in ?? I understand if they are short staffed , but i don't understand when 5 people are on break at once .... at LEAST lock the doors or something or put a sign up on the door. There's ways around issues like that it wasn't busy at all, they just don't want to work . I do not recommend this place at all. And will never recommend this place to any of my family, friends and followers on social media . read more

Me and my gf are boba fanatics and this was one of the worst we have ever had, service was horrible and there were only 4 customers in the building including us, the other 2 were already sitting, manager or owner doesnt acknowledge anyone or the problem that we had after we got our order, ordered a simple jasmine milk tea... unfortunately we forgot to take a picture but the drink looked like how if you leave an old coffee out with milk for a week or more, the milk was curdled so it looked like someone dumped pieces of parmesan cheese all inside the drink, the drink tasted like water. No fragrant Tea flavor, im fine with a blandish milk tea, but this tasted like straight up water. And the color was a light brown, you could already tell it was going to taste like water, there was no question either as to whether we wanted it sweet or not, if people dont ask that its assumed to be atleast slightly sweet already. They shouldnt have sent it out to begin with, if anyone that knows anything about boba, the only positive that came out of all this, is the worker did make another one, but the 2nd time no curdled milk , but still tasted like water. Its very hard to mess up a basic milk tea and this place seems to be the type where they know nothing about boba and just decided to open a boba shop, i dont understand how people are so willing to serve crap and not improve or correct something. Manager said nothing to us the entire time, no apology or anything, ive gone to MANY boba shops in california, new york, Hong Kong, Korea, houston, Dallas, austin, and of course san antonio. The Taiyaki was horrible. Bland. You are much better off going to FENG CHA, or THE DREAM (near forum) Both are always super friendly, and consistent Ive never been served a curdled milk tea ever until this place, and after they remade it it still tasted like water..... milk tea what a lot of people forget is The tea has to be FRAGRANT. AND THE MILK SECONDARY. read more

Wanting to support and try new places, we stopped by for desert. What can I say..except.,fantastic..delicious..! Clean..friendly..we definitely will be back to try other things! read more

So delicious! Wait times are a bit crazy but everything is so cute and yummy! Definitely would go again and again.

I can't think of anything that I don't like about Hanamaru Cafe. We started out with spam musubi (it's the size of an eclair but reminiscent of nigiri). The sticky rice is perfect, spam is a slice that's been sautéed and blankets the top, all wrapped in a generous band of nori. Today we tried Bulgogi. It was the best rendition I've ever tasted. Try the tayaki for dessert. There's one for chocolate lovers. The soft serve is also delicious. I had matcha vanilla swirl. We've been to Hanamaru in early afternoons. Plenty of seating with wooden tables and high ceilings. The staff is friendly. We will always go back. read more

Friendly staff and delicious taiyaki soft serve ice cream! Great place for a snack or dessert in a relaxed environment. read more

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It's always a great treat, absolutely love the taiyaki and can't get enough of the masubi. Fantastic place absolutely love Hanamaru Cafe.

I really wanted to like this place. But the staff would not have it. There was one couple sitting down and one person ordering ahead of us. No greeting. No acknowledgment. The employee started up a conversation with the customer who happen to be her friend. Even after the customer had placed and paid for her order she stayed talking with the employee. The employee then glanced at us and kept talking with her. Why she didn't take our order and continue talking to her friend? I couldn't tell you. We waited a few more minutes and left. Probably won't be back. read more

We tried the Spam Musubi, Bulgogi, Taiyaki (Macha/Vanilla), and lemonade. Everything was outstanding! Will be back for sure...

Fun and delicious place to grab a fun snack. I will be back for more. Definitely going to make my way through the menu read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Butterfly tea and lemonade - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I was so excited to go and eat there but man was I severely disappointed in the staff. Right away they said if we wanted ice cream we would have to wait 45 minutes so we decided to have the hot cakes instead. But after waiting and waiting and more waiting seeing everyone get their ice creams that was supposed to take forever we still didn't get our food. Even those who ordered after us were getting their food before us. When we asked them what was going on they brushed us off and said it was going in order but obviously not if the people after us were already served. Even another couple said they were having the same problem. If I would've known I could have just gotten freaking ice cream. All in all it took that 45 minutes to get our hot cakes and it they tasted alright. Definitely not worth dealing with the staff or waiting ridiculously long. read more

Food was great, 10/10 will return. The bulgogi bowls are very good. Got the taiyaki ice cream with oreo on top for dessert. read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Food was great, 10/10 will return. Got the ice cream with oreo on top. - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I had the Taiyaki with UBE!! Love it! The mixed ice cream of Matcha & Vanila was outstanding. The waffle cone 'fish' design was fun and made to order. I am definitely coming back...soon! read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Cafe sign - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This is the cutest dessert spot! The ice cream was delicious and they had so many topping options. The taiyaki was DELICIOUS and is made fresh in the store. We had the plain one with ice cream and the savory pizza one as well. The owner is super sweet too. Would recommend! read more

Hanamaru Cafe - Upside down style with vanilla ice cream, Oreo crumbles and a chocolate wafer with plain taiyaki - Japanese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food was really good that was definitely a more authentic taste of matcha that I have experienced. I would recommend the upside down because it makes the ice cream more manageable and you don't stress about it when you have it in the cone. The Taiyaki is delicious. Definitely going back again read more

Stay away from this place. The customer service is horrible. They messed up my order. I waited 25 minutes for mediocre food. Prices are high as well. read more

I'm not sure how to get into contact with the owner but I am very very unhappy with the supposed "supervisor". Whenever my partner and I came into get a matcha and fish pastry, the girl that works there wearing circular glasses started to spray febreeze in my girlfriends face while Victoria was taking her order. She then proceeded to say that she was doing it because I "smelled like smoke" and she had asthma. I have worked in restaurants for over 15 years in many different positions and I have NEVER experienced something like this. It was very rude and I understand if people have asthma. I get that. But as a professional, she should have walked into the back and left if she was having issues with her breathing. Not spray febreeze into my girlfriend's face whenever I walked away. I decided to not buy anything myself and left to call to see if I could speak with a manager or the owner. She was very rude and before I had even mentioned what I was calling for she said "if this is about the febreeze I have asthma," and I let her know that no matter what the issue is, that was completely unprofessional and unwarranted. You don't spray chemicals into someone's face. My girlfriend too, has issues with her breathing and your employee was completely out of line. This was my first time coming into your establishment and will be my last. I can not believe that happened and I hope that she's not the reason your business is slow. read more

Basically a thin waffle shaped fish with Sams club frozen yogurt. Confused why I didn't get my order out til after my friends basically finished theirs. They did have free water though so I stayed hydrated while I waited. read more