The best mochi I've tried so far. Their mochi is served a little frozen but let it thaw for a few minutes and you'll be biting into the softest, most delicate piece of mochi ever. Every time I come to Mitsuwa, I always have to get their mochi because it never disappoints. These are most of the flavors I've tried so far: Peach yogurt Blueberry yogurt Raspberry Mille-feuille Matcha Double mango Caramel pudding Honey cranberry Sakura Apple pie Black sesame My favorites are the black sesame, double mango, and peach yogurt for their strong flavors. Honestly I've enjoyed every flavor here because they seriously make amazing fillings for all the mochi. I highly recommend checking them out when you visit Mitsuwa or come here just for the mochi! read more

Kobe Fugetsudo - a person holding a bag of doughnuts - Desserts Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Oh my goodness! Fugetsudo sells high end sweets and the best wafers in Southern California. If you visit Mitsuwa Market Place in Costa Mesa, do yourself a favor and stop by this shop. It is located right in the middle of the facility. In regards to the wafers, they are called Petites Grafres from Japan. They come in a couple of sizes. Each size is packaged in an aluminum canister, and the canister is wrapped in decorated paper. Very classy. Now these things are cheap, but they are unique. The wafers are thin and very fresh. In the middle of the fresh wafer, you will find a thin layer of either vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry. You can get twelve individually wrapped packages containing three wafers each for $18. I also enjoy the Gaufrier L'espoir wafers. These wafers are thicker and covered in chocolate. Inside, you will find overlapping layers of vanilla and wafer. This is a great snack with a cup of great tea or coffee. You can get twelve pieces for $18. I can't wait to go back to the market place and get some more. The last batch only lasted a day. I should also mention they give you a free sample with each purchase! read more

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4 stars for the delicious mochi... in ALL KINDS OF FLAVORS!!!! I'm addicted! I haven't tried any of their other desserts because I fill up on the mochi, but they do carry a large selection of items. 1 star off only because it's a little pricey... Almost $2 per piece. Still, can't come around Mitsuwa market without stopping here for mochi! read more

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Whenever I crave mochi, I head over to Kobe Fugetsudo. It reminds me of vacationing in Japan and shopping in the mall food courts which have tons of goodies. One of my favorites is this sakura mochi that I love to eat while drinking a bowl of matcha. read more

Kobe Fugetsudo - sakura mochi - Desserts Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Located inside Mitsuwa, this little place sells some imported packages of fancy cookies that make great gifts. However my attempt to buy some on two occasions went as badly as could possibly be imagined. Christmas season 2012: I came here to get several boxes of Gaufres as gifts. I stood at the counter while two workers walked back and forth, completely ignoring me. There were no other customers and I was trying to make eye contact to get someone to help me to no avail. It was so bizarre that no one was asking to help me; like I was invisible. In the next 5 minutes two other customers walked up and were quickly helped. I was confused...was I doing something wrong? Do you need a number or a secret password to buy something? The workers continued to walk past me with no eye contact. "Excuse me," I said, several times without recognition. A third customer walked up and was helped while I continued to be ignored. I walked away wondering, is it because I'm Caucasian and the other customers were Asian? I left without the gifts I wanted to purchase and feeling somewhat humiliated. Flashforward to Christmas season 2013: I decided to come back and try again to purchase Gaufres. I walked up to the counter and saw no employees or customers. After a minute, two employees came out from the back room. I smiled and waved then pointed into the display case at what I desired to purchase. One employee never even looked my way while the other quickly diverted her eyes and continued conversation with her co-worker. It was happening all over again! What is the deal, why am I being so blatantly ignored? Is it because of my ethnicity or gender or....???? Not wanting to go through the same long ordeal I went through last year, I walked away...again...never to return. But I did...Christmas 2015. I was finally helped but had to be very aggressive about it. It took 3 years but I finally got my stupid cookies. read more

**** Disclaimer **** They have tea, mochi, donuts, cakes, sweets etc. I was looking for mochi for my little Yelp buddy, and happened to find these "mochi" (rice cake in Japanese). This is the review only for their "mochi". ************************ - Locale Destination - It's on Paularino Ave and Bristol St in Costa Mesa. It's in "Mitsuwa" (Japanese supermarket) building - actually in front of the supermarket's registers. It's small yet full of "Japanese" sweets. The staff were Japanese and friendly ones. Parking here isn't good - full of dumb Asian drivers, very tight spacing between cars and limited amount of parking spots. So be careful. Payments: Drinks are cash only. You can use credit cards for everything else. Mochi Flavors: Tons - strawberry, darjeeling tea, taro, green tea etc. Something interesting, challenging, and unique ones. Very interesting. Mochi Price: Each small mochi costs $1.80 to $2 or so. It's kinda expensive, but the flavor quality is there. In the show case, you see lots of colorful mochi as you see on my pictures. But somehow they gave me the frozen ones, not from the show case. Why? I don't understand the business practice. They told me "it was frozen, so you need to thaw them a little bit before you eat them". I was skeptical whether if mochi would stand for freezing or not. It turned out it was OK. I left them in the fridge for a while, and the mochi got softer. - Gluttony Expedition - The texture of mochi is very similar to the one you get for "mango mochi" at "Phoenix" (Taiwanese sweet shop located all over the Asian/Taiwanese communities), not so much of ordinary Japanese mochi I could think of (thicker in texture for "daifuku" -mochi stuffed sweet paste inside). It's a lighter and stringier than usual mochi texture. There're various mochi textures exist in Japan, but this was a lot lighter than usual. The sweetness of "an" (sweet paste in Japanese) was very light. The flavors were very interesting and strong. Very interesting as a whole. Blueberry yogurt mochi: Lots of blueberry flavor with light "an" (Japanese sweet paste, not red bean paste since it was sorta white). Not bad. Darjeeling mochi: Sea salt cream like stuff had a Darjeeling flavor. It also had a light "an" (Japanese sweet paste). Very interesting textured stuffing. Good! Caramel pudding mochi - Custard cream with a hint of pudding sauce (barely taste it) inside of the soft mochi (rice cake). Not bad! - Conqueror's Deduction - Very light mochi with full of flavors. It's a bit expensive, but this is interesting. They have so many flavor varieties, so it would be great to get so many different flavors and share with your friends. Very interesting. read more

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Had to try the green tea that everyone was drinking in the food court at Mitsuwa. This is at the place that sells manju and mochi, and all those really expensive, perfectly shaped desserts. It's $1.63 a cup and it is sweetened. I was little hesitant about that because I normally don't sweeten any iced tea, but it wasn't too bad. The tea was refreshing and I just added a little bit of water to it to dilute the sweetness. They can't adjust the level of sugar in it since it just comes from a dispenser. I can't remember if it was cash only or not, but everyone in front of me paid cash. They do sell expensive desserts for gifts, so you would think they would take credit cards, which is different from the other stores that only sell food. read more

One of my favorite places to go for gifts. This confectionary has very fancy and classy sweets made with a touch of Japanese and French influences. The packaging is lovely. Each sweet is individually wrapped and in a cute tin box. When you purchase a box of goodies, they sales woman would wrap it up nicely, Japanese style. I LOVE how Japanese people wrap a box. Very clean, and perfect! They have this really yummy green matcha iced tea that is lightly sweetened. So refreshing, especially after a bowl of ramen! You want to spoil someone? Get them a little gift from Kobe Fugetsudo. He or she will love you forever! read more

OK, so the only thing I can review about this place is their iced green tea. We were at the food court of Mitsuwa and I saw all these people drinking green tea (which looked like the one you get at Fukada) in plastic cups. We had gone to Fukada on Labor Day hoping to grab some lunch, but alas, it was not to be. They were closed. So therefore, no green tea for me. After ordering our food and finding a seat, I walked over to Fugetsudo and ordered 2 iced green teas. They were only $1.50 each so I was really happy about that. As I walked, I took a sip. OMG, there was sugar in it. OK, given there wasn't a whole lot, but it still was sweet. I like the bitter aftertaste of green tea so I didn't really take to it. Hubby ended up drinking both cups. I think they should at least label it sweetened or, give you the option of adding your own. 1-star off for that. read more

i got the sakura mochi, the mugwort red bean mochi, and the peach jelly i forgot the name but the were all so good the peach one tasted like the best peach ever and the mochis were so good the sakura had like perfect amount of sweet and salty but i took the flower off lol read more

Hey Tiffany! What is the best drink ever made in the history of mankind? Ummm! GREEN MACCHA ICED TEA FROM KOBE FUGETSUDO! It is always impeccably sweetened, nicely chilled, and only $1.20+tax! 5 stars because the tea is that awesome. read more

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When I buy gifts for my food gifts for my family and friends, this is one of the places I get it. If I want high end dessert snacks, this is one of the places I get it. Yes, things are more pricy (quality and import) but my friends and family are worth it. Things to get: mochi, cake, chocolates read more

This rating is for the GREEN TEA DRINK. I've only tried their green tea drink here and it's really refreshing. Cost: $1.94 with tax included which is not bad. TASTE: taste is great, no bitterness like most green tea I've tasted. It has a sweetness in the tea so I don't know if there is sugar in the tea or not but it still taste good. Whenever I'm at mitsuwa I like to stop by this place for a nice cold green tea drink:) I forgot to take a pix of the green tea but next time when I'm in the area I will. read more

Kobe Fugetsudo - Lots of mochi desserts---I haven't try these yet but they sure look appealingly - Desserts Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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I wish I owned a Kobe Fugetsudo store because I love everything here. Get your significant other treats from here and she/he will be hooked for life. Tired of getting candy for Valentine's Day? Change your bf's homepage to kobe-fugetsudo's page. Don't know where to get your father's day gift? Get him a box of Gaufrier, Gaufres or bouchee. Sometimes they even sell pre-packaged treats. I bought a lot of them for Valentine's Day, hid them and asked my friends to hunt those little treasures. My favorite is Petit Gaufres tin. They are these very thin crispy plain cookies with cream (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, matcha green tea, coffee or english tea). I remember sharing only few pieces with friends and ate the rest of them myself. http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/egoods/edetail.php?pid=113 This cute little store also serves my favorite yamamotoyama iced green tea. It is always super cold (no ice cube needed), perfectly sweetened and has that yum green tea taste. I usually buy a box of them from Mitsuwa market but it doesn't taste quite the same. 4 stars!! I am a fan Kobe Fugetsudo is yummylicious!!! read more

The gf claims the green maccha is the best drink ever made. I thought it was just ok. The drink was not cold enough for me but I am not complaining for only $1.20. Other desserts are also sold here. read more

I was going to give this place 4 stars but I have decided to give it the coveted 5 stars! ^_^ It's located inside Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa. The cookies and specialty desserts are all displayed beautifully as expected from any Japanese store. It's a bit on the pricier side but it's worth every penny. Most of the stuff are shipped from Japan. I always have to avert my eyes when I walk by because I am tempted to buy stuff I don't need! They have the cutest and nicest tins! I hate the cookies inside the Hello Kitty tins but I buy them regardless! O=9 Luckily the L'Espoir this time had beautiful tins so I bought that and felt less guilty since I will actually eat the cookies this time. My friends get lucky when I buy the Gaufrette's, b/c I give them all away. They are just not my cup of tea. My friends love them. Also I love it when they are trying to get rid of inventory by having the bags full of goodies being sold at a very good price. They always give you samples after you purchase, so that's another great perk. You can ask them to wrap it up very nicely and put it in a bag. It's as simple as one two three to get a gift. Of course I mostly buy for myself... but I still have them wrap it up nicely so I can surprise myself! ^_- read more

$1.50 for iced matcha green tea? ~ a bargain and really good too! Refreshing, not too sweet and perfect for those heated SoCal days. In addition to a tempting selection of teas, they also sell a beautiful array of cookies, tastefully boxed and wrapped (in true Japanese style) from Kobe. Fugetsudo is a brand known there. I've received them as gifts in the past and they are delicious. If you need a gift idea, these are a treat. PS: This kiosk is located inside the Mitsuwa shopping center, in front of the grocery area. read more

The pretty displays have inspired a few treat gifts for my mother in-law and their selection of mochi favors never disappoints. I love picking up a specialty item at Mitsuwa for my husband. It gives be an excuse have some mochi from this shop with my little girl. read more

green maccha (thas how they spell it) iced tea. hands down yummiest drink around only for $1.20 and it comes with a bendy sippy straw! =D the end read more

High end designer mochi. Some of minamoto kitchoan options. The gal who assisted me was very friendly and helpful. I wanted to purchase some mochi for a bday gift and came out with a couple of boxes filled with assorted choice. The gift boxes were wrapped beautifully. Lots of unique flavors. They also have a huge case of refrigerated mochi. Feel free to ask questions and pick out some flavors that you won't see in many places. read more

My friend introduced me to this place, even though I frequent the Mitsuwa marketplace for green matcha kit kat bars and ramen in the food court. The iced green tea was love at first sip! I'm an avid tea drinker, and this drink was so light and refreshing. It truly enraptures the taste if green tea - no bitterness and naturally sweet. I've even finished two cups before leaving the store! I haven't tried any of their other items, as I usually don't have much of a sweet tooth. But great place for a refreshing ice green tea! Delish! read more

For all you green tea lovers, get their Iced Macha Green Tea. It's naturally semi sweet, and for only about a buck fifty per cup it's definitely a steal. read more

Tried a brown sugar financier cookie just for the heck of it. Very moist with a softly sweet flavor. Their products make me think of Duty Free Shops at the airport or Hollywood & Highland. Everything looks like a present. Individually wrapped and uniformly boxed in simple tins. I wonder how they would go as Christmas gifts? read more

Totally worth the expense. This is my go-to store for wedding and thank you gifts. Why give junk to horde when you can give guaranteed to be delicious, beautifully presented, and unique sweets? I love the Gaufres Au Gouter and the L'espoir. read more

Mochi are so good. Love that they have so many different flavor. Love the Sakura mochi. The classic matcha mochi hit just the right spot. The skin is so sold and chewy as the same time. how is that possible. Don't know but love it. The filling is so creamy and full of flavor. read more

I want to make clear that I'm only reviewing one item. I'm a big fan of Japanese sweets, cakes and confections. When I'm in Japan I can eat them breakfast, lunch and dinner. Decided to try their "lemon chiffon cake" at $17.00. They have one on display that was bright yellow and looked delicious. Upon getting home I was greatly disappointed as it was nothing like the sample. The only thing lemon about it was the label on the box. It was dry and tasteless. It came in a paper container and its appearance was also unappetizing. I will give it to the birds. Maybe I just had bad luck or their chef had a bad day. All the other items they have I've eaten in Japan and they looked appealing. I would recommend they be tried, BUT pass on the lemon cake. read more

Beautiful displays and packaging. The real star is the selection of mocha. Pricey, but a wonderful gift to your tastebuds. Did I mention I love the packaging...it reminded me of the high end merchants in Tokyo, where you felt you were buying something special. read more