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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Austin G.

    After a BBQ lunch at nearby Texas Jack's BBQ, my friend and I walked over to Mocha Cafe & Pastry hoping to sit down for a while. A throwback to 2020 and 2021, you can't sit down. Everything is closed off with tables near the door for you to order and leave. Despite that, the worker was very friendly and asked if it was our first time. We ordered medium (drinks come in small, medium, and large) honey cinnamon lattes and enjoyed them. They weren't overly sweet.

    S S.

    New owner decided to close the inside sitting during; after covid and still to this date! They don't serve the quality food anymore! Inside the store is very dark, messy and unorganized; god knows how it is inside the kitchen! Pizza dough used is a-lot more thicker to reduce the toppings. Anytime you order they make you to wait 30-40 minutes due to high volume orders! But when you go to pickup, you are the only customer! Overall rating is well below average!!! Please see my photos

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    Kelley K.

    Oh man, I really wanted to LOVE this place but it fell short for me in the price / quality department. I ordered the Mixed Special Pizza and it was ok. It's a $20 slightly larger than personal size pizza and the flavors are fine. The crust is nice and eatable but not OMG this is so good or so unique I must take another bite. I'd give 3.5 stars for flavor but wouldn't pay that much for it again. Then I ordered the mortadella sandwich, because I freaken love mortadella, and this was surprisingly not good. Again, yes it was eatable but the mortadella here was thicker and more bologna like in texture than the Italian style mortadella I'm accustomed to. There is also a sauce that's a bit Thousand Island like and not a flavor I enjoy. The bread is ok but isn't salvaging the sandwich, overall I'd give it 3 stars. Lastly, we ordered dessert and coffee, taking full advantage of the bakery in the title and It doesn't appear they make these desserts at all. The baclava is not the best I've had, I'd give 1.5 stars and the Macarons have a NY company name on the box and were too expensive for what we got. Our coffees were good and that was the highlight of this trip. Overall our lunch with desserts for later ran is $85 and wasn't satisfying. If in the area I would return for a coffee. They are practicing COVID mitigation with no dine in option and you are stopped at the door for all orders and payments. Staff is friendly and helpful. Giving 3.5 starts for overall food experience.

    Jennifer W.

    This is a gem in Arlington ! I always get the Cobb salad and latte with soy milk. I request that they add chicken to it. The food is always fresh and tasty. I can always find a place to sit and a discreet place to talk to friends. The parking in the plaza (storefront) sucksx

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    Nima M.

    Now that is what I am talking about!! If anyone wants to try persian pizza, this is the place to go. Try the Makhloot!!

    Mixed Special Pizza
    Sam T.

    This is the 2nd time in a row we visited this place during weekdays and the special pizza was all burnt and quite uneatable. We didn't check it at the store when picking it up and then noticed when opened the box at home :( There seems to be 2 cooks at this place one working during the week and the other over the weekend. Whenever we've visited over the weekend, everything was perfect and really one of our most favorite Pizzas around DC and Virginia area and I would give it a 5 star with no doubt. But the cook working during the week doesn't seem to care as much. It's like two totally different cafes.

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    Pegah P.

    If I could rate it more than 5 stars... I would!!! Persian pizza is so hard to find in the US and GOOD ones are even harder to find. This place makers the best Persian pizza!!! I highly recommend checking them out. The only thing is that they're a little pricy but it's definitely worth it!

    Jonelle B.

    This place is so cute and trendy. They have chandeliers hanging and multicolored furniture in different forms. It's quite small, which is typical in the Arlington area, but gives a cozy feel. They offer all types of hot and cold beverages, hot and cold food items, and several desserts/pastries. On recommendation from my best friend, who also really likes this place I ordered the honey cinnamon latte and the mixed special Persian pizza. Both of these items were delicious, to say the least, and I look forward to the explosion of flavor from their Persian pizza in the future. The pizza was a really good size and had at least 8 slices. Very hard for even the hungriest of people to finish all in one meal unless they are beyond famished. The latte had the perfect amount of sweet/cinnamon/coffee ratio so it was neither to strong, spicy or sweet. It was so creamy and went down very smooth. I called my order ahead, and I was about 7-8 minutes away. I was told it would be about a 10 minute wait so I expected to have to wait a few minutes once I got there and paid. I ended up having to wait much longer though (say 15-20) minutes before my pizzas came out (I ordered 2). This was unexpected and a little irritating, maybe because I'm just not very patient, or not! That is really the only thing I would say needs to be improved.

    So cute and charming
    Yousi F.

    So this place is a nice change from the normal idea of persian food as kabobs (i mean kabobs are amazing dont get me wrong...) but it has regular american pastries and the french influenced kind so popular with persians, and the regular iranian deserts, so thats pretty great. The "Persian pizza" is their centerpiece and i will say this, i really like the way its prepared, kind of like a deep dish chicago style pizza, and just bursting with stuff! I am not a fan of processed meats so i dont love the regular persian pizza, the vegetarian is more my jam... the said, the staff was nice and helpful and sure the food may take some time but you also know its being made fresh.... i also love the ambience, its super cute and pretty and peaceful.

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    Amazing Persian pizza! Very friendly staff and atmosphere. Definitely we'll be going there again.

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    2 years ago

    They have the best Persian pizza in dmv. Good quality and ingredients. Customer service is also amazing!

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    2 years ago

    LOVE their coffee and their pastries, service is great. place to work or study. their baklava is amazing

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    Yamilee, Thank you so much for the compliments!!

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    They've never re-open for sit down service in nearly 2 years due to Covid. It's still grab and go after all this time.

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    3 years ago

    Great Persian pizzas and I love the vibe. People there are so kind and friendly. Try it

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    3 years ago

    Terrible coffee also you cannot fully go inside the establishment and person working is rude as well

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