You know it's good when there's a line out the door!…read more After being in a meeting and hearing my stomach growling, I needed a matcha and some snacks. Ordered my crème brûlée Matcha drink, a Blackpink drink(strawberry w/Oreo type cookies on the bottom), ham&cheese taiyaki and vanilla custard taiyaki. This place exceeded my expectation! My son loved his drink and he usually doesn't like anything because he's a teenager lol. My matcha was so good. The quality of matcha was much better than other bakeries I usually go to. They also caramelized the sugar on the crème brûlée. The taiyaki came in a cute box. My ham and cheese was scrumptious and savory. The store was small and cozy with a warm welcoming ambience. The food and drinks were absolutely delicious. Definitely coming back here

my usual go-to spot in the area for sweet matcha boba drinks! (specifically the matcha foam drinks,…read moremy favorites!) during this visit, we went on a monday afternoon. not busy and quick service. staff is always very friendly and sweet! convenient location since it's in the mall, so we enjoyed the drinks and macarons while roaming around stores. we also decided to try new menu items that are exclusive to the month. we got the biscoff matcha, biscoff latte, and a few macarons. Biscoff Matcha: 6.5/10 matcha w/ a cookie butter swirl, topped with/ vanilla cold foam, biscoff cookie and crumble on top. felt like a good amount of sweetness, got it at 50% for the sweet lvl. wished the matcha powder had a more earthy and strong flavor. cookie butter swirl was nice, would've been great w/ a concentrated syrup to enhance the flavor. Biscoff Latte: 7/10 similar to the matcha, latte has a rich coffee flavor. not so sweet, which i enjoyed. just the same w/ the cookie butter from the matcha. needs more of a strong flavor profile for the biscoff taste. Macarons: 8.5/10 love getting the macarons! we got the salted caramel, fruity pebble, and strawberry cheesecake. they were all great! however, i felt like the flavor didn't shine through for the strawberry cheesecake. highly recommend the salted caramel.

It was a rainy night and the hubby and I were craving ice cream. I've always wanted to try this…read moreplace and tonight we finally got to try it. It was nice that they were open til 10pm. We got there and the young lady who helped us was friendly and more than happy to help us with some tastings first before purchasing. I ended up getting 1 scoop but I split the rose petal and guava ice cream while the hubby got a split of Ferrero and blueberry cheesecake. I grew tired of typical ice cream flavors and I was so happy to find this place serves up unique flavors! The guava was refreshing and the rose petal was delicate. The texture was perfect as well. They were generous with the scoops which is great! I can't wait to come back here and bring my family and try other flavors. Overall customer service was fast and friendly. Good sized dining area with plenty of chairs and tables. Parking was easy.

Small Indian ice cream shop, several doors down from an eggless bakery…read more They sell eggless ice cream cakes and many different flavors of Indian ice cream. The pistachio is very good. We ordered a custom ice cream cake $39.99, it's all ice cream none of that cake fluff. I was very happy with it, and my son licked the plate! Great prices, and good amount for kids scoop. They did forget to make my ice cream cake order, but were able to make it the next day after I called.

Delicious and fresh ice cream with a Mexican twist. They have traditional flavors, but I recommend…read morethe more unique Mexican options, which I haven't seen elsewhere and are executed very well. In particular, I tried their mamey and Gansito (Mexican strawberry cake). Both were rich and flavorful, without being overly decadent or sugary. It's the perfect summer treat! Dinging a star for the price, which in a two-scoop cone came to $10.20. They added a $0.40 fee for paying with card. It's steep for ice cream, and honestly if it were $2-3 cheaper they'd be 5 stars. I'll return based on quality alone, but the price will have me spacing out my visits a more...

I like the cream and fruit stuff. Service is good, they are very nice. They offer samples of ice…read morecream too. The place is also nice and pretty big, especially compared to Hanna's Chocolates next door!

We go here on Sunday nights sometimes- it near Safeway on the side of the shopping center …read more Easy parking , a quick in and out. The same kids work there and they are always helpful. Busy- but helpful. A steady flow of people in and out . The yogurt is easy to fill your cup and there's lots to choose from. Mix and match or just one flavor. The fixings bar is topped off with what I like the gummy bears , Oreos. M n M's what ever makes you happy a they may have it . Self serve - weigh - pay and on your way. They have tables inside or out . Clean and compact - so I say yes - yes to the yogurtland ..

I'm on a gluten and dairy free diet and we first came to this location for a yelp event. I tasted…read morethe salted chocolate soufflé back in Oct! It was divine. But every time I craved for it these 2 months, this flavor was not on the menu. On Christmas Eve, I tried my luck again and it was there!! I was so happy! This is probably the best gluten and dairy free frozen dessert I've had. Pls keep this on the daily menu!! I can't have anything sour so this is the only flavor I can have!!

Had some food next door and was so excited to see Somi Somi in the same parking lot! Service is…read morequick but nothing compares to the waffle styled fish with filling! Young crew working there but very professional. Love it!

I'm not going to lie - after finishing our dinner at Chubby Cattle, we weren't entirely sure if we…read morewere sweating from all of the meat or the Pleasanton heat. Optimistically, I'd like to think it was more due to the latter, but regardless of the reason, we knew immediately we needed a cold sweet treat to cool ourselves off. Or, more specifically, a short walk across the parking lot to get some Somisomi! Much like all of their other locations that I've been to, this Somisomi is pretty minimal in nearly every way - from their design and decor to their menu. However, the latter, in particular, works for them, keeping things simple and helping them get orders out quickly. Plus, it's not like their menu is short on options - from their ahboong and upside ahboong, to their soft serve and taiyaki, to their milk drinks, cold brew, and cold brew float, they have a great selection to choose from. Not to mention how their variety of flavors of soft serve, taiyaki, and toppings allows for a dozens of ways for you to customize your order! While I already had an idea of what I wanted to get before we stepped inside, it didn't take me long to decide on their flavor once I saw their featured flavor. For my UPSIDE DOWN AHBOONG ($7.95), I opted to get their Cookies 'n Cream & Milk Tea Swirl with a Red Bean Taiyaki and Crushed Biscoff Crumbles. Sadly, this wasn't quite as awesome as I had hoped for, but this was still pretty good. Mostly, the taste of the milk tea in the swirl was hard to notice, but I did think the cookies 'n cream side of it was great. As before, though, the highlight of me was the taiyaki (with the swirl in it), as the red bean filling was delicious and I loved the batter - slightly crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Despite how there was a small crowd ahead of when we got in line, it seemed like it only took a few minutes before all of our orders were ready. What's more, the workers here were all super friendly, which is impressive given how they're just constantly churning out orders one after another for hours on end. Considering how I'm so late to the Somisomi party, I'm sure there may still be some novelty to coming here for me, but it doesn't change the fact that I still thoroughly enjoyed my order. What's more, I don't know what the other dessert options are around Pleasanton, but I imagine there aren't many others that are also open so relatively late (open until 10:30pm on Fridays and weekends). If nothing else, this is a great place to head to for some sweet cool relief from the heat! Or the Chubby Cattle meat sweats...

I love coming here for a kinako kakigori, both the food and the service is refreshing and calming…read more Kamurocho is a small shop and the ambiance reminds me of small town shops in Japan. Their coffee drinks are strong enough to wake up Snorlax! The cost is relative to its location, so be mindful that the South Bay and the peninsula may have more economic and competitive pricing.

Tri Valley temps were hitting almost 100 so wanted something to cool down. Found this highly rated…read moreplace on yelp. They sell a ham & cheese croissant, coffees, teas, lattes, and four flavors of Japanese shaved ice called kakigori, which is the star of the show. The texture of this shaved ice is like fluffy cool softness that melts in your mouth. It is different than the traditional shaved ice and it is far from a snow cone. We ordered mango and kinako (a roasted soybean flour commonly mixed with sugar). These are large desserts! It takes time to make them since there are fresh ingredients inside. The mango was superb with little bits of fresh mango buried inside the ice. Not sickeningly sweet like the syrups most places use. My husband's had little mochi pieces mixed inside. It is common to add kinako to mochi so this was a bonus and a nice surprise. The kinako dessert was sweeter than the mango. Please know that there seems to be no a/c in this little shop but she has fans going. We went in the late afternoon so it was really uncomfortable inside. I had to leave and wait outside until the dessert was ready. It's hard to take these home as it melts fast so we sat inside to enjoy them. It was like heaven in my mouth and it cooled me down instantly. You must be patient as it takes at least 10-15 minutes for her to prepare the desserts but it is worth the wait! There is a small parking lot right in front shared with other businesses. Located right off the freeway behind Burger King.

I have been wanting to visit this spot for a while now!! Loved the treats we picked out. Dark…read morechocolate and Milk Chocolate covered bacon, milk chocolate covered strawberry, and vanilla bean affogato. The covered bacon was ready in display but the strawberry needed a few minutes to be made. While waiting we enjoyed the affogato, tried the bacon, and took selfies. They are located in a bit of a tight area but manageable. Close to other businesses and I believe some living units above. I've always missed out on visits here because they are closed Sundays but we ended up having a Saturday open up of us passing through. I would love to make an order in the future and make sure to visit again soon My nickname when I was young was Mimi which made me want to check them out but with the yummy treats makes me wanna come back. I added them in my more than once folder I love their decor inside and that their back area where they made our strawberry has windows to view them put it together. The ladies were very kind and sweet which definitely adds to having retuning customers for sure.

I looooooove small businesses and on top of that woman owned and poc owned. Such a cute place with…read moreice cream and all of the chocolate desserts you could ever want in your life. We went in for the ice cream but ended up eating a caramel apple and it was oh so delicious. It took practically all of my willpower not to buy all of the different brownie flavors too. Service is exceptional and you even get to see them at work through the window. Love this place. Go support!!!

Alamare Gelato Italiano is situated between The Wild One & a boba store. With many Italian eateries…read morein the area, this shop would be an ideal stop for dessert. Little seating inside, communal dining area outside. Some merch on both walls, probably Italian origin. Asked the attendant whether any ingredients for the gelato came from Italy. She didn't know, pointed only to the chocolate chip one. Asked her which flavas were true Italian since many flavas were similar to Ube...no answer. Didn't bother to ask for samples. Wasn't offered any. Just choose flavas I thought to be authentic Itailian gelato. Post noon had few patrons. Offerings: Italian merch, ice cream, a few flavors gelato. Five cup sizes.. Licks: 2 scoops ( 5.99) stracciatella & toasted almond with carmelized fig. -small scoops they were. Didn't expect much. Wasn't overwhelmed. Semi-dense, too sweet 4 me. -sugar only taste distinct. The mini dots of chocolate chips faintly chocolate-like. Fainted toast. Notes in other scoop. Definitely had better. No repeat. 3.5 stars Not Worthy:YMMV. Quantity: reasonable-similar to others. Quality: few Italian ingredients-lacking authencity. Parking scarce on Saturday due to farmers market nearby.

Almare Gelato Italiano in Pleasanton is my go-to gelato spot--and for good reason! I've been here…read moreseveral times, and the pistachio gelato is hands-down my favorite. Creamy, rich, and full of flavor, it's the real deal. It's conveniently located right next to an Italian restaurant, and while the shop itself isn't flashy, the steady crowd outside will definitely pique your curiosity. Service is quick and friendly, and you can enjoy your gelato inside or out, depending on your mood. Whether you're a local or just passing through, Almare is always worth the stop.