Pen Pals Stationery and Gift Shop is a cute Japanese-inspired stationery and gift shop located…read moreinside The LAB Anti-Mall in Costa Mesa. Recently Pen Pals Stationery and Gift Shop opened another location in Fountain Valley. [Parking]: The LAB Anti-Mall has a designated parking lot, but finding a spot can be hit-or-miss depending on what time you visit. [What to expect]: The shop is comprised of two vintage Airstreams with one Airstream focusing on stationery items (pens, Studio Ghibli-themed journals, and stickers) + greeting cards while the other focuses on plushies (including Sanrio characters), mini games, pins, greeting cards, etc. [Conclusion]: This is a really cute stationery shop to visit and definitely a worthwhile stop for stationery enthusiasts.

When I think of this stationery space, I think small but mighty. I absolutely love Pen Pals because…read morethey are a place of comfort for me as someone who loves stationery supplies and all things cute. The prices are competitive and fair, and the shop puts tremendous care into curating the items they offer to those who love stationery, stickers, and cute things. And the service has always been so warm, welcoming, and encouraging. I've had the privilege of knowing Matt, Sandy, and Aja since they were 'Plant Matter' and now they're Pen Pals. There aren't alot of stationery places as it is, so I am so glad that this shop exists. Word from a carrier pigeon is that the Pen Pals will have an expansion of a brick and mortar store soon, and I can't wait for them to finally announce the location and be open with even more selection of goods. I frequent this place often to scout for stickers, and Pen Pals never disappoints.

Great GF find! We stumbled in by chance after a yelp search. So far we've only tried the Madeline…read moreand chocolate chip cookies. The chocolate chip cookies are absolutely amazing- by far the best I've had in longer than I can remember. The store itself has a very small storefront. If you have other food allergies they have a list of ingredients you can look through. Can't wait to come back and try the rest of their gluten free options!

Looking for a crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside rustic gf bread? This is the place. It…read morewas beyond delicious for a gf bread. To me, it was worth $10 to get it. It tastes like a classic French bread. They offer a variety of different ingredients too. I also purchased a pecan tartlet. The crust was flaky and the filling superb. It was pricy $9 but again worth it to me. It tasted like a pecan pie but a lot smaller. The lemon scone, ai thought was dry. Maybe it was because it was baked the day before. It's a small place. I think most of their orders are online because it's only open Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. You can place an order for pick up too. The pictures on their website are true to what you get. I'm sorry I didn't t take any. I was too busy enjoying the items

Maya has beautiful candles, concentrated room and car diffusers, soap and natural deodorants with…read moreno chemicals. Reasonably priced, Maya has a variety of very nice scents in all of her product lines! The owner is super helpful and friendly.

What can I say? This was an unexpected experience. I stumbled upon this hidden gym while hanging…read moreout at a park. I was literally talking with my wife about being able to get a Matcha and I look over and see a coffee van on wheels! The quality of the match is good and the amount of friendliness and cleanliness was more than expected. If I ever see them rolling around again, I definitely would stop to grab another drink. What a nice way to end the evening. If you're around Tustin Skatepark, you should check them out as that's where they frequent. Luckily today they were over at the Costa Mesa airplane park! Next, I'll try their coffee!

We live in the area and while we were out playing with the kids we saw them pull up near the sports…read morepark. My wife and I decided to give it a try and have been trying to go back every week! We both got a Chai Tea Latte (it was like 5pm) and it's my wife's favorite! Super friendly staff and Great taste with decent pricing. We look forward to next week!

Had an absolutely amazing time celebrating my birthday with Parker J!! All my girlfriends loved…read moretheir solid gold permanent jewelry pieces! SOooOo much that we are going to celebrate the next bday girl here again! Another fav was the permanent rings using the scrap pieces. Such great idea and looks soooo good! No more clasps getting stuck to your clothes! I am literally addicted!! Will be coming back for more pieces to add!

She let me make a bracelet and taught me how to make really good jewelry and told me good stores to…read moreget stuff to make jewelry and gave me some chains to make jewelry she was super nice. She made my birthday really fun EDITED TO ADD - review written by my 10 year old step daughter who came here on her 10th birthday and had the best time. She won't stop raving about how amazing the experience was. Thank you so much for helping to make her birthday special.

service 10/10 love…read morethe owner she's super sweet and has amazing customer service selection 10/10 so many options and the charms are interchangeable you can customize necklaces and bracelets they also have super cute rings with pearls that i want to get and they have seashell earrings that are super cute too value 10/10 great prices , i wanna gate keep so bad but im wont i got 2 permanent bracelets for $50 i would come back 100%

Jax is always eco conscious with her jewelry skills! I love the fact that she upcycles and repairs…read morejewelry so I know I get good value out of my purchases. Her service is amazing.