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    Yu Cake

    4.2 (300 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries, Desserts
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Rob L.

    Yu Cake is an upscale dessert shop located just outside the Saks Fifth Avenue front entrance on the lower level of South Coast Plaza. Prices are expensive but the cakes are refined and delicious. They make excellent mille crepe cakes (as good as Lady M, seriously!) and they are available in many flavors. Shown in the picture here is my top favorite - the Tiramisu. Matcha and hazelnut chocolate are also very good. Their newest additions are yogurt mille crepe cakes, which I have yet to try - which give me good reasons to come back and indulge myself again! There are plenty of fruity teas to go with your dessert such as peach, strawberry, grapefruit, and my favorite, lychee. The teas all have bits and pieces of real fruits in them, which make the tea very refreshing.

    Hazelnut cake
    Angela C.

    I was excited to try this place since the pictures of the cakes looked really good. This is located right next to Saks, and there's both indoor seating as well as seats outside the store in the main mall. Overall, was quite disappointed since the cake flavors were not strong at all. I got the hazelnut cake and the yogurt matcha and both flavors were very subtle. Good thing is the cakes were not too sweet, but there really wasn't much kick to it either. The yogurt matcha had more yogurt taste and really no matcha. The hazelnut itself also didnt have a strong hazelnut flavor. For the price (each were about $10 for the slice) and what you get, not worth.

    Strawberry matcha
    Jen N.

    Give a blonde curly hair in the cake yesterday. The staff was really polite & asked if we want to trade it in for a new one or grab another cake. We traded it in as the strawberry matcha cake looked better than it tasted - we got the tiramisu which tasted a lot better. Creamy but not airy as we would've liked. Ample tables & chairs outside & inside. They've a lot of cute cakes but it's a one-time for me.

    Mango Grapefuit Cake
    Katelynn T.

    Stopped by while shopping at South Coast Plaza for their Mango Grapefruit cake, which is apparently one of their most popular cakes. It was delicious and not too sweet! The fruit tasted fresh on top and the cream/cake below was soft and smooth-- almost like tiramisu.

    Jax L.

    Mango milk latte amazing: strong mango flavor and sweetness can be adjusted. I also recommend Watermelon tea and Soybean Coffee. Their egg sandwiches have corn: you can give it with imitation crab (labeled as seafood) or ham. The ham egg is better. Service is fast, but very unfriendly and upset or bored. The store needs elevator music or any kind of ambiance sound. I will come back to try desserts

    Naomy V.

    Was at the mall and wanted a small sweet treat so found this place. Right off the bat the prices are a bit high for most pastries. I wanted to try the mango mousse cake but it was sold,so I settled with the matcha mousse for 10$. Overall it tasted alright, nice mousse texture,not overly sweet,matcha had a nice flavor but I don't think I'll be coming back though.

    Tiramisu Latte
    Linda T.

    It's a cute cafe located right next to Saks on the bottom floor. There are various options for cakes, puddings, and drinks. Service is quick. Cafe itself is clean and is a nice place to study or chat. The pastries itself? Disappointing. Looking at the flavors, they were all so unique and interesting. I wanted to try them all! But when I did try them, I was left with the feeling that I was not going to return at all. What we got: - Tiramisu latte (3.5/5): It was meh. Not that memorable. Just your standard latte with some tiramisu type of foam. - Lychee Rose Crepe Cake (2/5): Man I was so looking forward to this. But I literally could not taste any rose, and lychee flavor was there too I guess? For a cake, it really even lacked sweetness to it. I know this is preferable when you pair it with a drink. However, for the price, I really wished that it taste like anything. - Mango Grapefruit Coconut Pudding (3/5): This one had more flavor, but still somehow kinda bland? The fruit lacked any sweetness or tartness. I only knew it was there because of the texture.

    Matcha Mille Crepe
    Virginia L.

    Yu Cakes is located inside South Coast Plaza and right across from Macy's Men. I came to Yu Cakes to try out their Mille Crepe Cakes. Inside the dessert shop was nicely designed and clean, and gave a luxury feel. I got three slices: matcha, hazelnut and tiramisu. And here is my breakdown of these three cakes: 1) Matcha Mille Crepe: The crepe cake lacked sweetness and felt a bit bland. I could definitely taste the matcha, but it didn't have a strong tea flavor or any sweetness to it. The cake felt dense and I could not feel the texture of the crepe layers. It felt like I was eating a mousse cake, but not as dense as a cheesecake, but it was definitely close to it. 2) Hazelnut Mille Crepe Cake: This cake was sweeter, but it had the same issue. Felt dense and could not feel the texture or layers of the crepe, felt more like a mousse cake. 3) Tiramisu Mille Crepe Cake: This cake was probably the best out of the three. I'm not sure what they did this one, but I could actually feel like I was eating a mille crepe cake. Flavor was good and I can actually taste and feel the layers of the crepe cakes. Also these mille crepe cakes are not cheap and are on the more expensive side at $11 to $12 a slice. I do share in the same opinion that customer service isn't at the top here, the staff don't seem to greet you as you enter. What is one big positive, I would day is they have a great variety of flavors for their mille crepe cakes and they do have other types of cakes. It's unfortunate as I expected a lot more from here given the price point and it seems they fall short. Overall, it wasn't the best mille crepe cake I have had, but if you want to try, get their tiramisu mille crepe cake if I had to recommend something, but I don't think it was that amazing that I'd personally come back.

    Rose cheesecake
    Stephanie W.

    I'm a dessert person and I know I'm in a good dessert shop when I struggle to make a choice. This place had SO many kinds of cheesecake and some interesting boxed desserts. I love floral flavors and berries so I struggled to choose between rose cheesecake, rose/oolong milk based boxed dessert, and a blueberry cheesecake. I ended up going with the rose cheesecake - it was dense but really good! They had SO many other flavors that also looked amazing too, and plenty of seating/little tables right there in the store so you can eat or take your cake to go (comes in a cute little box). Would absolutely come here again if near south coast plaza and wanting dessert - it's an adorable little shop!

    Coffee? Or almond milk
    JR P.

    Customers beware they charge a tip without you knowing even though we only bought two coffees to go that tasted so bleh we threw it away after a couple of sips. Not a pleasant experience. Wont be back

    Peach fruit tea, Matcha creamy milk
    Sara H.

    Located in front of Saks Fifth Avenue at South Coast Plaza, they offer drinks and cute/colorful desserts. Lots of tables inside and in front of the cafe. You have an option of ordering at the front or using the kiosk. I enjoyed Peach Fruit Tea and Watermelon Fruit Tea but Matcha Creamy Milk was disappointing. I asked for extra matcha but was able to barely taste it. It just tasted like a glass of milk.

    Kit T.

    Good selection of dessert. The place was clean. The drinks were good. We had a delicious time eating our desserts.

    Kelsey C.

    My first taste of mille-crepe cake! Matcha doesn't miss, and I can't imagine how hard this is to make! Every thin, spongy sheets is smooth as silk. Both the Matcha and the Rose-Lychee are light and not so sweet. Just lovely and classy cakes. The Mochi Mango Grapefruit Jar is really fun. Love the fruit contrasting with the stringy mochi and cake. I've never met a cake I didn't like, and I like Yu Cake too. It's perfect for a shopping break - it's so nice to be able to have a rich dessert that doesn't make you feel gross.

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    The cakes are so good!! I loved the Matcha and Tiramisu! It's pricer than most places but it's worth it

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    Great service and great employees. Great environment with clean tables and good food.

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    2 years ago

    Great people, great food. Will come back. And will have to try all of the food items there.

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    Drinks were bomb. I would come again and the service was very attentive. When I needed help the service was helpful.

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    2 years ago

    Great drinks and cakes! The chocolate raspberry mousse and strawberry mousse were my favorites so far

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    2 years ago

    Finally come to Irvine. great places, have come several times! Suggested pork dung cakes, it's really good!

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    2 years ago

    I love this shop I go to this shop to get coconut jelly everyday I love it so much the ice cream toast is so so good!!!!

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    2 years ago

    Strawberry snowflake chews are delicious! Can't wait to try the Oreo chews next week!

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    2 years ago

    Awesome food! Really good quality cake and I enjoyed it a lot. Will come again soon! Thanks

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    2 years ago

    1st floor near Saks fifth. They gave me $10 off and had good caramel coffee and Oreo Cheesecake

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    Yummy cakes! Fantastic customer service and so helpful! The ambiance is relaxing and accommodating for my kids!

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    2 years ago

    Amazing service and a great selection of cakes! So refreshing. Easily located, I loved their dark chocolate Mille and mouse cake

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    2 years ago

    Amazing drinks, display of cakes is beautiful. Next time will definitely try the cheesecake.

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    2 years ago

    this cake looks amazing and so pretty. excited to try it and the tiramisu latte. this is a cute little place next to saks

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    2 years ago

    Very good quality cakes. This will now be my go to dessert place in Southcoast Plaza.

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    Wonderful customer service and delicious looking cakes. They are very insightful about their desserts.

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    Great food and and Andrew was the best a must try if you are here very special cakes and teas

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    2 years ago

    Great cozy desert place recommend. Various flavors nice environment. Great hang out place

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    2 years ago

    I came again ! I really loved the peach tea and the hazelnut cake looks so good too. I want to try everything. Definitely recommend!

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    2 years ago

    Really cute cakes with fun flavors. Located near Neiman Marcus so it's a little hard to find.

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    2 years ago

    It's very delicious cakes and coffee Yummy recommend the service very nice a the place is amazing

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    Yummy cakes and original drinks and nice hangout spot. Brought the fam here! Staff are friendly too.

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    One of the best matcha cakes I've ordered from a bakery
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    Great packaged foods, snacks and Mexican candy.
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