"Ice-cream (Matcha and Hojicha) had the perfect consistency."
"The soft serve was amazing, amazing presentation combined with superb flavor."
"Their ice cream flavors are delicious and there are many choices."
"Very delicious, the warm 'taiyaki cone' and the cold ice cream go so well together."
"Absolutely amazing ice cream and served in a super cute fashion."
"The ice cream is good!"
"The soft serve is very good, the sesame flavor is particularly strong and flavorful, very nutty and good."
Cons:
"We ordered Matcha/Hojicha ice cream but taste nothing..."
"The fish ice creams look really beautiful BUT the matcha ice cream tasted like cod liver oil."
"The ice cream was really mid. Not sure why it has such high rating. Would not recommend."
"The matcha ice cream, not so much. Maybe add some vanilla to balance the flavor because it was almost powdery and bitter."
"Icecream was okayish. Little too sweet for me but cant complain much."
"I got pumpkin flavor I believe, I didn’t really like it and cone tasted like apple spice (gross taste)."
"This ice cream was pretty good but way overpriced for what you get."
Customer Service
Pros:
"Super friendly staff that knew their product and were very helpful and insightful on popular items from their menu."
"Staff was very friendly!"
"Customer service was great."
"The staff were very friendly and patiently tolerated all our requests to sample different flavors."
"Very friendly upon walking in and super helpful with any questions we had."
"Staff are courteous and efficient."
"The staff is extremely polite and very friendly and the store is super clean."
Cons:
"Decent ice cream, horrible customer service."
"Rude cashier and poor customer service."
"Staff was kinda rude, tbh."
"The guy at the cashier gave the vibes that we annoy him with our presence a bit…lol"
"The service was fast with absolutely no wait time at all!!."
"The ice cream taiyaki is good ice cream but mediocre taiyaki."
"Pretty overrated."
Shop Atmosphere
Pros:
"This taiyaki and ice cream shop is well worth the trek into Chinatown."
"This tiny, adorable shop offers quick service and a clean atmosphere."
"The atmosphere of the ice cream shop is very oriental and relaxing, ideal for a break after a day spent in the city."
"The vibe is very upbeat and energetic and that comes through in the presentation and product."
"This small but mighty spot is the perfect place to enjoy something sweet and feel like you are truly enjoying a little slice of Asian culture."
"It was a plus to have the staff be knowledgable because certain days you are in the mood for something sweet, tarty or chocolate-y."
"The ambiance is a typical ice cream shop."
Cons:
"Little tiny place so not the place you can seat down."
"The place didn't even have a half-decent place to sit. Very disappointing."
"Not a lot of seating available, only a small bench and table outside and nothing indoors."
"They have little to no seating as the place is tiny."
"There isn't much space to dine in and have your ice cream."
"There is no space in the restaurant, and with how crowded it gets, you’ll be standing next to a bunch of people."
"There is no space to seat and eat your ice cream."
Price and Value
Pros:
"Only $8! Much cheaper than other places here in NYC."
"All the Taiyaki comes with two toppings, so if you want to add more, it will cost you 50 cents per topping, which is pretty cheap."
"It was very affordable and came with toppings."
"Finally got to try these! Waited on the line for about under 1 hour. So light and fluffy, very flavorful! Only $8! Much cheaper than other places here in NYC, & they were the first to bring it to NYC!"
"Stopped in after lunch with my girlfriend and got another reliably perfect traditional taiyaki with red-bean paste for an extremely thoughtful price."
Cons:
"The unicorn taro tea floats were delicious, though pricy."
"I would give a 4.5 stars if I could only because the pricing is a bit high."
"It's slightly pricey; the venue is tight and gets crowded quickly; $10 minimum for cards."
"The ice cream was good but not good enough to buy it for $8-$9."
"You pay almost $10 for a machine made ice cream on top of a fish shaped waffle."
"Only downside I could give is it was a little pricey for ice cream but well worth it."
"Yes, the price is a bit high for the portion size."