mercurialvapor24 "Mmmmm......Fooood......"

This is my favorite Tofu House in Irvine (There’s a place across the street but the food isn’t as good). The parking is pretty bad during mealtimes, but the service is good, quick, and friendly, and the food is good enough if you’re craving Korean Tofu Soup. The only thing I don’t like is I keep getting egg shells in my soup, but that’s more due to my ineptitude at cracking eggs.

A couple of months ago my sister took me to a new dessert place that she said her friend’s aunt had opened, and apparently a bunch of her friends were working there (one was the manager). Anyways, I thought it was just another ice cream palce that we were going to because we felt sorry for her friends who weren’t getting any business, but I was WRONG.

The place is large, well lighted, and has big tables. The reason I mention this is because most other dessert places I’ve frequent (Yogurt Land/World, boba places, Guppy’s, etc) are incredibly cramped and you end up walking around the curb outside eating your dessert in a big group like those Asian gangs. Anyways, it’s really nice to have a place to sit, even with a group of 8 people. And there’s a CS Lewis quote on the wall.

The mochi (filled with gelato) are very good, and worth a taste. But what I keep coming back for is the shaved ice. I’ve been to a couple of shaved ice places before (all of them were korean too, btw, dunno why) but this is one of my favorite places. The ice is light and melts easily, as opposed to other places like Guppy’s. Also, there are three options. Japanese style, Italian style, or Mochilato way, which is a mixture of both. The ice is green tea and strawberry flavored, and comes with numerous toppings (including fresh fruits and my favorite mochi bits). The portions are ridonkulously huge like some Korean shaved ice places though, so beware.

Much better than Pinkberry’s AND Golden Spoon. Period. Well, there have been a couple of friends who prefer those other places, but I’d say 90% of the people I’ve talked to love Yogurt Land. It’s customizable, fun, and cheap, especially relative to Pinkberry’s (which only give you two flavors and limited toppings too). That said, if you like this, try out Yogurt World in San Diego on Convoy. The flavors are even better, although its 38c an oz instead of the 30c here in Irvine, and the place is much shabbier.

My favorite thing to do is to get a bunch o the fruity flavors, and the some fruit toppings, along with the soft chewy mochi bits and some almond flakes. It’s my now perfected combination.=P

Anyways, three months ago I’d have given the place 5 stars, but I’m over the yogurt craze now. I still eat there once in a while, but I’ve lost the craving for it. But it’s definitely a must try for young asian kids of high school and college age who want to hang out in a ridiculously long line for some very good yogurt,

Talk about overrated. Some of my friends were telling me about this place and so I went to try it out. A couple of times actually, but it just wasn’t that great. The sushi is okay, not spectacular, but the prices are. There is a Happy Hour, for which selected sushi (and some drinks!) are half of, but the service was horrible, and the waiter forgot my drink, and when it did come, it wasn’t very good at all. For this price range, I can think of ten other Japanese restaurants that have much better food. I don’t plan on coming here again