Premium Matcha Cafe Maiko

Best matcha ice cream in town. After eating the matcha ice cream at this place. The other green tea ice creams taste fake to me

I had the Maiko special and it was delicious

The best matcha ice cream in SA

Matcha Ice cream is much better than what you can buy at the store (even at the asian markets). Don't forget to get a stamp card for free ice cream. Dietary restrictions: Dairy milk is used for the ice cream. Parking: Usually no trouble finding a spot. Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly

Very big portions of the delicious ice cream! My favorite ice cream place.

We really enjoyed this place it did get a little busy and our order took longer than expected however it was worth the wait. I would recommend this place foe sure.

Quaint little shop that sells delicious soft serve macha, ube or mixed ice cream along with fun Japanese style corn dogs. Price is reasonable. Only complaint is getting sauce on the side. Their containers are made for tiny people, and not for dipping your corn dog. Also they did not have funnel cake as advertised. Went by on Tuesday and despite online saying they were open, they were very much closed 4/2 5PM. That was a rough drive to find out it was closed when it listed online open until 9PM. Didn't see any notification on the door either when we drove past. Maybe already going out of business? Oh well. Either way will hopefully find a more reliable macha shop to go to.

A nice place, if you are a Matcha lover.

The hot matcha tea is bitter due to brewing at too high of a temperature. I tried asking the staff about this (not for a refund but because I was curious about the brewing), and they insisted that matcha is supposed to be bitter. Matcha is not supposed to be bitter if brewed correctly. This is concerning for a place that specializes in matcha. I could give somewhere like Starbucks a pass for this, as they are a coffee chain that doesn't specialize in matcha. However, "matcha" is literally in the name of this establishment, and although the tea itself may be premium, the staff burn it when brewing it. Most people order matcha desserts and lattes, so they don't notice the bitterness because the matcha (which I'm sure is high-quality) is either added to ice cream or milk. I've had matcha numerous times, and it's supposed to have a slightly sweet, vegetal flavor. This is the first time I've had bitter matcha tea. The staff's insistence that matcha is supposed to be bitter indicates that they consistently burn their matcha, negating the importance of high-quality tea in the first place. I'd rather drink mediocre-quality matcha that was properly brewed than high-quality matcha that was burnt due to a lack of staff expertise in brewing. A quick Google search will tell you that overheating matcha will cause the chlorophyll (what gives matcha its green hue) to break down, leading to a bitter taste. It's a shame because I'm sure their matcha is high-quality, but they burn it due to improper brewing practices that stem from a lack of matcha knowledge. The person at the register offered to make me a latte instead. However, adding milk to the matcha tea wouldn't fix the matcha being burnt. If you have to add milk and sugar to matcha to make it palatable, it's too bitter and was not prepared properly. Still, I appreciated this offer, and the staff were overall friendly. The rice hotdogs are delicious, however. I recommend the original, potato, and hot cheeto ones. I'm not trying to be rude, but I expected more from a place that purportedly specializes in matcha. A matcha cafe should know how to properly brew the tea in which they specialize. I recommend this establishment if you enjoy fun matcha-flavored treats and corndogs, but don't come here if you are more of a tea aficionado who drinks hot matcha tea.