La Matcha is located inside the Peninsula Life Science Center. They have a wonderful selection of housemade baked goods, gluten free mochi bites, boba drinks, and delicious sandwiches. My go to sandwich is the grilled chicken sandwich and pastrami sandwich. My favorite drink is the strawberry matcha latte. Got to go back again to try more of their boba drinks! Looks like they have business catering for breakfast and lunch, too. Got this box of matcha brownies for my co-workers!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Recommended dishes
French Macarons
This is a small place a little out of the way; you have to go in the lobby of the life sciences building. We had Thai iced tea, a matcha latte, breakfast sandwich with egg & cheese, and a matcha strawberry muffin. Everything was delicious. The muffin was fresh out of the oven and very tasty, not too sweet, with fresh strawberry pieces. I highly recommend this cafe over the standard coffee shop for drinks and a bite to eat. Only downside is there's limited seating.
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
I had breakfast nearby and was looking for a good dessert spot and found this.
I saw the picture of the Easter macarons and wanted to possibly get it. It's definitely cute but a little pricey. I get it takes time to make it, but I didn't really have anyone to give it to that can appreciate it.
This place was a little hard to find. It's located in a medical building. The only way I knew where it was, there was a sign outside of the building.
The store itself is nice, I'm guessing they haven't been there that long? Decor is nice. I just felt like it was a little cramped.
I came shortly after they opened. One of the ladies who took my order was super nice. I didn't get her name, but my guess is she's one of the owners. She was definitely helpful in helping me decide what to order.
I ordered:
1. Mango matcha latte - I was surprised that it had real mango bits in it. Once mixed together, you can taste the mango and matcha separately, but it was the perfect blend. It's not super sweet, but you can still taste the mango with the matcha.
2. Mochi muffins flavors (in order that I like and highly recommend). These were still nice and warm when I purchased it.
#1. Strawberry matcha - Has bits of fresh strawberry. Perfect balance of tart and sweet. Consistency of the muffin was light and couldn't get enough of it. It wasn't
#2. Pandan- Lightly sweet but didn't have a significant taste.
#3. Almond sesame - This was good. It just had a strong almond taste. I wasn't really a fan.
3. Macarons (in order that I liked and highly recommend)
#1. Matcha Strawberry - my new favorite. Sad, I only got one. It was light and not overly sweet like you would get sick of it at most places. Just like the lady said.
#2. Strawberry - I typically go for chocolate first, but this strawberry was tasty. It wasn't the artificial nesquik strawberry flavor, but it was way better if that makes sense.
#3. Chocolate - Creamy and not overly decadent or rich
#4. Oreo - to be honest, it was ok. Sometimes, I feel that oreo gets played out with so many things nowadays. I couldn't taste it.
#5. Can't recall flavor
#6. Almond- just like the mochi muffins, strong flavor just not for me.
I definitely want to come back and try the sandwiches and other dessert items.
Super surprised they had utz chips, I've only found them in the East coast.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
French Macarons
I got a hot matcha latte with oat milk. Wonderful flavor, you can tell the matcha is good quality. tried some matcha strawberry macarons too, very yummy! the customer service was great, the lady who helped me was very friendly and efficient. looking forward to trying more treats here :) thanks!
This is not a restaurant. It’s just a corner cafe with two ladies and they are very rude. The food is so so. You also need wait for more than 30 minutes to get just typical sandwiches because they need take care of their old friends. This is not a new customer friendly store. The high rate view here are definitely not accurate. Avoid this small messy and slow cafe for breakfast or brunch.
Response to the feedback of my review: you can see the owner ladies are trying so hard to find excuses for their bad services. They told us in the beginning we need waiting for 20 minutes and slowly increasing to 30 minutes. I saw many other people who came late and order after me get what they need before me. They are still trying to cover their bad services. The owner treats customers differently based on your skin colors. They are not welcome new customer. The place is messy and small. After more than 30 minutes waiting, the food is so so too. Avoid this place if you want find a delicious local breakfast or brunch cafe.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$30–50
A hidden gem. I got some smoothies here and the staff are friendly and quick to make the order.
Mixed berry fruit smoothie and Mango matcha smoothie, both with boba.
Price is about right.
