Phin Cafe

"Ok I loved this place!! I’d never tried Vietnamese egg coffee before but it was so good! I was hesitant at first but they said it was their most popular so I decided to give it a shot. It was amazing! I got mine iced. Also the musubi was divine. Pretty sure there was furikake seasoning in there which added so much to the overall flavor. Loved it!"

"Delicious masterful coffee and other menu items. Although there was a bit of wait, staff were extremely attentive and respectful. Super cute comfy cozy cafe ambiance. You might need to wait for your order or getting a table but that's because they're good."

"Overall: 3.9/5 (dine in) My friend and I came in the morning on a weekday so the line wasn't that bad and the food and drinks came out in pretty quickly. The space is a bit small but we were lucky to grab a table. While we catching up there, the line got really long but moved fast. Customer service was good too. I really liked the concept of Phin Cafe but feel like they make a few adjustments to improve the food & drink experience. Pandan Coffee ($6.90): Before I moved out of the Bay 2 years ago, I couldn't find a cafe that had pandan coffee. When I lived in SoCal, Orange County had a lot of Vietnamese cafes with pandan coffee but the pandan flavor was so subtle. Now that I'm visiting the Bay, there are so many more cafes that have the previously unique flavors like pandan, ube, durian, etc. Anyways, back to Phin Cafe. You can really taste the pandan flavor which is the star of the drink. However, I think the amount of pandan cream they used is too much. Typically it's like 15-20% of the drink but as you can see from the picture, it's like 75% of the drink. If they reduce it to ~50%, I think the creaminess and sweetness level would be just right. It would also let more of the coffee flavor come through. Honestly you could probably make another drink using half the cream + a shot of espresso. I didn't try the wafer straw since I gave it to my friend but this drink is needless to say, high in sugar. Egg Matcha ($6.90): I took a sip of my friend's egg Matcha and thought it was good. You can see from the picture they put less of the egg cream so it's more balanced than the pandan coffee. I like their matcha too; you can taste the matcha but it's not bitter. Pandan Waffle ($4.75): Texture was good where it was crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and it was fluffy. However the flavors were more on the subtle side and it was not sweet enough for me so eating one fourth of the waffle was enough for me. Combo Special Banh Mi ($7.50): It was okay. The flavors were also lacking for this banh mi. If you order banh mi from here, eat it fresh. It does not taste good later or the next day. Unagi Musubi ($8.50): Good concept but they executed it at the most basic level - Just rice, seaweed, unagi, and unagi sauce. Nothing stood out. If they added some furikake, spam, or even some pickled radish to elevate it a bit, this could be a hit."

"Brand new Viet coffee place. I have a friend who craved for viet coffee so I went in to get the Panda coffee for both. She got the regular Pandan coffee (with regular ice and sweet levels) but I got one with less ice and sweet. They looked fun with egg rolls on the top! so I totally forgot to get straws for us! Don’t forget to get a straw otherwise you’ll be only sipping the pandan on the top. See pictures! Nice setup, around 10 tables, no outdoor seating :( the entire place looks clean and new."