Mochinut Rochester

"We stopped on a whim for lunch. Strangely, we stood in the foyer waiting to be seated. Please don't walk in and grab a bowl; start making your bowl..take it over. They cook right in front of you, hibachi style. The food was delicious. They have delicious doughnuts and amazing "corn dogs."."

"I'd tried something like this outside of NY State before and enjoyed it, so I decided to give this Rochester Mochinut location a try. As some reviews point out, this location does have a bit of a rundown appearance. On the upside, service was fine. The donuts themselves are more expensive than at most donut shops though. They're also extremely colorful, which is sure to be appealing to kids but doesn't do much for me as an adult. Adding additional colorful toppings that don't complement the glaze flavors makes little sense to me. Fruit Loops on top of pistachio glaze - why? The actual glaze flavoring itself could have been more authentic too. But, hey, it's a bright, colorful donut, not a fancy pastry. Unfortunately, the taste suggested that they allow these things to sit around for too long. What I ordered wasn't stale. But, it wasn't very fresh tasting either. Perhaps this type of donut has an extremely limited shelf life? Based on other reviews, if I had come at a different time of day when the donuts had just been made, I'd likely have had a different experience. But, if this is one of those food items that needs to be fresh out of the fryer to be enjoyed, that's a problem. It's too much trouble to try to time that out. Other donuts tend to hold up well enough throughout the day, such that it's safe to buy and eat them in the afternoon even though they were cooked early in the morning. Not the case here it seems. I'm not really trying to discourage anyone from giving this place a try. It wasn't some horrible experience or anything like that. So, if you're curious, give it a go, especially if you have kids who like sugar and bright colors."

"I would come here every week if it were closer to me! The potato half&half and hot Cheeto rice hotdogs were delicious and filling. We got matcha and ube brown sugar bubble tea to drink and it was some of the best I’ve had - and comes in a cute container. The mochi donuts were excellent. Pictured here are Taro, Churro, and Red Velvet (Christmas Special). There is plenty of comfortable seating available. Will be back!"

"This was our first time here! There were lots of donut options and lots of hot dogs and mozzarella stick options. So many bubble tea options too, took me a few minutes to decide! It took a long time for our hot food to be done but it was worth the wait! We will be back to try more stuff! And check out the Mongolian bbq place that is inside too."

"From a visual stand point, they look delicious but from our first taste, we weren't impressed. Tastes very similar to fried dough so we are doubtful that it's actually made out of rice. Also, there's nothing really special about them except for their presentation. And their price tag is $3 a donut?! It's a nice novelty item but we have no plans on returning. We bought Vietnamese coffee, dark chocolate, mango, matcha, banana and taro."