Patisserie Tomoko

Last night I dreamed about the yuzu cheesecake, the cream puff and sparkling yuzu drink. Yesterday, I finally ate desserts at Patisserie Tomoko with Raj who had told me that he wanted to take me there. Raj has been here countless times and likes it a lot. We sat at the counter which was comfortable. Bring a weekday, there were few customers. We ordered cappuccinos, two cream puffs, a gâteau au chocolat and a yuzu cheesecake. All the pastries were delicious. Then Raj told me that I simply had to have the refreshing yuzu drink. Freshly made, it was ambrosial. I could have had two. We ate slowly and finished every bite. Chef Tomoko and Chef Hiro were hard at work prepping. Billie Holiday was singing among other jazz singers. Chef Hiro enjoys jazz. The weekends here get busy so it was good that we came on a weekday. I am planning to return for more of the yuzu cheesecake and drink. The interior had lots of foliage and some pictures.

It was on my list to check out this place for a while. I was excited to try the pastry, but there was no seating so we decided to have prix fixe dessert ($29.50) at the bar. Next time we will just get the ready- made pastry from the counter and take it to the park to eat. Chestnut tart looked amazing. For three course dessert, we chose Mont Blanc. Since its tasting course, portions were small. If you compare with ready-made pastry you see in the display, it’s about 1/4 size. Each course was creatively plated and nice. Cappuccino was good.

Stellar, friendly service and beautiful location filled with sunshine and green plants. Banana chocolate tart was dense and rich but a bit one-note from what I was expecting. I would go back and try some of their other desserts.

Small dessert store with many Japanese and French desserts. The menu overall is simple. They make things good but with some space to improve. Slightly on the pricy side. 💛Yuzu dacquoise was a pretty straightforward flavor. The texture was good but nothing impressive. I had mille crepe cake the other day, although it tasted good but it was kinda dry. Cold brew tea was cold tea.

Be careful with the dessert pricing. They charged me 20 usd for this small plate of dessert Mont Blanc. Paying 35 usd in total for a Chai and a small dessert is very disappointing.