THE MALASADA TOKYO Ebisu — Restaurant in Tokyo

I went to the store a few weeks ago and it was pretty good. I was craving some sweets and wanted to try it again so I ordered from Uber Eats. 10 minutes later it was at my door.

I ordered the Stone donut and it was literally a STONE.

The other one I had was also rock hard. I then discovered their closing time was shortly after I ordered. If I would’ve eaten this in the shop I would’ve brought it right back to the counter. In fact, I don’t even think they would’ve sold this to anyone in the shop. These were minutes away from being tossed in the bin yet they decided it was good enough to sell and send out for delivery....

How charming to find these in Tokyo! They are close to legit, though one flaw makes them not quite: they are precooked and set out to wait for your selection. One of the glories of a Leonard's malasada in Waikiki is getting a fresh box, but, we understand that isn't scaleable when you don't actually have a bakery in the back!

I think I paid 450¥ for a rich cream filled, which was light and another hour or two and it would have been stale but it was still good! And my friend's cinnamon...

Update: The custard donut is light and fluffy. The custard was like pudding, but the donut wasn't wet. The glazed donut was stale and hard, like failed homemade bread.

I went on a weekday after lunch. This location recently opened. It was empty. The menu has a few types of donuts, with English and pictures. I ordered a custard and a cream donut. I wanted to try a curry donut, but they didn't have any and had no plans to make them. I was disappointed. I paid...