Matcha Cafe Maiko — Restaurant in Centreville

O M G !!!! I love these places and so happy they have one close to home now that I moved to Washington D.C. and work in the DMV . I moved to Washington D.C. from Boston M.A. where we have one of these great shops like two blocks from my old apartment. I would always get over there as much as I could . They have a proprietary blend of Matcha that is sourced directly from Japan ( Kyoto parent company ) If I am not mistaken ???

They have a great atmosphere ! Even batter than the one they had back in Boston .Boston had some simple table and chairs . Centerville location has a nice little living room vibe close to the front windows with open lounge chairs in front section and window seat stools along a bar rail at the window . The side seating is a few really nice wooden lined comfortable banquets . the Matcha as always flawlessly delicious . These locations are consistent with each other in my experience so far form state to state .The quality is an international grade product as it easily is in league with matcha I have had in Thailand malls and stores . Even in ranking with Kamakura Japan street Matcha stores. I always wish to have a large cone for Matcha waffle cone like they have in Boston location im familiar with .When i made comparison the owner stated they wished for me to be happy and gave me my request . They have this really cool board up front where you can buy a wooden ornament and complete your own personal work of art and hang it on the wall ,and observe some really fantastic quality artwork submitted from other customers .Making you a part of the...

Currently in soft opening mode, but I was so excited I couldn't wait to try it. We drove out to Centreville for lunch and stopped by Matcha Cafe Maiko immediately afterwards. Matcha Cafe Maiko first opened in Hawaii and has now spread its wings to the contiguous U.S. and Canada.

Because it's a soft opening, the full menu is not available. However, there are still many options to choose from. I, of course, had to try their soft serve ($5.50). You can get it vanilla, matcha, or mixed. It comes in a quintessential waffle cone. I also decided to order a hojicha latte ($4.25 for a medium).

The menu is quite extensive, and I can't wait to come back and try more items. The parfait, shaved ice, iced matcha, matcha kuromitsu kinako, kokuto jelly, matcha frappé, matcha float, matcha snowflake...really anything matcha-related. As a matcha fiend, I am so thrilled to have more matcha options in this area. It's also great that they have a lot of hojicha items too, as I love hojicha as well.

I thought my soft serve was very tasty. The matcha quality is much, much better than some other places that try to do matcha (probably because they import their matcha from Kyoto). Not overly bitter, not sugary, perfectly creamy. The hojicha latte was also great and paired nicely with my mixed soft serve. Everything is a little bit on the pricier side, but I'm so unfazed at this point having lived here for so long. All in all, I had a great first experience at Matcha Cafe Maiko and it makes me pumped to revisit...

Been waiting for years for a fully matcha themed cafe to open in the DMV area and is finally here! Also, finally to able tryout this place after hearing about their rapid expansion in the west coast with great reviews.

Was really looking forward for this place and did not disappoint at all! If you have ever been to Tsujiri, this place is basically comparable. The matcha desserts are a bit pricey but you do get what you pay for-- good size portions and the quality/potency of the matcha. Whenever those new fancy boba places (moge tee, mi tea) from NYC makes it wave to the DMV area, you would think that this place will be a bargain!

The shaved ice was actually bigger than expected-- could easily share with another person though not enough of the soft serve! The vanilla soft serve was pretty good-- more milky taste than cream. The matcha soft serve is very good. You probably won't like the soft serve here unless you are a matcha fan. It is a bit in the matcha bitter side and not too sweet at all compared to a lot of the other matcha places where they add a lot of sugar for balance which means lesser quality.

Now I do not have to go NYC for real matcha soft serve anymore unless I want a more sugary kind! Would come back here as much as I can whenever in the NOVA/Centreville area. Hopefully a MoCo location is...