Chikara Mochi — Restaurant in Gardena

I was so heartbroken when Mikawaya closed in Gardena. There was no place to purchase fresh mochigashi. A friend at work brought me a mochi from Chikara Mochi and I was in heaven. I went today and purchased all the mochi I wanted. Each piece is so delicately decorated. My son and I have devoured 3 pieces so far and all were exceptionally soft, smooth, and so flavorful. And, as an added bonus, I get to support a minority owned woman in her business endeavor. Ganbatte!

Update:

I can not express how much I love Chikara Mochi. Her skills are just amazing. The white mochi is named Mount Fuji. If you look closely, the blue decoration is Mount Fuji sprinkled with snow with the red sun. It's almost too beautiful...

i love this very traditional and 本物の　日本せい　real japanese wagashi shop. In america it is nearly impossible to get your hands on “しろあん” shiroan which is the white bean paste that makes traditional japanese wagashi for tea ceremonies. I hunted every online shop and in person asian market and could only find any real desserts containing shiroan at Chikara. It is a bit sad that the foot traffic does not exist there, yet the quality of the desserts are amazing. If you can find time to try this place out, i promise it’ll be worth it. Also it’s cash only LMAO, i would’ve bought much more if i had...

I am very partial toward Japanese wagashi and I do compare them to what I had in Japan. So it is not easy for me to remark that although the wagashi is very beautiful, the taste was not that great, considering what the reviews have for this place. I drove 3 counties to get here and I had high hope that the taste would be good; but alas, it doesn't live up to the hype. Fugetsu is actually better. So I am rather disappointed. I gave this a 4 stars ratings because they are exquisite, just the taste was not up to Japanese standard. Nothing wrong with it, hence,...