Uji Time Dessert — Restaurant in San Francisco

Visited the iconic Uji Time! My go-to was always their unique tofu ice cream, but it's sadly no longer on the regular menu, replaced by ube. Fortunately, during our visit, tofu was the seasonal flavor! Ube turned out to be surprisingly delightful.

Ordering is done outside the store on a tablet. You choose your cone type (Taiyaki or waffle) or a cup, indicating Taiyaki if chosen, soft serve flavor, and two toppings. Pints are also available. Apart from soft serve, they offer mochi ice cream and pudding desserts. After ordering, an employee delivers your order, and you pick it up at the door. Seating is limited, with a few benches around, so it's best to be fortunate on crowded days or while waiting for your order.

Compared to other taiyaki places, Uji Time's ice cream tends to be on the frostier side, which I appreciate for its durability. If you're in SF Japantown during the summer, Uji Time is a must for the warm weather. Although it's not summer anymore, a few days ago, we still felt the need for a sweet, cool treat! Located on the East side of the Japanese Peace Plaza shopping area near Daiso on the lower level, Uji Time may have lines, but they are usually quick at getting orders out,...

Really aesthetic AND yummy ice cream! The green tea and the black sesame ice cream flavor is so soft and creamy. The soft serve is in a fish pancake with red bean. It's the classic asian ice cream that come in packets but with matcha!

The inside of the café is really cute. There's plenty of seating because of the community tables and there are small tables as well. The have draped lights across the ceiling that make it cute for the background of a photo!

Don't get confused with the two cashiers on either side. The café is combined with two places so it might be hard to spot it from the outside as well. But if you want to order the ice cream, make sure to go to the right cashier.

Since it's in Berkeley, it's going to be pretty hard to find street parking. There aren't parking lots for this specific place. I just wanted to get the ice cream and leave so my friends and I parked at the closest gas station. It was only about a 5 minute walk and we were back in our car in about 15 minutes. I wouldn't recommend parking there if you're going to stay for a while though and...

Great place for delicious soft-served ice cream. Line can get quite long on weekends, holidays, or special events, maybe 20+ mins. Otherwise it's usually around 5-10 mins. Wait time after ordering is about 5 mins.

Although they also serve slushie drinks and mochi ice cream, the main draw is their soft-served ice cream. They only have 3 flavors(matcha, black sesame, and tofu) and one seasonal flavor, 2 types of cones(taiyaki and waffle), 2 types of fillings(nutella and red bean) and various toppings(red bean, kinako, matcha powder, matcha powder, pocky stick, poppy seeds, sprinkles, wafer stick, and French crepe).

My go-to is usually a matcha flavor topped with red bean and sprinkles in a nutella filled taiyaki cone. The taiyaki cone isn't that impressive, but it's a slightly sweet pastry that's somewhat soft and crumbles easily in your mouth. Still, altogether it's a...