Mochi Ring

Nice place. The ambience is very chill, relaxing. They off a jenga game to play while sip on your drink or eat your donuts. The service is great and quick.

Date of visit: February 4, 2025Many of the mochi donuts that Mochi Ring offers are quite good, but the customer service faux pas I experienced while ordering was so appalling that three stars is the most I can muster for this bakery. The place was deserted when I arrived shortly after they opened at 11 a.m., which was not surprising. The lack of friendly welcome, however, was a little bit. I was here to get two dozen donuts for a Lunar New Year gathering, mochi donuts being the closest sweet treat I could find. I waved off the Bronx cheer I received to the staff being more subdued. I said I needed two dozen donuts and in the middle of the conversation, another staff member started trying to talk to the cashier while I was in the middle of ordering. The cashier did not seem to know what to do, continue talking to the paying customer ordering $80 in donuts, or divert their attention to the women--assuming the owner or manager--trying to ask her questions. I ended up losing the battle for the cashier's attention and once the woman was satisfied with the information she received, I was able to return to ordering.Culture starts at the top and what happened here is such basic customer service that seems to have been lost at some point over the last 10 or 15 years, and it's not all that difficult. Address the customer and their needs, then talk about whatever you need to discuss, especially since the conversation had nothing to do with me or my order.Despite all this, the ube mochi was fantastic! I'd be hesitant to stop here again, but if you are hellbent on coming here, definitely get the ube! Strawberry and matcha were decent as well, but ube is where it's at.

TLDR: not worth the price, bad quality foodi got the matcha milk tea with brown sugar boba, a cajun tornado, and a strawberry and matcha donut. the tapioca pearls were very mushy and the matcha was not matcha-ing at all. it was just tasting like sweetened milk to me. no earthy flavor of matcha like you can usually taste. the matcha donut was not good, it tased savory like a hotdog. and the cajun potato tornado was soooo dry. i peeled apart the batter from the potato and the potato was basically non-existent. just straight dry batter. like fried once and twice and maybe a third time. was not a fan of anything except for the strawberry donut. i returned the tornado and they didn't offer anything other than my money back. i was thinking maybe a new fresh one but the boss was just playing telephone with her employee by having her come back and forth with questions until i got my money back. i ended up throwing away the matcha donut. and then i took it as a sign from the universe when my drink fell off of the roof of my car while i was getting my kid in. would not recommend especially when it costs $20 and only one thing was averagely good. the place itself is cute and looked fairly clean. not a huge selection of donuts but i also came near the end of the day which is what i attribute that to. the pic looks pretty but looks are deceiving i guess

I was SO excited when I saw this place open up in Tosa Village! Mochi style donuts have been such a hit in CA. I finally tried it and have to say I am pretty disappointed. I got 3 mochi rings - Ube, Matcha and Passion fruit. The flavors/toppings were a perfect amount of sweet. However, the mochi ring itself tasted more like batter in fried oil than mochi. They also sell korean hot dogs and bing-su (shaved ice) which we tried as well. I got a No.8 cheetos half-mozz/half-hot dog, and I can't say much more than it was fine. The red bean bing-su was good if not a little over-sweet.Location/parking: It's on the edge of Tosa Village close to Kin Rice & Roll and OTF so street parking and maybe the bank lot.

So happy to have this place in the area!Mochidonuts, Korean corn dogs and bubble tea - possibly the only areas milwaukee has lagged behind in ethnic food choices. We came after work so the mochi donuts may have been a little lacking. I tried the taro and the churro. Loved the taro....to me the icing made the donut. The churro just had sugar and wasn't as tastyFor the dog I got the MOZZARELLA only covered with the potato. I think the hot dog would've added some more substance. Would love to go back for the bubble tea offerings, and how the Crowaffles. Note there is minimal seating (although we did find a seat).

I've been eyeing this place (especially the s'mores mochi donut) and it was better than I could imagine. The variety of flavors made it hard to choose. It could of been the time of day but the wait was short and I was greeted with friendly service. Will definitely come back to give their rice dogs a try!

Milwaukee is diversifying and I am here for it!! Usually I have to fly back home to California in order to get my mochi donut fix, but I'm glad I don't have to do that anymore with this new addition to the Tosa food scene. Mochi donuts are a creation that lends inspiration from Hawaiian / Asian cuisine, which tends to utilize mochiko (sweet glutinous rice) flour instead of the average wheat flour. As a result, the donuts are chewier, less dense, and bouncier. MOCHI DONUTS: 4/5Texture-wise, the donuts at Mochi Ring are pretty similar to mochi donuts I've had at other mochi donut shops. Flavor-wise, Mochi Ring is a bit lacking. There was a decent variety of flavors when I visited. Some of the flavors were just odd though, like funnel cake and maple & bacon, which clearly were meant to cater to a certain demographic (aka those that are used to more traditional donut shops). I would have liked to see more Asian-inspired flavors, like passionfruit, ube, black sesame, etc. I know the menu is rotating, so perhaps I just went on an odd day. I settled on the matcha mochi donut. Texture was great, but the matcha glaze was disappointing and not fragrant enough. I could tell the matcha used was low grade, because it was difficult to taste any tea or floral flavors. The entire donut tasted slightly chocolate-y, in fact, which was odd. KOREAN HOT DOGS: 2/5Instead of using a thin layer of batter to coat the hot dog, I think the batter was applied too thick and unevenly because the inside of the breading was squishy, dough-y, and undercooked!! Definitely was a very unpleasant surprise when I bit into the hot dog. Everything else about the hot dog was fine. I know Mochi Ring just opened, so I will attribute some of the shortcomings to growing pains. Still really excited to have a mochi donut shop in the area and I'm confident they'll continue to improve!

I am not a donut person but HECK, I am addicted to Mochi Ring donuts. I think the texture and chewiness really resonates with me. The ambience of the store is very instagramable and I also loved their half mozzarella and half dog corn dogs. Overall 10/10 experience.

Really got nothing to complain about. For the donuts, the texture is chewy and nice and the mouthfeel is not greasy at all. They add flavors to the toppings vs. some fancier shops incorporate the flavors into the dough. The matcha one which I was really looking forward to tasted more on the sweet side and actually like chocolate - sth that you could adjust your expectations if you are looking for strong matcha flavor. The raspberry one is really good!The oolong milk tea with lychee jelly really surprised us. We got 0% sugar and the drink tasted exactly what we always like for our milk tea: rich tea flavor that mixed well with the milk, smooth and refreshing. The lychee jelly was also very refreshing and not overly sweet. We will be back to try other items in the menu! We have heard there is usually 30-45 min wait for the rice dogs... Looking forward to croffles that have become a trendy thing from Asian and YouTube vloggers in recent years.

Very delicious and was ready quick! Very friendly staff I would definitely recommend coming here