The real intention was to give konjiki a try but as a retired foodie, I would be remiss not to give saryo dessert a try. It's a typical Japanese place where everything aesthetically is on point. It was an awfully cold afternoon so I did not opt for the soft serve but instead took a gamble on the matcha cheesecake. I got it to go since I already finished my ramen and didn't want to sit back down in the smallish restaurant and the parking meter outside is running. As with a typical Japanese place, they boxed it up and put it in a nice card stock bag as if you bought a nice watch at a department store. Attention to detail is somewhat missing as they did not provide a fork and napkin until they were asked. It's a new place so I'll cut them some slack. Upon returning to the car, I excitedly stuck my fork thru the cheesecake, and my excitement fizzled immediately. Right off the bat I knew the texture of the cake is totally off. The texture is very spongie which is an extreme foreign texture for both a western and or a Japanese cheesecake. It's a texture that's closer to a cheap Chinese bakery mousse cake where the patissier realized that gelatin was on a mega sale at the supermarket and decided that the consumers deserved more of it. In addition the matcha was very lackluster. The taste was bland and definitely lacked the slightly bitter after taste of high quality matcha. At this price point and portion I expected a lot more quality. I can't speak to the soft serve but I hope that it's justifying the hype. Given the need to pay for parking and that a lineup is inevitable at regular hours, I think it's the last time I'll visit saryo.