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Came back last Sat with the BF to try the items from the Uncle Tetsu's Japanese Matcha Café side. Stopped by around 6:20pm and the line for the Matcha Café side was only half as long as the Uncle Tetsu side. We were in and out in just over 20mins, which is not too bad of a wait.
Both the Cheesecake and the Madeleines were offered in Matcha flavour alone or Matcha with Red Beans. The BF and I each got our own Matcha Cheesecake with Red Beans ($8.85). I'm actually not a big fan of red beans, but I thought that seemed more unique than just plain Matcha flavor. I regret not getting just the plain Matcha Cheesecake now. The first time I ate the cake, I took a giant bite and got nothing but red bean flavor. The red bean completely overpowered the matcha flavor and I couldn't taste it at all. I left half the cake for the next day, and I made sure to eat a bit from the top this time, just to try only the matcha flavor. The matcha flavor was there this time, and it was pretty good. The red beans at the bottom of the cake also caused a tiny layer of cake surrounding the red beans to be slightly undercooked. In general, I found the matcha cheesecakes to be slightly denser than the original version. It is also slight smaller in size, compared to the original.
We also got a Mixed (Green Tea & Milk) Soft Served Ice Cream in a Cup ($3.99) to share. This soft serve is slightly more icy than the usually soft serve I'm used to. The green tea had good flavor, but the milk didn't have much flavour. Next time I would stick to the green tea only. I decided to skip the Madeleines this time, as I found the original ones slightly dry last time.
I'll definitely be back, but I'll most likely stick with the Original Cheesecake. They are the same price, but the Original Cheesecake is bigger, so it feels more worth it for the price. If the line for the Matcha Café isn't too long, I might come back to try the Matcha Cheesecake. Also interested in trying their Matcha Latte as well.
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