My first Tsujiri experience couldn't have come at a better time. There was no line up and I managed to even sit at the last available table for 2. Overall, I gave Tsujiri a rating of 3.5 stars.
I ordered the Tsujiri Shaved Ice with Matcha Soft Cream and a slice of Matcha Crepe Cake. Let's call it matcha and not green tea because premium Tsujiri matcha powder is being used in the drinks and desserts. This is how you can justify the expensive prices lol.
The Shaved Ice was topped with a swirl of wonderful rich flavour of matcha soft cream (rated medium strength at 2 matcha leaves on a scale of 3). Tsubuan paste, made from red bean, did not taste too sweet. Kuri kanroni, yellow chestnut boiled in a sweet syrup, did not have much taste. Shiratama, shaped balls of Japanese rice cake, was chewy. The shaved ice at the bottom was the best as the strong matcha flavour had settled to the bottom of the cup.
I ordered the Matcha Crepe Cake so I could compare it to Millie Creperie's version of the same cake. Both places served my cake already pre sliced and packaged. Tsujiri served the cake in a clear plastic container top that fitted on to a pie wedge shaped plastic tray. I thought that was a good idea to keep the cake moist. Tsujiri's cake tasted drier than Millie's too creamy and mushy cake. It was hard to slice the Tsujiri cake without a plastic knife.
I enjoyed the matcha soft cream so much that I had to have more so I ordered it in a cone.
Yes, it was expensive, but I enjoyed my Tsujiri experience and I didn't have to travel to Japan. Isn't that what counts? You could go to some cheaper place and not enjoy your experience.