{"id":3541,"date":"2024-03-11T06:30:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T22:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2024-05-10T01:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:48:37","slug":"san-leandro-eats-mochinuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/03\/san-leandro-eats-mochinuts\/","title":{"rendered":"San Leandro Bites: Mochinuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crispy Corndogs and Mochi Donuts, what is not to like? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mochinut is a newish chain fast food restaurant\/bakery that serves just four products: Korean-style corn dogs, mochi doughnuts, canned drinks and soft serve ice cream.  Their concept reminds me of <a href=\"https:\/\/hotdogonastick.com\/\">Hot Dog on a Stick<\/a>, a chain of food stands serving corndogs and fried cheese that was very popular at malls in California when I was a teenager.  Mochinut already has over two dozen stores in seven states and continues to expand. It opened in San Leandro a few months ago.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hadn&#8217;t been super-impressed the first time I got donuts from them, but decided to give it another try and try their hot dogs as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_002-e1710106898673-1024x421.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_002-e1710106898673-1024x421.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_002-e1710106898673-300x123.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_002-e1710106898673-768x315.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_002-e1710106898673-800x329.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_002-e1710106898673.jpeg 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345-1024x315.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345-1024x315.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345-300x92.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345-768x236.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345-1536x472.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345-800x246.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_004-e1710106943345.jpeg 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their hot dogs look similar to corndogs, which is why I&#8217;m tempted of calling them that, but they are encased in a batter made from Korean rice flour.  This results in an extremely crispy exterior &#8211; though it also means the dogs are very high in carbs, about twice as much as what you can expect a regular corndog to have.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is signal-2024-03-10-143816_005-e1710106973767-1024x363.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-3660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-5.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-5-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-5-768x272.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-5-800x284.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We got both an <strong>original hot dog<\/strong> ($5) and a <strong>half-and-half<\/strong> ($5.50) one.  The latter was half hot dog and half cheese (rather than hot dog surrounded by cheese).  The cheese wasn&#8217;t very flavorful, but the hot dog itself was tasty.  I&#8217;d order them again.  In addition to these rather plain dogs, they also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mochinut.com\/hotdog-menu\">have some<\/a> covered with crunch cereal, hot cheetos, takis and even ramen.  You can get just a fried mozzarella stick, but they also seem to have a hotdog with cheddar that I might try next time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625-1024x397.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625-1024x397.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625-300x116.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625-768x298.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625-1536x596.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625-800x311.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/signal-2024-03-10-143816_003-e1710106919625.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5238-e1710106872363.jpg 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, Mochinut is mostly famous for its mochi doughnuts, and my reviews of these are pretty mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love how elastic the dough is, which gives them a pleasant, light chewiness.  But they are overwhelmingly sweet.  The churro donut was, perhaps, my favorite simply because it wasn&#8217;t as sweet as the others &#8211; but I&#8217;m not a huge fan of cinnamon and it&#8217;s messy to eat.  Both the original glaced and the mango one were too sweet for my taste.  <br><br>That said, I do look forward to trying other flavors, thought for about $10 for a box of three, this is a very occasional treat.  They are served beautifully, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mochinut.com\/\">Mochinut<\/a><\/strong>\nPelton Shopping Center\r\n185 Pelton Center Way\nSan Leandro, CA\r\n(510) 969-7247\nM-Su 12-7 PM<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crispy Corndogs and Mochi Donuts, what is not to like? Mochinut is a newish chain fast food restaurant\/bakery that serves just four products: Korean-style corn dogs, mochi doughnuts, canned drinks and soft serve ice cream. 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