Mochinut

Mochinut is an American restaurant chain specializing in mochi donuts, boba, and Korean-style hot dogs. It has locations across the United States and South Korea.[3]

History

The chain was founded in Cerritos, California, on March 13, 2020, by Jaewook Ha.[4][1] It has been described as a spin-off of Chung Chun Rice Dog, having its first location inside of it.[5]

The mochi donuts are made with rice flour, making them flexible and recognizable due to their distinct shape of eight small balls connected as a circle. There are around 25 flavors of the food, but it varies by location. Listed on their website are:[3]

Hot dogs offered are in a distinct Korean style, being wrapped in a bun similar to a corn dog. They can come wrapped in potatoes or ramen toppings, covered with mozzarella and squid ink, or "volcano" style, having a spicy sausage. Tteokbokki is also available.[6]

  • Strawberry
  • Yuzu
  • Yogurt
  • Ube
  • Taro
  • Milk Pebble
  • Churro
  • Coffee
  • Ube Original
  • Chocolate
  • Banana Milk
  • Black Sugar
  • Melona
  • Strawberry Funnel
  • Matcha
  • Red Velvet
  • Pistachio
  • Peanut Butter
  • Original
  • Cookies & Creme
  • Blueberry
  • Mango
  • Black Sesame
  • Nutella
  • Cheesecake
  • Tiramisu Cheesecake

Locations

As of 2023, Mochinut has 148 locations throughout the United States.[2] It also has locations in the countries of South Korea and Thailand.[7]

References

  1. MOCHINUT, INC. OpenCorporates, retrieved May 20, 2023^
  2. Mochinut – Facebook Facebook, May 18, 2023, retrieved May 20, 2023^
  3. Official website retrieved May 20, 2023^
  4. Many More Mochinut Mochi Donut Locations Coming To San Diego SanDiegoVille, September 27, 2021, retrieved May 20, 2023^
  5. Naomi Waxman. Flamin' Hot Korean Corn Dogs and Ube Mochi Doughnuts are Coming to Chicago Eater Chicago, 2021-08-04, retrieved 2023-06-23^
  6. Julie Tran. Our Visit to Mochi Donut The Texas Tasty, October 22, 2020, retrieved May 20, 2023^
  7. Benjy Egel. Los Angeles-based Korean corn dog and mochi doughnut chain opens new shop in Sacramento The Sacramento Bee, August 16, 2021, retrieved May 20, 2023^