Motto Tea Cafe - San Gabriel

The soufflé pancakes are soft and fluffy and they have so many different flavors. It’s definitely one of the best places to get soufflé pancakes outside of LA. The drinks are really good too, especially their fruit teas and matcha.

Stacks on stacks! 🥞 Motto Tea Cafe in San Gabriel has always been my go-to dessert spot. They have the best soufflés in town—perfectly fluffy with golden edges and generous toppings. 🫶 I have tried almost everything on the menu, especially the pancake soufflés, and it is a favorite hangout spot for my friends and me. I highly recommend this place, though I suggest skipping the weekends as it gets quite crowded. 10/10! The birthday cakes are also excellent, particularly my favorite flavor, Cheesy Strawberry 🍓🍰 One thing to note is that cake pickups are currently only available at the Pasadena branch, where parking can be very difficult. I personally prefer the San Gabriel branch since it is closer to home and more convenient. It would be great if I could pick up the birthday cakes orders at the San Gabriel shop 🫶 *Zero sponsors, 100% my own cravings. Paid by me, enjoyed by me 🫡

I really like the products of their family. The taste is not overly sweet. They have two stores, Pasadena and San Gabriel. The pancakes are delicious. Sometimes I even order their birthday cakes. However, the cut pieces of cakes available for dine-in or takeout at their store are not as stable as those from their other outlets. So I prefer to have the dine-in pancakes and the cut pieces of cakes for takeout.

The aesthetic is so cute! I love the variety of drinks and desserts, and the staff: SO FRIENDLY. They have an outdoor patio, and plenty of seats inside too! I had the seasonal soufflé pancake, which was strawberry. It was decorated delicately, but I feel like there was a bit too strong taste of cheese or something like cheese.

Always love the Japanese Souffle Pancakes here 💙 A pretty small place for eating and chill, but it understandable on why it can be packed with people because of the food and drinks here. It is still a good place to chill with a small group of friends! The pancakes are FANTASTIC and pretty fun to eat with 👍🏻Highly recommending any sweet tooth people to come by for the fluffy Japanese Pancakes.