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"Conceived with input from the founders' wives, Mochiko positions itself as an Asian pizza chain but is really the Bay’s first mochi pizza restaurant and the area's first savory mochi-centric business; the concept—built around a chewy mochi crust suggested by Ty Mahler’s wife—debuted in Palo Alto in February 2024 before coming to the city in March, and the owners see the timing as right given growing diner interest in mochi and a perceived gap for Asian-centric pizza brands." - Paolo Bicchieri