Leta Z.
Yelp
**Update**
Food and Drink Ordered:
* worth trying
- [Green Tea-ra-misu]: In denser desserts like tiramisu, I like an opposing flavor to cut the sweetness and richness. In this instance, I was hoping that the bitterness of the matcha would help but there wasn't much matcha flavor in general. The salted caramel pretzel ice cream helped but this was still too dense for my taste and, even though I shared it with my sister, I wish we had a third person to split it with.
- [Iced Matcha Latte with Oat Milk]: This tasted ok. The oat milk watered down the taste of the matcha. I would choose the Matcha Almond Milk Latte over this.
- [Pomegranate Strawberry Lemonade Tea]: This also tasted ok. A little sweet and artificial but not too sweet.
-[Matcha Mousse Cake*]: Not the best matcha dessert I've ever had but, overall, I thought it was pleasant. Because I had this dessert dining in, I had it with a scoop of matcha ice cream, which was honestly the star of the whole dessert. I believe they carry Bassetts Ice Cream.
-[Matcha Mango Latte]: I think I like the idea of a matcha mango latte but I think the flavor of bright, tart mango competes too much with the earthier, subdued flavor of the matcha.
-[Matcha Almond Milk Latte]: This tastes better than the Iced Matcha Latte with Oat Milk but doesn't taste any more special than the instant matcha latte powder I have at home.
- [Sizzling Ice Cream]: Definitely more for the gimmick and the Instagram video because the server pours the matcha sauce over the dessert to activate the sizzle of the hot cast iron. I thought that the matcha brownie was too dense and as the ice cream on top melts more, the brownie soaks up all that liquid to make it even denser.
- [Matcha Lava Cake*]: Out of all the matcha desserts I've tried at A La Mousse, this is definitely the best and good in its own right. The dessert is well balanced and all of the components come together to give you the matcha flavor you wanted. Well worth the 20-25 minute wait.
- [Mango Mille Crepe*]: Not too sweet. A good ratio of crepe to cream. I like the jelly layer on top, which gives a bit of tartness to the dessert.
Would I go back? : Maybe. Since my last review, I've gone back to A La Mousse several times with friends and tried more of their matcha items. But I still stand by my previous opinion that A La Mousse is more memorable in looks but not necessarily memorable in taste. It seems like they no longer sell the Pink Guava Fruit Tea, which is a shame because that was one of the best items they sold. My friends and I usually end up at A La Mousse because it's one of the few desserts places that are open late and has seating to hang out but we should probably branch out and go somewhere else that serves better items.