Joy J.
Yelp
I am with the program when it comes to mochi donuts, believe that, lol. Mochinut is a top contender imo! This location in Encinitas is pretty new, and conveniently located in a shopping center. Lots of available parking but could get congested during the weekends and after work hours.
It's been 5 months since my visit and at the time, they had the Rice Hot Dogs sign up on the window, but weren't serving them yet. I was bummed, not gonna lie...but they have them now as fellow Yelpers have posted. They have a good variety of donuts like most other places, and their one-up for me is the adorable cans that hold your boba drinks! They have a decent selection of drinks to choose from and a few boba choices too.
Pricing is average but can get up there if you add a few toppings. The boxes are super cute, and yay for BLUE!! The staff was nice and they worked pretty quickly to get my order out. Glad they weren't busy when I arrived. I did leave a star off only because when I bit into them, they weren't warm. Pretty sure they were fresh, but they weren't quite up to par with MoDo's version (IYKYK, amirite?! lol). They weren't bad at all, I just prefer thay warm, chewy mochi donut. I guess I could always nuke them for a few seconds (if I had any leftovers, haha!).
I will return, and hopefully score a mozzarella rice dog next time! Highly recommend for all you mochi donut fanatics out there. These yum yums are a plus in my book! Don't forget to take a selfie while you're here! =)