T-Town Cafe

I’ve always driven by this little café, noticing its charming exterior and bustling patio, but I never took the time to stop and explore. This past weekend, I finally decided to check it out, and I’m so glad that I did. From the moment I walked in, I was struck by the warm and inviting atmosphere. The space is cozy yet vibrant, with soft lighting, rustic wooden tables, and the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee filling the air. I ordered a latte and a slice of their signature chocolate cake. Both were absolutely fantastic. The latte was perfectly balanced, with creamy foam and a smooth, rich flavor, while the cake was moist, decadent, and beautifully presented. It was clear that the baristas and chefs here take great pride in crafting their food and drinks with care and creativity. What impressed me most was the attention to detail in every aspect, from the friendly service to the thoughtful plating. It felt like a place where you could easily linger for hours, reading or chatting with friends. I can’t believe I waited so long to visit, and I’m already planning my next trip back to try more items on their menu.

This is our long time favorite for taiyaki to go. We usually get Nutella and custard filling. They make it to order and it’s worth the little wait. We Tried a pistachio cream latte and Dubai chocolate latte, less sweet. The older lady insisted that it’s better iced. She was right, it was delicious! It was almost too pretty to drink.

I ordered the tteokbokki and halgatteok, and it was delicious! I love the variety in what they serve and all the different delicious things you can get. However the service was definitely questionable?.. it felt slow and sometimes you'd ask for something and they'd make you feel like dumb for asking I don't know. overall service is a bit slow and unprofessional but the food is delicious and I'll definitely be coming back regardless! Super good

I really like the atmosphere and the service, the ramen is a bit salty but it's generally worth the experience.

***2025 update: my husband and I came here again after so long and its still got it. We came in exactly when they opened at 10am. The wait is worth it for the food. Everything was good, even the americano this time! My husband ordered another one to go. This time tried something different: injeolmi toast, cheese dog, spicy pork fries, spicy pork sandwich, pistachio drink (forgot the name). My son and I came a separate time and got the taiyaki with ice cream as well. 10/10 every time! Love this place! Adding a couple more pics. *** I don't normally review places but I had to with this place. Hubby, son, and I love this place. All the food we tried were good with the exception of the hot Americano my hubby got but we weren't here with high expectations of coffee. We tried the bulgogi sandwich, spicy pork sandwich, cheese tteokboki, honey toast, bulgogi and cheese fries and the spicy pork and cheese fries. We also tried a few drinks, banana bubble tea, iced caramel macchiato, and hot white mocha Americano. Portion sizes were mostly good to share with 2 people with the exception of the sandwiches. Yes, a bit pricey for the fries and sandwiches but they were so good, we didn't even care! I love their buzzer pick up service! It helps to hear over the loudness of the people inside. If you need a place for some quiet, this is not it. Service was a little slow but they are short-staffed so I understand but otherwise, very nice staff! Will definitely come again to try their dessert/snack options: taiyaki, bingsu, Korean corn dogs, and hotteok!

Visited last week and tried the waffle. Very delicious. There was a small wait but it was definitely worth it. I have been craving tansy waffle ever since. I did not find it was too sweet even with all of the added toppings. The fruits were delightful.

Got the bulgogi fries and the cheese hot dog (half cheese/frank). Everything was great but parking can get tricky, if you go around the next building there is plenty. It's a great snack place and prices are reasonable. Quickies: -Has wifi -Good amount of seating -Clean restrooms -Korean snack fusions -serves coffee also -coffee shop vibes -Sunday mid day no wait time

Big menu = impressive, attractive. But once we entered the cafe, I was overwhelmed by a strong and unpleasant "bathroom" smell (bleach/cleaning/dirty, old things). This didn't go away as we waited for our food and ate it. My husband liked his Pork Sandwich (I had a bite and was surprised too at how flavorful the meat was and soft the bread was) but my Honeybread Toast was a giant, dense block of bread. I was expecting a fluffy, airy slice. So I couldn't finish it and it wasn't very pleasant to eat. Maybe other things on the menu would taste better, but definitely for take-out. Service was good though. The staff was super nice and helpful.

Really welcoming staff. At 11am (when they opened) there were 3 other people waiting for them to open (as we did). Nice spacious location, quiet and a good place to hang and/or get work done. (Note: it was a Tuesday at 11am). The waffle with ice cream and fruits was a nice $13 for a pretty big plate! 2 hotteoks for $8 (pretty sure they're freezer section ones that you can get at hmart?) Americano and Thai tea took some time but they had just opened so I'm sure it took time.

I really enjoy having bingsoo and this place didn't disappoint. I've been here before and wanted to take my parents since they've never tried. They really liked it. It's similar to the Filipino halo halo and Hawaiian shave ice! Both of best worlds to make this Korean treat. The ambience is hip and different- saw people having group talks, families, Students working on assignments- which was cool. They have water if you ask, and different foods but mostly friend. We just had the bingsoo which was delcious and hit the spot. Def come back again!!!

I took my daughter here to get a sweet treat after golfing and this was the perfect spot. The staff was friendly as they informed us about the different options, gave us samples of the ice cream, as well as complimentary water cups. Pictured Left: cotton candy ice cream with fruity pebbles and sprinkles with nutella filled taiyaki Right: mint chocolate chip ice cream with fruity pebbles and pocky with Nutella filled taiyaki.

The green milk tea was surprisingly really good. I can taste the actual tea and the boba pearls were alright. I will say I tried the other drinks and the overall trend was that everything was a little too sweet. We weren't asked about any sweetness adjustments so I assume it's just the same for all drinks. The place looks like a chill place to sit and hang though!

I adore T-Town Cafe!!! My sisters and I come here for the bingsoo, boba, espresso and affogato. The red bean and mango bingsoo are my favorite flavors! So good!

T-Town is kind of a self-serve type of cafe. You come in, place and order, get a buzzer, pick up your food, and bus your own table. The convenience of it is nice. There is a parking lot but it can get busy. I tried the matcha soft serve which had a really nice matcha flavor. The soft serve had a good texture and the fries went with it well as I love dipping my fries in ice cream.

I happened to be in the area and tred the Mango bisoo and liked it. Would recommend if you want to try desserts. Drinks look interesting as well but didn't try any so can't comment on those. Service was quick and friendly and ambience is nice for a casual hangout

The cafe is a nice place to come relax or to get some work done. Service was good and pretty fast. Pricing is decent with the amount of quality food you get. All of the item foods that I have tried were all great from ice cream, Korean cheese dog and their Korean shaved ice. A go to recommended spot for sure.

This place has pretty good korean desserts, snacks, coffee, smoothies, tayakis, and ice cream! My kids love their nutella amd custard tayakis. They are made fresh to order, so he prepared to wait a bit. I had their black sesame snow with rice cakes, red bean, and ice cream on top. Wow!!!! How did they make that snow?! It was so delicious!

Stopped by T-Town cafe and ordered the Bulgogi Fries to share. The bulgogi fries was delicious. The fries was crispy, the bulgogi was tender and savory, but a tiny comment is that the sauce is a little sweet for me. Overall the food was good. The service was excellent, staff was nice and friendly. The ambiance of the cafe, is that it is a really nice cafe in Lakewood. Wooden floors and tables/ chairs. Very clean and open. A lot of seating. Overall T-Town cafe is an excellent spot to eat Korean inspired food if you want to also hang out and grab a drink too!

We were excited to stop in today, as I have been wanting to check T-Town Cafe out and we happened to be in the area. What a cute place! It's very relaxing and much bigger on the inside than you'd think when driving up. We tried the potato corn dog with just cheese (it typically comes with meat and cheese, but you can specify just cheese for an extra $0.50), and 2 Nutella Taiyakis. Wow! Everything was so good. I was blown away by the Taiyaki. Not overly sweet at all. The corn dogs do come with toppings. I thought there was going to be ketchup and mustard, but it appeared to be ketchup and another sauce. I'm not really sure. It was good, but I might opt out of the toppings next time. Personal preference. Either way, a lovely experience and kind wait staff.

It's both my first time here as well as a Monday afternoon and I am pleasantly surprised that I don't have a long wait. It seems like a place you would enjoy going to on the weekend when you have time to sit and socialize with friends or grab a desert while on a date. I got a half&half hotdog-mozzarella potato corn dog. It was ok but nothing like the korean rest stops or even ones I've had in other korean spots anywhere else. It seemed to taste and look like it had been stored, frozen for too long. I also got the spicy pork fries to go, and they were much more tasty. Overall, I would have to say that I need to come here a few more times to give it a fair review.

The food and their drinks are great! However, their service was a bit questionable, they would always take forever with even a simple order or even prioritize other customers that came before me.

If you are looking for fabulous food and exceptional service this is the place to go. By far some of the best Korean food I've ever had. The T-Town cafe is unassuming from the outside but its decor is welcoming and the menu is great. From spicy pork fries to corn dog covered in potatoes spicy sauce and sugar is a must try. Also can't not try the Ube ice cream fish cone

T town is a fave! We live about 30 minutes away but still make a point to come here for fresh taiyaki and delicious food. I've also had the black sesame toast and it's amazing. The service is very friendly but a bit slow as they make everything fresh. The space is large with lots of seating options, and very instagrammable. Definitely recommend!

I'm SO glad we came by! We were driving through Tacoma to get lunch nearby and decided we wanted to find somewhere for dessert before getting back on the road again and found this place. We ordered two versions of the soft serve - one with the taiyaki cone (with red bean inside) and the other with hotteok and chocolate sauce. I LOVED IT. The texture of the soft serve is unique and it's so hard for me to find places that don't have a creamy, milky, soft serve - it's hard to explain but it's my favorite texture. The taiyaki and hotteok were also pretty delicious and reminds me of my childhood as these were pretty common snacks. I saw that you could buy just the taiyaki or hotteok if you didn't want the soft serve but the prices were wild to me ($9 for two pieces of hotteok?? Just make it yourself or go to Boo Han or somewhere that makes them street food style). The prices for the soft serve were more reasonable and I think you could get more than one topping without additional charge but I'm not certain. Overall I loved this and would gladly go back again whenever I'm down that way.

Lots of tables, not many outlets if you need charging, lots of menu selections, service is not really there. Taiyakis are delcious, drinks can be mehhh but i love the misugaru latte. Bulgogi fries are yumm and the sandwiches! Bingsu is delicious as well (milk based). I have trouble liking most of their drinks every time i try one but the other dessert make up for it.

I love the bingsu parking is decent and this place is always good food is great service is decent nothing special and ambiance is loud and busy. No relaxing here.

Amazing flavors and selection, made even better by affordable prices. Our family is planning to stop by again next time we're in the area. We haven't found any other place like it. Would love to try the savory section of the menu next time.

Very cute cafe. We tried the four piece taiyaki and taiyaki with mango and vanilla ice cream and Oreos. The mango ice cream was very good! We liked the custard taiyaki but it wasn't incredibly flavorful. We liked the Nutella taiyaki much better. They had only four filling options for taiyaki. We've had taiyaki at one other place and they had at least 2-3 times more filling options. I sampled the green tea ice cream because I was curious and it was yummy! We will be back to try more desserts. The service was pleasant and they let us know the taiyaki takes time to prepare, so we expected to wait and were fine with that.

This place is located across from our favorite Korean restaurant and we have been wanting to try it out for SOOOO LONG and finally stopped by. Casual restaurant with a nice interior. You go to the counter, place your order, and they give you a pager that beeps when your food is ready. Great spot to scratch your snack cravings. They have a Korean theme to the snacks and also serve expresso and boba tea. We came for the ice cream and they have 3 options: Standard ice cream by the scoop 2 - Asian flavored soft serve ice cream 3 SNOWFLAKE ice cream. We came for the snowflake option and got the big bowl to share. They don't have as many flavor or toppings options as I have seen at other spots in bigger cities (like HOUSTON, TX for example) and we went with the mango flavor. It consisted of a vanilla shaved ice cream with a scoop of regular vanilla ice cream on top. Mango and other toppings and we paid extra for some strawberries as well. We really liked it and have already been back another day for another one. I wish they had other flavors of the shaved ice cream and more toppings options (like LYCHEE) but this place has a big menu and the snowflake is just a small pat of their menu, so I get it!

My son-in-law brought me for green tea ice cream to this Korean small spot. Turns out it is a small coffee shop that is super cute. The service was good but it took forever to get our special order. At the end of the day, it was absolutely delicious . My granddaughter ordered a Korean corn dog. That's a hot dog with a stick of cheese dipped in potatoes. That also looked amazing and tasted better.

Kid had a karate tournament in downtown Tacoma. Dude did awesome and requested a sweet treat. Saw this place on local Ticktock and had to try. Late Saturday afternoon. Weird that the parking lot was full but the place was empty. Walked up, order a smoothie, some bulogogi fries to share with the wifey. The actual fries are...just plain fries. The meat and sauce broke da mouth! Prices were the norm. $13-15 a plate. Will come back to try more items. Would recommend. Looks like a nice to chill

This spot is the place I take everyone who loves to eat good food to. It's an a great rustic style cafe with plenty of seating for a small cafe. The staff are generally decent. The food is worth the drive!! I've always loved their Bulgolgi fries and soft serve with taiyaki. My new favorite is their cheesy tteokbokki. Perfect amount of cheese and spice.

Good food and pretty fast. Good selection of drinks as well. They are willing to customize the corn dogs such as no sugar or all cheese. Friendly service.

Came here on a rainy Sunday afternoon to meet up with a friend. Parking lot fills up quickly, but plenty of seating inside. I opted for the Bugolgi Fries with a Caramel Macchiato. Friend got a salad and coffee. The guy at the register seemed new, transaction was a little slow. We were handed a beeper and sat ourselves. The ambiance is casual, several larger tables and several smaller ones and a few in between. It gets kind of loud in here since folks tend to come here to gather and socialize. I personally did not care for the coffee and thought the food prices are kind of high for basically snack foods. Most of what I saw had nice presentation. The bulgogi fries were good, enough for two people to share. The salad that my friend ordered looked good, but pretty basic. May or may not return in the future, we shall see!

The outside is interesting, but the inside is extremely cozy and quiet! I loved the lighting and decor. The service was pretty slow even though there was me and my friend and then another couple, safe to say I was dissatisfied there. The person taking our order refused us using swop for the card so me and my friend had to scramble to find money to pay the $43 bill, that was unpleasant seeing as the cards our job provided do not have chips! The food itself was pretty good to me, but my friend didn't like it because it was easy to get bored of eating.

I have been here one other time years ago and decided to come back for 빙수. It is overall okay; I have had better at other Korean places around the area. They do have other food, sweet treats, and drinks here, so maybe those items are better.

Big open space w/lots of seating, wifi, and outlets! Good spot for studying or chilling. I got a hot chai tea latte which was a 3/5. Fast service as well!

Great place to stop for a bubble tea or maybe you want a bite to eat ? Great place to explore something different. Try everything on the menu. That is my goal

3 stars because the service was awful and rude to my disabled aunt. He wasn't helpful when explaining how to pay when she tried to pay with cash. Then she distinctly mentioned she wanted 2 Thai teas and then when only 1 was served he dismissed it and didn't even ask if we wanted to order another. The food was mediocre at best.

I'm so sad :( This used to be one of our favorite spots to stop by Now it's like you have to have a strict financial plan before you walk in there because everything is now raised $1-$3 including their drinks. I got an Italian soda that was decent with no whip which..normally something you get with it. Few years back it was around $3.75. Now that drink is $5.75. So just fyi the menu online is not the same as the prices in person Now the food itself was very yummy! I would say the bulgogi dishes actually are even better than what I recall. There were a lot less fries to the bulgogi plate and more cheese if anything. If you are not sharing and have more than one person with you, beware of the price change. Super cute place I just don't I normally go to any bobba, coffee, or desert place expecting to pay as much, if not more than my wifi bill for lunch.

T-town missed the mark when we stopped in for lunch on a weekday. The food was fine but this is hands down the slowest most painful service experience I've had in a very very long time. We ordered 4 tayaki fish to-go and the 3 other tables in the building already had their orders in front of them. It took almost 20 minutes to make 4 tiny waffle fish. I couldn't believe it. This is something a pop up stand in the mall, can make from scratch in about 4 minutes. Again the tayaki were good but the wait was bananas.

One of my favorite spots! The taro milk tea and the Nutella Taiyaki make the perfect combo -- absolutely delicious! It's a great place to enjoy a meal with family or friends. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, the staff are super friendly, and the prices are totally reasonable. Always a good experience here!

Taiyaki w red bean spread, matcha soft serve and Banana topping $6,95 2stars. soft serve is not smooth and icy. The matcha flavor is non existent. The taiyaki is nice. 2stars -This is my first time trying Korean cheese corn dog. It batter is sweet. Half of the stuffing is cheese and the other half is sausage.

We've stopped in for desserts in the past (taiyaki with soft serve anyone?) but decided to grab lunch today. We ordered the bulgogi fries and two spicy pork sandwiches for three of us. We grabbed some bubble tea and hot tea as well. As usual, it was about half full but still pretty loud - not a place for a quiet conversation. But certainly one for some fun! We grabbed our food pager and table in the corner to wait. Food was fast and delicious looking. Drinks lagged behind. The spicy pork is spicy. As advertised. The bubble tea helps. The bulgogi fries are great! T-Town is fun place for taiyaki and lunch!

This cafe is in Lakewood and is great for snacks and doing some work. Our son has fencing practice (yes, sword fighting) near here. My wife and I often find ourselves here for a coffee or tea and a snack usually one of 4 French fry basket (There's Bulgogi & cheese, Pork & cheese, Spicy pork & cheese, or just regular). It is a nice casual atmosphere with a lot of snack options. When we bring the kid, he normally gets Taiyaki ice cream. They also have snowflake bowls and cups that are delicious.

The quality of this place has gone down after 4-5 years. The matcha latte i got was super low quality. It used to be high quality but now tastes bitter and powdery (also dull green). The bulgogi fries are good but the prices have been increased significantly. I like that you can use the wifi and hang out here but it isnt a perfect study place. Its mostly self service, you grab your food and clean after yourself.

Possibly the only decent Asian dessert place in all of Lakewood. If you have a craving for: -Ice cream -Milk tea -Smoothie -Pastry -Munchie style lunch food This cafe is a great place to get that craving met. I love their Taiyaki (fish soft sweet bread). The interior and seating inside is spacious and very trendy as well.

They have a "okay" food quality review. We went in anyways and the food tasted ok. Some thicker fat pieces in the meat I had to spit out. No so much the coffee. It felt watered down

This place is the spot! The Bulgogi fries were so dang good. The sauces on top complemented each other perfectly with a balance of spice and sweet. The main reason I came was for the taiyaki though. I had mine filled with custard and served with ube and vanilla ice cream, topped with fruity pebbles and a Pocky. When I say this was the perfect dish, i can't express it enough. I would eat this 1700 times if cavities and getting fat wasn't a thing. The mango ice was good, not my fav dish, but still good. Overall, this place is a must if you're in good ol' T Town!

Came here for the Korean corn dogs. The corndog was good but we got it with everything that comes on it and the sugar wasn't my thing, I will get it without next time. The potatoes on it were very crunchy but good. The bulgogi sandwich was insanely yummy, the meat was tender. The green tea drink was creamy and delicious. The Carmel macchiato was good as well.

Very good Tayaki and soft serve ice cream my favorite in town. Service very good and good music and calm ambience

Black Sesame Injeolmi Snow is divine. Black sesame sprinkled snow layered with sweet red bean, injeolmi rice cake, condensed milk, crunchy almonds, topped off with love and ice cream just blows your taste buds and mind! Do not miss out and order this for yourself!

Drove from Shoreline to South Tacoma/Lakewood in rush hour traffic during the muggy squalls with The Homie and his college friend. Thankful for the rolling slowdown with moments of speed in the HOV lane on I-5 South. We located the all ages venue they were to catch two of bands performing. We then explored a long stretch of South Tacoma Way...variety of businesses, car dealerships, and Asian & Korean-centric grocery stores and retail. Dropped them off at a video game store before their concert and I continued to zigzag checking out a few shopping centers that included Pal-Do and H-Mart. I stopped in at T-Town Cafe at the recommendation of my ex. I was glad to visit an indie with a menu and hours that allowed safe haven for awhile. Limited outdoor seating, but vast indoor seating area and thankful it was relatively clean, lots of couples and families dining onsite, and saw that there's takeout available too. Their menu covered desserts from bingsoo, taiyaki, and ice cream. Beverages included soda, milk tea, Thai iced tea, espresso, Italian sodas, and bubble tea. Savories had some Korean snack/entree items plus huge grilled sandwiches, fries, and salads. It was one of the few places along this stretch that had a lot of patrons due to their later business hours until 2100. I had the pork sandwich ($12.95) with added fries and soda ($5.50)...with tax and 20% tip came to under $25. Way too much food! I ate only half my fries, all the grilled pork, and left the grilled bun behind. Refreshing Pepsi with ice hit the spot on this muggy early evening. I was here primarily to have a safe place to hangout and grab something to eat while the guys were at the all ages venue. It served the overall objective. It was disappointing though that there is no separated containers for trash, recycling, and compost...the trash was overflowing by the utensil & condiment station, a bit unsightly. But the entire time I was onsite, there was a constant flow of customers to dine onsite or for takeout orders. Patrons, like myself were good at busing their tables so the dining area remained relatively clean and orderly. Finally, a counter person had the opportunity to tackle the pile of trash, used dishes, and trays. They were just understandably pretty swamped. With that person now sweeping the dining area floor, that's my cue to leave as I completed this Yelp post.

So many delicious treats! But my favorite is their injolmi bingsu. This is the smaller size and it fed my family for 3 plenty! Cute cafe with lots of snack and food options but I come here for that bingsu fill!

We came in and ordered an ice cream and a corn dog for my child. We were handed a buzzer and we sat down to wait. We watched many others who ordered after us get their food/drinks/ice cream. When I asked if ours was coming she said it is coming. Very rude! They weren't even busy at this point. I sat and waited patiently but 10 more minutes went by and by this time it had been OVER 45 MINS for ice cream! I stood at the empty counter waiting for 1 of the 3 workers to come out so I could just ask for a refund and finally she comes out with her ice cream. If this wasn't for my daughter I would have left. My time is much more valuable than the $16 I spent here. I will never come back here again! By the way a basic ice cream cone is $8 ‍hotdog wasn't good and very overpriced

I wanted to take my daughter out for some ice cream and this was the only place opened @11am that served ice cream so I decided to check it out. I arrived as soon as they opened and there was a couple people ahead of me, but the order came out quickly. We tried the taiyaki soft serve and the only flavors available were green tea or vanilla this day. I really wanted to try ube.. maybe next time hopefully it's available. Customer service was just average. Overall it was delicious and the taiyaki was made fresh with nutella. I see myself coming back to try out more of the menu in the future.

I've had this sandwich few times and its always been so good this time it was dry with nothing in it all bread super disappointed after spending almost $40 for two sandwiches