Being from Hawaii, the time difference with Japan is 19 hours. Since Azuki To Kouri is so popular, we had to make our reservation at 2am, 7 days in advance. We were excited and had high expectations as Hawaii is also known for shaved ice. We were hoping to meet the owner, but she did not make herself available, or was not there. We brought her some cookies from Hawaii, and gave them to our server. For a guy whose flavor profile leans toward the Loco Moco at Liliha Bakery, I thought the menu was exotic. I could NOT bring myself to try the white asparagus shave ice. Instead, we ordered the French Toast with Azuki beans, and a Banana and Chiboust shave ice. The presentation was impressive. The ice was shaved extremely fine and melts instantly in the mouth. That was a unique sensation. Unfortunately, there was an over powering propane/butane taste to the meringue. The French Toast was warm, and tasty. I'm no foodie, and claim no expertise. For me, this was a one and done experience.

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I don’t live very far from this place and I always see people lining up at the front of the store, so a few days ago I was lucky enough to see an open for a booking - so I made it! I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. I went at 2 PM and it was nearly full when I entered, and when I left, it was about half full as they had some walk in customers. It’s not 100% necessary to make a booking, you can walk in, but often you’ll need to wait for an opening. The staff were very friendly and welcoming when I entered and gave me some water while I selected my dish. Some of them also speak English making this easy for tourists to access. I ordered the chocolate and raspberry shaved ice for ¥3000. When it was served it looked absolutely huge - shaved ice with a layer of raspberries and raspberry sauce, another layer of chocolate sauce with a chocolate mousse on top and shaved chocolate all over the top. Outstanding!!!!It was not overly sweet and the shaved ice dumb down the sweetness a little, making it very pleasant and not overwhelmingly sweet to eat. There also seem to be some marshmallows in a bottom layer, underneath the raspberries, adding to the different texture of the dish. I made friends with the people next to me and they ordered the sweet potato shaved ice. This came with a sweet potato purée and crisps - almost like a biscuit scattered throughout the ice with a sweet potato mousse on top that was given a brulé top with a small kitchen torch at the counter, adding to the showmanship! The kitchen is open from the counter so you can watch dishes being prepared, which is pretty cool. It also seems to be very clean and well maintained by the 3 female staff They run a cashless business so you need to pay via card. I will return in the future and hope to bring guests from overseas as this place is very unique and the dishes are super tasty and well presented!!

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