Mochinut
Mochinut is an American restaurant chain specializing in mochi donuts, boba, and Korean-style hot dogs. It has locations across the United States and South Korea.[3]
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 A location in Cerritos, California in 2023 | |
| Type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Food and beverage |
| Founded | March 13, 2020 in Cerritos, California |
| Founder | Jaewook Ha |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States[1] |
Number of locations | 148[2] (2023) |
Area served |
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Key people | Jaewook Ha (founder & CEO)[3] |
| Website | www |
History
The chain was founded in Cerritos, California, on March 13, 2020, by Jaewook Ha.[4][1] It has been described as a spin-off of Chung Chun Rice Dog, having its first location inside of it.[5]
Menu
The mochi donuts are made with rice flour, making them flexible and recognizable due to their distinct shape of eight small balls connected as a circle. There are around 25 flavors of the food, but it varies by location. Listed on their website are:[3]
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Hot dogs offered are in a distinct Korean style, being wrapped in a bun similar to a corn dog. They can come wrapped in potatoes or ramen toppings, covered with mozzarella and squid ink, or "volcano" style, having a spicy sausage. Tteokbokki is also available.[6]
Locations
As of 2023, Mochinut has 148 locations throughout the United States.[2] It also has locations in the countries of South Korea and Thailand.[7]
References
- "MOCHINUT, INC". OpenCorporates. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- "Mochinut – Facebook". Facebook. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
Our 148th opening location, Mochinut Houston Heights will be open on Thu, May 18th
- "Official website". Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- "Many More Mochinut Mochi Donut Locations Coming To San Diego". SanDiegoVille. September 27, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- Waxman, Naomi (August 4, 2021). "Flamin' Hot Korean Corn Dogs and Ube Mochi Doughnuts are Coming to Chicago". Eater Chicago. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- Tran, Julie (October 22, 2020). "Our Visit to Mochi Donut". The Texas Tasty. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- Egel, Benjy (August 16, 2021). "Los Angeles-based Korean corn dog and mochi doughnut chain opens new shop in Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 20, 2023.