The call
Start with red or white bean mochi, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Red or white bean mochi
Best for
- A mochi/sweet tooth run in the South Bay
Japanese · Bakery
Hogetsu Bakery
A Chula Vista mochi bakery run by a Japanese couple that Roger calls one of the best mochi spots in San Diego, worth the drive south and better than the Convoy Japanese markets.
From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Hogetsu Bakery
Posted 2013-02-14 
Posted 2016-01-20
From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on Hogetsu Bakery
Go in and grab yourself an entire box (or two)!
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 7 times on Yelp and Swarm, most recently May 12, 2024. See the check-in log
2014-03-08day precision · source explicit
“This place has way better mochi than Japanese markets you'd find off Convoy.”
Recommends arriving early since good flavors sell out; most mochi is filled with red or white bean and decorated with brightly colored flowers.
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Third Avenue.
Roger’s pickPrice varies
Third Avenue
Teriyaki Grill
JapaneseAsian fusion
A made-to-order Asian fusion kitchen on Third Avenue that Roger gave five stars across food, service and atmosphere, calling its chicken wings some of the juiciest he has had anywhere.
- From the order notes
- Curry chicken wings · Ask for dishes to your palate · A beer from the tap
- Go for
- A big appetite · Beer with dinner
Latest recorded visit2025-03-11
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Japanese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Roger’s pick$$$$
Old Town
Sushi Tadokoro
JapaneseSushi
One of the two omakase counters Roger named when asked where to take a visiting friend for sushi in 2022.
- From the order notes
- Omakase
- Go for
- A special sushi dinner · Letting the chef choose
Latest recordRecommended 2022
Roger’s pick$$$$
University Heights
Soichi Sushi
JapaneseSushi
Roger's University Heights omakase recommendation from 2022, paired with Tadokoro as his two go-to sushi counters.
- From the order notes
- Omakase
- Go for
- A special occasion · Letting the chef choose
Latest recordRecommended 2022