Best Taiyaki in Brandon

Q: Where are you located?

We are located in Brandon, FL at 2020 W Brandon Blvd

A little fortune in every bite

Tampa Bay's Japanese dessert destination

Tampa Bay's home for Japanese desserts — soufflé pancakes, golden taiyaki, towering bingsu, and small-batch soft serve, all made fresh to order.

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Made fresh when you order

Everything at **Kichi Taiyaki** is made to order using quality ingredients — no shortcuts, no sitting under a lamp. Your food is fresh every single time.

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Soufflé pancakes

Impossibly light, jiggly Japanese-style pancakes — nothing like what you'd find at a regular brunch spot. Try the ube, the mango, or the classic with strawberries.

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Something for every craving

The story behind Kichi

"Kichi" means fortunate in Japanese. We started on West Brandon Boulevard with one goal — to bring authentic Japanese sweets to Tampa Bay, done right.

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Our Brandon Story

Kichi Taiyaki started in Brandon with one belief: Tampa Bay deserved real Japanese desserts, made fresh and done right.

We absolutely loved our experience at this Japanese cafe. The pancake soufflés were exquisite! The fried chicken was insanely delicious. The drinks tasted superb. The customer service was magnificent. Thank you for the wonderful experience. Looking forward to returning soon. We drove over one hour t

Karla A.

I've gone there two days in a row to order different things from the menu and it did not disappoint! The ube pancakes tasted amazing and it went perfectly with the ube coffee. The peach tea was also delicious as well as the taiyaki with the ube soft serve. The place is also nice and the employees we

Angie G.

This place is so cool! The jelly cat was awesome and the bingsu was so fun. It served 3 people and came in a massive portion! It takes ~15 minutes to make and they can only make 1 at a time. They have pottery painting there too, so you can sip boba and paint pottery- such a cute concept. The souff

S B.

First time trying Kichi Taiyaki and it did not disappoint! So yummy! Great flavors, great texture, and such a unique treat. You can taste the quality. Definitely worth the visit, I’ll be back for more. The service was also great! Sai really helped make it such a favorable experience with attentive

Oneisis F.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are you known for?

We are known for Boba, Dessert, Japanese Food, Pancakes, Thai Tea, Taro, Jasmine Milk Tea, Milk Tea, Taro Milk Tea, Brown Sugar Milk Tea, Coffee, Tea, Latte, Tiramisu, Matcha Latte, Teas, Caramel, Matcha, Gyoza, Karaage, Shrimp, Bento Box, and Brown Sugar Boba

What meals do you serve?

We serve Lunch and Dinner

Do you offer delivery or takeout?

Yes, we offer Takeout and Delivery

Where are you located?

We are located in Brandon, FL at 2020 W Brandon Blvd

What areas do you serve?

We serve the following areas: Brandon, Limona, South Tampa, Sixmile Creek, Palm River-Clair Mel, Mango, Mango Hills, East Tampa, Orient Park, Tampa, East Lake-Orient Park, Progress Village, Kennedy Hill, Valrico, Seffner, Bloomingdale, Hillsborough County, Harney, Port Sutton, and Sydney.