Annandale to get a second mochi donut shop

Mochi donuts. [Photos of food from Mochinut’s Facebook page.]

The EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale is getting a second mochi donut shop. 

Mochinut is going into the storefront at 4367 John Marr Drive. Dragon Mochi Donut opened in June in the food hall attached to the K Market international grocery store.

Mochinut is a chain with more than 20 branches in the United States and more than 90 new ones in the works, according to the company’s website.  

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The menu offers several varieties of mochi hotdogs, as well as 25 different mochi donuts. Among the donut flavors: peanut butter, strawberry, pistachio, milk pebble, churro, red velvet, and Nutella. 

Mochi hotdogs

According to the company’s website, mochi donuts originated in Hawaii as a blend of American donuts and Japanese mochi. They’re made with rice flour, which makes them stretchy and chewy. 

The future home of Mochinut.