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Umeboshi
Sour-tart pickled plum, classic and bright.
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VOL. 03 — A FIELD GUIDE TO ONIGIRI
✦ ISSUE ZERO
Hand-pressed
rice, daily.
California's first & only onigiri street cart. Chunky short-grain rice, toasted nori, fillings that hit. Gluten-free, always warm, parked under the big tree most weekends.
Fig. 01 — Matcha drizzle on the bestseller, served at the cart
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First.
CA's original dedicated onigiri cart.
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Free.
100% gluten-free. Allergy-safe rice prep.
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Warm.
Pressed to order, never sat under a heat lamp.
01 / THE STORY
✦ A FIELD NOTE
A cart, a tree,
a really good rice ball.
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Onigiri Time started as a love letter to the konbini classic — just bigger, warmer, and made with intention. Every ball is hand-pressed to order from chunky short-grain rice and tucked with fillings that actually taste like something.
// PART 02
We're 100% gluten-free and proudly the first dedicated onigiri cart in California. Most weekends you'll find us under the big tree in Pasadena — and at art fairs across LA when we're feeling adventurous.
Fig. 02 — The unwrap
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03 / FIND US
✦ A STREET CART · NOT A SHOP
Under the
big tree.
We're a cart. Schedule shifts week-to-week — always check the gram before you drive over.
today's location ↗// USUAL SPOT
999 E. Colorado
Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91106
Old Town adjacent · look for the triangle clock
// CART HOURS
Sat & Sun
11am — sold out
Pop-ups + art fairs announced midweek on IG. Sells out before 3pm on most days.
// HOUSE RULES
- → No preorders. First come, first served.
- → Cash & cards. Apple/Google Pay welcome.
- → Bring a tote. Compostable wraps only.
- → Be patient — everything's pressed to order.
04 / FIELD NOTES
FROM THE CART
A few things
worth showing.
Drops, art fairs, customers we love. The full reel lives on the gram — this is just the highlight cut.
Fig. 03 — The cart in the wild
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Fig. 04 — A weekly drop
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✦ ALL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM @ONIGIRI___TIME OR CUSTOMERS WHO TAGGED US
@onigiri___time ↗