I’ve Been To The Hello Kitty Cafe

My city, Irvine is the home of the first “Hello Kitty Cafe.” It’s located at the Irvine Spectrum, the outdoor mall with the Ferris Wheel.

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How do you explain Hello Kitty? Why such a frenzy?

In case you’re not hip…

Hello Kitty, is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu and currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi. She is depicted as an anthropomorphic white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow – Wikipedia

My city, Irvine, is the home of the first “Hello Kitty Cafe.” It’s located at the Irvine Spectrum, the outdoor mall with the Ferris Wheel.

Built into a shipping crate, HKC will stay at the Spectrum for a year before moving on. The cafe serves drinks and baked goods… all in pink.

It opened this past weekend to a five hour long line! This Tuesday evening Stef and I waited twenty minutes.

Irvine being Irvine the line was a self-contained United Nations. I watched three women in beautiful hijabs take a photo in front of the kitty. Actually, everyone took a photo with the kitty, even a woman with a dog wearing a skirt..

Adorable. A selfie magnet. Very pink. Well merchandised. Adorable. Overpriced.

I asked Stef if people will make pilgrimages here from far away? She didn’t pause before giving me the look daughters give fathers. I’m going to take that as a yes.

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One thought on “I’ve Been To The Hello Kitty Cafe”

  1. Thanks for the info. I wondered where Hello Kitty originated—I’ve seen the trims, wrappings, cards etc. Never thought along the lines of a Café—but why not–especially out there in Disney country. wonder where they’d set up, here in the steamy east.

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