delicious, fresh, would love to see one closer to hale koa hotel or in airport. can we order out of state? read more

A Leonard's Bakery - fresh and packaged well - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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EDIT! Meant to say I like going to the pearl city location than Waipahu mobile wagon or waikiki! read more

Malassadas don't taste right this fine Sunday morning. This is coming from an expert malassada (correct spelling) consumer AND maker. Did you forget an ingredient? Like the eggs? Malassadas don't taste right this fine Sunday morning. This is coming from an expert malassada (correct spelling) consumer AND maker. Did you forget an ingredient? Like the eggs? Malassadas don't taste right this fine Sunday morning. This is coming from an expert malassada (correct spelling) consumer AND maker. Did you forget an ingredient? Like the eggs? Malassadas don't taste right this fine Sunday morning. This is coming from an expert malassada (correct spelling) consumer AND maker. Did you forget an ingredient? Like the eggs? Malassadas don't taste right this fine Sunday morning. This is coming from an expert malassada (correct spelling) consumer AND maker. Did you forget an ingredient? Like the eggs? Malassadas don't taste right this fine Sunday morning. This is coming from an expert malassada (correct spelling) consumer AND maker. Did you forget an ingredient? Like the eggs? read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Bread - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Whoa, these were good! I had no idea what a malasada was and only came here because the eye-catching food truck was parked at the grocery store I'd just left. I ordered a half dozen (4 original, 2 cinnamon sugar) to share with friends and was pleasantly surprised. They came out hot and fresh, and that first bite totally blew me away. It was covered in sugar but wasn't overly sweet. The texture was slightly crisp on the outside(because the sugar) and light and fluffy inside, with this interesting but satisfying chew to it. I can't quite describe it, but it was great. I devoured 2 immediately, then ate another one a few hours later, and even though it wasn't fresh, it was still delicious. I'm still not sure what a malasada is, but I know I'm a big fan of Leonard's. read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Conveniently located at pearl ridge on sears side. Lots of parking and easy to see if they are open from Kam highway. They now have a few chairs to sit on while you wait. Can't beat hot fresh malasadas! read more

Skip the storefront and head to the truck! No long lines and the malasadas were hot and fresh. My family got 2 of every flavor and they were all pretty good, but they definitely taste best fresh and they need to be eaten within the same day. I think Leonard's is a good place to try at least once for the experience, but it wasn't anything amazing in my opinion. I probably wouldn't make it a point to stop by again in the future. read more

East to get to and plenty of parking since it's in a parking lot of an old Sear's. Hot and fresh and reasonably priced. We tried the chocolate and coconut. The coconut was by far my favorite. Would definitely get it again. $5 minimum for cards, otherwise bring cash if you just want one or two. read more

Yes. Yes. Yes. Can I just leave 3 words on here? Best Malasadas I've ever had. If you're visiting HI and you don't go here, did you really visit Hawaii? Just saying. The wait at the mobile truck isn't too long either. It's more of a local thing. Definitely GO! read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

We wanted to go to the original Leonard's but the line was to long. We saw a mobile wagon in Hawaii Kai and decided to stop. I got crème filled malasadas which broke da mouth. So warm and good. Only warning is be careful eating in the car, because the sugar gets everywhere. Big Mahalo and Chee hoo read more

This are little puffs of perfection. I had an original and a haupia filled and while both were delicious, my favorite was actually the original. Filling this fluffy donut is really just gilding the lily. I really wish the truck served coffee as well, but there was coffee to be had nearby. I am so thankful we stopped to try these. I am also thankful that we went swimming in Haunauma Bay for the next couple hours to work off all the sugar. No regrets though, these are worth every calorie. read more

Leonard Malasadas. Been around since I was a kid. That was a LONG time ago. I remember driving from Makakilo all the way to Waimalu, just to get Leonard's Malasadas. It was a yummy treat that just melted in your mouth, especially when fresh. Then came the mobile truck in Waikele. Now, there is one by McDonalds in Kapolei. Everytime I get Leonard's nowadays, I always wonder if it's going to be good, like before. For some reason now, their malasadas have just been terrible. So terrible that I can't even finish one. The outside is yummy, but the inside, remains doughy and uncooked. Yuck. Go Zippys. They get good malasadas. read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Uncooked middle. - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

As I was walking towards the bus stop after leaving Zippy's Pearlridge I just so happened to look towards my left and seen a food truck. It was red and white plus there were people standing in line...that could only mean Leonard's Malasada. I made my way to the food truck and stood in line. Since I was the next person in line I was greeted by one of the male employees. I placed an order of 2 original malasadas and 2 cinnamon malasadas. No sooner as I handed my cash payment to the male employee... another male employee hands me a small bag with the four malasadas. The malasadas was nice and warm. Yummy as well. It's been many months since I had warm malasadas from Leonard's Malasada. Note: I had to create a business page for the Pearlridge location since the closest check in for Leonard's Malasada mobile wagon would have been the Waikele location. 183/200 read more

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The lady was rude looking like she didn't want to be there we showed up when there was no one we were the only ones and you could tell she was bother by it we asked for 3 Malasada original,clustered , and cinnamon we got all of the same .original . very very disappointing we were looking forward to going it was a must for our trip next time we'll skip the mobile and MAYBE try the shop.. what happen to customer service ? read more

Malasadas. And only malasadas. Portuguese donuts!! The guy running the truck was so nice. I asked what the difference between the actual bakery in the truck. He said the truck only has masaladas. But that's perfect because that's what we wanted to get anyway. We didn't know what to get so we got all the flavors there's regular original sugar, cinnamon sugar, li hing. The filled the ones were custard, huapia (coconut) dobash ( chocolate) I would rate it custard, chocolate, original/li Hing/cinnamon and then huapia. All the perfect amount of sweetness. It was piping hot when he came out and it was so light and fluffy and so delicious. Now I understand what the hype is all about! read more

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Yesterday (03:30), I went to the Leonard's Malasada wagon at the Pearlridge parking lot. It was strange, since there were nobody in line. Anyway I ordered 6 with sugar and another 6 with cinnamon/sugar. When I went home, the Malasada's were terrible. First of all it was NOT fresh. I noticed that the worker just filled my order with the Malasada's that were under the warmer. The Malasada's were "heavy" and dry and not the Malasada's that I usually get from any Leonard's outlet. I'm really disappointment, especially I had guest from the mainland and really bragged about your Malasada's. read more

You know when they say "sh!t hits the fan"? Thank god for toilet bowls. This is the second time I've gotten a type of food poisoning from this particular Leonard's food truck (pearl ridge location to reiterate). Now I've got a pretty iron stomach which has handled street food all around south east Asia and south America with little problems. I should've known from the glint of the golden grilled employee handing me my ancestors doughnut to walk away...but then I wouldn't be writing this review. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO REEVALUATE THIS FOOD TRUCKS SAFE HANDLING PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENT. This is the second happening and my stomach will never be fooled a third. You may be wondering how I know it was this beloved bakeries truck? It was the ONLY thing I had eaten all day. Perhaps it was an off batch or a lax "crew" skipping on proper safe food handling procedure...BEWARE read more

The Leonards truck in Hawaii Kai has easy access since it's in a residential area and in a large parking lot. (such easy access can make stopping by a habit!) The malasadas are fresh, warm, yummy and the service is friendly. It's a great place to go after the gym. They're located in the same parking lot for a reason, right? read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Plain sugar and li hing - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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First time coming to Hawaii and I was told "you MUST get malasadas and if you get a chance go to Leonard's." Best suggestion I had!!! These are fluffy little balls of heaven!!! I highly recommend the coconut custard filled!! Amazing!!! read more

My friend and I purchased a dozen of the original Malasadas, 4 of each flavor. For the both of the us, the Li Hing was the favorite, but all were very tasty. In the initial eating session, we each had 3, which was a significant amount - so 12 was absurd to order. These are big, so order accordingly. With that said, we ate the rest before nightfall, so they are clearly very good! I'm going to try to swing by again before my flight to pick up some custard filled ones - I feel as though I really missed out by not having one of those. The originals, as time passed, obviously weren't quite as good as fresh out of the truck (duh), but I suspect the custard ones would hold up better. Happy we stopped here. read more

Leonard's is always great...no matter what! The mobile bakery makes it convenient when I want to make a quick stop. They take cash and CC. There is the traditional and the filled options. We like the traditional and rarely order the filled options, unless it is requested by family and/or friends. I love that the make it by order, so there is about a 10 minute wait. No problem, I'll wait :) read more

Gross!!!! We're in a pandemic and the woman working the wagon is talking in her native language either chuukese or Marshallese the entire time I was in line and talking right over the malasadas. I asked her not to talk over the food because it was unsanitary and she responded "why are you so mean this morning". I told her we are in a pandemic and it's not sanitary to be talking over food. I got out of the line and went home. I love your malasadas but your worker just lost you a $100 sale. Please retrain your staff on cleanliness and standard food service operations. read more

I think this is a bit overrated but they do have good malasadas. The line seems long at first until you realize people are just loitering around the truck while eating instead of it being an actual line. Good after the Koko Head hike to regain energy. However the coconut filling one is super sweet and the chocolate tastes more like mocha. Not exactly what I expected, my friend wasn't able to finish the coconut filling one because of the sugar. However, I think that the regular ones were as expected and quite good. Pricing is super cheap and they take card after a certain spend (I think $6?), which is great! read more

FRICKIN AMAZING AS ALWAYS!! Was just there for some FAT TUESDAY Malasadas!! I ordered 6 original, 3 chocolate and 3 custard!! The men and women were hella working hard tonight so I tipped them FAT!! And unexpectedly in return they hooked us up with an extra 6 custard malasadas!! Thank you LEONARDS MALASADAS PEARLRIDGE!!! It just goes to show that when you do something nice without expecting something in return it'll eventually come back to you!! In my case it came back REAL QUICK!!! My family's bellies will be happy tonight!!! read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Malasadas!! And then SOME!! - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

My fiancé took me to his hometown of Honolulu last July (2018) and he had repeatedly pumped me up for Leonard's. I had never been, nor had I ever had the pleasure of eating a malasada (similar to a doughnut but much better). There's not even much to say other than they are incredible and addicting. I'm not actually a huge sweets person but I could've eaten the whole box. They are fluffy with a nice texture on the outside. If you're in Honolulu, don't think about it. Just do it. read more

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Stopped eating since I grew up eating this and I just enjoy sour things more. My dad just got me one with just cinnamon and li hing mui and gotta say FIRE!!! Next visit home Imma get it with just li hing mui. read more

It was more doughy than I remembered for some reason, but the outside is still crispy and delicious. Thank you for having this additional location. read more

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To be honest, I liked the ones hot and fresh out of this food truck better than the one's fresh from the restaurant... Less people and less of a wait. But hey that's just me... read more

Seriously the one totally hyped Hawaiian stop that completely lived up to the hype. Soft, sweet, but not too sweet, chewy donut-like pillow of goodness. Cinnamon sugar was my favorite. I was told original (just sugar dusted) was the most popular. The filled variety WILL get all over your shirt. Tip: you can ask for a light sugar dusting. read more

This location is a good alternative to the Kapahulu location to get your Malasada fix. We would always go to the Kapahulu location, but we didn't feel like driving far. So, we decided to try this location out. Pros: There was barely a line when we went and they were quick too. read more

We just got the original and cinnamon malasadas and it was fresh but it tasted like they put vodka in the batter. Maybe it's going bad? And you guys it does not taste good I brought some for my 2 year old and good thing I didn't give him any. read more

This is the first time I've ever had a malasada and it was delicious. I got the original and the chocolate and they both came out piping hot. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The chocolate one was way better for me it really complimented the sweetness of the malasada. Would definitely come back again. It's a great quick snack! read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Brought the 6 pack so we could taste every flavor. Loved it. The sweet and spicy was my favorite. They were warm and very fresh

Yes. A must go when in Oahu. Fluffy and delicious! Just make sure to have cash just in case! Their machine was broken when we came. read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

After going here for over 20 yrs during visits to the island was a bit disappointed with the new batches made at the Waikele mobile truck. The malasadas are no longer moist and tasty, they are now doughy and drier in the middle which makes it lack overall taste and flavor which defeats the malasadas yumminess. We we twice in the same week to confirm and there was no change. read more

The truck only serves malasadas but I'm just glad they have Mobil service instead of going into town every time I want one of these sugary doughy fried treats. The custard filled Malasada are my fav. It's a great place to stop at on the way to a party to bring for dessert if your traveling by. The pink boxes are iconic here in the island. I def recommend eating them fresh when their nice and warm. read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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A go to for some Malasada craving and it always comes out good. They are quick on service. They do get busy so finding the right time to go is when not much tourist around. Lots of parking available. Go get your hot malasadas! read more

First of all, the malasadas were to die for! Fluffy, light, and absolutely delicious. Fresh and made right there too! The truck was not hard to track down, at the time I found it I hadn't even been searching for it! It was cheap and the perfect treat/snack for a long day of hiking and swimming. 5/5 Cheap in price but not in quality! read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

My wife and I couldn't leave Hawaii without trying malasadas. So, we stopped by Leonard's on our way to HNL airport ten mins before closing. We ordered Cinnamon malasada and a chocolate one-still very fresh considering we were one of their last customers for the night. The chocolate filled malasada was just okay. Cinnamon was amazing though-wished I had ordered more. read more

A Leonard's Bakery - Cinnamon and chocolate filled malasada - Desserts Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I love Leonard's, especially since it has been a name that has been around for many, many years and synonymous with comfort food. My initial excitement with getting malasadas today was quickly diminished by the lady taking orders. I expected to be greeted and/or asked how I may be helped. Instead, I get silence and a stare. I start questioning myself - Do I say something? Is she not ready? After waiting a couple of minutes, I then just told her my order. She said, "It'll be 7 minutes." Holy wow! She actually spoke! I paid for my order and waited. After 7 minutes, she stuck her head out of the window and said, "6!" If I didn't know that I was the only one there at the time, I would have questioned what in the world "6!" meant. That's how many I ordered. I was reduced to a number instead of being told that my order was ready. Customer service? Nada. Zero. Zilch. None. Void. read more

This is the greatest pastry shop ever. Not really sure what it is. But wow. Its like a cream filled puff of happyness. Must stop here. The pineapple and custard are great. The plain isnt to bad. Just not personally a fan of the chocolate. It tastes little to dark for my liking. If in Honolulu you must try it. read more