dropped in for a quick snack before my eyebrow appointment and oh man, what a beautiful shop! the lady working there was super sweet. greeted me so kindly as i hangrily drooled at all the gorgeous pastries. i picked a pistachio roll and pistachio baklava. she packed them ever so gently. could tell that she really took pride in her product. i immediately scarfed down both in my car and they both tasted EXPENSIVE! hahaha just kidding, they were reasonably priced but you could really taste the quality. would def recommend! read more

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Only 2-3 ppl in at a time, so mom and I felt safe visiting. We marveled at how pretty the pastries were here and it even tasted good too! No wonder there's always a long line! We got their Tiramisu cups, fruit tarts, and the decadent chocolate cake. There was one I can't figure out the name, they wrapped it up really nice, but I didn't really care for it. It's the one that I added the photo of that came without jellies. I remember Grandma and Grandpa always having those around and I'd only eat the part without the jelly, lol. read more

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My favorite place for cakes. We drive all the way from Huntington Beach to get our cakes from here. The cakes are light, moist, and just absolutely delicious. All their sweets are delicious and authentic, too. read more

Nice little Middle Eastern bakery with many items to choose from. Came here on a Saturday night. I didn't know what to get so I asked for four pieces of chocolate dipped cookies. The lady at the counter was so kind and didn't even charge me for them and gave it to me as a sample!! I will be coming back next time I visit Irving, California! read more

Only came here to do a catering order of baklava. Our guests loved it! Order was ready on time for pick up and reasonably priced compared to other bakeries I explored. read more

This place had such a wide range of desserts! Some packaged very nicely ready to go. We came here for the baklava and they had lots to choose from. I got a variety of each flavor and it was alright. I was expecting it to be crispy but it wasn't, kind of too wet. I was bummed. I got about 9 pieces for $20. The lady helping me was really nice. The store is really small! But very organized and appealing with all the prepackaged desserts. read more

I spotted this place last week, and it was first time ever going into a Persian bakery. So I decided to try a little bit of everything. All of the things I tried were good, but here's a list of my favorites. Favourites: The almond cookies are amazing. Not overly sweet like most American cookies, and they go perfectly with tea. Picked up a half pound last time, had to get a full pound today. I also love the cream cones, pistachio napoleon and cream puffs (perfectly flakey and the crème is not too rich and heavy. Very good..) Roll cakes (perfectly moist, flavors were perfectly balanced, and not too sweet). I have not tried their baklava, yet, as I am so loyal to my baklava and knafe spot in Anaheim, but I might give it a try someday. The service is good- the owner is gracious and friendly. & they are super quick, too. I was in and out with all of my favourites in less than five minutes. This is my Second time here, and I will be back for more delicious pastries. read more

Wow an overwhelming number of fresh desserts and pastries to choose from. The staff were helpful and offered suggestions. The napoleon cake is a must get - flaky pastry, not too sweet, and the perfect amount of pastry cream - and the baklava was *chefs kiss*. read more

What I like about this pastry shop is unlike other Middle Eastern bake shops, their pastries are not too sweet. They are not dripping with honey and therefore too sticky. The sweetness of their baklavas is perfect. I just wish they had more varieties. Service was efficient and friendly. read more

I've only tied the log cake, but holy mole!! It's sooo good! Perfectly moist and not overly sweet. The cream and came ratio was perfect. I loved the hardened drizzled chocolate and crumbled pistachio. I can't wait to go back and try more items. Note: none read more

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Small place but GREAT pastries! They charge by weight for most items so you can get a good portion for a lower price.

The pastry case here is amazing, so beautiful. They sell their slices of cake and cookies by the pound. Prices are pretty reasonable. I tried several flavors of cookies including the almond, jam cookies and the raisin cookies. The raisin was my favorite but the cookies had these flavor in them that i cant put my finger on but the flavor was very prominent and not as pleasant as vanilla. All of the cookies had this flavor and i wasnt sure that i liked it. read more

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Came here at a recommendation of a friend and so glad that I did. This was quite a popular spot for Arabian sweet delicacies. Got a few different items to taste and will definitely be back for their white sponge cake topped with fruit which seems to be a hot favorite. The staff were incredibly polite and friendly. They answered all our questions even though they were busy. Will be back! read more

This place has not only the best Persian goodies, their cream puffs are the best I've ever had. The texture is just right and not soggy or dry. The cream tastes light and is flavored to perfection. The service here is friendly. I'm going to start coming here for all my cream puff cravings. read more

Great cakes & sweets, plus all nuts & Middle Eastern deserts, have been a client for 24 years! Love everything they have! Great customer service & excellent ambiance from the minute a customer enters read more

Was craving baklava and found this little gem on Yelp. Upon walking in, I wish I was greater with a little more warmth & given more info as it was my first time there & was hoping to learn more about their specialties etc. I just grabbed a few pistachio baklavas and left. They were delicious! $3.50 per large pistachio baklava read more

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They dropped the quality and rase the price totally deferent experience from the past, NOT RECOMMEND read more

They made me the best birthday cake with a last minute notice. Best bakery ever!! All their pastries taste great too. Can't recommend enough read more

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The pastries sure looked great but when I got them home I found them to be "old" and not fresh. Disappointing.

I was in the area to pick up lunch, but I had some time to spare before it was actually ready for pick up. Decided to give into my sweet tooth craving and pick up a few items here! The bakery was open during COVID with proper measures in place - dividers, distanced waiting areas and gloves/masks all around. When you walk in, there's baked goodies to your right and then cakes and mini desserts in the fridge to your left. I browsed my options. I knew I wanted a tiramisu and saw one of them in the display case with a missing strawberry, so I was like, I hope they don't give me that one lol With a short window to grab something (and on an empty stomach), I chose three items: Tiramisu, Napoleon and Fruit Tart. I watched the lady select each item and she totally picked the tiramisu without the strawberry perfectly placed on top. I didn't say anything, but it did irk me that there were perfectly 6 other tiramisu cups that didn't have that issue. Like why? Anyway, the total was $15.87. I left kinda confused how that happened. There are no prices on the display window so I really didn't know what I was getting into, but found out later it was determined by weight. Oh womp, impulse buy got me good today haha. At least they packaged it up nicely with a ribbon and all. I noticed there was a disclaimer that they don't use preservatives, so it's recommended that they be refrigerated immediately and consumed with 48 hours. The Napoleon really hit the spot, but the powdered sugar on top was a bit too much for me. It made it really sweet. The custard was delicious and the layers were crisp in some areas. The tiramisu is a classic fave and I'll keep you updated on the fruit tart. read more

A real hidden gem in Irvine, Assal Pastry does French and Persian pastries very good. They are located in the same plaza as Boiling Point and across from Mitsuwa (the back entrance), I've passed by this shop many times and I'm glad I decided to give it a try a few years ago. The best I can describe their pastries is that their cream/sweetness is very similiar to Asian cakes/pastries (think 85c, Sunmerry, etc); light and not overly sweet. The good: 1. Napoleon Cake - The cake has layers of creamy goodness and flaky puff pastry. I really love their take on this! 2. Pistachio Roulette - The cream is very light and I love the touch of Pistachio sprinkled on the cream. I get this every time I go! 3. Chocolate layer - Good bite size cake when you are feeling guilty about eating sweets. 4. White layer - Good bite size cake when you are feeling guilty about eating sweets but with cream instead of chocolate :D The Alright 1. Chocolate Eclair - I'm not the biggest fan of chocolate but I did enjoy this! read more

Assal Pastry - My favorite is the Pistachio Roulette! Thanks sis for the goodies! - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

O..o..O..o..O..oXo..O..o..O..o..O | | | -:: OVERALL RATING ::- | | | | 4.0/5.0 :: Venue | | 4.0/5.0 :: Service | | 4.0/5.0 :: Take-Out | | 4.5/5.0 :: Desserts | |________________________ | Open during Covid-19 outbreak! Cannot go in the bakery, so you order at the entrance. If you haven't been here before & am not sure what they have - check out their website. =:-:= VENUE =:-:= Located in the Heritage Plaza by Dominos & where Buffalo Wild Wings resides. Parking used to be somewhat of a pain prior to the pandemic + some people friggin don't know how to park within the lines. The bakery is clean within & of simple decors. Decorated all around are a plethora of sweets & plates of cookies all wrapped up and ready to go. =:-:= SERVICE/TAKE-OUT =:-:= The experiences I've had with encountering the bakery staff to order varied from time to time. Despite the fact they don't always appear to be super friendly but the overall service was decent. My most recent visit was actually better than the experiences I've had before... perhaps cuz of the pandemic in place?? =:-:= DESSERTS =:-:= I've been visiting Assal Pastry for the past 6 years. I love their pastries & the fact they have minis. Not only are they cute, great as gifts or bring to events or for those trying to watch their portioning & sugar intake! These pastries are not super sweet nor heavy but on a moist & lighter end. I have had their cookies as well & it is pretty good too. But their pastries wins my heart. All pastries are sold by the pound starting at $14/lb. So with my recent purchase a week ago - for a box w/ 2 napoleons, 2 pistachio rolls, 1 cone & 1 tiramisu cost was $17. Prices are decent & these sweets are worth it! Cream Filled Cone [5.0/5.0] Eclair [4.0/5.0] Fruit Tart [4.0/5.0] Mini White Layer [4.5/5.0] Mini Choco Layer [4.5/5.0] Mini Coffee [4.5/5.0] Mocha Roulette [4.5/5.0] Napoleon * [5.0/5.0] Pistachio Roulette * [5.0/5.0] Tiramisu * [5.0/5.0] * My favs! read more

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We absolutely loved our visit here to the bakery. There is always a line and it's because their sweets/pastries are delicious! We got the tiramisu, baklava, and lady fingers. All were surprisingly delish! We highly recommend! This plaza parking can be hard during busy days but we usually find parking. I highly recommend! read more

Their new fruit tarts are really bad. The old ones they had like a year or two ago had a thin chocolate coating inside the short bread and they must've changed the recipe and I told the lady who worked there like oh you guys change your recipe and she was trying to convince me they didn't, but I had pictures of what the fruit used to be like and I've lived in Irvine all my life so I knew she was lying, but I would not recommend them anymore not for fruit tart anyway read more

DELICIOUS COOKIES! I love Assal. I come on Sundays with my family for essentially all the cookies. Ok, I usually hate cookies, but Assal's cookies will literally melt in your mouth, and they're small so you don't feel guilty about eating so many :) I highly recommend the following: _RAISIN COOKIES! _Rice cookies _Ginger cookies _Apricot/strawberry jam cookies _Hadj badomi The only reason I gave this place 4 stars instead of 5 is because the staff can be a litttttle slow. Because this place gets busy, you may have to wait 15-20 min to get your pastries. read more

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Hey guys this place has my favorite desserts from baclava to fruit tarts. Assal Pastry products was not too sweet and the rolls were moist and creamy. read more

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I always have to stop by here whenever I'm eating in the plaza! The napoleon and the tiramisu are my favorite items at this bakery. The prices and service are always good and the parking is pretty easy in a big plaza! read more

So many beautiful and delicious desserts! The owners are so nice, friendly and helpful. I friend recommended this shop and I wanted to visit because I love a good baklava. We chose a few treats to try. The pistachio baklava was delicious!! Flaky, chewy, filled with pistachio and not overly sweet. I'm definitely returning to try more!! read more

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This small pastry shop I visited in Irvine is wonderful. The employees were kind and had an Armenian accent. I believe the place is family owned. The outside is a small vicinity surrounded by other tiny shops. Parking is spacious. The food however, was okay. I felt that the selections were only pastries and small cakes, cookies and delicate donuts. Most of the selections were similar to Porto's, but worse. They did have gilli cakes. They are the small funnel cakes made by the Armenian culture and some Indian cuisines. They had churros dipped in honey or brown sugar which we got, haven't tried them, but assume a similar taste to a regular churro. The gilli cake are the highlights because it is a specialty the culture is known for. The prices are not cheap, $24.00 for several of there delicacies and gift baskets. They did have tiramisu but the tiramisu was similar to what you could get at any other bakery. The inside is very small. There were only five-six people at a time inside and we were squished together. In fact, there were more employees in the back which had more room than the customers area. Overall, experience was not bad! read more

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This place smells so good when you walk in and looks so cute and clean. Based on other reviews, I had to try the Napoleon. I've never had a Napoleon in my life and now I have found a new obsession. So flakey and creamy and delectable! My son opted for the eclair which he enjoyed. I also got two pieces of the Zoolbia, which I typically get from Wholesome Choice before I knew about this shop. I think the quality of the zoolbia here might be a bit better than Wholesome Choice. They sell their pastries and cookies by the weight. My order came out to $8.68 for the four pieces. I'll be coming back for the Napoleon and will probably try some of their other roll cakes that look really yummy. The lady working was very sweet as well. read more

The best Persian bakery in Southern CA...don't pass this place up...been around since 1999...they are award winning...pastries are sold by the pound...Enjoy !!! read more

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I actually like the cream puffs more than the Neapolitan :) The Neapolitan is still sweet for me but my husband thinks the cream is special :) read more

We bought some halva From this bakery for my grandma's funeral, And they gave us an old and nasty product. When I called to Inform them, they were very rude and unprofessional. They told me the reason the Halvas were old is because we did not place the order before hand, and they only had their left over, When I ask for credit, they said I have to bring the halvas, so they can count to see how many of them has been eaten. When I ask to talk to the manager, they said they don't have a manager and there is an owner and the owner is not taking any call for complaints. read more

Awesome spots...Perfect sweetness and variety of option. Always long queue, but goes by quick !

Best part of growing up in Irvine was 3 things, Sam woo bbq express, claim jumper, & Assal pastry Napoleon & rice pudding heaven (sholo zard) And if you don't live in OC, Assal is definitely worth the drive! Must Buys: NAPOLEON Sholo Zard Saffron Rice Pudding Mocha Creamy Cake Cream Cones Cream Puffs They also sell cakes, baklava, & rollet (the dreaded cake we had at every party bc it's cheap haha) read more

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Prices are ridiculous. Much better pastries other places for the price they are charging. Items don't have pricing on them so I got suckered

Probably would consider this place closer to a 3.5 rating, but the lady that helped me was relatively nice and although there was some miscommunication I wouldn't necessarily hold it against the establishment. Came to check out this store as I was craving some baklava and didn't want to grab them from a grocery store. I selected 2 baklavas (almond and pistachio) and 1 napoleon, but when it was packaged up I saw that it was only 1 almond baklava. I tried to tell the associate that I wanted the pistachio as well until she told me the 2 items that were already packaged came out to around $4.50. I was a bit surprised by the pricing and was already aware that they calculate price /lb, but it certainly seemed steep considering a pre-packaged box with at least 10 pieces of baklava is around $13. Although the pricing seemed questionable to me, the quality seemed to be there for their pastries. Baklava had nice flakiness and a good chew without being overtly sweet (even though there was clearly syrup). Napoleon also had nice layers with plenty of fresh cream in between and tasted fresh. Overall, I don't think I would come back but it definitely seems to be the spot for those that prefer this style of pastry and dessert. When I visited, there were several people already ordered large boxes of assorted sweets, while I was the random passerby that just wanted a couple individual pieces of pastries. The associate that helped me was patient and it does seem they staff well considering they could help 2 customers at a time. Only downside is you may have to know what you already want to order because there are no ingredient labels displayed behind the glass. read more

If you are Persian, or live in the area, you know that this is one of the best bakeries in town. Assal bakery is mostly Persian, French, and Italian-based. They make all of their products in house, which is why you can tell the difference. I usually pick up cookies, pastries or cakes for events if I'm in the area. The fruit they use for their pastries are absolutely incredible. The way they are displayed, and the flavor all come together very well. They also have one of the best tiramisu cake, which you can also preorder for a birthday cake. Best way for you to know is to try it out, and see for yourself. The level of sweetness is just right, not overly done like most places, but just right. read more

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Found an nice really good Persian bakery shop. Came to Assal Pastry in the Irvine section of Orange County. I was craving for some sweets. It's something I don't get everyday. I'll tell you guys about the sweets I got. I came inside the shop, it was busy in there for an small shop, so I have a feeling that it's gonna be an great place to try out. Got an Napoleon and and Cream Puff. I took those home to eat. Long drive, but it was worth it. I really enjoy those sweets. It was heavenly good. There's one thing I didn't like about this place, there's no price tags on those goodies. By the way, for those two sweets I got was $4.90!!! Overall experience (including customer service) was pretty good. It's an 4 stars for now. read more

Assal Pastry - Cream Puff and Napoleon!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

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Walking in I noticed that they have a lot of prepackaged pastries on a couple tables. On the other side is the display cases with other pastries. Everything looks so good and fresh. I opted for a prepackaged baklava platter that was $13. The woman helping us was very nice. Really good baklava and I hope to come back and try more of their pastries. read more

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