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    Beard Papa's

    3.8 (424 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries, Desserts
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Katherine K.

    I'm not a big cream puff person because I don't like the normal fillings, so I was really excited to try a more unique, customizable cream puff. We ended up getting an Ube Shell filled with Chocolate. Overall, I thought it wasn't bad. The chocolate filling overpowered the ube, which was unfortunate. I really liked the ube shell on its own tho. Would've loved a strawberry or ube filling instead, but maybe they'll have that at a different time.

    Vincent W.

    First time trying beard papa cream puff. Interesting texture, has to be kept refrigerated. It's light but not really my taste. Crunchy and creamy filling coated with chocolate. Originally also had smoothies but wasn't available so I received a refund via grub hub.

    Ann T.

    PRO-TIP: 1 hour parking validation with any purchase at Beard Papa's! Also, shout out to the staff. I got a free tote bag even though my purchase didn't reach the threshold. That was super nice of them. There's some seating inside, but it was a very chill atmosphere right before closing. Despite this, the staff stuff the cream puffs right then and there so they don't get soggy. I purchased the entire Mashle collaboration set so I can get the acrylic stand and I'm a sucker for collaborations (despite not ever watching the anime series lol). It's a set of 4 different cream puffs based on the characters (2 hard shell chocolate cover ones with different fillings, 2 with different "sprinkle" fruit toppings that taste a bit strawberry-like, and 2 regular cream puffs). Overall pretty good, the chocolate cover ones did get pretty "hard" with the shell and crumble making it explode everywhere. Meaning they do stuff the cream puffs with as much sweet cream as possible! Sucks that there aren't as many Beard Papa's anymore, but it's always a treat to go when I can.

    Crème brûlée puff, chocolate eclair puff, and regular cream puff!
    Gina L.

    Wow, has this spot been hiding in downtown LA all this time?! I've lived here for years and only just discovered it--huge regret, because the crème brûlée is straight-up heaven. Creamy, velvety custard puff with that perfect crackly caramel top... I'm seriously considering risking full-on diabetes just to keep coming back for more. That's really all there is to say, it's pure bliss! I'll be showing up to every family gathering from now on with these bad boys in hand! 10/10

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    James A.

    Located in the Little Tokyo Marketplace near DTLA, this instance of Beard Papa serves up the same fresh cream puffs that we've enjoyed at their Cerritos location. There are two different sizes, with the mini ones coming in a pack of 6 to share. All are freshly pumped with cream when you order them, and the filling tastes more like custard than fresh whipped cream. The order of six was perfect for the three of us, and we enjoyed it at one of their tables, located just outside their shop.

    Woohoo! Here for the Yelp event! Two puffs!
    Kathy T.

    Everytime I've been here the table has been clean and I am Always greeted. Their puffs are fresh and so delicious! If I could I would get one everyday lol! The girls who work here are always so nice.

    Alizul Z.

    BELLA the employee here at the front with the dark black lips is so incredibly rude. She rolls her eyes at every question I asked and glared at me when I asked for caramel sauce on the side. I love the puffs here but her service makes me want to never give my money to this location again.

    Marjorie U.

    This branch wasn't as packed as the other Beard Papa's. They've got some tables and chairs, which is nice. I really appreciated that they were cool about my request for less sugar in my boba.

    Yummy cream puff custard fillings
    Quinn T.

    My nephew introduced me to the Beard Papa's years ago when he work at one of the store in Orange County. We were in Little Tokyo and I was craving for something sweet. Surprisingly, I saw this place and I had to buy some to try if they are still good as I remember. I ordered half of dozen to go because we had to do some errands. The place is not too posh, but the service was fast and got my order in within couple minutes. I didn't try it out until I got home about couple hours later. Usually, bakery items you want to eat it fresh as soon as possible. First bite into the cream puff it was not soft like many other standard place but it has a little crunch to it. The powder sugar added that sweetness and then came the tasty creamy vanilla custard makes it so perfect. Yummy!!!! This place makes very tasty puff even better than the one that my nephew worked at before. I do recommend displace. Give them a try you won't be disappointed.

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    Jas M.

    - Hours are not updated on Yelp even though it states "Hours updated a few days ago". - Arrived at 9:35PM and Yelp states closing time as 10:00PM but workers had blocked off the entrance. - Made eye contact with 2 workers inside but no explanation provided.

    Green tea cream puff
    Gretchen K.

    I would always see Beard Papa in Irvine whenever I went to get bubble tea from Orobae or was shopping at Mitsuwa or Daiso. (Never stopped by to take a look though.) When my friend and I were spending time in Little Tokyo before KCON, she spotted this one inside the same mall as Daiso and the Little Tokyo Market. She was surprised I have never tried it before and said we definitely needed to change that. This is on the first floor of the mall near the K-pop cafe. The mall has a structure but you can also find street parking. (Which my friend and I did - we chose a spot on the street that was between the places we wanted to walk to.) When we went in, it wasn't busy and they had some of their items but not the full assortment. When we asked about certain types of cream puffs, they apologized and explained that anything they had out at the moment was all they had. (Save for the original cream puff.) They didn't have chocolate or the honey flavors, which was a little disappointing. My friend thinks the chain has been trying to avoid throwing out excess food at the end of the day, but I was surprised two core flavors weren't available for purchase. I did go with the green tea one and my friend settled on an original. They filled the two puffs up on the spot and dusted the original with powdered sugar before packing them up for us. Prices weren't too bad, maybe a little higher because we were in LA? The green tea had a subtle green tea flavor and the pastry was soft and flaky. Cream was not overly sweet and they were generous with the amount they placed inside the puff. My friend liked hers and enjoyed it after KCON. I would consider stopping by the one closer to home if I wanted to try one of their other varieties. As for this location, it was not bad. Staff were polite but I think some of the workers were maybe starting to fade by the time we came in.

    Cookie cream puff
    Bri F.

    We were exploring around Little Tokyo and stumbled on Beard Papa's and figured a pastry would be good to try. There were quite a few good looking/sounding options on the menu. The staff was friendly enough when we ordered, but we were underwhelmed by the quality of the pastry, and relieved that we hadn't ordered more. We got the cookie puff with hopes that it would be good, but it was rather dry and the flavors were bland. The creme was the best part, but it wasn't balanced with the taste of the dried out pastry. It may have been an older batch, since we were there in the afternoon, but we hope that the quality is better at any other given time.

    Shelly P.

    sooo yummy!! we got matcha, strawberry, plain, chocolate, honey butter and they were all soo good. Perfect snack to indulge on!

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