Within this shopping plaza in Santa Fe Springs, Don Pancho's Bakery is a staple, providing many Mexican pastries, with their different kinds of pan dulce being their main focus. You can find several types of other pastries or foods such as tamales too, with prices varying for each item, most being a few dollars on average. If you are fortunate to come right when the pan dulce is freshly made, odds are you are going to enjoy some delicious bread. One main caveat is that the longer the bread is on the shelf, the bread will be tasty, but not at it's absolute best. However, what is more notable is the lack of consistency with their pan dulce or other pastries. Sometimes it's a perfect 10/10, other times it's tasty but just missing a bit and I have had a couple of pan dulces that are just so-so. Thankfully it's rare to have the so-so bread, and no bad breads yet, but it's still something to be aware of. Payments are preferred in cash, with a surcharge for using a card, so come with some money to save a bit and enjoy some delicious bread!! read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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A great spot to pick up conchitas to share at work or function. They have the regular size and mini size for more of a bite size. The dough was pretty good but flaky. It's pretty messy when you eat it. Overall taste is decent. The shop is spacious and has plenty of parking. I did try the chocolate cake from here. It was good. My guest thought it was good but very chocolatey. So if you are a fan of chocolate. They have it. read more

Stopped here because I was running errands in the area.. lots of pan Dulce to choose from! They even had tamales. I will have to try them next time. This time I tried several different pieces of pan.. pan de muerto, a puerquito, a concha, and a cookie. Also tried a bolillo with cream cheese and jalapeño! Everything was so good and fresh! I will definitely be back! read more

If i could give zero stars I would, bought a mixture of sweetbread some for my mom and some to take home $21 worth half way through eating a pineapple bread there was lots of mold inside , disgusting since i already ate some checked out a few more pieces come to find out they had mold as well. They apologized and refunded the money GROSSED OUT. read more

The service was great, everyone had a giant smile, making you feel welcomed. The tamales and the pan dulce is delicious!!!! They have a few tables so you can eat there. read more

Great customer service. Their champurrado is the best in town. Their bread is always fresh.

I know the cost of things are high but 5 dollars for 2 pieces of pan dulce. One was a beso and the other was basic plus 2 bollios is insane. Good luck finding a majority of prices for anything here. It's localyto me and I would go more often but I changed my diet. The bollios use to be 33 cents to 50 cents and are now 75 cents or a dollar?! You can almost get a loaf of bread for that. I did. I was going to get 2 bollios for me but I already had sandwich bread at home. I know it's not the same but I'd rather not waste it. I will be coming here less and going to other panaderías. Let's say the bollios were 75 cents the pan dulce was 1.62+ I'm not going here unless they pay for it. Lol read more

Always exceptional service when I visit here. I started going because they offer fresh juices. Now I've tried almost everything on the menu. Their bakery items are so fresh and the food is great. Highly recommend.! read more

Good I walked in and they had lines for tamales I'm not sure what they were called yet I passed on them I saw the gelatin it out on the counter but I decided not to buy anything I just got a bag of toasted bread to go read more

I come here for the Avena, bollios, and green chile chicken tamales, so good. They also have a lime agua fresca with chia seeds that is refreshing on a hot day. I do not buy the sweet breads here because they are not worth the inflated prices. read more

Best green tamales ever. Everyone is so welcoming, I placed an order last minuto for work and they help me by making my order with out extra charge o anything read more

Awesome mom and pop little place I go for my stress relief drink and tamale. The cinnamon coffee made my heart filled with happiness. Self serve coffee and you can add creams as much as your taste desires. Tamale can be bought as how ever you want even 1 tamale or a dozen. You can mix them up between Chicken, Pork, Cheese or corn. Staffs are friendly and helpful. Some days I got extra sauces and forgot to pay, they said pay next time. Best part no one harassed me for tips. I tipped all the time because I don't feel being pressured. I tipped because they cleaned the counter for cleanliness and they mopped the floor I walked on. I tipped because they said hello and asked me to come back. read more

my family and i decided to stop by and get some breakfast this morning and my niece found a hair in her cheese and jalapeños tamale. Called to let them know women was very short and rude. got my money back for 1 tamale. Made my stomach turn, won't be back. read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - hair in tamale - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

Best tamales in the area!!! They also do delicious Mexican Bread and cakes and other desserts and aguas frescas. Their Champurado is delicious! Highly recommend this bakery! read more

Disappointed! Ordered tamales for Christmas and the guy Alex who took my order who can barely speak English said that they are open Christmas DAY not Eve as what this business was arguing. Went there Christmas Day and the place was closed and you can't even leave a message because the phone doesn't take any messages. Long story short I had no tamales for my family for Christmas. The issue was language barrier. I don't have any issues people that can't fully speak English but don't put a person to take orders who can't speak and understand English well. If that's so I wouldn't be on here to write this review. I wasn't planning on writing this review but after what my husband told me how the lady at the counter talked to him without an apology this review serves them right. read more

I was honestly surprised to see 3.5 stars for this local gem. I will admit I have not tried many items from this location, but what I have tried is definitely worth the five star review. Starting with the pan dulce.... The conchas are SO soft and I love that they have mini conchas. The empanada con crema is delicious. I am picky with elote pan dulce lol it passed the test but wasn't special to me. Still worth a try, it's tasty enough. The bolillo con queso is NOMNOMNOM delicious. The cream cheese and jalapeno is great but mozzarella con jalapeño takes the prize for me. I also love that they have milk and different bottled drinks for sale, in case you're stopping by for a quick breakfast or lunch. I love that they make jugos naturales!! I always get the Energizer. Specify what ingredients you want, sometimes they leave out the ginger :( breaks my lil heart when they do. Overall, I think it's a great spot and will definitely return to try other items. read more

I haven't been to Don Ponchos in awhile and saw the reviews that they make great bread to eat. However, I gave the four star due to the prices being higher than Northgate's prices. I bought 15 pieces of pan Dulce at $1.50 each, 4 tamales at $2.75 each, and 4 jalapeño cream cheese breads at $2.50 each. The total came out to $44.50. I get that inflation has made a lot of things expensive, but I could get a pan Dulce for $1.00 each at Northgate, cream cheese bread for $1.89 each at the Northgate in Norwalk. Aside from the prices being higher than other competitors. The service was excellent! The ladies were kind to my baby and I, and explained to me the prices of the products since I couldn't see the breakdown of each price on the receipt. From my perspective, I felt the place was clean and organized. I didn't see any food that was spoiled or left out too long that the taste is dry. I enjoyed the taste of the pan Dulce, tamales, and cream cheese to share with my family :) super tasty and it's a bakery close to home! I just need to budget better when deciding to eat out now these days! read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - Jalepeno cream cheese bread and hot tamale - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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I order a last minute cake and they come out with this wonderful cake, the bread was delicious and the betún too, I also try the bread and I love it. Thanks so much to the pastelero who help me in the last minute. read more

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disgusting place there tamales taste dry and there cheese taste old . I wonder why it's soo packed in the mornings ? It's really nasty there are nats on there pandulce NEVER would I EVER recommend! The health department need to come check this place out . read more

Delicious tamales, conchas, orejas and all. My boyfriend has been coming here for many years to get his great uncle and him their red and green tamales. The lady who helped us was super sweet. It's like she was my aunt. Felt like family here. Definitely will be returning to this place for more. read more

This is our neighbor bakery and it does not disappoint. Champurrado is first-rate! Pan dulce is delicious as well, bit pricey but what isn't nowadays. Customer service is outstanding, ladies usually have a friendly smile. read more

Every year I order more than 60 dinner rolls from the bakery. Something about their rolls sets them apart. I genuinely only order their rolls! I recommend them to everyone. This thanksgiving I ordered some and they were perfect. Please check this barely out read more

Can't really trust these bakeries! Why are there NATS in the Pan Dulce? Do you guys not clean the clear things you have the bread in? I saw about 20 of them flying around the bread, on the bread chilling, it's nasty! I told one of the workers and all he said was "oh ok" like he already knew they are not clean! He ends up sending a lady to help me. The only help I needed was for them to clean there store because that's nasty! Sorry but I don't want to eat nats with my bread! read more

The staff is very friendly and the food is good however, if you're a panaderia that never has conchas you get an automatic zero. Last 5 times I went including today they do not have conchas and informed me that they weren't going to have any today. How is it you guys always make the pan that no one wants but you refuse to make conchas? Thank god Cherry's is across the street. read more

I liked their bread and stuffed bolillos until I found a bolt screw in one of the stuffed chorizo bean rolls. I went back immediately to notify the store owner so they can be careful when making them. I'm glad I felt the bolt right away and spit it out back into the bag. I was offered another stuffed bolillo but I didn't want anything else. Could be a one time thing that its never happened to them before but unfortunately I will not be going back. Be careful if you do go. read more

A giant line keeps forming and only one person to help. All the ladies have attitude. read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - They take forever here, no one seems to care. - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

If I could give no stars I would they are trifling Af I came here today and bought two chicken tamales they were old like 2days old chicken was hard and the masa was even harder and this isn't the first time this has happen I tried to give them benefit of the doubt but this is just unacceptable I basically just gave my hard earned money away for free cause I was not able to eat either of the tamales read more

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This place if I can give it zero stars I would I wanted some good tamales but I ended up being disappointed I don't know who's back they're playing chef but these tamales are the worst I've ever had I've had better tamales at Wienerschnitzel it's all Maza it's dry it's sort of sad it's like a diaper don't eat here read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - All masa and little to no cheese - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

tamales are not good :( the cheese tamales were kinda weird, the masa tastes funny and the cheese looked super artificial. i wanted to like them but i couldn't read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - i think that's supposed to be the cheese? - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

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I am new to the neighborhood and I'm so glad I found this gem! Upon entering, Maria greeted me and walked me through the menu. She helped me get exactly what I was looking for (mini conchas). Highly recommend this place if you are ever in Santa Fe Springs! read more

I've been coming hear for a few years now and have alway been welcomed by the friendly staff and really enjoyed the variety or pan, cakes, tamales and menudo. They have expanded the bakery which made me excited. However, now they have less of a variety of pan and a lot of times their trays for bread are empty. I ordered two dozen tamales and noticed the quality had declined, they are now mostly masa with a very little meat on the bottom, this was the case for all the tamales. I still had my hopes up and purchased another dozen two weeks later and still mostly masa. I would not purchase tamales anymore but will still purchase cakes. read more

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This place has fresh pan dulce all day long. The best champurraro and avena too! Family owned and friendly staff. read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - Pan dulce - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

I was so excited to have tamales for breakfast especially tamales with jalapeño and cheese. When I took the first bite of the tamales they were were very dry and the cheese tasted like a rubber band. The cheese is suppose to be soft and creamy. The ends of the tamales were kinda hard. The tamales are not the same, please fix your recipe make them like you did before, I was so disappointed. read more

I was charged $15 extra for fruit on a 1/4 sheet cake that was vanilla with Bavarian filling. Does this look like $15 worth of fruit? 6 strawberries at the most, maybe 1-1/2 kiwis, less than half a can of peaches and maybe one apple. What a rip off!! This was at most a $5-7 upcharge. I feel extremely ripped off. Especially when my order showed it would have mango, I asked for raspberries and blackberries and none of that was included read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - $15 upcharge for fruit! Are you serious???? - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California

Cake decorating is not their forte. I ordered a cake and asked for it to be decorated with rosettes that had an ombre effect from white to gold. There wasn't much of an ombre effect at all... the color was more yellow than anything. The rosettes were messy to say the least. I pipe better rosettes and I just bake and decorate every once in a while. Really disappointed with the asthetics. Price was really low though. $65 for a half sheet cake. I guess you get what you pay for. Other than that the 3 leches cake is good, comes submerged in milks and the baked cheesecake is creamy and has a traditional Mexican flavor. read more

I had the menudo it was good , but too expensive for the serving, The bakery was so so read more

The tamales are amazing! The pan dulce is second only to my family's former bakery in echo park. Bolillo is also really good. I can't wait to go back and try more. This will be our go to bakery for tamales and pan. read more

AND now my mother recently patronized this establishment and they gave her the incorrect change. Less $10. After my mother stood her ground they gave her her $10 back and instead of apologizing for the misunderstanding, they told her to get out and never come back. I will let All my Family and Friends how they treat their customers. read more

I am so glad that I finally came around to checking this place out. I typically frequent the donut shop (Donuts & More) in the plaza when I am craving for some glazed donuts, I thought it was long overdue that I checked out what else was available. It has been so long since I have been inside a bakery like this as I am spoiled rotten by Asian bakeries in the SGV. This brings me to Don Pancho's Bakery, sweet bread, pastries, tamales, fresas, and more sweet bread. They have so many different style of sweet bread ranging in color, size, and the best part of all they all taste like they just came out of Grandmother's kitchen. The sweet bread is light, airy, with a hint of sweetness, reminiscent of Asian pineapple buns. For only 60$ per bread, you can let yourself loose and splurge like mad! They had a limited selection on frescas but I will probably give it a shot the next time I come along with the tamales. I am actually kind of glad I forgot to bring my lunch, otherwise I would have missed out on this place. It is definitely a small hole in the wall bakery but I am a avid supporter for small mom and pop stores so stop by and indulge in some pastries here!! read more

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If you're looking for great tasting tamales, this place is a winner! I was introduced to this place by a co-worker who is a local to the Santa Fe Springs area and brought in tamales for us to try. I would definitely be making future road trips to get a hold of these delicious tasting tamales. I've tried both the red pork and the green chicken tamales. If you don't like spicy food, these aren't for you. I always add salsa to my tamales but these definitely already have a kick to them! They're freshly made. Every tamal has an even balance of masa and meat in every bite! read more

Don Pancho's Bakery - Green Chicken tamal and red pork tamal - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Fe Springs, California