This is one of my professors' favorite places to get Portuguese egg tarts, so obviously my friends…read moreand I needed to check it out. I can see why he loves it -- the egg tarts are very custardy and rich, with a lightly eggy flavor but the sweetness from heavy cream in each bite contrasting to the flaky crust. We also got the red velvet cheesecake, which was pretty standard. The strawberry and cream cookie was massive and I loved the strawberry flavor! It was a little too sweet for me but for the average American palette is probably perfect. There's a parking lot but pretty limited seating (that gets a lot of sun), so plan on taking it to go unless you want to casually borrow a table next door...

I was in Santa Monica and craving some cookies. I saw these recommended on Instagram for their…read morechunky cookies. While the physical location is small, there's outdoor seating to enjoy our sweets and goodies right away. We ordered the peanut butter chocolate, chocolate chip, chocolate chunk sea salt and walnuts, and cookies and cream. We also ordered the pistachio latte and matcha cream top. My favorite cookie was the peanut butter chocolate followed by the chocolate chip walnut with sea salt. My mom's favorite was the chocolate walnut sea salt. The pistachio latte was yummy with real pistachio pieces sprinkled on top

Stopped by because of a pop up…read more The staff were nice and friendly, the cafe is quite small but there is plenty of seating outside. They are known for their breads and treats and having a cute display of their array of baked treats, but when we entered at opening, it looks like they were still setting up. I ordered the caramel coconut bun, and it wasn't that great. It wasn't sweet enough, the bread was kind of stale and it needed more flavor to be a caramel bun, I tasted no caramel. It was part of the promotion so if I return I won't re order it. Side note: once we ordered the bun, it was part of the promotion to receive a perfume and a lipgloss and the staff were unsure of what they were supposed to give out. When we told them, they initially said "that's all we have" until a staff member went to look again and discovered there were additional items. It may be wise to educate staff and be knowledgeable of what events are occurring if you're doing a collaboration with a wide known company.

Excited for the new seasonal drops! Saw they rotated in a new sweet peppers focaccia (right) on…read moreinstagram and dropped by immediately. Also grabbed the poblano bear claw (left). Both delicious!

Stopped by on a Saturday night around 10 PM and it was definitely busy, but still worth it! I love…read morethat they give you your own tester cups so you can try different flavors before deciding. It's also self-serve for both the yogurt and toppings, which makes it fun and easy to customize exactly what you want. The yogurt itself is really good. I got the vanilla custard and peanut butter, and both were super creamy and delicious. It's one of those places that feels a little dangerous because I can already tell I'm going to want to come back often! Only note (not even a complaint): if they ever rotate flavors, a coffee custard would be amazing. I feel like that would be so good.

Has been one of my go-to for froyo, mainly because I was always so biased towards anything peanut…read morebutter and they did offer the PB flavored yogurt. For quick stop, the spot is perfect as they provide dine-in space and has dedicated parking spot as well! It's basically self-serve and pay by weight basis. They provide quite rich selections of flavors and I'd say they're pretty good with flavor rotations and offering distinctive ones including caffe latte, acai, even boysenberry! So it can serve different preferences from those liking classic flavors like tart, vanilla, or chocolate until those peculiar ones. They also offer the ones that are more creamy to those that are more fruity. Toppings were also plenty even including the sauce options! You can sit at the outdoor patio right in front and enjoy people watching. Plus point, at every visit I have with different attendants, all of them have always been super friendly and helpful.

Such a great hidden gem in West LA! I ordered the Morning Wrap and it was absolutely delicious,…read morefresh, flavorful, and really satisfying. I also tried the Immunity Booster juice and loved it. Great food, great quality, and definitely a place I'll be coming back to. Highly recommend Jackie's Family Bakery!

SO GOOD!!! The bakery is SO GOOD! I will come back. Little small bakery but the quality is so good.read more

A HIDDEN GEM. Truly the BEST French croissant & stuffing on the Westside and quite frankly in all…read moreof LA even when compared against pricey French shops such as Artelice, Chaumont in Beverly Hills, Cream Pan in OC...etc. I normally am not an almond croissant person but Five Star Frogs has THE best almond croissant and filling. The filling is soft and decadent, textured but not gritty and it straddles the line by being almond flavor & texture but a slight custard flavor as well. The croissant bread itself is PHENOMENAL. There's a delicate crispy, golden brown shell that crackles when you bite into it. Inside is a light, buttery interior that's soft and airy with distinct layers and somehow cleverly manages to be decadently soft and doughey without being greasy. Honestly a work of art and a true genius in its making - I'm shocked this spot hasn't blown up more and/or hasn't been a brick and mortar yet. From best to least best: * almond croissant (my god I can't stop thinking of this. Both the bread and the almond filling is out of this world) * Chocolate almond croissant (this is ranked second simply because the almond filling and croissant bread is simply that good. The chocolate adds a nice second dimension but is not needed). * apricot danish (so fresh and addictive to eat however the croissant bread is simply more clever than the danish bread and so is the almond filling) * cinnamon raisin bun - so delicious but I hurt so happen to like the other buns more personally * pistachio swirl bun (still REALLY good but nothing compares to the croissant bread). The swirl bun was slightly a bit more dry so I didn't care for this as much but it's still good and the pistachio filling was yummy. Compared to their other options I wouldn't get this option again but still definitely worth the try. Sold at the Santa Monica 3rd St Promenade, Farmers Market every Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM

OMG!!!! Just last night my spouse and I were watching a travel video on YouTube about Parisian…read moreBakeries (Top 10) and the raspberry croissant we were GIVEN by the super nice young lady along with our other purchase looked JUST LIKE that "top 10" Parisian bakery croissant. We bumped into Frogs at the Westlake Village Farmers Market today Easter Sunday after church... It's a beautiful gorgeous day... And oh what a pleasant surprise here... We dug into our Almond croissant 1st, it was perfectly crunchy and oh so incredibly soft & fresh with tremendous almond filling!!! My wife immediately commented "OMG! I could eat the whole thing but it's gotta be over 2000 calories"!!! She is a size zero petite so counts calories & was a gymnast long ago. So she humorously complains... I on the other hand love almond croissants and all tasty things. I must agree with ALL MY Heart and ALL my taste buds that this almond croissant is DA BOMB of croissants to defeat ALL other croissants everywhere!!! It's like MAGIC because this was oh so beautiful with visually beautiful powdered sugar and its' perfect crusty finish ... I've not tried the raspberry yet, as I'm letting my spouse of 38 years go first. So... I must go again to get more but my wife is gonna kill me. She's the dieting "gatekeeper" here and I'm supposed to be on a diet. I need to break my routine for another croissant... From here of course. No, not anywhere else... And I've gotta try some other pastries too!!! So why 5 stars? ARE WE CRAZY??? Nope!!! I'd have given 1000 stars after my first bite of that almond bomb!!! Now I'm gonna try the raspberry croissant except... It's so beautiful to look at I don't wanna spoil it!!! I guess I'll have to sacrifice and just settle for the pictures of it. Actually I'm gonna try to sneak away and get another couple croissants before my wife can notice I'm missing!??? 5 stars it is because I can't click it 995 more times and get to 1000 stars. Nice generous folks ... My wife just called out from our kitchen "...that's like THE BEST almond croissant..." Sign... How can we measure happiness? I know how with another almond croissant!!! [Edited extra] I just sneaked out, my wife doesn't know... I bought two more almond croissants and I'm going to try the ham croissant. Oh these look so beautiful.... Okay, my wife just caught me with the new purchases. And to my surprise, she approves! And she just said we cannot get these every week. Otherwise we're going to gain weight. Quietly, I'm thinking I'm willing to give up other things in my diet to have more almond croissants from Frogs!!!

Flavor was forgettable. Although I had numerous fruits, they weren't flavorful. The acai itself was…read moreso-so. The price was too high for that way it's tasted. It was very plain. I'm not sure how that happened, but for me, I wouldn't plan on coming back here

I'm super happy this place is a few blocks away from home and they have the most delicious Açaí…read morebowls. There is even outdoor seating and validated parking. Great generous portions and nice people that work here make it 5 stars.

I finally stopped by Penguin Frozen Yogurt after being intrigued by the name. I grew up going to a…read morePenguin Frozen Yogurt in my hometown that has since closed, so I was curious whether this one would be similar. To my surprise, they had the peanut butter frozen yogurt that I always ordered as a child, and it tasted just as I remembered. It brought back a lot of nostalgia. This location also serves ice cream in addition to frozen yogurt, giving you plenty of options. A fun trip down memory lane and a tasty treat.

3.5 because the service was definitely there. Oh, let's call it 4 for the team…read more Realistically an overall round up isn't justified because flavor selection was limited, actually boring (more topping options than fro-yo) and prepackaged pints are currently not available. Today was perhaps an off day? Hope so. Hubby wanted a Cappuccino flavored yogurt. TCBY makes one but I was at Penguin's. Perhaps what he really wanted was not fro-yo but gourmet ice cream or gelato, transformed to traditional affogato with a vanilla variety of either as a base, or what I frequently serve for dessert - Scotch, Espresso & Vanilla Affogato. (DM me for the recipe, it's SO easy!) Because I am a good wife, I settled for one small chocolate brownie and one small low-fat vanilla. My attempt to fake his requested flavor profile. Anxious to get his take. My take? Both WAY too cloyingly sweet, especially the low-fat vanilla and it's lingering aftertaste. If he hates them, he's getting a peanut butter banana smoothie with the spoils as a base for Sunday brunch with an affogato back. Can't stand to waste food. Penguin's has been in the Hayes Center for as long as I can remember, a WLA institution surviving the across the street Big Chill competitor. If you're not a sweet treat snob like I am, definitely snag free parking and a few samples.

We always come to this place to eat, and the ice cream is the best we've ever tasted.read more

Good creamy ice cream and fruit obstacles very fresh Highly…read morerecommend good check it out