BREAKFAST REVIEW ONLY. Relatively unimpressed with JJ Bakery's breakfast. I ordered: *shao bing you tiou (Sesame Seed Cake with Chinese Donut): I liked the shao bing here 'cause it was different! It was flaky and thin like the outside of the traditional tai yang bing (sun cake). And I didn't feel like I was carbo-loading. *soymilk: JJ Bakery always has pretty good soy milk found in the little cooler section. *Dan Bing (Eggs + Scallion Pancake): I didn't see this on the menu but I asked anyways 'cause it isn't hard to make. My favorite probably 'cause they gave a tasty packet of garlic+soy sauce mix. Mmmm! *Lo Bo Si Bing (Turnip Cake): Tastes like cardboard here. Even the tasty sauce couldn't save this one. Recommend to try once: Shao Bing You Tiou Recommend: Soymilk & Dan Bing The set up is a little confusing. I wasn't quite sure but I figured it out but I had other customers ask me where to order while I was waiting for my food. read more

One of the most popular bakeries in the SGV, if you plan to come here during the daytime, prepare to put your warpaint on. Sometimes it can get ugly. Especially in the morning. And it's not hard to see why. The baked goods and cakes are amazingly delicious and the variety that this place offers is just so vast. It can get easy to get overwhelmed and start grabbing stuff off the shelves and buying a bunch of desserts, which is pretty much what goes on among the older Chinese women at around 8AM and 11AM. Among my favorites here are the Creme Brulee, New York Style Cheesecake, and Coffee + Chocolate cake. The egg tarts are pretty good too but they run out pretty quickly and for some reason, most of them are always on reserve. The buns aren't too shabby either, my favorite being the hot dog buns and the creamed corn buns. My only gripe about this place is the service. You think that they could crack a smile every once a while. I haven't had awful service to the point where I wouldn't want to return, but recently, there was a really cranky-looking worker who stuffed my slice of cake into a tiny box and just left it there without putting it in a bag, until after I asked her to. Then she just quickly shoved the box into the bag and nudged it towards me and went about her day. That sort of left a bad taste in my mouth but oh well. It's a good thing that the piece of cake that I bought was good enough to wash most of that taste away. read more

I bought a couple of bread here today. Pros: -Cheaper bread, as compared to 85C. Boh-rohs are only $1 here! wee! Cons: -Some bread not fresh T_T. It really depends what day and time you go. Also, the selection of bread differs from day to day. I suggest going early in the morning. -Workers here are not the nicest, but meh. I can get over that. read more

The bakery and the restaurant is delicious! I am so glad my my uncle took me here because the JJ Bakery (just bakery) in Irvine was so "not-happening". I love all the baked goods here and the cakes look so good (but I have not had them yet). I also love all the Taiwanese goodies at the restaurants...steamed tofu, tofu/pig ears/seaweed stewed...BEEF NOODLE SOUP...hot mochi soup...everything here is good. There can be a bit of a wait early weekend but the staff is very nice and fairly attentive. read more

I always stop by if I'm having some dumplings across the way. The service is typical Chinese, they just don't care. So I just pick up my little bags of delightful-ness and move on. The egg tarts are VERY good and my kids LOVE the hot dog pastry. Other items I like are the pineapple pastry, almond pastry and the sweet rolls. The cakes are hit and miss. The cake it self is pretty flavorless, typical Asian sponge cake. The fruit isn't very fresh, they look good, but have no flavor and it always trips me up when I find a tomato on the cake. I understand it is considered a fruit, but cakes should be sweet and sour/salty/savory. **PARKING is CRAZY on the weekend** Be ready for some door dings if it is crowded. read more

3 solid stars My second time here. I guess I didn't review it the first time. Both times we were in line, waiting for DTF. Overall, your typical Asian bakery--nothing unique. Service was friendly. read more

I love baked goods and have tried a number of different places and JJ's is one of the better ones. The most unique item here is the mochi "cake." It is a mango/strawberry/green tea cake with fruit and enveloped by a layer of mochi. It is an interesting combination and the mochi is always nice and soft (fresh)! I've tried the mango and strawberry mochi and they were both good. They have all of the typical buns and they are all pretty good and reasonably priced. Parking is really tough here because it shares a lot with Din Tai Fung. Also, options are very limited if you come late in the day (things were looking pretty sparse at 3pm or so) even on the weekends. read more

This place is soooooo good! If only we had one in Norcal... :) Yes the main thing is the fresh baked bread/pastries here. For me though it's all about the yummy Taiwanese breakfast! OMG the shao bing is fresh, soft and fluffy just like the egg they put inside with the Chinese doughnut and roasted beef. SO good that you just have to go try it. Also if you order anything from their Taiwanese breakfast menu it's good. Their soy and almond milk is so good. At least for the soy milk it's not watered down and is super concentrated so you get that extra soy milk taste. SO YUMMY! Please open one in NorCal! read more

When their bread is still warm and fresh it's so fluffy and soft and delightful. I think their pineapple bun is pretty fantastic. The outside has a slight crunch and is met by a soft fluffy inside, not too sweet and has good flavor. Their cakes are soft and taste good. They have this german pudding tart which is really good, it looks like a huge egg tart but the consistently is much softer and has a more decadent taste, its a must try. I would skip on their hokaido cake, it was basically sponge cake with some custard in the middle, it was small and pricey. They have a good selection of buns and pastries, some unique and different from other asian bakeries. Parking here is usually easy and fast but it can get crowded because it's in the same plaza as a boba place, din tai fung and phoenix. The building is spacious and service is pretty fast. read more

o6.o1.14 I've always prefered JJ over most other bakeries because their pastries doesn't taste as buttery. But who shops at bakeries right after they eat...um... anyway. The very first time I visited this JJ was bc I got too hungry waiting for Ding Tai Fung across the parking lot lol Ever since, I always buy birthday cakes from JJ. In addition, this location also have those Taiwanese breakfast! :D read more

I don't normally eat asian breads. But when I do, i prefer dos Jotas. It's pricier than the others but the difference is better breads. Fresher. High quality AND creative carbohydrates. This bakery in particular stopped having the hot meals and dim sum, but heck, who needs that when you have over 20 delicious super softy breads to choose from. Bakery. You get a happy face asian style...here ; ) read more

Just came here for bread on the go. Place is shared with Din Tai Fung and Lucky Pharmacy and a bank. Parking is okay except when din tai Fung gets packed. They have good varieties of foods such as the sticky rice sausage, hot dog bun, egg tarts, cakes, and many delicious buns and drinks. read more

Located right in the same parking lot as DTF, I got a cake here to-go for my relatives and got to try a slice myself as well. Similar to other Asian bakeries its mostly more airy and less sugary. The mango mousse that I got was only about $17-18 pretty good deal pricing wise. I think their main competitor here would be Paris Banquette that I see plenty here in NY. Hope one day to see them expand beyond SoCal and into East Coast :-) Oh they do have a credit card min of $5 which is pretty common for Asian bakeries. Besides the cake I also had an Almond milk drink, it was bit sweeter than I thought but definitely a new flavor than what I usually see. The cashiers were all very friendly and speak perfect Mandarin. I suppose that's common in the 626 area :p There's also a dining area and they do serve some food options I believe, didn't get to try them myself but I believe they should be rather authentic. read more

JJ Bakery - Mango Mousse - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

Except for the really bad parking on weekends, and the so so bad parking on certain days, JJ is a great bakery to go get all yummy fluffy needs. The cakes are beautfully decorated and the cake is moist and fluffy, and the flavors are bountiful and delicious. The cakes can run up to $35 dollars a cake but they are so good. I recommend all their cakes, especially the cartoon cake with hello kitty and a cabin scene with "ground" layers inside of chocolate and coffee and vanilla goodness. They also have lots of adorable cakes on the side display for around $12 to $15 dollars. their baked items for $1 something are very yummy too. A lot of their onion breads are very tasty. read more

Came in to browse around before having dinner at Din Tai Fung across the plaza. I was pretty excited about this place as I've heard great things about their treats. I felt like a little kid looking at all the different pastries, haha. I walked out with a bag of green tea cookies and a loaf of chocolate marble toast. The cookies were a little bland IMO. I would have enjoyed them more if they were more on the soft side. The chocolate marble toast is so soft, not very airy either. It's also not too sweet - goes well with my morning cup of coffee. I'd have to come back and try other things like their mousses, cakes, and other pastries. We came an hour before closing, so selection was a little limited. read more

JJ Bakery: slightly overpriced, but as is everything in Arcadia. I can count on 99 Ranch for better deals, but JJ Bakery for a wider variety. Most of the breads there are reasonably priced, but it's the cakes and the pastries (such as almond brittle, what I consider quite a luxury) that are expensive. I have probably purchased birthday cakes here only twice, and while the cake is perfectly fine, the price tag leaves the slightly bitter aftertaste...? read more

JJ Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

I've never tried anything else here other then the green tea mousse cake. It was $32 for an 8-inch round birthday cake. I thought, wow hopefully they've mastered the art of using green tea flavors since other reviewers are raving about this green tea ball cake/mochi thing. The cake itself is aesthetically pleasing and sophisticated. Most of the fruits on top were sour AF. I had to throw away 3/4 of the fruit-grapes, kiwi, and green apple slices. More sour than a warhead. The kiwi was very hard. The cake bread was ok/decent but not spectacular. The texture was like a slightly compressed and slightly moist sponge. The good part is chewing the red beans scattered in one of the cake layers because it gives a contrasting flavor/kick to the mildly fragrant green tea flavor. Red beans also gives a contrasting solid chewiness to the slightly dewy-damp sponge bread. Overall I would not pay $32 for this only-decent cake. I wanted a cake that was different and exotic from the standard fruitcakes. In this case, a standard Asian $15-$20 fruitcake wins. Now to the store itself... Parking is in a tiny lot with many other businesses squeezed together in a plaza. I went in Saturday around 4-5pm and place was packed. You can select your breads and pastries off the racks yourself and line up. If you are here at these peak hours to put in an order for a cake at a future date, you'd better know what you want cuz you'll feel rushed once you get called up from the line. Dang I was picking up a cake order that I had phoned in previously and I still felt rushed lol. I wasn't even trying to buy anything else. read more

JJ Bakery - Green tea mousse cake 8-inch $32. Good but not worth that much in my book - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

+: Best Chinese pastries and desserts ever! I wish Portland had a JJ... -: Be understanding of the service, you are in Arcadia. !: I am so lucky that I used to live down the street from this spot, this is always a mandatory stop when I visit mom! Try to go when they're fresh and out of the oven, you will be able to tell because the plastic bags are left open! ?: Too many options...it makes it hard to figure out what you want! read more

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JJ used to be my go-to bakery. But quality has gone down and recently I bought toast on a Monday morning, and the NEXT DAY, the toast was moldy. It's been a steady 68 degrees in my kitchen and the toast was not near anything warm. All the slices in the bag were moldy. Disgusting and unacceptable. I know they claim there are no preservatives so bread goes bad more quickly, but it should have at least lasted one day. This just tells me they sell bread that was made days ago, even when I went early in the morning hoping to get freshly baked bread. read more

JJ Bakery - Moldy bread (only 1 day old). - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

The service here is always terrible no matter who is working there. Every time I've come here for pastries, the workers have been really rude and snappy. I came here for convenience since the pastries aren't even that great. Rude service and mediocre pastries means I'm never coming here again. I'd rather go somewhere farther. read more

I really like this bakery! Terrific selection. I think the best time to visit is right before noon time traffic. Aside from individual wrapped bread, there's cake, sliced and cakes, lunch boxes and even milk tea. I always end up buying more than expected. read more

After Yelping "Hokkaido chiffon cake" I knew I had to hit this place up at some point on my way back from an event my gf had to be at in the area. I also got a hot green milk tea that went perfect with it. After having several other Hokkaido-themed desserts and drinks at other boba or dessert places, I haven't come across any as delicious as the chiffon cake they have here. The filling was amazing and definitely accentuates the creaminess associated with the Hokkaido region. I couldn't really tell how they did it but no other place has come close. I just wish the chiffon cake wasn't so small. At least there little to no guilt about it. read more

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The breads here are delicious Good variety Reasonably priced We come here a lot due to the freshness read more

Big fun of roll cakes so drove a long way here( i live in woodland hills). Medium parking place but still busy probably because I came on Jan 1st.... Anyway , after wandering among all goodies I finally got three cake rolls( golden coffee, cheese, almond ), one puff and one cream filled chiffon cake , 2 cheese sticks + double cheese cake.... ( hope one day I would not die of diabetes....) they are all good and my favorite is the double. Will try pork buns , youtiao ( Chinese churro ) and taro buns next time read more

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My family and I have been ordering the coffee strawberry cake here for yearsss for every special occasion. We try to switch it up once in a while because seriously, how boring are we? But we always come back to that coffee strawberry! The cake itself is very moist and strawberries always taste fresh. I can't speak to their other offerings, but it's always a good day when we have coffee strawberry cake from JJs! read more

I was here yesterday on 8/22/2020 Saturday and bought lots of pastries and one bag of whole wheat toast. This morning I was making breakfast for my son, opened the bag of toast and the first two slices look like this (see pic) with black spots. I'm sure that's not from the wheat. The bread turn bad. I hate to drive back to store and show them this. Waste of time and since the bag of toast is $2.75. Not worth my trip. What is their solution for me? I'm not asking for a refund. Just hoping this should not happen to anyone. Also, I'm hoping this is not made from previous or several days ago. Well, I'm sharing this loaf with you all, please check before you serve good to the family. Now my kid will eat the egg alone. Haha. And to JJB, please look into this and hope this will not happen again to your customers. Believe me, I shop ally at your store. But my recent trip & precious trip isn't pleasant. The last trip, I purchased the fried daikon in the plastic clear yet & one of the slices was extra, extra thin that was layer / put at the bottom of the other piece so it won't be notice...until we open it. It was quite ridiculous. Hope this is it about cutting cost, food, and labor. We still like to shop at your bakery. read more

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Good, speedy place to get some baked buns! I came here on a Saturday at 4pm; despite how late it was,there was still a decent selection of buns! I got the classic taro, red bean, and pineapple buns. There were also whole loaves, egg tarts, sponge cakes, and cookies. Another time I tried their taro fruit cake which was decent! Each of the buns range from $1.25-$2. Like many businesses in Arcadia, everyone speaks Mandarin! read more

This is my go-to Asian bakery for nostalgically-not-too-sweet cakes and pastries. I've purchased the vanilla chiffon cake with strawberries for $28 multiple times and haven't been disappointed. The sponge cake is light and airy and surrounded by a lightly sweetened whipped cream topping and fruit. I could possibly eat the whole cake myself because it's so light and still feel guilt-free. Sometimes, they assume I speak Mandarin but I can get by ordering in English with maybe a few looks. read more

A must visit for our Los Angeles visits. The boba milk tea is so good and not too sweet. Love the Hokkaido Chiffon! Nice place to stop by before Din Tai Feng dumpling meal, to get nice desserts or breads during the long wait. Wish they have one in SF bay area! read more

A place to shop Asian pastries and cakes 365 days. Budget friendly. Most of the items I purchased were decent. They are quite busy every time I stopped by. But, they serve fast too. read more

I like this JJ's much better than the Koreatown store. Much more options and more fresh, due to a lot more traffic into the store. I got the German pastry, which was like a creme brulee on a tart pastry. Recommend read more

The service and the pastries are good. It's not expensive and I have one must item that I like. I usually get like 6 of them and they last pretty long. I don't know the name but it is heart shape with coconut crumbs and embedded raisins(my favorite). read more

ummm, i am beginning to forget about that hot bakery in Irvine... 98 degrees what? yes, another review of JJs, but a different store this time! when i heard that we were going to have dim sum in SGV, i was hoping it would be DTF so i can go to JJs, but we ended up at Ocean Star, but i figured that JJs was SORT OF on the way home...... so there i was again, inside a JJs, for the 10th time in the last couple of months. I eyed all the delicious looking mousse cakes and mochi cakes, but i ended up getting a cranberry roll cake (light and yummy) and a couple more of the Cranberry Cheese Breads. i found that cooling them in the fridge makes them tastier, in my opinion. I forgot to get a hokkaido cake per cherie's suggestions, but i know i will be hitting another JJs anyways, so will be updating soon... !!! Across from Din Tai Fung Dumpling house and a Tutti Frutti! read more

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I love me some JJ Bakery! The pastries and food here is so good! I love getting their different kinds of chocolate cookies with almonds or macadamia nuts. The pastries are plentiful with all kinda of carbalicious breads. My favorite are the pastries with hot dogs in it and the regular dinner roll pastries. Everything is baked fresh and is just delicious. They also have dried pork buns, fresh breads, wheat bread, taro bread, etc. The choices are endless! They take cash and credit, but credit cards only after a certain amount is spent. So, just be aware of that so you're not caught of guard.. I can't remember if it was $10 or $15 minimum. Try this place out, but you need to get here early when everything is freshly made. Towards the end of the day, this place can get really busy! Also, parking is a bit difficult because of Din Tai Fung, but once you get parking and buy your stuff, you'll be a happy camper. ;) read more

If I can give negative stars I would. I mean a lawsuit waiting to happen. We ordered a cake for my cousin's birthday and he was trying to cut it and we were wondering why it was so hard. We cut it open and there was a SHARP METAL TRIANGLE CAKE DECORATOR inside. WTH!!!! What if we smashed his face into the cake?? We were all just shocked- in total disbelief that someone could leave this deadly weapon in a cake...I really have no more words for this unspeakable act read more

JJ Bakery - A SHARP METAL TRIANGLE CAKE DECORATOR FOUND IN OUR CAKE!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

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JJ bakery..my guilty pleasure..I just grab everything that looks good there. One time I got this "still hot from the oven" pineapple bun and it was so good I ate it in my car. It's not really a pineapple bun, they just look like one (not really). Love their 3 colors checkerboard cake, horn bread, steamed cheesecake, and their bread selections. They have different breads everytime I go there. Cheese, red bean, pork sung, raisin, hot dog, tuna..you name it all. I stopped going to Diamond Bakery and Kee Wah after I found this place. It's slightly more expensive than the other Chinese bakeries but it has superior quality. read more

There's nothing that I can't stand more than a Chinese menu that I can barely read, mixed with Chinese pride, mixed with a reluctance to resort to ordering in English. Therefore, I have gone through the trouble of looking up all the items on the elusive Chinese breakfast menu, and offered my translation for some. You'll have to know pinyin to pronounce it, but if you're like us local ABCs, you'll have taken Chinese class at some unnamed UC at some point and should know pinyin by heart now, but don't have the discipline to practice or memory to remember most words... right??? Bon appetit! ---Tai2 shi4 zao3 can1 / dian3 xin1: Taiwanese breakfast cuisine / bites 1) shao1 bing3: sesame flatbread 2) shao1 bing3 you2 tiao2 (yi2 tao4): #1 with cruller (Chinese donut) 3) shao1 bing3 jia2 cong1 hua1 dan4: #1 with scallion & egg? 4) shao1 bing3 jia2 cong1 hua1 dan4 jia1 you2 tiao2: #3 + cruller 5) tian2 shao1 bing3: sweet flatbread 6) you2 tiao2: cruller (Chinese donut) 7) cong1 you2 bing3: scallion pancake 8) cong1 you2 bing3 jia2 cong1 hua1 dan4: #7 with scallion & egg? 9) cong1 you2 bing3 jia2 you2 tiao2: #7 with cruller 10) niu2 jian4 jiang4 rou4 shao1 bing3 11) cong1 hua1 dan4 bing3: scallion crepe 12) niu2 rou4 juan3 bing3: you know... the delicious pancake-wrapped beef dish 13) shui3 jian1 bao1 (liang2 ru4) 14) luo2 bo si1 bing3 15) cai4 rou4 bao1 16) xian1 rou4 bao1 17) su4 cai4 bao1: vegetarian bao 18) xian1 nai3 man2 tou2: milk bread thing? 19) man2 tou2 jia2 dan4: #18 with egg 20) za2 liang2 man2 tou2 21) za2 liang2 man2 tou2 jia2 dan4: #20 with egg 22) xian2 fan4 tuan2: savory rice dildo. Try the ones with black-rice @ Huge Tree Pastry in Monterey Park! 23) te4 zhi4 xian2 fan4 tuan2 (xiang1 chang2 & dan4): special savory rice dildo with Chinese sausage (ha) and egg 24) tian2 fan4 tuan2: sweet rice dildo 25) su4 fan4 tuan2: vegetarian rice dildo 26) xian2 dou4 jiang1: savory soy milk soup 27) tai2 shi4 luo2 bo gao1: Taiwan style radish cake 28) tai2 shi4 luo2 bo gao1 jia1 dan4: #27 with egg 29) tai2 shi4 han4 bao3 30) jia1 dan4: add egg 31) bing1 dou4 jiang1: cold soymilk 32) re4 dou4 jiang1: hot soymilk 33) re4 qing1 jiang1 34) bing1 mi3 jiang1: cold rice milk 35) re4 mi3 jiang1: hot rice milk 36) bing1 dou4 hua1: cold tofu pudding soup 37) re4 dou4 hua1: hot tofu pudding soup 38) xing4 ren2 cha2: almond tea 39) bing1 xing4 ren2 cha2: cold almond tea ---yin3 liao4 xi4 lie4: beverage series 40) zhao1 pai2 re4 ka1 fei1: signature coffee 41) zhao1 pai2 bing1 ka1 fei1: signature iced coffee 42) re4 na2 tie3: hot latte 43) bing1 na2 tie3: cold latte 44) re4 ka3 bu4 qi2 nuo4: hot cappuccino 45) bing1 ka3 bu4 qi2 nuo4: iced cappuccino 46) mo2 ka3: mocha 47) bing1 mo2 ka3: iced mocha 48) yi4 shi4 ka1 fei1 (xian4 tang2 shi2) 49) re4 hong2 cha2: hot black tea 50) bing a4 sa4 mu3 hong2 cha2: iced Assam black tea (huh?) 51) bing a4 sa4 mu3 nai3 cha2: iced Assam milk tea 52) feng1 mi4 lü4 cha2: honey green tea 53) xiang1 ji2 shi4 lü4 cha2 54) jin1 jü2 lü4 cha2: kumquat green tea 55) bai3 xiang1 lü4 cha2 ---zha4 zhi1 lei4: pressed juice category 56) xin1 xian1 hong2 luo2 bo zhi1: fresh carrot juice 57) xin1 xian1 qin2 cai4 zhi1: fresh celery juice 58) fu4 shi4 ping2 guo3 yuan2 zhi1: fuji apple juice 59) liu3 ding1 yuan2 zhi1: orange juice 60) feng1 mi4 ning2 meng2 zhi1: honey lemon juice ---bing1 sha1 lei4: ice-blended category 61) cao3 mei2: strawberry 62) feng4 li2: pineapple 63) mang2 guo3: mango 64) na2 tie3: latte 65) mo2 ka3: mocha ---xin1 xian1 guo3 zhi1 lei4: fresh fruit juice category 66) cao3 mei2: strawberry 67) mang2 guo3: mango 68) xi1 gua1: watermelon 69) ning2 meng2: lemon 70) pu2 tao2: grape 71) qi2 yi4 guo3: kiwi 72) lan2 mei: blueberry 73) zong1 he2: mixed Power to you, ordering in Chinese! read more

JJ Bakery - Rice dildo with egg and Chinese sausage - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

Delicious cakes vs. Rude Service Pick and choose your battles. I get desserts here for my in laws (they LOVE it), So I get them a variety of stuff - custard, taro buns, danish, mochi, etc. They are all pretty good. I like the choices. But man the people are kinda rude. No greeting, no smiles, no thank you, etc. Just give them your money and leave. :P Oh well... good cakes! read more

This is a superb bakery with lots of choices and specially caters to the Asian taste buds. Parking is easy and customer service wonderful. I enjoy the treats and specially like the walnut pastry. The charges are very cost effective ranging for 0.75 cents to a few dollars. I enjoy having them pastries with tea and coffee. Love the taste. I am a Fan and often visit them. read more

I love the freshness of their pastry. I love the cakes. Not too sweet. Affordable prices. Wide selection. You better get there early or the selection get limited after certain hours. Parking sometimes is an issue here but it always depends at what time you to stop by. This place is always cleaned. They also have a sitting area where you can sit down and order some hot food for breakfast. It's really good, you can't get disappointed. 4 stars because you are just another "business transaction". There's no "good morning" or "Thanks for your purchase" coming from the employees. It's just "next" & "your total is" but besides that.....no complaints :) read more

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