Came by to give Valerio's Cafe another try..... Thank you Mikey & Phillip for caring about your…read morecustomers & their experience. So glad we came back. Such a better visit this time around. What we ordered: * Iced Ube Latte * Iced Mango Matcha * Pizza Pan De Sal * Gourmet Cheese (like Porto's cheese rolls) Everything was so good. Latte & matcha were made perfectly. Quick service & quality products. Thank you Valerio's!!

i think out of all the Valerio's, this location is my favorite. I haven't visited in awhile and…read morecame here on a Thursday morning at 645AM and it was busy. I was also surprised to see that they expanded their space that offers seating and a coffee shop! They use beans sourced from Philippines for their coffee. Good move on their end if you want to enjoy your filipino pastry with coffee or tea! My go to items rotate between the Spanish bread, pizza pandesal, and regular pandesal fresh from the oven. For my most recent visit, I was surprised to see they had the ilocos empanada available. Like i mentioned, its been a minute since coming here so not sure how long they've been making them. The last time i had an ilocos empanada was when visited Vigan Philippines in 2017! I ordered on in addition to a chicken empanada and pizza pandesal. I decided to check out the coffee shop and what made me backtrack was that they make calamansi tea (with either black or jasmine tea). Decided to order that and eat the ilocos empanada at the cafe while it was still warm. The ilocos empanada: big portion ($6). You can order with or without cheese ($7 with cheese). I opted without cheese because this is how i remember eating it. It also comes with a vinegar sauce. It was delicious. Perfect crunch. Perfect ratios of papaya, mung beans, meat and egg. Calamansi black tea - yummy as well. Not too sweet. Tasted good with the empanada. I will definitely be coming back for the ilocos empanada. They make them daily and often replenished throughout the day (according to the employee). Parking here may be tight if coming durinf busy hours since it shares the spaces with titas kitchenette (also delicious) and island pacific market as well as other small businesses in the strip mall.

Manuela Malasadas & Coffee is sooo good I got a bunch of malasadas from here for my birthday and…read morethey were absolutely superb. Soft, fresh, fluffy, and dangerously addicting lol. You can really taste the care put into them. Perfect little sweet treat with coffee and honestly such a cute local spot. Definitely worth stopping by if you're craving something sweet.

This place is always good. Another National City gem. Great service & chill vibes. We finally tried…read moretheir garlic shrimp scampi. We were hoping it would be like the shrimp we had when visiting Oahu. This shrimp was more on the cajun side (little strong). Still very yummy though. The Kahlua pork sandwich is always good..... We most definitely couldn't leave without an ube malasada for later. * Garlic Shrimp Scampi Plate * Kahlua Pork Sandwich * Ube Malasada #DiningWithTheAndersons #IslandVibes #Malasadas #Ube #KahluaPork #NationalCity

Love coming to this bakery. Always buy my pandesal fresh here and i highly recommend the coconut…read morebread. I might be biased since i love anything coconut flavored but it's such a delicious bread!

I have been coming here for many years maybe since I was 8. They have been opened for a really long…read moretime, always friendly faces behind the counter. They have so much goodies to choose from! My favorite is their coconut bread, it's filled with shredded coconut pieces. A lot of Ube/taro baked pastries. I've attached pictures of what was left after the morning/lunch/dinner rush lol. This was late in the evening around 7pm. They were still open when we went. Recently discovered they accepted EBT. I'm assuming they accept debit cards. I always paid cash here. Old habit when visiting this bakery. Don't let the hole in the wall fool you! It's really delicious. Give it a try.

Love everything here!…read more Great tasty coffee and tea drinks. All are flavorful and delicious. The katsu hayashi rice was hearty, beefy, rich, and delicious with katsu and rice and gravy. The karaage Sando had super crispy and well seasoned chicken. Wish it had a bit more sauce or kewpie. Overall, super friendly staff, genuinely chat with each customer and have a warm quick conversation.

Ambience is nice. Huge selection of desserts, breads, and meals…read more Matcha parfait was very tasty. But 17.50? I was shocked at my bill. The toppings were unremarkable and the cup was really small.

My favorite go to spot for those days I'm craving a morning carb to complement my coffee. Starbread…read moreis the best. The service is quick, the pastries are fresh and they are always so friendly. You know it's great bread when you bring a box to work and everyone runs to you for a piece of a señorita bread. The warm, sweet and yet salty bread tastes like a cloud in every bite. It's soft, buttery and seriously hard to stop at just one. The location is small, but they offer many pastries. My favorite is the señorita bread but every now and then I'll grab the guava pastry when I want something a little different. You really can't go wrong with their pastries.

TLDR: Get the Senorita bread!…read more I was so happy when I found out that there was a Starbread here when I was visiting the Gaylord resort nearby. I remember having these when I used to live in Northern California and loved them so much. I had a bout of nostalgia and couldn't wait to share this special treat with my daughter who had never had them before. When we arrived in the strip mall, there was no one at the counter but I guess they have cameras or there is a sensor when someone comes in because eventually someone came out to take our order. There is only one thing to get here (at least that they are famous for) and it is their Senorita bread. I love taking that first bite when given to us because they are warm, sweet and fresh. Maybe not the healthiest thing to eat, but it is quite the treat! My daughter proclaimed it was the "best bread ever"! We loved it so much, we came back the following day when we checked out of our hotel so that we could enjoy it on the way home and share it with friends. Apparently there are quite a few locations in Southern California (typically with a higher population of Filipinos) but I had no idea! Parking is easy and plentiful.

I tried It's In the Filling at their Chula Vista Lemon Festival booth. I love how they committed to…read morethe theme of the festival with so many lemon dessert options like cookies, cake, cheesecake, and lemon bars. The lemon curd cake cup was delicious, layered with crumbles of cake, buttercream (or similar) frosting, and lemon curd. The lemon white chocolate cookies are chewy and delicious. The lemon flavor is lighter than lemon curd but has a great balance of sweetness and flavor with the added white chocolate chips. The prices were decent with each item I got being $6. I'd love to check out more treats from It's in the Filling!

The stuffed lemon cookies is delicious and the strawberry cheesecake is amazing!! The best I've…read moreever had!

The bakery is inside Seafood City Supermarket. They have cakes, cheesecakes, breads, cookies and…read moremany other (Filipino) baked goods. I came here especially to get an Ube cake; I wasn't sure which one yet and they had a few different ones. There was an Ube flan cake, an Ube cheesecake and an Ube Yema cake. Not knowing what a Yema cake was, I asked them how it compared to the other 2 cakes and he told me that Yema cake has condensed milk and I was sold! The ube yema cake turned out to be amazing! It was moist, full of ube flavor and definitely not one to keep around if you have weak self-control like I do. Now I want to go back there to try the other Filipino snacks that I didn't get to buy the first time.

Bought some of the ensaimada here on 03/16....I brought one to work on 03/18, and it was moldy…read more Expiration is 03/20 on the label.

Quality & selection of these beautiful moist cakes from Suspiros keeps me coming back. Not too…read moresweet. Cathy E

Very cute and festive inside. They only had a few options for their slices, which was unfortunate…read more We ended up getting the Chocobombon and the Chococream. The icing was better on the chococream, but the cake was pretty dry and didn't have much flavor to it. On the other hand, the cake part on the chocobombon was moist and the cherry gave a nice flavor, but the icing was way too sweet. Pretty pricey for less than average cakes. I wouldn't recommend coming here.

Paid $15 for a whole Japanese cheesecake. Family enjoyed it…read more Something different, fluffy, not overpoweringly sweet.

I was in the area and wanted to try the Japanese style cheesecake. You can buy a while cake or…read moreslice. I got a slice of matcha. It's already precut and comes frozen. It was $10.50 a little pricey but worth it. The cheesecake was no overly sweet. Had a good ratio of cheese and matcha. I loved the crumbles on top of it. They also sell drinks and ice cream.

Been coming here for years now…read more It's our spot for Pansit, siomai, and Spanish bread. They are selling Espasol now (regular & Ube), so I've been coming more often now since it's my wife's favorite, and this is where she believes the best Espasol in SD is. Just have cash available since there's an extra charge if you're paying with a credit card. They just did some renovation inside the store, so it's more welcoming and offers more Filipino canned products/delicacies now. No issues with parking during my visit. Nice staff.

Best place for mini cheeseballs, and arroz calldo! Call ahead if you need 3 or more boxes of…read morepastries. They sell out fast!!