This review is only regarding their Almond Senbei…read more Whenever I go to H Mart in Arcadia, I also pick up a package of Peniel Bakery's Almond Senbei. I purchased something that looked like Almond Senbei at a different bakery. They called it Almond Brittle. Indeed it was like a brittle. It was not teeth friendly. On the other hand, Peniel Bakery's almond senbei is thin and very easy to bite into. My husband usually does not want to taste my items from Asian stores or bakeries. This time he asked if he could have a piece. I thought to myself. Oh no! Why? I only purchased one package, and I know that once you have one piece you'll definitely have another. I was correct. He ate numerous pieces. Once my friend saw my husband say that he liked the Almond Senbei, she also tried a piece. She's also someone that usually says no thank you, whenever I ask her if she wants to try something that I'm eating. I know that sharing is caring. I would have purchased 3 packages, if I knew that I would be sharing MY Almond Senbei. LOL Now that I read reviews about their mochi, I'll definitely be purchasing that in my next visit to H Mart.

So I've been buying these almond senbei/cookies for awhile at my local Hmart now and can say they…read moreare my favorite. Perfectly crispy and flavorful. Pairs perfectly with coffee or tea. They taste fresh and have a decent shelf life....not that they ever last more than 2 days at my house. 10/10 recommend.

Very similar to a 85 degrees or Paris bakery, but not well stocked. To be fair we did arrive late…read moreon a holiday evening, so I wont hold that against them. Another time. BB

Mom's Bakery is a no frills Chinese bakery located on Valley Blvd. They have the usual goodies…read morefound at typical Chinese bakeries; various buns, spongecake, taro buns, etc. I got the mini spongecake, a green tea roll, and taro bun. All were good. The green tea roll stood out because the matcha flavor was pretty strong, and i like my matcha rich and bold like that! Everything was sweetened just right. Service was a bit slow, but it looked like they were prepping a large order. Minimum purchase is $10 to use a debit or credit card.

REALLY LIKED IT, BUT A BIT SMALL AND ON THE EXPENSIVE SIDE. AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE!…read more Okay- this is my honest opinion. I liked it, I didn't love it. I liked the taste, and I absolutely loved the customer service! I talked to a few people who were buying from this small business, and they all were saying the same as I did...$7.50 for the small cup wasn't...well, I guess worth it. I did check their site, and it says 8.00 for I think half pint? I don't know, but for 50 cents more they have these big jars on their website and I guess I feel like that is more worthy of the price. I guess it comes down to would I pay $7.50 again for it? And the answer is no. However, I don't regret trying it at all. If you're needing something super sweet on cheat day, this dessert is for you! (:

ADDICTING & DELICIOUS…read more From the amount of positive reviews it's a no brainer to try for it yourself ! First off, I would like to say that the owner aka the PUDDING QUEEN, Angeline, is one of the SWEETEST people on earth. She goes ABOVE and BEYOND for any and all of her clients. I've ordered a handful of times and every single time she was respectful, nice, and very attentive. She also always shows gratitude and has not changed in attitude since she blew up in popularity! I was one of her earlier customers when she first started off selling for Covid relief and it was just the OG pudding. She got CRAZY BUSY but is still very quick to answering any questions or inquiries. I honestly need to shine light on her customer service. My husband loves and I mean LOVESS her strawberry shortcake pudding. The one downer was that the jars were TOO SMALL cause he would devour them within 5 mins of pick up. For his birthday I wanted to get him a GIANT strawberry shortcake pudding. Knowing that it would be tricky I threw the idea to Angeline to see if she would be willing to make a customized order and she said YES in a heartbeat! I was so happy and my hubs was even HAPPIER. Not a lot of places would take on what I wanted so I honestly could not have been happier! I attached the giant pudding in the photos :). OKAY on to the pudding themselves. I was lucky enough to be able to try a variety of flavors but our favorite is the OG and of course strawberry shortcake pudding. All the other flavors are BOMBBBBB but those are our #1s. I've tried the Nutella, Oreo, matcha. Etc just to name a few and honestly they are all so scrumptious that it makes you crawl back for more. All the puddings have the perfect about of sweetness so you can literally eat the entire jar in one sitting while not feeling guilty cause THERES FRUIT IN THERE OKAY! Lol. The layers of vanilla wafers in the middle gives it a PERFECT small crunch and texture needed to balance the creaminess of the bananas/pudding. If you leave the pudding a little longer the wafers become softer into almost a cake like texture which is also bomb because it's like a tiny layer of vanilla cake...*drools* Writing this is making me want some OMGAAHH . It's so hard to find a solid banana pudding and they got it down ! I wouldn't recommend getting it anywhere else and honestly it's also HARD to find anything like this in any local bakery with the same quality. Angeline is a perfectionist because these banana puddings are a 10/10. Highly recommend. SUPER FAN. must try! :)

T-Swirl Crepe has a kiosk location on the 2nd floor of Santa Anita Mall, towards the center by…read moreSunglass Hut. There was one staff handling all of the treats, and a tablet for you to order from. I can tell the staff was working really hard, and he was cranking out those crepes as fast as he can for the group in front of me. I had just eaten dinner, so I just wanted a small treat. I opted for the Mini Size Crepe Brulee with Strawberries ($8.25). Definitely a pricey treat. Wow this crepe was GOOOOOOODDDDD!! I enjoyed every bite. The brulee top was mind blowing. The strawberries were a bit tart, but that wasn't a bad thing when the brulee crepe was so sweet already. I would 100% get this again. Highly recommended. It's a bit of a splurge but I like it. Until next time!

This place is inside of the Santa Anita mall on the second floor at a kiosk. There are chairs close…read moreby so you can sit and enjoy your treat. You order and pay on a tablet. They have an afternoon mini crepe special for $4.99 with a limited selection. We ordered the mango and raspberries crepe. The fruits are fresh and tasty. However, the ratio of crepe to the fruits and custard was out of balance... too much crepe. It may have been it is a mini crepe and not the regular size. It could have been better.

Let's go support my friend;s pop up. They do cookie drops every Saturday at Yama but this week they…read morehad a pop up with samples, a raffle, a game you could play if you buy a cookie, and wheel you could spin if you bought 6. Had to definitely grab some cookies before they were all gone So let's see if they're pretty good eh or ew. This week they had a cardamom crumble banana black sesame cookie, their classic browned butter choco chip, and new graham yuzu cookie. All the cookies were super rich, buttery, moist and high quality. The banana one had a crunchy crumble, good real banana flave dough swirled with lightly nutty black sesame dough. The brown butter choco chip had pools of sweet cocoay choco bits sprinkled with a bit of salt. The new yuzu one was like extra toasty buttery and rich with pops of citrusy flaves. I'm a banana fiend so that one was my fave of this week but honestly you can't go wrong with any of their cookies cuz this place is pretty good! $6.95 per cookie

I am a COOKIE MONSTER and love cookies very much! So I had to stop by and try GOLDEN DELI COOKIES…read more I was trying to look for the store but, it's actually located inside my favorite sushi market called YAMA SEAFOOD. The cookies are located near the cashier and the sashimi section... SERVICE: 9/10 ONE girl looked exhausted and one guy looks very enthusiastic!! The guy was very friendly and he helped me check out. He also helped hold my wasabi and ginger at the counter because I was trying to look for the cookies!! BLACK SESAME PANDAN COOKIES: 10/10 It had a really nice RICH and NUTTY flavor. The texture was nice and thick. The flavor was very satisfying and not too sweet. The sweetest part was the chocolate part!... BANANA MATCHA CRUMBLE: 10/10 I can't decide which cookie I liked better. They are all so delicious! AMBIANCE: 8/10 There's always a line that forms for the fresh sashimi. I love this market though. I've been coming here since the 2000s... I'm sad I didn't see the TOFFEE flavored cookies!... I will definitely be back for more cookies!!!

I have this addiction to Matcha Chocolates…read more They have these Krispy Matcha Chocolates that are tasty. I also like their Matcha Chocolate Squares. For something fancy, the Champagne is so indulgent! Love coming to Royce to pick up a gift!

We liked their chocolates in Japan and was able to try out the Koreatown location; this one is a…read morestand at the Santa Anita mall. We wanted to get a gift for a friend not from the area so the staff let us try some samples of Nama and other delights. We ended up getting one Sakura box and another chocolate covered coffee beans. The boxes are nice with individual wrapped treats inside, plus the staff was able to give a nice gift wrap for the treats.

Wow, IFT Bakery has been in business for 30+ years! I have been coming to the shopping center where…read moreit is located for many years and I have never visited this bakery shop until now. Lots of free parking. The only reason why my Mom and I were here this past Saturday was because my Mom saw their advertisement on TV. Buy one get one deal on cookie snacks. It's a very small bakery. Atmosphere appears slightly dated. They sell specialty snacks, frozen buns, sweet and savory pastries, bread, and more. At the time we were visiting, they had limited baked goods left for the day since it was near closing time. I ended up buying $14+ worth of bread and sweet buns. Prices were okay nothing extremely high. European mochi taro bun was very light and good... good amount of filing and not too sweet. Oat Raisin Walnut bread was warm and fresh... very fluffy and tasty! I haven't tried the Walnut Tarts yet. Two lady staff members were super friendly and helpful. One lady spoke Cantonese/Mandarin and the other lady just spoke Mandarin. They were trying to get us to buy more stuff, but we didn't bite. Glad we got a few baked goods for the road. We'll have to come back to check out their other pastries.

A TRUE HIDDEN GEM. Bought FRESHLY MADE pineapple cakes here and they tasted PHENOMENAL. THE BEST…read moreI've ever had. You open the package and the buttery scent hits you. I got the one in the yellow packaging that's less sweet and the filling has pineapple chunks inside. The cake is not too sweet with a strong buttery flavor, complimented perfectly by the slightly sour pineapple paste with chunks of pineapple. They are pretty pricey, but it is well worth it if you are a fan of pineapple cakes. Plus, they don't use any preservatives, so it lasts only 3-4 weeks. Would highly recommend!

I have been able to have some of their beignets and other goodies through some of their pop-ups and…read morespecial events and am always excited to see them. Fluffy and satisfying beignets, and they have done fun custom shaped depending on the event (IE Yoda for Star Wars Day for example). They always carry some other fun stuff like Baklava or Dubai Chocolate flavored goodies. Find them at local pop-ups or hire them for your next catering event!

We hired Danielle to cater our annual pumpkin carving event at our house. She arrived in time, was…read moretruly wonderful and joyful and her beignets were simply delicious! We had chosen a specific shape out of many that she offered and they looked so cute. I would recommend Danielle in a heartbeat.