I can't believe I haven't written a review for a business my kids and I frequent all the time!…read moreWe've been coming to Always Yours since it opened. Hands down they have the best drinks, cookies, macarons, cakes, and now salt bread! I always come to get treats for my kid's teachers (for their birthdays, teacher appreciation week, just because, etc.). I've brought friends visiting the Bay Area to this bakery, which they have loved. Always Yours also has fun cup sleeve events, macaron classes and afternoon tea from time to time. We love supporting small businesses and this one is definitely worth supporting! P.S. with all these drink places popping up in the area...we still think the drinks at Always Yours not only taste better, but also are of higher quality.

Get the butter toffee cookie because it is so delicious!…read more The store is very clean, plenty of seating to enjoy your sweet treat. Order the ube cheesecake, butter toffee cookie, and a assam milk tea with boba. The order came out quickly. Ube Japanese cheesecake is tasty, not too much ube taste. It is super light and moist, love how it is not too sweet. For the assam milk tea, I prefer it with more tea flavor. The drink was ok, the matcha drinks look better. The butter toffee cookie was the best, it was flavorful, the toffee has added toasted nutty flavor with some sugar. I would get a box full. Overall, has a great variety of baked goods.

This bakery was recommended on the SFBI list of bakeries and pastry shops, so I had to try and stop…read moreby on my way back down south from the east bay. It's in a corner of a very cute gourmet food hall and had a good selection of goods left in mid-afternoon on a weekday. Service is also friendly and prompt. I had to get the kouign amann because I always get one wherever I can, and also picked up a plain croissant, currant scone, and panna cotta. The KA was decent; I would call this one a diet KA because they only put the sugar on one side so it was more like a brulee'd croissant. I also have to admit that, while this shaping is very attractive, the direction of the lamination makes eating this feel like shards in my mouth. However, flavor was excellent. The plain croissant is very plain. It's decent but I've had better. The scone and panna cotta, however, were delightful. Both had lovely soft textures and wonderful creamy flavors. The scone held up for two days and wasn't even a bit stale when I finally had it for breakfast. Highly recommend this tucked-away bakery in the Castro Valley!

I want to start off by saying that this is my first review for a non-gluten free place. I am being…read morere-tested for celiac disease and engaging in the "gluten challenge". Seven Hills Baking Co was my first stop as I haven't had sourdough since childhood. I got their classic sourdough loaf. Even though it wasn't warm anymore it was still amazing. It was quite hard to cut into with a serrated bread knife, which I'm not sure whether that's normal or abnormal for gluten sourdough. However, the inside was lovely and soft. Nice strong sour flavor, spongy dough that was almost moist (not at all dry). I want to note on the gluten free front that seven hills baking co offers a few items which they advertise to be gluten free. Though the ingredients may be gluten free, the items are baked in the same kitchen, the same oven, and then put side by side with the gluten in the display case. Furthermore I don't believe their ingredients are all certified gluten free. Therefore I do not recommend seven hills baking co for anybody with celiac disease. Do not buy your friend with a gluten allergy or celiac these items. There is most certainly cross contact.

I've heard great things about this bakery and it lives up to its name! Definitely can have a long…read morequeue and they do sell out. It's decent value for what you get and the buns are made very well. The fried fish bun was crispy and yummy, prefer this over filet o fish at mcdonald's because the bun here is so much better. Extremely nice service

I finally got to stop by and try the fish and chicken sandwiches and other pastries such at pork…read morebun and egg tarts . The sandwiches were good . I prefer the fish one better. They definitely didn't disappoint with the hype. The pork buns were really good as well. The Egg tarts were probably my favorite! They were fresh out the oven and had the perfect sweetness. The crust was so good and flaky . Lastly,we got shrimp dumplings, fresh and really good as well. Although, the line was very long it went quickly. I was like 30th in line. Clean shop and the worker were very quick. I will for sure stop by again. Cel

Ordered a strawberry snow white cake and it was super moist and fresh. Cake also looked exactly…read morelike the picture I sent. Will definitely order future cakes from here again.

Year 2 and KD has done it again. She can literally recreate any design you throw at her!…read more Mango and chocolate were the flavors of the year and once again, they got several compliments. Thank you for making this part of the planning so easy and stress free! We'll be back again next year!

I just read some of the reviews which weren't flattering. It must have been my lucky. I was driving…read moreby and noticed the bakery so I make a u-turn and dropped in to see what they had. I love Peach Cobbler and Marita's makes a peach cobbler. The bakery also had a ton of cakes and pies including pecan and sweet potato. The peach cobbler was actually pretty good, right amount of sweetness, cinnamon and mixture of crust to peaches. The peaches tasted like canned peaches but not too bad. Although not the best peach cobbler I've had. It isn't bad and is definitely better than a frozen cobbler or store bought cobbler. Next time I'm in Hayward, I'm going to drop in and a try a couple of different cake slices. For a variety of cakes and pies to try go to Marita's

Highly recommend! Friendly staff! The sweet potato cake is the absolute best. One of my favorite…read morecakes from here.

I'm no stranger to Sheng Kee Bakery and have been to a number of their locations across the Bay…read more This location is located in a busy strip mall so you may have to circle around a few times before you're able to find parking. My wife and I stopped by after lunch around 1:00 p.m. and it was pretty busy inside. That said, despite being so busy, the shelves were fully stocked with fresh bread. With two staff members behind the register, the line actually moved pretty quickly. During our visit, there was a limited time promotion where you could purchase two pieces of cubed garlic bread for a discount. In addition to these two pieces of garlic bread , we also picked up a HK style pineapple bun. The garlic bread's exterior was crunchy, was very aromatic and not too oily. The pineapple bun had a nice crunchy shell on top, and the brioche was soft and fluffy. Good quality products at this Sheng Kee Bakery. I wouldn't mind stopping by again to pick up some bread for an afternoon snack.

Late review. I had received a passion fruit mousse cake from here. I was excited to try it cause I…read moream a fan of mousse cakes. The cake looked delicious and decorated nicely. It was a little too tart. I was hoping a balance mix of sweet and tart. But still it was good.

Best overall experience!…read more Customer service was amazing! The people working were so sweet and helpful. The coffee was DELECTABLE! The pastries are not only beautiful, delicious, magnificent, but also so creative and unique! I love them! I get the hype.

This is the second time we've made a visit in less than a month and it's always bustling with a…read moreline and wait for food. We tried the chicken tikka masal both times and the first time was good, but the second time it was made even better. We had a croissant that was decent and a tuna avocado that was also okay. The kouignn amann was also allright. The verdict is come for the chicken tikka masala bun! I am still intrigued by the remaining of the huge selection they have.

Love that you can pre-order the malasadas from their site and pickup at Denicas locations ie…read moreDublin. Holidays they offered chocolate bombs Ordered from here twice, orders are always ready by your pickup time. It is hit or miss on flavors for me. I think most are overly sweet and I find myself trying to scrape off the extra sugar on the outside. Some previous star flavors: lemon curd, eggnog, halpia coconut. I love ordering these as gifts for ppl cuz i think most dont mind the sugar haha

Found out about these wonderful malasadas from my sister who mentioned they were selling them for…read morepre-order and pickup from Denica's Real Food Kitchen in Castro Valley and Dublin (Walnut Creek location is closed). Isabella, the owner offers 4 flavor option per week: Thursday - Sundays only with pickup starting at 10am right now...wonderful flavors like pumpkin, espresso, and guava...they also had ube which i know is all the rage but passed on that..not a fan and don't get it. Lol Filling were lightly sweet (which I prefer) and hints of each flavor...my fave was the espresso: custardy, creamy, coffee flavored with the next being the pumpkin. Guava has a very mild flavor and could've used a tad more flavor but it was good! All lightly dusted with granulated sugar *** 4 - 4.5 stars *** I would recommend picking up your order when they're ready as no fried item tastes as good as it sits and best when they're fresh...I picked up mine about 12:30 and 1/2 of the sugar was melted and exterior got a little greasy but still a yummy product! Unfortunately, you can not walk into Denica's expecting to get some malasadas...must go to Instagram and DM her your order which will set you back $12/3. Yeah, yeah will log in for food! Flavors change weekly! Enjoy!

This is more than just a cake shop!…read more I was looking for a new coffee joint when I stumbled across Bake it Up. It's located in the Lucky shopping center and has plenty of parking outside. There isn't seating inside but there is a few tables outside if you'd like to sit and enjoy. This place has been here for about two years. They have a great variety of tasty coffees and other drinks if you're not into coffee. I got a breakfast bakery item but they have plenty of cupcakes and cakes to choose from. The owner was so nice and helped us make good decisions on what to try. I will be back to try some of their dessert options.

Went to buy a cake for my son's birthday dinner, but they were closing. According to yelp they…read moreclose at 5pm but they have a sign posted that says Summer Hours they close at 3pm. I saw the cakes and they were still in there but turned me away. Went back today to buy cupcakes for my sons class but it took like 25 minutes for them to pack the cupcakes in the display case. They had a little boy working about 7/8 years old that had to call his mom to ask which cupcakes had peanuts, then had to make the boxes, then pack them. By the time I got them it was too late . My son knew I was bringing cupcakes and told his classmates but I never showed. I'll still drop them off tomorrow but kind of disappointed. Not sure if I have a third chance left in me lol. The cupcakes look tasty though.

I am having a surgery tomorrow and my son drove from Mountain View to L.A. yesterday. I asked him…read moreto pick up some Rugelach from Izzy's. On the way there, he cut through farmer's market and picked up two cheesecakes for me and my little one. OMG, it was delicious and my little one was delighted. If he doesn't like something, he will quickly eat it and finish real quick. But this cheesecake, he has taken his time to savor the flavor. And I don't usually let him lick the container but this time I did. He was really happy and content. I loved mine as well. When I visit my son next time, this will be my first stop to pick up this delightful treat. Two thumbs up!!

Okay, where has this been in my life, as this is so much better than cheesecake factory. Sold at a…read morefarmer's market at Castro Valley Bart on Saturday, you should get the $8 caramel apple happiness! She has a large cooler full, so she might run out, but it looks like you can order online. Www.oaklandcheesecake.com @reuschelles Go support this local wonder!