Yes! Great donuts. Great service. Really like this place. A must try in the RGV. Cinnamon rolls are…read moreexcellent.

The donuts here are stale, overpriced, and disgusting. Tastes like they put icing on expired…read moreWalmart donuts.

This is a small local place that can be difficult to find as there are other businesses in the same…read morebuilding. They are a bit laid back and you should think of it as a self-serve operation more than a restaurant. Go in and get what you want. Most of what we purchased was good but we went in later in the day and some of the food was showing its age. Selections are better in the mornings. Everything could use a bit more flavor which may be due to the quality of ingredients you can find locally.

First off, we really loved the atmosphere of the bakery. The staff was extremely warm, friendly and…read morehelpful. Although they were out of donuts, we ordered more for the next day and picked out even more. All the donuts and pastries were wicked awesome delicious. We recommend this wonderful bakery to everyone visiting Port Isabel or South Padre Island.

I love pan dulce and this was the best! From the conchas, to the cuernos, they all reminded me of…read morethe bakery I knew growing up. Great customer service from Cynthia who was so helpful!

Every time we visit the Valley, stopping by this bakery is an absolute must--it's a tradition we…read morelook forward to every time. The bread is always fresh, delicious, and full of flavor, and the prices are incredibly reasonable. This place truly feels like a little piece of home for my husband, and we can't imagine a trip to the Valley without it!

Wanted something sweet and went to Shipley's! It was late, yet they still tasted good. I love the…read moreregular sugar donuts. These 3 are my go-to's. Sadly they were sold out of kolaches, but hopefully next time we can get one. Great and fast service in the drive thru!

Definitely a go to morning pick up for me and the family. Fresh kolaches and donuts nice and warm…read morealong with a chocolate milk or coffee just hit differently in the morning. Fast friendly service. Family oriented environment when you dine in. The kind that makes you feel at home.

Stumbled upon this gem when looking up "bakery" in the Harlingen area. What an amazing place! I…read moreneeded about two dozen cookies and fortunately for me they had 25 cookies....so I bought them all! My individually packaged two dozen cookies were boxed in a lovely orange and gold box and that left one cookie for me to enjoy! There was a mix of chocolate chip, Ube coconut, walnut chocolate chip and a couple of others which provided a nice variety of cookies. It was perfect as an afternoon pick me up for the doctor's office for whom I bought the cookies for. Will 100% order from them again! They also had different kinds of coffee and boba drinks too! I couldn't leave without a coffee drink with boba....so, so good!

AMAZING We had the cloud cake with the purple covering and…read moreit was delicious. The cake itself is soft airy and light not too sweet simply divine! Also the Basque cheese cake that was out of this world. This one was very rich and creamy with an amazing texture and sweet. I would say this one would be good to share. We are so happy we discovered TORA in Harlingen. WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK!

Closed due to ICE raid. Now where am I going to get my…read moreMexican baked goods? The only place I've found that had baked goods as tasty as these was down in old Mexico. Leave them alone, ICE! How else we gonna get cheap conchas, coyotas, and even cochitos if we don't have cheap illegal workers?

First time back since their legal issues and noticed their prices are so much higher.. I ordered…read moreabout 8-10 pieces of pan dulce and was charged 14.00..the bread also seems much smaller. did not seem right so I confirmed it with the cashier .. I guess we have to pay all their legal bills..

We went there this morning for some glazed donuts, and were pleasantly surprised to see they also…read morehave breakfast biscuits! We bought a sausage egg and cheese biscuit, a bacon egg and cheese biscuit, and two glazed donuts. Their service was professional and efficient, and in less then 5 minutes in the drive thru, we received all items fresh and hot, PLUS a complimentary bundle of donut holes! Will definitely be supporting this small business more often. It tasted better than McDonalds and Shipley's combined!!

Mom and Pop place. Good service. Good selection. Off the beaten path but would go again.read more

Let us start by saying I am in no way close to being vegan. This place competes with any bakery you…read moreknow of, regardless of your food preferences. The slutty brownie makes me realize there was never a time when my mother actually knew how to bake brownies, I just thought she did before I had theirs(sweet craft). I honestly have questioned if they are just pretending to be vegan but I think they have a bit more integrity than that, so I'll leave it alone. This is hands down the best bakery I have been to, providing consistency and a great value. Please come to Houston so we don't have to drive 350 miles to get it or beg family to bring it when they visit Brownsville. You guys freaking rock!

WOW! I am incredibly impressed with Brownsville's growing diversity, especially with this cute…read morelittle vegan panaderia/pastry shop! All the sweets here are vegan, and they don't even taste vegan. I purchased one of each in their inventory for my aunts, uncle, grandmother, and parents to enjoy during Sunday afternoon coffee, and they couldn't even tell the difference. If they hadn't read the label, they wouldn't have believed these treats were vegan. I only got to actually try one treat because they all got inhaled. I had the Capn' Crunch Donut with a lovely purple glaze and Capn' Crunch on top. The donut was surprisingly soft, squishy, and fluffy. It was light and airy and just absolutely yummy. It was the sugar rush I needed for my drive back to San Antonio. My visits to Brownsville are getting more and more interesting with these new gems popping up. I see many in San Antonio, so it's very nice to see them down here, too!

My daughter went out early this morning and returned with a box of baked goods and pastries from El…read moreFenix. So, before breakfast commenced and the coffee from Chiapas was poured for those attending, we opened the box to discover the colorful mix she had chosen. The flaky brown and tan biscuits were the first plate we tried with our homemade strawberry jam and cream cheese. I tasted mine plain at first to get a sense of the composition. The resounding taste of butter in the near bread told me of the quality was on par with any I had enjoyed before. Biscuits are not difficult to make, but doing so consistently is important. Then we tasted the dark brown gingerbread pigs, known as "puerquitos", which were gloriously fresh with a dusting of confectionery sugar. I was impressed again and the subtle taste of piloncillo found its way into every taste. While it's mildly unfair to review a place based solely on its takeout, El Fenix made a very good impression on me, and I look forward to visiting in the near future.

My goodness these donuts were good. We live 9.5 hours away, but they might be worth the drive!read more

We stopped by Cafe Karma early on a Sunday afternoon... the best part of breakfast, a neighborhood…read moreband plays pick up music there on Sundays 12-2, worth stopping by for a listen, 1/2 the customers there were locals chillin' and enjoying the music! The rest of the experience was just OK... Cafe Karma is a coffee/breakfast/light lunch spot, serving coffee, teas, juices, soft drinks, and the like. Food consists of breakfast bakery (muffins, pastries) and cooked items, light snacks like quiche and croissants, and ice cream. We had lattes (per usual). Temp was great but the coffee itself was just OK, not the best. For food we had the turkey quiche and the omelette muffin. The quiche was bland, overcooked. The muffin was much better, and was definitely the better of the two selections. Staff were friendly, service was quick! With all the coffee shop options available in SPI, not sure we'd go back. Do not recommend IMHO...

We were here last week, 11/28/25. I wanted some hot coffee to take to the beach with me since it…read morewas a chilly morning. This review is really only based on the overall experience since the coffee was good: Pros: 1. My coffee order. Vanilla latte- strong and not too sweet. The cup makes a cute photo moment (pictured) 2. The baristas who took my order & made my coffee, they were nice given the circumstances (see below) Cons: 1. There was a family with (no exaggeration) 10+ children ordering before us and it was chaotic the second we walked in. The place was already packed, so it was overwhelming to say the least. I have no issues with children, as they were just being children. It was the lack of social awareness, control, & organization from the parents. Ice cream/coffee orders were being shouted in all directions, orders being changed multiple times, etc. It took so long for us to even order...and then an additional wait because they had ordered so much. I know it's not the establishment's fault, I'm just being honest about my experience. Maybe there should be a limit on how many people are able to crowd the front since it's a small space? I felt bad for the workers, they did a great job keeping it cool and professional. 2. There was a group of "Christian" men who seemed like they had a long meeting. They were having a very loud and racist brain rot induced discussion about their views on how diversity and inclusion are ruining this country. I've seen comments like that online and always assumed it was bots...was flabbergasted to actually hear it in person that was frustrating. Again, not the establishment's fault. But as a person of color myself, including the baristas, it was just very uncomfortable and wild to experience. It seemed like they felt too comfortable being that bold in there and that's suspicious to me. I literally chose this shop to avoid another notoriously racist coffee shop with a politically aggressive owner on the island! 3. The bathroom was gross. I can only give this place 2 stars only for the coffee and service. The workers all did a fantastic job, seriously give them a raise! However, we left overstimulated and extremely annoyed. Not sure if I'll ever be back. Hey, at least the coffee was good.