I ordered the chicken empanadas and the pineapple empanadas for a baby sprinkle. My background is 1/2 Nicaragüense. So this was a pleasure. They actually let us pick it up earlier than when they opened. They were warm still. Very delicious! People were impressed. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - The left side is the chicken and the right side is pineapple. All that was left after the sprinkle. - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is a Nicaraguan gem. They offer cakes and other things that are typical Nicaraguan treats that aren't so common to find. I bought some churros here. It's like $13 a bag (other places it's $17). We also tried espumillas (meringue cookies) and a tres leches cake. This was $6 but tasted divine! I would def buy a cake from here. They offer fillings for their other cakes. Like pineapple and guava. The service is good too. This place is a little old (it's been around for a long time) but looks good. read more

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Service it's what you would expect but it isn't a dine in. You're going for pastries. He isn't very social or friendly but he sure knows how to bake . Cake delicious! Empanaditas chicken and the cheese ones so delicious! Also had a pineapple one ! Definitely coming back to buy a lot more ! Definitely recommend and definitely coming back ! read more

Our family,has been getting birthday cakes from this establishment for over 30 years, my favorite is the guava filled,always fresh and never disappointed. read more

I love this place I get the chicken pastillitos, the mix bag of rosquillas, espumillas and more little treats. I am glad to see this staple still open. read more

Been going here since 09' I love this shop! They make amazing pastries! Me encanta todo!

everything!! original nicaragua sweetie and exquisite bakery puro pinolero!!! los pastelitos de pollo, los picos, las rosquillas y viejitas. etc. all good. ""La naturaleza de los objetos se aprecia según la disposición interior del alma", es decir que cada uno se forma una idea de los demás según lo que es él mismo. "El que ha llegado a la oración y al verdadero amor no distingue ya entre los objetos, ni distingue al justo del pecador, sino que ama por igual a todos los hombres y no los condena; "The nature of objects is appreciated according to the interior disposition of the soul", that is to say that each one forms an idea of others according to what he is himself. "He who has attained to prayer and true love no longer distinguishes between objects, nor does he distinguish the just from the sinner, but loves all men equally and does not condemn them; ""Do not be judgmental of others, first get rid of the dirt in your eyes. And then you will have a better vision of the others."" read more

The service was great, it was just the Guava Tre leche cake that did not exceed. Unfortunately the top layer seemed to be a bit undercooked, very very very dry and the frosting definitely had an off taste. It wasn't ordered just a premade cake so probably why it was a disappointment for my great aunts 83 birthday. Definitely will try to order one to see if there's a difference since I've heard a lot of good things about this place. read more

Como Nicaraguense no hay mucha opciones de pasteles Nica. El Señor que estaba atendiendo el negocio tenia una cara de amargura. Como si fuera que le llegue a pedir me regalara los pasteles. Maneje una hora para llegar, y media hora para encontrar parqueo. Para que después de todo terminara bien desilusionada con el pastel. Compre uno de guayaba y tres individuales de tres leches. Desafortunadamente estos pasteles son para que asta el que no es diabético termine con diabetes. El pan super seco, y super dulce. Era exageradamente empalagoso y seco. Tristemente no lo recomiendo y no volveré a regresar. Mal servicio junto con muy malos pasteles. Ahórrense su dinero y tiempo. read more

TL;DR: Supremely disappointed. Want a refund. Hopefully, this review saves you money and heartache. We bought 2 "guava cakes" from here, for my girlfriend's birthday, and another for a Thanksgiving party. Let me tell you, this is not a guava cake. The "guava" is a fill-in between what taste like old, massed produced, pound cake. The texture was like it was refrigerated far too long, taken out to thaw, and served hard and dry. Honestly, I want my $50 back. As for the service, I asked them to write "Happy Birthday (name)"... however the writing was not done by a cake designer and not professional looking at all, in fact, it looked as if a 1st-grader wrote it. Also when I asked for the cakes to be personalized the owner (or the bossman), seemed irritated that I asked. He called some random worker from the back to come up front to write their chicken scratch font. You are better off going to Red Ribbon, Costco, even Safeway. At least their cake is moist and edible. Seriously! Honestly, the rest of the cake is going anywhere else but into our mouths. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - That filling is the "guava". - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

Talk about neighborhood bakery. This is an institution. It's huge and located in the corner. Parking is difficult. They only open at very linited times and if you work during the day this will be hard to stop by. I come here for the chicken pasteles, like little empanadas. It's on racks behind the cake case. They have pineapple and guava too. So hard when i don't speak spanish. The tres leche cake pieces look inviting. One day i will try them. They cater to big parties with big decorated cakes. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - Chicken pastries - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

Had a very good experience here with ordering and picking up a yummy guava cake for my husband. The gentleman who answered the phone (same one I picked the cake up from) was very helpful. Cake was fresh and delicious. Also decided to pick-up some pasteles that looked freshly baked - 2 guava, 2 pineapple and 2 chicken...YUM! So good. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - a happy birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

Tres Leches is my son's favorite, so we go here every year for his cake. I only wish they make it in a smaller size cake!

Wish I could put 0 stars. The owner is rude not a people person. The cakes are nasty, bad taste and bad presentation. Taste like days old and super dry. The place doesn't even look clean if you look at the displays of cakes they are dirty. And the prices are crazy, not worth for what you get TRUST ME DONT BUY FROM HERE WILL DEFINITELY BE DISAPPOINTED GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!! read more

Their website talks about the 80s and how they baked a cake for the king of Spain. Well, since then, their cakes and service have gone downhill. It is a hit and miss with their cakes, and when you complain, they are rude. As a paying customer, you expect quality for their steep prices. read more

HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. The tres leches cake was GROSS! It was obviously frozen and defrosted so the texture was off--and did I taste a hint of lemon in it?! WEIRD. Honestly, Whole Foods and Safeway makes a better tres leches cake! Ungrateful & unfriendly service. This Latina will go elsewhere when she gets a craving for a 3PM 3leches ! read more

Lelenita's Cakes - $5 individual slice of tres leches cake - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

Love the tres leches, guava empanadas, and flan. Everything is great, but those are my favs. Guava cake is good but hasn't been on point since covid. When I spoke to the owner about it, they had to change the recipe (ingredients) due to price inflation. I think they are considering going back to how it was made originally, even if the price goes up a bit.. i am A OK with that. Give me my nice, delicious guava cake back! Regarding the Customer service reviews... customer service is OK, in owners defense, the line can get long and there is only one person working the front so I understand that it can be stressful. Some people are undecided on what to order and if not rushed a bit, u could be standing there for 10 mins waiting for them to make up their mind. When in a hurry, I appreciate the sense of urgency to get the line moving. Hopefully they hire some help in the front. read more

This place is a hit or Miss for NACATAMALES, if you are traveling from outside of San Francisco your better option is Oye managua, twice this place has disappointed me. read more

The cake is to die for. The staff is passionate about making tasty quality cakes. DO Not ask them if the cake is fresh, because it's always fresh. You will get a passionate rebuttal from the owner, lol. I've been buying cakes from them for many years and they have never failed me. Even in these difficult times, they excel. Go get yourself a cake and oh btw give them a tip. They deserve it. They sweeten up our lives! read more

Lelenita's Cakes - Pastel de Guayava - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

They have the best Nicaragua cakes and treats variety of Nicaragua snacks . There service is ok only parking very hard to fine

If I could give a 0 star I would in a heartbeat !! The owner is sooo rude.!! I went 2 months ahead of My event to reserve a cake for my daughters quince. He gave us a price and told us to come back 2 weeks prior to the event.. so I went back 3 weeks before my event and he told us to come back this Saturday because I needed to talk to the baker !! We'll I show up and he literally tells me he can't give me the price I had in mind and that I needed to bring the paper he gave me and that he didn't have an employee to deliver my cake ! Giving me 10000&1 reasons why he couldn't do it!!! Why waste my time!! Lelenita's is not what it used to be !! Stay away!! Don't waste your time nor money here !!! read more

I was waiting in front the garage next to them and put my hazard lights on because i was waiting for my family to decide whether they wanted cake or not. There was a bald guy who went out and kept looking at our car. Then he went back in. Then another old man, went outside put a cone right next to us then we back inside. Then a few minutes later, same old man that put the cone next to us was speaking in spanish and i said sorry i don't speak spanish then he said "you have to move because i need to put my black car here." LOOOOLLL!!!! What?? We can't park but you can?! LOLOLOL!!! Check out my picture, that orange cone was put there after we left. HOW RUUUDEEE MY GUYYYY. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - See the orange cone? - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

We love the guava cake, and the frosting perfecto. Service was fast and easy, all my questions where answered for a last minute celebration.

Bad service, owner is rude i parked my car in front of his business to get a cake and he came out with a orange cone and put it a side my car and told me to move my car cause that was a "NO PARKING SPOT" but yet he told me "Move your car cause im gonna park my black car here" i told him but you just said this isnt a "NO PARKING SPOT!" And he just walked away. Not doing business with them anymore RUDE OWNER! read more

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They are very delicious cakes. They have a variety of Dulce de leche, pío quinto, tres leches, rum cakes, flan, espumillas, etc. I fell in love it since I have been living in San Francisco which is decades. The ingredients are fresh and high quality of effort is putting into every piece of cake you purchase read more

One of the few Nicaraguan bakeries still operating successfully through the financial crisis COVID brought to many businesses. They maintain a standard everyone can rely on and are always ready to provide good service read more

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Really bad customer service. Cake isn't bad but for tres leches it was a bit dry. Cake was also served in a tin try looks like it could have been made at home. Sucks because they downgraded compared to how it was before. read more

Is my 3rd time trying the 3 leches from this place. The fist time was from a friend's birthday and it was really good and moist. I decided to order one for my daughters birthday and for my surprise it was very dry. I thought maybe it was a one time thing because of the reviews and the first time it was good so went the 4th of July to get some for my invites and ask the guy if it was fresh and had leche? because the last time I ordered it was dry. He responded with a yes is fresh and moist. Lies!!! Look at the picture and tell me where you see the leche there. Tres leches with no leches. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - Where are the leches here???! So disappointed - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best place ever! Friendly staff and im in love with their guayava cakes! I literally make the drive from sacramento to San Francisco just for that! Love love! read more

Horrible customer service from older man at cash register, does not listen to special requests- told me to leave my child's birthday cake to what the "baker" wants to do, rather than what I was requesting. NEVER BEEN THERE ONCE AND WILL NEVER GO BACK. DO NOT GO HERE FOR CHILDRENS BIRTHDAY PARTY CAKES NOT FAMILY OR CHILD FRIENDLY! read more

The reception space was convenient and that is the main reason we picked lelenitas cakes ... the owner is just so arrogant and obnoxious, in the middle of our baby's party he kept telling our dj to turn the music down wth?? Would i want a dj and a reception for! never ever giving my money away to this location , plus so many agreements you have to go through buying a cake here or paying a 100$ fee. Think of what you may get yourself into if you end up dealing with this guys bitterness read more

The cakes here are good but too sweet, but I'm not much of a fan for Mexican or Nicaraguan Tres Leches. They have good customer service and the cakes are made fresh daily. So that's convenient if you forget to place your order on time. Prices are a little high but nothing too extreme. Overall good place if you like Tres Leches. read more

No recomiendo esta pasteleria nunca mas, últimamente estan demasiado mal, ordene un queque de guayava desde el 13 de Febrero para recogerlo el 17, despues de manejar una hora con viento y lluvia, el señor no tenia mi orden y me salió entregando uno de los que tienen en exhibición y super congelado por dentro que no pudimos disfrutar, el precio es un poco alto para la baja calidad y mal servicio. Nunca mas regreso a esta pasteleria. cumpleaños arruinado! read more

This place pulled through for me when I was super last minute ordering a birthday cake (same day order... my bad). On the morning I needed the cake, the place I tried first needed at least 2 days notice. I called Lelenita's next, asked if they could have it done by 6pm, and they were totally cool with it! Got a small guava filled meringue cake for $22 (a price I was completely happy to pay). The look of their cakes is pretty old-school, and the cake itself is on the drier side, but the flavor and overall taste are delish. Extremely friendly and professional customer service as well. I'll definitely be coming back! I want to try their pineapple and tres leches cakes next. read more

Lelenita's Cakes - Small round birthday cake, guava filled (served 10) - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

Giving this a 4/5 only because I grew up going to this place for all occasions. I have very fond memories of going to this bakery as a kid with my parents and always sampling their cakes! You can never go wrong with a slice of guava cake or the tres leches slice. Now if you've been going for a long time you'll know that it can be a hit or miss at times but because I'm a huge fan I never complain. They get 4 stars due to customer service. Looking at other reviews the number one complaint is that the owner or the guy at the front assisting you is extremely rude. Ive noticed that when I go in with my husband we always get good service w/o a problem. (Before he assisted me he was already having trouble with 2 clients before me) But I've gone on my own on a number of occasions and the last time I went he seemed very flustered and wasn't listening to a word I was saying I had asked for two slices of guava and a slice of tres leches he proceeded to tell me he only had pink and blue frosting not listening and started grabbing a box to give a whole cake. I had then explained to him that I never asked for a whole cake, I asked for slices idk where he got that I wanted a whole cake. Again not listening and frustrated that I wasn't choosing the options he had in front of me. For sometime they had someone else at the front along side him but lately it's only been him. I hope that they are at least seeing these review in hopes of having a change of attitude. This place feels like home and with all the clientele and support especially during times like this the unfriendly ness can sometimes hurt business. I continue to go because I love the cakes from here. But I don't like the treatment. If you're going to special order a cake be specific and maybe ask to talk to someone else. read more

Best 3 leches cake in the bay area!! Don Ivan the owner and pastry chef knows his trade! read more

Lelenita's Cakes - Best 3 leches cake! Worth the drive! - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

My dad traveled to Sf from Pittsburg for sole purpose of buying a Nacatamele from this establishment. To his disappointment, there were only two tiny pieces of meat in the entire Nacatamale. For $8.00 a nacatamale, that is a rip-off. Highly disappointed, will never purchase again. Mi papá viajó a Sf desde Pittsburg con el único propósito de comprar un Nacatamele de este establecimiento. Para su decepción, solo había dos pequeños trozos de carne en todo el Nacatamale. Por $ 8,00 un nacatamale, eso es una estafa. Muy decepcionado, nunca volveré a comprar. read more

I'm giving it a two start because the cake was nicely moist and tasty but the person who helped me (the owner, I think) was a complete douche. He thinks his shit is the best and is super cocky and truly annoying. Never coming back here, read the reviews but wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt but I confirmed it myself. Not a place I'd ever recommend or ever come back. Cake was for a wedding and didn't even care to ask me what I wanted or what colors I wanted it. The cake had pink writing in it and pink roses.. why!!!!! Ugh, never again. Adios read more

Long story short, we had a last minute emergency ( Our previous plan didn't work) and needed a special appetizer for my grandmothers funeral reunion. We wanted something Nicaraguense, to make it special. So we heard of Lelenita's Cakes through a friend. We called Friday night to see if we could order about 180 pastelitos for the very next morning ( I know, very last minute), we thought it wasn't going to be possible. We explained our situation and they nicely agreed to help us out. They came through, our order was ready on time. The pastelitos were a hit, they were very good. We order the chicken, guava and pineapple ones. Super good, everyone loved them. Thank you Leleenita's for the great service and for making our reunion special. Awesome Service and Highly recommended pastries!!! read more

I was put in charge of a birthday cake for a friend's party, because "[I] can be trusted with food decisions." Talk about pressure! Jillian R. wanted a cake that was fun and clever. She specifically said "something with Cinderella on the cake or in the shape of a hamburger." Where the hell was I going to find a cake like that?! After thinking it over, I decided I wanted a portrait cake. Obviously not knowing much about bakeries, I turned to yelp and typed in "sheet cake," in the search bar. Several options came up, so I started calling everyone on the list. Several bakeries (names aren't important) did not offer portrait sheet cakes. Others did, but I was told that a quote would not even be possible for 6 faces on a cake because it would be extremely expensive. Great....now what? Lelenita's Cakes was 6th on my results list, and the last option I had to explore. I spoke with an Elmer over the phone, and was extremely polite and happy to help me out. We decided that I'd stop over to show him what I wanted and discuss pricing. This was on a Wednesday. By Saturday morning, I picked up the most fabulous colorful cake I've ever seen! And at an affordable price too. Check out the pics I submitted for this business so you can see the cake. Needless to say, the cake was the hit of the party and there were more pictures being taken of the cake than there were of the birthday people! read more

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