Sea Palace Market, just a little to the left, and there you are. 100% Pinoy - Suisa & Son! The script they use on the sign makes it difficult to distinguish. But as I was just corrected, it is Luisa. Now Luisa has been gone from the Diho market and now at the Sea Palace for about 3 years. How time flies. I used to drop by Luisa just for the chicken empanadas. These are 3-bites size filled pastries. For some, it's just one bite. The filling is delicious potato, chicken, and a few raisins for complexity. I got 3, at 0.60 each. Yes, a $1.80 pre-grocery store shopping trip snack so you aren't there shopping while hungry. Because, grocery shopping while hungry is a bad thing, right? read more

We usually buy hopia mongo here. But TODAY they sold hopia that tasted sour and spoiled. Called the place to complain and told us to go back and return the box of hopia. We went there and we asked for a refund. But the two ladies who assisted us gave a look saying "just get another box" unfortunately they do not have hopia instead they have empanada. I asked them to just replace the hopia with empanada but then the girl said "if youll do that we will charge you for tax and the difference" Let me tell you this, IF SOMETHING HAPPEN TO OUR FAMILY MEMBERS will you pay for the damage? Your company should leave your filipino mentality. You are in USA. Youre making your customers have sickness by selling spoiled good or nearly spoiled product. read more

My review will strictly be on what I have tried: Chicken Empanada: I've tried the chicken empanadas every where else that is local and well, THIS IS MY FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO GET CHICKEN EMPANADAS! The pie crust they use is buttery, flakey, & flavorful unlike many other places where it just tastes like raw dough/flour. Not only is the crust good on these, but the filling is generous considering the small size they are. Not too salty either, as many that I have tried tend to be. Ube Halaya: I usually don't like ube unless my grandma makes it, but this is the only place I swear by for ube halaya. It's thick, creamy, starchy, & has really good flavor. Not sweet at all, as many others tend to be. Siapao: I have tried all the flavors they have to offer, but my favorite from here is the pork asado. However, the sauce that comes with it has a chinese flare to it, which I'm not a fan of. I'm still sold to Mami King's pork filling, but Luisa & Son's dough. Ube Balls: GREAT little sweet candy/snack. It's pretty much their ube halaya rolled in sugar. I always have to pick 1 or 2 up every time I swing by. Nilupak - Yum! There are still chunks of cassava which is awesome because texturally it adds depth. Even with the chunks, the nilupak is still creamy. Not too sweet, just about right. OVERALL: This is one of the few places that give people a good idea of what filipino snacks/breads/sweets are. I am filipino-american, born & raised in Cerritos & I swear by this place for what they have to offer. Like I always say, YOU WON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY IT FOR YOURSELF! read more

Fresh bread,lots of breads to choose from.The frozen desserts and adobo rolls are good.The prepared food that they have (Filipino spaghetti etc) are too expensive for the small amount.They always run out of the coconut custard and the cheese roll so come early in the day.The package chicharon in the bag that they have are not that crispy in case you like chicharon.The pandesal that they have is a good deal.Anyway, come here for the rolls,enseymada and other Filipino breads.The empanada is dry,it's just ok. read more

MABUHAY! My family ALWAYS orders empanadas from here! Last saturday, I went to pick up the 100 empanadas for my mom's surprise party celebration. Though they couldn't find my order, the worker was kind enough to help me out still. He was super friendly and made sure everything was good to go. He did recognize me and said "your family always has parties and THE biggest orders" hahaha Which made me laugh b/c its so true! If u really know me. . . My family is HUMONGOUS! so there's ALWAYS a celebration! It's funny when the rest of the ppl in the shop look at me like "wow! that's a lot of food" I like the fact, they don't have attitude b/c you don't speak tagalog! A special thanks to the young guy worker (i'll catch ur name when i come in to pick up for the next celebration!) for ur kindness and calmness during my hectic day! read more

My mom often pre-orders trays of various Filipino dishes here (you wouldn't even know they catered unless you knew, because they don't advertise it). They make an awesome turon and palabok, which we often order. One of the hidden gems here is their ube hopia. You gotta have it warm; it's one of the best hopia's you will have. read more

Luisa & Son - The best - ube hopia - tdf - Bakeries Near Me - Artesia, California

Very generous serving. Ordered half trays of pancit malabon and roast beef for my daughter's birthday party and was able to feed 15+ people. My guests liked both food too. Their ube hopia is also to die for! My total cost was $135 which I think was worth it. This price includes half tray of malabon. Half tray roast beef. And 12 pcs hopiang ube. read more

One of my favorite Filipino bakeries in the LA area. Of all the locations that I've been to, I like the Artesia branch the best. Very friendly and helpful staff who go out of their way to accomodate and answer your questions. My favorite thing here is the ensaymada, with my favorite being the cheese flavor. Other favorites of mine are the empanadas and boat tarts. The prices are good and their products taste much fresher than Leelin and Goldilocks. They also have a variety of pre cooked meals too like pancit, dinuguan, and embutido. It's best to come here in the mornings as their stock can get pretty low by the afternoon. Weekends can get crowded to where the line will go out the door. I just found out that they're opening a branch in the Bay Area. That would be great since Luisa and Son is like the Filipino version of Portos where everytime I'd come to LA, I'd have to stock up on it since we didn't have it up in NorCal. read more

We only go for the Turon. We like the langka but the big thing is the banana needs to be ripe - most of the time it is not ripe which makes it too hard. read more

I found this place when I saved the wrapper from a blueberry muffin my dad brought me from work. Wow! The blueberry muffin was moist, fresh, and had just the right amount of blueberries in it. Once I entered the store to head straight for more blueberry muffins I was stopped in my tracks at the sight of cheese ensaimadas and marble muffins. As I was about to pay I noticed the chicken empanadas at the counter. Omg! I've never had anything like those before. They are so good its hard to stop at 1. At .60 a piece they are well worth the price. read more

I go here for the vegetable egg rolls. They're really really good. I work at a hospital sometimes I bring plates of them like 50 or 100 of them to work for lunch and they disappear into thin Air. read more

Good lord hopia me! ... sorry, that was pretty bad. There's no hopia for me. Okay--okay, I'm done! But if you couldn't tell, I'm kinda hooked on the ube hopias they have here. I was hooked on those ube hopias before I even had them! The first three times I visited this bakery, I had to rely on my imagination as to how the buttery crust would crumble and flake and how the vibrant purple paste would taste on my tongue... but they were completely sold out each time. But on the fateful day of my fourth trip to Luisa & Son, as I innocently walked up to the counter, I couldn't help but notice the cracked purple buns piled high in the glass display, their chubby figures sweetly inviting me to stuff them in my mouth. With my hand clenched tightly around my wallet, I piped out, "One ube hopia please!" I inhaled at "hopia" so that the word came out more softly. Lacking any ability to delay gratification, I bit into the mildly sweet pastry immediately and after a few greedy chews, began to feel conflicting forms of reproach for encouraging my carb addiction and regret for not carrying more cash on me to buy more. They do take card but with some conditions like only over $5/10 or a 50 cent fee or something yadayada. And since each of these hopia are only $0.70, it's better to just pay with cash! The other times I didn't get ube hopia, I settled on their chicken empanadas (JOKES, THIS IS NOT CALLED SETTLING, THIS IS CALLED WINNING, these empanadas are so darn good), their ube ensaymada (fluffy bread with a deep purple ube filling) and their pandan ensaymada. All of the above were also very tasty and relatively economic. However minus points on the pandan for having coconut topping and tasting just like vanilla--but this is personal preference and vanilla is still pretty tasty. Parking is straightforward, you'll get what I mean once you get there. Before I issue my bottomline, here is a DISCLAIMER: I've never had filipino food before this so I am not an expert on hopia or any of these related foods. But I did like it, so I hope you do too! Bottom line: the breads here are tasty and cheaper than 85C. The place is wonderfully authentic, and you should definitely try the ube hopia and empanadas fresh out of the store while hot. Other than that, it's a very basic no frills kind of shop that doesn't provide much more than good food. In other words, not worth driving across town for but definitely worth a stop if you're in the area. read more

Came here and bought the Macadamia Nut Tart, Special Polvoron, and Cheese Bread Rolls. All of the baked goods I have tried here are very rich and buttery. Even just walking into the bakeshop I can smell butter in the air. The Polvoron has a incredibly rich butter taste to it and I found myself devouring it quickly. The Macadamia Nut Tart was very similar to a Portugese sweet tart with a delicate crust and somewhat gooey inside. I really liked the tart and would come back again to purchase more. The Cheese Rolls I'm not too sure about. The bread is soft and pliable. I'm just not a fan of a stick of cream cheese stuck right in the middle of the roll. I ended up pulling the sticks out and eating the roll alone with the butter icing. I found that delicious on it's own. Perhaps those who enjoy very rich breads will like this roll better than I did. That's just my personal taste - so otherwise I felt it was very freshly baked and the texture of the bread was good. I noticed there was flan and some food here that weren't baked goods and I liked the stuff I bought enough to come back and try more. Yum yum. read more

For the most part, their hopias always taste fresh and newly made!! They have very friendly staff as well. Just recently bought an ube and cheese ensaymada. It was soo moist and soft after just hearing it up for 10seconds!! As if I wasn't addicted to their empanadas and hopias. I also tried their spaghetti and it was pretty good as well. This place is a must go to everytime I'm in Cerritos. read more

I'm a fan of this bakeshop...really I am. That's why they are getting 3 stars. However, I brought home some of their delicious empanadas and while eating one, I spot a hair inside my food!!! REALLY???!!! That is probably one of the grossest things to find in food. I really love their empanadas...but DAMN! Wear a damn hair net!! I hate finding stuff like that in my food! I'm soo grossed out! Will I go back there again?? Maybe. I've never had a problem with them before. But I think I may need to hold back for a little while so I can get over this "hair in my food" business. read more

Quality of food here is not as good compared to their branch on Alondra in Norwalk. An example is ube bread that barely has any ube in it. Maybe I'll only go to the Alondra branch from here onwards. read more

They have good bake goods but they have separate store for some items, very inconvenient. Always out of Chicken chicharon

I like baked goods. Bread, sweets, you name it. It's all good. Came in to pick up some pan de sol and ube bread. Love their selection and set up. Prices are just OK. Not cheap, on the border of expensive. 4 stars for being yummy. I give three stars for lack of customer service. Customers should be greeted, I got none. Customers should be asked if everything is OK, I got nothing. A smile? Nada... I expect less service when it's super crowded, but there was only me and one other customer. :( read more

I ordered 50 pieces for a party. Several guests commented that some of the empanadas tasted like tuna. Some tasted like chicken and some tasted like tuna. I told them I ordered only chicken. It was a little embarrassing. I called the shop on South St. and asked if they only use chicken or do they add tuna. They said only chicken. They asked me to bring any remaining pieces in so they can check it. I said not all pieces had filling that tasted like tuna. I asked what conversation I would get for having them check the remaining pieces and they said there would be no compensation. They simply wanted to determine whether there was tuna in the mix or not. If it was chicken it would be my fault. I'm not sure what they would've done if they determined the filling to be tuna. I decided not to bring anything in. read more

Had delicious turon and ensaymada. Would recommend this place for authentic Filipino baked goods!

Was surprised when this placed was closed by the health inspector. Oh well. But anyways still love their hopia and empanada. One thing that they recently added and have more of is the filipino special tamale. Interestingly after I was working on trying to perfect my own pinoy tamale, it was a big surprise to see them offer this product. I'm reviewing on the pinoy tamale. The masa is a bit sticky but still palatable. It's a bit hard to decipher what people want. Some like it soft, some like it more thicker like the latino tamales. it reminds me of Central American tamales as they also use banana leaves as their wrap. The filling was a bit lackluster as I was hoping to taste an explosion of flavor. It was slightly bland. However, the rice masa made up for it along with the great service. I'll probably only purchase when I really have a serious craving. Luisa & Sons! Bump up the flavor like Emeril does and you'll have a winner. Might become a pinoy holiday tradition!!! Happy Eating! read more

Cheese tart, yema balls and fresh lumpia is my all time favorite to order whenever i go to this place! Delicious dessert love it!

I live in Venice so coming to Cerritos to get my Filipino food fix, groceries, baked goods is always a planned event. When I discovered that Goldilocks closed but re-opened under new management, my husband trolled Yelp and discovered Luisa & Sons. What a happy discovery this place turned out to be. Because we were new to the place, naturally I had to buy a number of things: 1. Ensaymada - yum! Once heated, tastes just like home. 2. Fresh turon - perfectly crunchy, sweet and yummy. 3. Ube boat tarts - first of all, I love that you can buy flavors individually (unlike the assorted bagged variety we used to get from GL). The tarts themselves are sooooo creamy and delicious. Yay! I'm coming back for these. 4. Yemas, Macapuno candy - so good! 5. Food for the gods - this was the only one I was not a fan of. The flavor was not authentic to what I consider excellent FFG. But you can't win them all right? Overall we are now coming back and making Luisa's our new Filipino bakery destination. I'll have to try the pan de sal, egg pie and more. Another plus was to see so many Filipinos buying tons of stuff. If this doesn't say "local" I honestly don't know what does. For Filipinos looking for "home cooked" flavor, Luisa's is the place to go. read more

I am filipino and have lived in the Philippines so I like to think I know what good Filipino food is. I ordered Pancit Malabon for a friendsgiving party in the morning for pick up later on in the day. They were very nice and had my pancit ready before the scheduled pick up time. I really liked their Pancit Malabon! So authentic, they don't skimp on the ingredients! I also love love love their ensamada! Way better than red ribbon and goldilocks! They're always so soft and moist and delicious! read more

Love this little Philippino bake shop. My former roommate introduced me to all her food. Love their empanadas, lumpia and pastries for friends. I do recommend this place read more

LOVEEEEEEEEE the Ube Hopia!!!!!!! I ate 4 of them and felt very guilty afterwards!! I tried pretty much all the pastries but the Ube Hopia ended up being my favorite. They are the size of your palm and 70 cents each. They also had the Red Bean Hopia but I didn't think it was nearly as good as the Ube Hopia. Biting into an Ube Hopia is one of those things that make you question if the moment you're having is real life. Sorry, I just really love purple yams and this was a perfect purple yam pastry. In fact, I went and ate lunch at the restaurant next door, Canaan, and after I ate I finished up what I had left of my Ube Hopias in the restaurant. I was already super full after my meal but couldn't stop thinking of the Ube Hopia. Okay, okay I'm done putting the Ube Hopia on a pedestal. Seriously though, try it if you like purple yams and flaky deliciousness. read more

I don't usually like pastries but their ensyamada is pretty amazing. Man oh man. They are big and fluffy and just right. Love it! Must must try. read more

I go here only for the espasol. I order 2 dozen. I also like their mammon. Just for the espasol--5 stars. I also love the pulvoron selections--very good! They have a good selection of Filipino baked goods. Great customer service! Staff is very friendly! I really love this place! read more

Great service. Lots of choices. Bought some Filipino Spaghetti. Next time I'll try the Pancit Bowl. Perfect lunch size portion at a great price. The turon had lots of jack fruit in it - you actually knew you were eating fruit, not just fried dough. I see some empanadas in my future, as well! Oh and I can't wait to dig into my Pimento Cheese Spread with some baked pita chips tonight while dinner is cooking! read more

One of the Best Filipino Bakery in Cerritos/Artesia area. Great variety of Filipino pastries, snacks and food. I personally love their chicken empanadas, hopiang baboy, pancit palabok and different flavors tarts. Prices are reasonable. I would have given 5 stars but the lady in the front is a bit masungit (grumpy) seems she doesn't like working there and another thing they need more counter to pay at since it gets crowded during the weekend. read more

Ive been coming here with my mom since high school...I'm 27 now and I'm coming here with my own kids! We love our ube and macapuno breads and when we like to splurge for the week we end up buying the ube halaya, empanadas or lumpias! Friendly staff. Line gets long at times...kinda gets irritating. Other than that very good, quality baked goods. read more

this place closes at 5pm? what are they thinking!!! they are in food business not an office. no consideration to customers. no bueno system.

Luisa & Sons brings me back to the Philippines for sure. Every time I get a chance to have something from here I cry a little on the inside. Memories of special moments with my nanny and Gramma. Now there is a puddle on the floor. Thanks Luisa & Son! read more

I haven't had anything except for the vegetable lumpias that are only $1 and the size of a small burrito!!! They are huge! I ordered them for a party 25 pieces for $25 is a steal! I used to make these at home and this is definitely a great alternative to all the work it takes to make them. Also, the vinegar comes with it. You have to order a day in advance or in the morning. I've ordered twice now, and realized that they fry them fresh and right before your order time, sometimes not even on time, but because of that there's still a lot of oil in the lumpias, so I usually drain them first chance. I'm forsure coming back and getting a tray of these instead of chicken for my next potluck! read more

Luisa & Son - Vegetable Lumpias are so yummy! - Bakeries Near Me - Artesia, California

I ordered the chicken empanadas, hopia ube, and ube ensaymada. My thoughts: Chicken empanadas - 2/5 the breading part was good but the chicken filling was dry and just blah. It could've used some seasoning and maybe some veggies like how my mom does it with peas and carrots. Ube ensaymada - 2/5 where's the ube???? There was not much in the pastry at all. It was super bread-y and the ube to bread ratio was dismal. Hopia ube - 5/5 so THAT'S where all the ube went! They pack each hopia with a TON of ube. Definitely worth the $0.75 and will help you get your ube fix for sure. This was easily my favorite dish that I got, but would come back if I were in the area to try the other hopia. read more

This is probably my favorite place for sweets plus other stuff like embutido, pichi pichi and so forth...

I love Luisa and sons. But I noticed that their hopias were not fresh and it was old. The crust were hard. Hope they don't sell the old ones. read more

One of my favorite bakeries to go to for Filipino sweets, they have so many great ube pastries here. Came here around 3 pm and was surprised that there wasn't that many hot items. (In my opinion their hot items such as turon (fried banana) or hopia is better than their pre packaged ones.) There were only empanadas available and unless I asked the person at the front desk to check for hopia I would have left empty handed. read more

I met up with two of my friends at this cafe today to buy grub here for the first time. My friends bought some delicious pastries, while I got Pancit Palabok and a Lumpia roll. They were tasty. The only gripe I have about this cafe is that there is nowhere to sit and dine inside. We had to walk next door to Bay City Seafood Supermarket (where there are lots of tables and chairs at the back of the store) to eat our grub. Other than that, Luisa & Son has lots of Filipino dishes that Pinoys/Pinays (obviously) and non-Pinoys/Pinays alike should check out if they ever drive down South Street in Artesia on a random day.. That is all. read more

This a great Filipino bakery. Love almost everything here. Priced well. I like their empanadas. My kids like the cakes and the pan de sal. This is the place I go for my Filipino bake goods. It's located quite a ways from the driveway. Parking is kind of awkward. read more