I've decided to update my review on Elvin's when I was caught in a bind and they came through…read more However, it wasn't all cherries. You see, last Christmas I gave you my heart and the very next day, you gave it away. This year, to save me from tears........no, no. This never happened to me but Wham's "Last Christmas" which was written by George Michael, is overly played during the holidays in Japan. On a serious note, last Christmas I was jonesing for a yule log. I saw posts on IG and when I attempted to order one at a bakery on S King St, I was advised it was too late. At a Japanese themed bakery I was offered the option of a Christmas cake but wasn't in a mood for strawberry shortcake. I was on a mission. I recall attending a Christmas dinner at my cousin's a few years back where someone brought Yule logs and found that they were from Elvin's Bakery (EB). I also did a search on EB's photo gallery and saw one posted so I gave them a call. Placing an order via telephone was literally a piece of cake. It was confirmed to a tee and was also advised their closing on Christmas Day so pick up would be on Christmas Eve. I made payment over the phone. All done. The Yule log was a hit at Christmas dinner where it was visually stunning and tasty. It was not overly sweet nor dry. Well executed and decorated beautifully. So why not 5-stars? Picking it up was a shocker when the Yule log was placed in a cake box that clearly was meant for a 1/2 sheet cake (?) size so you had to be extra careful when transporting and storing. There was no support nor fillers in the box for the quite empty box as the Yule log was not meant for the box provided. In closing, I'm grateful EB came through with an amazing dessert for our holiday dinner but was caught off guard with their boxing. I'll need to think twice about ordering a Yule log again from them and will definitely order earlier and seek the options on Oahu before deciding on where to go.

Ordered a strawberry shortcake thanks to the help of Yelp Elite Jo Y…read more Asked for wording on a cake to be picked up an hour later. The cake looked luxurious with strawberries and other additions to the top. I could taste lots of whipped cream. They had several flavored cakes displayed. I was intrigued by the red velvet.

The service completely won me over. The owner was so genuine, which is rare to find in the food…read moreservice industry these days. I tried soboro ppang for the first time and instantly became a fan. I appreciated seeing a Korean pastry and it being up to par because Hawaii is sorely lacking solid Korean bakeries. The matcha cookie was a GOOD cookie. It's worth the price point.

Honu Bakery is located in the Kamehameha Shopping Center. I personally like to come here in the…read moremorning right after I drop off my kids to school. It is a cute bakery with friendly staff. They have a variety of pastries, cakes, and cupcakes, and they also serve coffee and drinks. I have purchased the cakes a few times for my kids' birthdays and they are so good! They are fluffy, not too sweet but still flavorful! They have cute cake designs and they also personalize too! The drinks I like to order are the iced Honu latte which is macadamia and coconut, and the iced sea salt caramel latte. I also like to get the banana pudding and the chocolate croissant.

I love how Napoleon's Bakery has monthly specials!…read more From August 30 - October 3, 2021 their specials are strawberry gelatin cream pie ($14.35), orange chiffon tube cake ($7.75) and banana walnut coffee cake square ($2.40). Yesterday, I went on the Zippy's app and ordered the strawberry gelatin cream pie and 2 apple napples for my mom. It's super convenient to order through the app because I believe the pick up time is only 15 minutes from when the time you order. You can also choose what time you want to pick it up. Another tip I suggest is, if you don't want to order the whole pie and just want to have a slice. I think you can just buy it by the slice at either the restaurant side or at the counter. The strawberry pie is so wonderful! I think they used to have it on their permanent menu years ago, but maybe because it wasn't as popular, they took it out? That's what I'm assuming. I love jello and pie so this is the best of both worlds! The crust is a little buttery, and I think there is also a layer of chocolate, then it's filled with a custard cream, topped with a layer of strawberry jello and the edges has a whipped cream. OMG, so heavenly! I hope you'll try it and enjoy it as much as me.

I am updating this review so I'm hoping my earlier one-star review shows up as a corrected- starred…read morerating of this Napolean's Bakery. The one-star review started out because I purchased two bakery items: a donut and a cake and both items had foreign material in it: a hair on the donut and a plastic/nylon or other strand of scrub brush or equipment in the cake. I would have just let the hair on the donut go, because in all my years of eating, there has been a hair, here or there. I have found pretty disgusting things worse than hairs in my food, so I was ready to let it go, but then my son found what appeared to be a plastic strand in his cake, so it was time to take action. I didn't want to be out $16 for donuts and a cake we didn't want to eat. I called the Napolean's Bakery location in the evening and spoke to a really nice manager who was really apologetic about the whole thing. He was very sorry and offered me complimentary items for the hassle of having to come back to the store to return the items, but I said there was no need, I just wanted my money back. I told him I'd be coming back the next day with the items, so they can see for themselves what I've found (I took photos but decided to let Napolean Bakery figure it out, so I've taken them down voluntarily). The next day I took the products back to the same store and had to deal with different manager who was not well-versed in customer service. I won't go into detail here but let's say it was not a pleasant experience at all and I left feeling perturbed. I got an email from two managers asking me about my experience so I let them know what transpired, from the time I found the things in my baked products to the service I got, and they were concerned and addressed some of the problems. I knew then Zippy's/Napolean Bakery takes their Yelp reviews and things like this seriously. I'm upping my review rating here from a one-star (eeks! I think not!) to a three-star (A-OK) solely based on the fact that Napolean's Bakery reached out to me and they really were concerned. I would have thought a company so huge that has cornered the local market couldn't be concerned with just one complaint, but they do take all matters seriously and that's all right in my book.

It was very busy and the worker was still super nice kept her cool and gave the best service to my…read morehusband and I. I believe her name was Jaelyn... Mahalo

Not so Cappy... Came…read moreto Pearl Kai Shopping Center and decided to give Baskin Robbins a peek since I was craving something cool and since it was Christmas Eve some shops were closed and parking was just wide open making it an easy stop. Walking in it was nice and empty with the exception of a couple folks enjoying their treat at one of the tables in the shop. I paced back and forth looking at the many variety of flavors many popular ones was empty making it even tougher to decide with what they had left and waited and waited for a staff which a lady finally came out and I asked about their "Cappy" item they have displayed on the counter and if it was a shake or smoothie but says it's like a Frappuccino dessert made with a coffee base was interesting and decided on one to which she asked what size and got a small. She got straight to making me one and once I got it was quite disappointed that it was basic as I noticed her scooping from vanilla though the other flavors you're able to get it in are classic, caramel praline, chocolate fudge, Oreo or what the display that I pointed out was "Peppermint Fudge Cappy"...$7.11 for a small and it was vanilla...meh! She honestly looked as if she really didn't want to be there and I just interrupted her moment of silence with the look of disgust as I myself just finished a 9hrs Christmas Eve work as well and missed on some places that I wanted to attend but it s what it is and to just acknowledge what flavor I'd like is not much to ask for though it was good and not trying to say the product wasn't good just was sad on Christmas Eve to have such disappointed service.

Holiday treats…read more.. Not that it's the only time I visit but they certainly do help make the holidays right with seasonal flavors so it's never a dull moment whenever you visit any of the bakeries. This Waipio location was an unexpected visit as I was just a block away at the Hawaii Okinawa Center as they were having their craft fair and since I was parked right across the street from ZIPPY'S I just had to take a peek before leaving the area. First of all what a lovely spot walking in I usually find that the Napoleon's area closed and you need to order at the take out counter though here it was going strong and with a lot of treats as their display case was filled with items including the one that mom loves is the Jello Squares which I rarely see these days so I had to get one and the Pumpkin Bread Pudding which was a bit sweet for me but was nice a moist with a hint of the yummy pumpkin, I did like it but was difficult to eat it all in one sitting...mom on the other hand loved her jello square and had to restrain herself from eating it all lol! The service here is so nice and friendly packed it all ready for travel which I appreciate and having all the yummies even at the later time of the day. Thank you!

Im so lucky to be in such a convenient location to be close to a Zippys. I love the pastries and…read morebread pudding but my favorite is the chantilly cake. Customer care is on point at this location offering pickup and dine in conveniences. You always receive your order correct and fresh.

Love donuts....and Napoleons Bakery in Waimalu makes a variety of delicious flaky delights. I…read morepersonally can not get enough of their Coconut turnovers. They are so flaky you will find yourself picking up the flaks so you can get every bite yes they are that delicious.

From the owner: Since November 1983, Napoleon's Bakery has been helping make Hawaii sweeter. Our philosophy is to…read moreoffer fresh, high quality Island favorites, made with only grade A ingredients and mostly from scratch. We continue adding new products to bring variety to our customers. All goods are made fresh at our Bakery production plant in Waipio, and deliveries are made every morning to each of our 24 retail locations, including one in Kahului and one in Hilo. Our signature Napples have remained an Island favorite for so many, and are a "must" to take home--whether near or far. Made with layers upon layers of puffed pastry and butter, this flaky dessert melts in your mouth and is simply irresistible. From the original Apple Napple, by demand we expanded to Coconut, Chocolate, Cherry and Blueberry Cream Cheese! Some like it traditional; some like it trendy--and we have a treat for all. Every month we feature special items that celebrate seasonal flavors like Strawberry, Blueberry, Lemon and Pumpkin. (And many wait the year for their favorite to return!) All-time regular favorites include our Dobash, Chantilly and Haupia Cakes, Custard pie, Donuts, Danishes, Ensemada and many more. There's something to please everyone's sweet taste at Napoleon's Bakery!

Just got a chocolate haupia pie . It's the most horrible pie ever. The crust was soggy like it was…read moresitting in water or something. The chocolate didn't even have any taste other than the color of chocolate. The texture of paste. The haupia taste like cardboard... if you ever ate cardboard. Very disappointing! I had to throw out the whole pie. Totally not edible. And it cost almost $20.00. Will not buy this brand again.

My auntie and uncle said this place has the best longjohns, so they pulled up and went inside to…read moregrab a few. I waited in the car, so I didn't get to go inside and see what else they had, but the long John was incredible! It has a custard filling, and the dough is nice and chewy and so soft. It's covered in powdered sugar, which I dusted a little bit of it off, but overall, the custard was phenomenal. Highly recommend, and hopefully I can go check out the other treat soon.

It's amazing that Zippys has not gone out of business…read more I have eaten here for decades, recently not by choice, but because someone in our party wanted to go. The doughnuts used to be decent but today's batch was horrible. The flakey twist was literally soaked though with oil, like a sponge. Had to trash it. ​ The apple turnover had ZERO apple in it, but it did have a tiny squirt of apple sauce that you could barley taste. The regular glazed doughnut was slighty stale and not fresh at all. Many Hawai'i people are numb enough to keep going back out of familiarity and convenience even through the food is bad.