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    3.8 (94 reviews)
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    Italian pastries so delicious
    Carmi A.

    Amazing selection of fresh made italian pastries. The sfogliatelle are so crispy on the outside and absolutely delicious. The cannolis are so creamy and delicious I eat them like tic tacs the cannoli shell is so crunchy and the cannoli cream so smooth and tasty. The bakery gets busy but the kind employees keep the line moving quick and the service is second to none. Definitely worth the visit . Ok gotta get back to eating the deliciousness

    Cannoli Dip
    James I.

    Ever since we moved to Howard Beach I'd come to Pasticceria La Torre to get pastries for my family. I want to say it was about four years ago when we first tried their cannoli dip & that was it. A wrap for at least the holidays. Lol. Last two years I'd get two, one for my side & one for my wife's side. Our family might not let us in if we don't bring the dip. So I HIGHY recommend if you are a cannoli fan. I'll most likely be back for Christmas to grab two. I've also randomly gone in for coffee & a cookie or something like that. I've never had a bad experience here. Around the holidays they can get busy, but the wait is never too long and not worth it. The staff is always friendly and helpful. The ambiance is what you'd expect for an old school bakery with holiday decor. Two thumbs all the way up!

    Lopsided and no strawberry. But was okay.

    I asked for strawberry and chocolate pudding. It was okay. The service was great. Service was good. I wouldn't say that's a layer of strawberry

    Cannoli cake with what was supposed to be " gold sparkles"
    Kristie F.

    Two stars because the girl at the counter really tried to help, the price was fair, & the cake did taste good... however ..... I placed this order for my daughter's baptism. The theme was gold and white and I asked for gold sparkles. My cake came with a gold cross and Pink on it. When I first saw my cake it had CHUNKS of GOLD FOIL.. not sure what that was about but it looked like my toddler did it‍.. when I was where was the gold glitter (that was on my order sheet) they said they didn't have gold glitter. I was confused as to why this wasn't mentioned to me when I ordered. The girl said she can remove the foil.. when they did the cake came out with more pink and extra frosting she then said you really want glitter? And then brought the cake out as appeared in the picture which looks like someone spilled tumeric all over my cake. What a disappointment! I could no longer now share my cake on the dessert table. She did mention if I was upset to contact the manager the next day, however this did not fix my problem for the day. She was kind... the baker tried but my order was very messed up. Very very disappointed as cakes are a great piece of decor for a party

    9 inch red velvet cake with way too much buttercream frosting. Gross

    I placed an order for a 9 inch red velvet cake with vanilla buttercream for my girlfriend's birthday and this is what I received. The cake looked how I wanted it aside from the writing. It looks rushed and I asked for gold frosting on top not yellow. When it came to trying the cake, it was terrible. It tasted like plain yellow cake, and not even good yellow cake. It was very dry, and they put a mountain of frosting (which tasted like store bought vanilla icing) in between the layers. From what I thought, buttercream should be a little softer that this frosting that they put. I'm highly disappointed with this cake. $40 for frosting with a side of cake is ridiculous. Wouldn't recommend.

    Alper T.

    I hate dismissive staff at any establishment!!! I walked in to the store, good a couple of minutes i did not get any response from behind the counter. The girl didn't say anything, working on her laptop. I stood over there, didn't say a word to see if when she will respond. Then without turning around she is asking me what do i like. I said a strawberry shortcake, she packed it and i left. I am telling you guys, you will be really sorry one day, when you don't have any job!

    A disaster cake with horrible writing

    First let's start that this is the second time John has disappointed me. The first time the same thing happened as well as him making a 7 year old BOY cry because he put flowers on his fake when I did not order flowers for the cake. This cake in the photos was ordered for my birthday and it was a disaster. The hand writing was awful and the cake was super dry and full of frosting with hardly any cake as shown in the photos. When contacted by John he was the most unprofessional and unpleasant person I've encountered. He totally disregarded my complaints and did not care to apologize passing the blame on me and stating that he even put extra frosting and that he can do what he likes with the cakes he makes since I did not put on the ticket that I did not want certain things done. He mentioned in 39 years he's never had a complain but reviews say other wise. His attitude was not of someone who owes a business not of someone who cared that their customer was not pleased. Never experienced this before with a bakery.

    More St. Joseph's pastries!!
    Greg D.

    Love John Da Baker & his entire staff !!!! If you want a real deal Italian Pastry Shop you found it !!! We've been loyal customers since 1989 and thank you for picking our neighborhood to be in business!!! We've had tried just about everything this bakery has to offer; from custom cakes to all their Italian cookies & pastries & pies !!!! Today we ran in to pick up a few St. Joseph pastries and boy were they fresh & delicious !!! Our favorites are their Cannoli's, Lobsters tails and assorted sprinkled cookies !!! JOHN, thanks for making me fresh Black & white cookies !!! ( yummy old school jumbo cake cookie with half chocolate frosting & half vanilla frosting with hint of lemon for those that just don't know !! ) Wishing you continued success & the best of health & happiness always !!! You deserve it !!! Greg D & family

    Cookies $10/lb
    Gigi A.

    This bakery accepts cash only. Not a complaint at all, but just know that going in. I was looking for pastries to bring to my cousin in Howard Beach and a Yelp search yielded La Torre as a good choice. It is a narrow, linear bakery that has traditional Italian cookies, cakes and coffee to stay or go. They have two small tables if you'd like to sit and have a fattening snack. We entered and weren't greeted so much as acknowledged. No prices are posted anywhere. How do I know we're being charged appropriately and correctly if nothing is posted? Cookies are $10/lb and tasty. Coffee is a $1.75 for a large. We had some time to kill and could have stayed and possibly bought more and stayed, the customer service workers were kind of brusque and unwelcoming. The cookies weren't half bad. We enjoyed them once we got out of there. I also appreciated that the kind of cold woman who packed our cookies wore a glove (nice, clean).

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    WOW!!! Amazing everything!!! Amazing customer service along with amazing bake good you will not be disappointed.

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    Barbarian chocolate cake cheep imitation blackout cake, box cake mix tastes better very disappointed. Shane on you .

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    4.7(6 reviews)
    0.3 miHoward Beach
    Halal
    Kid friendly

    In the mist of a four day summer's heat wave that plagued and gripped New York City which became…read morehotter than California's Death Valley, I needed a cool down with bubble tea. This Kung Fu Tea is located in Howard Beach, Queens, NYC and very accessible by MTA NYC Transit buses Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS, Q41, Q21 and QM15 at Cross Bay Boulevard. My visit at Kung Fu Tea was good. Kung Fu Tea's slogan to name themselves as "America's bubble tea." The sales associate suggested passion fruit green tea to coincide with the high heat climate which I took to the heart. This young male sales associate was friendly and welcoming. Passion fruit green tea, medium $6.00 I like this passion fruit tea. My order was correctly fulfilled with 30% sugar and regular ice. Again, I highly despise extreme sweet drinks for the high sugar content volume and agree with former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's limiting sugar level initiatives consumption of sugary drinks. Again, Bloomberg would be proud of my sugar intake level. Kung Fu Tea has my favorite topping grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 which refers to as "herbal jelly." Toppings are $0.75 but for grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 it was worth the price. I was elated that my grass jelly was the only topping embedded and no other annoying topping as passion fruit seeds. I wish the ice sustained my drink for coldness during my MTA NYC Transit bus ride home. I also wish I can purchase a bowl of ready made grass jelly loeng4 fan2 涼粉 as a dessert. I dream of many dreams... Order fulfillment for efficiency and accuracy are on point. There is one large Japanese maneki-neko 招き猫 beckoning cat prominently displayed high near the ordering counter blessing the business, greeting customers, serving as a good luck revered position and decoration. Very adorably cute and beautiful cat.

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    I had a cake-tasting party recently, and my friend brought a strawberry tres leches cake from Capy…read more I was blown away by how good it was because I've never been wild about tres leches and didn't even know other variations of tres leches (like strawberry) were possible. All the flavors and textures just tied in so well that it didn't feel overwhelming. The vanilla bread was indeed very spongy and had just the right amount of strawberries decorating it. Even though the fruits were glazed, it wasn't with the kind of glaze that's overbearing and sweet; it was quite neutral (as advertised). The 4 stars is only because I don't think one cake warrants a 5 stars; I need to go and experience the hospitality and other cakes first. Sadly, the strawberry tres leches cake did not win the cake contest.

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    Display case around 8:30pm on Sun.

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