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    Pepe's Panaderia

    3.8 (125 reviews)
    InexpensiveBakeries, Mexican
    Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Mexican sweet bread counter
    Jose Tony P.

    Drove into the parking lot off Madison Ave to finish a phone call. My mom Spotted Mexican bread panaderia displayed on store front window, and asked me to go inside and order some bread. Walked inside and noticed they also offer Mexican hot food items. I ordered tamales and an item seldom offered in Mexican eateries, a chicharron taco. Also a grilled chicken taco and side of beans. When my mom, who is a food critic, not easily pleased, gave a huge gesture of approval, that's saying something! She also gave thumbs up to the texture and flavor of the beans, mentioning the chicharron beats the world famous East LA Lupe's chicharron menu items! Even said the beans are way better than what is served at authentic Mexican restaurants. Service was also excellent! Recommended!

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    Liz M.

    The bread is still delicious. Especially their cream and raspberry. I used to love their carne asada burritos. Best ever, but this time the ratio of beans to meat was off and the meat was a bit in the salty side.

    Amazing burritos and loving folks here... the Lord is good...

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    14 years ago

    Carnitas burritos are great! They have probably the best pork tamales I have found in Riverside. Wish they were open for food 7 days a week

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    14 years ago

    Its good pan dulce but the cashier needs to better her presentation of the great place

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    Do you have only cheese tamales?

    Yes they do but they have a chili pepper in the cheese, if chili not wanted you can come a day before and order special accommodations.

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    I was in the area and stopped by this place to get some Mexican bread & I'm glad I did!

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    Yvette's Bakery - Pan dulce

    Yvette's Bakery

    4.4(216 reviews)
    0.9 mi
    $

    I usually make it a habit to go to Pepe's Panaderia on Madison, but I was too early since it opens…read moreat seven so I went to Yvette's bakery instead. I had been there two times before, but couldn't remember why I stopped going well now I remember!I got two puercos and a tamale which was decent but nothing spectacular the ones at Cardenas taste better. I have attached a video of said Mexican bread that literally felt and tasted like it was made Thursday, it was SOOOOOOOOOO DRY it crumbled when I tore a piece off! This place is not cheap by any means so I expect FRESH items and that was not the case. Next time I will wait the additional hour and Go to Pepe's they open later but AT LEAST everything is fresh!

    I've had this place bookmarked for quite some time, and I've been looking for a place that serves…read moregreat tamales. This is a small bakery that opens early, and was busy with a steady stream of customers, which I took as a sign that this place was good. Most were getting pastries and bread (which you help yourself to and place on a tray & pay at register), but some were also ordering tamales. They also serve smoothies! Ordered two and a half dozen tamales (18 cheese and a dozen pork) but when we got home realized that all the tamales looked alike; as none were marked or separated; and we were given chicken instead of pork. Once reheated, the tamales tasted amazing. We also got a dozen mini conchas at 70c each. Pretty affordable and tasty. The tamales were $35/dozen. Will be back again!

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    Yvette's Bakery - Mini concha, polvorone and mini elephant ear.

    Mini concha, polvorone and mini elephant ear.

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    Isabella's Cupcakes & More

    Isabella's Cupcakes & More

    4.1(535 reviews)
    4.4 mi
    $

    I've been trying to get to Isabella's Cupcakes for two years and today I finally made it!…read more The shop was bumping with energy, the aroma of baked goods was pouring out the front door and the staff were serving happiness. I was quickly greeted by a staff member with a joyful "Welcome! What can I get for you?" This was gonna be one of the toughest decisions... which cupcakes do I get?!?!?? I knew I couldn't take one of each, that would be crazy. There were just too many to choose from. I finally decided on the Strawberry Shortcake (for me!), a Carrot Cake, the Lemon Lemon and the Salted Chocolate Caramel. Now that I got the goods, the next step is to get home as quickly as possible so I can enjoy these delights!!! Worth the wait! I took a bite of the Lemon Lemon and the Strawberry Shortcake...devine! Frosting was perfect, flavors were on point and I loved the cake was perfectly moist. 500 stars!!!

    I put in a special order for a 4 pack of cupcakes 2 days before they needed to be picked up. I…read morepicked from the flavors that were already available in the case. The entire reason why I put in a special order was because I was told one of the flavors I wanted would be changed out on the day I needed to pick up the cupcakes and I wanted the cupcakes to be fresh. I was assured that the bakers that day would see the order and make the cupcake flavor special for my order. Lo and behold, I walk in to collect my order on time and I'm told they dont have my order ready AND they dont have the specific flavor I requested! The person helping me looked at my order and it was the first time she had ever set eyes on it. I had already pre paid for the order at this point and did not have another option so I was SOL. Instead they gave me an old cupcake in the requested flavor that they had stored in a fridge for who knows how long and filled out the rest of the order with what was in the display. So I basically paid full price for old cake. This was my first experience with this bakery and if this is how they treat something as basic as a simple small cupcake order, how am I to trust them to handle anything more complex like a custom cake or a wedding order? No thanks.

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    85°C Bakery Cafe-Moreno Valley

    85°C Bakery Cafe-Moreno Valley

    3.4(153 reviews)
    8.0 mi

    I needed to pick up a cake and some sweets which my original destination was closed for renovation…read more And I didn't know they had a location out here in Moreno Valley. Heading towards wine country, it was along the way off the 60. Made it easy as it was a couple minutes off the freeway. It's located in a pretty massive strip mall with loads of other businesses. Plenty of parking which is alway a good thing whenever you're somewhere. Simple storefront but once you walk inside the place was pretty big. On side of the bakery is where the pastries and baked goods are. If you haven't been to one of the chain stores, you grab a tray and help yourself to the package sweets. There's rows and rows of fresh baked daily goods. Every piece is individually wrapped. Not only sweets, there's also sandwiches which I didn't even know they had. Along the front where the cashier is, whole cakes and slices are available. Once you finished picking out what you want, take the tray to the counter and that's where they ring things up. Drinks can also be ordered there. I did pick up a couple of boxes of the individual pastries and sweets. Both savory and sweets. A while strawberry cake and two drinks. That came up to about 108.00. The staff were all pretty sweet and friendly. I overheard one of the other cashier asking another patron if they wanted something heated up. Which I asked the cashier that was ringing my order up but she couldn't heat my croissant up as it wasn't the pre wrapped sandwiches. Only sandwiches could be heated up. Oh well. As I ordered drinks, which the other half of the cafe is the dining area. First off, the place was pretty massive and majority of the space in the middle isn't utilized. Just an open space which the could have added more tables for seating. Even though there was good amount of people working the drinks counter, it took forever for our drinks to be ready. It seemed like only one person was making the drinks which I think took at least 10 minutes for my drinks to be ready. Overall, it a nice space and the shelves were fully stocked. Come first thing as you know everything should be fresh and available. Downfall, it took forever for drinks to be made and it wasn't that busy when we walked in.

    I got tiramisu, egg tart, ube, choco bun, cheese bread and mango-strawberry smoothie. I really…read moreliked everything. Amazing service, food was good. Place is spacious and perfect. Overall

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    Simple Simon's Bakery & Bistro - Croissant Club

    Simple Simon's Bakery & Bistro

    4.1(1.8k reviews)
    3.7 mi
    $$

    We arrived a little before 11:00 a.m. because we wanted to get sandwiches. We didn't realize they…read moreonly served breakfast until 11, but luckily they were able to accommodate us this time. (: We were very grateful for that. I got the Italian Grinder with no red onions and substituted the ham for turkey. I chose the pasta salad as my side, and the sandwich also came with some kind of vinaigrette. The flavors were good, but I think the bread started to come apart near the end, and I personally wish the red peppers had more of a pickled aspect! I also got the Lemon Cheesecake Bar (?), which was yummy, but it does have nuts on top. I think a crumble topping would be even better instead. (: The inside feels a bit dated, but the employees definitely seemed to be keeping it clean. As customers came and went, they cleared the dirty tables pretty quickly. Overall, I'd give this place a 4/5, but 5 stars for the accommodation. :)

    4++ Popular bakery/bistro located in the Downtown Riverside area (very walkable!). This place got…read moreon my radar because of their sandwiches. I came in at sort of an odd hour for lunch so the place was pretty chill and not too busy. Service style is fast casual where you order at the counter and find a seat. The place has a feel of having been there for a long time with large wood booths or separators. I ordered the grilled pastrami and Swiss sandwich and got it with their potato salad. The pastrami was griddled and has an old school flavor and style with some nice crunch from the sourdough. A great sandwich overall! Parking in the neighborhood wasn't too hard to find along the street and even if you need to park a block or two away, the neighborhood is nice to walk through.

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    Simple Simon's Bakery & Bistro - Love the atmosphere

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    Lettuce wrap ( own request)

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