these tamales make me sad bru... tha only thing coo here in prolly tha chocomilk. top 10 saddest moments. burritos are coo & tha ppl are nice, but dam... das a sorry ahh tamal read more

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Compre una torta de milanesa y me la dieron super salada la carne y la carne era puro cuero no tenía casi nada de carne y les fui a decir y solo me dijeron que no haci lo hicieron y fue todo que mal servicio no recomiendo las tortas de ahí. read more

I saw this on yelp thinkin the pictures looked tasty so I figures, why not. I got a choc muffin, 4 cookies, donut, something with pink gelatin in middle and a pineapple/strawberry aqua. The aqua wasn't so great and niether was the muffin. My daughter didn't like it either so ended up in the trash. The cookies were very good. The pink/gelatin part was good, but outer part very dry so we didnt eat that. The donut was the best part, loved the frosting. read more

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Was getting some laundry done at the laundry mat next door and felt a bit hungry. I've been to Rica before so know that their tamales are pretty solid. I ordered two chicken tamales and a bottled water that costed me just under $10. The tamales comes with the works of sour cream, green verde salsa, and tapatio if you ask for it. So filling and so darn good. This place also offers a wide variety of cakes, pan dulce, and popular Mexican themed snacks. The hours are slightly modified to comply with the COVID19 shutdown but they are definitely open for business. And, the ladies that run the front of the house are always so sweet so it's an added bonus. Stop by and pay them a visit. There's something for everyone here -- sweets, tortas, burritos, tamales, and even crossaints! Shop local. #SupportLocalSmallBusinesses read more

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mexican hot chocolate was great 8/10 the yellow elote was great too 8/10 the pink elotes are plain read more

Yum!! Wish I had a picture but I decided to check this place out for their breakfast burritos. I owed my coworker so I grabbed 2 to go. I got one chorizo, egg, and papa with beans and one ham, egg, and papa with beans. They were huge!! But so well put together and tasty. Definitely a place to go for a breakfast burrito, plus I'm sure there pan dulce is good, it sure smelled like it. Only complaint was I had to ask and pay for salsa read more

I was having a mini tree lighting ceremony for my friends and I and wanted to have some delicious pan dulce for the mini event. My friend recommended this place since it's near our house and I went first thing in the morning to get a fresh batch of bread. The lady who helped me was really nice and their pan dulce is delicious! They had just about everything I was looking for. They offer other items such as ice cream, sandwiches, and cakes. They do accept card which is great since I rarely carry cash. I recommend coming here! read more

The #BEST_CROISSANTS in San Jose (or anywhere) and I've had croissants in Paris. Call ahead and reserve some because they only make about 4 dozen a day and they're gone by 4 pm. Worth a trip. A well kept secret at the top of Story Road. Great sandwiches (Cubano - hot from their grill), Tamales, Flan, Cakes, Doughnuts and Pan Dulces. read more

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Please provide a food safety class for your employees. I noticed that one of your employees does not wash her hands frequently and holds the coffee cups by the rim and also opens the bags for bread using her hand to push through to the bottom before placing the bread. After she completed the order, touching the register, she went to handle food in the fruit section. I love the bread and always get my coffee and hot chocolate from there, however each employee should be education on handling of food for customers. My rating is low not based on food, but on food safety. read more

I find myself making my way from the Fremont area to visit this Panaderia as the bread is always fresh and the workers are friendly. The pumpkin empanadas are so soft and the filling is not overly sweet. My kids also the ginger bread pigs, which are always soft and you can tell are baked the same day. read more

Finally stopped in after passing it for a year. They have a great selection of pastries that are all reasonably priced. Everything is made on site and it's all fresh. There's also coffee, juices and sodas. I didn't see the Tortas and Tamales until I was heading out the door so I'll have to try them on my next visit. It's located on the side of a strip mall down from Starbucks. So it's easy to find and well worth the stop. read more

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Dont get me wrong, the tamales here are fireee but it wasn't once that I found a bug in my food. The first time, I found a fly at the bottom of my tamales and instead of going back I just threw them away. The second time, my ex found a bug and didn't tell me till he threw it away. I don't like how rude, the lady that serviced, was. I get there was a lot of people but you can't just serve food without noticing that there was bugs in our food. read more

Enter at your own Risk!! I went in today for tamales-which are always great but the workers could care less if people enter w/o a mask. I told a dude, wheres your mask? he said I dont have one? really?!?! I dont think so. Too bad it is up to the employees to check customers. Cuz they dont care and wont do it. The one star is for the unsafe environment-not for the food-the tamales continue to be good but not worth my l life!! read more

This place has a large selection of Mexican pastries. The 4 that I ordered were okay, albeit more on the softer/spongy side than we prefer. The lady that was helping me did not understand English so I was fortunate enough to be able to speak to the owner. The owner was patient in helping me pick out the pastries. They also serve tortas but I was not in the mood for them for lunch... read more

Rica Panaderia is still one of my favorite Mexican bakeries! They have a wide variety of pan dulces which are always fresh, soft & flavorful. This is the primary reason I frequent this location although they also do cakes which I have never tried. I have tried the Tamales Preparado which they serve heated and smothered with salsa & crema which I shouldn't love but I do. They do tortas as well but I prefer to go to Mexico Bakery or Super Taqueria. The location is very clean and there are a couple of tables if you wish to sit and eat there. They always carry the traditional breads for the holidays such as Rosca de Reyes & Panecillos de Pascua. read more

Although they make some of the best pan dulce I've ever had, but they make the best tamales I've had! They (tamales) are above average in size and are worth the price they are selling them for. read more

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El mejor pan and Mexican hot chocolate 5 . The line is a little bit long sometimes though so that is the only downfall .

Excellent pan dulce, friendly staff, highly recommended! Their pastries taste fresh and did not disappoint.

So this morning I was looking for a good panaderia here in Modesto. I found on yelp this place. It had variety and doughnuts. Interesting... The price was good, and the pan dolce went great with my coffee this morning. read more

We bought birthday cake last night for my mom in-law but when we cut cake to celebrate and end up with cake is no good at all, it was sour and taste like old cake. We brought cake back and cashier said that owner was not there, she gave business card to call tomorrow. This morning my husband called but owner was not there. He talked with Manager; she said that owner told her that it's nothing wrong with cake and why we bring only some back? I don't know what do he want - do he want me to get out all cake from my garbage can to throw in front of door of his business or what?????? What's kind of person is that - It look like he didn't care for his customer???? DON'T BUY CAKE FROM THIS STORE ANY MORE - THEY ARE BAD /OLD CAKE AND SUCK SERVICE FROM OWNER read more

Rica or Rico? I thought this place was called "Rico Panaderia" porque el pan dulce aqui es muy rico lol. I love the pan dulce here! It's always fresh. I stopped buying pan dulce from Mi Pueblo since this place is in the same shopping center and has better pan. They also make a yummy flan (personal size). -Accepts debit cards (with a $10 minimum purchase) -ATM machine located inside the panaderia -Starbucks next door (for those days que quieres café con tu pan dulce) ENJOY! read more

I walked in randomly and totally did NOT know what to order. Thankfully, the lady behind the counter was super patient with me, and explained to me what each bread was. I wish there were labels because I was really annoying asking what's inside each one. It's kinda like a box of chocolates.. but a glass case of bread? You never know what you're going to get... They had a lot of sweet bread, filled with different types of fillings, like apples and pineapples? Although they're known for their sweet stuff, I was craving for something salty and wanted something small, so I got the jalapeno & cheese bread. It was pretty good! A bit too much cheese filling for my liking, but it was satisfying. I definitely want to come back for a torta or tamale when I have the appetite. read more

Turkey torta - this sandwich/torta is HUGE! - it had turkey, avocado, white cheese of some sort (mozzerella like but not mozz), tomatoes, jalapenos, and lettuce, all on a fresh roll She charged me for 2 palmiers, when I wanted just one... all for only 8 bucks. The torta was worth the 5 bucks! Definitely get this! palmiers were Meh... I've had better. I think i'll stick to french pastries at french bakeries. and mexican goodies here. :) read more

The service here is okay and you could almost always find parking. I mostly come here to pick up some Conchas in a bag. There's around 6-7 for $1.99. Their cookies are pretty good too. Tamales are nothing memorable. Their tortas are a huge disappointment! It's very small, asada lacked flavor, lack of avocados and just overall I wasn't pleased. If you want some good tortas... drive another 2 minutes down Story Road to Mexico Bakery! Their tortas never disappoint. It's better in quality AND quantity for only 50cents more. read more

Went here in the morning after grabbing a coffee at Starbucks to check out the local bakery. After perusing the shelves, I decided to go for an apple turnover. First off, the turnover cost $1.30, which to me seems a bit high. Unfortunately, it also tasted like a basic pastry you might get at Costco--edible, but nothing memorable. Overall, I was disappointed by my turnover, especially since I was hoping for a bakery-quality item. read more

The pastries were decent. Nothing extraordinary. I ordered the atole de avena. Ugh it did not agree with me. Sorry.

Great tortas and great sweet bread. Also great strawberry milkshakes.. Overall one of the greatest panaderias in the east side.. It's in our routine for almost every weekend. read more

Huchepas are the best! The tamale is sweet; covered with crema, and a spicy tomatillo sauce. Their pan dulce and bolillo bread is soft in the inside and crispy on the outside! A great hidden gem! A simple decor but the name speaks for itself: "RICA!" read more

The people in the panaderia are all very nice and polite they don't rush you to make a decision. And the bread is really good always fresh. read more

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Super crowded parking ! Went there to get bread which was good . They had a nice selection and great customer service . The place has some nice tables and chairs if you want to stay there and enjoy coffee and bread . I would recommend this place if you want Mexican bread. read more

This place totally rocks! The Mexican bread is always baked fresh in the morning and is always soft and tasty. Large variety. Most of the things here are delicious and I would have to say my favortie thing here are their tamales which tastes GREAT!!! I say they are the best tamales around, but at $2.30 each they better be! read more

I had two HORRIBLE Experiences here. The first one was when I walked in there and bought a cream filled cone, and some milk. I went out side excited to indulge into my sweet bread, but It was not so good, the bread was stale and not only that, but I drank some of my milk and it was EXPIRED!! I went In there again and she switched the milk for me but not my stale bread. The next bad experience was yesterday and it brought me to write a bad review. I walked in there and I was choosing out my bread and some random ass guy walks in and the girl stopped helping me and helped him instead. I was like, "what the fuck? I was about to tell you what I wanted. Never coming here again. read more

My favorite Mexican bakery!!! From the bread to the food. Best breakfast burrito everrrr! Staff if always friendly and very polite.

Friendly ladies keep the coffee brewing fresh and hot for early risers, accompanied by small and straightforward deli-style tortas (i.e. simple cured meats, not the more complex cubano, egg & steak varieties) popped through a window from the kitchen. Remarkable/Yelpable for their two particularly awesome flavors (sometimes three, depending on supply and demand) of moist, steamy tamales served up with crema and salsa verde or roja. Being a savory breakfast lover, I really just come here for the tamales, but have satisfied the rare morning sweet tooth with their sugary pan dulces, always displayed attractively under clean glass cases. Last time I came here they were ironically located next to a weight loss clinic. Talk about torturing your customers... read more

o0o0ohhh ricaaa! I had the pan dulce here and it was really good. I really wish they served milk because I like to dip my pan dulce in my milk. It's such good comfort food! They also have tamales. I ordered the pork and the chicken...they were pretty standard, I really enjoyed my pork tamales because the red sauce was good and spicy! There is a huge selection of pan dulce and they also have baked treats like flan. I was suuuuuuuuper disappointed though when they didn't have tres leches cake....doesn't cake remotely count as "pan"? read more

More alongside Story Rd than White. Open super early.. 4am. I stopped for some fresh pans before I start my weekend adventures. The variety isn't as much as Mexico Bakery but they do have mangonadas on the menu. read more

I love this Panderia. The baked goods are always fresh and I feel they are reasonably priced. This bakery shop is located right by Starbucks and close to the laundry mat so if you get coffee and you want something that's not from Starbucks this bakery is very convenient. Sometimes I just like to go get something sweet while I do my laundry. Their coffee is just kind of regular run-of-the-mill coffee, but it's not that bad. I think you should try this bakery and when you go there tell him Karen sent you read more

This place is quite real Mexican Panaderia style. Great empanadas, canastas, and champurrado. Reasonable prices and friendly old Mexican women, a nice comfortable place to get a not very healthy but quite tasty breakfast. Siempre soy feliz cuando estoy comiendo aquí. read more

Their pan dulce is great! Staff is always friendly and the prices very reasonable!

I love this place! The best pan dulce. It can get crowded you be patient, it's worth it!