Review #926 2025-104 Food Order: 1 dz. Kaiser Rolls $18.95 1/2 lb. Cinnamon Danish Minis (6 pcs.) $9.95 2 Blueberry Muffins $11.00 2 Chocolate Covered Danishes $11.00 ($50.90) I was attending a private screening in the area, & my 10 YO son was hangry after the movie so I checked the TooGoodToGo app to see if there's anything nearby within the hour, & Schwartz Bakery & Cafe popped with a 2-hour window pick-up. Perfect! If you haven't heard of TGTG, they're a certified B Corp social impact company that's on a mission to inspire & empower everyone to fight food waste together. They partner with bakeries, restaurants, & supermarkets to rescue good food from going to waste, with customers paying a discount (about 1/3 of the estimated value) for a "surprise" bag. The bakery smells so good upon entering... you get a blast of baking spices even though it's near end of day & they're no longer baking. I was greeted & asked if I needed help. I informed her that I have a TGTG pick-up; after checking in, she went around to assemble my surprise bag. My surprise bag was $7.67, including taxes, for an estimated value of $21.00, but in reality I received $50+ worth of goodies (Kaiser Rolls, Cinnamon Danish Minis, Blueberry Muffins, Chocolate Covered Danishes) at 85% cost savings. I'm not a chocolate fan, but their Chocolate Covered Danish could be an exception. It had a generous chocolate frosting over sweet, rich, buttery goodness. My son scarfed it down on the way back to the car, finishing it by the time I got to the door. We saw a homeless person near our car & offered him some rolls, but he declined; my son felt bad for him to be out in the cold for the holidays. When we arrived home, I made 3 mini Italian subs using the Kaiser Rolls. The roll was subtly sweet, yeasty, & soft; it held well under a filling of Italian deli meats, heirloom tomatoes, romaine lettuce, banana peppers, havarti cheese, & mayo. I'm wondering if I should toast the roll next time for a bit of crusty texture? Hmmm... I also sampled a Cinnamon Danish Mini. Soooooo yummy... sweet & spice, everything nice! And a small bite of the Blueberry Muffin, which was so moist!! Established in 1954, Schwartz Bakery is the oldest certified kosher bakery in Los Angeles, with highest standards of kashruth. The bakery is fairly large with a handful of tables by the entrance & center of the lobby area. There's only metered street parking out front with some free spots off Sherbourne Dr. & Holt Ave. If you're a hurry, there's a couple of spots meant for a short period/quick pick-up. With just under 2 hours before closing, their display case still had a lot of delicious looking cakes, cookies, pastries, etc. with the corner display highlighting markdown items on 4 shelves. Price points are on the higher side for most goodies, can't say they're worth their weight in value since I'm getting these discounted. Service is more formal than friendly, & efficient. I barely waited a min. before my bag was assembled. I took everything out to snap a pic & log this generous bag. One customer even commented how yummy the Chocolate Covered Danish looked, & we concurred with my son vigorously nodding & me suggesting that he get some too. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to this bakery, but if I'm in the neighborhood, I would definitely detour here for some yummy treats! Recommended: Kaiser Rolls, Cinnamon Danish Minis, Blueberry Muffins, Chocolate Covered Danishes, especially the danishes! read more

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We only tried a light brunch/lunch here and it was fine. I would say the ambience is pretty low, its just a very large bakery with a few tables. I had a tuna melt which was a-OK. Companion had avocado toast which was good. The bread was their challah which tasted very fresh and fluffy. The fries were delicious. All served nice and hot. We got 2 chocolate croissants to go- those were excellent! Massive and very flaky. I saw many people getting breads and baked goods. I will try those next time. Looks like they had rugelach, all kinds of breads, babka- the "ushe". Large selection. I appreciated there is little to no wait, and freshly prepared, really good french fries. An "off the radar" place to grab a bite. And yea I saw "the man" everyone is writing about. He was behind the counter minding his business. Did he smile? No. Do I care? No. Why does everyone think they deserve a red carpet rolled out for them? Schwartz Bakery is strongly reminiscent of a place you might find in New York. If the food is good, its good. You are there to eat, not meet a new best friend. As it was, a very nice lady took our order and served us. read more

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TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE SERVICE. I wanted to report a very upsetting experience I had when picking up my Too Good To Go order. When I received my bag, I simply asked the staff if the items contained nuts or soy because I usually share with family members who have allergies. One staff member asked to see the bag, and I assumed she was checking the contents to help me, but instead she switched the bag. I was grateful for what i already received, so I told her she didn't need to do that and that I was fine keeping the original bag.... she switched the bag back. At that moment, another employee came out from the back and immediately started yelling at me. She raised her voice, rolled her eyes, and kept repeating, "You can't switch the bag, that's not what this is for, it's a surprise bag. That's what surprises are." even though she didn't understand the situation and I wasn't requesting any swap. She continued yelling while walking away, and I felt very embarrassed and confused because I hadn't done anything wrong. A few minutes later, I went back in to ask for the employee's name so I could speak to the manager when available. The manager happened to be there, so I spoke to him. Unfortunately, his response was also very unprofessional. He was nonchalant, leaning over eating bread while I explained what happened, and he didn't offer any solution. When I asked what would be done, he asked me what I thought he should do. I explained that I'm the customer and he should determine the appropriate action. Before leaving, I let him know I had reported the incident to Too Good To Go customer service. He told me that "wasn't that serious to do" which minimized my experience. Then he told me he could only resolve the issue if I took back the report. I told him the report had already been sent and couldn't be undone, and he replied, "Then there's nothing I can do." This whole interaction -- being yelled at by one staff member and then dismissed and pressured by the manager -- made me feel extremely uncomfortable and disrespected. This type of behavior towards customers is unacceptable. read more

Ordered my wedding cake from Swartz and it couldn't have been more tasty and beautiful. They were a pleasure to work with. Polite, patient and nice. Chocolate 8 inch and vanilla 10 inch with ganache filling. read more

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Horrible customer service all the employees are really rude and disrespectful the employees are scared of their manager I got stuff from " too go to go " and they just yelled at me and told me to get out read more

Service and food quality. I had to add some additions to last order and Moishe was extremely accommodating

For a Jewish bakery, it is a great pity that the employees show no compassion to the other. Be kind. Be accommodating. Your life will be so much better. One employee commented that she cannot take a person seriously because he was wearing a protective face mask and gloves. She is young, and apparently she does not understand. This is not an excuse. Does she treat the blind, the cripple or the disabled with the same disdain? Not an ounce of compassion or understanding. Just laughter, loathing and disgust. Much like the ambiance and the general attitude. A shame. So un-Jewish. Loathing: a feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred read more

This is my first time reviewing Schwartz Bakery. However, I am here quite often to buy challot. This time, I picked up my daughter from Israel and this was where she wanted to go for breakfast. What a delight and a great breakfast. She had the French Toast and loved it. I couldn't take the photo fast enough but wish you could see her delight. I had the Salmon wrap which was outstanding and was not prepared to appreciate that from this restaurant ( because I affiliated it with bakery related items). We were both so thrilled with it. The service was very good though it is a bakery first and u don't have the typical wait service rituals. I am so thrilled we picked Schwartz's and hope you do too read more

The Hamantaschen dough was buttery and soft. 4 stars for that. The service wasn't really friendly. read more

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ordered a birthday cake for my son on Friday morning. it was ready early Sunday morning. I had low expectations given the short turn around... however Schwartz knocked it out of the park!!! they made the most incredible construction themed cake for my son. he was so so so happy when he saw it. friends loved it too, I had many people ask me where we got it from. and pricing was fair. thank you Schwartzs !!!! read more

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I went in here to get a pastry and coffee and sit for a while but unfortunately I did not say. This is why: They have a very nice place to sit and I was great when I walked in. Everything looked very yummy and two workers came to check on me twice to ask me if I made selection. Very courteous and nice people. The only problem was the flies. There were flies crawling all over the pastries :( ... so I left and went to a nearby Indian restaurant and had a nice Indian dessert and coffee instead, without the flies. read more

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First, the good: The challah bread & honey cakes we ordered for Rosh Hashanah were delicious! The rest: Schwartz bakery has a special holiday menu not available through traditional food delivery services like Grub Hub & Uber Eats. Their holiday menu is available through their website for pick-up, but I needed it delivered, so I called a week in advance. The employee I spoke to was very nice, patient, & professional. She said I could order through their website, and then schedule Uber Package to pick it up and bring it to me. I'd never used the service before, so I was nervous, but if I could write a 5-star review for that Uber Package driver, I would. He messaged me when he arrived, they told him they didn't have my order. I called the store and spoke with a very rude man who first said they never got the order, and when I asked if I could forward my order email confirmation, he asked me to hold while he looked again. When he finally came back on the line, he said they hadn't made my order. I was upset, but stated in a composed manner that I had a delivery driver standing there based on their employee's recommendation. He hung up on me. I called back and he started the conversation off telling me not to yell at him. I said "I'm not yelling, but I feel justified in being upset that I placed a $104 order a week ago and you didn't even fulfill it." He said "we'll figure something out" and hung up on me again. At this point I was messaging perfuse apologies to the Uber Package driver, who said "Don't worry, I will talk to them. I will wait." I called the store again. This time, the guy told me that they had challah bread, and plain honey cakes, but no almond or apple flavored honey cakes like I had ordered, so he was going to give the driver plain honey cakes instead. I agreed, and he abruptly hung up on me a third time. The driver got it to me only 20 minutes late, but I felt an obligation to tip him higher for fighting on my behalf. The man's tone was rude right off the bat. I understand that there may have been some additional stress with the holiday increasing their normal order requests, but it was as though he'd answered the phone to a hundred angry customers already and started my call anticipating a similar interaction. There was no apology for missing the order, or for hanging up on me, or for making the delivery driver wait. He was curt with his solution, which offered no monetary retribution for the entire interaction. And furthermore, it seems this bakery has some administrative issues, like making sure orders are received and fulfilled, or ensuring that employees are communicating about anticipated pick-ups based on advice given to the customer. It's a shame. The food was so great that we would definitely have ordered from them again, even though they neglected the order, if they'd just had better customer service. read more

The staff here is so friendly and professional. The bakery is delicious and always they make what I ask for.

I wasn't expecting much when I bought their surprise bag from ToGoodToGo, but it did surprise me. Friendly staff and the food was so delicious. I'd recommend. read more

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I'd like to share my disappointing experience ordering from Shwartz bakery on Pico - specifically working with Mark. The sole reason I chose this bakery for my daughters first birthday was due to his assurances of professionalism when delivering cake. I told him when I've picked up cake myself in the past, it would get ruined and was willing to pay extra for a professional delivery service. I've attached photos of the destroyed $300 cake delivered to us and a photo of what I asked for with pink frosting (instead of white that was delivered). After I showed him how the cake was delivered, he stated it was in perfect condition and it's not his fault it was ruined during transit. A simple sincere apology would have gone a long way for me. Not only he didn't apologize, but he said I should have just picked it up myself? He was extremely rude, defensive, and continued to request $55 for the delivery via credit card. After I refused, he asked me if I'm not ashamed with how I treat a fellow Jew? If I could save ONE person from the disappointment of working with Mark then this post is worth it. I have no idea how he is still in business. read more

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This bakery has really yummy treats but the man who helped us was incredibly rude. The customer service was so awful, he did not make me feel welcome. Actually, it felt like my presence there was more of a nuisance than anything else. Again, the food itself was yummy but the man who helped checked us out was very blunt and short with his responses especially when we were asking what each pastry is as they were not labeled. I would never sit here to eat the place itself was fine, there are so many options but seeing as there are so many other bakeries nearby I would choose to go to another one and hope for better customer service. However, a friend had come by earlier and there was a woman at the counter who was great! read more

Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Hella good. Caramel cake, super dense flourless chocolate cake, Chala bread, cream puffs! read more

I would give 0 starts if I could Went in today to buy 1 challah bread Small box of cookies And 2 small bags of Burekas I'm getting into the register and the cashier told me $59 !!!!!!! I looked at her in shock and ask how?! She gave me such an attitude Rolled her eyes Then she told me that each small bag of BUREKAS IS $18!!!! ( see pics) I told them that they can smile more and give good service Especially at those prices! Bread -$10! Why?! That's a rip off! Will never ever buy from them again! And so as my family and friends! read more

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Schwartz was the fifth stop on our little self-made hamantaschen tasting tour of LA. The person working there had no opinion on which flavor was best, so we went with raspberry. It was good. Not blow-you-away amazing or particularly memorable, but good. They have some outdoor seating which was nice. Service was...servicable. Of the six bakeries we tried, Schwartz ranked third place. read more

Has the service gotten better? The food is still tasty and they did a good job through the pandemic

If you want the very best Challah for any holiday this is the bakery for you!! Their sweets are delectable and enticing it's difficult not to buy them all. The deli part of the bakery is also not to be ignored! The Egg salad will have you coming back for seconds and maybe even thirds! Daughter loves their tuna! this is definitely one of my favorite parts about living in this city! read more

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If zero stars was an option I would leave zero stars. They not only got the color of our cake wrong, the cake itself had cracks all over it. When the employees called the owner to see if it can be fixed, he got super defensive and started justifying the cracks on the cake as it it was normal. We asked so speak to the owner Mark, he started screaming at me saying there's nothing he can do and continued by saying this is why he doesn't do business with people like me. Unbelievable! Mark, what do you mean by people like me? I would never speak to any human like that. Let alone a paying customer. He then proceeded to say that I should be ashamed to be Jewish. What a disaster. We paid $150 for a cake that wasn't worth more than $15. I can't comprehend how this place is still in business. I know there aren't many options for kosher places, but stay away from this place at all cost. read more

I spoke to two different people on two days to get an idea about a cake I might buy and both were rude; the woman i asked about 2 of their cakes didn't know the difference between them--given that their overall rating isn't that great, I"d just leave this one alone.... read more

just about every week we have taken our granddaughter to Schwartz bakery on pico to get a donut or cupcake and we always pick up a loaf of rye bread. this last week we purchased a loaf and when I ate a piece of the bread it tasted like mold. that can happen-but when I called the store to ask for a replacement- the woman I spoke with rudely challenged me and said it couldn't be mold even though I tasted it. then she told me I had to bring it in at 4 pm Thursday for the boss to look at it to see if it should be returned. i couldn't believe it- why would the bakery challenge someone rudely like that. I work so it was impossible for me to take a loaf of bread to someone when it was convenient for them and not the customer- and who would lie about a loaf of bread?? we won't be going back to Schwartz bakery on Pico again. there are thankfully many kosher bakeries in Pico Robertson and we don't need to be treated badly there. read more

The pastries are terrible and the hamentashen are just so so. The prices are high for the quality, really not worth it.

They offer some of the tastiest hamentashen and danish I've ever had. They typically run out of both pretty quickly so get there early!

Crossiant was dry, black and white cookie ($4) was a sugar bomb, cheese pastry had next to no filling. Much more expensive and lower quality than other bakeries in the area read more

Bad environment and even worse service. Will never be returning. The staff are rude and not sanitary. read more

Such a beautiful family continuing an LA tradition. I was so fortunate to have Schwartz Bakery make donuts for my sons Bar Mitzvah boxes. Mark and his team made sure everything was right. We are blessed to have such a resource in our community. read more

Awful service, does not care about the customer. Did not provide enough food for our event and overcharged me from originally agreed amount. Mark ignored my phone calls and texts. Would absolutely not recommend to anyone. You will overpay and get nothing in return. read more