We asked the wonderful people at Cocoa Bean for a custom Disco birthday cake--and they DELIVERED!! I can honestly say this is my favorite local bakery for special occasion cakes. First of all, it's always delicious, not too sweet and has a great filling/icing balance. Secondly, they are so sweet! We gave them a few disco balls and they worked magic! AND it was a delicious. A must-try is their berry chantilly. It's just so good and tastes fresh. They sell by the slice too! Thank you Cocoa Bean! read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - Custom birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

Delicious lunches, fast and friendly service, and can be a nice chill place to do some work and have lunch. Cakes are 10/10 everytime

BEYOND ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED!!! I ordered a cake from there, go pick it up today and it's NOTHING like what I asked for!!! It was supposed to look like a birch tree, and I got piped brown lines all around a cake!! I could have gotten better from Walmart! 100 + $ and this is what I got!!! After, several phone calls, I thought this was not a daunting task for such a "high quality" bakery, the supposed owners daughter was BEYOND RUDE when having spoke with her. I was told 3 different prices, then told i could pay when picked up, then called back again a dogferent day saying the order wasnt complete bc they needed payment, which was fine, i paid the entire thing over the phone, just very fustrating! What should have been a pleasurable, simple task has turned into a NIGHTMARE! Now im sitting here trying to figure out how to fix this cake bc its GOD AWFUL!!! 10 out of 10 DONT RECCOMEND!! ​ read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - What I asked for VS what I got! - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

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My husband and I got married over a year ago, and we STILL talk about our wedding cake from Cocoa Bean to this day!! Not only was the cake beautiful and exactly what we envisioned, it tasted incredible and the service from beginning to end was impeccable. The cake tasting was so special to us, and Anthony made us feel super comfortable and walked us through all our different cake options. My husband and I had no idea what we were doing, but Anthony and his team made the process seamless and fun. We plan on making a visit back to The Cocoa Bean soon just to try some of their delicious pastries (and maybe some strawberry shortcake or other cake flavors too) because we just cannot recommend them enough! read more

EDIT: Owner did call to apologize, which was very mature and I appreciated. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I understand that this is busy wedding season, but that is no excuse to speak to a customer by yelling at her and making her cry! I am not one to leave bad reviews, especially for local businesses! But, after being yelled at on the phone by the owner for 5 mins (after which he asked if I still wanted to order a cake) I have to leave a review so that others do not end up crying after talking to him like I did. I have never been spoken to (YELLED AT) in the way that the owner spoke to me. We had been in contact for months about this cake and he told me to call the week of to get it ordered. He told me to fill out the online order form and he would email me a price quote. I never received an email. When I called, the person who answered said they were NO LONGER taking cake orders for this week! I told her that the owner and I had been talking about it, so she transferred the call to him, to which he proceeded to cut me off every sentence while I was trying to explain the situation. Finally, I said "please let me finish what I'm trying to explain" because he kept talking over me and down to me. He then said, and I quote "OH NO LET ME TAKE THIS OUTSIDE." He took the phone outside and yelled at me for 5 mins straight about how he has so many cakes to make, how I am interrupting his cake making, etc. I have never, EVER been spoken to that way in my life. After he yelled at me for 5 mins, he asked if I still wanted to order a cake from him! I would not recommend ordering from here due to the lack of respect for customers. I totally understand that it is a busy season, but it is not necessary to be yelled at. read more

The Manager,Anthony, is a very good guy. If you have an issue with a product, he is very kind to take care of it. The coffees are great! The almond croissant is excellent! Haven't tried too many things but will be doing so from time to time. read more

Aesthetically pleasing to the fullest extent! Expect for several menu items to grab your attention! The customer service is top tier, employees were fast paced and helpful! Coffee 9/10!!! read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - Cookies and cream! - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

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Love their chicken salad sandwich! The additional rosemary gives it a nice flavor and their side salad goes well with it. Tried their Vietnamese coffee special. It was special and sweet read more

Outstanding! Amazingly wonderful cakes with able to get it literal or no difficulty . Was moist and it had a wonderful taste. read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - a cake in a box - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

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We love the Cocoa Bean bakery! I've ordered their cakes, and tried their mini cheesecakes. They were all delicious and beautifully made. I ordered the chocolate cake with the chocolate buttercream icing for my daughter's birthday, and the strawberry dream cake for my mother's; both were amazing! read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - Strawberry dream cake - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

Family member getting married had extremely difficult time trying to get in contact with the bakery attempting to place a cake order. After multiple contacts attempts over an anticipatory five month span, she was finally able to contact the bakery and they said only a week's notice was needed to place the cake order. When my family member called to place the order with the owner Anthony a week in advance of the wedding, she was met with shouting and cussing from Anthony, stating she was interrupting his cake decorating to place an order in peak cake season with no where near enough time in advance. He did not allow her to explain the information she had been told by the bakery's employees, and continued to yell at her until she hung up. Anthony did call back to apologize for yelling over the phone and offer making the cake for her, but we unfortunately had to decide against this bakery because of the original phone call and unsuccessful contact attempts. read more

We purchased several slices of cake to try a variety on our first visit to this shop. The counter person was very helpful. Many of the cakes were given different names (black & white, wedding, etc.) but sadly they all tasted almost exactly the same. Even with different fillings. The cake was thick and had very little flavor. The icing was also very thick and like the cake, had little taste. The chocolate caramel was the best of the choices we tried, but over all we were very dissatisfied. Had expected much better after reading the reviews. read more

I love this places because of its lunch, not so much for its cakes. I love their sandwiches and they have great soups to go with them. They do have some good desserts and pastries, but I've just never had a cake from here that impressed me. They look awesome and have great craftsmanship, but the taste is just okay. They do have one of the best king cakes I've ever had, so if it's in season I highly highly recommend you pick one up. read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - King Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

We've been going here for our birthday cakes for years now. I couldn't imagine going anywhere else. Between the delicious cakes/pastries, the reasonable prices and the absolutely adorable and kind staff, it's always a joy coming in to pick something up. And look. I'm from New York. I'm greek/italian and from New York, so I'd like to just say - I'm kind of a bit of a snob when it comes to certain things...but I haven't had good baklava in AGES. Then I tried the baklava here and almost cried, tasted so much like what I ate as a kid!! I love it and so glad we found this place. read more

I was really worried about how our cakes would come out bc there weren't updated pictures on this app. But I took someone's rec on wedding cake and I'm so glad I did! He took my idea and did exactly what I wanted better than I could have imagined. Pricing was definitely better than most places so that was helpful. They even placed the flowers on the cake that the florist had brought. Grooms cake was perfect and exactly what I had pictured. read more

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Food is excellent. Service is great and inviting. Atmosphere is nice. Love it. One of my favorite places.

I used Cocoa Bean for my wedding cake and groom's cake. I was very pleased with my wedding cake. It was beautiful and tasted delicious. Now my groom's cake was the talk of my wedding. It was made into the spitting image of our bull terrier Spike. I could not get over how amazing it was. My guests went crazy over it. The prices and customer service were excellent. (11/2/13) I returned to Cocoa Bean for my custom Birthday cake. I was having an 80s themed party and wanted something unique. The Baker made a giant rubiks cube for me. I loved it! read more

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Tasty cakes n cheesecakes n cupcakes. It's clean friendly and the chef makes sure everything thing is done just right

We stopped in and tried their vegetable panini. It's made with portabella mushrooms sun dried tomatoes, provolone Roma lettuce mozzarella and pesto. The cakes and desserts look fabulous. We wound up getting some turtle cookies to take home. read more

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Wonderful bakery. Their cakes are fresh, beautiful, and delicious! The Strawberry Shortcake is light, and so good with sliced strawberries throughout. We also have had the Peanut Butter Cake! It's outstanding and rich! Quality cakes! read more

The best desserts! The chocolate mousse ball are orgasmic!!! Its such a cute little locate. The turtle cheesecake is so rich and delicious. I recommend this place for all your sweet tooth needs. read more

We get all our office birthday cakes from here. Great cakes and friendly staff The white chocolate strawberry shortcake is my favorite.

Best bakery in Hammond! Nestled in a quaint yellow "house" , Cocoa Bean has become a staple on the Northshore! Their quality is consistent, and they do a wonderful job decorating as well. I have 3 favorites from here: fresh strawberry shortcake, wedding cake, and the chocolate caramel cake. The latter is to D-I-E FOR!! If you love chocolate, caramel, and chocolate buttercream icing (I'm drooling as I type this), you must try this cake! They sell cake by the slice here, so depending on the day, you can stop in and try any of the ones I previously mentioned without buying a whole cake. Cocoa Bean also has a cafe that sells great lunch items (soups, sandwiches). I've trusted them to do some of the most important cakes of my life :) they've never failed me yet! Birthday, graduation, husband's birthday, etc. See my pics for some of the fabulous cakes they've done. Now the only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is because the customer service can be spotty at times. I usually ask for Chef Anthony when I go so I don't have to deal with the cashier/assistants' sometimes short attitudes. Other than that, they're my go to for life's occasions the require cake...THAT'S EVERYTHING LOL!!! read more

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I went in for lunch, yes lunch! They have a small menu which is perfect because you know they have to master those dishes. I got the spinach artichoke panini and it was AMAZING. The flavors, the feta cheese, all the spinach and artichokes with the sauce was just perfect. I also got a full order so it was pretty hefty but I can eat just about any portion so it was perfect! I would definitely recommend this little spot for the cafe style food! Definitely reminded me of home (CA) :) read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - Spinach artichoke panini - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

A friend recommended Cocoa Bean for our wedding cake and all I can say is...wow. Cocoa bean surpassed my wildest expectations. From beginning to end, my experience with Cocoa bean was nothing but wonderful. The price was SO. REASONABLE. for a cake that was SUPERB. First thing first - My biggest fear was paying through the nose for a wedding cake that tasted like sugar-y cardboard. Yeah, I wanted the cake to look good...but my biggest concern was taste (although the simple design we went for ended up being PERFECT). The chef is very hands on and personally sat down with me to discuss all the details. We went through the tasting session together at the shop - he encouraged me to be honest with how I felt with the flavors and helped me figure out exactly what I wanted the cake to taste like. I had control over how much sugar went into the icing. We even had fun experimenting with mixing different flavored icings. After talking through the number of guests, and what flavors we liked, we ended up going with a two cakes in one!: the base was white cake with almond buttercream icing, and the second tier was a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The top tier was a combination of the two so my husband and I can have both a year from now! A week before the wedding they called to "touch base". The cake would be ready to go! I had a bit of a change of heart on the flower decorations on it and we talked through if the cake would look good or not (it did!). They gave great honest advice but ultimately said "your cake will look good no matter what given your base design". They delivered a perfect cake ON TIME at a venue an hour away from their shop. I had soooo many guests tell me how wonderful it tasted. It was perfect. read more

Chef Anthony is INCREDIBLE! We had cocoa bean design two cakes for our wedding: a traditional wedding cake and a fun cake that incorporated both me and my husband. We met with Chef Anthony a few months before our wedding to do a cake tasting and discuss style. We weren't sure what we really wanted and he walked us through everything step by step and had so many incredible suggestions and ideas that really helped us find exactly what we wanted. The traditional wedding cake was beautiful and absolutely delicious. We were SO so so incredibly impressed and floored by the fun cake though!! We gave Chef Anthony six different tv shows/books that my husband and I are big fans of and he helped us figure out how to get them all on one cake without it just looking like a bunch of stuff thrown together. All we had were ideas and he took them and created something so unique and exactly what we didn't even know we wanted. I loved and adored it so much and it came out exactly like we wanted and like we asked! It was easily one of my absolute favorite things about the wedding and we cannot recommend Chef Anthony enough! read more

The Cocoa Bean Pastry Shop - Wedding Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

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My dad picked up my birthday cake for Monday. Mind you, I have been getting cakes from here for over twenty years. I'm not the one who gets a birthday cake from here. I buy at least 4 cakes a year from the Cocoa Bean. My complaint is the rudeness of the manager. I opened up the chocolate covered strawberries (on the side until Monday) and there was 7 haves of strawberries. For that amount of money you think I would get the whole 8 halves of 4 strawberries. I'm boggled by how much a strawberry cost and I have less than 4 strawberries. Did you keep them? I called to complain about the lack of strawberries on an almost 60$ cake. I spoke with the manager and he actually raised his voice at me. He stated that they make their own whipped cream and it was 8.00 of whipped cream in my cake. So flour, eggs, and butter are 42.00? That's a huge mark up. I love their cakes and never had a problem until I realized how much money they have been getting from me and I feel like they just don't care. Definitely not worth being yelled at. I will never get a cake from here again. No respect. read more

Icing is very thick . More icing than cake . I love the flavor but overall it's just too overpowering with the icing . They don't ask how heavy you want it they just pound it on there with extra layers all through the cake . I got a wedding flavored cake from there and it wasn't very good . I was given a strawberry shortcake from there for my birthday and it was good but thats about it read more

I went in for 2 chocolate chip cookies which are amazing by themselves but I walked out with two and a half boxes of baked goods. I frequent this place and I've never had a bad experience there. read more

Wedding cake is a FLAVOR, and it's not just for weddings! This cake is so popular they keep it in the case. We've bought them for every occasion, homecomings, farewells, just because. They'll write on them on the fly to suit your need. It stands about 10" tall with about 1/4" inch of stiff buttercream icing and a thin layer of raspberry in between the almond flavored round white cake. It cuts up beautifully and makes a really nice presentation for $40. The icing is VERY sweet, like southern sweet, cold and stiff. I don't like a lot of sweets but I can eat this because the raspberry filling gives a little tart or I'll scrape off top layer and it's perfect (for me). The almond flavoring is subtle and does not taste artificial or overpowering. I have had pastries here and I don't remember throwing any out, but can't say they were memorable either. It's THIS cake I come for. The shop is a little stand alone converted house, you can eat lunch in there but it's small. The counter help is always pleasant and will accommodating like having someone else pick up or holding the cake if you can't get in right away. Hours are limited for after work crowd to pick up something. So I place order on Fri and pick up Sat. They keep them stocked for the day, but run out by end of day so ordering is a must if you get off late. read more

Great local, family owned bakery. Everything they make is amazing. You will not be let down. Go there now!

I love it ! I've had many birthday cakes from cocoa bean and they are soft , moist delicious cakes and extremely beautiful

Great place. Love the pecan half/hand pie. My sister got a cake from here for a birthday. They did a stellar job. All in all, we loved the items from here!! read more

Horrible. Spent over $100 on my baby shower cake and it tasted like boxed cake with to much flavorless cheap icing. Last time for sure. I could make a better cake myself. I was rush because they were to busy. Well they can worry about one less customer.!! read more

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When my guest saw our fabulous wedding cake they said, Yes it's beautiful, but does it taste good." Well they literally had to eat their words,. Yes the cake was an "Artisitc Show Piece" gorgeous and creative in everyway. It was a perfect replica of the magazine pictures we brought to Anthony. You know what else though amazed evryone the mosit, creamy icing, delicious flavor, and mouth watering delight it was. Many people actually went back for a second piece. If you want a cake that is beautiful and tasty see Anthony at Cocoa Bean. read more

My family has been ordering cakes from the Cocoa Bean for special events (showers, wedding, and birthday parties) since 2009. Never again after the terrible experience we had this past Saturday when we went to finalize a cake order for my sister's wedding. Our previous order, a birthday cake, was not filled correctly. Of course we didn't know this until after we cut into it at the party. We made sure to call and let the owner know. He assured us he would make it right with our next order. When we reminded him, we were met with suspicion. He was immediately defensive, contrary, and ultimately rude. Although he eventually agreed to apply the cost of the old cake to the new order, my sister left in tears. No cake is worth that kind of treatment. We cancelled our order and will take our future business elsewhere. read more

Stopped in for lunch and it was absolutely delicious! I had the chicken salad croissant and soup, both was great. I will definitely be back! (Also their king cakes are the best!) read more

We ordered my wedding cake from The Cocoa Bean and I was VERY IMPRESSED!! The cake was SO delicious!!! not only did it taste good, but it was beautiful and very affordable!!! Unlike most bakeries, Anthony is able to do beautiful designs in buttercream instead of fondant (huge plus for me because I hate fondant) He was also reasonable on the delivery fee (he split our delivery fee with another delivery he had to make that was in our general area) Anthony is very pleasant to work with and is very accommodating. He also did both wedding and grooms cake for the same price that someone else had quoted us for just the wedding cake. We did a snare drum groom's cake and it came out wonderfully and looked just like a snare drum! People were talking about the cake days after and my sister decided to order a cake from there for her birthday cake a few weeks later because she wanted more!!! I suggest the chocolate raspberry and cream cheese cake or the chocolate and peanut butter - both are phenomenal!!! My husband and I dont know if we will be able to wait for our one year anniversary before we dig into our top layer!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! read more

Everything I've ever purchased here, from birthday cakes to pastries to lunch sandwiches and soups, has been completely delicious. They have the best quality everything and super friendly service to match. I love birthdays because they are an excuse to visit the Cocoa Bean! read more

Awesome cakes both made to order they do keep some on hand that you can walk in and get. Everything I've had from here has been absolutely delicious. read more