Great selection of Filipino specialty baked goods! So far we've tried the ensaymada, tune milk bar and Ube lenguas de gato-- all hits! The desserts look decadent but are actually nowhere near as sweet as they may appear. The lenguas de gato were probably the sweetest of the bunch. The coffee selection is small but the beans or roast they use is exceptional and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed their drip coffee. Ambience is modern-casual with some limited seating. Service was nice and helpful! read more

I purchased the Rolls Royce Ube Swirls and "The Hulk" Ensaymada (specialty pandan brioche style bun filled with house-made ube, topped with buttercream, coconut, sugar). Bread texture is very nice, soft, and chewy. Unfortunately, no ube flavor in either. No pandan flavor in the Ensaymada too. I also tried my friend's Bibing-Cute (baked rice cake with coconut, melted cheese, salted egg). This was better and more accurate to its description. No issues with service. I love the variety and authentic of the bakery but am disappointed the Asian flavors are not properly executed. read more

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Likes - huge variety of items - some items where it more bite size portions that made it easier to share Dislikes - not everything was labeled with name and price so it made me less willing to grab items - a little pricey I think I forgot to take pictures lol read more

I've been curious about Umaga Bakehouse for a while and so far have only had it when people bring it to places. I've tried their pan de ube, carioca, longganisa bun, and turon. I'd say that so far some things are good and four stars (e.g., turon, some of the breads) but definitely some stuff is just fine (2-3 stars) like the longganisa bun and carioca. I prefer my carioca with more crunch and my friends mentioned we prefer it on the stick (like how I've had it in the Philippines and other Fil Am places). The longganisa bun had more asado vibes than longhanisa but I've definitely had better asado. My friend found it too salty. Overall, I'd say some thibgs are better than others but I probably personally won't go out of my way to go back. read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Carioca, longganisa bun, monggo hopia - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Love this place! I would hughly recomment their Seňorita bread that is always sold out and they make this fresh everyday! Also their Bola Bola Siopao - steamed pork bun, and also their cheese roll is addicting! Service is always great, place is always bright and welcoming. Will definitely keep coming back! Happy Eating! read more

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Got some goodies for Thanksgiving and I am hooked. The Ube pandesal were amazing. Fluffy and moist. Not too sweet. The leche flan was incredible. Creamy. Thicc. I could drink the liquid caramel it sits in. The cassava cake (which had flan on top I think?) was amazing. Prob my favorite. It has chunks of coconut in it and the best texture. So good. I ordered delivery and everything was super well packaged and arrived with no spill. read more

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​I really wanted to love Umaga Bakehouse. The concept is appealing, and the space itself is charming. However, the experience, specifically centered around their main offering was just okay. I've visited Umaga a couple of times, hoping the first instance was an off-day, but no.their buns are room temperature,or even just cold. The matcha latte was a solid 3/5 I thought it was going to taste worst but it was acceptable. read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

First time here. Wasn't too busy at all and had a large variety of items to pick from. Really enjoyed all the items and would be back, if in the area. read more

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Umaga Bakehouse is located in a shopping plaza, with other Filipino businesses nearby. There was a large variety in this store, some items were not typical of what I've seen near me. Merienda/Snacks, desserts, sweet, savory items; by the piece or shareable. If I lived in the area, would be able to sample them little by little but we were just visiting (mid 8/2025). Since I don't know pricing in Chicago, I would say similar to NYC prices. As far as the food, some we liked, others were just ok. For the pies, we got the buko pie slice first- the coconut slivers were hard and it was dry so skipped getting the whole pie. Instead, we got the whole egg pie which was a winner. Pichi pichi and puto bumbong looked appetizing but they were not soft when eaten right away. Need to be heated up. Halo halo had a lot of beans and a caramelized crumble topping. Was good but not what I prefer in terms of ingredients. Good snack buns like the corned beef bun (multi-pack, $5) and longganisa bun ($4 each). Special ensaymadas were $5.49. Salted egg one had a custardy filling and was pretty good. I got a taste of one of their tres leches but was too sweet for me. Added points for the ambiance - the warm tones and food displays are inviting; just a few tables inside though but we had to sit and taste some of the goodies already. And for service which was very friendly. read more

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Recent visit and all was well except I missed out again on the Ilocos empanadas! The chicken tamale could have used some seasoning but everything else was great. read more

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Umaga Bakehouse is a bakery featuring a variety of Filipino eats and treats. The items can be a tad pricy, but are lovingly packaged for your own consumption or for generous gift-giving. The buns I have tried here are particularly tasty, especially the Longanisa bun that is generously filed with sweet Filipino sausage. The pork bao I tried was pretty good too. The Carioca balls (sweet rice balls) are subtly sweet to my taste buds. read more

Wonderful bakery! So many options, plenty of parking as it's located in a strip mall. Very clean and organized inside, employees are very friendly. I appreciated the ingredients listed with the name of each item as this was my first time here. read more

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*5 stars with an asterisk. Had the cheesy bread today, a copy of Porto's from San Diego and if you know - you know! Let me tell you it's great! The sugar sprinkles make it sweet and the cheese melts in your mouth. We had it literally off the oven. Almost burnt our tongue. Also off the oven was the pork empanadas. The filling was generous and tasty. Empanadas for me however is a flaky pastry crust. This one is not. It's basically bread. Now I know that other bakers do that. I'm just telling you that seared in my mind as a child is that empanadas has a thin layered crispy crust around it. Thus the * on the five stars. Umaga has a lot of superlatives to offer - they all can't be out of the ball park. Kissel please don't hate me. read more

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Eager to try the baked goods. First purchase was dinner rolls. If you like sweet dinner rolls this is the place for you. If you like savory it's not something you'll find here read more

My friend and I got the beef empanadas...soo good! It was gone before we knew it. There were variety of breads. I like that they were hot and room temperature options. read more

I enjoyed checking out what Umaga had to offer on my first visit recently and lounge the variety of pastries they had. I came across many Filipino pastries and sweet and savory treats that I was not familiar with before. I tried three different pastries that had Coconut, Corn, and Ube centric with other ingredients in the mix. They were super scrumptious. I liked them all. I'll be going back here. Check them out. read more

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Incredible selection of Filipino baked goods and desserts at a reasonable price. They had so much to pick from but I got the Ube pandasal with cheese and another Ube bread and they were both so soft and delicious. I'd skip the Ube matcha though bc the matcha was pretty watered down but overall a great experience here. read more

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Today, we dropped into Unaga because my wife was wanting Holo Holo. The initial impression of the bakery is clean, appealing, and has a wide variety of treats! So many different breads, ube treats, chai tres leches, etc. there was things my wife hasn't heard of, and she's part of the culture! We ordered an ube horchata, holo holo, and a chai tres leches. Everyone one of them was delicious. For the price, I wish the drink was a little bigger, but the holo holo was a good size with all that's crammed into that cup lol! My leches was sweet but amazing as well. If you are looking. For delicious Philippine baked goods you absolutely should check out Umaga. read more

Their Señorita breads are the freshest and best--baked to order and available on a first-come, first-served basis. It's a little a bit of wait but definitely worth it. read more

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A lot of Filipino bakeries have been popping up lately and Umaga Bakehouse has been one that a lot of people have been talking about. The other day I finally got to try it and WHOA!! We were lucky enough to get a special delivery from a grateful customer at work and he brought us a box of FRESHLY made Seniorita bread (most popular item) and My Lord those so simply addicting! Nuff said. Can't wait to go and try other things but just beware that if you try their seniority bread fresh out of the oven like I did you're setting the bar REAL high lol read more

When I visited San Francisco, I visited a Filipino bakery and was obsessed with their sweet rolls they called "star bread." I knew I would be able to find something similar at home given Chicago is such a foodie city -it didn't take me long to find Umaga bakery on Yelp. Now I'm from the south side of the city, so you know I was committed to driving to the opposite end of the city for these sweet rolls. The drive did not disappoint. The store is very neatly kept together and I love the bright orange colors, makes everything look vibrant. They make the seniorita bread made to order, but it's so worth the wait for those buttery and sweet rolls. You can smell the bread as soon as you walk into the store :-) I look forward to the occasional drive to the north side to try their other pastries l. read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Seniorita bread - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place was in the vicinity of where I was shopping. It's nice because it's in a little mall area so there's plenty of parking which is good. But it's a cute little place. They have a few tables and chairs you can eat at as well. They have plenty of options savory and sweet. But with my big sweet tooth, I mainly chose sweet items to take home. And since I love Ube, I figured now was the best time to pick up a bunch of Ube snacks so I did! I think my favorite was the Rolls-Royce bread. And the halo halo is a must! The lady at the counter was really nice. Very helpful. She even suggested a few items for me as well. But yeah, I would definitely check this place out if you are in in the area read more

Oh my Jollibee!!! I just arrived here two days ago from Miami. It's -6° and I had to try this Filipino bakery out. The 30 minute ride totally totally worth it. Every single item that I picked up here was amazing. I'm actually coming back again tomorrow morning to get those rice dough empanadas. This place definitely gets a "ah hell yeah!" read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Turon.....so freaking good - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Conveniently located in a plaza with free parking. Plenty of prepared food options to choose from. We mostly picked up bundles of prepared pastries but next time we are going for all the food behind the counter--beautiful delicious looking pastries Majority of prepackaged pastries we enjoyed and there were so many options to choose from. The best was the ube tres leches--worth every penny. Very very clean location too! read more

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The bakery is fully stock with their goodies. It gets busy but the line moves pretty quick at check out. And customer service is great. read more

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We stumbled upon this place when we're driving around the plaza. We ordered the Halo Halo and the Ube senorita bread !!! The halo halo is soooo refreshing, and delicious! Definitely order it if you are looking for a treat, it's a shareable size! We also got the ube senorita bread, which is made to order!!! Can't get any fresher than this!! And we had to try it right after we bought them, it's so soft and full of ube flavor!! Not too sweet so that's a plus! Absolutely a must try! Definitely go check out this bakery next time when you are in the area! They have so many items to choose from, pastries, cakes, bread, and some Filipino dessert!! Definitely something for your tastebuds! Plenty of parking in the plaza! read more

I'm sure their bake goods are way better than their drinks review. My friends and I stopped by to try out their ube horchata and ube cold brew. It was such a disappointment. The cold brew just tastes like regular bitter cold brew with no sweetness from the ube. The horchata tasted decent but definitely can't taste any ube. I wouldn't waste your money on these drinks. read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Ube horchata - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We dropped in to check out this new Filipino bakery. They are in a new strip mall section just steps to the north of the Seafood City Filipino marketplace which itself has two Filipino bakeries. It's mostly a carryout store with a large variety of packaged goods, but there are 10 scattered seats in the store if you want to dine in. Their space is not particularly large but it is bright, airy, and clean. We tried 3 items: - halo halo, $8.99 - 4 pack of Rolls Royce ube buns, $4.99 - 4 pack of pan de coco (coconut buns), $4.99 There were a lot of bread products to look at and choose from. We were not familiar with most of them, but they do have a helpful cheat-sheet of 8 recommended and popular items if you are new to Filipino baked goods. All of the customers we saw were Filipino for what that's worth. The prices looked a little elevated to me. The halo halo was nice and refreshing but it was small for $8.99. You can get one in the Seafood City food court and in other places for about $6.99 and they are probably bigger. The buns we bought were fresh, but also a bit small for the price. The pan de coco was ok, but the Rolls Royce was a little overly sweet for our taste. Overall, I'll go with 3.49 rounded down to 3 stars, and suggest you go see and try for yourself. read more

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Happy to be giving Umaga the full 5 stars it truly deserves! This was my 2nd time here and options were plentiful this time around. Everything was soooooo good!! This time I tried the señorita bread, halo halo and bibing - cute Ube. I'd get all of these again. The quality of ingredients umaga uses is seriously top notch. Everything is made with love and it shows. I love this place so much! read more

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05/09/24 - Umaga Bakehouse is a new Filipino Bakery 0.6 miles from my house next to Teriyaki Madness & the Seafood City complex. I'm Japanese but everyone in my life from my wife, my 3 best friends and all the Filipino family & friends I've made over the years. I love Filipino food but I can't understand their obsession w/pandesal. Pandesal is a staple bread roll commonly eaten w/breakfast. When we visited my brother in law in the Philippines first thing in the morning he goes out and gets pandesal. My wife's 2 Filipina girlfriends, 1 from Orlando, 1 from California visited us & wanted pandesal. My buddy from Topeka KS (American Indian) married to a Filipina came to Chicago looking for pandesal, my buddies wife wanted pandesal. I've been eating Filipino food foreva & I love it but to me Pandesal? I just don't get it? I picked up the following items from Umaga as I was meeting my friend & her kids later that day. Bonete - Biko - Pogi Ube Rolls - Hamon & Queso - breakfast sandwich w/ham & cheese mehhh read more

Umaga Bakehouse - New 1/2 mile from my house Filipino Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I'm a huge fan of ube because I lived in Manila when I was a kid, so when I heard about this Filipino bakery, it instantly became my mission to stop by. It's located in a strip center with plenty of parking. The moment you walk in, you're greeted by unmistakable fresh-baked smell. The space is surprisingly roomy and modwrn. The glass display case is filled with an impressive variety of treats. We ordered the pandan milk cake, the salted egg ensaymada, an ube horchata and fried banana turon. Prices are definitely on the higher side, Of the items we tried, I have to admit I didn't enjoy everything. The pandan milk cake was rock hard; it was so tough to bite into and I didn't detect any pandan (pandan fanatic here!) flavor. The banana turon wasn't good at all. The wonton skin was quite burned and there was a tiny piece of banana. On the flip side, the salted egg ensaymada was good: soft, fluffy, and salted egg yolk filling. It was a bit messy to eat. The ube horchata was a fun twist, but I didn't taste any ube. I wonder if they only used extract instead of real ube or maybe both. Ube is quite subtle. It was $6 and the cup had plenty of ice (not worth it). read more

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I stopped by after work on a weekday and it was practically empty but the baked goods were fully stocked!! I love a good bakery and had a grand ol time exploring all the delicious treats they have here. They have a lot of baked goods I've seen at other bakeries and then a whole lot more. I went in expecting the prices to be higher than they actually were which was a nice surprise. I got a variety of baked goods but have to say the turn might be my favorite. Staff was friendly and helpful, looking forward to going back! Plenty of parking, I was expecting it to be in the same building/plaza as Seafood City but it's actually off to the side and next to Chipotle!! read more

Enjoyed exploring different kinds of Filipino baked goods. The staff are very friendly. Senorita bread fresh and hot out of oven is soft, slightly sweet and addicting! Cold brew made with beans sourced from Sultan Kudarat Province of Philippines is nutty and good. Staff are patient and friendly! read more

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It's a contemporary Filipino bakery brand. Simple bright orange is the theme. Clean and simple packaging with simple uniformed labeling. Some products showcase a translucent brand orange. Overall, the presentation of products are well presented and easy to access. I wasn't a big fan of the Ube drink. Seemed pricey for the size. It tasted ok and I'm glad I tried it once. I'll try the Halo Halo next time. So far, my favorite is The Philippine Cheese Roll. It's so soft, creamy, with the right amount of salt. Service was fine. read more

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We were finally able to visit Umaga Bakery this weekend and it was a joy to go to! Honestly, as a Filipino American, this would be our candys store as a kid type of visit. The colors were great, the food just reminded me of the Philippines and food we would eat together with family, and the vibes were familiar for sure. The service people were really great too! Very helpful and cheerful. It does get a little loud in there but only because it was a busy time. The food was fantastic! The quick food to eat like empanadas and siopao were great! Definitely better heated though. And then the amount of options was awesome! Even the Ube horchata, that was a cool experience. We'll be back! read more

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So glad to see traditional Filipino baked goods get some popularity! This is definitely a "trendy" version of a traditional Filipino bakery, they have some fusion foods as well as the classic pan de sal, puto, pichi-pichi, etc. Check out the refrigerator case at the end if you want to try out some Filipino ulam (food to eat with rice) to go! I am a little concerned at how close this bakery is to Valerio's, the Filipino bakery I've been going to my whole life (first in LA and now in Chicago), and how it might affect their ability to do business. So if you want to know what a more traditional Filipino bake shop looks like, grab some treats from Umaga and then walk over to Valerio's in the lot over, next to Seafood City, and give their business support too! There's more than enough to go around and the more Filipino businesses we support, the more we can celebrate the growth of Filipino small businesses! read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Halo halo - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Well this is my first time coming and finally finding where Umaga bakery is. Originally I just wanted to get a dessert but then I ended up seeing something I never heard of since my father is illicano. A Filipino ilocano style empanada is just like a Venezuelan empanada it's fried. I thought most empanadas that my mom made was baked but I guess my mom is not illicano so that's why I never knew about this. I already ate lamb earlier and now I spoiled eating more as a snack so I will be skipping dinner. For dessert despite eating the ilocano empanada I ordered a caricoa ball. There were five of them. In regards to the ambience it's very modern but similar to Jollibee across the street with seafood City I thought this area where the bakery was was going to be part of the plaza but it's not it's right adjacent to five and below store. Service was a little better in regards most Filipino businesses move really slow and this one actually did respond quickly also the other reason why I came here is to find out if they sold a sweet egg roll banana dessert called Turone and they do and it's cheaper. I was going to go across the street to Valparao Filipino bakery but they were more expensive over there and you have to pre-order. Here they were $1.50 versus $1.95. the reason why four stars is because they can't take the order by person you have to go to their website and order under catering. Otherwise I'll be coming here more just to try the other desserts I've been eating a lot of Filipino desserts from here red ribbon and lately In the City by Linkin Park Genevieve's bakery. As for the ilocano version of empanada it was unique it was similar to the texture since it was fried like a Venezuelan empanada the only difference is the fillings they use egg and it seemed mostly vegetable inside they give you vinegar to dip it in which I think is traditional and ilocano way to eat it versus the typical Filipino empanada that's baked read more

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SO DELICIOUS AND FRESH. I'm so happy this place opened. I first heard about this place on Instagram. They just opened so expect long lines. When I went the line was kind of long but it didn't go all the way outside. The minute I walked in, all the displays were empty from people buying everything! Everything they baked didn't make it to the shelves due to high demand. The only thing stocked were the wheat pandesal lol. Staff was super nice and I even got to see the owners working very hard! I ended up buying pan de ube. I wanted to buy 3 pieces of their pandesal but they only sell by the dozen. The guy checking me out was generous enough to give me 2 pieces for free since I didn't want to commit to the full dozen. And they were hot and fresh too! I was so appreciative! Not to mention their prices are unbeatable for the quality and service they provide. I paid $5 for 5 pieces of pan de ube which is awesome!! I already cannot wait to come back :) Congrats Umaga! read more

Umaga Bakehouse - Pan de ube and pandesal - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Went on a family trip to Chicago. So on our way back into the city we had found this place. It's a pretty big bakery. But not a lot of sitting. They had all sorts of bread and traditional desserts. They were fast and friendly. Would definitely go back. If you are looking for good Filipino desserts or bread. Check this place out. read more

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Umaga has become one of my favorite bakeries, i come here once or twice every weekend with my family. Love their halo halo, recently I visit another state where I tried halo halo to see which one I liked and Umaga has my heart. The Ube horchata does not have much of the Ube flavor but is good. I've tried their bunso, Turon, cariocas and leche flan... I do see they often change the breads/products so I always look forward to it, oh by the way I also love the empanadas !! The cashier is very nice and attentive, I did had to ask for help when needing items from behind the glass, at times I wait a few minutes but not much. For a Friday I have visit it was not very busy, for Saturdays is so so, I do see more people coming in, and for Sundays as well is not too busy and quiet. read more

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