I have visited this place twice. I visited recently and their service is quick and easy. There are many different pastries to choose from. I think the ube pastries lack flavor. I've tried their custard pastries and I enjoy those much more! In the summer they have a halo halo drink that is delicious. I do like that it is conveniently located inside a grocery store and there is free parking outside. read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I I longer bother trying to replicate any baked goods because I can go to Valerio's or some of the other Filipino bakeries. We live on the other side of the city. I usually buy a few packages so that I can freeze them and have them thawed out for my kids' breakfast. The only downside is that's gotten a lot more pricier since they opened. read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Valerio's has stepped up their game. Big time. I used to walk out of there with some of my favorite basics: pan de sal, pan de ube, biko, cassava cake, kutchinta, and maybe puto. Now, they have so much more! They have a bunch of new choices to choose from -- some creative ideas I never even had as a child growing up in the Philippines. In addition to my usuals, I'm now picking up different kinds of suman, Carioca, special ensaymada, ube pan de coco, hopia, and their longaniza sandwiches. They have other new sandwiches I want to try also, so I need to come hungry. The staff there are very helpful, and they're quick! There is almost always a line, but you get to the front faster than you expect. The place smells amazing, and you never have to rush. Take all the time you need. read more

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The OG for Filipino baked goods all across the US. Valerios came over from California and is a haven for delicious carbs many include ube. I actually like their non-ube options. Love their pan de sal, turon, and suman. Wish they sold their siopao by the piece since my husband doesn't eat pork and I can't eat 6 myself even if I portioned it out. read more

Yummy food items. They even have hot empanadas. Food prices were reasonable. I wish they had smaller packaging for certain items. Wanted to try an array of things but limited because didn't want to over purchase bakery items. I ordered Ube Cheese Bun and those are delicious. Sweet but cheese is not overwhelming. Been heating that up in microwave for 30 seconds and perfect. Would buy again. My friend purchased Sapon-Sapin and that was intriguing gelatin flavor: Ube, Jackfruit with a coconut flakes. I didn't hate it but texture wasnt for me. Beef Empanadas was nicely sized but not that flavorful. read more

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As much as I love Valerio's, I wish the quality was better. Their options of baked goods is endless which is what keeps me coming back. Pricing here is reasonable, especially for how much you get. Currently there is a sign on the window stating they are offering 20% off indefinitely. SAY LESS, haha. I haven't had much interaction with the staff other than once I'm ready to pay for my items. The interaction I've had is consistently friendly and kind. My favorite item from here is the Ube haba haba. Omgggggg it is sooooo good! I also enjoy their selections of different ensaymadas. This is definitely a good place to stop at if you're already shopping at seafood city. Get that sweet tooth fix in! read more

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Went there today with my boyfriend to grab some of their ube pastries and also get some other goodies to try. Hands down one of the best bakeries to go to. The service is good. There aren't any seatings inside and it's mostly a take out kind of spot. I would recommend trying their ube pan de sal. Buying the bag of pan de sal and then adding some ice cream to make an ice cream sandwich! read more

I reaaally wanted to like the Ensymada. The Ensymada topping is nice and sweet but the bread itself is not as fluffy as brioche can be. It sorta feels like I have to fight off the piece I bit off. Across the lot from this bakery is Umaga bakery and their ensymadas are.... A lot better. read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Ensymada - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

They have the most delicious cheese bars! This is the closest thing I've found in Chicago to Puerto Rican quesitos. I also like their spanish buns, ube buns, and chicken siaopiao! I visit once every month or two and buy a dozen cheese bars at a time. These go quickly in my house! They always play great music inside and the staff is always very friendly! read more

They almost always have something fresh here and often very baked goods. The ube biko I recently tried was delicious though did not taste like ube at all, maybe it was labeled as such, for the color. Kutchinta is always on point. And if you were thinking about trying the nilupak, you should beware, you can get addicted! ;) read more

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If you're from Miami and miss having those mini bocadito rolls that you'd find at every baby shower and kid's birthday parties come here and get the PIMIENTO BULILIT. Tastes so nostalgic even though I'm not Filipina. Also, if you want that perfect chewy cookie grab a pack of Ube Crinkles. I'd love to make icecream sandwhiches with these, I think a calamansi sherbert with very little sugar and a sprinkle of fancy salt would make this refreshing and adorable. My only regret is that afterwards someone smashed my car door and I twist an ankle running downstairs trying to get zip ties to ghetto rig my car door shut until I can get it to a shop. I guess $6.99 can possibly console having to repair a bent chassis and shiny red paint on the side of a classic. I deserve these cookies. Happy 2024 read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Painkiller or fat bomb? - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came here and wanted to try everything, but you had to buy in bulk. So I settled on a container of Sapin Sapin. I loved the texture and the subtly sweet taste. I can't say that I could discern differences between the three layers, but still liked it overall. read more

There seems to be a Valerios attached to every Seafood City. I really like their variety of stuff. I just love the fact that I can get a variety of treats for breakfast. I've been to their locations in Northern CA and the quality is the same. I like their selections more than what's offered in Seafood City. Come here and stock up on your favorite baked items!! read more

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My mother and I always get our pandesal and Filipino bread fix at this bakery! Sometimes we get the vegetable lumpia, turon and karioka! This Filipino bakery is a nice edition to the Chicagoland area. read more

The place is like any traditional bakery in the Philippines. It's unassuming, not Instagrammable (sorry, folks), and shelves always filled with items that makes you miss growing up in the Motherland. They're also reasonably priced. read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop is sort of embedded in Seafood City Supermarket, as it has two entrances but the one connecting directly into Seafood City is currently closed so you must enter from the parking lot. Valerio's roots are in the Philippines, so practically everything in this shop will seem exotic to the non-Filipino visitor. I recently selected a variety of savory and sweet items. The tamale is a huge bundle wrapped in banana leaves. The tamale has a creamy pudding-like texture, and with shredded meat and egg slices was practically a lunch by itself. The chicken empanada is sort of sweet and savory, with a cake-y exterior rather than crispy, so indeed this is a Filipino-style empanada. I do prefer the crispy Latin-style empanadas, but if you like the Filipino-style then this one should please your palate. The veggie egg rolls are crunchy and inexpensive, providing a nice greasy bite. The turon is sweet and sticky with deep fried banana filling, but my piece of turon was a bit too hard for my sensitive teeth. The small bibingka is a sweet little muffin. I wanted to try a bunch of other items too, but hey let's not get too crazy now. There is a $10 minimum for credit card purchases. read more

I went Aug 30 and spend $188 for assorted bread and sweets amd guess what ube hopia is all molded unbelievable and upsetting. Driving an hour and so excited and you will get a molded ube hopia. All I'm saying pls check what your selling we support and love you guys for stomach ache sake pls show some caring for us. I have receipts and picture to proved this issues read more

So many choices at this Filipino bakery attached to Seafood City supermarket! Many are made with ube; the bright purple color makes me think of Mardi Gras king cakes! I bought some small buns called hopia baboy; I thought they would be more savory since they contained green onion and sesame oil, but they were unexpectedly sweet, and very flaky as well. Staff was also very friendly, and patient with me trying to lighten my purse by offloading some pennies. :) There's definitely something here for everyone, so take a trip to the tropics and try it out! read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Despite containing green onion and sesame these were surprisingly sweet - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

great service and tons of baked goods. prices are high but sometimes you find worth things read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Wished they have individual servings of their sapin sapin, kutsinta, pandesal, and other kakanins. I don't want to buy $10 worth then waste it if the item doesn't taste good. It would be nice if they could give out samples so people get to taste, then decides to buy even more. But Thank you Valerios Bakery for keeping our breads and kakanin a continuing staple food for the Filipino millennials and young at heart! read more

You gotta love Asian bakery stores ...but Filipino bakeries now was that's just on a different level of yummy was. I love that you can find almost all your traditional Filipino treats at Valerios,I drove 35min to get some pandesal,bibingka and ensyemada. But I found a lot more to buy when I got to the store. Bread is baked fresh and customer service is excellent but definitely call before you go since Chicago has been strict and on n off with curfew during the pandemic and protest. Stay safe everyone!!!! read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Ube cheese pandesal - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was excited to try this bakery out but was very disappointed at the customer service. With an hour left before they close, I walked in to 3 employees cleaning and condensing the bakery goods. No acknowledgement at all upon arrival and as I was shopping around the small bakery, the employees were ignoring my presence and even swept actual dirt on my boyfriends feet. They had bread cart blocking a section and didn't care that we were waiting to see what was there. At checkout finally one of the employees came and said is that it pointing to our hopia ube bag. Please note there is a $10 minimum to use a card. Even as we left the gentlemen sweeping got in front of us with his pile of dirt. No one even said bye. Sadly, the hopia ube was delicious however with that kind of treatment.. I will never come back. read more

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I was excited to try Filipino bakeries, but after my first bite of pastilyas de leche, I couldn't do it. I saw on the ingredients that its made with condensed milk, which is delicious in any form except when it's made with butter and sugar, it's just overkill. The hopya ube was just OK. It is reminiscent of Chinese bakery that's usually filled with BBQ pork or custard, but it has ube. Unfortunately, most of these items are pre-packaged in plastic trays and bags of 4-12, so for a person like me who wanted to try a little of bit everything, it gets $$$ costly. I found most of the stuff is pretty expensive too, nothing really special, not even the decor. It sucks that they don't sell stuff a la carte, like most bakeries, so until that option is there I won't be back. Minimum $10 for credit card. read more

Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop - Pastilyas de Leche - Bakeries Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Pan de Ube. That's all I have to say. I've gotten plenty of their other pastries but the PAN DE UBE IS LIFE. Yes, I'll admit that I've never had Pan de Ube from anywhere else, but it's still amazing. I love eating them for breakfast, for dessert, and for a snack at all times of the day. Another favorite of mine is the chicken empanadas. Yes, they are expensive but the crust is just perfect (and the filling too). The Puto is also nice, though not as good as the Pan de Ube as far as sweet pastries go (but maybe that's just because I'm obsessed with ube...not sure if I got that across). Back to ube treats though, if you want something with ube but with less ube paste than the Pan de Ube, go with the Ube Baskets. One thing I'm not a huge fan of about the baskets though is that they add a very light glaze on top, which is a little sticky. The bakery is always clean and service is fast. Even if there's a long line at the cash register, the longest I've ever had to wait is probably 10 minutes. read more

My father buys Filipino food from here almost daily and I finally am making the time to write a quick review highlighting how good it is! Their bread items never disappoint and are always well made. Everything is fresh, soft, and moist. We also got their honey cooked ham for Christmas and absolutely loved it. The ham was perfectly cooked with a wonderful sweet pineapple glaze on the outside. I could eat that whole ham myself! I highly recommend this place for Filipino backed goods and for their ham! read more

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Came here since I was already waiting for my jollibee. They have tons of Ube pastries and the wait wasn't too long. Loved all of the I've treats we got. Bulilitis, hopya, cheese pan, Bavarian. The pastry is soft and chewy and the Filling is not too sweet. read more

We visited my mom yesterday and I bought bread from this store to give to her. She loves bread so much. Any kind of bread will make her happy. And when I came here there were so many choices I could make. It's so hard to choose since all of it looks yummy and delicious. So I bought a pack of ube ensaymada, chicken empanada, pineapple bread and turon. It's a Filipino bread store. When I taste their bread it's fantastic. It's soft and you can really taste how good it was. My mom was surprised when I gave this bread to her. She is so happy while eating that bread. She enjoys eating those. I'm glad that I found this place. read more

My wife likes the cassava suman while I like most of the baked goods but man you guys need to improve on my personal fave, the Spanish Bread. There's hardly any filling inside the bread. WALANG LAMAN ANG SPANISH BREAD NYU! read more

Came to Seafood City at opening time of 8am, thinking Valerios would be open as well. We needed to purchase a few products for our friends visiting from Pennsylvania. I was hoping that by the time we finish at the supermarket they would be open, door said they open at 9am, I wasn't about to wait for them to open. What is the reason that they don't open with the rest of the shops, and being a bakery with a separate entrance, I would expect them to open earlier than everyone. read more

For the second time we bought Biko. They were moldy and were totally unedible.

The shelves are almost always empty. - for products that are so overpriced. Today, I thought I walked into an oven. They're AC was either turned off or broken. Your selling baked goods which will spoil on this temperatures. read more

love the pandesall! Always so fresh and delish. Lots to choose from and smells so good inside. Yumm!!!! read more

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Tasty, fresh baked goods. Filipino style, so sweet but not too sweet. Delicious breads and pastries, but I docked them a star because of the turtle paced lines, empty shelves, and cash only policy. They are constantly baking throughout the day, so when a cart of still steaming breads emerge from the kitchen, hungry customers swarm. They should also offer trays or baskets to carry items while waiting in line. I just saw a guy drop a whole box of siopao. Of course, it exploded all over the floor. He picked up the pieces, put it on an empty shelf, and got a new one. It's gone now. Hopefully an employee disposed of it. read more

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I went to Valerio's inside Seafood City in Chicago yesterday. Everytime i go to this bakery, I always buy their rich and flvored cheese pimiento. I was soooo disappointed this time because their cheese pimiento has sooo little in it. There's a signage posted in the store that they increased their prices so i was expecting that their product is still the same. But it turned out, they increased their prices but the quality has declined. Before, if you bite their cheese pimiento, the fillings are coming out but now it's just a smear. Very poor!!! I hope they will improve if they want people to go back to them. read more

Do not buy the siopao. It is all bread with very little filling. Very disappointing. I wish I could give this place a negative rating.

Siopao is all bread. Empanada the same,fried veggie egg roll the same .. this place has to step up its game .. or just stick to what they make best -bread! read more

We put in a special order of Ube Macapuno Ensaymadas. Kissel was amazing and wonderful to work with! She and her crew delivered a scrumptious product that was a hit with so many people. I have friends who want to know where they can get more! Lol Thank you again Kissel for accommodating our specific request! We also got a box of siopao (bbq pork) still hot from the steamer and that was super tasty as well! read more

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So I was charged an Eggpie although I bought Cassava cake. Don't trust, always check your receipt. Another order, I have cassava cake instead of Leche flan. read more

Located inside Seafood city market...right next to it's competition Red Ribbon. (RR Kinda sucks) Valerio's is awesome!!! The smell of fresh baked goods rolls out the doors. You walk in, and you can see the ovens, fresh boiling ube and carts full of fresh baked yummies! Asawa was on a ube craving when we walked in...OMG!! She went bwon(crazy). Rolls, pastries and babinka. We compared them side by side to RR...Valerio's wins hands down. We will be going there again read more

Warning: Don't get Okkoy from here. Iwas the most horrible thing I ever had. No beansprouts, not a traditional okkoyat all. I got $10 worth and trashed it (don't be deceived by the buy one get one special! read more