El Rico Pan Bakery

I have been on a quest to taste a champurrado for a while after reading about it online. I finally found this spot and made a stop here to grab a cup. This is clearly a local favorite based on the long line. I also grabbed a pastry which was very good. The champurrado was decent, a little too thick and rich for my taste but I can at least now say I have tasted it now. Note that parking in the area is a challenge.

When is the last time you had pan dulce that remained fresh for days? I can't recall any recent ones and as a pan dulce lover who is always searching for a panadería that offers fresh pan this one is definitely a win.I've passed by this panadería several times and it's either closed or I thought they only accept cash. I had the time to walk in one day and of course I picked up a couple of my favorite conchas. I tasted them when I got home and the consistency was light, fluffy, and flavorful. The ratio of the sugar topping to bread was equal. Each bite had bread and sugar coating. The next day and the day after I had one and was surprised it remained fresh. This left a lasting impression and sent this panadería at the top of my list. I came back with my sister and bought several conchas, other pan dulce, tamales, and champurrado. The tamales had a lot of masa but the filling was very flavorful. The champurrado was good and could benefit from a good mix before serving it. They do accept card because I called and asked before I went. They offer a large variety of items besides pan dulce which was really neat. I was too busy admiring the pan to take a photo of the menu but you can find tortas and jugos here. The service is efficient. There is limited street parking and a few small lots around this place. The shop is small and you can easily pass right by it. This will become my go-to for conchas!

Growing up in my family, we always had sweet bread available for a quick coffee treat in the morning.This being a staple item in the household the bread to me was stale and didn't taste fresh. I wasn't really a huge fan at the time until recently, as a coworker brought in a dozen and OMG everything was so fresh and tasty! For a moment I sat as my desk and just squeezed the bread between my fingers. As I was just surprised how bouncy and soft the sweet bread was at the time.This had confused me and had to bring it up with my family during a recent conversation. Why was the sweet bread dense growing up? Which my aunt just laughed and replied 'Our family was poor, Papa (grandparent) would only buy the old bread from the Panadería to save money or they would give us the old bread!'I was slighty shocked and humbled at the same time, cus growing up, I never felt poor and always was given everything I needed in life. Yet my family would cut cost for their small luxury of sweet bread every morning to provide for the family in other expenses.Anyways it's the small details, back to the review. The bakery offers a variety of sweet bread along with Tamales, Mexican Hot chocolate and an assortment of other fan flares. I typically park on the street, but I believe a parking lot is available.Bread is baked twice a day which varies and best to ask the attendants what time fresh bread is baked. As their bread is amazing when freshly baked. I seriously didn't know the difference until recently and worth it.

Freshest Mexican bread I have come across in San Jose. And bonus for the late hours they open. I can buy a big bag of bread and it lasts the whole week and it still remains fresh as the day I bought it. So moist and delicious, every bite is like heaven. I always get the concha's, elote's, ojo de pancho, cuernos, empanadas, and a champurrado to go. I have yet to try their tamales but I hear great things about their tamales. On my next visit I will get some. They do accept card which is great! Such a big selection of bread and desserts. Worth every penny.

El rico pan bakery had a variety of colors and flavors of breads...they also have cakes tres leches,flan,gello,cheese cake,tamales,champurrado,hot chocolate,coffee,conchitas,enpanadas,cuernito,chilindrinas,mantecadas,polvoron,and much more.The bread was good except the cheese cake,it was on the dry side and tasted a bit like refrigerator since it was not sealed in a plastic container.My queen ordered champurrado de chocolate and i was surprised when i tasted it.the champurrado had a nice smooth silky texture that invited you're taste buds to another sip and a dip of youre bread into the champurrado. I ordered coffee but i wish i had got the champurrado instead all was good except for the cheese cake. Its a very neat panaderia.

Great Mexican bakery with fresh breads, reasonable prices and smiling customer service. While they serve a wide variety of breads and pastries, a few notable ones include Pan Dulce, Conchas, Banana Nut Bread, Pudding and Tamales.Simply amazing Banana Nut Bread - Not too heavy, not too light - Just right. Goes perfectly well with that hot cup of coffee.Pan Dulce is soft and tasty. Chicken tamales are superb here. Great portion size with lots of tender and well seasoned meat filling. Parking can be bit of a hassle. So do try weekdays and non peak hours if you want to avoid long lines.

My favorite pan dulce in San Jose! I've brought it to potlucks, work, and even get myself some just because. Never fails.

I bought 4 pork tamales that were very dry. The mass was crumbly, very disappointing. I won't be back.

BE AWARE OVERCHARGE!I encourage you to double check your receipts they will overcharge you, ask the prices for the bread pieces and do your math. Their prices are way off. Mom paid what was told right at the store $28 and some change and paid with debit card. Got home and checked and they charged $135. Went back to the bakery let them know and took the bread back and they did the math again and now it was $ 37.70! I'm confused now what happened to the $28 dollars. Mom said she noticed the same discrepancy on the prices. Two weeks ago when she asked why she was charged so much, she was told that the bread prices are rising almost every week. Don't get me wrong their product is delicious but still be AWARE! Imagine how many people have they overcharged.

I don't buy Mexican bread often but today I was craving g some: I went and got a concha and a cookie only 2 pieces and my total was $3.40 . Wow and it wasn't that good.