Van's Bakery

I had trouble finding a place to do our wedding cake. My mom had recommended Van's Bakery since it's within the Vietnamese community and she had been going there for decades. I went to their store and they showed an entire portfolio of the wedding cakes they had done. My wife and I chose one with flower pedals and gold flakes. They also did delivery for the cake which was great. We had no clue what the cake was going to turn out looking like until the day of, and it exceeded all of our expectations. It was absolutely stunning, and by far the best wedding cake I had ever seen in person. The best part was that they had a huge variety of flavors. We ended picking pandan, but you could make your cake with one or multiple flavors including durian, taro, chocolate, red velvet, and a bunch more. The staff kept great communication with us for many months leading up to our wedding as well. I've been a returning customer ever since, especially since their cakes and sugar cane drinks are really good. 10/10

Feeling indifferent about Vans, and here's why. We often crave for this coconut pandan cake, and would make the drive down to SJ to get it and drive it all the way back to SF. When it's freshly made it's sooooo good! The cake is soft, moist, lots of coconut and you can tell it's freshly made! When it's like this we keep wanting to come back for more! Once in a while we get day old or not so fresh cake where it's dry and crumbly. The cream isn't so fresh either, or it's just overly wet like it's been sitting in the fridge for days. When it's like this we tell ourselves it's not worth the trip. It's such a mixed feeling for this. Like it's so good, and no other place makes it like this, but it's always a gamble. I know we will continue to come back and test our luck.Sooooo try at your own risk.

I always buy vanilla cream puffs, banh trang tron, cake slices and even recommend Van's bakery to my friends and coworkers because we all love the creampuffs at this store. Buying $5 cake slices here is like playing lottery. Sometimes they are fresh. Sometimes, they are stale and old to the point that the top layer of cream cracks. I remain loyal to their cream puffs. Today, I walked in to purchase some sweet puff to bring them to work. As I walked through the door, I absolutely loved the smell of pandan waffles. So, I asked the lady who was making them if the one on the cooling rack were for sale. I simply thought she made and sold packaged waffles once they were cool down. The lady looked annoyed, quickly shoving the waffles in a brown paper bag and said rudely, " They aren't for sell. Someone ordered them. Go to the front counter and pay for the order first!" ( Cái này không có bán. Khách đặt rồi. Muốn ăn thì tới quầy tính tiền mà đặt rồi mới làm.) Meanwhile, another lady kept asking loudly from behind the counter," how many waffles? how many waffles? ( Bao nhiêu cái? Muốn mua bao nhiêu cái?) Like, bro, chillax, stop rushing me as if I'm a stupid kid who doesn't understand verbal cue. Mind you, I didn't force her to sell them to me nor having the intention of purchasing ones. I politely asked. I didn't beg for free foods. They look amazing, but this store is not the only store that makes and sells pandan waffles. Imagine getting snapped at by a store employee and other employees started whispering to each other after they see you in a bad mood. Whose fault was that? The cream puffs were supposed to be dessert sample for our company's Thanksgiving party. We will bring our business elsewhere. Don't tell customers to support local business if they get horrible treatment like that.

Flashback to my birthday last year--I was treated to a Jello birthday cake and durian cream puffs from @vansbakerysj! Their jello cakes come in a variety of flavors, some filled with fruit and others just the jello itself. Since durian is my favorite Vietnamese fruit, I couldn't resist the cream puffs--every bite was packed with flavor! They also have vanilla for all my Basics! Oh, and FYI, they offer ice cream-filled macarons too!

Mom and I seem to always hit up Van's Bakery after eating at Nha Trang. The bakery has been a convenient stop to pick up some sweets, baked goods, and other Asian specialties.Located at the Lion Plaza on Tully Road in San Jose, not only is there ample parking for patrons, the shopping centre is also home to several other Asian restaurants and a food court, gift shops, jewelers, bakeries, etc. Inside, the shoppe appears fairly clean. The sides of the store are lined with cold storage units and glass cases, all displaying goodies for sale. In the middle of the room, as well as along the clear case counters, are packaged tidbits for easy shopping. Van's has a great inventory of a myriad of snacks.In addition to unique cakes and Chinese and Vietnamese treats, Van's offers some French delights like Macarons and Ice Cream Macarons with interesting flavours.Below are the items that Mom and I purchased during our most recent visit on Saturday evening, July 6, 2024:GUAVA MOUSSE ($5) - Mom really liked this slice of cake. She said that the guava flavour really came through.MOCHA HAZELNUT ($5) - "It's ok," per Mom.MINI PATE CHAUD PORK (HEO NHO, $1.50) - Good! A great price, too.Service is quick and friendly.We will be back, I'm sure. I need to get some regular sized PATE CHAUD PORK (HEO LON, $2.50)!

Moon Cake Central. It is defiantly moon cake season. The place was filled with all different kinds and sizes of moon cakes. It was hard to decide what kind of moon cakes to get. I was on a search for a chocolate moon cake. One of the staff members took their time to ask me if I needed help. I asked if they had a chocolate moon cake, expecting them to look at me crazy and say no. To my surprise she said let me look in back. A short time later a gentleman came out with 2 different types of moon cakes. He said he's doing a speciality order of chocolate moon cakes and said he has one that is chocolate with the traditional center and a second that was like a chocolate lava cake. I opted for the $7 chocolate lava. I left happily with my prized chocolate moon cake. I highly recommend this bakery for all of your moon cake needs.The Chocolate lava moon cake was amazing. I wish I had more. I'd love to eat more and share them with my friends. It was nothing like any moon cake I've ever had. It tasted just like a lava cake with a molten center. If you have a chance to have one it's a must. It's to die for.

Van's did an amazing job with a last minute order for a half sheet cake. I had originally ordered from another Vietnamese bakery nearby a week in advance of my son's 100 days celebration. I went to make some changes to my cake on Thursday afternoon and found the bakery was closed due to a failed health inspection conducted the day before! I didn't know what was going on and the workers inside were not able to communicate with me (language barrier). I told them I wanted to cancel and they got the message. I immediately went to Van's and asked if they were able to accommodate a cake order for Saturday. Luckily they were able to and they were able to provide me some guidance on the cake. I honestly didn't know what I wanted decoration wise. Found one of their circular cakes with dumplings and asked for it to be similar. Not too busy and simple and they delivered! Other bakery didn't really want to work with me on customizing a cake. They basically told me to choose one of their designs or bring my own. Van's was not like that and worked with me.I ordered the guava mousse flavor and it was a hit. People were asking for seconds. The kids loved the dumplings that were also edible. A nearby table was eyeing the cake and said it was pretty as well. I definitely would come back again and would try some of their other flavors! Highly recommend them for their cakes. I have also gotten their mooncakes as well as their sugarcane drinks. Both were good. Inside of the store is clean and organized as well.

Van's bakery is such a staple in San Jose. This is my go to spot for green waffles or pandan waffles, but this time around was my first time buying cakes. Came here looking for a small green cake which they had pandan flavor, but I had to get other flavors because they sounded yummy. I ended up getting durian, taro, pineapple and the pandan flavor. The favorite in my house was the durian flavor and pandan. The cakes are so light and airy like a sponge cake and the frosting is lightly sweetened which was a delight because sometimes I find my self scraping of frostings from other bakeries.Something I wish I knew before coming in were their candle selections. I was on a big hunt for buying a small golden number candle and who would have known that Van's Bakery would have it. I was extremely happy and will note for next time. Van's bakery has so much to offer and highly recommend. Service was also great!

Love this place. Service have always been excellent and super nice folks that works here. Love their freshly made to order Sugar Cane drink with kumquat. Get the large if you can. So good. They are famous for their Vietnamese style birthday cakes which comes in a gelatin like and sponge. Everybody goes to Vans for special cake occasion. It's the place to go. You can also order ahead and have your cake specially made. They sell a ton of pastries and snacks. My favorite here is their Pandan bread that they make daily. Doing this review during Autumn Moon festival, they also make their very own moo cake. Really good. Lots of parking since it's located in the Lyons supermarket and next door to Nha Trang restaurant. Cheers!

We bought our father in laws came from Vans and it was such a pleasant experience! They have a variety of options for food including cake, pastries and beverages. The location is in a shopping center so plenty of parking! Overall the service and hospitality was great, we felt very welcomed and they even helped put beautiful touches to our cake. If you're in the area, and looking to try a great bakery, with a beautiful ambiance busy, but not too busy surrounding area then definitely stop by! Below is our Ube cake, which was amazing!!