El Panke Bakery

I called in my order for chicken soup and vegetarian burrito because I know how busy they are and didn't want to go down there till they told me it would be ready, plus I wanted to get a protein shake while I was there cause it's not just any protein if you read the bottle it says " The most advanced time-released protein supplement ever. " You have to read the whole label to get the gist of it all and you health nuts will. So if you're thinking about how going Vegan and high protein drinks can change your life, I'm only 75% and my whole life changed.If you don't want COVID they have a foot kick plate on the door going in and going out.

Is it weird that whenever I hear or read the word "pupusa" the first thing that comes to mind is this scene from Half Baked?Brian: Get some sour cream and onion chips with some dip, man, some beef jerky, some peanut butter. Get some Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars, a whole lot, make sure chocolate, gotta have chocolate, man. Some popcorn, red popcorn, graham crackers, graham crackers with marshmallows, the little marshmallows and little chocolate bars and we can make s'mores, man. Also, celery, grape jelly, Cap'n Crunch with the little Crunch berries, pizzas. We need two big pizzas, man, everything on 'em, with water, whole lotta water, and Funyons. Kenny: That's it? Thurgood Jenkins: Yeah, get me a box of condoms, and, what was that thing we used to eat back in the day? What was it... oh yeah, pussy. Kenny: You got it. Yea, I don't know what's wrong with me. Anyway, a buddy of mine and I happened to be driving by this little bakery when I happened to see a small hand made sign advertising pupusas. Seeing as how I just don't come across pupusas often, I just had to swing on by and try it. Once inside, I thought the place was closed. Not a single customer was inside and I thought to myself, that's probably not a good sign. Yet, despite my trepidation I still ordered up 2 pupusas. I mean, how's a guy gonna pass up on some pupusa? I'm glad that I did. The pupusas, while not the best I've ever had, were still very good. Served with the typical pickled vegetables and salsa accompaniment, they were the perfect afternoon snack.Above and beyond the food, I will say that the owner of this bakery is really nice and just great. He seemed very enthusiastic to have us there to try their food and welcomed us to come back in the evening as they were going to be making tacos, which they apparently do on a regular basis. I've yet to be back but I definitely do intend to go back for some more pupusas the next time I'm in the area. After all, what's not to like about getting some pupusa?*Oh yea, in case you're not sure what a pupusa is, wikipedia defines it as "a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla that is usually filled with a blend of the following: cheese, cooked pork meat ground to a paste consistency, and refried beans."

PROs:Right next to the post office.Ample ParkingCONs:Cake qualityCake taste (cake that sat in the freezer too long)ServiceNOTE: This review is strictly for the Carrot Cake that Chuy F. mentions in his review... a side note, they do not carry cupcakes as he mentioned. APPEARANCE: I'm just going to get down to it: the cake featured in their displayed case is not the cake you will be sold. I have uploaded a photo of the slice you are actually purchasing. Not the same size, no beautiful frosting. As soon as she brought it out I said to her "This looks nothing like the one you are displaying" she laughed and said "that is just for show we don't frost the cakes that way." I went ahead and purchased the slice regardless, I figured it was only $2.75, not a big deal...I was wrong...TASTE: ...The first bite I took was my last. It was old, stale, and tasted as if it had previously been frozen, kind of like freezer burn.Not a place I'd ever return to. I'll stop by Albertsons first to satisfy my craving, at least I know the ingredients are fresh and what I see is what I get, no false displays for me to be tricked into buying.

The cook are friendly, they come out to ask whether we like the food or not.I have al pastor soft taco this time, they are really tasty and spicy. I didnt try they bakery stuffs, because I come for cheap awesome taco.The only thing they need to improve for the taco is to have more sauces and added on stuffs for taco on the side.

I have only tried their baked goods. The prices are slightly higher than other similar bakeries. The size and taste of the baked goods are not so good. All the baked goods are smaller than any other Hispanic bakery that I have ever visited. The taste of the items was disappointing. I am a big fan of empanada cremas, but there version was just so so.The place itself was clean, and the employee on duty was okay.

Hands down, they have some really great tacos and protein bowls! They come to our apartment building every other tuesdays and we always look forward to their tacos. They're very friendly. They also do meal peeps that they deliver straight to your door! Cannot wait to try it. Hope they never stop coming to our building.

Rude service Came to serve at my apartments Placentia place And they skipped me not only once but twice. They cook 1 taco at a time! So you can imagine how fast the service is. I walked away with no food and went to get some REAL tacos.

I LOVE El Panke. It's your friendly, neighborhood/Mexican bakery with super low prices and lots of family-owned charm/TLC.I come here 3-4 times a week because Martin makes me custom-extracted juices (or jugos to be more legit) with fresh fruits and vegetables. The prices are so low, it's obscene. Whole foods charges $7-8 for the same thing, and here they charge less than $5! I like to call ahead so that my juice is ready for me by the time I get there. They've even purchased special fruits and veggies at my request!I just got around to trying the Torta Milanesa (a mexican style sandwich with beef that's been marinated, pounded thin, and lightly fried, lots of fresh veggies, and amazingly fresh bread). OMG, I DIE over their sandwich! It is so different from the usual, the bread is SO fresh, and it's less than $5 for a huge sandwich. LOVE and will probably eat this forever until I die. Come here, try some delish juice or fresh baked goods, and feel good about supporting your local small business at the same time!

I was craving a breakfast burrito the other morning and decided to check yelp for a place to satisfy my craving. I saw this bakery had 4 stars and comments of how their breakfast burritos were really good and not greasy so I chose this place. I am SOO disappointed in those fellow yelpers! I can't believe I cheated on my diet for this little unflavorful bacon burrito. First off, this place is tiny and very messy looking n disorganized on the inside. I asked the guy if they had breakfast burritos and he asked if I wanted bacon or ham. He said it included eggs and potatoes. I asked for a bacon one and said just easy on the potatoes. He said they were pre-made. I should've walked out right then but I didn't wanna be rude. He prob saw the indifferent expression on my face and said, "we just barely made them."So I said ok. I see him walk back to the kitchen area and pull out a metal tray containing a bunch of wrapped burritos. He hands it to me just as is and didn't say anything. Ok... Am I supposed to guess the price?? After a long awkward pause he says "$4". For that tiny thing?? Anyway, I gave him the money and walked out with the wrapped thing. No bag. No napkins. That was it. Prior to walking out, I scanned the place for napkins but didn't see any, just a container containing plastic knives -odd- so I left since there was another person talking to him. When I got in my car, I unwrapped the burrito and saw how dry it looked so I walked back into the store to ask for salsa. A female was there and after I told her what I wanted, she walked in the back. Another guy walks up and says, "what do you want?" And I said Salsa? And he kind of huffs and walks to the back poking around boxes and shaking his head says "Chinita". Really!?? You don't think I can see, hear AND understand that?? Rude. So then the first guy who took my order looks at me from the back and says, "what did you need?" I said "you guys don't have salsa to go with the burrito??" And then he said, oh he'll get it for you. So the rude guy hands me a little salsa container and I ask him what is "Chinita". And he shrugs his shoulders and says rudely, "I don't know. I didn't say". Ugh. Rude people. Anyway, the Breakfast burrito was very plain and tiny. I can't believe a yelper said it was filling! I'm 118 pounds and that didn't even wet my appetite! Never again will I go to that dirty place and am disappointed in bad fake yelpers!

It's awesome how these guys travel to us. My mom and her husband bought me a burrito and let me tell you it was delicious. Shout out to Spencer for making the bomb burrito!