Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop

Food quality, slow check out, not very efficient. Need more consistent. More available desserts in the morning.

BEST PANDESAL EVER!!Valerio's Tropical Bake Shop in Tukwila has THE BEST pandesal and beats out to any of the Valerio's pandesal I've tasted in Southern California.If you've never heard of pandesal (or pan de sal), it's Filipino bread that's mainly eaten for breakfast with coffee or tea.The first time I tried the pandesal from this bakery was when I was visiting my brother in Washington and he warmed some up for breakfast. My family and I enjoyed it so much and asked where he got it. His local Filipino store carried the Valerio's pandesal made from this Tukwila location.This bake shop is conveniently located less than 3 miles away from SEA-TAC airport! We went there before our flight to bring some bags back home and to bring back to my family. Why not?I don't know what makes them so much better than the others but it could be the Washington water - I don't know.To give you an idea, I like my pandesal barely toasted in the toaster oven (200-250°F for like 5-7 minutes), or when time is short a quick 10 seconds in the microwave. The pandesal here is so fluffy inside and full (not hollow like other pandesal). It's got a good weight to it. When you pull it apart, it's got some stretchy pull to it. And it's not too chewy and not crumby. It is perfect!! And the taste is slightly sweet - I can't rave any more about it. It's just good!Now, enough about their 10/10 pandesal. This Valerio's is actually located next door to Seafood City inside the Westfield Southcenter Mall. They have 2 aisles of Pinoy (Filipino) pastries and desserts in the display case. We really only came for the pandesal but also brought back other goodies to try. And, yes, the treats taste better in Washington!!The prices are affordable too, just like most Pinoy bakeries.The service is okay. I'm only knocking off a star because, during my second visit, their "LINE STARTS HERE" sign was located in 2 places. Like, where does the line really start? It confuses the customers like the Lolo who cut in front of me, and the cashier knew it. Oh well. Overall, I came here for what I needed. And what I got was the best pandesal - nothing else out here in SoCal can match the fluffy yet dense pandesal from Valerio's Tukwila. It definitely is a nice treat and I appreciate it so much!

Who doesn't get Valerio's when going to south center? We had to get these because it reminded us of our childhood! Love it

Valerio's is conveniently located in the Southcenter Mall, specifically in Seafood City, so I always try to stop by if I'm in the area. They have a huge selection of wonderful, desserts and pastries, all made fresh, and was extremely reasonable prices. Everything I've had has been delicious!!

Nice employees, food choices are great, atmosphere is newly constructed. Hopefully they can stock all the existing food that were advertised like all puto flavors etc.

I don't come here to often because they are far from me, but if I do come, I buy a haul usually. ;)' My favs to pick up here are Pandesal, Ube bread, butter bread, Hopia and whatever I crave for....

Great quality and broad selection. Reminded me of what my Aunties brought to the family gatherings.

I have been shopping at Valerio's since their original location in Great Wall Mall, nearly 20 years ago. From an affordable Filipino bakery where it's fun to try a little bit of everything, it's grown to be overpriced, undervalued, with sometimes questionable quality. This latest round of purchase will likely be the last and/or greatly limited in the future. Turon - Caramelized Banana Lumpia $1.45I remember when these were as little as 3 for $1 or 2 for $1. It's still pretty good, but it's more sugar ladened that it should be. Ube Carioca Balls $4.25Holy moly, these are incredibly expensive. It wasn't take long ago when these were $1 a skewer. Even at street fairs, maybe it's 3 balls for $2. These are uber expensive. Taste wise, they are good. Sapin-Sapin $8.99These have shrank in size (used to be 9 pieces per package), now it's six, and have increased in cost. Taste wise, they are inferior to some of the other local companies. This is a hard stop and will never buy these again.Ube Puchinta $3.79These are half Puto (cake like) and half Kutsinta (chewy texture). I thought this lacked flavor, more purple dye than ube flavor. The texture of both layers is legit. Maha Mais $3.29This is a corn based snack. Cost wise, it's the most reasonable but I still think I'm eating a lot of food dye.Hopia Ube $4.69This is one of the more classic options shared amongst several Asian culture. Theirs is pretty good. Cost is reasonable.

It's wonderful that they have finally remodeled the area where Valerie's bake shop is at. It's now a bright and inviting space. The check out is now at the back of the shop instead of in the side making it just slightly easier to navigate the two small aisles in the bakery. The baked goods here are always fresh and plentiful. My son goes ham for their puto mix and would easily kill the box in one sitting if I'd let him. The puto are always soft and fresh with the perfect balance of sweetness. The pan de sal is solid here too. Love to come here when I'm craving it. & know that it hasn't been sitting on the shelves for days. Honestly, you can't go wrong with any of the baked goodies from here because they are all spot on. The staff is friendly and polite.

I bought a couple of products here such as the pandesal, maha mais, hopia monggo, puto and kutsinta. The puto was dense and seemingly half cooked so we still needed to steam it. Even after steaming it was still so dense. My guess is that they have started using regular flour instead of rice flour to save on costs. In today's day and age of expensive food, people deserve quality. Not coming back here.