Tortillería Panadería Madero

A dizzying array of latino pastries are available here, and the ones I tried were good. I love Orejas... so I just stick with those most of the time. They also have a decent assortment of basic latino groceries.

New to town and don't know Spanish, so I was hesitant to go inside, but took the plunge yesterday. WOW. I have never seen so many good looking pastries and breads, freshly made corn tortillas--still warm. Will definitely go back regularly. Would have liked some assistance explaining what all I was seeing, but once I asked the girl behind the counter, she was more than helpful and friendly. Be warned, however, you must pay in cash!

This is the biggest, with most assortment, Mexican bakery I have ever been (and I have traveled through the Midwest quite a bit). They make everything from scratch, and they are freshly baked daily.The highlights (and a staple) of this bakery are:Jalapeño-cream cheese bread (shaped as a horn)Berliners filled with vanilla pudding and donuts (all my students tell me they are the best they've ever had!).Vanilla-pudding/cream filled horns.Churros.Plain bread called "bolillos", and also their freshly made tortillas.They also sell cookies, conchas (plain bread with a flour-sugar icing that isn't very tasty/sweet), torta salvadoreña, moist sweet breads that will remind you of shortcake; muffins; and cupcakes without the icing. They also started to make croissants (although not like the ones you find in France), and a flakey pastry that has an "elephant ear" shape that is extremely extremely good: just like the "palmeras" in Spain! They also have groceries, piñatas, and on weekends they sell cooked mexican meats.It is all fairly cheap, and worth the 40 minute trip. You can freeze the breads; 30 minutes you want to eat any, take it out an put in the oven for 15 minutes at 200-225F. They will taste freshly baked again!