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What People Are Saying About Yamazaki Bakery
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In Short – Since 1938, this family-owned patisserie has been a cozy quick-stop for piping hot coffee and warm savory mans (soft white buns with sweet or salty fillings). Stretched across the woody old-fashioned store, a glaring neon white display case is compactly lined with both Eastern and Western pastries and fruit-topped cakes that are made fresh every morning. The shop is modest in many ways: Decorations, if any, are plain, and lukewarm pastries are still heated in boxy 7-11-like ovens. The customers, mostly regulars, come and go in a matter of minutes, but stragglers are…
05/23/08
BEST CAKES
by MAYRA21 at Citysearch
I AM NOT A CAKE LOVER BUT WHEN MY DAUGHTERS GRANDMA BROUGHT HER A CAKE FROM
YAMAZAKI FOR HER 3RD B-DAY (SHE'S 7 NOW) I JUST LOVED IT. IT'S NOT TOO SWEET, THE BREAD'S
JUST DELICIOUS AND THE FILLING FROM NATUARAL FRUITS AH! YOU JUST HAVE TO TRY IT. I HAVE
HAD GUEST THAT ARE NOW REGULAR CUSTOMERS . I DRIVE OVER AN HOUR JUST TO GO THERE BUT IT'S WORTH IT. MATTER OF FACT I'LL BE PICKING UP A CAKE FOR MY HUSBAND ON SUNDAY. EVER SINCE I ONLY BUY MY CAKES FROM THEM!
11/30/07
Great bread & cream puffs
by netter1 at Citysearch
Unlike Mikazawa just across the way, Yamazaki bakery is more what one expects when walking into a bakery. There are shelves of fresh bread...and cases full of fluffy cakes and pastries. If you are a lover of creme puffs, you have to try these. Personally, I'm partial to the "cocoa puff" baked in a small Hawaiian bakery on Oahu...but ... well...don't get to Hawaii much lately. These definitely do in a pinch.
02/21/07
Sweet Treats at a Little Tokyo Bakery
by lwmango at Citysearch
I always swing by this Japanese bakery after eating at Oomasa in the Village Plaza. Their chocolate covered cream puffs (with chocolate cream) are amazing as are their fruit tarts with piped cream that are in the shape of small dogs (almost too cute to eat). I also enjoy their ham and green onion pizza pastries and their weiner pans (hot dogs wrapped in a soft roll). Their breads are also delicious; they're thickly sliced and very soft. Prices are amazing here too, just be sure to go early so they don't sell out of your favorites!
- Pros: Parking, Quick Service, Fresh Products
- Cons: Sell out of some items quickly, close early
The Details on Yamazaki Bakery
Save Time:
The soft, less-than-$3 and perfect-for-toast Sunroyal and British bread loaves sell out almost instantly--arrive before noon to guarantee you get one.
Know Before You Go:
Older customers typically go for the raisin double bread and walnut bread, while sweet-toothed youngsters go for the melon pan roll or cachucha, a custard-filled bread.
Parking:
A purchase of $15 or more comes with a 20-minute parking validation at the Japanese Village Parking structure on Central Avenue.
The Extras:
Although it's not written anywhere, you can ask for your pastries to be heated up by a microwave to eat right then and there.
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Payment Methods:
Cash, Check
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General Info:
Open 7 Days
