Hansen's Cakes

(323) 936-5527

1072 S Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90019 34.0564 -118.3645

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Neighborhoods: Mid City, Central LA

Years in business

Established in 1940

Hours:

Tue-Fri 9am-6pm

Sat 9am-5pm

Sun (for pick-up only) 8am-12pm

Last updated 1.06.12

Category:

Bakeries, Grocery Stores, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Hidden Find

What People Are Saying About Hansen's Cakes

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The Scene – Since 1940, this neighborhood bakery has had plenty of time to rack up a celebrity clientele, reflected by numerous head shots lining the walls. Celebs and non-famous patrons can expect the same professional service from knowledgeable design consultants as they guide you through the cake-ordering process. – – The Goods – The Hansen repertoire of cakes falls into two categories: charming floral wedding cakes and novelty creations, ranging from giant cheeseburgers to a boxed bouquet of roses. They'll even airbrush your loved one's face on your dessert if you…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
A four-tier wedding cake for 125 people has a base price of $278. Novelty cakes are $25 for a 20-person cake with flowers and inscription. Delivery fees vary by zip code. Inquire about free samples.
The Extras:
Place cake orders three to four weeks ahead; for a 20-percent rush fee, Hansen's can do it in one or two days. Also, bring a pad and pen to sketch your cake--photographs are prohibited.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. Not a snooty disregard like one might expect (and at least you'd have the confidence that the order was taken properly) but the ladies at this location truly do not give a crap about anything or anyone.
  2. It was recommended to me for my wedding cake (small cake serving only 30) and we actually had a good experience with that order at the Fairfax location, being our first time there.
  3. The folks who actually work with you to design the cake are helpful, knowledgeable and loads of fun to work with (and you get yummy cake samples too!)
dessert
78.02999973297119% positive
  1. Their cakes are great but we deserve better service for the amount of money we pay for these cakes.
  2. awesome wedding cakes
  3. The cakes have never failed to be amazing.
  4. The cake is delicious!
  5. Got wrong cake and then rude service
  6. Hansen's cakes are amazing!
  7. know that when I do order the cake that there are no changes or refunds allowed, but I respect that they stick to their policies.
  8. great cakes
  9. With the business world the way it is today, it is nice to know that Hansen's is still around after all of these years, and that by having their policies in place, they must play a big role in their ability to do so many cakes every day for all of these y
  10. Not only was the cakes physical appearance flawless but the cake was absolutely delicious.
  11. Despite all the poor manners I thought they could at least get the cake right but now I am not sure.
  12. money back and I'll find somewhere else to order my cakes in the future!
  13. Love their cakes
  14. Hansen's gave the worse customer service, a poor product (cakes), and an outrageous delay in processing a credit for an obvious error they created in the cake design.
  15. It's really cool to be able to ook back at phots from 68 years ago and see my parents cake, knowing that I can order the exact same cake today with the confidence that it will come out just as beautiful and tasty now.
  16. The worst cutomer service and cake at Hansen's on Fairfax.
  17. Wedding day came and the cake looked decent.
  18. love his cakes and know his employee?
  19. Wonderful cakes, horrible service
  20. Their reaction to my complaint was uncaring (and it didn't seem to suprise them) And when I stated I did not believe we should have to pay the full price -- they responded that we were not entitled to a credit because we "used" the cake.
  21. If you want great tasting and looking cake (our wedding cake was the BEST) but are willing to possibly deal with all the hassles and terrible service, then go, it will be worth it.
  22. In the past the cakes were good today in 2007 the cakes, customer service iand taste are awful.
  23. We ordered a full sheet cake, half lemon, half strawberry and design cake like the party invitation ATTACHED, YUM, YUM right - wrong.
  24. Tops in the Cake arena, best cake with the coolest designs.
  25. They have the worst customer service- I placed an order 2 weeks in advance for a cake that fed 8.
  26. Cakes growing up however it seems recently whenever I order a cake it comes out wrong.
  27. Hansen's cakes are absolutely delicious and always beautiful.
  28. The cake was so beautiful that everyone that passed by the cake wanted to take a picture of it.
  29. the best cakes in the whole world excellent service, nice showroom great selections, great designs, prices are very affordable you get what you pay for.
  30. They may have good cakes, but I also like doing business with merchants who care about customer service.
  31. It was recommended to me for my wedding cake (small cake serving only 30) and we actually had a good experience with that order at the Fairfax location, being our first time there.
  32. Fortunately, I called Rossmoor's and Charlie and Charlotte sent us a dummy cake which I decorated with the left over fresh flowers and Charlie sent us pre cut slices of cake to serve the guests.
  33. They have the best cakes in town.
  34. Oh, the moca cream is wonderful.
  35. Whatever I can think of, they never say no, they just make the cake in the most fabulous manner.
  36. The cake was a little pricey but you know what they say, you gotta pay for the cake.
  37. So I wanted to order a cake for my wife's birthday.
  38. We ordered a Hansen cake for my husband's birthday party last year and it was the best cake I ever tasted.
  39. the best custom cakes
  40. The cakes are amazing.
  41. Wonderful cake, HORRIBLE service
  42. Delicious, delectable, delightful and artistic cake
  43. Their explanation was when you order a cake two days before you want it that is considered a rush, so we have to charge you.
  44. chose this bakery to make a cake for a very special occasion due to good reviews, and they made the most awful looking, embarrassing, inappropriate cake which left me in tears.
  45. By the way, I tried calling since Wednesday to order a cake and still got quote the late fee even though I left several messages.
  46. You can imagine how much my kids enjoy visiting the showrooms, with the cool model cakes and books upon books of designs to choose from.
  47. OK, it's true, Hansen's has great tasting cake and the best buttercream frosting.
  48. so much for trying to order a "novelty" cake like they claim they can do.
  49. The folks who actually work with you to design the cake are helpful, knowledgeable and loads of fun to work with (and you get yummy cake samples too!)
  50. ordered my grandson's 1st Birthday cake from hansen's and his favorite character was the caterpillar from Baby Einstein and Hansen's aced it.
  51. The cake was so big and so pretty that we didn't want to cut it.
  52. It still has the most delicious, fresh cake that I have ever found, but the beauty of this place is the beauty that they put out.
  53. are all a bunch of poorly educated (one of them told me "I can't do nothing about your bad cake!")
  54. This shop was the perfect place to get our wedding cake.
  55. Well our design evidently did not meet Hansens' decorator approval, because we received a plain white cake with ugly red writing (Happy Birthday) across the top that look as if my eleven year old nephew wrote with a broke arm and a big fat 40 planted in t
  56. Not only do they have terrible service, their cakes come out wrong.
  57. But, I knew they made decent cakes, so I ignored the dismal appearance of the place.
  58. By the way -- I'm not a fan of carrot cake, which is the type of cake our retireee requested, but the cake was excellent -- delicious, moist, and the BEST carrot cake I've ever had.
  59. The employees chat on the phone while keeping customers waiting, the showroom is dirty and out-dated, they got my wedding cake completely wrong and were eude all along the way.
  60. called the next day after I found out the person I purchased the cake for didn't like chocolate.
  61. The cake is always delicious and beautiful to look at.
  62. The staff was very helpful, the cake was delicious/beautiful, and, the prices are reasonable.
  63. awesome cakes
  64. gave a wedding cake to a friend as a gift for her wedding and the guestes LOVED it!
  65. There is no cake up here to compare to the quality of Hansen's Each time I designed a cake and picked out my favorite filling, I got exactly what I asked for.
  66. Cake tasted excellent the cake design that arrived was the correct one it was deliverd on time at our wedding we were very very very happppyyyyy.
food quality
96.14999771118164% positive
  1. The cake is delicious!
  2. The staff was very helpful, the cake was delicious/beautiful, and, the prices are reasonable.
  3. By the way -- I'm not a fan of carrot cake, which is the type of cake our retireee requested, but the cake was excellent -- delicious, moist, and the BEST carrot cake I've ever had.
  4. was given a bag of fresh samples (also when I ordered it) and am a happy camper.
  5. Hansen's cakes are absolutely delicious and always beautiful.
  6. It's really cool to be able to ook back at phots from 68 years ago and see my parents cake, knowing that I can order the exact same cake today with the confidence that it will come out just as beautiful and tasty now.
  7. highly recommend the mocha chip filling, really tasty!
  8. It still has the most delicious, fresh cake that I have ever found, but the beauty of this place is the beauty that they put out.
  9. Fortunately, I called Rossmoor's and Charlie and Charlotte sent us a dummy cake which I decorated with the left over fresh flowers and Charlie sent us pre cut slices of cake to serve the guests.
  10. The cake is always delicious and beautiful to look at.
  11. The folks who actually work with you to design the cake are helpful, knowledgeable and loads of fun to work with (and you get yummy cake samples too!)
  12. Not only was the cakes physical appearance flawless but the cake was absolutely delicious.
  13. Hansen's Cakes are delicious no question, but through the past 13 months, the staff has really been horrible.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Their buttercream frosting is sooooo good and the variety of fillings is amazing.
  2. the best cakes in the whole world excellent service, nice showroom great selections, great designs, prices are very affordable you get what you pay for.
  3. Prices can climb when you load up the options, but otherwise the standard prices are reasonable.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. With the business world the way it is today, it is nice to know that Hansen's is still around after all of these years, and that by having their policies in place, they must play a big role in their ability to do so many cakes every day for all of these y
service
35.71000099182129% positive
  1. The staff is rude, service is horrible and I've accepted it for one too many times.
  2. finally spoke to a manager she was so rude & told me the changes couldn't be made but she would call me to see what she can do.
  3. Not only do they have terrible service, their cakes come out wrong.
  4. Wonderful cakes, horrible service
  5. horrible service, dirty and dingy
  6. Their cakes are great but we deserve better service for the amount of money we pay for these cakes.
  7. At Regal Cakes they had some fantastic tasting samples and I did not fear for my life that I would be stabbed by one of the employees for my wallet.
  8. Why would I want a gift certificate from a establishment which has such lousy service and poor product quality.
  9. terrible customer service.
  10. The employees chat on the phone while keeping customers waiting, the showroom is dirty and out-dated, they got my wedding cake completely wrong and were eude all along the way.
  11. The staff was great ollie , patty, patrick were very nice we litteraly spent a whole saturday at hansens they treated us like a king and queen, we got exactly what we ordered.
  12. Horrible, rude, fraudulent, terrible customer service and poor product quality.
  13. They have the worst customer service- I placed an order 2 weeks in advance for a cake that fed 8.
  14. The worst cutomer service and cake at Hansen's on Fairfax.
  15. BUT the service is the worst in the city.
  16. Hansen's Cakes are delicious no question, but through the past 13 months, the staff has really been horrible.
  17. the best cakes in the whole world excellent service, nice showroom great selections, great designs, prices are very affordable you get what you pay for.
  18. However, this particular bakery is going right down the tubes due to poor customer service skills which is very important.
  19. If you want great tasting and looking cake (our wedding cake was the BEST) but are willing to possibly deal with all the hassles and terrible service, then go, it will be worth it.
  20. Horrible customer service & Bad Management
  21. The service is horrible.
  22. The customer service issues are there but if a product is good, I can get past some things.
  23. they have amazing customer service too.
  24. They may have good cakes, but I also like doing business with merchants who care about customer service.
  25. Celebrity Cakes, Best Taste, Best look, closed Mondays, great service
  26. Got wrong cake and then rude service
  27. Today I told my mother about it and she checked out this website and it looks like Im not the only who experienced HORRIBLE customer service.
  28. In the past the cakes were good today in 2007 the cakes, customer service iand taste are awful.
  29. Probably the worst customer service in LA.
  30. Hansen's gave the worse customer service, a poor product (cakes), and an outrageous delay in processing a credit for an obvious error they created in the cake design.
  31. The owner really needs to hire a professional manager and the employees that work in the showroom need to be supervised at all times to make sure they are working to please the customers.
  32. The staff was very helpful, the cake was delicious/beautiful, and, the prices are reasonable.
  33. Wonderful cake, HORRIBLE service
  34. It is an awful shame that I cannot recommend this place to my friends or colleagues for the sake of them receiving POOR service as well.
  35. Horrible service
value
68.75% positive
  1. money back and I'll find somewhere else to order my cakes in the future!
  2. The cake was a little pricey but you know what they say, you gotta pay for the cake.
  3. Prices can climb when you load up the options, but otherwise the standard prices are reasonable.
  4. the best cakes in the whole world excellent service, nice showroom great selections, great designs, prices are very affordable you get what you pay for.
  5. Their reaction to my complaint was uncaring (and it didn't seem to suprise them) And when I stated I did not believe we should have to pay the full price -- they responded that we were not entitled to a credit because we "used" the cake.
  6. If you want great tasting and looking cake (our wedding cake was the BEST) but are willing to possibly deal with all the hassles and terrible service, then go, it will be worth it.
  7. The staff was very helpful, the cake was delicious/beautiful, and, the prices are reasonable.
  8. Their cakes are great but we deserve better service for the amount of money we pay for these cakes.
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/07/10

Horrible Customer Service

by CamDon at Citysearch

With all the high reviews, I was so very disappointed with the customer service we received. We visited this location on a Thursday around 2 p.m. We walk in the door and no one even acknowledges us. We look at the pictures of cakes in a notebook that they had and after about 10 minutes the saleswoman FINALLY looks at us and asks if we need any help. I answer yes and she walks around the counter and goes to talk to her boss for almost 10 minutes! I was appalled and thought to myself, "You just asked me if I needed help!"

As if that wasn't bad enough, her supervisor was worse! She didn't acknowledge us either and made us wait to view some baby shower cake books that she was looking at.

I really don't know how they get business because their customer service was atrocious, and had the nerve to be expensive! No Ma'am....

After that horrible experience we decided to check out Torrance Bakery in Torrance and it was a very pleasant experience...we think we are going to go with them:)

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/13/10

Horrible Service

by mrsbeth at Citysearch

I would give 0 stars if I could. I ordered a cake from Hansens for my wedding, we had to struggle to get any attention from the saleswoman. When we had to decrease the number of guests we were told our options were:

1. cut all the pieces smaller,

2. some guests could go without cake

3. purchase another tier for $100

We told them to take their cake and shove it. We have since ordered another cake from lovely La Creme Bakery and the difference in how a customer is treated is astounding!! Maybe if we had thousands of dollars to blow Hansens would have treated us better. If you just want a nice cake that doesn't break the bank take your business somewhere else!!

  • Cons: horrible service, dirty showroon, incourteous salespeople
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/19/10

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAKE I HAVE EVER SEEN

by YVONNE CALDWELL at Citysearch

I ordered my grandson's 1st Birthday cake from hansen's and his favorite character was the caterpillar from Baby Einstein and Hansen's aced it. The cake was so big and so pretty that we didn't want to cut it. When I picked it up from the bakery with my grandson he had the biggest smile on his face because he recognized the caterpillar. Great tasting cake as well.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/04/10

I don't understand!!!!!

by lllauten at Citysearch

I have been a Hansen's customer for20 years and then some. The cakes have never failed to be amazing. I can't imagine the situations that people have written about the product being so horrible. The customer service issues are there but if a product is good, I can get past some things. All the flavors I have ordered are great. I have never had a problem with the decoration or last minute changes. I would say maybe I've been lucky but I have ordered too many cakes (from5 inch to 4 tier weddingcakes) for that to be the case. AND, for the skeptics out there, I am not a Hansen's employee.

  • Pros: BEST CAKE
  • Cons: NONE
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/21/10

Dont believe the hype

by vinaobama at Citysearch

I had a dinner party at Ketchup restaurant this past weekend. I was searching for a good bakery but had heard a lot of bad things about this one bakery in particular, Hansen Cakes. After an unsuccessful search, i ended up at Hansen Cakes.Hansen Cakes created a giant size ketchup bottle cake for my ?th birthdat party. Not only was the cakes physical appearance flawless but the cake was absolutely delicious. I had the lemon cake with raspberry filling. Talking about moist and creamy. Umm, umm good. The cake was so beautiful that everyone that passed by the cake wanted to take a picture of it. The cake was a little pricey but you know what they say, you gotta pay for the cake. lol

  • Pros: Best taste and decorating in town

The Details on Hansen's Cakes

Place Categories:

  • best wedding cake
  • horrible terrible customer service
  • full sheet cake
  • nice showroom great selections
  • especially love cake samples
  • very best customer service
  • very affordable standard prices
  • perfect place
  • good experience
  • rude staff
  • bad bakery
  • very nice employee
  • good product
  • yum
  • poor product quality
  • great ollie
  • dirty showroom
  • fabulous manner
  • perfect color
  • yum lemon
  • very nice patrick
  • sooooo good buttercream frosting
  • great design taste
  • great designs
  • really tasty mocha chip
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