Kiki Bakery

This place is so cute! I stumbled upon it when I was driving through Valley Blvd. I had to check it out. The bread here is so yummy! I fell in love with the theme! So awesome!

Young clerks didn’t know how to communicate with new customers. All questions about yellow custard wasn’t answered after 3 tries so I just bought whatever looked familiar then left. I know that after I shopped at Micasa Buena Park, I cannot get used to other bakeries any more.
There’s a reason why Micasa was a desert vendor of Eva airline.

Purchased a Hokkaido chiffon cake thing from the fridge and it was sour! Bf knew it went bad but I gave the bakery the benefit of the doubt and told him maybe they started using cream cheese? Nope, got some stomach issues afterwards. Anyways, seems like some of their «goods» can be days old, so beware. 2 stars instead of 1 because their bread are usually okay tasting, like edible.

Seems to be a knock off of 85 degree bakery but ALOT smaller. The best things were the mini macaroon ice cream sandwiches! I had a strawberry one and my boyfriend had a vanilla bean. So good! $ 2.50 too so not bad on a price! The service was good considering we were the only ones in there at the time. The young girls were very helpful in describing what certain things were for us. Would come back for the ice cream!

Not sure what type of establishment won’t let a 2-​year old little girl use their bathroom. On top of that they lied saying they use Yogurtlands bathroom which is currently out of order. More and more businesses are forgetting the true meaning of customer service and what it means to be a service oriented business.

There are never any pineapple buns in the afternoon. Apparently it’s not a real bakery. Dough and pre-​made cakes are brought into the bakery. The do bake the buns there as they are pre-​mixed and brought in and they just pop it in the oven. Once they run out of all the good buns they’re never restocked. Sucks!

For my past experiences, 5 stars. I don’t remember anything bad since it’s been so long but that’s okay.
I did enjoy my time here and the other location in MPK whenever I came by with my mom. Oh the memories. I would get carried away and pile the tray up with breads and pastries until she thought it was enough LOL. It tasted good though to me! Always had a love for sweet things. I can’t recall which location sold the cranberry chocolate chip mini cookies. I wasn’t able to find it again after that one time. :(Their panda cookies were cute and chewy.

I bought some bakery this morning. I was giving it as a gift to 2 friends, so I asked for boxes. The server didn’t say anything when I asked for the first box. When I asked for the second one (I decided to buy more), the server said that I had to pay for the boxes. I have never heard of charging boxes for bakery. She said unless I bought a cake, then they will give free box. But yet she doesn’t apply the rule to everyone, the Caucasian lady in front of me was not charged.
I asked them to get something in the refrigerator for me, the server asked me to get them myself. What service? They have no service.

When I was last around town, I tried this bakery a few times for their sandwiches and breads.
The cucumber and egg sandwich had a very clean flavor and was really light. It was definitely the winner here. The pork floss sandwich was okay… just not my type of sandwich.
The breads/​buns were passable, though I’ve had better around. The «pineapple» bun was acceptable, with a reasonable amount of flavor and freshness.
Kiki isn’t too shabby and I was generally satisfied.

Service is excellent. Parking is FREE on the lot or street… Picked up some bread for lunch… Yummy. They sell macaroons ice cream. Delicious. I shall try one after work… Everything is made fresh and delicious…

Very limited, mediocre baked goods & cakes and below average service. More like lack thereof, if you don’t ask for assistance they will ignore you as they chat.

Service is excellent !!! Friendly cashiers. Breads are good never disappoints. Sometimes they have specials for $ 1 bread near cashier counter … Be on the lookout for those. Good deal!

On our way to yougurtland when we saw a sign out in front for macaron ice cream sandwiches. Intrigued, we decided to try that instead of get froyo. The power of advertising at work, people. Walked in and it’s a standard Asian bakery. Cakes in the glass case. They did have a fish cake and a panda cake — so cute. Also a cake for 20% off — wonder how old that cake was. There were lots of individually wrapped baos and pastries that you can pick and place on your own tray. And finally a small freezer with the ice cream macaron sandwiches. They currently have 4 flavors — vanilla, strawberry, coffee and green tea. The ice cream was normal colored. But the macaron cookie part was all these neon colors that contrast with the ice cream flavor. Also the cookie part is not particularly flavored either. My strawberry ice cream was paired with a neon green macaron. The ice cream was good. The macaron was passable. Not the best but at least it wasn’t mushy or too soft from being in the freezer. It might be the new fad. I was at 626 night market last month and I saw a couple booths selling macaron ice cream sandwiches.

THEY SELL MACAROONS!
Nice variety of bread, have to re go look at this location because all I tried were macaroons

This is another typical Asian bakery in SGV. The bread is decent and the prices are good. They have weird décor going on – tons of wall decal stickers that are a mix of a Parisian theme and New York theme, and a few chandelier decals as well. It’s a little tacky, like a 6 year old girl decorated the bakery. But if you can get past the poor interior design, the bread is good. They have all your standard Asian bakery goodies, and some adorable cakes too.
I came here for their macaroon ice cream sandwiches the other day and while they looked ADORABLE, they were just okay. For $ 2.50 a piece, they were pretty small. Not bad, not great. Note: $ 15 minimum for credit card.

Came across this bakery as my friend was waiting for her order next door. Decided to buy few basic buns to try out green onion, pineapple, taro, etc. It looks pretty good until I tried them. The majority of the buns lacked flavor and the texture of the buns tasted old. No wonder why it’s so cheap and on sale. Another big disappointment — their «custard» bun had barely any custard (just a smear of it) and it was clumpy and too thick consistency which indicates lots of cornstarch was used.
Should’ve suspected the quality due to lack of customers in the store and the person who worked in the register didn’t look like she wants to work there. FYI, the employees are constantly on their phones which really annoys me… Hmm…hello? Hello?!
Definitely won’t be returning here for lack of customer service and I’d rather spend a little more money on a better quality buns elsewhere than here… what a true disappointment! They’ve got to work on their customer service skills and less on their tech skills.

If we’re eating lunch at a restaurant in the same plaza, immediately after lunch, we make a pit-​stop at Kiki Bakery.
We usually purchase a bread loaf and a few small packaged bread pastries for a week. To me, a huge factor in determining the difference between an OK bakery and a great bakery (besides the taste of their bread) is the initial smell of fresh buttery bread and sweet pastries the moment I walk into a bakery. Kiki bakery is just OK.
The bread and other small items here don’t taste amazing, but they are good enough as everyday bread. It’s not my favorite bakery, nor is it one that I’d avoid. We come here out of convenience and I think we’ll continue to do so.

As a fan of Hayao Miyazaki, when I first saw Kiki Bakery, I almost drove my car into the sidewalk. Ok not really, but who else got that Miyazaki reference?
First off, let me say that as a new resident to the SGV it intimidates me to go into Asian establishments. I’m nervous I’ll order something the wrong thing (as I have done in the recent past… I thought something was soup and it turned out to be some kind of paper thin meat. Funny story but that’s for another time) Or it will all be in Chinese and I won’t know what to get and no one will help me (which has also happened).
I walked excitedly into Kiki’s. The desserts looked so yummy! I mean how hard could it be to order a pastry. Well… the service sucks. We must have been there for about 5 –10 minutes without anyone looking up or just simply acknowledging us.
We left without a purchase. How do you expect to run a business when your customers don’t feel welcomed?!

I come for fresh bread to bring to work on some mornings when I can’t have my breakfast. They usually have a good selection by 9AM. And unlike other bakeries, they have cakes ready also that early in the morning. Good if you need to get a last minute cake.
My favorite is the hot dog bun. Been eating that since I was a little kid. It’s an Asian thing. My coworkers love it when I bring bakery goods. I usually don’t buy much because it doesn’t taste as fresh and fluffy after 2 – 3 days. So don’t go crazy on bakery goods. Buy in portions, people.
They accept credit cards too, which a $ 15 minimum charge, I think. Not a lot of bakery places accept credit cards. The plaza has a parking lot but on weekends, it’s very hectic and the parking spots are very compact. However, you can park on the residential street.

Lots of asian buns to choose from! My favorite is the curry bun. And it‘s pretty cheap, 3 for 3.50. They taste super good when it‘s fresh, but are still delicious a few days after.
I like that they open super early in the morning, so I can come here for some breakfast before heading to work!
Service tends to be pretty quick. I‘ve never encountered a line here.
The cakes on display look yum! I want to try them one day.
Parking here can get kind of bad, depending on the time you get here. Peak hours are during dinner and lunch.
I do wish that this place had more varieties when it comes to drinks. Sometimes I don‘t really feel like the bottled lemon ice tea or chrysanthemum tea and is craving for some hot tea.