Panaderia Camarillo

Wow… big, white, empty store…
It doesn’t have the sort of rehab center feel that some of these other plain white bakeries and panaderias have. It’s sort of nice for plain white, but I was pretty surprised at how little they sold and how much empty space was off to the side. They had six types of large muffins, a few types of galettas and other cookies, three types of turnover, and a few assorted other items like some severely unappetizing-​looking conchas.
I’d been wondering why it feels like I’m the only one on Unilocal who ever reviews panaderias, and it’s gradually less of a mystery. I’d ordered their one type of smaller muffin, which tasted like apple cinnamon, and a lemon cookie that looked good but ended up being a rock-​hard excursion into the sugarless flour zone. The muffin, on the other hand, was definitely better than average. Still, the whole setup kind of weirded me out because they’ve got tongs and trays but no plastic, and panaderias aren’t exactly where I want to take sanitation risks. They have this big stack of somewhat elaborate, thin cloth towels, but I wasn’t sure if they were supposed to be the buffer, or why I’d trust anything that wasn’t disposable in the first place.