Love’s Bakery

I’ve never Unilocaled before and this is my first review. Here it goes. About two weeks ago, I bought Love’s Kid’s bread from Sam’s Club and made a couple of sandwiches. Then I opened the package one morning and took two slices out to make a sandwich for my 10-​year-​old son and I find this foreign object on the bread. So, I notified the bakery of what I had found and they replied back that it was part of the conveyor belt and they apologized for the inconvenience. I replied back a day or so ago and received an email from the vice president of the company, Byron Chong, this morning and his response was to compensate me with two free loaves of bread and two free packs of donuts. I declined the offer and will never buy or consume another product from them ever again. This was the worst experience ever!

I grew up on your chocolate pies since 1982. Got my kids hooked on them too. Just bought them recently and the flavor is funky. Got some weird fruity sweetness to them. And there was barely any sugar frosting on the pie itself. Don’t let me down. Please go back to your original recipe from days of old.

What you can you say bad about fresh locally made bread, from a company that’s been serving the islands forever. No matter if you’re purchasing from a normal grocery store or from their locations. loves is the best! Their bread always soft & fresh and their donuts… oh my oh my!!! The manager at the Kalihi location is real good, as well as the workers. Thank you for providing quality service & good throughout the years. Hawaii appreciates you.

I knew there was a way to find hamburger and hotdog buns for less than $ 3. This is the place! Don’t forget your bag, and get a stamp card!

I really dislike panning you openly — but since you did not have the curtesy to answer an email — here you go — been operating since 1851 but you use High Fructose Corn Syrup ??? which you have to import — — what happened to using local cane sugar — I am extremely allergic to HFCS — to tell you the truth not expecting that from a local company — SHAME ON YOU — Sincerely, Michon Hoyt

The place is small and had a moderate selection of items. Definitely a place to get buns and bread from in a pinch.
I was so happy today when I went in and found a specialty order that no one wanted. I originally went in for French bread which I did not find, but when I found the brioche buns I knew my special bread pudding would be very special.
I did grab a blackberry pie, but did not like the texture of the fruit. I like Hostess blackberry pies far better.
I will definitely return.

I literally sped walked to loves bakery from the kalihi transit stop. My legs were burning, but I was determined to get there before my bus arrived. I entered excitedly and quickly examined all the goodies. My legs walked around the small store and my body was then next to cartons stacked up of fresh lemon and Betty pies for only 49 cents!!! I grabbed one lemon and berry and made my way to the register. The sweet older lady explained to me about the stamp program which I graciously accepted. For bringing my Eco bag I got a stamp! I then put my pies in my bag and sped back to the bus stop. I’ll be back, but next time I’ll have more time to enjoy their lovely fresh baked local products for purchase!

I work nearby and I always see the huge Love’s Bakery sign but I never thought of coming here directly to buy bread. But when I discovered that they actually have a storefront, it was AWESOME.
They have all their items at a fraction of supermarket prices. I bought 8 burger buns for $ 1.89, WHAT A STEAL! They also have a stamp card where you get a stamp for every dollar that you spend (double stamps if you bring your own eco bag!) and when the stamp card is filled you get to buy one item off the manager’s rack for $ 0.25. The day that I went, the manager’s rack had boxes of donuts, loaves of bread, and a whole bunch of other stuff!
I’m not even a huge fan of buying bread, but for these prices I might really become one. If you’re ever in the area and are in the need of loaves of bread at a fraction of what you’d usually pay, it’s definitely worth coming here :) and don’t forget to bring your own bag!

A great place to get bread, buns, rolls, English muffins, donuts, and other baked treats CHEAP!!! One you shop here, you’ll never pay grocery store prices for bread again as they’re often double the price — or MORE!!!
Make sure you get a stamp card if you don’t already have one. You get one stamp for every dollar you spend. Once you fill up your card you can select an item from the Manager’s Rack for 25 cents! Awesome deal! And if you bring your own bag, they’ll double your stamps! More awesomeness! Make sure you keep track of your card however as they won’t combine cards anymore.

This is a convenient and cost effective place to shop for bread, pastries and other random snacks. They have such a wide variety of breads at a much lower price that you would pay at any local grocery store. In addition to bread, they have hamburger and hot dog buns, muffins, cookies, chips and their infamous donuts. Like their bread, all of these items are also sold at a reduced price. They usually have specials like 3 loaves of bread for $ 4.99, $ 6.99, etc. Their boxes of donuts are usually priced 2 for $ 3.99 and one of my favorite things are the chips that go on sale. Sometimes they’ll have a rack of regular sized bags of chips for .99 because the chips have a «Best by: (date)» on them and the date is usually a month away.
Extras:
–Stamp card
You get a stamp for every dollar you spend and when you fill up the stamp card, you get to pick an item off the manager’s rack for only $ 0.25!
–Double stamps
Bring your own shopping bag and you receive double stamps!
The parking lot is pretty small but there’s usually ample parking as customers are usually in and out and don’t take too long in the store. I mean, how much bread can one really buy? Customer service is OK, sometimes good, sometimes not so good but eh, you get what you pay for right? You don’t really come here for the good customer service; you come for the reduced prices on bread, buns, chips and donuts!

(8÷12÷2013) Love this place. Best deal for the money… really helps the pennies stretch. Bring your own bags for double stamps on their rewards card. If its just you or a family — this is the place to get your carbs.

The best love’s bakery branch on the island

My family loves Love’s! Locally operated, Love’s means Hawaii to me. The classic donuts taste liked Starbucks’ old fashioned donuts… At a much more affordable price! (Not to mention, they do take EBT!) Visit this spot if you are planning a meeting or want too bring omiyage to an office– they will enjoy these treats!

I stop by here before going to work, great place to get fresh baked bread right out of the oven.

I love coming to this location of Loves Bakery because it has the biggest selection and you can smell the fresh bread baking in the factory! This location has both old items (that they sell for cheap!) and fresh items as well. You can buy bread, doughnuts, pastries and all kinds of Loves products here. They also have the largest selection of all the stores and if you want to buy cheap boxes of those Loves powdered doughnuts for a big event where you’ll eat the doughnuts that day, you can buy boxes of powdered doughnuts that are just on their expiration date for cheap! I’ve seen it go as cheap as 3 boxes for $ 3.50. Of course, you can always go to Costco and buy a tub of Loves doughnuts for $ 5 fresh. This place never disappoints me.

As a family guy with kids, this place is D’BOMB. Fantastic, the inventory is plentiful, and it always smells great.
The prices are very reasonable, cheap by Hawaii standards, and blow the grocery stores out of the water.
If you get luck you might run across great deals on donuts, and bargain breads.
Bring your own bag since they’ll double your frequent flier stamps if you do. Once you fill the stamp card, the manager $ 0.25 rack is open for your enjoyment. NOTE: They DO NOT combine stamp cards, so try and keep an eye on the one you have.
Parking is easy, but BEWARE. There’s a menacing yellow pole that likes to dent your truck fender

I’ve driven by here so many times and you can smell the waft of freshly baked bread from the H1. It’s a tiny shop, but I make the effort to buy my bread here because they sometime offer their «mistake» breads in the front at a discounted price. These are breads that didn’t meet the height requirement, baked in a funny shape, or had some sort of issue — they’re still edible.
I also like that they offer a stamp card that allows you to buy a Manager’s Choice item for 25 cents after you spend something like $ 40 (40 stamps is a full card, $ 1 spent = 1 stamp). Yeah, it might seem like you have to spend a lot, but you get a $ 3 item for $ 0.25. Savings is better than nothing.
Tuesday and Friday is also Senior Citizen Day if you’re 62 and over. I didn’t ask about it because I haven’t made that age mark yet.

The First Miracle — The Feeding of the 5,000: With five small loaves of bread, Jesus feed a gathering of 5,000 people that listened to his sermon. Wow! Amazing!!!
During the last supper Jesus and his twelve apostles broke bread. Cool!
Now let me ask you this. Do you think the bread was fresh bread or day old?
For me, I’m pretty sure that the bread of the first miracle and the last supper were not fresh and more than a day old.
Love’s Bakery Thrift Shop sells day old bread; and technically, the «day old bread» here, is more than a day old. They just call it «day old bread».
This is what happens: Safeway, Foodland, Times and other supermarkets has fresh bread from Love’s, delivered to their stores. Breads of all varieties are placed on their shelves for sale. Time passes and after a day or two, a Love’s guy (the same guy that delivered the bread) removes the «day old bread» and takes it to one of the Love’s Thrift Shops.
Because bread has a short shelf life, Love’s sells this bread at a discount. Depending on the type of bread, the savings can be substantial.
Some «day old bread» tips:
1. Store your bread in an air tight container (like Tupperware) and place it in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Freezing bread also extends the freshness and usability of bread.
2. Softer breads spoil faster than hard breads because they have more air in the bread. Buy dark rye and other dense and heavy breads if you are interested in breads that last longer.
3. Toast your breads. The difference in taste between toasted fresh bread and toasted day old bread is not even noticeable. Only a woman that has a real LV wallet and a real Rolex watch will tell you she can tell the difference.
4. Old bread that is not eye appealing for human consumption can be feed to animals. Get yourself a pot belly pig. Feed it old bread and plump it up. Dig a pit and kalua the thing You are now considered eco-​friendly and living a sustainable lifestyle. The world needs more people like you.
5. Animal bread is $ 3.50 a tray here. One tray has 8 loaves.
6. Make grilled cheese sandwiches with the «day old bread» and watch a good football or basketball game. If your team is winning, the sandwich taste great, no matter how old the bread is.
7. Tuesday’s and Friday’s are Senior Discount Days, at this store. If you are 62 and older you get a 10% discount on your purchase on those days. If you are 60 years old, tell the clerk you are 62 years old. They don’t check ID’s if you are courteous and smile.
8. Ask for their Frequent Shoppers Savings Card. You get one stamp per dollar on your purchase. If you bring your own bag you get two stamps per dollar. There are twenty-​two stamps per side. Fill up one side and you can buy anything on the Frequent Shoppers Rack for $.25. This rack sometimes has donuts, pocket bread, sweet bread and other cool Love’s products.
9. Women that have original LV wallets and Rolex watches shouldn’t be told you bought bread from this thrift shop. They do not understand the concept of trying to stretch your dollar… when it’s your dollar and not their dollar you are stretching. What they want you to understand is «no money; no honey!»
10. On the Jesus story. If day old bread was good enough for Jesus, his apostles and the 5,000 people at the first miracle; it should be good enough for you. Christian women that have real LV wallets and real Rolex watches should not complain about eating day old bread, if they are serious about going to heaven.
P. S. This thrift shop also sells fresh bread. Compare the difference and save!!!
P. P. S. Store hours are: Open 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday
8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Saturday
8:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Sunday