El Carriel Bakery

HELLO FELLOW COLOMBIAN FOOD LOVERS! I have found another bakery! El Paisa in 1640 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90 813. They have baked goods and they are DELICIOUS. They also have a very wonderful menu, SO MUCH FOOD. In addition, they also sell Colombian treats, candies, chocolate to make Colombian hot chocolate, and mixes to make Colombian baked goods. I COMPLETELY loved it they’re so sweet there. You will truly love it! Check them out on Unilocal!Happy holidays

Fantastic little hole-​in-​the-​wall run by a sweet Colombian lady who cooked all of our food to order and chatted away with us in Spanish as we ate.

Yum! I stopped by today, I was craving some buñuelos and a Colombiana. The buñuelos were delicious, everything else looked great. Can’t wait to come by and get more stuff. The lady working there was very friendly as well!

I frequent this area once a week. I usually pop in and buy some frozen arepas, or some tasty pastries.
The food here is amazing.
The owner is always there, she doesn’t say much, but is always very nice, and is very professional.
I love this bakery. They serve all kinds of pastries, potato balls, tamales, arepas, and I have seen it packed with people eating breakfast. Thank you, Carriel.

This is a great place for real Colombian pastries and bread! No other place in LA beats it.
The owner is always there making sure the customer gets a great service! She is super nice…
The simple but yummy Colombian food
they have is also really good

Omg esta es la mejor comida ke he probado arriba colombia papaa bandeja paisa perfect arepa y chorizoo mmmmm empanadas omg tamal de elote rikisimoo y la atencion exelente la señora ke me atendio muy buena gente rapido y delicioso me encanto (soy de ensenada bc) yoo regresare

I love Carriel’s almojabanas and arepas w/​cheese. They are definitely a must try :)

El Carriel is a hidden gem in Huntington Park.
If you want to try Great Colombian bakery come here! it’s worth the drive.
Unlike my other Colombian Restaurant review (I don’t want to mention names) here you will enjoy Friendly, Awesome and Attentive customer service.
I was missing a good tinto (black coffee) and here they have the best
They also have delicious cheese arepas, as good as the real deal!
They also have almojabanas, buñuelos and pandebonos, those are cheese based salty baked goods. * My fellow Colombians will understand the lingo :)
They also have baked goods to go!
So why not 5 stars? No ambiance what so ever!
The place has NO Decoration at all! and I’m not asking for high end décor, but something to make the place cozy and comfy. Comfortable chairs to begin with…
That would be my only suggestion, other than that the place is great as well as the service.
Now I know where to go when I’m homesick!
I’m definitely coming back!!!

Love, love, love cheese arepas. Food is made when you order so is always hot and fresh. Miriam the owner and cook is so nice. She always takes the time to ask you what are you in the mood of and gives assertive recommendations. Hot chocolate is great! I went yesterday, got some frozen arepas home and all are gone!
Very highly recommended.

I love kooky places!
This Colombia bakery also sells frozen empanadas, phone cards, CDs and serves breakfast every day. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
I had their hot chocolate, bunuelos (similar to a beignet without the powdered sugar), chicharron (not actually made out of pig skin but a pastry filled with caramel), pan de bono (a donut looking cheese roll) and the arepa de choclo (chocolate arepa). Everything was delicious and worth the trek out to Huntington Park.
It’s located in a mini mall with plenty of parking.