Panaderia Y Pasteria Latina

Items Selected:
Beso
Cacahuate
Oreja
Carrot Cake
Guava Cheese Turnover
Tres Leches
Cheese Cornbread
Continuing to weave a path through Las Vegas’ ethnic pastry shops it was just after 4:30pm that a stop was made at West Charleston’s Panaderia Y Pasteleria Latina, the pastries confirmed to all be made in house by a Spanish speaking colleague but the service as disheveled as the shop itself, a small market with all sorts of novelty items at the left while the bakery and kitchen comprise the other half, no labels found on any of the goods and the ladies behind the counter busy chatting and making themselves coffee while offering the bare minimum of help.
Thankfully accustomed to some of the items, though further research afterward was necessary to determine their proper names, it was with $ 9 even exchanged for eight items that goods were bagged before making way to the parking lot, a replacement slice of carrot cake requested when the middle-​aged woman decided to spin and flip the plastic clamshell container within the bag.
Bordering on racist in their behavior to my presence after watching the staff of Panaderia Y Pasteleria Latina greet parties both before and after with warm smiles and plenty of help, it was with pictures taken that first bites of the turnover showed the unexpectedly sour cream cheese to complete overwhelm the bright red layer of guava, a distinctly different off-​putting flavor marring the 2-​for-​1 «Peanut and Cream» Cacahuates with dough so dry that two small bites left the mouth completely parched for saliva.
More successful with a block of cornbread that saw fresh cheese enliven the otherwise sweet and toothsome base, and likewise with the familiar Oreja that riffed on a palmier or crispy elephant ear, it was again in pronounced dryness that the granulated sugar Beso did dwell, the half moistened by cream at the very least edible while the other was left for rats or airborn fowl.
Hoping that cakes would at least offer a textural upgrade on the pastries it was finally in two of a half-​dozen options that plastic spoon was plunged, and although the carrot cake was serviceable if not memorable the tres leches was actually an excellent representation of the milk-​soaked classic, the jam helping to offset a top sweet like fondant while the white cake layers were separated by lightly whipped ribbons of cream and an additional layer of guava.
** Setting aside issues of service that really did strike me as more than just disinterested or rude the bargain basement prices at Panaderia Y Pasteleria Latina simply aren’t enough to justify the general low quality of the product in general, not with better locations just a few miles up the road.

Come here for the talera or the sweet breads (reminiscent of bakeries in LA), but maybe look elsewhere for wedding cookies, tres leches cake, and other specialties. Freshness is inconsistent, not clear whether they bake fresh on-​site daily. Availability of coffee is infrequent but pairs well with most options. This isn’t a fancy bakery café, more like going to your friend’s grandma’s kitchen after school and asking for a snack. Super low prices, but they have a high card minimum ($ 10?), ATM available at the taco shop next door.

Best Mexican bakery in town! They make the best cinnamon nut cookies and butter cookies ever! especially the Salvadorian bread! Freaking amazing!

I really like the pan dulce and telera I’ve bought here before. Even though it’s actually walking distance from my house, I think I’ve really only visited maybe three times. But all three times, the bread has been delicious and freshly baked. I’m not sure if the bread I baked on-​site or now, but nevertheless, it’s quite tasty.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! The lady is always so sweet and the flor de queso is to die for. Best panaderia in Las Vegas area

I like this bakery, or panaderia as it’s officially called. It’s not a fancy, gourmet, croissant-​serving café. It’s a good ‘ol sweet bread-​making place. It’s not in the fanciest part of town but I think that kind of adds to its charm. They have good, inexpensive sweet bread that pairs deliciously a la Mexicana (aka, served with a cup of coffee). This is the closest I’ve found to LA-​style Mexican sweet bread in Las Vegas. I’ve tried the Mexican grocery stores and they pale in comparison. They also carry this delicious ham, cheese, jalapeño bread concoction that tastes delicious when reheated in the oven and is large enough for two. The store itself isn’t much to look at, but let’s be honest, I can buy Mexican coke anywhere these days. I’m just coming here for the bread. Do yourself a favor though and make sure you bring cash, there’s a $ 0.50 surcharge for using plastic.

I love pan dulce. I have not found a better panaderia in Vegas yet.

Mexican pastries always seem to be a bit more dense than I usually like. This place has the usual, empandadas, pan de huevo «egg bread», cuernos de azucar «sugar horns», cookies of all kinds, and then I found something that looked like a long puff pastry, filled with crème, I think it might be called a taco de pina? It pulls apart in sections, loaded with crème, and very light. Loved it. We made a few selections, and enjoyed them all.

We came to this little bakery, after having breakfast/​lunch at Taco los Compitas right next door. I mostly get pastries with pastry cream at Mexican bakeries, I’ve tried the great looking conchas and other breads and cookies and find them hard and dry, for my taste.
I mostly point and ask «crema» if they say yes I usually get it. We got 2 of the rolls with crema and it was overflowing with goodness. We also got a couple of pastries with cream cheese filling the crust reminded me of shortbread cookies which I love and the cream cheese filling tasted like cheesecake another favorite of mine.
We also got a slice of tres leches cake it was a pretty solid rendition, white cake with a white frosting .
All this for $ 6.50 :), we will definatly be back, especially for the cream cheese thing. FTR, Yes !!! snooze you lose Carol K lol