Alsace Lorraine Fine Pastries

I was craving Chocolate Chews (cookies) from Torrance Bakery, but was too lazy to drive out to Torrance Bakery. I happened to be in the neighborhood and remembered that Alsace also sells the same cookie except it’s called Chocolate Chewie Cookie.
I was able to find street parking easily. I walked into the bakery and was greeted by an Asian lady who didn’t appear to be thrilled to see a customer enter the bakery. She hurried me along as if I had bothered her from whatever she was doing in the backroom.
They had a fully stocked display case full of cakes and pastries. I had zoned in on their Chocolate Chewie Cookie ($.85/​per cookie) and purchased 3. I would have purchased more, but this was my first time here and I didn’t want to be disappointed.
Here’s the verdict–
It had an OK crunch to chewy ratio; however it appeared there was too much air bubbles in the cookie prior to being baked. It was noticeable because a majority of the cookie was hollow. I thought this was just a dud. I tried the two remaining cookies and it was apparently consistent that the middle was a bit more hollow in comparison to Torrance Bakery.
I’ll chalk it up to having an expectation that it would be like Torrance Bakery, if not the same but possibly better. I’ll try them again. Alsace has been around for over 50 years, so they must be doing something right.

St. Honore cake is one of my favorite «cakes!» Every year we get one for my boss’s birthday and I want to eat the whole thing. The chocolate, mocha, vanilla, and rum cream puffs are so freaking delicious.

A friendly local mom and pop bakery, this place has been in business for 55 years (albeit with a couple ownership changed). Located on Atlantic, just north of Trader Joe’s, parking on the street and getting in and out is super easy.
Their Mexican wedding cookies are delicious and the banana bread is so good it’s sold out almost every time I go in!
French macarons $ 1.50
Chocolate covered strawberries $ 1.50
Variety of cookies $ 4.20/ dozen
Pineapple banana bread $ 6.95
Lots of cakes and pastries
Friendly employees
Delicious treats
Good prices
And they sell lotto (in case that’s your thing, I couldn’t help but notice since the machine is next to the register)!
$ 10 credit card minimum

I’ve been coming for years. I feel like every time we buy a cake from the case, it must be a week old. It’s sooo dry! Waste of money. Please fix this, Alsace!

My pal Jenn N, told me about this place that reportedly has better chocolate chews compared to previously reviewed Torrance Bakery. Unfortunately, I mentioned it to some ladies I know, and they asked me to drop by. Alsace Lorraine is on Atlantic in the Bixby Knolls area of LBC and has been in business 55 years. In addition to cookies, AL has tarts, cakes and macaron.
I bought a dozen chocolate chews ($ 9.99), a couple of Mexican wedding cookies, and 3 macaron ($ 1.50/each: Coconut; Pistachio; Sea Salt Caramel). First of all, the ladies said the chocolate chews were sweeter compared to Torrance Bakery. In addition, they were not as dense. Verdict — Good, but not as good as TB: 3 Stars. I ate the latter items, and unfortunately the Mexican wedding cookies were dry: 2 Stars. Lastly, only the coconut macaron was really good. The other two were OK, but better than other places not named Bouchon or Bottega Louie: 3 Stars.
Regarding the service, it was alright. The person who helped me was nice. However, she also tried to put everything in one box: 3 Stars. On the other hand, the ambiance is very nice. The bakery is located in an old neighborhood, and it has a nice feel to it: 4 Stars.
Sorry Jenn, but I would not return here. The food was OK, but this place has seen better days. I guess this is payback for me choosing Project West — LOL!

a boxed cake mix tastes better than any of their pastries. Gave them 2 chances and i cannot even bring myself to take another bite of anything. No flavor, awful texture, just plain bad! Please revise your recipes… presentation is ok but man is the taste horrible.

Stopped by to grab a couple of their infamous chocolate cookies, outstanding, all that I could say. I can have about ½ dozen of these and still would crave for more.
Asian lady was nice enough to hook me up 2 berry pastries, all for $ 20. awesome!

Very cute shop and very friendly staff. The pastry case is gorgeous, eye candy. The pastries themselves? Well, if you can’t tell from the name of this bakery, they’re authentic. We got a tray of Napoleons for our event and they were the hit of the party.
If you’re looking for authenticity, this is ground zero.

A group of friends and I dropped by on Friday during a neighborhood event around 6PM. They stayed open a little later because of the event, First Fridays.
I’ve been going to Alsace for almost seven years now and am never disappointed with what I order. This time I got a cheese danish and a cup of coffee. Total: $ 2.25. Not bad at all. Also they have day old items in a tray all for one dollar each.
The cheese danish was soft on the inside with a hard exterior and hearty. It had the perfect balance between sweet and salty. The coffee wasn’t burned either so I was pretty pleased about that. Usually at the end of the day bakeries like this have old or burned coffee.
They only have two small round tables inside for quick dine ins. There’s no private parking but I’ve never had an issue finding street parking. Also this area of Long Beach is generally very bike friendly so there’s ample bike parking.
Bottom Line:
If you want quality baked goods and pastries this is the place for you. It’s better to order to go because it’s not really the kind of place for dine in or dates.

This place is the best for your banana nut cake! We been coming here for years just for that cake! Yup the banana nut cake with banana Bavarian with whip cream and fresh strawberries on top is the best!

I’ve been here several times because I’ve heard so many good things about this German bakery.
Pros: they’re probably good for the small treats and cookies. The presentation is better than the taste.
Cons: they’re cakes absolutely sucks no matter what size.
I bought my brother’s birthday cake here and we ended up trashing over half the cake, including what was already plated. It was that unpleasant. I was expecting a decadent German chocolate cake, but what I got was a spongy lightly sweetened cake that tasted like one of those Asian cakes you buy off of Anaheim Street. That was exactly the type of cake I was trying to avoid or else I would have taken myself down to one of those Asian bakeries.

I would normally stop by to pick up a few tasty fruit tarts or brownies. I decided to try having a custom cake made and it was a huge hit! I requested yellow butter cake with bavarian cream& fresh strawberry filling topped with whipped cream frosting. It was the perfect amount of tart and sweet and was beautiful! I do love the cakes from Bake N Broil, but for a custom cake, you get a lot more bang for your buck here. Yummo!

My family has been getting cakes here for over 10 yrs. Their nepolean cake is my favorite. I ordered my baby shower cake and my daughter’s 2^nd birthday cake here and they ALWAYS mess up the writing. Instead of hot pink, we got baby pink. Common sense instead of writing happy birthday in the middle, they wrote it tiny at the bottom, carelessly misspelling her name. Don’t think I’ll be ordering from here when I want a nice cake

Mehhh! What a disappointment! Tried a bunch of goodies from the case. The mocha cake was rock hard & inedible! Tried the wedding cookies, Florentines & some almond ones… All bad! As the other bad review said, it all looked nice, but who knows how old this stuff was. Everything was dried out & gross. I probably won’t be back.

Been going to this place 20+ years through 2 different owners and locations. I can probably say I’ve tasted just about everything.
Some of their best:
Big sugar cookies that are either happy faces or the symbol of the season (currently Easter eggs
Quiche — yummy!!! They have big and small sizes. I suggest the chili though the mushroom is great too.
Red velvet cupcakes — a couple of delicious chewy bites
Pumpkin cheesecake — seasonal. I start whining for it early OCt but it usually doesn’t appear until mid/​late oct.
Today I got hot cross buns. Never had one before. It was fresh and good.

I have watched this place deteriorate over time, and I honestly don’t know what keeps
them in business. After stopping recently after work to just pick up random goodies,
I bought a cupcake two cookies and a danish. The cupcake was completely not
edible it tasted like cardboard, immediately in the trash. The cookies are fine and I’ve yet to taste the danish. I just think it is sad to see a local establishment sink so low
in quality.

I have been a customer of this bakery for many many years for a reason.
The bakery is always clean and the staff is pleasant which makes ordering specialty cakes a breeze, the prices are fair and the taste and quality is superb.
You can also buy cake boxes if you need them I buy them when I bake homemade cakes and need a container to store them.
I stopped by this day after I visited the dentist who knew Alsace was next door to my new dentist I almost felt wicked ordering sweets., Lol
This is what I chose.
Blueberry and Raspberry Pastry I tried a bite of blueberry and the pastry felt oddly sticky it was dry and the filling was way too sweet I didn’t like it and I tossed both of because I didn’t want to waste any calories.
Ice box cookies a solid cookie similar to shortbread full of chopped nuts perfect with a cup of plain coffee or tea.
Apricot shortbread buttery thick and rich filled with apricot one of my favorites a two bite dose of deliciousness.
Mini Chocolate buttercream cake layered with wafers filled with chocolate buttercream rich and delicious it’s soo good that buttercream is crack.
Mini Cheesecake with lemon topping thick and dense filling topped with lemon curd so tart and tasty it compliments the rich cheesecake.
Mini coconut buttercream cake with lemon filling it was hand down the most Decadent delicious cake I’ve had this year the buttercream was sooo good I would love to buy a container to frost my homemade cakes this is addicting.
Alsace is old school and the quality is the same as the first time I visited.
I have tried a variety of cakes and cookies and pastries over the years and 90% of the time it was a hit my only issue today was the pastries they just aren’t my thing I took off one star for those.
I’m aware Taste is subjective but I’m baffled at some of the bad reviews for Alsace Lorraine this bakery has been in Bixby knolls for many years that alone should vouch for the quality of what they offer.
I always but extra sweets and I store them in the freezer wrapped in plastic to keep them moist. I put them in fridge overnight if I want to eat one.
Alsace is the
in my opinion.

Maaan, what a disappointment this place was. 2 stars for the mere effort of making them look pretty and the staff was helpful and nice!
Came on a Saturday and they seemed to be fully stocked. We bought many pastries to-​go.
2 Macarons (passion fruit & chocolate)
1 small chocolate cake piece with raspberry filling
1 mocha parfait
1 Napoleon slice
1 fruit tart
1 small crème puff
Verdict: it was all so bad! So so bad and I was so shocked because of the reviews of this place!
The macarons were probably the worst we have ever had. Couldn’t even finish them; just bland and not worth the calories.
The chocolate cake was dry and bland. The frosting was hard.
Fruit tart was not good at all. It’s hard to mess up a crème, but they messed up the crème. Again, bland, and outright a strange texture.
The mocha parfait (they also have a chocolate one) is just a bunch of crème-​filled cookies stacked together with frosting…
The only thing remotely good was the filling of the crème puff, not even the shell.
We’ll never be back. Bought so many pastries and none were a hit. What a shame!

My son’s birthday party was last week and we ordered a cake and 5 dozen cupcakes from here with the yo gabba gabba theme. Everything came out absolutely perfect! Better than I imagined. Our guests loved it! The staff here is so nice and the order was done on time for the party. I have been coming here go years so I highly recommend coming here for your special occasion cakes.

Very disappointed. I wanted some delicious brownies for a friend artwork. I live in Long Beach and other reviews said the brownies are good here. I showed up at 7:30 am and did not see any brownies in the case. I asked And was told there might be 6 in the back. I was happy to get them and was charged $ 9.
When I got to work and shared with my co workers I was embarrassed to discover the brownies were dry. They were obviously were old. It’s ok if sold as «day old» and maybe discounted. One day I will try again. I hope I can update and improve the rating.