Phoenix Bakery

Went in same day to get a cake for mom’s birthday. I love that you can get a cake of this quality and taste without having to previously order. My family has been getting Phoenix Bakery cakes for over 30 years. We have pictures! Anyway quick service, quickly personalized this cake for me and is always a hit with the family. Even though I didn’t call ahead I know the cake was freshly made. The frosting wasn’t too sweet and the filling was creamy and light with fresh strawberries. Price wasn’t bad either. I’ve ordered cakes for work a lot smaller & more expensive and the frosting and filling was never on point. Next time I’ll have to call to special order a cake with bananas etc. Only downside I can think is the small parking lot. But it’s downtown LA… So it’s expected.

Best butterflies I’ve ever had. We drive in from Orange County just to get them. I also love the lotus sesame balls, the kids and I have to fight for them. Delicious and really reasonably priced.

Great little bakery at the end of china town. Has all different types of treats from around the world. Plus they have mochi in many different flavors. A must try if you are in chinatown

We went looking for a Bakery for a Quincenera Cake this past Saturday June 14^th… I saw phoenix Bakery and I had researched them online & they only had high praises. So that is where we went… Well Jean, treated us graciously with tastes of the red velvet cake and the strawberry cake. Then Youlen, the head baker came out to fulfill our interest and let us taste other things like the carmel custard that was awesome. Well, we did not go to another bakery, we let the girl whose Quincenera taste them and she loved the strawberry which was a surprise, because red velvet was her favorite. So needless to say we went back & ordered the cake for her Quincenera… Love the foods & goodies & Love the owners also… Thanks Jean & Youlen we REALLY appreciate your time & graciousness

A stellar little bakery tucked away into Chinatown that survived and curbed the insatiable drive of my sweet tooth.
As per recommendation from a buddy’s childhood, I stopped in here to pick up one of their signature strawberry cakes… and now I’m a fan.
The cakes have this perfect airiness and lightness to them, which comes at no cost to the well-​rounded flavor persona of these cylindrical treasures.
The cake layer is similar to angel food cake, which is then combined with layers of creamy goodness, frosting, and lightly armored up along the sides with a layer of thinly-​sliced almonds… and then sensationally sweet strawberries — the coup de grace.
Before I got to sink my teeth into that cake however, I allowed myself to be easily persuaded into a coconut cheesecake slice for the road by the sweet lady behind the counter.
I was so not disappointed, and so happy as I devoured that little slice of delight.
I stopped up mid-​day on a weekday and got parking right up front; I don’t recall what the rest of the parking situation was like.
Negatives:
— I wasn’t recommended to get a second slice of that coconut cake. I would and should have, and they knew!

We started coming here for cha siu bao when another place nearby closed down. We still come here for it but now I’m in love with the cake. I’m pretty picky so these 2 things are really all I eat when in Chinatown. If you don’t have time for dim sum or want to eat while shopping, go to Phoenix bakery and get STEAMED cha siu bao.

After living in the LA area for almost 3 years we finally made it out for an afternoon in Chinatown. We came across Phoenix Bakery thanks to Unilocal,and we’re glad we did. Be sure to get a strawberry almond cake when you are here!

Very delicious pastries… I had their pepperoni, cheese and jalapeño chinese bun and it was great!!! Their almond cookie ice cream was awsome!!! Get here early for the best selection as the lady in front of me took the last coconut butterfly so now I have to come back to get it… The best part was waiting in line and Gene the owner passing by giving us free samples of their almond cookies, sesame cookies and their famous sugar butterflies…
The line just keeps moving and there is no end to it, as people keep getting in line…

Don’t you hate when you try something amazing and forget to write a review? Sigh… Anyway, let’s get started. For my birthday in January I received the strawberry sponge cake that this bakery offers and fell completely in love. The texture of the cake is so soft! The strawberries are fresh and the frosting is of amazing quality, which is probably why I was impressed the most. Often cakes or even treats are way to sweet for my liking and I find myself not going back for seconds. I want to say this is probably the first cake Ive thoroughly enjoyed for any of my adult birthdays. Since January I’ve been back and the consistency of quality amazes me every time.

So so dangerous. Definitely worth stopping in for some of their sugar butterflies and some sesame balls!

This place reminds me of my childhood. Athough, the sweets all seem like they are shrinking.
The butterflys bring me in, order ahead if you have a large order or want to make sure they have it for you later. I came in around 430 pm and there were about 7 boxes left.
They also have the famous strawberry cake. Affordable, and good… thats why its still there after 40+ years.

Love this place. All birthday cakes and special occasion cakes come from this location for my families. I drive 30 miles to this location for my yummiest cakes. A grade establishment.
Thanks guys.

My work celebrated recently Chinese New Year and bought like about $ 500 worth of Almond cookies from Phoenix Bakery and I happened to devour about 3 cookies. They were amazing!!! The perfect amount of thickness, crispiness, and the best hardest part was that they were super addicting. I couldn’t stop with just one, the bad thing is that theres a lot of crumbs, so if you’re eating at your work desk like I was they would get all over your desk and then you will have to brush it off.
This past weekend, since my friend and I were in Chinatown for the Chinese Monkey Parade event, we decided to visit Phoenix Bakery and stock up on Almond cookies! for a 20 oz box it is $ 5.75 and a 10 oz box is $ 3.25. I’m not sure how many cookies are in each box but I’ll definitely count next time.
Overall, I love this spot, even though I’ve only had the pleasure of trying the Almond cookies, I will definitely be returning to purchase other baked goods offered.

I wasn’t aware of this place till recently when i volunteered to pick up a Strawberry Shortcake for a friend’s b-​day – she LOVES their shortcake. Drove from the San Fernando Valley just for this cake… My first thought, «this cake better be/​must be awesome,» haha! I wouldn’t have made the drive but when it’s for a good friend’s b-​day… :)
I’m more of a dense/​rich cake kind of gal; so, I had an idea already that it wasn’t going to be all that great for me (and it wasn’t for me, so…). I did get a couple of their pastries – that’s more up my alley. Got a Coconut Butterly and a roll that has cheese and pineapple (or guava) inside (reminded me of Porto’s). Pastries were tasty!
Well, it comes as no surprise, I didn’t care for the cake – too dry and plain to me, nothing special to it, tastes like most other Strawberry Shortcakes I’ve had.
Their service was friendly and nice… That’s ALWAYS a plus: D
Overall, I wouldn’t come back here unless somebody had a special request. Though I may not care for it, it seems to be a go-​to/​staple in many people’s lives – especially considering that it’s been open since the early 1900s (if I’m not mistaken). Go just to say you’ve tried it – that’s all it was for me… Well, unless you LOVE yourself some Shortcake: D

Drove around 40mins to get this point and got so lucky that found a parking place in their private lot (only 3!!!).
Looks very, super «Chinese «outside. But inside. Not that much since the staffs are not Chinese. Btw, got famous strawberry shortcake with sliced almonds + custard puff.
Cake is good with very proper sweetness and fresh strawberry~~ cream is light ! Puff is ok level. The honey «mahua» looks good, may come next time if have time

This place is one of many bakeries you will find in China town. They have limited parking on the side of their building but you will have better luck finding parking on the street. Bring change because street parking is metered.
The strawberry sponge cake with almond shavings is average tasting. The sponge cake seemed really dry and I was choking on the almond shavings as I ate the cake. Even my wife minutes after finishing her slice was trying to clear her throat. It’s only good thing is it’s not overly sweet like the cakes you can buy at Albertsons.
My wife grow up eating this cake for her birthday so whenever we are in the area we come and pick one up. I rather pick up a Japanese strawberry sponge cake. They are so moist yummy without being too sweet.

I came to the bakery because of the reviews, honestly the cake sucks the bread is dry, big chunks of banana in the middle of the cake. Looks like the baker was in a hurry to prep it. I wanted to impress by Son with a simple cake and I sure did,
the cake is bland ‚
I purchased sugar butterflies, an other dissapointment, in some bubbled parts were filled with oil, the syrup was as well with no flavor, how about some drops of vanilla at least. Im being nice in giving it 1 star. First and last visit to the Phoenix Bakery

I tried a few different things here and only one of them is worth trying again. The bakery has a good variety of treats showcased.
Tres Leche cake is one of my favorite cakes, so naturally my husband said we have to try it. It was so disappointing. I had a feeling it would be too because the slice looked like whip cream with a cherry on top and nothing else. Tres Leche is supposed to be an extremely moist, dripping with milk cake. The cake here was dry, no sign of liquid, and mainly just whip cream/​cool whip mixed with a little bit of cake.
I also tried two mochi balls. One was kona coffee flavor which was good. The other was cookies and cream which was delicious. My husband got a pepperoni/​jalapeño bun that he hasn’t ate yet but I hope it taste good for him because I will not be trying it.

Stopped in the other day with a friend to buy a birthday cake for another friend. We ended up selecting a tres leches cake (a 8 – 10 serving size for $ 26.95, if my memory is correct).
The ladies working at the bakery are easy enough to deal with, and they offer quite a large and diverse selection of baked goods, such as cream puffs, eclairs, baklavas, croissants, danishes, soda, juice, coffee, and cookies. Prices are clearly displayed, and seem quite reasonable.
The tres leches cake was served back at the office, and the 9 of us who consumed it were unanimous in our positive opinion of the cake: it was rich, creamy, moist, milky, and decisively satisfying. The almond flakes on the side of the cake provided a nice and unique touch to this treasured Latin-​American favorite, and one of the cake-​eaters voiced his appreciation that the cake was not overly sweet.
Parking was readily available in front during our visit (something that cannot generally be said of many/​most establishments in Chinatown).

I was on a quest to find and buy a jade bangle and I found a spot with good reviews but it was in a teeny, tiny alley. The only landmark I could find on Google Map was this bakery. So I just had to buy something from here as a thank you — or an excuse to eat carbs again.
It has that small, hole-​in-​the-​wall, cafeteria feel. I did not feel any bit of compulsion to sit down and eat there. BUT. The place was busy. On a Sunday evening. Says a lot.
Sesame balls — OMG. Best balls ever. Chewy with the right amount of sweetness from the red bean inside. It was a tad too oily but who cares.
Chinese Flaky pastries — Not a big fan so I’m not ordering those again but it was worth a try. I liked the ones with red bean filling. The ones with lotus filling. Mmm… No.
I saw a lot of awesome reviews for their cake so maybe one of these days I’ll go and get one.

Cheese croissant is a must!!!