La Poblana Bakery

Tamales! The tamales are great! I read an article in OC Weekly about great tamales and this place did not disappoint! Greats tamales! Beef, chicken and pork all delicious. I can’t decide which one is my favorite! Perfect masa to meat ratio… I bought a couple dozen and heated them up in the microwave and they were perfection :)
FYI CASH ONLY

Came in to try the Pan Dulce, tamales, champurado. The Fresa Tamales were really good. So nice to have some warm champurado on a cool day. The perfect holiday treat.

They may have extremely good tamales. However when you have customers who get to your store at 4 AM for those tamales and then you are extremely rude to them those tamales could be gold but so not worth it. So disappointed with the service this time. Never buying their tamales again and I highly recommend people do not get them during the holidays from this place.

My mom and me were on a tamale hunt and this is one of the places I had bookmarked. This place does not disappoint!!! We walked in and did not call ahead (duh it’s Christmas) so there was 1 chicken tamale left to buy?!! I felt like I was on a game show! I’ll TAKE IT!!! after the 1 ½ car drive home my mom and I opened up this age old «Mexican present» and we were in Heaven!!! The masa was moist and fluffy and the chile verde was delicious (I typically do not like California green chile). My only complaint was that they were sold out by 3:30?! So not their problem tho, hello it Christmas order your tamales ahead of time, right?!! We will most definitely be back!!!

The best champurrado ever! So so good! I also LOVE there green tamales and strawberry tamales are just the best of the best in town! They’re always so friendly here! Best customer service even at 6, 7 am in the morning!!(: love coming here!

Positives:
Champurrado
Large pan dulce selection
Other options available like tamales and tortas
Parking lot
Negatives:
On the pricier side for some things-​Large Champurrado was 5.00 and we paid about 1.25 per pan for some pieces
They charge a dollar for a box (even if you order a dozen. strange)
I would come back for the Champurrado but there is a bakery down the way with less selection but their breads were really good.

Stopped by this bakery this afternoon to try the champurrado and tamales. The tamales were good but the champurrado was AMAZING!

Great green chili chicken, pork and cheese. Not a fan of their red chili beef because they were dry tasting.

Unilocal best pan dulce, read reviews before showing up, grabbed tamales, pan dulce, champurado, and cookies. Not disappointed one bit! So authentic! As they say «the best food are usually from hole in the wall places»

I’ve been looking for a really good Mexican bakery and I’ve finally found one! I’m so happy. The tamales and champurrado are so delicious! I highly recommend this place!

Came in on a lovely Sunday morning and it was very busy but I consider this as a good sign because then you know it good stuff. I didn’t wait to long to put in my order for the Best champurrado in town, (I ended up ordering a Grande size all to myself) also ordered 2 chicken tamale, 2 beef tamales, 2 pork tamales, and 1 strawberry tamale. Again didn’t wait long at all after putting in my order. Once it was ready the cashier/​front lady had counted everything I had purchased which was very nice. I’ve been a returning customer for years and have not been disappointed yet

Pan Dulce, tamales, champurado oh my! this was actually my third attempt one morning to find a good selection and quality of pan dulce for the staff at work. I of course Unilocaled a panderia and found La Poblana. It was out of my way but I was going to give it one more shot and boy am I glad did.
It was a very small shop but a great selection of breads. I picked up a couple dozen assorted yummy selections including my favorite with the cream filling. After I made my selection and made my way to the counter I saw they had a variety of tamales. I was not going to leave without trying one because finding an authentic delicious tamale just isn’t that simple.
I ordered the red chili pork, my favorite and a cup of champurado for breakfast. As soon as I got to my car I opened that bad boy up and waited a minute for the steam to dissipate so I could get my first taste. It was moist, full of flavor in the masa as well and with plenty of meat. It was so good I told people at work about it but they were upset I didn’t bring them any so looks like I will have to make another trip… poor me.

I finally got a chance to come to Orange and try this place out. The location has plenty of parking, but the place itself is a hole in the wall. I looked at all the bread selection looked old and stale. I did in their defense come in like at 2pm most likely they bake in the morning. I decided not to try it out. I really wanted to try their tamales which have rave reviews. I tried pork and chicken my two favorites. Let’s just say I was very disappointed these are not your grandma’s tamales. The pork had no flavor at all the chicken was better but only because it had a little spice to it. I’m not sure what everyone else is eating because this is like 2 stars for tamales. I also tried the champurrado which is a Mexican drink like hot just a thicker texture. This was good, but once again I felt like I was just drinking hot chocolate. Now location looks very unsanitary, and it’s cash only. I cannot stand this cash only really? It’s 2015 looks like your business is booming why not invest a little. I will not be back I’m being generous with the 3 stars only because the girl was nice. It was not worth the money or the 3 pounds I most likely gained.

The man and I had a craving for some tamales on this cold, rainy day (finally, some rain in SoCal!) So naturally, I Unilocaled for tamales in our area. La Poblana had 4.5 stars and some good reviews on their tamales so we decided to try this place out. Its on the corner of Chapman before you hit Batavia. Blink and you’ll miss it!
We purchased some chicken in green sauce tamales and pork in red sauce tamales (according to the lady behind the counter, though we think she got her meat mixed up). We also purchased 1 slice of traditional flan, 1 rice pudding cup, 2 gelatina cups and 2 flan cups. This is our review breakdown for items they make in-​house:
Red sauced tamales — my husband did not like these at all. The masa had a strange consistency, kind of like dense sponge cake. He felt the taste was a little off. I personally liked the red tamales, the sauce was decent but agree that the masa was sponge-​like. ³⁄₅ stars.
Green sauced tamales — we both enjoyed this one a lot! Masa was delicious and the green sauce had a nice kick of heat to it. Could have used a little more meat but was good overall! Highly recommended. ⁴⁄₅ stars
Traditional sliced flan — my husband did not like this at all. All he could taste was the bitterness of the sugar syrup on the bottom and that ruined the flan for him. He also thought the consistency was too thick. Again, I personally really enjoyed this flan. I love the bitter sugar syrup that helps cut through the richness of the flan itself. I would recommend it! ⁴⁄₅ stars.
All the items I purchased (18 total tamales. .gotta have some for later!. plus the desserts) cost about $ 43. I would recommend trying the flan and green sauced tamales. Or do what we did first, buy 1 of each and try them there and if you like it, buy more. If you don’t like it, then at least you’re only out a few bucks! Also, pay attention to how much each different tamale costs. pork/​chicken were $ 1.85 a piece (or $ 21 per dozen) while beef was $ 2.50 each (the $ 21 per dozen does not apply to beef).
Remember, this place is CASH ONLY!

Needed a Tamale fix saw a few places listed first as donut shops that sold Tamales so decided on this place. WELL ordered the triumvirate of Tamales CBP .The Chicken with green chile was good, the Beef on the inside was ok but the massa dry and flavorless. And the pork the same. This is what I get for choosing a place with Bakery or Donut billed before Tamale. Lol

This place is a one of those mom and pop Hispanic bakeries that you’ve been looking for. They are open at 5 AM during the week which works out great since I have to get to work so early. The tamales are always fresh! I usually get the chicken and cheese ones, both of which pack a nice kick! The cookies are also good. I haven’t tried the other breads, cakes, or jellos, although they look really good!
This place only takes cash.

I traveled to Santa Ana this Tuesday to complete some paperworks for my study abroad program. Then I found this bakery near the train station. Unfortunately Tuesday was also cinco de mayo and they ran out of my favorite pan dulce pastries :(. I got two chicken tamales and ate them while waiting for the train to go back to San Diego. Then I decided to walk back and get 4 more because it was soooooooo delicious. I actually don’t like corn but their tamales were too good!!! The owner was super nice and friendly too.

I love that they sell champurrado all year long. And it’s really good! Drove all the way there just to try it and it was worth the drive

Our new favorite spot to buy tamales, bread, and champurrado after they closed La Grande.
**They only accept cash, but very affordable

I’ve been coming here since I was a kid! After years of being a customer, I still can’t help but keep coming back for their delicious tamales and delightful sweet bread. This family owned business makes and bakes appetizing food and goodies that gives off that traditional homemade touch.
Don’t be discouraged by run down look on both the outside and inside; this place is good. The young lady that works here is very nice. The older lady seems a bit opposite. After years of coming here, she only seems to be happy or talk to you when it’s someone she knows. It can at times make you feel like an outsider.
If you’re craving some authentic Mexican tamales and sweet bread, come here! Not only delicious but very reasonable!