Yia Yia’s Bakery

I always get all my special occasion and most holiday cakes from here. I used to frequent the Express YiaYias on Joppa Rd until they closed up. I am never disappointed from what I purchase here.
Here is a cake I ordered last May for my daughter’s second birthday party. It was a hit with all my family and friends. Basic vanilla cake with raspberry swiss filing.
The cake I purchased before this was PASTEL DE TRES LECHES with fresh strawberry filling… so incredibly flavorful and delicious.

Stopped by this place to grab something to bring to our friends while visiting Baltimore. They have a lot of selection of pastries and all kinds of cakes and goodies.
We ended up trying a napoleon (which was really good) and also got an 8″ Super Atomic Cake, which we highly recommend.
Will definitely stop by here again next time we’re in the area.

Heard about this place from a co-​worker, and it was a good recommendation. I got an assortment of items, and overall they were better in quality than your average bakery. The custard-​filled chocolate and chocolate cake doughnuts and the apple fritter were excellent. The cheese danish was somewhat average but still good. And the chocolate éclair was one of the best I’ve had. Overall, great bakery!

Good cakes but not that great of service. Went in was greeted by a young woman, I told her I wanted to order a cake for an important event (baby shower). The manager Stacy came out to start taking my order but when I told her the date she said they cannot do my cake for that pickup date. They apparently had too many weddings and that is their first priority not us regulars.

I ordered a carrot cake for my extremely picky, food snob of a boyfriend’s birthday on a Sunday night and it was ready the next day. The turn around time was not only quick but the cake is absolutely delicious and he is so happy. The staff was extremely courteous and very receptive to all of my needs while ordering. I love that this establishment is family owned and operated. Even the manager was working hard and engaging with clients as I picked up the cake. A manager who can roll up her sleeves and be at the front of the business working hard, now that’s something I can respect. I will most definitely be patronizing at any opportunity I can and recommending this establishment to friends. Amazing!!!

I’m From California Visiting My Mom Been Here Already 3 Times and Wish they had this Super Yummy Fresh Pastries Donuts Cannoli Cheesecake Pound Cake in our Area Very Reasonable Good Service and Super MOIST Had a Good Time Eating All These GOOD Sweets with My Mom

So good. They have the best cakes, pastries, and other goodies. I love their red velvet cream cheese cake. Also tried tiramisu cake, strawberry shortcake/​pastry, Oreo cake, lemon cake, tres leches, baklava, banana bread and they were all good. The round chocolate thing with the cherry on top in the picture below was aaaaammazing. They are a little pricy but worth it. Service has always been nice. Once one of the ladies went out of her way to decorate a cake last minute the way I wanted. Always love going back here. They have a deli section too but I haven’t tried it yet.

LOVE LOVE LOVE… NOTHING BUT LOVE… Had two different types of cakes from here… The tres lechescake and the black forest cake. the tres lesche was the best that I have tasted, hands down… was moist but not drippy, the whipped topping and the fruit on top was delicious, and unlike many of the bakeries around here, did not contain coconut (traditional tres leches cake does not have coconut) and last night had the black forest cake… light but not overly sweet, layered with cherries and dark and white cake. it was absolutely fabulous…

I really love the pastries and cakes from this bakery. Their products are really fresh and the staff has been easy to work with when we designed our wedding cake. They also have delicious deli sandwiches on fresh bread.

This place has potential but the customer service is really not up to standards. I’ve been there a half dozen times at different times of day and on different days during the week and had the same experience: a long wait time even if there is only one person in line in front of me. I don’t mean 5 minutes. I’m talking 20+ minutes. There is a reason why I often end up elsewhere to get my baked goods, even if this place is around the corner.
It’s very easy to get overlooked if people are incapable of standing in line, I’ve voiced my concerned when someone who JUST walked in gets waited on after I have been there 40 minutes. I left twice because of this after speaking up and letting the people work there know that I was still waiting.
I have also had some inconsistent baked goods. When they are fresh, they are amazing. Even when they aren’t fresh they look very, very well presented. When you get a dud… it’s not so great. I recommend getting full cakes over single slices as they tend to be dry if you don’t get one recently cut. Their cookies are grand though and I love their cannolis. The more hardy baked goods don’t tend to have this issue. Sadly I just returned home, again, with a hard/​stale baked good. I don’t think I will be returning as this has happened too often.

We have been getting our cakes from here for about two years now. Always trying a different one and never being disappointed. My personal favorite has been the Mediterranean, it has a bit if everything, vanilla and chocolate cake, mousse, cheesecake I am sure I’m missing something. Cakes are a little pricey but it feeds plenty of people.

Exceptional cakes! A little on the pricy side, but well worth it! There are so many options to choose from when you go in there. Make sure you don’t go in hungry!

The staff here is very nice and helpful. Cute lil spot on the inside with seating area. and they have SAMPLES!!! soooo good. I first tried out the cupcakes. Def not like grocery store bakery. Some real bakeries still exist in the world and Yia Yia’s is one of them. I took my mom and if it was up to us that night we would have bought the store… but it was up to our bank account =/​maybe next time. My mom had the german chocolate and I had the caramel cup. I am m aking plans to get baby and mom’s birthday cakes from here.

I came here with my husband due to the great reviews on Unilocal.The place is pretty easy to spot once I knew it was here, but I never saw it when I went to my favorite phở place across the street. The place was pretty busy with people coming in and out and there were plenty of employees to help all of us. I decided to get a honey donut since i like denser donuts and my husband got a boston crème and an éclair. Also we got some coffee and bagel chips. The coffee was just okay. I really liked my donut but my husband wasn’t too impressed. This wasn’t because it wasn’t good, but because it was different from the more fluffy donut he was used too. The bagel chips were pretty good though a bit over baked. Overall a nice place to go for dessert.

If you don’t have some type of self control do NOT go in here. There are display cases FULL of yummy treats (pasties, pies, cakes, tarts, breads… And more). Everything looks soo good!
I have been here numerous times to pick up items for different events. This last time however I had a cake made for a bridal shower. It was Red Velvet with cream cheese icing. I can’t even count the number of times people asked me where I got the cake bc it was sooo good! Lots of ‘mmms’ and ‘yummms’!!!
Thanks Yia Yia’s for a great cake!!!

Words cannot express how great Yia Yia’s is. Their cakes are PERFECT. I usually go with yellow cake filled with fresh strawberries and Bavarian cream. Amazing! Not overpoweringly sweet, the cream has a nice texture, they always pick the best strawberries, and the cake is so moist. It’s honestly the best cake I’ve ever had.

(6÷27÷2014) …and Yia Yia’s makes really great Greek cookies, must try! Kourabiedes, a shortbread-​type biscuit usually made with ground almonds, were buttery and tender, but don’t inhale, the powdered sugar might kill you. Melomakarona spiced, soft, cookies were soaked in a honey syrup, so good.

My chocolate iced donut was superb! Fresh, moist, slightly chewy with a mildly yeasty slightly sweet dough. It was evenly iced ALL OVER with a richly flavored chocolate coating on top. Easily a new addiction!
Also grabbed a sticky bun– and while the flavor was good– the consistency of the roll was ‘too bready’ and lacked the traditional flaky butteriness of Amish Country sticky buns– the best out there.
I would absolutely make Yia Yias a ‘go to’ spot for breakfast pastries, and celebration cakes. Delish!

Don’t go here if you’re on a diet! Great place to pick up a fresh dessert for your next party. Hubby refused to let me buy a WHOLE coconut cream pie just for the two of us. So I settled on the smaller, more individual sized desserts– tiramisu, cannolis and fruit tarts. All delicious! There is so much selection… we even picked up a loaf of sourdough bread while there. And don’t miss the coffee served there too. I was told you have to come in to preorder custom cakes 7 days in advance. *noted for my next party.
I’m delivering my baby right at franklin square hospital, a mile or so down the road, great place for the snacks for the pregger lady!

Delicious crepes. Delicious cakes. They have a very wide variety to choose from, and everything is freshly made daily. The service was very polite and professional.
I don’t even like carrot cake, but after sampling their cake I was a complete convert.