Reviews

I'd like to tell you how quick, kind, beautiful, humble, and professional the owner of this adorable successful bakery is. The owner of this little hidden gem in the heart of Garden Grove is named Blanca. Over the short time span of me coming to this bakery, I had not had the privilege of meeting her until last week. I was waiting in line, holding pan dulce and bolio, while the cashier was busy helping other customers. I didn't mind waiting, I was in no rush at all, but suddenly, a woman from behind the counter approached the second cashier and began ringing up customers. One-by-one, I was next in line within moments. This was a mere glimpse into the type of leader and business owner Blanca is. She leads through an attitude of servitude. Humbly, the owner herself served her clients at checkout. Just as the Christ of God Himself washed the feet of his apostles, coming not as a king to order others around, but rather as an attentive servant with a loving desire to fulfill the needs of others. For the last year or two, I have purchased only Bolio and pan dulce from this bakery exclusively, especially for family events like Eater, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. But I never thought of buying a cake from here until last week. My older sister and I made the mistake of waiting until the last minute to order our other sister's cake for her bachelorette party! But Blanca came to our rescue. Four days before my sister's party, I sent Blanca an email to ask if she would take on an extremely last-minute order. The website for Estrella De Mexicali clearly states that cake orders should be placed 4 to 5 weeks in advance. Still, I took a hopeful risk and sent the email anyway. I attached a photo of what my older sister wanted the cake to look like, and I included answers to the short questionnaire from the ordering website: "How soon is your event? What is your budget? What style of cake are you looking for? How many guests will you be serving? What flavor, filling, and icing are desired? Do you want a cake topper? Do you want handmade fondant decorations?" About 20 minutes after sending the email, Blanca promptly responded, wanting to take on our last-minute order! She clarified and elaborated on a few creative details regarding the cake order: she said vanilla flavor with pastry cream filling, handmade Chantilly flowers, natural orange slices, and chocolate dipped macarons! (Top cake: 8 inches, bottom cake 10 inches.) The cake she created for us turned out even better than the photo we sent her, which was a screenshot of a mainstream Hispanic large chain bakery/grocery store. Thanks be to God the Eternal Father, I made the right choice in giving our order to a small business instead, because by Saturday the cake was ready for the party! The cake tasted sweet, light, soft, and airy. It was as delicious as it looked in the photos. Blanca and her lovely bakery have my appreciation and my gratitude for coming to my family's rescue!

La recomiendo al 100 las personas son atentas y dan buen servicio ☺️☺️☺️🫶🫶🫶👍👍🩶🩶🩶 Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5

I am visiting from Seattle and visited for my first time, but it won’t be my last! The staff were so incredibly friendly, the food is delicious and the agua fresca is freshly made and just what I needed at the end of a long travel day!! They made me feel so welcomed and I highly recommend! I’m so sad I’m missing Pupusa Day this Sunday 😢 I ordered the pork and cheese pupusa, conchas, arroz con leche, and strawberry fresca.

I got the chocomilk from there and its hands down the best one around. The flavors are all there and the service was amazing. I will forsure be going back

Great place to buy great bread and pastries! I totally recommend this place.

Hands down one of the best bakery’s that I have been to! Their conchas are definitely one thing that is always on our family party dessert table. We have been ordering from Estrella de Mexicali for the last couple of years and it never disappoints. They offer a variety of other yummy desserts and food as well. Every time I walk into the bakery it always smells so good with all the fresh baked bread that they sale. The staff is always so friendly and ready to help you when you walk in. My wedding cake and gender reveal desserts came out amazing. I will definitely continue to order from here in the future!!

Life Savers! The owner went out of her way to help me in a cake emergency. Super friendly and excellent customer service. Thank you for being kind!

My favoriteee panadería!! All of their bread is super fluffy and delicious! My family loves the mini conchitas from here, always freshly baked🙌🏾 you also need to try the stuffed jalapeño with cream cheese bread, sooo gooodd! I like how they make a variety of pan dulces, keeps it interesting for my taste buds. If you are looking for a spot to try, deff recommend! Super friendly as well. 🫶🏽

My family and I have been using this bakery since we moved into the area in 2019. They use quality ingredients and everything is made fresh. They have the best tortillas, conchas, cakes, and bread. We get all our desserts for parties from here. They also offer food catering and it’s delicious! Hands down the best bakery in the OC.

the best bakery in orange county! the tamales verdes de pollo are my favorite not to mention the amazing bread 🤤 estrella de mexicali is also ran by some of the most amazing people i’ve ever met & i also recommend them to my family members. 10/10 must try!

The tortillas the breads all very rich. (Translated by Google) Las tortillas los panes todo muy rico. (Original)

Aside from being local and a small business, they offer the "mini-size" bread, perfect for kids or when you want to eat more than one (guilt-free). The bread is tasty@

Oh my gosh, I was so impressed with everything we got. The Burritos were HUGE. The flavors were amazing. An easy 5 stars 🌟 …

The place has a different feel now that it’s under new ownership. I go there for tortillas and for the bread before work. Really good stuff. The afternoon staff are much friendlier than the morning staff that’s for sure, never had an issue with the lady’s up front great attitude never grouchy. Overall more variety now than when under previous owners. Great place best tortillas in Orange County.

We are staying at a hotel near Disney and after 4 days of continental breakfast we wanted something that reminded us of home. We stopped by this cute bakery/kitchen on our way to the park. We got ourselves some bean and cheese tortas. Absolutely delicious. The beans were not overpowered with grease. The bread was not too bulky. The cheese was not too salty. Every bite was perfect to say the least. I would also like to add that the bakery/kitchen is cleanest I've ever seen. I may have to pay another visit before I head back to TX.

Friendly ,Great service, fresh pan dulce and delicious tamales. A Small shop but has options to choose from. A must try!

Very good food , Fresh and really tasty