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    Balcazar Bakery

    3.1 (27 reviews)
    InexpensiveBakeries, Desserts, Cafes
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Next time, I'll arrive early !
    Daniel S.

    Balcazar Bakery has been in Raleigh for 10 years. They are owned and run by a family from Bogota, Colombia. Thankfully, they have some of the Colombian baked goods and snack foods I crave. Pan con queso, pan de bono, arepas, bunuelos, empanadas, morcilla, tamales and all sorts of pastries and cakes. These are foods that I can only find in Colombia or in US communities with enough Colombian immigrants to sustain such a business. I am very happily surprised to find this in Raleigh. I had just finished lunch at a nearby Salvadorian restaurant and thought I had saved room for dessert, but I had to make my purchase to go. I do not have a big sweet tooth so, I bought some pan de bono which is a chewy small donut shaped cheese bread. When it bakes it rises creating a hollow cavity. It's great with coffee. I should say, it is great with Colombian coffee or traditionally with hot chocolate. This pan de bono was very good even by itself. Planning ahead for a light dinner, I bought an arepa( a small white corn cake) and a piece of morcilla (blood sausage ). Even though I reheated these hours later, the arepa was still quite fresh. The morcilla was definitely a Colombian style morcilla. Yum ! Now I just have to get there early in the morning when things are coming out of the ovens. I got my fix.

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    Michael B.

    I had a craving for a dessert, so I looked on the Yelp app to find a bakery that I had never been to for something different. I came across Balcazar Bakery. It is in this small hole in the wall shop that is crammed full of baked goods. I didn't know what I was going to get, I just wanted to try something new. I ordered the Mariposa. (Means butterfly in Spanish) What can I say other than I regret my decision to visit. The Mariposa was not fresh, I mean, I don't think it was made that day fresh. There might be some items to my liking there, but I wouldn't know as I have only been there once, and tried one item. So I might have to visit on another day just in case the day I went they were having an off day. But if you are going to get just one item, I would suggest to bring cash, and the manager complained and said there was a minimal charge of $5 if you want to use the credit card. That is a stupid rule in a cashless society where everybody uses plastic now a days. Oh well, just my two cents.

    Latimia R.

    Let me just say I will never go to this bakery ever again!!! They sold me a piece of moldy cake from the refrigerated section...it was the blackberry roll cake. It looked good so I bought it. I just sat down to enjoy it and like I do with all food before I eat it...I smelled it. It smelled a little funny so I had my teenager smell it. He said it must just be the blackberry. So I decided to nibble the piece on my fork....thank God the cake fell over because the other side revealed 2-3 moldy spots. I immediately spit out the cake and of course gagged. I will never go here again...they must just leave the unpurchased cakes in the fridge for weeks!!! I am totally disgusted! If I could score lower they would get negative 10 stars!!!

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    Overpriced. Baked goods are not fresh. It doesn't look clean in there. Every time I go I swear they raise the prices.

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    9 years ago

    This place has all the Colombian goodies! ESPECIALLY my fave, Bretaña.. which I'll be picking up by the case, asap.

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    Ordered a tres leches cake for my husband birthday and it was GREAT. Really good cake.

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    12 years ago

    Went there today , the place looked dirty- wish they keep the place clean. There was also a lot of clutter ness. Overall the bread was O.K

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