After having lunch with a family friend, who was visiting from out of town, we were in the mood for something sweet. As I searched for a place, I came across Beard Papa's and thought this was the perfect sweet treat to have post-meal. When I arrived, it was fairly busy, but the employees were fast and efficient. From the moment I walked through the door, I loved the bright interior and sweet aroma in the air. I was also able to see employees take out fresh batches from the oven, so I appreciate how the eclairs are cooked to order. But, I recommend visiting at an earlier time on the weekend because they did run out of certain shell flavors on a Sunday afternoon. However, I was pleased with the cream puff I customized. I ordered an eclair covered with a Green Tea shell filled with chocolate. I liked how the Green Tea flavor was subtle and not overpowering. The cream puff was flaky, fluffy, and the flavor and texture of the chocolate filling was a pleasant surprise. The consistency of the chocolate filling reminded me of a frozen custard. Also, my family friend tried the Ube shell and Ube filling which is a Filipino purple yam and mentioned they would order it again. I would definitely be back to try their other flavored shells and fillings. Overall, this spot is a nice addition to downtown Concord. read more

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Let's start with the pros, the puffs are delicious!!! I loved each and every flavor, but man was the original puff with great tea filling super good!!! I loved the honey flavor as well, but the vanilla custard was a tad too sweet when paired with that one specifically. I wish I got it with green tea filling as well. The cons are that the wait was much too long for only five puffs. They got two of my puffs, both being the dark chocolate, wrong. I asked for vanilla and green tea filling and they didn't add filling to EITHER of the buns. I was super disappointed when I realized this since..again, I waited about an hour and a half for them. :( I would've went back if not for the fact that I was already in the car ready to go home. Other than that, the staff were super kind and I appreciate how hard they were working for us. Thank you!! read more

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We went to the store opening this Saturday. It was a long line. My husband and I was so thrilled to see Beard Papa's opening in Concord becuase all of other store locations are so far from us. As we all know that Beard Papa's has the fresh and best creme puff, and they are known for the fresh and amazing creme filling. I personally love it and belive no one else could duplicate it. Although we had to stay in line for 3 hours, I think it's all worth it based on my previous experience with this wonderful puff shop. Then, the speachless comes in. I understood regarding inexperience staff with unfamiliar cashier system operation issue on the promotion. Buy 5 get 1 free. We asked to buy 10, and cashier said 1 free puff, right? I was like 5+5=10, then there were should be 2. Another thing is the Instragram adversting is missleading. They advised on Instragram saying you will get a free puff when you purchase one. In my understanding, it's buy one get one free. However, I didn't keep a screenshot of it. So I didn't bring it up to the store. But, I see someone posted a picture of it. Just to proof my point that I didn't make it up. It's all okay as long as the puff is okay. But the puff creme filling was not as good as previous one I had from other store location. I couldn't taste the freshness and also the fresh sense from vanilla beans. No. Just plain creme, it's kind of heavy. So 3 hours waiting in line was all wasted. That is. read more

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People please do not discredit and give them 1 star. They just opened, please get realistic and give them one more chance. My husband had to wait in line for an hour but it was worth it you know. My favorites are original, strawberry and Oreo cookie. Give them a try. Keep it up workers. We do support you. You're doing a great job. read more

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We saw this place was open after grabbing lunch at Fresh Tray and decided to give it a try. It was only open for about a week so we made it in before the line backed up. Service was pretty quick and we received our order within 10 mins. We never had cream puffs before aside from the mini frozen ones from baby showers so we weren't sure what to expect. The place smells sweet & amazing. We chose a strawberry & cookies n cream puff with vanilla custard and (2) crème brûlée puffs that were a limited flavor. My son loved his cookies and cream. The strawberry was a bit too sweet for my daughter's liking. I think a plain puff with custard would have been good. The creme brûlée actually tasted like a plain puff with filling although it didn't have the same oomph as a filled puff. Overall it was good, not fantastic. I'm not sure if we would stop by again but it was just worth a try. read more

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The SFO shop permanently closed so I went out of my way to go to this location as I remembered the cream puffs being really good. The server was clearly very confused and I don't understand why since the order was simply... 4 chocolate, 2 vanilla and 2 ube filled cream puffs in two separate boxes. It took an unnecessary long time to place the order as I had to repeat myself while she also repeatedly kept punching in the order. I even offered to just place and pay for two separate orders if that would make it easier but she declined. Lucky for her there were no other customers in the shop or the poor thing would be even more flustered. Finally left the store with the goodies, lo and behold, all I got were chocolate! On top of that, the cream puffs were not as good as they were before. The shell was hard not flaky and the filling was runny and tasteless! Totally disappointed! read more

We stumbled pass this cute little shop while walking around the Santos Plaza. Basically, the offer "cream puffs" where you get to choose the filling and the topping. (It becomes an "eclair" if you get a topping.) I love cream puffs so I went with no topping and vanilla filling. DH got the ube topping with ube filling. The shell is a bit crunchier than a traditional cream puff. Both were very good, with neither being overly sweet. I'm not a fan of super sweet desserts so these were right up my alley. For my personal tastes, I don't think the toppings are necessary. Just the shell itself with a filling hits the spot. read more

We have always enjoyed Beard Papa's for dessert but I am sad to say we will not be returning. Went for dessert with our toddler and had a bathroom emergency in which our newly potty trained little one needed to use the restroom. They have a bathroom for customers, but they refused to let her use it even though we made a purchase, and we had to leave to find one elsewhere. My thought it they had just cleaned it and wanted to close since it was around closing time. Didn't seem like a family friendly establishment and will not be returning. read more

I mean, how could you not like this place? Their cream puffs are fresh and are stuffed with filling. Sometimes I get analysis paralysis because there are infinite combinations of shell + filling...but it's the best type of analysis paralysis. read more

Beard Papa’s - 6 Piece Orig Mini Creampuffs - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

Ube cream puffs with the Ube she'll! Yummy and pretty They also have minis if you're looking for something to add to your dessert table!

Friendly staff. Tasty puffs. I'm not really into it, but overall it tasted pretty good. I'm not such a fan of super sweet, so the cashier lady did an excellent job recommending this over the cookies and cream. This marshmallow flavored puff pastry was light, the cream inside was smooth and the dark chocolate still gave me a lil sweet flavor but not too overwhelming sweet. Loved it. Thnk! read more

Beard Papa’s - Rocky road puff - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

Hanging in Concord was in need of something sweet, yelped Beard Papa's. Cute place wasn't very busy at all, but had to wait because just one employee, but not too long. Ordered three creme puffs , I had the creme brulee puff with vanilla creme, very tasty. However, too much creme so we all had a ton leftover. Overall, I still would return it was a delightful treat. read more

There is that little crunch of the (not soggy) crust on the perfectly baked choux pastry, and then the luscious real vanilla crème that has the perfect body, filling your mouth with awesome goodness. The sweet cream has a great foil with the dark chocolate, all in all making a wonderful experience. We are so lucky to have a Beard Papas here in the East Bay cause these crème puffs are worth traveling miles for. This should go at the top of your list for hostess gifts, desserts you want to make an impression with, or just a well deserved treat. They are the best! read more

OMG! I think I have found my new favorite dessert at Beard Papa's in Todas Santos in Concord! I blame this on my girlfriend, Alice, who had raved about them. Beard Papa's was originally founded in 1999 in Japan, and they make the best darn cream puffs/eclairs I have ever had! Why did it take them so long to bring this evil deliciousness to our area? I had wanted to go to the grand opening, but I heard hundreds of people were in line, so I opted to wait until a week ago. I have to say the oreo cookie crumble and the honey butter were my favorites, but everything I tried was so good! I had both with vanilla filling, but green tea and chocolate are also available. Since I was clueless about this place, I asked Jeanette what the most popular flavor combinations were, and she did not steer me wrong. She was very helpful and patient; I really appreciated her help and customer service skills! Basically, you pick your shell from eight different flavors and your filling. read more

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Second time stopped by this place. It's less busier than I thought it would be. Used to go to SF just to have some. Love their food because it's the perfect dessert because it's not too sweet. The ambience is just ok but the convenient and taste are unbeatable read more

We drove 45 ish minutes to this location for Mashle Monday. We were happy there was a location closer in east bay. When we arrived the location was clean and organized. There was only one worker. She was friendly and kind. Unfortunately when i asked about the Mashle Monday deal she had no clue. I kept asking but alas it went nowhere. We just left with the Mashle six pack. They were very tasty. Please inform your workers about promotional deals. Bathroom for employees only. Would have been five stars except for lack of promotional knowledge at this location. read more

Treated my family to Beard Papa's Concord delicious cream filled pastries! Feeling so lucky to have this incredible shop in Concord at Todo's Santos Plaza! I used to have them occasionally when I worked in San Francisco. Their pastries are so flaky and the cream so delicious. They have a number of pastry and cream flavors you can customize. Box of six for around $20. Enjoy!! read more

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Got the Build your own box from DoorDash. Amazing! More than enough filling and crunchy shell with every bite!

So stopped by wanting to get a dozen cream puffs at 6:38 pm - staff said they were closing at 7pm but according to yelp and google they were supposed to be closed at 7:30pm. Seriously, we were about to spend $50 on cream puffs, no offer to make them or ask if we are willing to wait, is this how businesses are run now?! read more

Delicious and decadent puffs! Get there early so you can choose from all the yummy flavors.

We arrived around 7pm on a Friday night and there was no line. We were immediately hit with a strange stench as we entered the facility but we got used to it after a few minutes. They had many options for customizing the cream puffs: pick a shell and pick a filling. I got the green tea eclair with vanilla filling. The green tea flavor was lacking and the vanilla flavor could have been stronger as well. For $4 a piece, it is an okay snack but not something I would return for. read more

Beard Papa’s - Green tea eclair with vanilla filling. - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

After dinner I wanted something sweet, so after looking up desserts in the area, I found Beard Papa's. It has great reviews and a pretty new spot so I thought we should see what the hype is all about! Omg! So worth it!! These freshly baked cream puffs are light and airy but packed full of yumminess and flavor. My favorite was the churro, topped with cinnamon sugar and filled with vanilla. Give it a try, you will buy a half dozen like we did! read more

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Thumbs up! It was really good, actually ilove it thats why i told to my friends and family to try it! Almost every weekend i buy! read more

Beard Papa’s - Cookie Crunch Shell with vanilla ice cream filling! - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

While an amazingly awesome choice, theRE ARE NO GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS here per https://chowyum.blog/2016/03/11/beard-papas-sawtelle/. I wish they did, though! read more

I had to try different flavors. Both the ube with ube filling and matcha with green tea filling were good. I wasnt a fan of anything that had chewy stuff like the dulce de leche and the lovely cookie crumble. The flavor of the fillings were good. This would be perfect with a cup of coffee. read more

Beard Papa’s - Menu - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

I loved going to their location in SF, so I was even more excited that they were closer to where I lived. The first time we went, the line was too long so we didn't stay. Two days later, my amazing husband left work early to get there 30 minutes before opening. He said there were only 5 people ahead of him. We purchased 10 cream puffs: 2 Oreo with chocolate filling, 2 matcha with matcha filling and 4 creme brulee with vanilla filling. When he got home and I picked up the first one, it looked smaller than the ones in SF. The taste however, was the same. The puff had a nice crispy outer layer but was light inside. The pastry creams were not overly sweet either. The only gripe I had was the creme brulee ones must not have set properly because the it was melting off despite the cream puffs being cold. For those who have not tried it, a word of advice. If you are not going to eat them right away, it is better to store them in the freezer vs the fridge. In the fridge they get soggy from the cream. Storing it in the freezer keeps it from getting soggy. read more

This was our first visit to beard papa's (we were next door at the Thai place for lunch and we stopped here to pick up dessert). We picked up some cream puffs to go. We chose the classic chocolate with chocolate filling. I love that you can choose a number of different outside choices for pastry and a few different types of fillings. But since we had never tried this place, we kept it simple! Oh my God!!! I am both happy and sad that we don't have a beard papa in Marin! Sad because it is so unbelievably delicious and happy because it would be so dangerous to have one close by because I would be there every day! The choux pastry is crisp in the right places, perfectly chewy in the right places and the chocolate crème pat inside is just to die for!!!! Can't wait to go back there! read more

This is such a cute bright little shop with delicious cream puffs! We've had to wait to try this place since they recently opened up and always have a line out the door. Best time to go? Mondays at 6pm, lol! Some things were sold out by this time, but it's okay! They're around $4 per cream puff. You choose the puff and choose the filling. We got 1 strawberry puff, 1 oreo puff, and 1 smores puff, all with vanilla filling. We also got the ube puff with ube filling and the green tea puff with green tea filling. Our fav hands down was the ube puff! But they were all soooo delicious! Check them out the next time your sweet tooth comes knockin! read more

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I was there last Saturday on their Grand opening. I saw a long line and I felt happy we have so many local people to support their business, but at the same time, I read a not of bad reviews and they said they are never going back. Keep that in mind, that was their 1st day and we are still dealing with the Omicron!! I do believe we want more popular business open in our area. Please give all the new business a 2nd chance before you submit a 1 star review. read more

I was missing more than half of the items I ordered through DoorDash. No explanation.. there was also a seal on it so I know my driver didn't tamper with it. I tried calling but no answer. My suggestion is your local donut shop is probably better than this place. read more

They've been open for a few days now and people don't get that cream puffs take a while to make and it's not easy to make so that's definitely a factor into the long waits. It's not like frying chicken nuggets lol. On the flip side, they only have one POS and one station to bag and box them which definitely plays a SIGNIFICANT role into why they can't meet their demand in these busy days. One POS system means the kitchen is only receiving one order at a time so they can't fill an order if the traffic jam is happening at the register. Secondly, if orders are in queue and ready to be given to the customer, it hits the second traffic jam, the packing station. If a coworker is boxing up an order (which takes forever because the box has to be assembled and napkins etc) the employee with filled cream puffs then has to wait. The staff is SUPER NICE and very appreciative of everyone's patience. Give these people a break. It hasn't been a week, cream puffs take forever to make, and like any new business, it'll take a few days to sort out logistical issues. They'll hit their groove soon. Good luck team!!! read more

New dessert place in town. Cream puffs! The day I went was a Saturday afternoon at 3pm, out of the special cream puff which was the salted cameral. Also noted they only had vanilla filling. I got all the flavors they had to offer that day. They had matcha, cookie n creams, chocolate, plain & vanilla. I got 2 of each flavor, that cost me $43. So doing the math they run for around $3.50 to $4 each. I especially liked the matcha out of all the flavors. Though they weren't like to die for. They are okay. Definitely not like mouth watering delicious. I brought 10 to share with my family. My mom and husband didn't care much for them. They though they were too plain even with the multiple flavors. I probably won't come back unless they have new filling flavors too try. Overall, give them a chance at least once but probably once is good enough. read more

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Pastries are pretty fresh and the filling are added right after to make sure it doesn't get soggy read more

Beard Papa’s - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

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When I saw Beard Papa was opening up a location in Concord I was super excited to give it a try. I've tried them before in their SF location and was looking forward to having something closer to home. In reading the reviews, I was expecting a wait when I went but I guess I just came at the right time. I was visiting the downtown Concord farmer's market on Tuesday and decided to grab a cream puff on my way out. Seemed like this was a perfect time because there was no one there and I was in and out quickly. For this trip I ordered the green tea shell with ube filling and what a yummy combo, the colors also reminded me of the hulk lol. They have quite a bit of different shell and fillings options so you are bound to find something that you'd like. Once I ordered it was made right then and was ready to eat. The cream puff itself is not that sweet, which I enjoyed. This could have very well been a sugar overload but I feel like they got the right combo where I have that bit of sweet and can still taste the flavors. Great place to grab a nice dessert and will be back. read more

Beard Papa’s - Green tea shell, ube filling - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California

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If you're in a hurry , don't come in this place , you need an hour just to have 4 eclairs, toppings ran out at 4 pm. Until then employees figure out the quickest system, that's the only time the waiting time will be reduced. read more

If you like cream puffs this is the place to go! My favorite cream puff is the Oreo cookie one! Very addicting! Be careful lol!

Timing is everything. They are new and of course there is going to be a crowd, so give them a break. They are working as fast as they can. I happened to go in when they first opened on a Saturday morning and lucked out with being fourth in line. They were friendly, answered questions, not standing around and working the best they could to get orders out. Orders are made when placed, so it's going to take time. Be patient! The items I ordered were yummy! Chocolate eclair with chocolate filling, Original with vanilla filling and Honey & Butter with chocolate filling. I will definitely be back and tip them well for the work they do! And no, I'm not a friend or relative - just a customer who appreciates their diligence and the amount of work they do with the amount of customers in line read more

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I was so excited to see there was a Beard Papa closer than San Francisco. Once you walk in you're hit with the aroma of sugar and baked deliciousness. Then you see puffs of pastries ready to be filled with decadent flavored cream. You have your choice of original, chocolate, matcha and my favorite: ube. We only ordered chocolate/chocolate and ube/ube. You can mix and match and put any cream you want in your cream puff. Service was excellent and fast. I will definitely be coming back! read more

I know the place is new so I wanted to try it with the fam. Each of us had different flavors- ube puff with ube filling, Oreo puff with chocolate filling, and green tee puff with green tee filling. I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor and texture 10/10!!! The only two things I could recommend to the owner is the the flow of the place - I like to see all the good in one place and there were two oddly positioned displays of the puffs. If they are put together will make just more sense for the customers. The second thing would be the menu - I would take beautiful pictures of each item and enlarge them. The food is the bomb and is lacking the proper promotion. I can come and take the pictures for you and set up the menu on the screen so people are drooling over the food. Obviously those are just some observations, but this place is clean and has huge potential! read more

Fantastic cream puffs! We were there late in the day and they only had 3 crust flavors and vanilla custard. The wait was longer than expected so there's some room for improvement. read more

Beard Papa’s - Green tea, original and chocolate - Desserts Near Me - Concord, California