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    4.5 (40 reviews)

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    Plenty of comfortable seating
    Cheryl H.

    Absolutely delicious cream puffs! Plenty of comfortable seating, clean bathrooms and a huge assortment of cream puffs made fresh in house. We had a plain cream puff with vanilla filling, and a chocolate cream puff, both totally decadent highly recommend.!

    a variety of doughnuts
    Melissa L.

    I was going to pick up dinner when I saw Beard Papas... I thought hmm what an odd name. Is it something with potatoes ? Papas in Spanish means potatoes. Well... to my delightful surprise, it's cream puffs! They are fluffy puffs that are not overly sweet. You choose your puff and then pick what you want it filled with. Last night they had vanilla, chocolate, blueberry and green tea filling. I tried *Churro with green tea filling *Cereal with blueberry filling *Dulce de leche with vanilla filling *Cookies and Cream with chocolate filling (my fav) It was a delicious fun treat!

    Michelle M.

    Amazing crème puffs! I Loved my ube dipped purple dessert so much. It was perfect in every way, not too sweet and so fluffy soft. The young woman helping me was great in explaining the process when I mentioned it was my first time. I also ordered the Japanese cheesecake which was fluffy and phenomenal. So simple and incredible texture. The green tea puff my friend got and let me sample was very intense, amazing if you love matcha flavor.

    Waiting on their order and checking out all the ice cream toppings!
    Lydia H.

    I was pleasantly surprised! I had planned to take the kids somewhere else that was closed, so we stumbled on Beard Papa's! It was delicious and great service. Kids had ice cream and I had a puff pastry with the flavor of the month filling. Definitely will be back!

    Cream puffs
    Kayla W.

    A small clean store off of woodruff. Lots of parking available outside. Service was quick and staff was friendly. The cream puffs were very good! I liked that they had an ube flavor and green tea fillings. It's also nice to get to customize each puff. Large menu with snow ice, boba, and other pastries.

    two pastries in a box
    Lori L.

    This place is good but they do run out of items. I do like the japanese cheesecake which is a nice alternative if you didn't want a cream puff. I've gotten the strawberry milkshake which I don't recommend. It was super thick and flavorless. My nephew didn't even want it and he eats everything. The place is quiet but I usually get my stuff to go. I like the classic cream puff with vanilla cream and chocolate on top of the puff.

    Taro ice
    Lucy C.

    Love this concept!! Good flavor choices for the pastries. I only with that they were warm and not cold. I tried the new shaved ice and it was yummy. I got the taro with rice crispies. I do think it'd be better with a drizzle of condensed milk. The service left something to be desired.

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    Sarah A.

    One day I was going somewhere on Woodruff rd and I noticed this sign from the distance. I thought it was so cute and interesting, so I immediately had to Google what it was. That is when I found out that it was a bakery chain that specialized in cream puffs. I instantly became excited because I love cream puffs lol But I also found out that they weren't open yet. And as much as I wanted to stop by when they did open, I decided to wait and go on my 30th birthday (back on July 24th). I got two different cream puffs and they was essentially my birthday cake for the day lol. The first cream puff I chose was the Green Tea Eclaire shell with green tea filling. I am an HUGE matcha fan so this was amazing to me. Both the matcha topping and filling was the perfect balance of sweet and earthy. It wasn't too sweet. The employee who rang us up let us know that they only use natural and real ingredients, and I could tell. Also, the cream was the perfect texture. Not too thick but also not too runny and EXTREMELY creamy. The actual cream puff itself was the perfect airy texture. I also got the creme brûlée cream puff and it was delicious! It had the normal creamy custard that a regular creme brûlée has, plus the the crispy caramelized sugar topping. But with this, there was the addition of the airy cream puff exterior. Which honestly, is better then a normal creme brûlée in my opinion. My wife got the Honey Butter shell with the green tea filling and that was also really good. I think I actually liked it more than matcha on matcha. I think next time I go I will try that one out for myself, plus a strawberry and a chocolate one of some sort. But yeah, I highly recommend Beard Papa's. They are awesome. Especially if you are looking for a sweet treat that is also natural. I can't wait to go back.

    Kris C.

    I've been here twice since they opened. The first time was their 2nd day opening and the owner was there. He was telling us about the ingredients they use on their products and different flavor combinations he likes. Basically, you choose from the different puff pastries and fillings. I believe the different puff pastry options they have right now are - original, chocolate, green tea, honey butter, crispy almond, Oreo, and creme brulee. For the fillings - green tea, chocolate, and vanilla. The vanilla is actually made from real vanilla beans. They will have additional flavors later on. I think I've ordered pretty much all of the flavors. I like that it's not overly sweet. Just the right amount of sweetness. And I like that there are so many options you can do to mix and match flavors. On my 2nd visit they had a sign for a special - you can choose from any of the puff pastries and it's cut in half and sandwich a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I'll have to come back and try that next time. The store is located on Woodruff Rd across the street from Lowe's and in the same strip as Oriental House. Parking spaces are available but it's probably hard to find a spot during prime hours. They do not currently have indoor dining. I think you can call in your order for pick up but no online order options. Overall, it's a nice treat to have in Greenville. Will definitely come back and try other flavor combos.

    Original cream puff
    Sarah S.

    I used to live in California and worked in Cupertino. There was a Beard Papa's there but I never tried it. THANKFULLY, Greenville has the only Beard Papa's in South Carolina. The staff is so sweet and very friendly. I asked "so how does this work?" He let me know that there were originals (the not so sweet kind), eclairs, strawberry and Oreo (the more sweet kinds). There are so preservatives and they use vanilla bean for their custard. I choose the original. OH MY GOSH. I was shocked of how much custard was in the puff. I loved that there was a hint of sweet but I didn't feel sick walking out. I've already decided that this is going to be my cheat dessert for the week. I highly recommend this place. It's very clean and the staff are super nice to talk with. They all had smiley faces!

    Ana L.

    Tried the Ube with Matcha, strawberry with strawberry cheesecake and coffee with chocolate. Wished there was music playing inside and maybe more friendliness.

    Kathy L.

    I was excited that I found Beard Papa's here. I think I've been spoiled by the one in Atlanta because they make it fresh when you order. I ordered 5 from here but they weren't fresh. It tasted okay but I could tell they were getting stale. The green tea/matcha flavor cream was very bitter. The shell matcha was sweet just the cream filling was bitter. I liked the ube flavor. I asked for ube filling because they had it online but they don't have it in store so don't get confused when you order online. For the price for just 1 cream puff that is not freshly made I don't think its worth it. Its good to try once though.

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    The staff here are so friendly and they have such a great selection of unique Japanese cream puffs!

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    We stopped by for dessert the pastries were fresh and the cream was perfect. Can't wait to come back 10/10

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