If you check in they give you a chocolate bun or blueberry scone. I'd highly recommend getting the chocolate bun. It was miles above the blueberry scone (not saying the scone wasn't good). Let me start off by saying this place is expensive. That being said, their bread is really good. The bread itself was well made. I had their banana bread, their chocolate bun, their coconut bread and okinawan brown sugar bread. First off the banana bread was the bomb. It had a sweet banana like stuffing in it that tasted like fresh bananas. It wasn't sweet aside from the stuffing and I was very put off by that (in a good way). Most places that you go to will glaze the exterior with some sugar to make the bread "taste better." Duke keeps the bread plain and simple. They don't do any over-the top flavor additions and they stick to the basics. You won't find any cheese + hot dog + green onion + butter + croissant here (ahem 85c). My favorite was the chocolate bun. They had actual chocolate chips stuffed on the inside of each of them. They were still chocolate chips and I'm very surprised at whatever sorcery they used to bake these buns but leave the chocolate chips unaltered. The chips had a very good bitterness to them and when paired with the plain flavors of the bread it was perfect. You get the dough from the bread with the semi-sweetness of the chocolate chips and its like a flavor party in your mouth. But thats only if you like chocolate.... The design of the place reminds me of an upscale place. Its got vaulted ceilings, very nice bakery displays, shopping carts and sturdy tongs. They pack each individual bread like 85c but even their individual packing is upscale. Their bags are paper bags which are totally reusable and are great for packing lunch etc. read more

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Came here on their soft opening!!! 20% off everything for three days !!!!! The store was pretty big n spacious. They didn't have trays for the bread but carts lined w wax paper and thongs inside. I suppose it's for big time serious bread lovers! Got to try most of their bread and everything was pretty good ! Super soft !!! Love it!! My sister and I got a total of 4 pieces of bread and it was $12.80 . Yeah it's on the pricey side even after the 20% discount. However I have to say if it's good quality ... It s worth it ... Can't wait to see their grand opening w more stuff inside The Hokkaido milk bread was good bc it comes w a little red bean!!! Yum and the cheese triangle!! Soo good read more

Duke Bakery - Bread and yes to samples - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

Tried a few samples after lunch. Everything was so good. I'm not sure if it's normally the bins are so empty or we came after the rush. They were very nice. I love the ones where chocolate was mixed in but I settle for one with red bean mixed in. Deals: They have a current special if you buy 3 breads, you get a free membership with 10% off your next purchase. Payment: They take Cash, Visa, and MasterCard. Parking: They have a shared parking lot. Be aware the ones facing the post office are 15 min spots. Cons: The staff is still being train but that's to be expect since they just open up. I don't care for the mini carts they make you use to carry the bread in because they are a challenge to push at my height of 5'10." Wish they had it at stander shopping cart height but that would have taken away from the cuteness of the carts. Overall: Love it and will be back. The breads would be great for gift giving and to bring to somebody's house. I forgot to ask if they slice the breads. read more

Duke Bakery was discovered by my Mother in Law, and this is one of her new favorite places. It is similar to the other Asian bread bakeries, but there is something more "chocolate" about Duke. A lot of their breads have a great dark chocolate filling. Add that with the soft bread, and it makes for a great combo. They also have lots of samples so that you can try the breads before you buy one. In addition, they have very cool little shopping carts to put the bread in. The store is very clean and service is quite nice. The only bread that I had here that I didn't like was some sort of "Tuna" bread. As expected, it tasted very fishy, and was not very enjoyable for me. I typically lean toward the sweeter breads, but I guess that it is nice they have options. When we went on a Sunday afternoon, there was no line, and the store was empty. It was not packed like JJ typically is! Also, if you check in with Yelp you can have a free chocolate roll or a scone. What a deal! read more

Great bakery. Prices are good. Free samples on a lot of the bread. Many small deserts too. read more

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PLEASE BRING BACK THE TUNA BREAD!!!!! I don't know why everyone is complaining about the price of the bread here. It's pricier than other bakeries cause the bread here is like double or triple the size. Also, the quality is much better and the ingredients are natural. You get what you pay for! I like that they have samples for you to try for some breads. They also have a list of their top 10 if you're not sure what to get. My favorites are the tuna bread and the truffle bread. I found out that they stopped making the tuna bread and I was so sad. My day was ruined! But luckily they still had the truffle bread in stock. I hope they bring the tuna bread back, because it was the greatest. So much better than the tuna bread at 85 degrees. Like a bajillion times better! Some other honorable mentions are their scones and their Choco buns. read more

Too pricy compare other local bakery. The quality is not as good as I think....I Buy 3 beard you can get a VIP card for discount read more

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This is one of my favorite bakery in this area, good customer service and clean store make me visit every week. They let you try it before you choose the bread. The chocolate cake roll (脏脏包) is always on top of my list. read more

Duke Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

TLDR- I found cardboard mid bite of almost finished bread. The place is cute and the bread selection is different and less robotic than other chains. Love the sampling they have set out. the woman who was working the cash register was super sweet and spoke to me in mandarin because my Chinese face betrays my language abilities so all I did was smile and nod. Prices were decent, 3$ each for mini loaves of garlic spread and black sesame, and they tasted and textured pretty good. But, I FOUND A HUGE CHUNK OF CARDBOARD IN MY BREAD. As I inhaled the savory loaf on the drive home, 2bites left and I bite into something hard. Mind goes..that is not bread. I look at the color, beige, distinct bandaid color and shape. And I pray I pray more than I ever have prayed in 23 years for the time before the next safe stoplight to examine this hard foreign object. What a sigh of relief when I determine it's just a piece of cardboard. But then I'm like just a piece of cardboard?? if I wanted cardboard in my bread I would've gone to Subway. And now I'm paranoid that there's little bits of cardboard floating around in my already damaged gut. Sorry Duke.. I cannot say I'll ever return. read more

Duke Bakery - Cardboard in bread - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

First of all no one was the counter and waited 3 mins and called out "hello?" due to background noise. A lady came out and spoke to me Cantonese or Taiwanese. While I was paying for the food, I had asked for drink, passionate fruit lemonade (on their menu). She said No ENGLISH but able to say $11.75 in English. I was pointing to drinks and again she rudely said NO ENGLISH and tells me to pay for the breads. NEED to work on better customer SERVICE. I want to help small business as much as I can during time like this, but there are differences between rudness and not able to speak ENGLISH! read more

This place might be hands down one of my favorite bakeries to go to. Every single baked item at this place is just perfection. I have never had bread so soft and pillowy like these. Walking into the store, you can see all types of bread with various fillings and flavors. You have cheese breads that you 4 different types of cheeses. You have breads that encase flavorful sausages and hotdogs. You have tuna and cheese breads that can make a meal unto itself. But these are just some of the more common flavors. But oh there's more. Some of the more unique flavors include sesame paste bread that brings such a unique nutty flavor that only toasted black sesame seeds can. You have matcha flavored bread that has a wonderfully earthy taste from the matcha tea. You have taro bread with a flakey and crisp crust while the inside is soft and moist with taro and red beans. And my personal favorite is the multi-nut bread with a glorious variety of nuts and seeds baked into the crust that gives it such a wonderful textural contrast to the bread itself. But perhaps the best part, and I mean the absolute best part, of this store is the fact that you can sample ALL. THE BREAD. Yes, you read that correctly. Pretty much every flavor of bread has a nice dish of cut up pieces right next to it for you to sample and enjoy to help you make a decision to buy a full load of the bread. It's like getting a preview or a test drive of a product, teasing you to experience the complete item in all its glory. It really is fantastic. On top of it, this store provides written instructions as to how to reheat your baked goods to experience the same fresh out of the oven taste. And I have to say, I have followed those directions and it does indeed help those breads maintain that wonderfully delicious, soft, pillowy texture and flavor. This place really is fantastic and I urge you, if given the opportunity, go try this place. read more

Duke Bakery - Look at these delicious baked breads. So good. - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

This review is for the cheesecake tart! Very good if you like cheesecake. Downside is that it's pricey for the size. They have samples of their breads so you can try before you buy. read more

Interesting place. A bit on the higher end of pricing for an asian bakery, but the quality is higher compared to others as well. The bread is very tasty, and I've tried several different kinds. The bread are visually standard fare for an asian bakery, but the softness and taste is a cut above. You certainly get what you pay for here. The venue has lots of empty unused space, which they occupy by having many small shopping carts. In a way it's sort of comical, because I think you can cover all the space in front of the bread displays with about maybe 75% of the carts. If there were enough customers to be using every single cart, you would have a bunch of customers sitting around with nothing to do. Of course, I don't think something like that would happen, but it was a funny thought. The extra space does mean potential for expansion in the future perhaps? Maybe more selections or something. read more

A little bakery chain that has very interesting prices. I do think that the quality of the bread is very good and they have many interesting things that other bakeries do not have such as a kimchi bread. But I do think that their bread is overpriced. Proportionally I believe that the price is almost equivalent to other bakeries such as 85 degrees bakery or JJ bakery, but the serving size is not the same. Duke bakery has a huge serving size thus driving up this price. I got three pieces of bread and spent a near $10 which because the size was so big, I am unsure if I will be able to even finish it by myself. The store itself was also quite a mess as there was a bunch of carts laying around the register which made it hard to walk around that area. read more

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Wow!! I'm loving the their baking goods here. They have a French bread with walnuts in side that I am loving! The staff is friendly and always welcoming. The less sweet it is the better! Haha my new favorite spot! read more

Really kept well organized and clean All breads are not overly sweet. Perfect for breakfast: Graham - dark brown bread with cream cheese inside Green tea bread with red bean inside Unfortunately coffee wasn't available when I went this morning. The staff was helpful and i would definitely come back. L read more

I can literally push the cart around and around for at least 5 times because I wanna buy all the breads, like ALL OF THEMMMMMM! First of all, you get to try them before you decide to spend $4+ on a bread. Well, once you try it, you would hate yourself if you don't buy, because they are purely good! Why? - not too much, unnecessary sugar and oil - texture is chewy but soft - you can taste the quality and that's why it stands out or even better than JJ bakery or 85C ****They have the best bread so far in the entire Los Angeles period**** read more

Amazing bread and cakes! Their breads are incredibly chewy and delicious, with really cool flavors! Come try their free samples and you're sure to leave with a bunch of the best bread you've ever had. The store manager, Kelly, is so sweet and personable :) Truly the most excellent baked goods and service! read more

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This place fell off my 5 stars to 1 star. The customer service girl was so poor and had horrible customer service. With my purchase I asked if I could have one more of the white baking wax sheet that they use to put their breads on inside the box. The girl told me that I had to pay for that! I also noticed that they now carry less cake selections and they let ok kind of old. Basically this place sells purely bread items only. read more

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My daughter and I both like the Duke of Bread. We stayed at Rancho Cucamonga to buy it every week. There are many varieties of bread, and the taste is soft and soft. All can try and buy again. read more

Duke Bakery - I like it. - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

This was a waste of time, they should maybe put up a sign saying their card machine is broken in the front. Not at the register after getting all the bread. That's a shame they don't make an exception to the customer needs like they use to. Was hoping to give this place a chance, seems every time I visit to get some bread, there always something wrong with the place. Door handle had been broken for more than a month. A simple solution - think outside the box - take out 1 piece of the chocolate bun, use it as a sample, than run it as something else. read more

this place bribes for only 5 stars review (no less) and long text reviews from customers with a free bread. Just put a warning here. Don't trust their reviews! Especially the 5 stars long one. Dislike this kind of fake and cheap attitude. I think they can ask for a review, but cannot limit customers to only give 5 stars. Do you really think 1 bread = 5 stars? read more

This is my favorite bakery store and their Tuna Cheese is the best I had ever try! And the mango QQ is very tasty. I bit there's no other bakery store sell this kind of bread. read more

I always enjoy the bread they made. Now they prepacked each individual piece and it is very convenient to customers.

The drinks are great! They have all you could want or need as a bakery. Their cups are cool too & have a little resealable hole for a straw. All of the food I bought from there was delicious. Recommendation: the cheesecake tarts. read more

I'm so glad to find Duke in this area, even it takes me 1 hour drive to get there. You could tell they use better quality flour, oil and fresher stuffing, comparing to 85 degree C or JJ Bakery. The texture is soft but chewy with different layers of flavor, stuffings are light but fresh and worth the price. Really hope the bakery can stay as long as possible, cause they seem have less customers and keep low key. They might need to improve their service or marketing strategies, or hire more people. read more

I got sesame bread, matcha roll with red bean filling and blueberry walnut roll. I was extremely happy to find breads that had no egg and no milk. The signs have bread ingredients and tell you if the bread has less sugar, less oil, no egg or no milk. The breads aren't too sweet and are really fluffy. read more

Came here all the way from dtla for countless times! It's the most amazing bakery around this area that offers healthy, artisanal bread that combines European and Japanese styles. Staff members are always nice. Also love their offer of samples. read more

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The Strawberry Milk is my favorite go to drink, and they made it into bread! Tasted great! It is expensive, but you get what you pay for. Thanks for the help and good service Felix. read more

Duke Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Arcadia, California

Fresh artisan bakery, with quality ingredients and FRESH bread vs JJ Bakery. For the price point, you get more for your money. Similar prices as JJ but bread quality is SO much better and fresher. I love all their breads and they have little samples for you to taste test. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Buy two loaves a week, delicious and healthy! Recommended coffee bread and matcha red beans.

I really do love this bakery as I have come to it, the first time today. The interior is very nice and everything is incredibly organized, first the carts where you can put your bread in the basket, and the bread is right in front of you as you walk in. There are small bowls of the bread that you can sample before you choose to buy the bread. The service is also very helpful when you walk in, they will help you find the breads that will satisfy your tastebuds. 10/10 rating(: read more

This is my favorite Asian bakery. The breads are a little expensive, but they are large and there are always samples. Customer service is excellent, and the dense, yeasty breads are delicious. What I really appreciate about the bread is how yeasty they are and the high quality of ingredients. They freeze and refrigerate very well. After I toast them, I can put the leftovers back into the fridge and retoast them, and they are still surprisingly chewy! read more

Chocolate lover? This is definitely a place for you and me. Am and family totally big on chocolate especially for breads. They also have an exotic bread with Durian fruit filling. Their breads and price are slightly different than the other Asian bakeries. It's fluffy, but not airy and not stingy on the filling at all. They use grape fermented yeast so that's probably made breads good. But just one thing this place need improvement is customer service. Employees here seem like bored or a snob and don't know how to smile. They expected every customers know about breads. read more

Bake Code Bakery in San Gabriel has the same concept of bread pastries/pastries/drinks - except: Bread pastries are larger and cheaper (about $3 to $4 lesser). It's half the size over here and about $3 to $4 more expensive over here. Their promo deal as of 05.02.15 (when we came) is buy 3 breads and get 10% off future purchase. Bake Code you buy three breads and get one free when they had their grand opening. Bigger variety of drink selections as compared to here Sample pieces are cut bigger over there. You get tiny bites over here. My Mom wasn't impressed with this part the most, lol! I did like their lil cart to put in the breads, but that's about it. Was hoping this could be a closer location to get my bread pastries, but nah, wayyyy too small and expensive :( read more

The bread is not bad. The female cashier is just super rude. She obviously doesn't know how to talk to a customer properly. And I guess she doesn't know any English as well, so this is just review for the manager there, hopefully the manager will do something to improve the customer service! read more

Just the right amount of sugar! Perfect! If you have a sweet tooth like me but you don't want excessive amounts of sugar in the confection of the dessert you are going to eat then try Duke's. Their breads are yeast fermented so they are fluffy but dense and yet light in the stomach......but this is what makes it dangerous, lol, once you try you won't want to stop eating. People here whine and cry about the high prices of these breads! You get what you pay for!!! You want cheap? Pay cheap and you'll get cheap stuff.....but then people will complain as well. You want quality? It will cost you and some of us are willing to pay as long as we get the quality we want and Duke Bakery is worth to try! read more

Great bakery in the neighborhood. The bread is always fresh. A bit to the pricey side but good overall.

Love Duke's bread. Fresh, delicious and made with top quality ingredients. In fact, I love to try their samples when I am there. We come here sometimes twice a week and get the bread as gifts for our friends. After you get used tonDuke'a bread, it is harder to shop at other bakeries. read more

The ladies behind the desk are indeed very unfriendly! I received re-educational comment like "please don't use your hand to pick up our samples, but use the small sampling tongues we provided" But, the store didn't provide a dedicated tongue for every sample they put out! When I went to check out, she again made remark about the way I should park my cart - "please park your cart facing east and not the opposite direction. I don't know who is doing the hiring and may be they are just not paid enough to do their job. Huge turn off for my subsequent visit to this store. read more