Mexico Bakery is where I would go for pan dulce until their location downtown closed. The bread was good but this place is a few levels better. The cuernitos were fantastic and this will now be my new Panaderia when I'm in SJC. read more

Amazing experience at El Rico Pan Bakery! We came in last minute with no notice needing bread for a funeral, and they were incredibly kind and accommodating. They cut all the bread in half for us and prepared two full boxes right then and there. Everything was handed to us with so much care. Their kindness during such a difficult time meant so much to our family. Truly grateful for their amazing service. Excelente experiencia en El Rico Pan Bakery! Llegamos de último momento y sin avisar porque necesitábamos pan para un funeral, y fueron súper amables y atentos con nosotros. Nos cortaron todo el pan por la mitad y nos prepararon dos cajas completas en ese mismo momento. Nos entregaron todo con muchísimo cuidado. Su amabilidad en un momento tan difícil significó mucho para nuestra familia. ¡Mil gracias por su excelente servicio! read more

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Ordered 2 dozen of green salsa chicken tamales. Tamales were so dry. It seemed like they were only chicken tamales and no sauce. So it was a super dry tamale. Better to get your tamales elsewhere. Bread was good though. read more

I have been on a quest to taste a champurrado for a while after reading about it online. I finally found this spot and made a stop here to grab a cup. This is clearly a local favorite based on the long line. I also grabbed a pastry which was very good. The champurrado was decent, a little too thick and rich for my taste but I can at least now say I have tasted it now. Note that parking in the area is a challenge. read more

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When is the last time you had pan dulce that remained fresh for days? I can't recall any recent ones and as a pan dulce lover who is always searching for a panadería that offers fresh pan this one is definitely a win. I've passed by this panadería several times and it's either closed or I thought they only accept cash. I had the time to walk in one day and of course I picked up a couple of my favorite conchas. I tasted them when I got home and the consistency was light, fluffy, and flavorful. The ratio of the sugar topping to bread was equal. Each bite had bread and sugar coating. The next day and the day after I had one and was surprised it remained fresh. This left a lasting impression and sent this panadería at the top of my list. I came back with my sister and bought several conchas, other pan dulce, tamales, and champurrado. The tamales had a lot of masa but the filling was very flavorful. The champurrado was good and could benefit from a good mix before serving it. They do accept card because I called and asked before I went. They offer a large variety of items besides pan dulce which was really neat. I was too busy admiring the pan to take a photo of the menu but you can find tortas and jugos here. The service is efficient. There is limited street parking and a few small lots around this place. The shop is small and you can easily pass right by it. This will become my go-to for conchas! read more

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Los pasteles estan bien duros y saben horrible !! No compren pasteles de aqui! The cakes here are really bad they are hard and cant even eat !! read more

do not recommend this place, bad service. i ordered a birthday cake and they didn't give me the flavor i had ordered and they also wrote the wrong name. Not ordering here anymore. No recomiendo este lugar, el servicio es pésimo. Pedí una tarta de cumpleaños y no me dieron el sabor que había pedido, además de que escribieron mal el nombre. No volver a pedir aquí. read more

Growing up in my family, we always had sweet bread available for a quick coffee treat in the morning. This being a staple item in the household the bread to me was stale and didn't taste fresh. I wasn't really a huge fan at the time until recently, as a coworker brought in a dozen and OMG everything was so fresh and tasty! For a moment I sat as my desk and just squeezed the bread between my fingers. As I was just surprised how bouncy and soft the sweet bread was at the time. This had confused me and had to bring it up with my family during a recent conversation. Why was the sweet bread dense growing up? Which my aunt just laughed and replied 'Our family was poor, Papa (grandparent) would only buy the old bread from the Panadería to save money or they would give us the old bread!' I was slighty shocked and humbled at the same time, cus growing up, I never felt poor and always was given everything I needed in life. Yet my family would cut cost for their small luxury of sweet bread every morning to provide for the family in other expenses. Anyways it's the small details, back to the review. The bakery offers a variety of sweet bread along with Tamales, Mexican Hot chocolate and an assortment of other fan flares. I typically park on the street, but I believe a parking lot is available. Bread is baked twice a day which varies and best to ask the attendants what time fresh bread is baked. As their bread is amazing when freshly baked. I seriously didn't know the difference until recently and worth it. read more

Freshest Mexican bread I have come across in San Jose. And bonus for the late hours they open. I can buy a big bag of bread and it lasts the whole week and it still remains fresh as the day I bought it. So moist and delicious, every bite is like heaven. I always get the concha's, elote's, ojo de pancho, cuernos, empanadas, and a champurrado to go. I have yet to try their tamales but I hear great things about their tamales. On my next visit I will get some. They do accept card which is great! Such a big selection of bread and desserts. Worth every penny. read more

BE AWARE OVERCHARGE! I encourage you to double check your receipts they will overcharge you, ask the prices for the bread pieces and do your math. Their prices are way off. Mom paid what was told right at the store $28 and some change and paid with debit card. Got home and checked and they charged $135. Went back to the bakery let them know and took the bread back and they did the math again and now it was $ 37.70! I'm confused now what happened to the $28 dollars. Mom said she noticed the same discrepancy on the prices. Two weeks ago when she asked why she was charged so much, she was told that the bread prices are rising almost every week. Don't get me wrong their product is delicious but still be AWARE! Imagine how many people have they overcharged. read more

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I bought 4 pork tamales that were very dry. The mass was crumbly, very disappointing. I won't be back.

Great Mexican bakery with fresh breads, reasonable prices and smiling customer service. While they serve a wide variety of breads and pastries, a few notable ones include Pan Dulce, Conchas, Banana Nut Bread, Pudding and Tamales. Simply amazing Banana Nut Bread - Not too heavy, not too light - Just right. Goes perfectly well with that hot cup of coffee. Pan Dulce is soft and tasty. Chicken tamales are superb here. Great portion size with lots of tender and well seasoned meat filling. Parking can be bit of a hassle. So do try weekdays and non peak hours if you want to avoid long lines. read more

Great spot for Mexican pastries. Cheap, good, authentic. They have plenty of drink options too, tho I haven't tried any.

In A Nutshell: -El Rico Pan Bakery is an awesome Mexican panaderia (bakery) that sells some huge & delish tamales, amongst other baked delicacies. -I love to eat tamales during the colder months & needed some last minute for Thanksgiving. -Luckily they were open. -Their tamales are HUGE & filled w/ great amount of chicken or pork. -They also had some queso (cheese) ones, but I didn't try them (yet). -For $3.20 a pop, they are a tad high, but totally worth the price due to the size of the tamale. Overall, if you need some good tamales, grab them here! read more

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My favorite place in the Bay Area for pan dulce! I usually get elotes and cuernitos and what I love about theirs is - it's NOT DRY and THERE IS flavor! They sell other types of pan dulce, cakes, tortas, champurrado, and tamales. It's all good! Parking can be a challenge depending on the time of day but it's definitely worth it if you are a pan dulce fan. I have tried a lot of panaderias and the only other place I like is La Plaza in Salinas. read more

El Rico Pan Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - San Jose, California

El rico pan bakery had a variety of colors and flavors of breads...they also have cakes tres leches,flan,gello,cheese cake,tamales,champurrado,hot chocolate,coffee,conchitas,enpanadas,cuernito,chilindrinas,mantecadas,polvoron,and much more. The bread was good except the cheese cake,it was on the dry side and tasted a bit like refrigerator since it was not sealed in a plastic container. My queen ordered champurrado de chocolate and i was surprised when i tasted it. the champurrado had a nice smooth silky texture that invited you're taste buds to another sip and a dip of youre bread into the champurrado. I ordered coffee but i wish i had got the champurrado instead all was good except for the cheese cake. Its a very neat panaderia. read more

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A lot Mexican Panaderias. Finding the right one is the trick. Do they use lard or vegetable oil? Do they bake the bread or deep fry? This is another great panaderia in San Jose. They also have tamales and tortas and juices and champeron. They always have the racks stacked. Always ready for the customers. 5 star in my Yelp book. Now keep in mind this is the HOOD. Downtown San Jose. Not Beverly Hills or Los Gatos or Los Altos. Parking is nasty. But worth the hassle. Makes my lady happy. Happy Wife is a Happy Life!! read more

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Great customer service. So many breads to choose from. The lines can get pretty line. Price is very reasonable. They make really good cake. read more

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I don't buy Mexican bread often but today I was craving g some: I went and got a concha and a cookie only 2 pieces and my total was $3.40 . Wow and it wasn't that good. read more

My favorite pan dulce in San Jose! I've brought it to potlucks, work, and even get myself some just because. Never fails.

This bakery has a large selection of sweet bread, Mexican pan dulce. I grabbed a few different pieces of bread and liked them all. They were all fresh and soft. The small block of cheesecake was on the dry side though and I didnt think it was fresh. The champurrado that I picked up with my goodies was super good and the best that I had in a long time. It was rich, thick, and creamy and served hot. I will be back for more bread and to try the tamales. read more

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The best pan dulce EVER!! So light and soft... delicious! Tons of variety and the staff and very welcoming... can't wait to go back and try something else... looking forward to my next visit. I think it'll be sooner than later! read more

The best Mexican pan dulce in San Jose! Staff is super sweet and everything is delicious!

Not sure what this worker was doing but had no gloves and no mask. I am sorry, But I just don't like to comment on all this but we are all scared of this Covid and need to be helping each other. I love this Bakery because love Champurado and the bread but saw this worker couple weeks ago. Had no gloves and no mask and mixing something not sure what it was. read more

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BEST TAMALES I have tried in a long long time!!! Seriously. I make tamales myself, and I am extremely picky with flavor and seasoning. Dough was fluffy and tasty; perfect seasonings (did not over salted or over spiced) chicken meat was soft and salsa full of homemade flavor! Tamales caseros for sure, will be back for more! Also they are a great size. Did not try the champurrado, will have to try it ASAP! Third time buying tamales it's now MAY; HORRIBLE HORRIBLE Must be a different cook now. No flavor only spicy which is fine if it's cooked right but no. On top of it all WE WERE SICK FOR 24hrs AFTER EATING THE TAMALES; WE HAD NOTHING ELSE THAT EVENING ONLY TAMALES AROUND 8pm AND WE WERE SICK ALL EVENING AND NEXT DAY! Please be careful and someone needs to tell the owners to see why this happened; no hygiene or carelessness.. absolutely sad but true. read more

I haven't tried their bread but I come here once in a while for the gelatina and homemade rompope is my favorite here. Last time I was here decided to try something else. It was bland nothing special strawberry yogurt, granola and "fresh fruit" Bad idea not what I expected it tasted a little old, I ask the lady if it was freshly made she replied "yes" I took it home not knowing how long was sitting in the fridge, who knows. read more

Their pan dulce is pretty good and so is their champurrado. I was pleasantly surprised by their huge tamales, it seems like they are fresh every morning offering chicken and pork. They have decent prices. It gets busy in the mornings but the line goes pretty quickly. read more

Delicious authentic pan Dulce! I love the pink abs brown cookies the white concha was flaky abs moist!

I have had great past experiences eating tamales from this bakery but today I was devastated while opening my tamale to find a bug was on the leaf. I had bought 4 tamales and I immediately threw them away as I had lost my appetite and knew there had to be more bugs dead inside. No longer will I be buying any type of food from this place and I am writing this in hopes of preventing this from happening to another customer. read more

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This bakery rocks my world. They offer the best Mexican pastries in San Jose. You can leave with a bag full of goodies for less than $10. It is great for company parties or family get togethers. Okay so my most favorite thing about this place is, they sell the yummiest tamales. They are mouth watering tamales. Seriously! read more

The best champurrado you can get in San Jose, I frequent many panderias and the champurrado is always missing something but this place knows exactly how to nail it. And the best part is that they are consistent! Please go early they usually sell out as early as 10am read more

The pan dulce here is unusually good. Bread shouldn't taste this good even 3 days after you buy it!

I tasted the conchas and the pastelitos when someone brought the pastries to work. The conchas are so awesome because the bread recipe is really soft and delicious. Whoever makes the doughs, batter for these treats pay a lot of attention, high details and high- qualty ingredients. This is the best concha I ever ate. However the chocolate craquelin can be improved. This would be really awesome. I will be a sucker trying out other sweets here. A few of Mexican bakeries that a lot of variety of products. Definitely going back if I am in the Willow Glen area of SJ. read more

This place is amazing the bread is always fresh place is open from 4 in the morning till 8 so if you want Mexican bread this is your place to go read more

Best. bread. EVER. Always fresh no matter what time of day. I've been coming here for over 10 years and will make the trip from anywhere just to come to this spot. read more

Best pan dulce in San Jose hands down! Their pan is always fresh and always great customer service. I've tried many panaderías and nobody's is tastier and Fresh. read more

This bakery has potential but lately they been really disappointing. Seems like they rather sell you some old bread rather than pulling out the fresh one in the back to avoid throwing away any bread and I would understand if it was mid day but I go first thing in the morning so expect freshly baked bread not bread from the night before. read more

being from out of town and visiting this bakery I was excited. I was really disappointed in the customer service. in Sacramento we have different names of different types of breads and each time we said something we got corrected and it wasn't a nice way to be corrected no customer service skills the ladies that were working on Sunday morning we're not professional carrying on their own conversations and just laughing hard as a consumer I probably would not go back to this bakery if I'm ever back in the San Jose area the product is good but the customer service is horrible siendo de fuera de la ciudad y visitando esta panadería, estaba emocionado. Estaba realmente decepcionado con el servicio al cliente. en Sacramento tenemos diferentes nombres de diferentes tipos de panes y cada vez que dijimos algo nos corrigieron y no fue una buena manera de corregirnos no hay habilidades de servicio al cliente las damas que estaban trabajando el domingo por la mañana no somos profesionales continuando sus propias conversaciones y simplemente se ríen mucho como consumidor. Probablemente no volvería a esta panadería si alguna vez vuelvo al área de San José. El producto es bueno, pero el servicio al cliente es horrible read more

This is our new go to soot for pan! Have you guys tired the tamales yet? Uff they are delicious and the size are great!

My wife and daughter went out to eat dinner!!! Wifey and daughter want something sweet and find that place was very delicious n yummy pan!!!! It was hella good n softer side !! All was pick differnt variety pan was perfectly for cold weather and drink hot coffee!!!! read more