Cash only, so come prepared. This place feels like a hidden gem from a different era. The owners appear to be an older Korean couple, and the woman helping me was incredibly sweet--she reminded me of everyone's favorite grandma. I was debating whether to get another variety of mugwort rice cake since I already had three trays in my hands, and before I could decide, she gifted me a day-old tray to take home. That small act of kindness completely made my day. My husband and I especially enjoyed the kimbap. From what I could tell, their primary business seems to be supplying local markets, with a small storefront area where customers can purchase items directly. I can't fairly rate the rice cakes themselves because this was my first experience trying traditional Korean rice cakes outside of tteokbokki. I'm certainly not an expert on how they're "supposed" to taste. What I can say is that they had a pleasantly chewy texture with just a touch of sweetness, and I enjoyed trying something new. More than anything, I hope people support businesses like this. In a world full of trendy food concepts, Instagram-worthy packaging, and mass-produced everything, places like this are becoming harder and harder to find. There's something special about buying food directly from the people who make it--fresh, by hand, and rooted in years of craftsmanship. Not every great food experience comes with neon signs and a marketing budget. Sometimes it's a kind ajumma, a tray of rice cakes, and a reminder of how things used to be. read more

Stopped by here to get a quick lunch. FYI this is cash only so make sure you bring cash! This is a place you pick up food and go, there's no seating inside or outside. We ordered a kimbap and pumpkin rice cake. The kimbap was soo delicious and made so well!!! Super affordable for one pack. It had perfect mixture of savory with a mild sweetness. Loved the texture in the added crunchiness of the radish. The pumpkin rice cake was good as well. Loved the chewy texture, the flavor was quite mild. read more

Home Sick Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Garden Grove, California

CASH ONLY!! I picked up one package of kimbap. The kimbap had lots of ingredients and rice was cooked perfectly. The staff was so friendly. The shop was small and had some parking stall in front of the shop. So happy I stopped by for a yummy snack :) read more

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I dropped by to pick up one package of kimbap on the morning that I forgot my lunch. The parking lot in the front was small, and I overshot it so I quickly parked at the nearby bank since it was so early that no one was there. I entered the small shop and was greeted by everyone, who was super friendly. I asked for one kimbap, and though I forgot cash, I was able to pay with Zelle! The kimbap was delicious and very worth the price, and I would have taken a picture if I didn't eat my food so fast. I would come again! read more

I love that the rice cake is not too sweet and often pick them up at Korean markets. I was extra excited to try their pumpkin ones. While a few of the pumpkin ones tasted good and had the chewy texture I love, most of this box unfortunately tasted like Dawn dish soap. You know, that very particular soapy flavor you get in your food when a dish isn't rinsed fully after being lathered in Dawn? I wasn't expecting this at all but the taste is unmistakable, and the more I chewed the more pronounced it was. I sadly have to toss the rest of the box as a result, so most of $8 down the drain. I love the offerings this place has and I know it's beloved, I just wish to ask that the owners be careful with rinsing things in the future. I know dish soap can be very resistant to being rinsed off completely, but I don't want customers to have to deal with this sick feeling I'm having at home now, no pun intended. read more

Home Sick Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I arrived a little after opening so parking was not a problem. My favorite was the rolled pumpkin rice cake. It's not too sweet so I would suggest to top it with a bit of honey. read more

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I got 2 packages of kimbap. Food was solid, I would go back again to try other things. Affordable price, you can't get this price at H mart. The lady was super sweet. Parking it's a little limited so be careful of getting out when it's high traffic. read more

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1. The kimbap had a lot of ingredients, and the rice rolls were delicious and not too sweet! 2. The spot has busy casual vibes since they are a local supplier of the HMart nearby! 3. There are no tables for dining in! 4. The staff were friendly and timely with my order! 5. Parking lot is small! Note: There are no restrooms available for customers! Photo: Pumpkin Tteok and Kimbap read more

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Super sweet ladies who knew exactly what tteok I was looking for! Hmart always runs out so I gave this place a shot and it had plenty in stock at noon. Forgot to take a pic but I saw pics from past reviews and was able to secure them. The white one with black sesame seeds had the same texture as Vietnamese bánh bò and wasnt super sweet. The assorted one has honey and sesame seeds inside and was chewy like Korean spicy rice cakes read more

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TLDR: currently my favorite place for tteok This place has basically all of my favorites: - Jeungpyeon or sool-tteok (alcohol rice cake) basically tastes like the child of rice cake and white sandwich bread and has a faint alcohol smell from the makgeolli (fermented rice wine) it is made with. In the U.S., it is usually a poofy cube topped with black sesame seeds and slivered almonds. It is pretty plain in flavor but I LOVE its texture and it is has the addicting subtle bready sweetness of carbs. - Chal bam tteok (sweet rice chestnut rice cake) is a variation of my favorite kind of rice cake. It's made with sweet rice flour instead of regular rice flour, which makes it even chewier and almost transparent in color. This one is topped with sweet chestnuts, cranberries, dried peas, and dried strips of pumpkin. The bottom is dipped in a crumbled pumpkin(?) that has the texture of rough and dry crushed Korean sweet potato. I love that it's super chewy, slightly sweet, and has diverse textures from all the toppings. I don't recall trying their injeolmi (soybean rice cake), jeolpyeon (plain regular rice cake), or hobakmari (pumpkin rolls) but they were all soft to the touch and looked great so will be trying them next time:) read more

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It's happened to me twice in a row. I've bought your rice cakes at the store and they have tasted like chemical/cleaner. You guys are not rinsing the cleaner residue or whoever is touching them is not washing and rinsing their hands/tools. It's so bad I am about to send the rice cakes in for testing. Are you trying to poison people? read more

Very cute and small shop with limited parking. Their rice cakes and kimbap are so good! I highly recommend coming early in the morning because they're low on options towards the end of the day. Their rice cakes are also sold at H-Mart across the street. read more

I love pumpkin rolls, they aren't too sweet and pretty chewy that I love the most. Kimbap is very good too, can't wait to try other kind of rice cakes read more

Very good rice cakes. Comparable to Korea! Me and my mom really enjoyed being able to try this on our trip to California

Cute little place with a very affordable array of goodies. Love the rice products. I tried a sampler.

We went Korean bakery hopping today and Home Sick Bakery, aka "H.S. Bakery" on label was our last stop. Not sure what it is called but it is bite-sized rice cake w peanuts in some pieces, covered in fine mung bean powder. If you like Vietnamese "banh day dau", you will LOVE these even MUCH MORE. They are so good that a few sample pieces ended up being half a tray that I inhaled in minutes. Highly recommend and will definitely be back. Thanks, nice Korean man who had to stop working in the kitchen to ring up our 1 rice cake tray, with a smile. PS. We sampled the same rice cake covered in beige bean powder at Han Yang bakery and it was no comparison, dry and crumbly with zero chewy texture. read more

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Love Home Sick Bakery's rice cakes and kimbap! They use all natural ingredients for their rice cakes so you can definitely tell difference from other brand rice cakes. Their kimbap taste just like homemade and don't have after taste that won't make you indigested. HSB also sells house made sesame oil and multi grain powders which are must try! Perfect place to order tray size for party or special occasion. Make sure to take cash with you and it will be worth it! read more

Home Sick Bakery - Rice cake with honey and sesame, Kimbap - Bakeries Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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We found this place while looking for some other place. The moment we saw the storefront we had to make a visit. I believe they mostly sell wholesale to Asian stores or markets. This "bakery" is their local shop. There was a nice old man working the store when we visited. It's definitely more of a Korean dduk or ddeok (rice cake) shop. It's not so much of a bread bakery. On the front of the store, they say they can freshly squeeze and produce sesame seed oil....interesting! It's in a small plaza right on GG blvd so I guess that is useful! :P They sell a variety of ddeoks - ovalettes for cooking ddeokguk, cylinders for ddeokbokgi, ready to eat ddeoks, event/festive ddeoks, etc. We got 1 of injeolmi ddeok and 1 of "rainbow" ddeok. They were both perfectly glutinous and had just the right texture and taste. The rainbow one was a bit on the dry side, which is common with this type of ddeok...but that doesn't mean I want the dryness. The injeolmi was great - it was the exact stickiness and taste I wanted! I would definitely get this again. If this place was closer to me, I would definitely visit more often. This place is CASH ONLY. read more

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Their rice cakes remind me of street vendors in korea. The cakes here are authentic and homemade. Glad I discovered this place. It's as close as I'll get to my grandma's dduk... the joy and delight of love shared in good food. The regular cakes are packaged in the 5x10" plastic trays and priced at $4.99. I complimented the owner on her store being a true gem to Garden Grove, so she hooked it up a bit. I'll be back!!! Btw... Their red bean dduk is amazing! I'm getting goose bumps just reflecting on the harmony of flavors,(or I hope that's what they are.) read more

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I'm a first generation American born kid so I like to refer this place as "MOM'S Homesick Bakery" because my mom grew up in the hella boonies of S. Korean about 50 kilometers south of what's now the border. And my mom.... she always has, does now, and will ALWAYS love DDUK. And being preggers with me back in the 70's, she tells me that she had eaten dduk everyday because I, too, have inherited this love of dduk. This place brings back some old memories. Our family would have this routine of attending Sunday services, then heading up some Asian supermarket for weekly grub, and then this was our final stop and we'd eat dduk to hold us over until we got home in time to eat lunch. It's the good stuff. It's bomb Korean style carbs before "carbs" became "CARBS". There's all kinds of dduk but my favorites are the plain moo gee geh "rainbow" dduk or baek sal "white rice" ones with only raisins in them. I'm not a big "NUTS in my DDUK" person.... But the others, I have NO IDEA what their names are.... I just name them according to my experiences like... the "dduk with the brown flour over it that makes me choke" or "The black Gravel looking dduk", etc. They are all so good.... the long schlong sausage like ones are also SO GOOD the next day when slightly fried over sesame oil and dipped in honey.... This place is MY home base for dduk. The crap they sell inside the supermarkets... who knows how long they've sat outside? The mochi with red bean paste be all hard: NO WAY! For the same price, I come here where I know everything is fresh and made the same day. Oh, and the discounted frozen dduk section at this place is the best for those bargain hunters as well. I would say this place is the next best thing to dduk you get inside the she jangs (marketplaces) of Korea... at least the one near where my mom grew up in the countryside. It makes even this American born kid a little "homesick" just thinkin' about it.... read more

I thought I reviewed this place!!! Last year I bought rainbow duk for my daughters 1st. This place has the best one and I have had a lot! It compares to the ones in Korea! My aunt and uncle were even amazed! read more

Delicious rice cakes. We always order from here for special events - cakes, trays, etc.. One of the best rice cake shops in SoCal.

This is has the best rice cake pastries ever! They are the producers (factory), their products are the ones that are sold in Korean markets. So come here for fresh products! Made everyday read more

Really like this place. ordered several times and was always satisfied with their service and price. Already recommended this place to my friends and they were happy with them too. read more