We stopped in to get some pastries to take home after dinner at Armando's. Nice selection of freshly baked desserts. Service is DIY. Staff is friendly and courteous. The pastries I selected were DELICIOUS and very ENJOYABLE with a coffee at home. I would return here next time I come to Mexican Town. read more

La Gloria Bakery - My selection of their pastries. DELIGHTFUL! - Bakeries Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

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La Gloria Bakery is the best in SW Detroit! Their churros and chocolate cannolis are absolutely delicious!

Very good pastries and tamales. Staff is very friendly and helpful.The Mexican cheesecake is delicious.

Very Disappointed - Will Not Be Returning I had a really bad experience at this Mexican bakery. I bought a piece of sugar bread, and when I got home, I found a hair mixed into the bread. It was disgusting and completely ruined what we were hoping would be a nice treat. To make things worse, they also gave me the wrong change. My total was $3.75, and I paid with a $20 bill. They only gave me $10 back. I didn't notice at the time because I was talking to my wife and we were excited to try the bread -- which turned out to be a huge disappointment anyway. What's even more frustrating is that this isn't the first time something like this has happened. A couple of years ago I had a similar bad experience and stopped going, thinking maybe things would improve over time. I gave them another chance, but clearly nothing has changed. Very disappointed. I won't be coming back. read more

I've Been coming here for years & it never disappoints. The chocolate cake roll is so rich & moist it's hard to beat. This was the first time I've seen the flan topped chocolate cake so we had to try that. The pink Sugar heart cookies are my daughter's favorite. I always like their hot churros & fresh flour tortillas. I always come here when I'm in SW Detroit read more

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I've been going there since I was a little girl and my parents would go there - its a family tradition - the pumpkin empanadas have a delicious crust and pumpkin mixture with anise! The best ... all their cookies, pastries are delicious - the family is so down home and friendly and helpful - have ordered so many times for large events - the cookies are always a hit! :) read more

La Gloria Bakery is our go-to bakery in Southwest Detroit for churros served warm! There is an array of Mexican baked goods you may grab with tongs and put on your tray while you mosey around the store looking at all the beautiful edible colors and shapes. La Gloria is located on Bagley & The Fisher Freeway service drive. read more

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An old school experience definitely worth having. They have an amazing array of fresh baked goods at reasonable prices. Churros are hot and fresh - so flaky on the outside and chewy on the inside. Lots of traditional pastries and cookies round out your choices. You won't be disappointed! read more

Two words. CHOCOLATE CANNOLI. The yelp Detroit page posted their cannolis on their instragrm page and I HAD to grab them. The shop is really small but they have a wide variety of fresh baked goods. The prices were reasonable, and you can grab an amazing picture of the bridge to Canada. read more

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After a great meal at Evie's always stop at Best Oldest Mexican Bakery in Detroit, just a block away. Old-school Mexican bakeshop offering a range of sweet & savory fare including churros & tamales since 1975. La Gloria Bakery The best and most unique bakery oldest in Detroit. Born just a few blocks away regular customer for 50 year's. Old wooden doors with large panes of glass run the length of the store to chose dozen of fresh treats from. This is the Number 1 Mexican Bakery you must visit a Detroit Classic like no other. Thousands of regular customers for decades. #lagloriabakery @la_gloria_bakery_ #mexicanfood #mexicanbakery #bestindetroit #detroitclassic #eatswdetroit #churros #tamales read more

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Always a stop after a night in Detroit. I haven't tried anything I didn't like. Churros are delicious! Cases and cases of tasty treats. Take them down the street to the park and have a breakfast picnic. read more

I visited La Gloria with tamales in mind. I used to get these pretty regularly years ago, and remembered them as some of the best I've ever had. I'm happy to report that they were every bit as good as I remembered. You can choose chicken or pork filling, and they are sold in groups of 6 or 12. I got the pork, and the meat was delicious and flavorful. It's hard not to pick up a pastry or two when visiting, and I chose a caramel pastry and an apple turnover. Of the two, I absolutely loved the caramel pastry. It was a tender little pocket filled with dulce de leche. Mmm! I wouldn't get the apple turnover again, as I didn't care for the filling. read more

Cool little Mexican bakery that literally had EVERYTHING. Happy we stopped in on our short visit to Mexican Town. Got some cookies, empanadas, and little cakes. Will be back read more

I love their chicken tamales! We also get their coconut macaroons & churros.

Fun. Good cheap self service baked goods. Friendly staff I'm am Curious what kind of Grade the health department would give than place. read more

If you are in Mexicantown it is worth a gander for the wide assortment of baked goods. However, everytime we order something it is lacking in taste and texture. They do have a refrigerated dessert section, so that might be worth a try. read more

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I discovered this place while searching Yelp and I'm so glad we were able to stop in while we were visiting Detroit. The building is very easy to find, right in Mexicantown. When we walked in, we were told to take a tray and tongs and we could walk around to and pick out the items we wanted. A lot of the items were things ive never heard of/seen before, so I just tried a variety of items. We had a tray full of goodies and a bottle of water and everything only came to $11.50. You cannot beat these prices! I will definitely stop back in here the next time in Detroit. We want to try the tamales the next time we're in town! This place was so cute!! read more

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Come in and be overwhelmed by sweet Mexican delights! We purchased a glazed lemon turnover, a glazed cherry turnover, a caramel turnover dusted with sugar and lastly a warm churro. My wife had to eat half the churro before we got to the counter. They were all excellent and we enjoyed them for a couple days, still tasting fresh and delicious. But be ready to be tempted with last minute purchases. As we turned to corner to pay there were bundled bags a tamales! The prose is wonderful and are already planning our return! Ps this was our first time here. read more

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Great food and great service, cudos to Ms. Jaunita! I've been going here since 2013. I learned from a coworker that you unravel the corn shell off tamales, lol - don't eat the corn shell. Been in love ever since. Baked goodies are top notch! Open early! read more

I've been going to La Gloria for years now. It's a must-stop when you're in or near MexicanTown. Upon entering, your senses are overloaded with the smells and sights. Grab a tray, piece of paper and tongs (no hands!), and get ready for an experience. There are so many baked goods, yummy stuff (including my wife's favorite - choco flan) in the cooler, and don't forget churros if you're there on the weekend. They don't have the other flavors anymore, but cinnamon is great. There is also a selection of great tamales, both hot and chilled. And if your cholesterol is OK, they also have chicharonnes on the weekend that you buy by weight. Those are awesome, just don't get any two days before your next physical! Seriously, you have to stop in here! read more

Every trip possible that I am in Detroit near Mexican Town, I stop by for these delicious treats! These cookies are always a hit with the family. My favorite is the pink heart shaped one. La Gloria Bakery never disappoints me. I have been going there for as long as I can remember. Evie's Tamales on the same block would provide these cookies for dessert when we were there and is how we found this lovely family owned establishment! The best part of La Gloria's to me is being able to walk around the bakery, opening the cases and using the tongs to pick out my own cookies and treats, then carrying a tray of delightful smelling favorites up to the counter to be boxed up. It is fun to bring the family in and have them peaking into the windows of the cases to pick out their own sweets. This trip, I also bought their chicken tamales to try. The chicken tamales were really moist and tasty. I highly recommend trying them. I will definitely be getting them again! read more

La Gloria Bakery - A variety of cookies and sweets - Bakeries Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Ok, this place is as old as me but there food is consistently good and reasonably priced! We been there twice before before I gave them this outstanding evaluation! Their tamales are $13/dozen with complimentary salsa. Generous portions, homemade and very meaty. Heck, I though I died and went to Mexico. Homemade tortillas are absolutely delicious! In fact so good i kept looking for my mom. They have quite an assortment of Mexican pastries but we didn't try any with my covid waist and all! Covid practices in place. We drove 25 minutes from Livonia to support Mexican town restaurants and now carryouts. All I can say is "OLE". read more

La Gloria is definitely more "mom and pop" type store compared to Mexicantown Bakery, but that's part of the charm. You walk in and grab a tray, and some tongs, and grab baked goods and add them to your tray and then check out at the end of the circular aisle. The baked goods are great Mexican baked good, and are also super inexpensive. A MUST for anyone looking to have some thing sweet. Some of their baked good are tailored to the Mexican pallet and others to the American pallet, so don't be surprised if there's a bit of variety between the items. read more

Pork tamales were fresh ,hot and delicious I think I found my new tamales spot . The salsa that came with it was delicious as well . I also decided to treat myself to a canoli while there and my god was it amazing .....highly recommend you try this place it's the little pink bakery in mexicantown try it out read more

Never disappointed Always multiple bags or boxes Great food at great prices Friendly staff too read more

La Gloria Bakery - Today's treats - Bakeries Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

I live on the West coast. I tried so many places but nothing compared to this store's Tres Leches! Every year, I visit Michigan, I drive 40 mins to get Tres Leches from here. It is amazing! They seem to have increased the price and size. The portions are huge now. read more

I like this place. The food is pretty good, but not outstanding. I usually get the apple or cherry turnover, a sprinkle cookie, and a bag of cinnamon sugar tortilla chips. The people who run this place are very sweet and helpful. read more

La Gloria Bakery - A sprinkle cookie, cherry turnover, cherry pastry, a flag cookie, and a bag of cinnamon sugar tortilla chips - Bakeries Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Awesome food and service. They have a wide variety of fruit-filled turnovers and donuts, churros, and many types of cookies. The service is fantastic; the cashiers were extremely kind, helpful, and understanding. Would totally recommend! read more

I've been here a gazillion million trillion times to the 16th power. The only reason why I didn't wanna review it is because I wanted to keep it a best kept secret. Best place to keep an Authentic panaderia right in the middle of the Tourist sector of Mexican town. If you haven't visited this joint. Shame on you! There's always plenty of desert joints in Detroit, but the only one that can really hold a candle to Astoria is this spot right here. I don't care who you are or where you come from. This bakery will and can destroy all bakeries in Metro detroit. Things I regularly get here... top of my list would have to be the Tres Leche. Second would be their churros. Third would be the custard horn or the cannoli. They make seasonal things as well, I seen them slinging king cakes as well. Remember, these guys do some good tamales too. They sell em by the dozen. Service is good and direct. You pick your stuff, bring it to the counter, they wrap it up, bag it then you pay for it. Take it home or to a park and enjoy. The simple things in life is the best things. La Gloria is exactly just that. read more

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This used to be the place where my kids and I would go out of our way to get a special treat. It was a 30 minute destination excursion. A few months ago, pre covid we went and my son found mold on his MnM chocolate doughnut. We told the the guys who worked there. They saw them, picked off the MnM's on the doughnut and told us to grab something else. I thought nothing of it. Fast forward 4 months. We went today and the place is a dump. The attached picture is a a pic of my cream filled pastry. My son ran right for the MnM doughnuts and oddly enough, a chocolate doughnut with moldy MnM's picked off over to the side was hanging out on the shelf. Obviously there is no way this can be the same doughnut? We are talking 4 months. I know I sound like a total crazy person right now but something tells me this bakery is in some serious trouble. read more

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The pumpkin empanadas are to die for. Just like my Granmother G used to make. Oh my gosh!

Freshly baked Mexican goodies all day every day! I always make it a point to stop at La Gloria every time I'm in Mexicantown. Everything related to Mexican baked goods can be found here...this includes pastries, bread, cookies, churros, flan...they also sell fresh tortilas and corn husks. My favorite item from here are the chocolate-filled churros. The cookies are awesome, they sell tons of sugar cookies with clever sayings on them, like "blah blah blah" or "bite me", or pretty much anything that's clever right now, like music lyrics. Upon walking in to La Gloria, you can grab tongs & a tray, and the entire bakery is self-served, so you can pick out Mexican baked goods to your liking. I can't ever get enough of La Gloria...the aroma of fresh baked bread keeps me hangin' around. read more

We walked in after lunch and found only 1 other family in the bakery at that time. We weren't greeted but could see someone behind the counter. We decided on a churro and chocolate flan. Only the plain churros were available. We attempted to make small talk with the guy behind the counter but he wasn't interested. We asked for spoons for our flan. He said "Sure." It was raining so we went to the car to enjoy our goodies. He only gave us 1 spoon, but OK we will deal with it. I want to start with the churro so that I can end on a positive note. The churro was hard and chewy. It had a taste of old fryer oil. There was very little sugar or cinnamon on it. It was plain awful, nothing else I can say about it. The chocolate flan on the other hand was amazing. The flan was creamy and delicate, and perfectly sweetened. The chocolate cake was moist and full of chocolate goodness. When you put the 2 together it is an amazing combination that I am craving already. It was a 45 minute drive for us and we had hoped for more. I've been there before and had a better experience. I will return if only for the chocolate flan. read more

La Gloria Bakery - Churro to go - Bakeries Near Me - Detroit, Michigan

Lived in this area for 30 years. I was raised here. I get that this is the ONE bakery in the tourist "Mexican town" part of Detroit. But, how high are your standards?? This is the WORST bakery in Southwest Detroit. Sheila's bakery on Springwells, and Mexican Town Bakery on Vernor, are MUCH better options for just a short drive. The prices are the same but the quality is so much better. Can we talk about sanitation here? I try almost every year to buy something here, but its always covered in FLIES! Things aren't covered properly. They get stale quicker. Hence, the bread that is always stale! Sure, they've got some "neat" things for the gringos, but cute sugar skulls aren't going to make me eat fly cookies. They use be ok. But now it's just not even OK. read more

Very nice people in this southwest Detroit bakery. That being said, I've gone here on two separate occasions and both times the baked goods were stale. I'm not sure when they bake; but even late at night their shelves are stocked with baked products. I would hope they don't leave them out for days at a time ... but who knows? read more

I was so excited when I walked into this place. There's quite the variety. I got a few different things to try- a couple pastries, a cookie, and a turnover. Everything tasted like it had sat around for quite some time- dry and bland. The cookie was the most edible but still very hard and stale. Sadly threw everything away after a couple bites. read more

Best.Tortillas.EVER!! We buy 3-4 bags of them at a time. All their other baked goods we've gotten have been amazing as well.

Have been going to this place sporadically over 40 years. Never improved. Simply put, ALL of their baked goods SUCK!! And for goodness sake DO NOT PURCHASE TAMALES from them they lack in flavor, are very dry and the content and size is miniscule. TAMALES totally SUCK!!! Why stay away? Hum Let me count the ways... Days old pastries/cookies/sweet breads, No quality ingredients, Sanitation is questionable--you decide if you go. Always felt a need to support small businesses but this is ridiculous. They put forth zero effort to please the customer's palate. La Gloria is a full MEH to FAIL. read more

Nothing beats grabbing a tray of pink cake some cookies 6 grapefruit Jarritos and a dozen or three of tamales

Super friendly staff. They informed us where to get this candy today and we found them! The baked goods I was interested in was like $1 each. Which is a pretty good price for a bakery in my opinion. They had a wide varieties of goodies. Got to try the 3 milk cake for the first time! Delicious. I do wish it was more than mainly sweets. They do have their own chicharon though! Which I thought was fascinating. Can't wait to share my cookies! read more