Man we hit pay dirt going home a different way this little spot has tons of stores...bakery...food...Asain.... Mexican....K Mart....Target. I could spend a whole day over here....coming back tomorrow that's how good it is. read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Sign on top of store - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

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I ordered the chicken mole torta. It was very flavorful. The mole had a sweetness to it. The pan dulce is good, too. They are small, so you don't have to feel too guilty about trying a few. The concha has a slight sweetness, and a slightly crumbly texture. They also have cake samples upon request. Overall, it's one of the more modern, main stream looking Mexican bakeries with solid food options. read more

This is the closest coffee place to my work and I come here often for a pick me up. I'm a fan of their drinks! My favorite drink here is the Iced Cinnamon Coffee. The drink prices here are pretty affordable and its slightly cheaper than Starbucks. They sell pastries here as well and I am not a fan. I find them to be either too dry or too sweet. read more

Their bread and coffee is always freshly made and on point. I stop by La Monarca at least 2 times per week on my way to work. I normally grab a conchita and a small iced coffee. More often than not my conchita is warm, soft, and simply delicious. In the past I've had their blended Oaxacan beverage. This beverage is a mix of coffee beans, and Mexican hot chocolate; it's out of this world! I typically don't drink sugary drinks, but the blended beverages at La Monarca are an exception. On a couple occasions, I have forgotten my lunch at home so I pick up a chicken and veggie salad. This is not your typical salad with lettuce, in fact, this salad has no lettuce. Instead the salad is made up of corn, black beans, garbanzos, cilantro, and lime. Yummy! The customer service at this location is exceptional. Even though I come here very often ( I'm starting to notice that the ladies who work here recognize my face) I am always warmly greeted, and I still get samples of the different items on their menu. A definite must if you have a craving for fresh and authentic Mexican pastries. read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Croissant stuffed with cajeta - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

The service is really good. Their vanilla fruit cake was delicious and looked beautiful, so I went back for a tres leches cake and it sucks; it's so dry and little to no flavor. I've had better at the supermarket. read more

Gross!! I went and bought $15 worth of my favorite "cream" filled bread only to come home bite into the bread and taste "CHEESE!" YUK! not "CREAM!" as the sign says!! I will be taking all this "CHEESE" filled bread back! False advertisement! Now i have no bread to eat with my morning coffee. Why would you fill up my favorite bread with cheese and not the usual cream???? The lil sign next to the bread even says "crema" read more

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This location has great staff and service. The pastries are fresh and delish. The ice blended Oaxacan "frappuccino" is the BOMB! In my opinion, it beats popular chain frappuccinos. This location gets an A++ for customer service, quality of products and cleanliness. The guava croissants were yummy! read more

Not bad but it is the equivalent of a Mexican Panera type of bakery. There are FAR better places around that can be found with little effort. If you do happen in, the iced Mexican not chocolate was pretty good. read more

I drove pass here and remember the butterfly from their store in Pasadena. I remember good things from the other store, so decided to come check this one out since i'm in this area more than I am in South Pasadena. I came here to pick up a cake for my friend's birthday. They had many samples of their cake. I had a sample of the mexican chocolate and strawberry shortcake. I was a fan of both. The girl helping me was super sweet. Very helpful. I also ended up getting a ice coffee with brown sugar and cinnamon. Always a favorite of mine here. It was super yummy with some half and half in it. (what the girl recommended) Its a cute place to pick up some coffee, pastries, or foods. read more

Friendly customer service and they also accept Apple Pay! Bakery could've done more variety but overall is good! I wish they carry more options and make the display appealing to attract customers in my opinion! read more

Over the weekend, my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary. Our family surprised us with a cheesecake. The cheesecake was delicious, it was not dry at all and the perfect amount of sweetness. Again, the cheesecake was great! However, the spelling and handwritting was disappointing. The message was meant to be Happy Anniversary, we got Happy but the word Anniversary was completely wrong. The handwriting was not completely legible. We did have a good time trying to figure out the spelling they used. I think the staff needs a cheat sheet for general celebrations such as Birthdays, Anniversaries, Congratulations, etc. read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Delicious cheesecake, terrible spelling and handwritting. - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

Good but pricey depending on what you order. Cute holiday desserts but I do live close to a bakery I would probably only go back to get the tres leches cake. read more

Great place great people and the lunch boxes and cakes are bomb AF went there today to this location bought four lunch boxes for the family the two ladies there were really polite and patient with us and even threw in a free guava cake read more

My mom and I received an excellent costumer service from Jacob and Isabel today. On a side note, next time you go you have to buy the strawberries and cream, horchata and tres leches cake . read more

UPDATE: I stopped by after not coming here for a while. They no longer sell whole wheat bolillos. No reason to come hereany more. OLD REVIEW: Only one cashier on most weekend mornings. Line usually is 10 people long and very slow. Never again on a Saturday. read more

I preordered a cake for my son's birthday this past weekend, I scheduled my pick up time at 11AM. My dad did me a favor to go and pick up the cake only to come and find out that the cake was not ready... he drove home and was called an hour and a half after... I was very disappointed, because this incident took extra time off our party prep and backed us up a notch. It has also been twice that my cousin gets charged double transaction on her debit card at this location by the same employee. Anyways... love the bakery but not this location. Will try a different location. read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

This one star is for the kind of treatment I received in this location. I typically have good experiences in this monarcha chain of cafes but this one in particular had the staff treat me in such a disrespectful manner. Here's what happened , I came to this location to meet with a friend and after driving for an hour I had to use the restroom so bad ! I asked the staff if they could open the restroom for me and they said it was for customers only . I notified them that I was meeting a friend here and that we will be ordering as soon as I get out of the restroom. The person at the cashier told me no , it's for costumers and I explained myself again and. I told her the same thing that I was here to be a customer . She began raising her voice and yelling at me to tell me that those are the rules and that I COULD NOT USE THE FACILITY . I said this was ridiculous. Mind you, I'm still holding it to go to the restroom and I had to practically beg. I asked to speak to a manager and they said there was no manager and I could leave my phone # and hope I get a callback. I was treated inhumanly and it wasn't necessary read more

Everything in this café today was great I have no complaints at all the two ladies that were working were very nice to me. I even thought the coffee was a little light and the lady was nice enough to give me something that I really enjoyed. The coffee has a really good taste and I love their sweet breads all of them are good. I wish I could remember the name of the two ladies that just helped me but it's OK I'll be in more often. read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

This is my favorite place to get coffee and a baked good. So much so that I have dabbled in making my own pan dulce. But I digress...there's a Starbucks literally a block from where I live but I am willing to go the extra mile (literally) to give my patronage to La Monarca. Everything tastes so good and comes with a side of comfort. I suggest you try the chipotle ham and cheese stuffed croissant. read more

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I have been coming here since it opened and I love it. Up until last year I would be here at least 5 times a week for a café del Carmen or café de hoya and a prevé of bread or mocha cake! I would still be going as often but I just don't make the time. Booooo. Everyone is always nice and attentive even when it's packed. I've never had a bad experience here! read more

I've been hearing so much about La Monarca I wanted to visit when I was close by one of their locations. They seem to be rapidly expanding and I wanted to see why. I've had a taste of their pastries over the years during my annual visits to Tacolandia and was excited to finally visit one of their bakeries. This location has the look of a standard, bakery chain. They source their coffee beans it seems from Oaxaca. I had an iced, flavored coffee, but not too impressed by it. It's probably as good as the McDonald's iced coffee I get from time-to-time out of drive through convenience sorry to say. Tierra Mia I think impressed me more with their recommended horchata latte. I know they are different drinks, but I am comparing their highly recommended items. We did a tasting of their pastries including the ever so popular conchas. Living in Los Angeles, I've had these pastries through the year at hole-in-the-wall Mexican and Salvadorean bakeries, and also at Vallarta numerous times. I've find these smaller conchas to be among the best, if not the best I've tasted so far. Something about them being smaller than usual made them more appealing to me. It's didn't seem as dry as the other versions I've tasted. I also enjoyed the icing on top of the conch. The cookies were quite good as well and wouldn't hesitate revisiting La Monarca for their pastries. If I saw one location in passing, I would not hesitate to stop by for a conch or some cookies! Looks like this growing chain has 7 locations in Los Angeles - http://www.lamonarcabakery.com/locations/ 5 stars for the conchas and Mexican cookies! This is probably the best quality I have tasted from a Mexican bakery in Los Angeles. read more

OMG, I think this is going to become my new hang out in the mornings. I recently went after crazing something yummy and warm after dinner. I had the hot chocolate, which of course was abuelita, and a sweet bread. Minus the fact that I think local bakeries sell bread at much cheaper prices, we were pleasantly surprised with how clean the store was, the lay out, and the quality. It wasn't bad. I will definitely be going more often. read more

I won their Twitter contest. I won a basket full of their goodies! So imagine my disappointment when I found out I had to pick it up in Santa Monica. A drive to Santa Monica from Commerce is like 40 minutes and that's if there isn't any traffic. There's always traffic. Anyway, my aunt also won the contest and told me that the Rene, who I believe to be the owner, told her that my basket of goodies could be taken to their Commerce location for me to pick up! My fiance and I headed out there today. It's very clean and modern looking for a Mexican panaderia. I liked it. But the smell, sweet jesus the smell...it took all of my self-control not get all their pan dulce and shove them in my mouth. Weight Watchers can do that to a girl. While we waited for the worker (a super nice lady) to locate my basket, the fiance bought a tres leches cake and I settled for two cookies. See! I'm a good girl. The fiance said the cake was good and the cookies were yummy, too. While we waited we also saw several people come in a buy a variety of things: bolillo, conchas, etc., so they're definitely doing something right. Thank you La Monarca for my basket of goodies and I can't wait to go back and try more pan dulce! read more

This bakery should be at the top of LA's Best Cakes list (if there is such). After a fall of flavor with my go to cake place, and keeping with goal of becoming a more aware and sustainable consumer, I came across La Monarca Bakery. La Monarca Bakery has teamed with Ecolife Foundation focusing on protecting the endangered Monarch butterflies of Mexico. With such worthy sustainable mission, I drove to the Commerce location in search of a cake. The bakery is located in a shopping strip that features a Target and El Super market; therefore, depending on the time that you go, parking can be seen a little daunting. To be sure; driving east on Whittier enter the parking lot at the east-most end of the shopping strip - that is where the bakery is at anyway and also there is less in/out traffic. Once you enter the bakery, you will feel at ease. The bakery has some sort of calming effect; perhaps all the deliciousnesses that are on display. The attendant was quick to offer me assistance. She was also not bothered by the many questions I had about cake flavors and prices. What was even better and perhaps should be part of EVERY bakery in existence, is the offering of samples of cakes they have for sale. The attendant let me sample all of the cakes but feeling a bit guilty, I just sampled three of the six flavors. After much debate and contemplation of leaving with three cakes instead of the one, I chose the traditional strawberry shortcake. And, how do you know it was a hit? There were no leftovers. read more

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The Mexican hot chocolate cookie is a great and I can eat them by the dozen. Just pop them in my mouth one after the other. I'm sure I'll be diabetic at some point but Present James says "hey, you only live once!" While Future James says "Eff what Past James said!" (pricking thumb with a needle to check glucose level) read more

Wonderful Mexican Hot Chocolate. Pastries are OK, a little dry, but hey, i came for the awesome hot chocolate so I am not complaining. read more

One scoop of strawberry ice and a few baked goods cost me only $9,20. I ate everything at the same day. Yes, I am a glutton, but I don't gain weight, thank you very much. The two cheese danishes were delicious. I am so used to the sweetened cheese danishes at Starbucks that I actually had to take a second look at the pastry after I bit it to be sure it was a danish. I purchased 4 croissants; 2 filled with chocolate, 2 filled with caramel. All delicious. The chocolate's one were generously filled :) I bought 4 mini conchas, 2 of chocolate and 2 of vanilla.... yummy. Also last time I went there I purchased their pineapple ice cream and it was delicious! Tastefully sweet but not I-am-in-need-of-insulin-shots-sweet. read more

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Forget Starbucks and Subway for a day. This place has the best caffeinated drinks, tortas, sweets and now salads. Vegetarian ops available! read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Can't pass up up the mole here and now I don't have have to pick up a side salad from Crapdonalds on the way in "-) - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

High prices average flavor Well as a Mexican I know bakery and sweets, their sweet bread is just "ok" but the "cafe de olla" is by far the worst coffee I ever tasted, ..it is really hard to do a good cafe de olla? not worth the money read more

One of my favorite bakeries, love the mint con Conchas & the hot chocolate, wish they had a monarca in every city

Love this place, the cafe de olla is awesome and recommended. The staff is friendly and hard working. There is perks if you are a regular customer read more

I love this place so much. Every drink I've had is delicious as well as all of their baked goods. I also love the friendliness of the staff and the cleanness of the shop. read more

Great hot chocolate just like Abuela used to make! Too bad my grandma now drinks the fancy shmancy frappachinos from "El Estarbucks". Anyhoo, they had a ton of freshly baked goods...from cheesecakes, strawberry shortcakes, wedding cookies to traditional mexican sweet breads. Too bad Im on a diet. My next binge morning will be at La Monarca. Keep on Yelping read more

It's my new obsession! Way better and cheaper than Starbucks. They have soy milk at this location (they don't at the HP one) so it's become my go-to spot. The service is always amazing and just about anything on the menu is absolutely delicious. read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - Finally tried their strawberry shortcake. Definitely recommend! - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

This bakery satisfies ALL kinds of sweet tooths! My sister has been staying with a friend that lives in the area and of course she's finding all the good spots! The first we tried it they gave us the wrong slice of cake but it was still delicious nonetheless. This time I actually got to go in myself since we came to meet her for dinner in the area. This place has everything!! Mexican cookies, panderia and delicious slices of CAKE!!! They also have a coffee bar as well, it's pretty much your one stop shop! You can get a nice slice of cake for $4.00! They don't skimp on the slice either, everything is very fresh and doesn't taste like it came from the grocery store or a box of cake batter LOL! I really like this place and can't wait to try other goodies! ^__^ read more

If your family is Michoacana this chain of amazing restaurants and cafes really hots deep into a quasi spiritual root of your soul. The bolilo sandwiches are amazing, the deserts are too good to be true. You could litterally have a different pasrty daily for several months, and almost all of them will be your favorite. On a business level, this chain breaks huge barriers that no Starbucks or Coffee Bean will ever! True environmental responsibility really matters here. It's a whole package if there has ever been one for the Mexican communities internationally. Que Vivan Las Tradiciones Tarascas! read more

Like someone else had mentioned, Monarca is very sterline and very clean inside which might be good if you are looking for a place to get a pastry and a organic coffee (yes, their coffee is organic) AND be able to sit down and hold down a conversation. Their pan dulce is not very traditional and more expensive than most places in East LA but I enjoyed it. read more

Great bakery and coffee! I had the Cafe de Olla, cuerno de trigo and a galleta de agave! Coffee was so delicious I had a refill. Refills on coffee and Cafe de Olla are $1. I went in the afternoon to get some studying done. It was quite, with plenty of space and outlets. Customer service is great, they answered all my questions and made recommendations. It's located in a shopping center with plenty of parking. I need to go back for a cold brew Cafe de Olla! read more

La Monarca Bakery & Cafe - I had a cuerno de trigo (wheat croissant), soo delicious and Cafe de Olla (no cream or sugar needed). - Bakeries Near Me - Commerce, California

Seriously this whole business is underrated. Great tortas de mole and their cafe de olla is like a gift from the gods! read more

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I've only been once but I went on a binge and also stole my friends foods. I had a few of the cakes and they were all great. Love them all. Flavorful and moist. I also had a puerquito (I think I spelled that right?) and it was great. A nice place to stop and have dessert. I took off a Star Bc I didn't like my coffee but I got an espresso drink and I'm super picky (grew up in Italy) so I know I'm kind of mean about coffee. But I did have a Café de La olla and I trade my friend because it was sweet and delicious and loved that. All in all it was great. 4 stars. read more