I can't believe I haven't written a review for a business my kids and I frequent all the time!…read moreWe've been coming to Always Yours since it opened. Hands down they have the best drinks, cookies, macarons, cakes, and now salt bread! I always come to get treats for my kid's teachers (for their birthdays, teacher appreciation week, just because, etc.). I've brought friends visiting the Bay Area to this bakery, which they have loved. Always Yours also has fun cup sleeve events, macaron classes and afternoon tea from time to time. We love supporting small businesses and this one is definitely worth supporting! P.S. with all these drink places popping up in the area...we still think the drinks at Always Yours not only taste better, but also are of higher quality.

I recently heard about the salt bread at Always Yours, along with the banana pudding matcha latte,…read moreand knew I had to try both. We heard that there had been some long lines recently and that the bread can sell out fast, so he went ahead of me to get in line before they opened, but he said there actually wasn't a line this time. We went on a Sunday afternoon and got two each of the regular and chili oil scallion breads. Once I got to the cafe, I ordered the banana pudding matcha latte. We sat on the bench outside to eat our bread and noticed that it tasted just a *little* like it had been sitting out for a while. I wouldn't describe it as stale, it just didn't have as soft a texture as we expected. However, it tasted absolutely delicious. I'd recommend getting both flavors if you can. The chili oil one wasn't spicy, in my opinion, it just had a kick of chili flavor. The banana pudding matcha latte was a little less successful. The pudding was great, but it just sat on top of the drink. When I mixed it into the matcha, it still wasn't coming through very strong and the drink tasted almost entirely of matcha. It was disappointing because I love banana so much. I think I'd be better off just ordering the banana pudding in the future. I'd like to come back here on a Saturday to see if the bread is a bit fresher, and I'd order the banana pudding rather than the latte.

This bakery was recommended on the SFBI list of bakeries and pastry shops, so I had to try and stop…read moreby on my way back down south from the east bay. It's in a corner of a very cute gourmet food hall and had a good selection of goods left in mid-afternoon on a weekday. Service is also friendly and prompt. I had to get the kouign amann because I always get one wherever I can, and also picked up a plain croissant, currant scone, and panna cotta. The KA was decent; I would call this one a diet KA because they only put the sugar on one side so it was more like a brulee'd croissant. I also have to admit that, while this shaping is very attractive, the direction of the lamination makes eating this feel like shards in my mouth. However, flavor was excellent. The plain croissant is very plain. It's decent but I've had better. The scone and panna cotta, however, were delightful. Both had lovely soft textures and wonderful creamy flavors. The scone held up for two days and wasn't even a bit stale when I finally had it for breakfast. Highly recommend this tucked-away bakery in the Castro Valley!

I want to start off by saying that this is my first review for a non-gluten free place. I am being…read morere-tested for celiac disease and engaging in the "gluten challenge". Seven Hills Baking Co was my first stop as I haven't had sourdough since childhood. I got their classic sourdough loaf. Even though it wasn't warm anymore it was still amazing. It was quite hard to cut into with a serrated bread knife, which I'm not sure whether that's normal or abnormal for gluten sourdough. However, the inside was lovely and soft. Nice strong sour flavor, spongy dough that was almost moist (not at all dry). I want to note on the gluten free front that seven hills baking co offers a few items which they advertise to be gluten free. Though the ingredients may be gluten free, the items are baked in the same kitchen, the same oven, and then put side by side with the gluten in the display case. Furthermore I don't believe their ingredients are all certified gluten free. Therefore I do not recommend seven hills baking co for anybody with celiac disease. Do not buy your friend with a gluten allergy or celiac these items. There is most certainly cross contact.

Pretty good! The fish sandwiches were fresh and crispy and you can't beat that price. The bun is…read moresweet. I added tartar sauce to mine for a little more flavor. The sesame balls were very yummy, really crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. I went on a Saturday morning at 8 am and the line was to the door, in total I waited less than 15 min.

The hype is crazyyy and the food is mediocre at best omg. Got 2 fish sandwich without the sauce -…read moreplease don't say the sauce makes the sandwich?? I out chili oil on it and it make it better 6/10. Ordered egg rolls but asked the cost & was told 1$ each so i ordered 2 veggie since the young woman taking my order didn't know the costs or what meat was in anything & had to ask everytime so i felt bad. Asked about the turnover and was told it's no meat so i said no, & sesame balls- mushy but taste okay 6/10. Then another woman rang me up & asked if I wanted 1 order of the egg rolls or 2, I said 1 order and she's guess we only have 2 lol so I'm like okay just give me a discount then she offered the turnover. 1 order is 3 egg rolls and they're the cheap frozen ones that a lot of places sell where they get super mushy in the middle and have no authentic taste at all 0/10. Turnover is a fishy taste - more so than the fish sandwich?? It was really bad 0/10. For 2 sesame cakes, 2 fish sandwich, 2 egg rolls, 1 turnover the cost was about 14.50 Threw everything away except the fish sandwich. Wouldn't order anything here again I'm really shocked this is the best dimsum over here? I'll keep going to xiao long bao

Ordered a strawberry snow white cake and it was super moist and fresh. Cake also looked exactly…read morelike the picture I sent. Will definitely order future cakes from here again.

Year 2 and KD has done it again. She can literally recreate any design you throw at her!…read more Mango and chocolate were the flavors of the year and once again, they got several compliments. Thank you for making this part of the planning so easy and stress free! We'll be back again next year!

I just read some of the reviews which weren't flattering. It must have been my lucky. I was driving…read moreby and noticed the bakery so I make a u-turn and dropped in to see what they had. I love Peach Cobbler and Marita's makes a peach cobbler. The bakery also had a ton of cakes and pies including pecan and sweet potato. The peach cobbler was actually pretty good, right amount of sweetness, cinnamon and mixture of crust to peaches. The peaches tasted like canned peaches but not too bad. Although not the best peach cobbler I've had. It isn't bad and is definitely better than a frozen cobbler or store bought cobbler. Next time I'm in Hayward, I'm going to drop in and a try a couple of different cake slices. For a variety of cakes and pies to try go to Marita's

Highly recommend! Friendly staff! The sweet potato cake is the absolute best. One of my favorite…read morecakes from here.

I'm no stranger to Sheng Kee Bakery and have been to a number of their locations across the Bay…read more This location is located in a busy strip mall so you may have to circle around a few times before you're able to find parking. My wife and I stopped by after lunch around 1:00 p.m. and it was pretty busy inside. That said, despite being so busy, the shelves were fully stocked with fresh bread. With two staff members behind the register, the line actually moved pretty quickly. During our visit, there was a limited time promotion where you could purchase two pieces of cubed garlic bread for a discount. In addition to these two pieces of garlic bread , we also picked up a HK style pineapple bun. The garlic bread's exterior was crunchy, was very aromatic and not too oily. The pineapple bun had a nice crunchy shell on top, and the brioche was soft and fluffy. Good quality products at this Sheng Kee Bakery. I wouldn't mind stopping by again to pick up some bread for an afternoon snack.

Late review. I had received a passion fruit mousse cake from here. I was excited to try it cause I…read moream a fan of mousse cakes. The cake looked delicious and decorated nicely. It was a little too tart. I was hoping a balance mix of sweet and tart. But still it was good.

Everything is soo flaky, fluffy, and flavorful!…read more Loved every pastry I've purchased here. I also get their ube latte and match latte.

One's Cafe is getting quite the buzz out here in the East Bay. They started with a super small one…read morein Castro Valley (the one I visited), but I just recently drove past their newer Alameda location that looks like a bigger space. The Castro Valley one is super tiny, no indoor seating and really only enough room for about 2-3 people to line up to order for the inside. It's a bit too tight in there for me. They do mostly Asian inspired pastries, mostly using croissant dough in all kinds of creative shapes and sizes. Even though many things don't fit my preference as I'm not big on savory pastries or ones that have meat in them, they do make some attractive and unique looking pastries. So I get it, why people line up for this. But I have tried several sweet type pastries and here are some notes. Custard Tart ($4/5*) Probably one of the best egg/custard tarts I've ever had. This is one of the simpler things in their display case. This is literally a flaky pastry and a well made custard filling. Most everything else in that display case is 2-3 times bigger and much more going on with fillings and decorations. I like simple pastries so this hit on my sensibilities big time. The custard was smooth and not too sweet, very Asian in sweetness. And the best part was the crust, it was so flaky, light and buttery. 10 times better than any egg tart I've had a Chinese or Portuguese bakery. Almond Danish ($7.50/3.5*) This is one of their more elaborate creations, even tho this is somewhat simpler than many other pastries they have. But this name doesn't really correlate with what I tasted, there is a lot more going on. The pastry part is in the shape of a muffin, but the texture is flaky like a croissant, maybe slightly more dense than a croissant. Then there may be a small amount of almond paste in the middle, but there were a lot more of this coffee cream. This was too big for me to eat in one sitting so I split it in half. It was decent but it definitely isn't an Almond Danish. Lol Strawberry Croffle ($5/5*) I love true Belgian/Liege waffles made with a yeasted dough but cooked til crisp in a cast iron waffle press. Not sure if this is Liege style but it carried a lot of the characteristics of one. Crisp from caramelized sugar being cooked in the exterior, nice chew in the center and garnished simply with a strawberry cream. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Cold Brew ($4.25/3.5*) I didn't love it, but it wasn't bad. It tasted better if drunk with one of their pastries. Alone I wouldn't do it again. But as a companion with a pastry, sure. I'll round to a fiver cuz service is usually pretty nice and efficient. And even tho 75% of the things here are too busy and complicated for me, the simple things I have tried, really schmacks. So a fandom has formed.

Love that you can pre-order the malasadas from their site and pickup at Denicas locations ie…read moreDublin. Holidays they offered chocolate bombs Ordered from here twice, orders are always ready by your pickup time. It is hit or miss on flavors for me. I think most are overly sweet and I find myself trying to scrape off the extra sugar on the outside. Some previous star flavors: lemon curd, eggnog, halpia coconut. I love ordering these as gifts for ppl cuz i think most dont mind the sugar haha

Found out about these wonderful malasadas from my sister who mentioned they were selling them for…read morepre-order and pickup from Denica's Real Food Kitchen in Castro Valley and Dublin (Walnut Creek location is closed). Isabella, the owner offers 4 flavor option per week: Thursday - Sundays only with pickup starting at 10am right now...wonderful flavors like pumpkin, espresso, and guava...they also had ube which i know is all the rage but passed on that..not a fan and don't get it. Lol Filling were lightly sweet (which I prefer) and hints of each flavor...my fave was the espresso: custardy, creamy, coffee flavored with the next being the pumpkin. Guava has a very mild flavor and could've used a tad more flavor but it was good! All lightly dusted with granulated sugar *** 4 - 4.5 stars *** I would recommend picking up your order when they're ready as no fried item tastes as good as it sits and best when they're fresh...I picked up mine about 12:30 and 1/2 of the sugar was melted and exterior got a little greasy but still a yummy product! Unfortunately, you can not walk into Denica's expecting to get some malasadas...must go to Instagram and DM her your order which will set you back $12/3. Yeah, yeah will log in for food! Flavors change weekly! Enjoy!

This is more than just a cake shop!…read more I was looking for a new coffee joint when I stumbled across Bake it Up. It's located in the Lucky shopping center and has plenty of parking outside. There isn't seating inside but there is a few tables outside if you'd like to sit and enjoy. This place has been here for about two years. They have a great variety of tasty coffees and other drinks if you're not into coffee. I got a breakfast bakery item but they have plenty of cupcakes and cakes to choose from. The owner was so nice and helped us make good decisions on what to try. I will be back to try some of their dessert options.

So glad there's another (because there isn't many) quality coffee spot near Hayward/San Leandro…read more This place has good items! We tried: Arabic Leche latte 10/10 Pumpkin tiramisu latte 8/10 Pumpkin spice latte 8/10 Banana pudding 7/10 (it's a cake base, so if you like that you'd probably rate higher) Biscoff tiramisu 10/10 Give this place a try. The owner is a woman who is super sweet. The seating is limited and outside. Prices are expected from a small business...

I am having a surgery tomorrow and my son drove from Mountain View to L.A. yesterday. I asked him…read moreto pick up some Rugelach from Izzy's. On the way there, he cut through farmer's market and picked up two cheesecakes for me and my little one. OMG, it was delicious and my little one was delighted. If he doesn't like something, he will quickly eat it and finish real quick. But this cheesecake, he has taken his time to savor the flavor. And I don't usually let him lick the container but this time I did. He was really happy and content. I loved mine as well. When I visit my son next time, this will be my first stop to pick up this delightful treat. Two thumbs up!!

Okay, where has this been in my life, as this is so much better than cheesecake factory. Sold at a…read morefarmer's market at Castro Valley Bart on Saturday, you should get the $8 caramel apple happiness! She has a large cooler full, so she might run out, but it looks like you can order online. Www.oaklandcheesecake.com @reuschelles Go support this local wonder!