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With a very interesting history and multiple locations in the Southern California area, Luisa and Son bakery serves up a wide variety of individually wrapped Filipino bakery items for carryout. My wife, her mom, and I stopped by the Artesia location on a Saturday late morning: large selection, very crowded and busy inside, some delicious baked goods, especially their ensaimada. Luisa and Son was originally founded as a standalone restaurant in Manila in the 1950's. It was famous enough that my mother-in-law recognized it immediately, stating that it was a restaurant (not bakery) near enough to where she lived back in the home country (she immigrated in the 1960's), so wasn't sure if this was the same brand. By doing a little research, I let her know that it was: it ended up closing in 1985, and reopened in the United States in Norwalk in 1997, but this time as a bake shop. It has since expanded to 3 other locations, including this one in Artesia. Also read that due to its success, the brand re-entered the Manila market in 2010 as a bakery. As mentioned, it was super busy inside and took a while to get through the line to checkout. Everything is individually wrapped and items move fast, constantly being refreshed by harried workers. Ended up getting a variety of different baked items: Ube Ensaymada ($3.20, very good cream cheese frosting, ube bread at the bottom...one of the best ensaymadas I've had from bakeries from around here); Buko Pandan Cupcake ($2.30), Mango Mamon ($2.75), and pandesal ($4.25). Everything was good: definitely understand why it's so popular.
This was my first time at this Luisa & Son, and I hadn't been in this area since 2020. This is a bit larger than the one in Carson, with larger refrigerators, with more baked goods, but, no Siopao(they had Siomai, but, I passed in favor of Chicken Macaroni Salad, a mini cheese cake, a day old marble mini cake, and 2 dozen chicken empanadas. The store is nicely lit, with a welcoming atmosphere. The lady behind the counter was friendly, and made sure to ask if I needed anything else(I didn't). Overall, I like this location, and, I'll definitely be back.
This is our Go To spot for Filipino pastries. They are consistently fresh and delicious! They have numerous offerings. The staff is super friendly, and the store is always neat. The only drawback is that I've gone later in the day, and some of their selections are sold out.
Was in the area and my moms coworker recommended this place. Since she's Filipino, I trusted her judgment and went there! She recommended that I try their egg pie and I decided to get their ube bread as well. Parking is spacious but because there's so many popular places here, it gets crowded. The entrance to the lot was also chaotic and South St in general is crazy. This is a small store next to Cafe 86 but there were so many different Filipino food items inside. As someone that loves Ube, I was super excited to look around. I got two things: 1. Ube egg pie - 5/10 While this tasted good, not too egg-y and not too sweet, there was no taste of Ube at all. It just tasted like an egg tart that I can eat at dim sum restaurants, but bigger. Was disappointed since it was so purple but maybe it's just coloring... 2. Ube bread - 7/10 This has some taste of Ube but also not too much! It was very gorgeous and appreciated being able to taste the sweet potato yam- still $4 for 3 pieces of bread was definitely pricey. All in all, I was a bit disappointed; alas, I need to give this place another chance and try their empenadas and hopias when I'm in the area again.
I've been coming here and changed a bit. Staffs are more friendly and accommodating. Yelpers: i would recommend these two for you to try. The halo- halo.. I've tried so much versions of halo halo in different stores and this is the BEST one! The ingredients is not from the JAR if you guys know what i mean. .must try.. UBE bread.. same thing! Must try BEST one!
Why is my hopia hollow inside? I was so excited to eat my hopia... took a bite... and discovered it was emotionally empty. Why did you do this to me? Why would you hurt me like this?
For me, Luisa & Son was where I discovered touron and after trying touron from several other Filipino bakeries, Luisa & Son still sets the bar as the best touron in So Cal. I've tried some of the baked goodals too as I am a fan of Ube but this place is synonymous with touron for me. I did see on this visit that they have Halo Halo which I would truly next time. Didn't have time to get a ice dessert en route to my lunch. Come for the tourons. You won't be disappointed! Check out my pics. (BTW, is it just me or does the L in the logo look like an S so it's Suisa & Sons?)
Here's another vote for Luisa and Son's purple perfection confection, their ube-delicious UBE HOPIA. (263)
The first Luisa & Son started as a restaurant in Downtown Manila in the 60's. They closed in 1985 and made their U.S. debut in Norwalk in 1997. The Norwalk shop is still there in addition to three other locations in Cali. The family also brought back Luisa and Son to the Philippines in 2010. Even though I haven't been to this store, the lovely & sweet Sam B was gracious enough to bring myself & the darling Perez sisters a variety of goodies for us to try. My selections included an Ube Bar, Mango Polvoron, Pandan Polvoron, and a Buko Pandan Tart. The Polvoron is like a shortbread. I love shortbread and this had a good texture. It was buttery & crumbly when broken apart. They were both slightly sweet - combined with the texture & mouthfeel, these treats were irresistible. The Buko Pandan Tart had a buttery crust and a crunchy pandan filling. It also had nice flavor. The Ube Bar was moist, dense, and so yummy! I enjoyed them all and regret that I only took one of each. I guess I'll have to pay a visit to the bakery. I heard their Ube Ensaymadas are amazing! I also want to try the Cashew Caramel Bar.
Luisa & Son came through again. My cousin is going on a trip and she asked me to pick up some snacks from Luisa & Son because I had to give them a ride to the airport and L&S is down the street from me. So as to kill two birds with one stone, I stopped by L&S on my way to pick them up and take them to LAX. Sometimes L&S runs out of Siopao's, Pan de Sal's with Asado or Chicken Deluxe, ensaymada's, etc. I lucked out because they had everything I needed to get for my cousin. Always a go to for Filipino snacks, pastries and desserts. read more
1 month ago
I was craving some Biko (rice cake) but couldn't find any here. Luisa & Son also has a location in the Bay Area (where I'm from) but never been to it. I didn't want to leave empty handed, so I got a couple items to snack on. Turon & Lumpia. Both items were served hot. Crunchy wrappings. The lumpia was stuffed with a good amount of mest and veggies. It also come with suka (vinegar). The turin had a caramel coating, holding a plantain and jackfruit. Pretty good for snacks under $5. read more
With a very interesting history and multiple locations in the Southern California area, Luisa and Son bakery serves up a wide variety of individually wrapped Filipino bakery items for carryout. My wife, her mom, and I stopped by the Artesia location on a Saturday late morning: large selection, very crowded and busy inside, some delicious baked goods, especially their ensaimada. Luisa and Son was originally founded as a standalone restaurant in Manila in the 1950's. It was famous enough that my mother-in-law recognized it immediately, stating that it was a restaurant (not bakery) near enough to where she lived back in the home country (she immigrated in the 1960's), so wasn't sure if this was the same brand. By doing a little research, I let her know that it was: it ended up closing in 1985, and reopened in the United States in Norwalk in 1997, but this time as a bake shop. It has since expanded to 3 other locations, including this one in Artesia. Also read that due to its success, the brand re-entered the Manila market in 2010 as a bakery. As mentioned, it was super busy inside and took a while to get through the line to checkout. Everything is individually wrapped and items move fast, constantly being refreshed by harried workers. Ended up getting a variety of different baked items: Ube Ensaymada ($3.20, very good cream cheese frosting, ube bread at the bottom...one of the best ensaymadas I've had from bakeries from around here); Buko Pandan Cupcake ($2.30), Mango Mamon ($2.75), and pandesal ($4.25). Everything was good: definitely understand why it's so popular. read more
5 months ago
This was my first time at this Luisa & Son, and I hadn't been in this area since 2020. This is a bit larger than the one in Carson, with larger refrigerators, with more baked goods, but, no Siopao(they had Siomai, but, I passed in favor of Chicken Macaroni Salad, a mini cheese cake, a day old marble mini cake, and 2 dozen chicken empanadas. The store is nicely lit, with a welcoming atmosphere. The lady behind the counter was friendly, and made sure to ask if I needed anything else(I didn't). Overall, I like this location, and, I'll definitely be back. read more
5 months ago
This is our Go To spot for Filipino pastries. They are consistently fresh and delicious! They have numerous offerings. The staff is super friendly, and the store is always neat. The only drawback is that I've gone later in the day, and some of their selections are sold out. read more
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Was in the area and my moms coworker recommended this place. Since she's Filipino, I trusted her judgment and went there! She recommended that I try their egg pie and I decided to get their ube bread as well. Parking is spacious but because there's so many popular places here, it gets crowded. The entrance to the lot was also chaotic and South St in general is crazy. This is a small store next to Cafe 86 but there were so many different Filipino food items inside. As someone that loves Ube, I was super excited to look around. I got two things: 1. Ube egg pie - 5/10 While this tasted good, not too egg-y and not too sweet, there was no taste of Ube at all. It just tasted like an egg tart that I can eat at dim sum restaurants, but bigger. Was disappointed since it was so purple but maybe it's just coloring... 2. Ube bread - 7/10 This has some taste of Ube but also not too much! It was very gorgeous and appreciated being able to taste the sweet potato yam- still $4 for 3 pieces of bread was definitely pricey. All in all, I was a bit disappointed; alas, I need to give this place another chance and try their empenadas and hopias when I'm in the area again. read more
1 year ago
I've been coming here and changed a bit. Staffs are more friendly and accommodating. Yelpers: i would recommend these two for you to try. The halo- halo.. I've tried so much versions of halo halo in different stores and this is the BEST one! The ingredients is not from the JAR if you guys know what i mean. .must try.. UBE bread.. same thing! Must try BEST one! read more
5 months ago
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Why is my hopia hollow inside? I was so excited to eat my hopia... took a bite... and discovered it was emotionally empty. Why did you do this to me? Why would you hurt me like this? read more
6 months ago
For me, Luisa & Son was where I discovered touron and after trying touron from several other Filipino bakeries, Luisa & Son still sets the bar as the best touron in So Cal. I've tried some of the baked goodals too as I am a fan of Ube but this place is synonymous with touron for me. I did see on this visit that they have Halo Halo which I would truly next time. Didn't have time to get a ice dessert en route to my lunch. Come for the tourons. You won't be disappointed! Check out my pics. (BTW, is it just me or does the L in the logo look like an S so it's Suisa & Sons?) read more
1 year ago
Here's another vote for Luisa and Son's purple perfection confection, their ube-delicious UBE HOPIA. (263) read more
The first Luisa & Son started as a restaurant in Downtown Manila in the 60's. They closed in 1985 and made their U.S. debut in Norwalk in 1997. The Norwalk shop is still there in addition to three other locations in Cali. The family also brought back Luisa and Son to the Philippines in 2010. Even though I haven't been to this store, the lovely & sweet Sam B was gracious enough to bring myself & the darling Perez sisters a variety of goodies for us to try. My selections included an Ube Bar, Mango Polvoron, Pandan Polvoron, and a Buko Pandan Tart. The Polvoron is like a shortbread. I love shortbread and this had a good texture. It was buttery & crumbly when broken apart. They were both slightly sweet - combined with the texture & mouthfeel, these treats were irresistible. The Buko Pandan Tart had a buttery crust and a crunchy pandan filling. It also had nice flavor. The Ube Bar was moist, dense, and so yummy! I enjoyed them all and regret that I only took one of each. I guess I'll have to pay a visit to the bakery. I heard their Ube Ensaymadas are amazing! I also want to try the Cashew Caramel Bar. read more
Want to get your fill of Filipino baked goodies? Head to Luisa & Son for yema cake, ensaymada, hopia, mamon and all the tasty Filipino delicacies you know from back home. I love the yema cake and ensaimada rolls! The ube hopia is just okay though.. They also sell chocnut, Cheese Whiz cheese pimiento spread, lumpia, turon, baked siopao and all the goodies. Kind of reminds me of Valerio's bakery! Did I mention that they also sell Day old baked goodies for half the price? Make sure you go through that section because it's still good for 2 days upon purchase! read more
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Ayo!!! Stumbled upon this small Filipino Bakery and I was blown away with the quality of the baked goods. Everything i got was sooooo good and tasted Fresh. You can tell that the products were not sitting out because the bakery was busy. I need to come back and try more things. They have such a wide variety of desserts as well as some precooked meals that were in the fridge. I haven't been to a good Filipino bakery in awhile, most other bakeries are just mid to be honest. They literally had every single dessert that you would crave. Staff was soo nice, Large parking lot, cards excepted and no seating. Everything is to go. Come check this place out ASAP! read more
2 years ago
I bought a pack of chichacorn with Arabic and Chinese expiry. It tasted stale. If you google translate it, it's Bestbuy 1 Jan 2021, 4 years ago read more
We normally get King's Paradise cake for my wife's birthday but after the lousy service we received there last Friday, I just wasn't in a mood to support them. My daughter suggested the ube pie from Luisa so we decided to change it up this time. It turned out to be a delightful choice. It's like an egg custard pie but with the blend of ube and it works incredibly well. If you've never tried it, you might want to drop by and give it a shot. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. read more
3 years ago
Fun fact - This business originated from the Philippines so you know their stuff is good. What's funny is that they only have 3 locations and 2 of them are literally across the street from each other, this being one of them. We ordered over 500 items from this spot for a funeral. They were incredibly kind and nailed our order correctly. You can imagine the coordination and making sure everything was in order. Not to mention the food was great. Some of the items we ordered included filled pandesal, ensymada, polvarone, pastillas, and chicharron. We created a food bag to go filled with goodies from the bakery and received a lot of compliments. I also got a chance to try their turon (which is my absolute favorite filipino dessert/snack) and siopao - beats chowking for sure. Highly recommend! read more
8 months ago
How is it possible that I did not know of this place?!! I actually had my first taste of their Ensaymada in Hawaii when my bestie's aunt sent her box of it. She had said these were her favorite. I'm not a huge ensaymada fan because I always found them too dry from other places. That was until now. I found myself craving their salted egg ensaymada and thank god my brother lives in the area cuz guess what I did. Yup I had him bring me a dozen of different ensaymada they had. It was so moist and for me the texture of the bread was fluffy. This was the kind of ensaymada that I remember having when I visited the Philippines. I can't wait to try the other flavors my brother picked up - ube with macapuno, buko pandan, cheese, original and of course my all time favorite salted egg. Yea I'm pretty sure I can finish it all in a couple days. But please don't stop me. read more
8 months ago
Wow, just stumbled upon Lisa & Son's bakery while going to Cafe 86! Being a pinay, I love our desserts! We are sweet tooth's by nature! Haha Good customer service or I mean friendly but slow paying since there is only one cashier and there is always a long line inside. We actually bought a lot for our mini Vacay. Everything there was good and moist! I love their ube ensaymada with cheese or their mamon's. Great for breakfast with coffee or to share with others. I do like their chicken skin chicharon but it's so bad for me or everyone! Just treat yourself once in awhile. Glad their is a location in the Bay Area close to where I live! Will be coming back for more!! [17th R] read more
9 months ago
3 years ago
A "must stop" whenever I'm in Cerritos. I love their caramel bars, warm chicken empanadas, and hopias. Couple of reasons for my 4 stars: 1) The line moves slow- plan to spend at least 15-20 in line on an average day. It's been like this for years. I just accept it and practice patience. 2) I love hopias, especially with ube. I like Luisa's but I wouldn't consider theirs to be super authentic. It's missing the traditional layers of pastry which hopias are known for. The filling is delicious and full of ube flavor making it a win and worth the stop. 3) The store is tiny . Sometimes it's difficult to shop when there are too many people in line. On the plus side- They have a huge selection of different pastries and sweets as well as traditional party foods. I definitely recommend and will continue to visit when I'm in town :) read more
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11620 1/2 South St
Artesia, CA 90701
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Do you have to call in advance for orders of 30+ empanadas?
Atleast an hour before you pick up
Do you do carioca?
Yes!!! But I recommend to call first before you go. Just to be sure.
Is this place open today? 6/30?
Yes ! We are open Monday- Sunday / 9:00am - 5:00pm
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