Mama Ines on Georgetown Road is our absolute go-to bakery and a true neighborhood gem. Every visit feels like a small adventure, thanks to the massive selection of freshly made baked goods lining the shelves. There's always an impressive variety of breads, cakes, cookies, empanadas, and more--enough to make it impossible to leave with just one item. The coolers are equally tempting, stocked with classics like rice pudding, tres leches cake, and flan. And then there are the hot tamales--fresh, comforting, and hands down my favorite item in the entire place. They're worth the trip alone. The setup is simple and old-school: grab a tray, pick up a pair of tongs, and help yourself as you make your way around the shop. It's casual, efficient, and part of what makes the experience feel so authentic. One thing to know before you go--English isn't always spoken, so bringing your abuela along or having a translator phone app handy is helpful. That said, the quality and authenticity of the food make any language barrier completely worth navigating. Lately, their corn muffins have become my new obsession--moist, flavorful, and impossible to resist. Mama Ines delivers the kind of baked goods that feel homemade, generous, and deeply rooted in tradition. If you're looking for authentic bakery treats and aren't afraid to step a little outside your comfort zone, this place is an absolute must. read more

This is my absolute favorite Mama Ines location. It is HUGE!! The selection is massive and everything tastes amazing. The workers did not speak to me at all, which was kind of strange, but they were not rude or anything. They have an area in the front of the store with discounted day old baked goods which was awesome as well. I highly recommend this bakery!! read more

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As if I could live this place more- I took my toddler for the first time over the weekend and he LOVED it. From the tray and tongs to pick out treats to the colorful pastry displays, it's a party for the senses. We ended up snagging tamales (so moist and wonderful) buñeulos, queso tarts, a cookie and some delicious hot champurrado. The champurrado seemed to be the star of the show that morning as folks grabbed pastries and drinks for the road. The drink featured chocolate, masa, milk and spices- it's thick, hearty and so comforting. We dipped the buñueo in it for good measure ;) Overall, another wonderful experience and great opportunity to get your kids to practice Spanish. read more

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After eating lunch, I had a doctor's appointment in the area. While I was waiting I did a search on Yelp for dessert and found this place. This is large store for this type of product. The cases lining the walls seemed endless of product. It took awhile to browse through all of the selections. As noted by other reviewers the lack of labels and prices can be challenging, however the pricing is on the low end and not really a concern. My entire platter of seven items only cost me $11. My only need for labels would be to know what the filling inside is, if any. My favorite were the Bavarian cream filled pastries. I like how they place the filling inside. They do it differently than traditional donut places so as not to overwhelm the pastry with filling, only to compliment the dough. The pound cake I tried was wonderful. It was moist while not being too heavy. I should have picked up two pieces and tried some of the other cake choices. read more

Mama Ines Mexican Bakery - My choices on their platter - Custom Cakes Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Great pastries Great tamales Clean place with lots of choices. Delicious chocolate cake! read more

If you like Mexican bakery goods and tamales then you NEED to RUN yes RUN to mama ines. This little gem is amazing whether you like donuts, churros, cookies, breads, sodas, cakes, or tamales. Everything is made fresh and amazing!!! Grab a tray and tongs and pick out your stuff! We have been going there for years and it never disappoints! Check it out! The price is great. The quality is amazing. It's everything you look for in a Mexican bakery. It reminds me of the bakeries we'd go to in California. read more

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I had heard great things about Mama Ines' Bakery and thought I'd check it out. It's quite expansive and has a beautiful interior. Certainly a lot of recognizable staples plus a few pastries I hadn't seen before! I decided to try a slice of the Tres Leches and then also (not pictured) a chocolate cupcake. Unfortunately both items were quite dry (which is especially surprising for the Tres Leches since that's usually extremely moist). I personally won't be likely to go back, but I know others should be able to find what they'd like! read more

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The doughnuts are good but a lot of the other pastries have little taste. Service was ok and the prices are decent.

Worth the trip to the Westside. Period. That's all. Now go. Need more reasons? You can choose from cases of fresh baked foods or get in the big wagon near the front door to score "yesterday's bread" at a huge discount. Did I mention the extensive selection of fresh baked goods in cases lining the walls? Breads, cookies, pastries, tres leches cake in the cooler ... and they also have fresh, hot, delicious tamales for around $1 if you arrive in time to snatch them up (red and green chicken and pork and a cheese/jalapeño option). Don't forget to grab a REAL coke or Topo Chico to wash it all down. Pro tip: walk in and use the provided hand sanitizer on the front counter IMMEDIATELY. A lovely staff member will then hand you your silver tray and tongs. Shop the cases, opening the glass and oogling, then take your tray to the register. Items are so reasonably priced and delicious. The hard part is making it home without taking bites of everything in your bag. Now GO! read more

This is such a wonderful bakery with many, many options of bread and pastries. It is just so fun browsing around, and it was difficult for me to decide what to get. I knew I would only need two pieces or so but I ended up buying 5 items because I wanted to try everything. The only thing that's missing but would help customers a lot IMO is product names and prices. Many items did not have any name or description. The ones with labels, most of them are written in Spanish only. As I only identified few Spanish words like leche, manzana, I just had to guess whether the bread im getting is sweet or savory , what kind of filling etc. once they put descriptions and prices, shopping there will be an even better experience for all customer for sure. read more

this place is simply amazing. if you like a good bakery with great pastries, you must add this place to your list! Very unassuming from the outside, it's just a glass door in a strip mall. But once you get in, you're surrounded by dozens of display cabinets full of different pastries. Their pastries even passed the test of my Mexican wife with flying colors! I go to Indy often for work, and I always make sure to stop by Mama Ines. The only note is that most of the staff that I have interacted with speaks mostly/only Spanish, so don't expect to have too many interactions if you only speak English. But that's just another testament of the authenticity of this place! read more

Qué decepción. Encargué un pastel aquí para el cumpleaños de mi hija, un pastel de tres leches, y no tenía nada de leche. El pastel estaba muy seco. Cuando digo que no tenía leche, es que realmente no tenía leche. Una gran decepción. He comprado pasteles aquí antes y nunca había tenido problemas hasta esta vez. read more

I love this place!!!! I had never been to this type of bakery, so for those who don't know. You grab a silver plate when you walk in and then you use the tongs to grab what you want out of those cases and then they check you out! I'll be honest I was worried with how "pretty" everything looked. All the food looked so delicious that I thought there was no way the taste would match. I was wrong!! Delicious!!! I did get a cannoli also and didn't like it, but I've been spoiled by placed in little Italy lol. Everyone was warm and helpful. Very clean also!! read more

Mama Ines Mexican Bakery - Custom Cakes Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Mama Ines is the BEST bakery in Indianapolis hands down. This location and the one off Washington street. I actually didn't know this location existed until last night and I was almost giggling when I walked through the doors. It's so big, clean and filled with the tastiest pan dulce (sweet bread) you've ever had! The ladies working are always so friendly and I love that they'll speak in Spanish with me. You can put in orders for cakes and other items that they don't sell daily. read more

Mama Ines Mexican Bakery - Delicious pan dulce and donas - Custom Cakes Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

This place was excellent. Great help and beautiful cakes and not to mention delicious. Highly recommend and if you love food, you will love Mama Ines! read more

Mama Ines Mexican Bakery - Did this for my husband's Birthday and Mama Ines was an excellent choice! - Custom Cakes Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I've been wanting to try this place for a while, but just hadn't made it until this past Saturday. Fortunately, it's close to my home because I'm hooked. We got an assortment of bollilo, talera, pan con chili y queso, and about a half a dozen other things. The sandwich rolls, bollilo and talera were very good and fresh. The pan con chili y queso, which is a sesame seed topped bread stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeños is wonderful. They have many more sweets and donuts that we'll be trying I. The future, as well as, hand made tamales. The staff was friendly, the prices are very reasonable, and the store is immaculate. We highly recommend it. Note for those who have never been to a Mexican bakery: pick up a tray and tongs at the front and use the tongs to fill the tray with your selections. read more

To begin with great customer service. Also, don't let this place fool you from the outside. It might look unwell, but the inside is beautiful. Moreover this is really a great Mexican bakery they have a lot of stuff to chose from. And their bread is a pretty big size so it's a very good portion. Furthermore I recommend trying this place out you won't regret it. read more

Great selection of pan dulce. Grab a silver platter and a pair a thongs and you self select whatever you're craving. Bread is fresh and you can get day old bread at a discount in the wagons. I previously bought tamales here but they lacked meat filling so I don't recommend. read more

THE BEST HIDDEN GEM AROUND. I always am exploring businesses and generally have an idea about them. But Mama Ines? I had noooo idea how cool and unique this special spot is. Worth the drive. Do you like... Authentic Mexican bakery items? Insanely beautiful (custom) cakes? Festive hanging banners and theme? Practicing your Spanish? Melt in your mouth cake pops? 3 loaves of homemade bread for a dollar? I think we knew before reading these questions that you'd end up going here anyways, and I couldn't be more excited for you. read more

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The food is very good, great pricing as well. The one lady didn't speak English so I couldn't find out about pricing or services, but we still got what we needed. read more

Wow, just wow. Mama Ines' is phenomenal. We picked up a variety of pastries and every single one was a great experience! They also have fresh tamales behind the counter (red or green) pollo o puerco. We picked up 8 pollo. Finally, they have a jalapeño bread that is to die for.....imagine a fantastic home made bread, hollowed and filled with jalapeños and cream cheese. Warm it up when you get home and slice it. You're welcome. read more

I can not wait to go back to this bakery!! Even though it is over 30 minutes from my house! For Cinco de Mayo we wanted to get authentic churros for work party. I found this bakery and decided to give it a shot. So glad I did!!! It was a bakery wonderland! So many yummy choices in the store. Many authentic items I was not familiar with, but I selected an assortment to take to work and everything was amazing. Staff were very friendly, free and easy parking. read more

I came for the Tres Leches cake , and was not disappointed! The 3 milk cake was delicious and moist, not too sweet and had a strawberry filing. All of the cakes in the case were tres leches with various fillings, sizes, decoration and price point. My cake was about $34 and I think it was one of the less expensive ones. My brother said that it was his new favorite cake! And it looked amazing. I was also very happy with the tamales. They are in bags in the coolers on the right and for $3.50 you get 5 tasty tamales! What a deal. I also got some fresh baked bread. I really enjoyed everything I got. Although all signage was in Spanish, the person who was checking out spoke English. That's a plus for me and with the reasonable prices, I will most certainly be back! I want to get flan and pastries next time. read more

Mama Ines Mexican Bakery - Isn't this a gorgeous tres leches cake? - Custom Cakes Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Couldn't drive by and not stop since rarely on west side. I can't walk in or smell Mexican pastries without getting emotional thinking of my childhood in NoCa and going with my mom to pick up her weekly baked goods. One of my favorite bakeries. Worth the trip regardless of where you live. Easy to get in and out of off of Georgetown and 38th. Open long hours. Big parking lot. Very spacious location with dozens of cooler cases, pastry cases, coffee bar, and hot bar. They sell torta sandwiches and tamales. Every kind of pastry, sweet or cake you can think of. They do custom cakes to order. Very nice bright always clean interior. Very friendly helpful staff. On this trip I selected a pineapple flavored hand held pie, lavender meringue, chocolate cherry and cream layered cake, pistachio muffin and s chocolate kind of Carmel flavor filled mouse. Highly recommend. read more

Mama Ines Mexican Bakery - Custom Cakes Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

So many options of bread! Very authentic and homey! The service was impeccable and for our first time here, it was amazing. If I could give this place 6 stars, I would! Buy your bread here! read more

One sentence summary: Mama Ines is the creme de la creme of Mexican bakeries. How so? -Variety of baked goods: more than anything I've seen in one space -Cleanliness: the space is spotless -Deliciousness: everything I tried was muy delicioso! -Price: you wouldn't believe how many desserts you can get for under $10 If you want to check out Mama Ines in COVID-19 times: -Hours are 8 AM-8 PM -Only one person per family may enter -A masked someone from the bakery will walk with you and grab your items for you read more

What a great Mexican bakery! Looks similar to the other Mama Ines locations, except even more sparkly and new. The glass cases looked really inviting with all the baked good clearly displayed. The prices were super cheap, I thought. The cakes had great decorations too. I bought a custard filled churro, coconut cookie, and rice pudding. All were muy delicioso! read more

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Hands down, THE. BEST. PAN. DULCE. in town. My dad used to make pan dulce in Mexico so I grew up eating it and this is the best place to get it in town. The prices are a little bit more expensive than other bakeries but the flavor profile is also better. The smell draws you in from outside and they have everything your heart desires. From donuts, to cookies, cake, and every pastry imaginable. It's about a mile west of the zoo, so it may be a drive for you but it is soooooo worth it! read more

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I'm almost happy that I had never tried this place before now because OMG I'll be going back all the time now! Before you even enter, you'll notice cakes upon cakes lined up on the glass window near the sidewalk. These aren't just any cakes - they're extremely delicate, detailed, and beautiful. So, yes, they do cakes, which I'll be looking for if I'm ever on the hunt for a cake. Next things I noticed were the COLORS. It was nighttime outside, so I think that the contrast of the colors was enhanced as much as possible because my eyes were used to the dark. But still, it was amazing. The cases are lit up very well, the colors of the pastries and decor are fun and exciting, and the overall atmosphere works perfectly. They have breads, pastries, desserts, Mexican sodas, cake pops, cookies, donuts, and so many other things I didn't get a chance to check out. I had a tres leches cake, topped with a grape and cherry and chocolate drizzle. It was delicious. Moist (sorry, had to use the word), creamy, but not overly rich or dense. Next time I'm in the mood for a not-so-normal dessert or something I've never had before, I'll be sure to check this place out. It's now on my "MUST RECOMMEND TO FRIENDS" list. read more

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Simple, cheap, DELICIOUS. Their cornbread is the stuff of dreams - moist, flavorful, just a hint of sweetness. They also make a perfect tres leches cake. Soaked in milk, it is so soft and creamy, and just sweet enough. The pastries are hit or miss for me. Some are overly sweet. However at around $1 each, I can certainly afford to test out my palate. read more

OMG this place was amazing. I have visited the other Mama Ines location in Indianapolis and it was just okay. This place was quite different and better. First it was immaculately clean and spacious. It wasn't too busy so we were able freely walk around and window shop. You start by picking up a tray and things to select your items. All of the items are listed in Spanish and priced very reasonable. If you are using a card there is a $5 minimum. In addition to sweet treats they sell bread and tamales. Unfortunately, they didn't have any tamales when were there. The food was delicious. I will be back to this location only. read more

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This full service bakery has a large variety of pastries, both Mexican and traditional American. There is plenty of parking in the lot for this business at the end of a strip. Once you walk in, you will see walls of display cases filled with assorted pastries and cookies that don't run out early. Making selections is self-serve, so you should pick up a large metal platter and pair of tongs near the entrance to take with you as you move around the store. I picked up a mix including double flavored danish, strudels, churros, and some crispy versions of twists and elephant ears. My wife loves the crispy styles and is already planning our next visit. When I made my selections, I took them to the central counter and was pleasantly surprised how affordable they were. The staff was friendly and had offered to help if I had any questions. If I could make any suggestions, it would be to maintain the labels on the display cases. Review #501 read more

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This bakery sits right off of the main road. The employees did not speak much English but both were extremely pleasant and nice. The walls are covered in display cases filled with treats and pastries. We came for the tamales, I thought they were decent my fiancé did not like them and said they were sort of dry. The level of customer service, cleanliness and options - I will def be back. read more

Mama Ine's is a 5 star Mexican bakery that is no longer a westside secret. Once you visit you'll find yourself returning often during the week. Well worth the drive if you're not a westsider but just minutes off of I-65 and West 38th Street. Terrific variety, friendly employees and affordable. The flan is rich, creamy with a light caramel flavor and has become an addiction for me. Very easy to pop in and grab dessert for dinner or a quick snack. As we entered my first thought was this place sparkles, is immuculate and well organized. The well lite cases makes for easy viewing of all the amazing cookies, breads, pastries, cake balls, flans and cakes. The variety is amazing with several decadent desserts, large assortment of cookies, breads and phenomenal custom cakes. There is truly something for everyone. Grab a siver platter and tongs as you enter then begin filling with yummy treats. Take a moment to enjoy the amazing cake displays in the windows. It's obvious Mama Inzes is very capable of creating stunning cake themes so bring in those pictures. I'm going to use her soon for an exotic cat image stamping and tiger cake. They also carry 4 type of tamales in the silver crocks on the counter. We ordered a variety and found tasty but The Tamale Place still is our first choice. Even if your unsure what something is ask or just take a chance like I do. If it looks scrumptious it most likely is. read more

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Disappointed in the lack of Dia Da Los Meurtos sugar skulls bread of the dead. Really expected more then a few large loaves of bread and zero sugar skulls. read more

Drove past and remembered a Yelp review, made a u-turn and was surprised even after seeing photos . Completely overwhelmed and not knowing the protocol (I was the only one there AT THAT TIME) I spoke with one of the women and complemented the beautiful, clean bakery. She explained that I should get a tray and tongs to gather my selections. By the time she finished her explanation the bakery was filled with customers with filling trays! Still overwhelmed I went around and around the displays wide-eyed before making my selections.Most items were larger than I could possibly consume I did purchase smaller cookies, chocolate covered strawberries and a package of their $2.00 bread. Besides my bakery choices I tried the TAMALES WOW they were DELICIOUS with a nice KICK to them. Great new addition to Indy' s Westside. I will have to stop by the Original location next time I'm Lafayette. read more

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Love the small servings of tres leechis cakes!! We ordered a regular tres leechis cake before which was dry most of the part.

This has been bookmarked for months, and I finally made it here. Space is large, clean, and tastefully decorated. Most signs and words are in Spanish, but I was able to translate the majority. I do wish they had signs identifying each treat that they offered because I had no idea on some items. Although, it is slightly fun to just picks items that look good because it builds the anticipation to when you're finally tasting. I got 4 four treats including a churro, and a chicken tamale for just over $5. Very inexpensive. I didn't see any prices listed so I had no clue what to expect at the register. Once I got home, I did sample a bit of each item that I bought. Thankfully, everything was good. read more

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The store is beautiful and incredibly clean inside, the items on display really show that they can do some amazing things. Out of the pastries/desserts that we got I liked the tres leches and the rice pudding the best. Everything else was kind of dry, and while the tres leches was very good, it was a little bland. read more

An amazing bakery. We were in town visiting family and wanted to bring some treats with us upon arrival and stopped in Mama Ines. You grab a big tray and serve yourself. Such a fun experience. Everything we tried (which was a lot) was great! read more