Got a loaf from Tokyo Central. Pretty good. $5.49 for a good size loaf. Will be grabbing another loaf if on my next Tokyo Central haul. I don't go often, but when I do, I will! read more

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Love love love visiting MamMoth Bakery here every time I am in the area. It's part of my weekly ritual nowadays. The ladies here are extremely helpful, friendly, and courteous. I appreciate their recommendations that never fail. I love their custard puddings, strawberry mousse, soft butter rolls, sausage bread, tuna corn rolls, just to name a few. I recently fell in love with their cocoa flavored shortbread cookies. They are wonderful! The prices are reasonable and the bread always tastes fresh. I have never had any problems with their products or service. I can't wait to return again this week! read more

[Review #773] 2023-060 Food Order: RAISIN STICKS, CUSTARD ROLL CAKE MamMoth Bakery is located inside Tokyo Central & Main on the right with other eateries. I used to shop here frequently when it was Mitsuwa because this location didn't require a membership, & when it did, I stopped coming. Some years ago, they either merged or was bought up & named Tokyo Central & Main. While the shopping plaza has plenty of parking, it's usually packed around lunch & dinner rush, so you may need to park around the corner on the east side of the market. I was meeting a friend & had some time to kill when I noticed MamMoth Bakery. If they're like other Japanese bakeries, their goodies aren't overly sweet, which I like. Most of their baked goods were already packaged/bagged so I question its freshness. My son picked the bag of raisin sticks & I picked a single slice of custard roll cake. The Japanese lady who rang us up was really nice & friendly, suggesting (upselling) other goodies. No thanks... need to try what we have first before coming back for more. At the register, I noticed this unusual balloon-like plant & asked what it was... she only knew its Japanese name so I researched it at home; it's a White Milkweed Tree. It definitely grabbed our attention while we were browsing the racks of baked goods. Once home, M had the raisin stick for his mid-PM snack. He liked it enough but not loving it, so I took a bite. It was a little dry & didn't have that fresh baked taste. Possibly day old? They have ovens to bake onsite but no baking action when we were there, & didn't smell any fresh breads or baking spices like 85°C or Torrance Bakery during baking, or even its neighbor, Beard Papa's; even so, sometimes that scent lingers in the lobby. I did enjoy the slice of custard roll cake. It was good, & the the sponge cake was moist & fluffy. Not an abundance of custard, about 1:1 ratio of filling to cake. Good variety with competitive prices, MamMoth Bakery serves up a variety of baked goods but there are closer options to me that offers better quality treats. Recommended: Custard Cake Roll, Raisin Sticks. read more

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I love the lady that bakes here! She is the sweetest and everything she makes is so delicious. Sometimes she gives my little girl origami and she loves that, she's always asking me to take her to the baking lady haha. Grab a coffee at Pruvia or a match right next to her shop and then enjoy her baked goods! Perfect morning! read more

The food is fresh and very tasty, and the prices are pretty reasonable. The woman running the place is also very friendly. The only problem is that the store hours are not very long. read more

I've been searching for curry bun since I visited Japan last year and I finally found it here. If you like curry, you must try the curry roll here. It is exactly same as the one in Japan. The person who helped me was so kind and sweet. Great service and great products. 100% recommend. read more

MamMoth Bakery is the best bakery shop and best customer service in LA! Not only their bakery taste amazing but my atopic won't react with them. Their customer service are amazing and make me happy and feel warm every time I visit. True customer service and omotenashi, read more

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The ladies that work there are always SO nice! Love going there. I always buy some savory stuff from the warm case and at least a couple of the choco melon pan. She gives me one free pastry from the day before in my bag. Their pastries are good and their bread so soft. I highly recommend it. They have different hours during Covid. They are shorter and close earlier. They are inside the Tokyo Central on the right when you walk in read more

I enjoy coming in here. Lots of freshly baked pastries here to choose from. The parking can be hectic as it is inside a plaza where there are other establishments, but once you find a parking, you can easily spend your afternoon here. Lots of restaurants and few tea cafes, not to mention this bakery is located inside the Tokyo Central, so you can also do your grocery shopping and get some Japanese snacks. Mammoth is located on the right side as soon as you enter the Tokyo Central. The staff are always friendly and helpful. Tamiko is super nice and always smiling. This is a must!!! ^_^ read more

They have a lot of pastries to choose from. I haven't tried all of them but some of the pastries here are decent but I like their white bread the best it's super soft! read more

Located inside Tokyo Central market on the right as you walk into the store. Very tiny shop offering Japanese sandwiches, buns, pastry, and I think cake (shown on their website). Though my interactions at the shop were brief, I was assisted by a very sweet lady at the register. My order: Cod roe bread ( French bread smeared with roe. Light and flavorful) Cod roe with shrimp bread (Tons of flavor in every bite) Walnut bread slice (Light and fluffy) Everything was yummy! It was reminiscent to my old favorite Clover Bakery, located up in the bay area. Must go back and try other goodies. What you need to know: - Located inside of Tokyo Central Market - No outside food is allowed inside the market but you can hold it to enter the mini food court section - Parking is ample inside a plaza - Gets busy during peak hours - They have a bread slicer - You can order a cake from their website. read more

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Very lovely owner, I bought only 2 items not enough for credit card charge, $5 minimum, I added 1 more item to go over, she gave me an extra melon pan as a gift!!! Bread and custard pan are very good! I think this is mine go to for Japanese bakery read more

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4.5 stars. Got 2 items here since I came here around 5pm Curry pan-Not as good as Curry House..but then again, it wasn't fried to order. The batter was a bit thick and it wasn't at all spicy.However, it was good enough that I finished it all. Chicken Sandwich-Really delicious. Breaded chicken with tomato and shredded cabbage on white chewy bread with sweet bbq like sauce. Can find this at the refrigerator. http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/YdO78cC88f7rp1XLNxWc_Q/l Will be back for the sandwiches when I go on my trips to San Diego! read more

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I would say the quality of the egg salad sandwich is pretty subpar. Why does the owner think the quality is acceptable? Its taste really old. Eating an egg salad sandwich here always makes me sick to my stomach and rushes to the bathroom. I don't think any other bread would be a problem though.... read more

We ordered a small item (black sesame custard) for $3.39. According to yelp reviews, this bakery is suppose to be a hit! We'll find out soon. It's located inside the Murakai Supermarket. read more

MamMoth Bakery - Black sesame custard $3.39 - Bakeries Near Me - Gardena, California

Stopped by here with my husband last Saturday to feed my sweet tooth. This bakery is located in the Marukai Market (in the Pacific Square Plaza), so it is easy to find and there is plenty of parking. Anyways, we ended up purchasing a few things like the honey thick toast, Madeline cookies, curry pork pastry & a cinnamon donut looking pastry (not sure of the exact names of these baked goods). My husband and I shared a few bites of the thick honey toast after we purchased it and it was delicious, but very carb filling! I loved the little Madeline cookies and were moist even a few days after purchasing. My husband liked his curry pastry (he ate it after a few days after purchasing and he said it wasn't dry). The cinnamon pastry wasn't anything special to me and a little dry (that could possibly be due to the fact that I ate it a few days after purchasing). This pastry reminded me of a donut since it was round with a hole in the middle. But I think this pastry was baked instead of deep fried. I think I would have preferred a cinnamon cream filling instead of this pastry rolled or coated in cinnamon. I can see why this place has an overall rating of 4.5 stars (at the time of this review). I will be sure to come back here the next time I am in the area for sure. By the way, there is a $5 minimum for credit card transactions. You can also purchase shaved ice here, which I haven't tried yet but will the next time I come. read more

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A bakery with green tea shave ice?!? Would you believe yes?!? We came to this location in the Marukai Shopping Center on a very hot October day to order the green tea shave ice special ($3.75) and were very pleased with the strong Japanese matcha flavor covered condensed milk. This reminded me of the cripsy ice flakes instead of the fluffy Hawaiian shave ice. The only bummer was they ran out of green tea ice cream that accompanied with the special. Unfortunately, I did not purchase any baked goods but they looked incredibly delicious! They have an onsite bakery which carries breads, desserts and pastries. Maybe on my next visit I'll make time and carb up here. read more

MamMoth Bakery - Green tea shave ice special $3.75 - Bakeries Near Me - Gardena, California

I'm so glad I don't live in Gardena. One of my weekend rituals is going to Mitsuwa/Marukai. The first thing I do at Marukai is going to Mammoth. Mammoth is definitely my favorite Japanese bakery. I love its spicy cod roe with potato, shrimp cheese, sweet cream and strawberry cream sandwich and my most recent discovery there is the chocolate horn bread. I used to buy way too many stuff there because everything looks so damn good. The only thing I tried that I didn't like there is the curry bread..way too greasy and not enough filling. Now I limit how many bread I can buy there but it's so hard because I have no self control =( It's cash only btw Now they also sell shaved ice: strawberry, melon and green tea. I got melon and it was just shaved ice with melon syrup and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Green tea has red beans and green tea ice cream. Not a fan of their shaved ice. 5 stars!! Mammoth bakery is yummylicious!! read more

Mamoth Bakery. I love "Pigging" out on bakery items! Oink Oink Oink Who likes pig face bakery? Kids don't..they LOVE it! This bakery sits inside Marukai Market and has quite the selection. I have tried various pastries from time to time. For the most part, I have been a fan of all of them. I have to say my favorite of all bakery items is the pig face. Kids love this. It is tasty and quite the event for a child to munch on a piggy face. Strawberry cream sandwich is yummy! I so need to try the chocolate horny bread. Mamoth Bakery, I am a fan. BUT.. Cream Pan is better. Cream Pan, Tustin..another reason Orange County is the best place to live! read more

I didn't like there bread that much. The service was nice. Friendly. The price is on the higher price especially for its quality. But I won't be going there again. read more

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A year ago, when I entered the Pacific Square market, right at the entrance to the food aisles sit a display rack of Cream Pan baked goods. Back when Cream Pan was all the rage from our neighbors in the south. It was a bit embarrassing because the display was right across from MamMoth Bakery. A punch in the gut would have been better than this insult what the supermarket put them through. A year later with much better sense of taste buds and a bit more keen eye, I decided to go back to the same place again. The bakery got accustomed to people walking about and just gawked at baked goods. It doesn't seemed like the people who worked there will helped you right away unless you stood at their counter long enough. After you get through the notion of waiting to be waited upon, the staff will assist in what you needed. There seemed to be a lot of European influenced with a bit of Japanese recipe. Especially with the enriched white bread with fruit pastries on top. Just looking at these pastries makes you wondered where have they been http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/K4PCQ7eMG4jdA9uKcEYbig?select=oLKpbsVkUaMmEk_wO4ssCg . My favorite is the croquette sandwich: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/K4PCQ7eMG4jdA9uKcEYbig?select=Qf7ZqEXHm8Ki6qSN5r07JA A nice pork cutlet sandwich wrapped in the enriched white bread I was talking about and go along with the fresh lettuce and tomato. if there is ever a thing that would hit the spot, this would do it. There is just so many different things to try. I had a feeling they had something new cooked up every single time. To me, I think the non-sweet pastries are the ones that are popular at this place with their baked loaf of bread. As in for Cream Pan, they pretty much disappeared and banished to the other corners that is far from this place. Personally, I think it's done so because it's conflct of interest. Then again, not quite sure why they don't put out Cream Pan stuffs. Oh, don't confuse this place with Beard Papa. As much I loved the old bearded Santa elf, it's not as popular in this quasi food court as the small bakery that can do. You can't missed the bakery since it's on the east end entrance. ---------------- CASH Only with ATM right in walking distance. read more

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This bakery is located inside the Marukai Pacific Market on Redondo Beach blvd. My family loves this place. Their favorites include: -milk bread -english bread -red bean bread -the mixed sandwiches that are located in the refrigerated section -those little cakes that come in 5/pack If you have a purchase that's over $10, they'll give you a free treat. Today, I got an apricot bread. read more

There's a Mammoth Bakery inside Marukai in Little Tokyo, but I like this one more. First, there's more selection. Secondly, the hospitality is much clearer here. Fresh bread, pastries and other baked goods. I picked up a cheese pan. It was delicious. read more

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MamMoth's is probably a comparable Japanese bakery to my beloved Chinese J.J.'s. They both are in common in that they are Asian bakeries inspired by European ones. MamMoth, though a new establishment, is finding it very easy to attract a large crowd. This tiny little bakery is located in the new Pacific Marukai supermarket/plaza. Thus it's not somewhere you walk into. Because the restaurants in the supermarket are arranged in a food court-like manner, you're really just getting a store front- oh but what a wonderful store front. What I love about this place the most is perhaps that you can literally watch the men make the pastries, unlike the mysterious J.J's! And it's a fun sight- reminds me of the days when I'd stand in front of Cinnabon at Del Amo and watch the men roll out cinnabons. They have all sorts of goodies from seasonal kurisumasu ke-ki to orange bread to honey and butter bread to cheese buns (distinctly different from Cheeseboard's though) to chicken sandwiches to tiny little 25 cent green tea, chocolate, or honey flavored cakes. As you can see, it varies from salty to sweet, soft to crusty, gooey all over to neat little bite size cakes that fit in your purse for a convenient snack. I think I've found a favorite bakery not too far away from home. Why doesn't Berkeley have one of these ????? read more

I've always loved Japanese bread. Ive always ate this as a child. Toast one of these with butter and jam and I'm good to go. The bread is baked daily. The other pasties are delicous also. Get one of these with a coffee and you'll be good to go also. The bad part is I always get two loaves before my long trek up to Northern Californa. When I reach home it only lasts for about a day or two and then we are out. I don't live in the area and the bakery is only located in Southern Ca. read more

Delicious, Fresh Baked Breads that have been keeping me to come back for years. My favorites are their Mentaiko Francis (Spicy Cod Roe Bread). It tastes good when you heat it again in the oven for a little bit. Their custard pudding are one of the best around the area too. My friend liked their Curry Bun its very chewy inside yet crunchy on the outside, since the bread is fried. Most of their breads are very soft and light with few exceptions. I wish they have bigger selections for the cakes :) I am definitely a fan here. read more

What's a place to grab a quick lunch if you're in a hurry or on the go? Head to Mammoth Bakery. It's located inside the Marukai Supermarket on Redondo Beach Blvd in Gardena. You would think a bakery wouldn't get much foot traffic during lunch hour, but because it is located inside a food court and you have to pass by it before you get to the other restaurants. As a result, they offer many sort of sandwiches like katsu sandwich or tuna. Plus, there's nothing wrong with getting their curry pan or their honey toast for lunch! Those two are absolutely my favorite. A lot of times when I got to Tea Station nearby, I'll stop by Mammoth just to buy breakfast for the next few days because I really do like their baked goods. Their bread loaves are also good. Somehow it's creamy, soft, and milky. The only downside of this bakery is that it is priced like a Japanese bakery, which means it is a bit expensive. I'm much more used to the prices in 626 area where a loaf of bread costs $2 instead of the $3 here. Nevertheless, a good bakery for South Bay! read more

Really delicious Japanese baked goods. I think I've been having some of their items in the SF Bay Area but they were nowhere as good as having them direct from the source in LA -- so much softer, fresher, lighter. Recommended! read more

WOW this place is damn legit... So happy I've finally got to try the bread here! There are two Marukai in Gardena and I used to go the the larger one on Artesia. But for MamMoth Bakery, I now come to this one. There aren't much of a store front to be speaking about, it is pretty much just a part of the food court inside of the market. No pastel-color walls, no cutesy patisserie decors, and no sweet Jap cashiers in uniforms. Just a tiny 10-15 feet long spread of aromatic, mouthwatering display of bread. My advice to you when coming here is to act quick. Cut some lines or throw some elbows, do what you gotta do. You snooze you lose, seriously! For some reason or just my luck, there is always that one last one of the best breads... My favs at the refrigerated section are the potato salad sandwich and the croquette sandwich. They are simple, comforting, and tasty. Now to the freshly baked area, strongly recommending the spicy cod roe bread, butter rolls (comes in a bag of 8), and the apple pan (I like apple filling; however my guy doesn't... Him: what's that? Apple? EW!! Me: com'on try a bite. Him: fine *taking a tiny bite* Him: oh my... *nom nom nom ate the whole thing* Me: WAHHH :(*** This isn't a large scale bakery. They don't have a lot to choose from, the selection is minimal. And majorities are home style greasy savory meal bread, not many sweet and zero pastries. But those few items they do offer are heavenly. Breads are always perfectly soft and buttery, the stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth deliciousness! read more

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I only tried 2 items: Sesame pudding: You can taste the subtle sesame flavor. Slightly too creamy for me. Honey toast: Thick bread soaked in butter, baked, and then drizzled with honey. Delicious if you bring it home and toast it. The outside is crunchy and the center is soft and squishy. I love the honey taste as well. read more

I have come here plenty of times on my way to grab a quick lunch. Usually I just get some random pastrys that look delicious after picking up my chicken teriyaki from Bentos. But after a few more tries at this place, I have realized this place is legit and serves great stuff. Now the best item here (no freaking joke) is their walnut/almond cookies. They are the best in the freaking world. They are so good I have no clue if its walnuts or almonds... my mind is drawing a blank. The last 2 times there I asked the lady if they still made any, and she told me they have been selling out. I cant even describe this thing. Its like crispy thin layer of cookie batter and walnuts/almonds (still drawing a blank) encrusted into it. You get like 10-15 thing cookies the size of a circle with a 3 inch diameter. Im sure there's honey drizzled on, because this thing is sweet and crispy. Another favorite of mine is the honey brick toast. You get that and put it in the over for a bit, and my god the bread is nice and toasty, each square they cut into it has the right amount of drenched honey. (As you can see, i have a sweet tooth at this bakery) Now these 2 are the highlights of my experience. The other breads were all great but I just cant stop thinking about those cookies/wafers with almonds/walnuts. You must go there and get it. read more

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I was here about a week ago, tried their Mini- Sampler The best thing here was the "mini-Chocolate horn" well, that's what I call it! I have not had chocolate for a while... but, bamm! This item is packed with crazy chocolate goodness! The other items in the sampler were well made as well. It's far from me, but if I am in the area and have a hankering for some baked goods, I will be back! read more

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Consistently very good. Super soft bread. Pastries not overly sweet, but full of flavor.

This place is located inside Tokyo Central & Main's food court area. The an pan (red bean bun) is delish and the service is friendly. They always give you a "gift" of baked goods as a bonus. read more

I always love coming to MamMoth Bakery after lunch for some coffee and dessert. They always have something delicious to offer here. I particularly enjoy the green tea pudding, but I have had several different items here that are all excellent. The coffee here is also great; I know that it's highly subjective, but the flavor of the iced coffee is just how I like it and goes really well with the desserts. Everyone here is also really nice, and I always feel welcome when I get something. read more

Really good red bean bun Very moist and lots of red bean Sliced bread are cut into very thick slices read more

Look... One of my biggest weaknesses are Bakeries... Tempted by the smell of freshly baked goods passing by while shopping generally gets me super excited! The delicious sweet smell alone would have already added one star to any reviews that I'm doing so me share with you briefly about Mammoth Bakery. I was a bit disappointed... Here were some of the reasons... 1) Smell... there were no fresh baked good smell at all anywhere! Why not? Bakers were rolling out doughs and good were being pumped out or the oven... so why aren't there any fresh delicious smell of bread and pastries? The smell is one of the highlights to a bakery! Confused here... 2) Selections... surprisingly, the selections here at Mammoth is not quite as huge as the name states... I guess by me going to JJ bakery already have already spoiled me rotten (large selection in general) 3) Too simple...Bread selection and flavor are too simple for me. Perhaps the fact that Taiwanese Bakeries always have crazy delicious ingredients in them which again spoiled me overboard so now I'm biased over all others... these just looked too simple in my mind I did get a few breads to go and here were my thoughts on them... Meh.... That's about it..... The only one that actually stood out was the cheap cream buns that was like 3 pieces for $1.50! The cream of this bun was not overly sweet and delicious! The bread itself was nice and fluffy as well so I had to give them kudos to this one. Otherwise, other buns that I've tried were just so so...Nothing sticks to my mind...(if it was a Taiwanese bakery a simply sweet milk powder bread would already have me going to heaven!) I did see this cheesecake bar that looked extremely tempting, but since I already went shopping at Marukai, I was pretty good in holding back from splurging... so I'll definitely give it a try next time around... (But it was quite expensive for a bar of cheesecake though... like $3 bucks or so) I will share my extremely brief cheesecake encounter if I ever get the chance to try it out... read more

I may have to adjust this up or down, but my apricot bread here was *amazing*. Mmmm slices of white bread, with lightly crisp, sugared crusts and chunks of dried apricots. I'll be back! (Tip: Don't expect to find any cakes here. Also, Chinese bakeries are cuter and cheaper). read more

Super soft and delicious breads. The puddings(original and green tea) are super yummy!!! The lady behind the cashier register is wonderful and patient. Must try MamMoth bakery if you are at Tokyo Central. read more

3.5 stars Located inside the Marukai market food court is MamMoth Bakery. I haven't the foggiest why the third m is capitalized; I mean, if I were a baker, I wouldn't want to associate moths with my goods. There's a wide selection of pastries and you help yourself to them with your own set of trays and tongs. I opted for the giant honey butter toast which easily 2 inches high when lain down. The center was sectioned off into fours and I found these areas particularly soft. The honey was really pungent but I felt that the topping wasn't nearly enough for the entire toast. While it covers a few millimeters at the top, it leaves the rest of the colossal slab naked. The bread was probably sitting out for some time because it was practically at room temp. I'm hopelessly attracted to Japanese bakeries so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. If I had more cash with me that day, I would have bought more. I'll just conclude that there is potential and I will revisit later this year. read more