Great selection and hot food too. We had pork tamales which were nice and moist. Side of hit sauce was spicy! Whooo lol. The sweet breads had a great selection for the middle of the day. Great small business. read more

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Just came across when looking for a nice lunch to eat and what a great place! Great music and greater people. You all in and it feels like a family friendly place and it is. The staff was very friendly and attentive helping me out on what is popular, with such great prices I ended up getting two of their food items. They have great selection on the bakery side but also on other fresh produce. The quality of the items were amazing too, super fresh ingredients and sauces. Shout out to all the workers for the great service and smiles! read more

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I come here for "Pan Dulce" of all kinds. Have never had a bad experience. I will continue to buy here.

I usually don't write bad reviews but I am angry. I just got home from Pepe's and my visit wasn't the best. People who came after me, got their food first but I was patient, didn't say anything. I got my food, smiled and said thank you. I got home and my order - chorizo burrito, carne asada taco for my husband...Happy Valentines. I looked in the bag and my chicken taco was invisible, because I didn't get it. Happy Valentine's to me - no chicken taco. I tried calling them and they don't answer their phone, plus their voicemail is not setup. This is why I am angry! read more

My friend and myself live in the next county over. We arrived before 6am. Only took 50 mins without traffic.We loved that for us. We were here on a mission for some out of state and ourselves of coarse. This lady was down here a few weeks back and stumbled on the place. It was so go. She had to have more. We were hoping she wasn't wrong about how good the tamales are. We found the staff to be awesome. They worked with us and got our order together fairly quick. While we waited the other guest were so nice to us So we chatted up a few ladies and had a great time waiting. We made it back home and couldn't wait to taste the tamales and send out the lady from out of state hers. She will be enjoying them tomorrow. The chicken tamales were so delicious. Lots of chicken inside and flavor to die for. . The pork was super scrumptious. Shared with my adult son. He loved them. He texted all kinds of people am sent them links to there locations. We advised others they restaurant are no longer take orders until after the new year. Want to share our experience with everyone else. I hope all one day soon will go try the best tamale around Every things a must try !!! read more

I'm a big yelp reviewer I want to share that I love coming to this bakery! My neighbor recommended them and we have been coming for sometime. Bread is fresh and food is delicious! Check them out, you won't be disappointed. read more

Hey yelp family, it's your helpful advice again, the bread is fresh and there is always a line of people for a reason, once inside you will notice that they sell food and omg the green chili burrito is fire . Family owned and great service from all the people working.. recommend to try! read more

Best conchas ever. Super soft and fresh! Also they got some of my favorite cheese and chicken tamales. I get them year round! read more

The best tamales and concha's around ! The employees are also very nice. Very busy around the Holidays!

If you know you know! They have been doing this for a long time and it still taste bomb

Why have a phone number that you never answer? They never have what is advertised, I've went 4 times to get tamales at different days different hours and they are always sold out!! I drive far , I've called many many times and they never answer! I've been to this place around 20 times hoping that it would be a better experience each time but it's not!! They did seem to change the front person her attitude is better than the last one, but it does change the fact that the bread is to expensive, the food is outrageously expensive, they've hidden the bread away so we can't choose what we want. I've ordered masa and yes the masa is the best in the IE it is but it's expensive too! Please get organized!! Answer your phone so we don't have to drive 25 miles for you to say you're out of tamales, or masa or menudo.. and please get better customer service help ... read more

Drove into the parking lot off Madison Ave to finish a phone call. My mom Spotted Mexican bread panaderia displayed on store front window, and asked me to go inside and order some bread. Walked inside and noticed they also offer Mexican hot food items. I ordered tamales and an item seldom offered in Mexican eateries, a chicharron taco. Also a grilled chicken taco and side of beans. When my mom, who is a food critic, not easily pleased, gave a huge gesture of approval, that's saying something! She also gave thumbs up to the texture and flavor of the beans, mentioning the chicharron beats the world famous East LA Lupe's chicharron menu items! Even said the beans are way better than what is served at authentic Mexican restaurants. Service was also excellent! Recommended! read more

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The bread is still delicious. Especially their cream and raspberry. I used to love their carne asada burritos. Best ever, but this time the ratio of beans to meat was off and the meat was a bit in the salty side. read more

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This is my go to for tamale masa. Every year I buy 40lbs to make family tamales. While I wait for my order I buy fresh pan dulce you have to try it read more

Their bread is so fresh and perfect! I need to go back and try the menudo and actual food ! It all looks so delicious and fresh!

Holiday time and a feast of grandmas best tamales. What a wonderful tradition. No lie. This is THE PLACE for buying masa for your homemade tamales. It's moist and delicious, and most importantly, far exceeded the expectations of my tamale vacuuming son-in-law who happens to come from a long line of wonderful Hispanic chefs. They sell the masa by the pound, and have the pre- made white corn masa and masa with chile. We knew we had a winner after going on a tamale quest based on the best, 5 star, rave reviews from 4 different Yelped businesses. This place blew all the others out of the water, it was so good. So if you are looking, look no farther. And while you are waiting in line there, check out their pan dulce and hot foods, too. Feliz Navidad! read more

Delicious fresh bread and Mexican pastries. Been coming here for a very long time and the quality has always been the same - top tier.

I like to make homemade tamales, but I do not like to make the MASA. They make the best chili masa around and my tamales come out so good! They sell the corn husk and other hot food items that are absolutely delicious and everyone is very nice and helpful there. read more

Placed a pre order and had nothing I ordered. It was for Father's Day which messed up all our plans. The menudos were not even correct. Worst experience ever!!!!!! read more

Great service price and delicious bread. Champurrado is available and hot coffee. Friendly staff

Amazing delicious Mexican food from burrito , home made tamales in chesse, pork, chicken and menudo tortillas corn , flour and Mexican sweet bread fresh daily and pintas so cute and make custom pintas 20.00 dollars each service always with a smile and a welcoming filling it my secret hem read more

I always order my tamales with them. They are the best!! I also stop by to pick up mexican bread which are also the best. I bought bread at Cardenas and other mexican stores, and they don't even compare to Pete's. read more

Once again, Pepe's panaderia delivered an awesome steak burrito, here with one of our students from CBU brainstorming the next capstone project, thank you Elsa for the service... read more

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I haven't been here in a while. I came in for some pan dunce to go with my coffee. Soooo disappointed!!! I couldn't even eat it that's how bad It was. No flavor was not sweet at all. Now I have to find another place. Any recommendations? read more

Best menudo in town on the weekends !and they make the best pan dulce always fresh and delicious! Love the conchas!!

Papusas and their salsa were delish. I also got several different types of pan dulce. All of which were soft and sweet. One complaint, I waited over 30 mins for the Papusas on a Saturday morning. Service was very good. read more

Come on Pepe's...Chorizo and egg burrito with almost NO chorizo and egg. You can't fill it with beans. I usually love this burrito, please do better. read more

I've had their pan dulce multiple times, always fresh and soft. I've had chorizo breakfast burrito and pork tamales, taste just like out of my abuela's kitchen. Legit authentic Mexican food served here. read more

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We had a craving for mexican bread and I found this place here on Yelp. It was delicious!!

Rude totally ignored me and my mom and helped the lady behind us as if we were not there . Disrespectful and the other lady who was helping us answers a phone call starts getting into a phone order shining us on .. read more

Bread is amazing but the lady in the front with the mask needs to fix her attitude I almost left ‍

Yum! So I remember the first time I tried Pan Dulce. My coworker brought a brown, pastry box to work and I thought, "Donuts?!" And when I opened the box, it was the first time I smelled the heavenly aroma of Pan Dulce. It's good enough to convert this donut-lover. What I love about the sweet bread and cookies here is that they're not too sweet, they're fresh, and they're HUGE. Most of the time, I will cut the breads or cookies into halves so that I can try multiple ones without filling myself on too many carbs. Love this place. So glad that there's a Starbucks across the street now. Pan Dulce and coffee? Yes, please. read more

I was very disappointed in the Rosca bread. I get it every year for my Dad's birthday and thought I would try it from Pepe's Panaderia since it's a bakery. I took one bite and could not finish the rest. Nobody liked it. It was a waste of my money. I had to throw it away. I have never had a bad Rosca bread in my life. read more

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A esta gente parece que los obligan a trabajar empezando con la que toma tu orden parase que le bas a pedir regaladas las cosas Como puede seguir en business un negocio así de terrible el servicio es pésimo. -Mexican Karen read more

I had a Masa order that I placed 4 weeks in advance for 9a. Came in today to pick it up at 9a... it's going to be 10a I've been waiting for an hour for an order I was told would be ready at 9a Not cool! read more

The tamales are delicious and the service is good too! They taste home made we make them every year for Christmas.

I've been coming here for 25 plus years, ordered dozens of tamales, burritos, pan dulce, and even cakes. I never really had an issue, the lady at the counter Leticia is kinda rude sometimes, but I deal with it. But, today she was beyond rude and makes me not want to come back here again. She made me feel like a thief and all I was asking for was a calendar for my dad who's older and can't come out himself and get one due to this covid. To top it off I had just paid $50 for all the food I ordered. Having attitude because you're tired or stressed out is one thing that I can understand, but when you call me out for something as petty as this, I can't let that slide. Think it's time for a change of scenery. Keep you're calendar but you've lost a very valued customer. read more

The pupusas were empty. I order a couple of them and the bean and cheese one was all masa. The pork one was on the chewy side I'm sorry but I may not be going back for a bit just because it was very disappointing. My burritos were small and the meat was very minimal and mostly just beans. The beans even were a little on the dry side... The salsa was very good. I use to come here all the time the burritos were huge and full of flavor and meat.. the salsa was incredible and the best I had.. it was juicy and I would buy so many... I really hope you guys go back to the way you use to be. read more

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Always wonderful service and delicious food every time . I have try everything sooo good

If we are able to write bad reviews when things go wrong, then it is only fair to update it with a good one when things go right. I took a break from coming into Pepe's after the service that I had in the past. What was once my favorite place to go to in the mornings turned into somewhere I felt really uncomfortable going to. Even though I could speak a good amount of Spanish, I felt ridiculed whenever I went in speaking both english or spanish. Within the past year, there has been a younger girl working there (who I heard was the daughter) and she has been kicking total butt. She is bilingual and the moment you walk in, she is there greeting you and ready to take your order. Not only is she really nice, but she is also fast because she gets people in and out pretty quick. One of the biggest complaints that Pepe's had in the past was the attitude problem from some of the older women who worked there. Ever since this girl has taken over the front, she has treated everyone who walks in that door with respect. I could tell at the beginning, she was a little nervous because she would mess up on orders or would get confused on which order was which. That being said, I think she has it down now and having her there will really help Pepe's business. I came in this morning and the entire experience went really smooth. I finally left happy and the food was great. If you are reading this and stopped going due to the bad service, then give them another try when she is there. Things have changed for the better. read more