Very disappointed to find after waiting in a long line that they were out of carnitas on a Sunday…read moremorning at 10:30am. Maybe put a sign up on the door or something to let folks know would be a good idea. This place is always busy on the weekends when they sell tamales, menudo and carnitas. LONG lines in the drive thru lane so I'd imagine they sell a lot. BUzt perhaps better planning and signage would avoid disappointed customers. I doubt I'll be back.

Tried the "OJO" for the first time and WOW. It was delicious. It's my new fav. I've been missing…read moreout. They set the bar for me. I will need to make it a point to stop by again for more.

Food was fresh and well served server was happy and polite. Location was precious. This is a great…read moreplace for besties to get together and enjoy friendship.

I have been here several times. I've tried the cheesecake and tres leches and they're delicious!…read moreCustomer service was great, we were greeted as soon as we walked in. It's a small shop and they have a sign on the window that only 3 customers are allowed inside at a time so be prepared for that but it's worth the wait.

I have been eating their bread since I was a little girl. I remember them always being stocked up…read morewith variety. Lately, when I go, it's either they've run out or are low. Conchas are perfectly soft when warm, if you're lucky to arrive when they just came out! The young servers do need to improve their customer service. Don't expect any coffee or sit down. It's a grab and go type of establishment.

La Especial Bakery es de esos lugares que se sienten desde que entras. Este pan está delicioso como…read moreno se dan una idea. Súper suavecitos y con un sabor que me recuerda al pan de telera que uno compra en México. Cada mordida sabe a casa y a tradición bien hecha. Siempre que vengo al valle paso por aquí. Vale la pena llegar tempranito porque el pan sale calientito y se acaba rápido. Eso ya dice todo. La familia que atiende es muy linda y se nota que le ponen corazón a su negocio y a la comunidad. Es una panadería que realmente es parte del alma del barrio. Me encanta llegar y comprar pan para llevar. Las conchas son lo mejor sin duda. Pero mi consejo es probar poquito de todo. Las empanadas están bien ricas y las galletitas también. Todo tiene ese sabor auténtico que no se imita. Este lugar sabe a puro México. Es tradición es cariño y es comunidad en cada bolsa de pan. Si pasan por el valle no se lo pierdan.

THEY MAKE MINI PAN!!! There are few places that do this. They are tiny delicioius assortments of…read morepan dulce and they sell 8 for a dollar, they are so dainty, cute and perfect for any occassion especially bussiness brkfsts!

I had never had bread from here but all it took was trying their bread once to fall in love. It…read moresimply has been the best sweet bread I have had in the valley and plan to visit this place many more times. The place looks very nice and clean with a great selection of breads. My favorite bread was the almond bread which was simply amazing with a cold cup of milk! They also had a few cakes to select from which I plan to go back and try out one of these days. I recommend this place to anyone looking for some great sweet bread in town.

They have the best bakery . Everything taste very well. I would love them to make some pastries for…read morediabetics; sugar free .

Delicious food And grate service the coffee is very good, I…read moreorder the machacado and flour tortillas and we have some sweet bread To go super delicious!! I will definitely coming back I don't post a picture because I eat everything Lol

Visited this place because it had excellent Yelp reviews but I think the Yelpers probably missed on…read morethis one. As you walk in the ambiance is amazing! Everyone dresses with bakers hats and the place is clean and you can smell the fresh baked bread being cooked. The service is a great as well. As soon as we were seated, we were helped and our order was taken. From there it just became a below average experience. The eggs were fine but look at the pictures. The hashbrowns look store bought or like from a fast food joint. The ham was thin sliced and looked like a cut from a deli meat package from the store. This was very disappointing for the price of I believe $11.99 for this plate. You can get much better food for $12.00 in the RGV. The best thing about this place was the pan dulce/sweet bread. The conchas were good. My advice if you are in the area, stop for the pan dulce but skip the over priced breakfast food because you will be disappointed like I was. 3 stars for the cleanliness and ambiance and pan Dulce. That's about it!

This off the beaten track roadside Mexican bakery looks inauspicious in a mauve-colored building,…read morebut the baked delights found inside are well worth a stop. The owner and baker, Erik, is friendly and helpful for a visiting birder like me who is unfamiliar with the unique south of the border pastries. The shelves are filled with everything from your standard raised donuts to cream cheese empanadas and conchas to marranitos and other pastries I can't remember the names of. But the names don't matter when they're as delicious as these are. Custards and jellies added gloriously decadent highlights to the treats. If you're visiting the area, particularly if you're on an early morning birding trek visiting the refuges and parks along the border, this is a must visit.

Very small bakery near the not much except the border. We were happy they were open Sunday late…read moreevening on Easter. There was a nice selection and the man working was nice. He spoke Spanish and English. The prices here were good, kinda low for the wedding cake cookies but not complaining. Some of the bread was a little dry but the piggy cookies were sweet and moist. This location may be small but it carries all the traditional pan dulces. Also accepts Lonestar, which other locations such as on Monte Cristo do not.

These have to be some of the freshest, tastiest, most wholesome donuts we've had since The Donut…read moreMan in Glendora, CA. Fresh ingredients, and many of the donuts we ordered were right out of the oven. The service was quick and to the point, look through the case and make your selection because this place fills up quick with hungry patrons. Ambiance is a wonderful local business which for us is always our favorite to sit down and enjoy. Wonderful place, we'll be back!

My daughter went out early this morning and returned with a box of baked goods and pastries from El…read moreFenix. So, before breakfast commenced and the coffee from Chiapas was poured for those attending, we opened the box to discover the colorful mix she had chosen. The flaky brown and tan biscuits were the first plate we tried with our homemade strawberry jam and cream cheese. I tasted mine plain at first to get a sense of the composition. The resounding taste of butter in the near bread told me of the quality was on par with any I had enjoyed before. Biscuits are not difficult to make, but doing so consistently is important. Then we tasted the dark brown gingerbread pigs, known as "puerquitos", which were gloriously fresh with a dusting of confectionery sugar. I was impressed again and the subtle taste of piloncillo found its way into every taste. While it's mildly unfair to review a place based solely on its takeout, El Fenix made a very good impression on me, and I look forward to visiting in the near future.

TThe product quality has improved significantly; I have several favorite cakes--the Dubai and the…read moreHarmony--and, above all, they have fulfilled special orders exactly to my liking. And to top it all off, the *pan de muerto* is delicious.

Came here to try their mostachon that came highly recommended. There was a language barrier which…read moreis fine but as soon as I checked in on Yelp and showed them our 20% off coupon they refused to honor it and even called the manager who had no idea this existed. The mostachon looked delicious but the disconnect with the coupon they put online was a turn off. We left without trying.

This is my go-to bakery in the Valley for cakes, cookies and cupcakes. Everything's on the sweeter…read moreside, but it still makes the best tasting desserts I've found. Note that this is their ONLY location. The first location on Main St. has closed and the second location on N. 10th (by Luby's and Quips & Quotes) has also closed.

When you enter the bakery, it is very roomy with some seating and calming atmosphere. They have…read moreseveral counters with different kinds of pastries including a cupcake for dogs. Before ordering, we bought sample cupcakes. We ordered a heart shaped, double layered chocolate cake with buttercream icing and sprayed on gold color. It was a beautiful cake. The gentleman stayed it would be white buttercream icing with the gold sprayed on top of it. We picked the cake up, it was ready on the counter, and they offered to carry the cake to the car. When we cut into the cake, the frosting was golden and the sprayed gold tasted weird. We just scraped off the gold thin layer and were able to enjoy the moist cake with buttercream icing. The price was very reasonable! We will definitely buy another cake from here.