I was stokeddddd when I saw they had a sarkis pastry in Pasadena. I work a block away and I'm in love with the knafa el jbne( might be spelling that wrong) it's this bombbbb dessert sandwich. Theirs was a bit smaller than glendale but overall I'd come back for moree!! read more

The cookies and the (konafi bil jebni) cheese and Semolina Arabic desert tasted old and stale. I will not be going to that shop again, really disappointing read more

Bought mocha cake for mothers day Was all cream not even tasty. Wasted 30$ When they just started was way better i think. Now working mostly for making money or at least tats the impression i m getting lately. read more

I picked up a mocha cake for a co-workers birthday, and was very very disappointed! The cake was so dry and most likely a couple of days old, I would've taken it back but it was already all cut up and given out to other co-workers. Won't be coming back here again! read more

If you're looking for fine pastries and find no option around, try this place. High quality with just right amount of sweetness and very fine taste. I fell for this place immediately. read more

I absolutely love Sarkis for their wide variety of pastries. They have friendly staff who will personally assist you in the type of pastries you are in need of for any occasion. I came here for a birthday cake that was topped with fresh fruits. They have a great assortment of middle eastern desserts. Everyone should stop by and take a peek of their goodies! read more

This bakery is great! They made our wedding cake and it was beautiful and delicious! Very friendly, easy to work with, and very affordable, especially if you have your venue with Imperial Palace Banquet Hall. They are linked! They have a variety of designs to pick from or mix and match, and I'm sure they also can recreate designs that you bring in. read more

I've had my fair share of baklava and I'm very picky when it comes to the taste. If you want the real deal, have someone bring it with them from the Middle East. But if i'm dying for baklava, I only go to Sarkis (any of their locations are good). Only their baklava and aish-el-saraya are good, though. The cookies and pastries are average. read more

I wanted to write a review on this place so I could easily remember where it was located. I'm always looking for a good baklava and this place had em'. Wish they were a little bit bigger (Like back in greece), but wow they were (in my opinion) the best i've had. The tiramisu was pretty good too. I'll be back there again. read more

I ordered the ma'moul online to be delivered. I ordered a mix of date, pistachio, and walnut and all were amazing. The pistachio was rich, buttery, and had the right amount of sweet to complement a cup of coffee. The rose water and orange blossom scents were well incorporated into the shortbread. The shortbread was flaky and not to dry. The date was naturally sweet, and the walnut is delicious and remained slightly crunchy. These ma'mouls are perfect and came individually wrapped with more filling than shortbread ( which I appreciate). The shipping was quick and the cookies don't get stale over a week. I have to be very careful with sweets since I am diabetic and these are very nice for a little nibble here and there. I have to take care since ma'mouls are typically covered in powdered sugar. I ended up sending a box as a gift to my middle eastern friends and they said they were very high quality. read more

I have been coming to Sarkis for years now. I recommend them to friends all the time. The pastry is great. I love their baklava. For years we have been sending the baklava to our customers throughout the US. Many have commented back on how much they love it. Many have even ordered more on their own to be shipped to them. All in all you won't be disappointed. read more

I had them make me a baby shower cake and it was amazingly beautiful and delicious. I was so pleased with the cake that I will definitely order more in the future. read more

I've always grabbed delicious finger goods from this bakery but I was totally floored by how awesome they decorated my grandson's cake and by how delicious it tasted!! I was also very pleasantly surprised to have received a phone call from them with a question about the cake to ensure that they were making it to my exact specifications! The associate who took my order was also very pleasant and helpful. She wasn't familiar with the image I was requesting placed on the cake so she took time to go online and search for the perfect image!!! The cake was truly the highlight of my grandson's birthday party! Thank you, Sarkis!! Can't wait to see what a great job they'll do with my granddaughter's cake!! read more

Sarkis Pastry is one of the filthiest sweet shop ever. I do not recommend people to buy sweets from there. They seem to be clean, but they are not. For example, I remember one time I wanted to use there restroom, and I came across a bunch of flying roaches crawling every where. I was really disgusted, so I walked out of the bathroom. As I walked out I saw flies flying behind the glass I saw bunch of flies piles on the sweets. People rave about there sweets, but I would not recommend people the main reason because of them being not sanitary, not neat and poor customer service skills. The owner and the employers are very rude and have no sense of customers service skills. read more

I will never order a cake from here again for any given special occasion. When you come in with a picture and they say they can "duplicate it perfectly", then you'd expect them to duplicate it perfectly!!! When you tell them the color it needs to be (as for the icing and decorative pieces) and they say "absolutely", you expect it to be the color you asked for. And, when its a three tier cake and you specifically ask for a particular flavor for each tier and they say "yes of course", you would expect that each tier would be a different flavor. For the kind of money I spent at this place, NONE of that happened. I had Oreo looking shapes on my cake instead of square and diamond shapes for the decor. The pieces I purchased (lace, ribbons) for the decoration was completely soaked in glue and was visible to the naked eye!!! And the cake was brown and pink instead of what I asked for and what the picture showed - Black and White!!! Also the entire cake was pistachio. I specifically asked for red velvet, (bottom tier) chocolate (top tier), and pistachio (middle tier). I will never ever recommend this place to anyone!!! Pretty expensive for cheap service that does not give you what you ask and pay a lot of money for! Shame on them. read more

Ordered a cake there for my sons birthday it was pretty pricy $400 but the cake was horrible. It was not moist or flavorful and the frosting was dried up. I think they made it days in advance. My guests did not like it at all. Should have went somewhere elSe read more

The pastries are good and also the cake, but the short, tiny, employee is rude and totally unfriendly. I went there twice in ten days, the first time I thought she had a bad day but today I went again asking for a cake and she was mean. I'm pregnant and I can't eat fresh fruits if not treated in a particular way, so for my birthday I try to order just the base of a fruit tart with the cream. She rudely said no. I try to explain the reason and she that she couldn't. Maybe they don't prepare the cake.. anyway I found another place. read more

delicious and fresh cake varieties. very friendly service. hard working people trying their best to deliver tasty pastries. reminds me of bakeries back home in Turkey. read more

2 stars for the Baklava. Everything else is horrible. Cookies are dry and tasteless. Whatever you do, do NOT order the Black Forest cherry cake! It was HORRIBLE!!! The people behind the counter are not very friendly. read more

Delicious- one of our favorite parts of visiting Pasadena. We usually stay at a nearby air bnb when visiting the area & make sure to stop by for cookies. Have also had their cake- quite tasty. Added bonus- we really like the woman who helps us. Thank you for the great baked goodies! read more

I have been going here for over 8 years for ashtas and croissants, which was the best. However, lately the quality of it has gone down; for example, the croissants are getting smaller and smaller and they are still charging the same price. This morning I got 4 croissants and one of the croissants were extreamly smaller than the others and they still charged me the same price, which is a total ripoff. So, when I asked them about this they claimed that it all depends on the dough - sometimes they are big and sometimes they come out very small. Lately, this has been happening too often, but this was never the case in the past. It is regretful, but I will never buy my croissants from them anymore. read more

the cookies are good but the service is horrible. I ask for five dozen cookies. One dozen of five different cookies. 5 times 12 is 60 pieces. I ordered 5 dozen and only received 28 pieces. then the girl tried to tell me "oh I didn't hear you say one dozen each" even if that was true, I WANTED FIVE DOZEN and only received 28 pieces and they way they charge is confusing. Well I hope they enjoy my money because I will NEVER come back. read more

Would give it 0 stars if I could. Maybe it deserves 1 star because I heard the cakes are actually good which is why I went there. However, the service is terrible! You would think they aren't in the business to actually sell product. I tried to purchase a cake for my parents 50th Anniversary and after 20 minutes, after being passed around to 2 different people, I gave up and left. Just needed someone to write Happy Anniversary on a cake. read more

I've come in to this bakery two or three times, and it's been a pleasant experience every time. Their pastries are delicious! I love that they're not too sweet like in some White American (notice American doesn't necessarily mean white) or Latino bakeries and the ingredients seem high quality. I love their baklava. I once forgot my wallet at the counter and they kept it for me. The girl at the counter was really nice. read more

I absolutely love Sarkis bakery! Everything is always made fresh! It's the perfect gift to give when visiting a friend! Love love love them! :) read more

The following items are highly reccomended: Coconut Macaroon, Ghourebyeh, Almond Cookie, Namoura, Moushabek & my favorite Halawa Jebne W/Syrup. read more

This place makes the best baklava I have EVER had. And everyone I take here or serve their baklava to also says it is the best they've ever had in their life. I have coworkers begging me to bring more baklava every time we have a company party. In fact, last company party I even had to take the baklava away because some people were hoarding it. I can't say it enough, best baklava ever. read more

Great pastries, plus ask for Aram if he's not in the front, one cute ass guy and he's very nice

I am also picky when it comes to baklava, and this was the freshest best tasting baklava I have had in a long time. I read the review about the fly in the cake. My rating is only for the baklava and Middle Eastern sweets. I wouldn't buy a cake from this kind of shop in the first place; and as much as it's truly repulsive to come across a fly in one's cake, I think the shop acted very correctly by apologizing and reimbursing the client. They should be more cautious about flies in the kitchen, but it is something that could happen in the cleanest of kitchens. I've also been to the one in Glendale, but think the baklava in Pasadena is better. read more

Sarkis is great! We always pick of pastries for breakfast, cookies and cakes as gifts or for our snacks. I'll be honest- we love the place! It's our go-to when we're in a hurry. The girls are always nice and helpful. They give samples and patiently explain what's within each pastry and cookie. Highly recommended. read more

Took us a while to decide what we wanted as they have a wide array of baked and assorted elements and what we've tasted has been quite good

I like the Pasadena location better than Glendale.

I was referred to Sarkis Pastry by co-workers when I asked where to get good baklava. The storefront is so beautiful and they have an impressive assortment of pastries that look mouthwatering. Please don't be fooled. I want everyone to know to avoid this establishment. It is "all show, and no go." Their baklava is clearly made with 100% vegetable shortening instead of butter and tasted awful! I ended up going to the Baklava Factory the next day to get the real thing for a special meal I as making for friends. I can't help but think if pastries are their business and they are taking shortcuts with the quality of their baklava, I'm sure they're doing the same thing with the rest of their offerings. I hate that I wasted my $10 there ... and I'm never going back. read more

A few weeks ago, I've had twice Kuenefeh_Begebneh; Now, I can say that it was delicious. Bravo Sarkis Pastry. Good touch. Congratulations and keep it that way. read more

Terrible is the only word that can describe this place. Kenefe is made out of some "milky" ingredient, as oppose to the cheese that it should really be made of. The cakes are crackled, because they have been sitting in their refrigerators for months. The refrigerators behind the counters have employee's left over lunches, half eater cookies and cakes...the list goes on. The ladies at the store act as if you are an uninvited guest in their own house! Terrible service, and aweful products. No wonder Vrej down the street has MUCH MORE business! read more

Guys,I'm a visitor from the Middle East (Beirut) ,believe me if I say ,sarkis has the best kenafa I ever had. It's exactly like the one my granny used to make. read more