I love hanging in the South Houston / Pasadena border because it's full of goodies. Amongst those goodies are the array of fresh, soft, and sweet pan dulce at Tepatitlan. This bakery is big, clean, and centrally located. When you walk in you'll be greeted by two huge Greek statues and the aroma of fresh baked bread. The set up is just like all Mexican bakeries, you grab a tray and tongs and start grabbing to your hearts delight! They have staples like conchas-- of the regular and unicorn varieties both -- Marranos, cuernos filled with cream cheese, bread pudding, cookies, and cupcakes. They also have cakes topped with fruit that you can buy whole or by the slice. If you want a custom cake they can definitely hook you up as they accept orders and have consultations to meet your needs. As a side note , on the weekend they also carry Salvadoran style Tamales. Prices are reasonable and in my opinion better than Arrandas. The quality is always on point and can hold its own against other Mexican bakeries. Tepatitlan is a great addition to the area. read more

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Los tamales tienen más masa que mis dientes. Entirely too much masa for those tamales and they aren't cheap! I do not recommend the tamales. They're not as good as they used to be. Yall rush them. Ya les vale la cualidad de Los tamales. No se agüitan? read more

Amazing tamales and goodies I love this place! Pastries are amazing service is excepcional!

The cake for our party was beautiful and delicious. It was not overpriced and was not overly moist as some tres leches can be. read more

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It is a large bakery with a great selection, variety, clean and tamales are delicious!

Great bread and fresh quality it can get busy but it's def worth the wait times it's so good it can be busy

I just left this bakery and the food looked great, but as I am in line to check out one lady got mad because i didn't understand what she said, o told her my Spanish is little. She threw her hands in the air, said something with a rude tone and walked away from me. Just because l don't speak Spanish doesn't mean she can be rude to me. That makes me not want to go back. read more

The best authentic, just like my grandparents use to make. You can't go wrong. Best tasting, none of this other stuff, real Mexican tamales , just like my parents back in the 50s, 60s use to make when Houston was Houston!!! read more

Porque las cajeras no puden corregir una orden cuando por equivocación uno pide una docena y usted las venden por media docena, y están caras!!!! Ya van dos veces que esta niña Karla me da mal servicio!!! I have to give it one star because it's making me do so! read more

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My favorite Mexican bakery! The pan dulce is great! Haven't had a chance to grab any bolillos because they go so fast. I absolutely love the piernas and niñas here! I recommend this place over any other Mexican bakeries in pasadena. They do make cakes and have flan and all that but I haven't really tried it either. They do look so delicious though. read more

I shop at these bakery alot.but I am highly disappointed with the service I receive.today I tried to buy the carrot cake individual cupcakes witch they are beautifully decorated and a very short attendant tried to stuff it in a undersize plastic box and it smashed my cup cake also I had a red velvet cake slice and again she tried and stuff it on a under size plastic box HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED sent them back.i wish some off these reviews would get back to the owner of these store. read more

today I went to by tamales and they gave me the wrong ones so I called and the lady was so rude and she didn't want to give me my full refund just for a half a dozen. This is the second time that something wrong happens and they're so rude about it they did not want to correct they don't care about the customer. read more

I love it here. I remember the first time i came with my dad, and enjoy every time i come with him. Its like out little bonding moment, but over bread I've never had a problem here. been coming here for the past 15 years. read more

I am no longer a fan. These people are like robots and if you ask them for anything (like a box to carry your items) they seem to have some kind of short circuit and just look confused or try to charge you an extra dollar. If you need any help there, the employees are pretty much helpless and will just stand there until you ask them to get their manager. It's ridiculous. Me: ( go in and tell the girl I need to purchase $35 worth of baked goods and they will not fit on the platter provided.) The girl: (looks dumbfounded and confused) Me: Could I get something bigger to place the items in? The girl: Uhm....uhm... Me: Do you have a box I could use? The girl: The box will be an extra dollar. Me: OK. Can I have the box please. The girl: You can get them on the platter and we will place them in the box for you. Me: ( seriously!!??) I just reminded her that the items would not fit in that small platter and just left. I am so over this place, just not worth it if you need any type of actual customer service. read more

Great place!! A wide variety of sweets and treats. The best tamales I've had since leaving San Antonio!!

I can't say enough good things about this place. All the bread is soft and stay soft for days. I always buy the bread shaped like a pig and omg they are hard anywhere else you go but here they are so soft and moist. I also love the fact that they have min versions of your favorite breads. The have little conchas and little pigs they also have the big version. They also have some of the best tamales I have ever tried those can get a bit pricey so we reserve those for a once in awhile dinner. Also if you eat them at Christmas prepare to go early. Try the green pork tamales and the regular pork tamales ask for the green salsa it's taste out of this world trust me you won't regret it. Also have a friend eat them with you because if not you'll eat an entire dozen. Update: still the best bakery in the area. Will travel for this place. read more

I called last week to ask were they going to be open on Christmas Eve, so I could pick up an order. The lady informed yes and I would need to call a DAY before to place an order for the tamales. I called over 10 times on 12/20 to place an order. Someone answered the phone, spoke in spanish and hung up. I called again trying to get the lady attention and she hung up. The last time I called the phone just kept ringing. I called today, 12.21, to try again. NO ONE answered on my personal line, so I used the Facebook app, they answered and told me they are not taking orders. Another lady, got on the phone and act as she didn't hear me and hung up the phone. I waited about 10 minutes, called to be told that yesterday was the last day. I told them I called and still no acceptation could be made. Customer service is horrible. read more

They got every sweet bread you are looking for! Friendly service and prices are good.

Amazing tres leches!!!!! Soo goood!!! So many choices!!! Many different flavors to try+ amazing assortment oof pastries and cookies. Def worth's. Try read more

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Tried to find a donut spot to stop by and we quit trying to find one and saw a big sign for a bakery. So we figured they had to have muffins and stuff. Well we walked in and we read two signs. 1. No firearms 2. $5 minimum for credit card We had no firearms and cash so we were winning already. Then you walk in and it was like a heaven for pastries. Then we figured out that you had to grab this large metal plate and tongs and then it was like a candy store but for pastries. For a quick bite for morning pastries it did the job. If they only had a variety of more donuts and had signs in English. We stood there google translating everything. Either way we made it happen and I got two donuts for 50 cents each. Can't beat that! They also had coffee and a wide variety of drinks. read more

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Horrible holiday pre-service! On Christmas Eve they had people waiting for hours for tamales. First they say wait an hour. I patiently waited. I have waited an extra hour trying to be considerate for somebody was going to have the tamales and it's a busy time of year. They had someone to take our orders to say they would give out tamales a little at a time. They never keep us updated and we're fine keeping the crowd at bay. Finally near hour three, their plan was to fulfill the preorder tamales and only sell to us if the people didn't pick up their order. Mind you they did not tell us until the crowd pressed for a response. It is my conclusion that they only care about the dollar and not their own customers. read more

Just spent $40.00 on tacos and yea. Way too expensive there now. Won't be returning. For that price I could've went somewhere else and ate a meal not just tacos. SMH 3 tacos for me, 2 tacos for my daughter, a taco salad for my other daughter, 3 drinks. $40.00.. we went there to eat cheap. Boy did that not go well. Food is good but not worth $40.00. read more

Nope,..! Cakes are horrible,..ordered one for my moms bday,..i thought i would give this place a shot,.! But the cake was not good.,,!! #bigno #dontwasteyourtimeormoney read more

I went this pass Saturday and got a dozen of tamales myself and mother got food poison they call me from the Vista Con Care mother was so sick I myself been in bed for 3 days please check all the pork tamales I do not want other people to get sick read more

I ordered a cake for my sons 2nd birthday when it was time for me to pick up the cake they had no idea about the order they had missed placed the ticket. First they tried telling my sister that the cake was not ready that they needed 20 more minutes to finish frosting the cake, so my sister asked to speak to the manager that's when the manager said they had no idea about the cake . So the lady in the front lied to us about my sons cake being frosted. The manager said they can have a a cake ready with in 20 minutes a fresh cake since they cook the cakes and all that needs to be done is be frosted she said the cake would be fresh well we said yes that's fine go ahead. Well we got the cake when it was time to cut the cake it was falling apart it was dry some of the cake was hard. Never again ordering cakes from here. read more

Managers/owners need to get a hold of how to run a business. The way they're doing it is not it. The ladies working there have no sense of what customer service should be, and therefore will no longer be giving them my money. Have heard of some really unsanitary conditions that happen behind the scenes and honestly the pan dulce itself has gone down in quality over the years.Never order the cakes from here. Check out El Bolillo, way cleaner and cuter store. read more

The Service is bad the worst the workers don't care about giving you a good experience all the workers are rude in a bad attitude The cake I bought was supposed to be tres leches and it's not it's all hard and dry I really recommend not to go there read more

Opening the doors of this huge bakery, one is met with the sweet aromas of butter and sugar invading the senses. This bakery offers the typical Latin American sweets assortment. They also make birthday and wedding cakes, lavishly decorates desserts. The reason for my visit however were the tamales. They were INCREDIBLY good. A coworker recommended the bakery, it was a bit out of the way, but well worth the travel. I can't say enough about those tamales from the taste, portion or price. I am a believer from this day forth. 3 stars however because the customer service was subpar. No one greeted me or asked me if I needed help with anything, CLEARLY I was not the typical clientele and Spanish is not my 1st language. The only time I was asked a question was when going towards the register, the lady behind it said "can I help you with something? You're jus taking pictures". So I handed her my tray of desserts. That was a bit off putting being made feel out of place in a melting pot of a city. Will I return? Nah. Will probably send my Latinas friends to go pick up those tamales for me. I don't like feeling unwanted where I spend my hard earned money. read more

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Definitely not returning. There are four females behind the counter and still slow. We were in one line to pay for our baked goods and wanted to place an order for tamales. We were told to go over to the other side of counter to place that order. As we walked over the lady at the register walked away. I told two of the for females we wanted to place an order. One said, "ok". After being the only ones in that line and 8 minutes later, I let them know, again, we're waiting to place an order. As if we hadn't said anything prior, they all were surprised we were still waiting. They finally called someone out and she tells us to hold on because she needs her receipt/order book, seriously! So we wait again. After we finally place the order, we're told to go back to the other side to pay. So after all that waiting, we need to get in line again. They are unorganized and lack customer service skills. read more

Beautiful, huge, clean, great selection! We had various pastries, and sweet breads, as well as a fruit topped tresleches cake! Yummy! I wanted to try everything! Next time I'm in Houston, we are coming back for a huge bag of pastries, and pan dulce to share with La Familia! Beautiful panaderia! read more

I must say, this place did not make a lasting impression on me as a place I would come back too. The service was ok, the food was ok, don't expect too much because you will be disappointed, that is about all I can say about this place. read more

Strong points for this include wide array of pastries, gelatins and specialty cakes (some special order). I was a little disappointed on the last visit, as there were no ready-made tortas to go, which I like to take to work, but still the quality was good, maybe not quite at the level of a couple other panaderias. And the do offer good coffee for only $.75 for the small cup, which goes great with a fresh empanada! For those unfamiliar, this was the former location of Ryan's restaurant. read more

The only reason I keep coming back here is because everything tastes good the bread the cakes you name it! The two stars are due to the fact that these people have no type of customer service training at all what so ever. I visit this place pretty often and they never fail to disappoint. I order cakes from here all the time and for some reason they always give me something I didn't order when it comes to the cake decorations ... I can specifically say strawberries on top "only" and they bust out with kiwis and peaches .... it might not be a big deal to others but if my receipt specifies one thing I expect that exactly and nothing else. They haven't only done this to me once but more than 3 times. Like I said everything here is delicious except the rude ladies at the cash registers and the fact that they always make me a different cake than what I payed for. read more

Horrible service , the workers have very bad attitude and are lazy . They also do not pay attention when asking for cakes , instead they sell it to the wrong customers. Very very very BAD SERVICE , I do not recommend to come here read more

Not always the freshest, but THE BEST selection of pan dulce and Mexican desserts in the city. Friendly staff and great prices. Excellent bollios! read more

I am so happy I finally stopped to check out Tepatitlan Bakery last year. I highly recommend this bakery! After figuring out you're supposed to pick up a tray and tongs to make your selections, I quickly filled my tray up with empanadas, cheese pastries, bread pudding and a most delicious, soft cousin to the bolillo (sorry, don't know what they're called, but they make THE best sandwiches). And that was after walking down only one row of the bakery! While in line to pay for my overflowing bounty, I spotted an unassuming, handwritten sign that said 'Tamales' taped to a couple of coolers behind the register area. I LOVE tamales, so I had to buy a dozen of each, not realizing how big they were going to be! A half dozen of theirs looks like a dozen from other places, and are fresh, hot and double-wrapped securely in foil, so they stay hot on the ride home. The pastries were all fresh and delicious, and the tamales were the best I've ever had. I'm addicted to the Rajas (cheese) and the Pork, but the Chicken is equally good. And they are HUGE tamales at an excellent price. I brought them to our Christmas party last year and cut them up as appetizers with my own roasted red salsa and queso. My family went nuts. Everyone now drives from all over Houston to this location to buy tamales. We give them to each other as birthday gifts, so we all have a stash of them in the freezer for 'emergencies'. I'm serving them for Thanksgiving and giving them as Christmas gifts this year. The bakery is spacious and clean, and the staff is very friendly. I love practicing my Spanish with them. I recommend you special order the tamales for parties, as they often run out, especially the Rajas. Going there today to stock up again. Writing this review has made me hungry... read more

Awesome! Very nice, welcoming people, clean establishment. They have aaall kinds of delicious breads and tamales from TWO different countries in the weekend. This was a fabulous find for us. A friend recommended the place, and after visiting, I feel it was worth the drive! We were asking about the different tipes of pastries and breads, to be able to select what we were craving that day, and the ladies were soo helpfu! The only thing the bakery needs is a few tables and chairs to enjoy then and there my Chocolate de la Abuela along with the bread and pastry, which I did, sitting on the big bench they have. I wish I could go there every day or at least every weekend. Lovely place! read more

So I typically love this bakery but today, the young lady that bagged my bread seemed bothered by the fact that I asked for a specialty cupcake to be packed separately. She grabbed a white to go box and smashed the cupcake to fit it in. I couldn't believe my eyes! Presentation is everything in a bakery, I didn't say anything because I don't speak Spanish which seemed to bother the young lady as well. read more

The prices are really cheap and the pastries I've had were all good. The watermelon shaped cookies are one of my favorite things to get here. read more

I stopped by after work to buy some tamales and when I opened them at home they had no meat in them!! I went back and the owner showed me to the back and told me that it was the machines that ran out of the meat but refused to give me my money back saying they were cold and opened. Obviously I had to open them to eat them, he ended up replacing the tamales. Nice ladies but the owner gave me the worst service. read more