Ellie’s Cathy Bakery

I have bought vanilla bread with fresh strawberries cakes a few times and the cakes are always fresh. My family, guest, and I like the taste. The perfect amount of sweet. The cake I get is the sponge cake type however if you don’t like that type they have other types of cakes. I like the decorations of the cakes and that they will to add almonds to the cakes I buy for an additional fee.

We’ll usually swing by if we’re having a meal in one of the restaurants on the other side of the mall. The baked goods are tasty and fresh; I’ll usually get a few sponge cakes and a pineapple bun (no pineapple inside).
But this past time we were in town, my mom told us about a special two-​layer cake that they make. It’s basically two layers of spongecake with a few crispy layers in between (sort of like the pastry that is in a napoleon). It’s only $ 13.50 for a quarter sheet (about 12 good-​sized pieces). A lot less sweet than other cakes since it’s not covered in whipped cream (though I think you can get that as well).

Not a fan of the pastry here. Taste below average and uncreative, lacking in taste and texture. Usually I’m not so fussy on pastry, but not being able to finish my bread show how much I dislike it. Pineapple Bread is tasteless, can’t taste the pineapples at all and Sweet Butter Bread is tasteless too. Will not be back, and will stick to my usual bakery.

Juicy bakery with chicken sandwiches
I really like their chicken sandwiches that they have here and you can’t beat the price. The chicken sandwich is $ 1.50 and the chicken burrito is $ 2. It is great to bring to parties or meetings at an inexpensive cost in return for a full satisfied tummy.
They also have this other cake that you can only order when you place a special order with them. I can’t remember the name in Chinese but sounds something like this: tsue pi tan cao? It is similar to a napoleon type bread with all the layers but doesn’t have the cream. Its sooooo good, but I don’t mind plain breads so for me it’s a favorite. And only this place has it that I know of.
Service is good, these days they have a lot of people that speak English so it’s easier to communicate with them when you have questions or need to special order something since my Chinese is very limited.
I really like this bakery because it tastes good and it doesn’t have long lines like the other ones.

Very friendly service here. Their bread is pretty decent too at a decent price, but selection is a bit smaller than other bakerys

I have stepped in here for a snack 3 times. It is smaller than most Chinese bakeries but their cakes are better, They have the standard fare of savory and sweet buns. I like the place.

Whenever I go to the asian bakery I have my go to pastries. This bakery is relatively good, and because I went in the morning I got the fresher ones.
For you savory lovers you should get the HOT DOG with GREEN ONIONS, or the PORK SUNG BUN.
For the sweet lovers you should try the CUSTARD BREAD, or the RED BEAN BREAD.
ENJOY!

I think this is a franchise store from the Rowland heights one. It didn’t live up to the original store’s standard.
Especially the burger cake that my friend got… A sponge cake piled with cream that is dyed with different food coloring. Even more gross it has actual lettuce and cheese in the cake…

I had the crispy skin cake before and was very good. Try to get it this time but the girl told me it won’t taste good the next day so I buy some other kind of bread instead. It was alright but not outstanding. The price is inexpensive though.

I walked in at the end of the night, looked around the whole store and wasn’t going to buy anything until I happened see trays and trays of napoleons on the tray rack. My eyes got huge!
The Napoleons here are stacked high with airy, flaky dough that holds a firm crunch and then crumbles into light goodness your mouth. The slightly sweet cream moistened my mouth, providing just the right balance of moisture to offset the dough. I couldn’t avoid having some of the nuts in the cream spill out onto my napkin when I bit down. One of the best napoleons I’ve had in years and they are only $ 1 each.
Unfortunately, as previously mentioned, nothing else caught my eye. They have various breads and stuffed buns, but they didn’t look that appetizing. Pineapple buns, green onion buns, hot dog bun, red bean, etc. It’s more of Chinese bakery from when your parents bought baked goods, not the sexier looking baked goods that JJ (around the corner) and 85c now display.
If you’re craving a napoleon though, it’s worth driving a few extra miles to get one here. I haven’t seen anyone else in SoCal do one like theirs and that’s a good thing for them.

Moldy bread!!!
How can that be? I used to work at a bakery so I know all baked goods need to be tossed out at the end of each evening shift.
I brushed my teeth twice already and I still can’t get the moldy taste out of my mouth.

We always get the flaky layer cake from the Cathy’s on Las Tunas in San Gabriel, but I never thought about coming here, especially when I eat at Mei May’s, Phoenix and other nearby places.
Like any other Asian bakeries, they sell different types of breads & buns. ie. pineapple buttermilk bun, red bean green tea, savory ones… etc. The selection isn’t as plentiful as JJ Bakery or 85C. Also, the buns aren’t as soft as the other 2 more popular bakeries. But in my opinion, Cathy’s is known for ordering cakes (wedding, b-days…etc)
I bought a 2 layer taro cake for my baby’s birthday. Now if you like taro, this is pretty darn good cake. It’s light,(except the creamy frosting, which we scrape off) lightly sweet w/​a generous layer of taro in the middle. We had their taro cake many times and it’s always consistently good.
The service is mixed. Two ladies handled the counter. The young one lacked personality and facial expressions. The older one who worked the cash register was much more pleasant and smiled a lot. Aside from that, it’s still my go-​to place for taro cake. And if I feel adventurous one day, I might even try something different.
4 for the awesome cake & partial good service, but not so much for the variety of buns and lack of training on cake decorating skills (see photo) the «happy birthday» message on the cake needs improvement! so I gotta drop it down to an overall 3.

Everything about this place should be great-​its proximity to appetizing restaurants, clean store front, kind personnel, and decent selection of Asian baked goods. However, I’ve gotten multiple kinds of baked goods from bread to cookies to cakes while waiting for a table at the nearby restaurants, and they all have one thing in common: they’re super DRY! There are just so many other bakeries, close by and cheaper, to choose from. I feel like it’s surviving because of the food around it.

Came by on a weekday afternoon. I got the pineapple bread with raisins and filled with milk powder and a blueberry jam topped bun filled with milk powder. Their breads are kind of dry and not tasty at all. I was too lazy to find parking for JJ and went here instead and really regretted it.

BEST black sesame buns, hands down! The bread is so soft and fragrant, and the black sesame filling is not super sweet, like it is at most places!
It seems like all the bad reviews here have to do with ordering some form of cake or other, but luckily for me I don’t really enjoy cakes from asian bakeries (too much frosting and cream), but i LOOOOOOVE all the traditional asian pastries like pinenapple buns, shredded pork buns, taro buns, red bean buns, coconut bread… OK basically BUNS. And they have amazing bread here that is RIDICULOUSLY SOFT. What do they do to it!!!
They also have this superb cheese and ham loaf, it looks so drool worthy freshly baked out of the oven! My mom loves that stuff and gets it every time we are here… it’s a pretty giant loaf!
Prices are pretty average compared to most taiwanese bakeries, but great for standard LA prices. An average bun will cost you anywhere from $ 0.90 to $ 1.30 depending on what it is. They also have cookies and other healthier multi-​grain stuff, but I’ve never even ventured in that direction… why mess with a good thing?!
Parking available in «Arcadia center».

Got my wedding cake here, the cake was so bad that nobody ate it. I went back and told the manager about it, she was nice enough to offer replacement but it’s too late. I don’t know what’s with the Chinese own bakeries they all have bad attitude and all miserable working… JJ bakery behind them is just the same. Never ask questions just buy and get out.

(Review based on 3.5 stars)
Came in here last week after shopping at the Arcadia Supermarket (which is in the same plaza, along with Sinbala, Chang’s Garden and Bun Bun Tea House) because I thought it would just be nice to buy something from the bakery (I love baked goods).
It’s been a while since I last came in here, but it seems like the quality of the baked goods seem to have gone done. There was just a small selection of items and some of the items just didn’t look all that appealing to me. But I ended up picking a sponge cake with slivered almonds on top ($ 1 prior to tax), one of those hot dog bakery items and a coconut tart (yeh– tot). When I brought my items to the cashier, the cashier looked at the coconut tart and told me she couldn’t sell it to me. She thought the coconut tart did not look like it was fully baked. When she walked over to get me another coconut tart, she took the remaining 3 and inspected them and told me to try something else, like the walnut tart. Another woman came to the front from the back and the girl at the cashier told her that she didn’t think these coconut tarts were fully cooked and the woman said that they are. But the cashier just didn’t feel comfortable selling them to me (good catch for her to notice since I didn’t really notice).
Anyways, I picked a walnut tart and my total for all 3 items was $ 4.20. My husband ate his hot dog bakery item and liked it and I had my walnut tart. The tart itself was nice and sweet and crumbly, which was a nice touch with the walnuts (which there were plenty of). When I ate the sponge cake a few days later, it tasted pretty good still. It was delicately sweetened and nice and airy/​spongey, like how a sponge cake should taste.
I don’t think there is really anything special about this bakery and I would probably just walk over to the next plaza over at JJ Bakery and pick up something next time if I feel like buying some bakery items. JJ Bakery just has more things to pick from and looks a little more visually appealing. But it’s always crowded at JJ Bakery, which makes me stop by there less often (but that’s a good thing that they are always busy, that means they are probably baking new items often and you will most likely not be purchasing old bakery items).

The people at this bakery are really nice!
It’s your typical Chinese style bakery
They have a lot of good bread and cute cakes
All in all it’s a good go to place if you want to make a quick stop for a snack or buy a cake for a party

I have wandered into this bakery several times because of its proximity to other restaurants. I have to say that I’m disappointed every time.
The selections are extremely limited even if you go earlier in the day. The breads are small and they don’t look very appetizing.
I tried a few kinds of bread and they’re all dry. I like bread that are soft and moist so this place definitely doesn’t do it for me. I’d rather go to JJ bakery in the next plaza over any day.

They always have delicious cake, bread and some Chinese pastry.
I had a Europe Mango Cake and Coffee Mouse Cake for friends birthday. They are soft and not too sweet. ^_​^
Cake Design is very nice and pretty. Big chunk of mango and not the sour and non-​season flavor. Love it.
BUT. CASH ONLY!!!