Manoly’s Bakery

This place is so good. Had their beans (black whole beans) rice and tamales. There was a more traditional chicken tamale, and their Oaxacan tamales with mole negro was delxious! Allover, flavorful and delicious, and cheap. Will definitely be back for more!

The fries among other meals will keep you satisfied

Really wanted something delivered and it cost $ 20 just for a delivery fee sorry I’ll pass that’s why this place got a 1 star review on top of that they want to charge you for the food including a delivery fee of 20 bucks I would recommend something else before they would only charge 2 – 3 dollars but really 20 bucks sorry wouldn’t recommend this place

Amazing tamales and pupusa’s! Fresh and delicious. Be sure to visit this hidden gem as the food does not disappoint.

Highly recommend the flan — delicious and authentic. Purchased an entire one for a work celebration and many asked where it was from — thanks Manoly’s!

This place is amazing. A hidden gem. The best tacos in the neighborhood, hands down! I came here for lunch today. For 4 dollars I got 3 tacos, filled to the brim with pork, beef and chicken. Every single taco also had AVOCADO in it. The portions were huge and they tasted amazing. Staff was super friendly. It’s also just a cool place. The whole ambiente is very nice with telenovelas playing on the tv in the background. Just perfect! Seriously worth the visit form other parts of town.

WHAT A FIND!!! When you look up pupusas in West LA, Manoly’s shows up on the fifth page. It is so low on the radar, but it definitely shouldn’t be.
I kept driving past this place on my way home, everyday there is a lady standing outside handmaking pupusas on the sidewalk. I knew that was a sign of something good… We finally went to check it out and I have never been happier with a random find. I ended up coming here 3 times this weekend! They have the BEST tamales and the BEST pupusas!!! Their curtido (the pickled salad that goes on top of the pupusa) is incredible, spicy, and full of fresh veggies. They also have a housemade salsa there that is so spicy and god sent! Do not eat your pupusa without it! They of course have the traditional nonspicy red sauce that goes with it, but mix up the salsa for more happiness.
We ordered the mix pupusa (beans, chicharron, and cheese, these are the only flavors they offer). It was amazing! I don’t know why their chicharron is so good, it’s almost like carnitas!
I also got their mole and salsa roja tamales, both of which were AMAZING!!!
I ended up buying a bunch to go to keep at home and enjoy all week. I bought a few items from their bakery pan section to bring to my work this weekend and everyone loved it. Very tradtional and delicious. We tried their flan, and to be honest, it wasn’t my favorite. But no complaints, everything else here is perfect. The sweet ladies who are constantly smiling while they serve you, yet rushing to get you your agua frescas (we tried the ensalada and piña, both of which were great — think kool aid). They even came to check on myboyfriend’s banana milkshake to make sure she made it sweet enough.
I highly recommend their menudo as well, it wasn’t full of random vegetables, but just all meat. It was awesome! It came with some tortillas on the side (not handmade, but still fresh). I can’t wait to come back and try their other oaxacan plates! If their mole is as good as the mole inside their tamale, its probably heavenly!

The menu is quite extensive for this little hole in the wall. But The tacos and tamales were decent and the service was quick. However, i could not give this place more stars because i saw a dead fly in the sweet breads case! eeeew! Also, during the uni high lunch hours, this place is overrun by obnoxious and loud high school students, so it’s rather chaotic.

The food is delicious and the staff is friendly. I recommend getting the steak fries.

I love this bakery, They have the BEST flan. Its perfectly custard with egg. Parking is in the back. Hard to find if your driving pass it.

This is only for their cookie tart as my husband calls it. He’s been. buying every year for the past 3 or 4 years. He used to go to highschool around there so i guess thats how he found the place. The tart has a chocolate on top of the crust, then like a custard topped with fresh fruit. Very delicious and good alternative to a bday cake.

best breakfast burritos kind staff i come here everday for lunch always fresh always good

Helpful counter clerk, good service. Authentic menudo. Authentic barbacoa. Authentic champurrado, Refreshing pineapple mango smoothie.

True, the restaurant isn’t much to look at — but I’m here for the food!
They have a decent tamale selection. The salsa that comes with it is amazing! We got the chicken tamale last time — but you can’t go wrong with the others.
Now they have the most delicious Napoleon pastry! I like it how it is not all cream and that the cream they do have is light and not heavy. Sooooo good!
They have a great selection of other pan dulces and pastries. I go here for the desserts mostly. :) I tend to pick up my coffee from 8 Espressos from the down the street before coming here. I don’t really get anything else other than the sweets and the tamales.
Sugar and spice makes everything nice!

Very good coffee and breakfast. It’s a good place for no-​frills, affordable, filling, home kind of food.

This place is a neighborhood gem! The mexican food is as good as my grandmother’s homestyle cooking. I have tried almost eveything on the menu and have yet to be disappointed. The fresh juices are a great morning pick me up, as is the mocha latte.
The pastries that Manoly’s has to offer are delicious. Being Mexican, I find their Mexican assortment of bread to be really good (none of that cheap imitation mex. bread you find at grocery stores)
I dare say that the flan is THE BEST flan i have ever had, quite contrary to what was previously reviewed. I would also suggest trying thier 3 Leches cake, which is not too sweet and not too soggy, just right!
Whether it’s food, something sweet, or friendly service, you won’t be dissapointed.
There are no restrooms but there is a sink where you can wash your hands and that’s good enough for me.

I really like this place. I always go there for breakfast or lunch. The food is SO GOOD, and cheap too. And they do FRESH smoothies and juices!
If they had a public restroom I would probably give it 5 stars.
Update 1÷18÷12: the last time I was here they had extensively improved their bakery selection. I had a piece of «tres leches» cake. It was amazing.

Manoly’s is a good place to go if you’re looking for a quick bite or a decent deal on breakfast. Only recommend if you’re really in a hurry and don’t have time to go somewhere better, like Literati.
The $ 5 minimum is not an issue if you order $ 5 worth of stuff, which is pretty easy to do. I think the ham and cheese croissants are actually very good, and paired with a cup of coffee, they will wave the minimum. Not bad for $ 4.50!
This place is decent. I haven’t tried most of their pastries, because they look really dry and not terribly fresh. Also, it’s really awkward to get pastries because they don’t give you a bag to put them in unless you ask for one. It’s actually kind of funny, because most people stand there bewildered, holding their pastries with tongs, wondering where to set them down.

I was looking for a new taco place and a co-​worker recommended I try Manoly’s. They have very authentic Mexican food.
I ordered the Torta, with chicken. It was really tasty. They put whole black beans, chicken al carbon, lettuce, a little bit of onions and some mayo on it.
I also ordered one carne asada taco and one chicken taco. Both tacos were very flavorful.
Their hot sauce is really hot and they have chili peppers. They have a little bar of assortments in the ice cooler.
Anyways, i will be coming back to try different foods on their menu. It looks like a bakery, but they have DELICIOUS MEXICAN FOOD!!!

I lucked out in that I parked on Barrington just because it’s easier to find things on foot. This made me accidentally avoid the meters, so now I have change to buy a gumball or something. I didn’t luck out in that I was also looking for cupcakes. I’m not sure why I thought they had them — and they did have squarish pieces of cake — but the cupcakes are only if you order them in advance, and I didn’t check about whether there’s a minimum.
There is a $ 5 minimum for the credit cards, and no customer bathroom, plus a sign to remind you. Half of the place is standard panaderia, but the other half — surprisingly — isn’t a bakery at all, but a small fast casual restaurant. This place is not elegant even by the standards of Larry the Cable Guy, but they did serve my food using real dishes and silverware instead of something disposable.
The panaderia items — mainly breads, rolls, and similar items — looked awful, like they would be dry enough to help start more wildfires. The restaurant type items included sandwiches, burgers, tacos, burritos, and breakfast items — a few in each category. There were some soda cans for purchase in a small refrigerator with a glass front on the bottom-​left of the space behind the counter.
I had the flan. I didn’t realize flan could taste this bad. It was rubbery, not referring to the general gelatinous consistency that usually accompanies a flan. I’m referring to a strange, strong, unpleasant taste permeating the substance. Needless to say, I won’t be returning for the cupcakes.