Kwan Lac Bakery

Freshly baked Asian pastries! Tried their taro and lotus seed buns and they’re delicious! They said they make their own filling with fresh taro and grind up the Lotus seeds to make the paste themselves!

I love these breads! I’ve been eating them all my life and I’ve never had any sponge cake that’s softer than these ones. Legit, they taste like fluffy clouds and the top of it is perfectly crisp! The man tao, the number one selling item, come in so many different flavors for everyone and anyone: regular man tao, sugarless man tao, wheat man tao, sugarless wheat man tao. They cater to anyone who loves traditional Chinese breads! They do large orders and all their breads are made the day of! Super fresh! Also, the red, green, and yellow bean inside the breads are not store bought as they are made by the owner himself. The owners work very hard and you can definitely tell in their breads!
This place has been around for as long as I remember being alive probably longer and they have very loyal customers because the bread is not only delicious but fairly cheap!

You have to come here to understand why its a 5 (and not a 4).
its literally a hole in the wall store. No menu, you see a bunch of Baos and Fried items. All freshly made.
The owner, whose math is probably faster and better than all of us has been making these things for over 30+ years. They have a niche in their items and they do it well! No process in terms of service, you walk in, look around, see what others come for, order… but here is a glimpse.
— Sponge cake: We call it «MuffinTop». Get it and check it off your bucket list. You will come back for more.
— Bai Tang Gao: Yummy
— Baos: Taro, red bean, mung bean. The bomb. No one makes it better here. Get it fresh, steam it. enjoy it.
— Chicken Bao: Fresh, hot, satisfying
— Sesame balls: always sold out. I’m not a fan cause it’s too oily.

I came here the other day and I can honestly say that it looks a little janky, but the bread is fantastic. Just goes to show you can’t judge a book by its cover. TRUST. You really gotta try the spongey cupcake and this white bun bread thats called «man tao»

This is a review for the Wedding Cake.
Imagine Castella (the Asian derivative of Portugese Sponge Cake), with a mixed fruit base, and light whipped frosting.
It was a decent cake, and great for the price of $ 180 after tax, and with the stand. I believe they return a percentage if you return the stand. My cake was 3 tier, and massive. I had 9 tables at a Chinese Banquet, and I had a tier and a half remaining after everyone received their hefty slices.
It was a hit with the traditional Asians. They liked how it was sweet but not too sweet, and light and fluffy.
They don’t speak English, but I went in knowing what I wanted, and what to expect. I pointed at the design I wanted, and told them what color I wanted. It ended exceeding my expectations.
Great deal!

Yuck! Sponge cakes are dry and has a «rotten» egg smell. We tried the Chinese donuts and it was super greasy and has a rancid oily smell. Quality food over price… Be careful what u put in your mouth.
No stars.

I love their sponge cake! It is sooo eggy and soft… Best place for sponge cake.
We used to get their pandan jelly cake with coconut filling a lot when we were younger but I guess not a lot of people order it bc now they only make that cake when people order it. They don’t make it on a daily basis to sell anymore. everything is very decent price. Their sponge cake rolls are very soft and yummy too :)

The service here is great! The owners are really sweet, my mom always comes here for the sponge cake, and their chinese donuts with sesame! Which are my absolute favorite ! And it’s super cheap here!

Basically just come here for the paper cup cake. They are the best in the town! I don’t think I will order birthday cake here for kids because there is absolutely no design at all. I will also get the coffee roll cake and I can finish the whole roll by myself.
I wish this place can do something to cover up the cake in a better way.

This little bakery is definitely a hidden secret. At first glance you can’t even tell it’s a bakery. Most bakeries would have their cakes and desserts out for display, but not this one. They have wheat buns and buns with no sugar, great for those who are diabetic. They do make birthday cake and wedding cakes that are delicious, however i feel that they need a little more variety with the flavors of their cakes.

I have been ordering cake from this bakery since 1991 and I never gone to any other bakery since. Just absolutely LOVE their baking goods. My kids and I are not really cake eaters but we love their cakes. Whenever I order for my relatives, my friends, my co-​workers and even for my school reunion, everyone loves their cakes and everyone went for seconds and asked for more. The service is the BESTEST :)

****SPONGE CAKES ARE NOT FRESHLY MADE!!!****
Because they had great rating and they are right around the corner of my house, I decided to give a try… It was a such a disappointment!
Sponge cakes are not freshly baked but rather has been refrigerated or frozen and thawed in the morning on the rack. I went there around 10:30am and out of 5 sponge cakes that I bought, all of them were cold inside…
Also, since they leave front door wide open, tons of flies were flying around the racks and trays… YUCK! I will never ever go back there again!

Great service. Great cakes.
This shop has been my family’s go-​to for cakes for years… The place seems a little run-​down, but their cakes are MUCH better than the other chain bakeries in the area (Diamond… etc)
We ordered a durian cake today (quarter sheet for $ 30), and boy, it was STUFFED with durian. Delicious… Even my 60+ relatives all had a second slice.

Best almond cookie I gave ever had!

This bakery can be best described as a hole-​in-​the-​wall, mom & pop business that offer unbeatable prices.
I bought a few of their famous sponge cake to share with my roomie and one of my friends. We all thought the sponge cake was yummy!
Will be back for more!
Street parking available along the street in front of the bakery.

Their whole wheat mantou are big, cheap, and freeze well. That is all I need to say.

I love discovering cheap good eats around the neighborhood. I was with my parents strolling on the street of Garvey for Lunar New Year festival when we stumbled upon this little bakery. How long has this bakery even been here? It looks a little historic from both the outside and inside. Definitely a modest looking bakery.
We walked in and the first thing I saw were the mountains of sau bao in the display case. Sau baos are those pink tipped peach shaped buns that Asians eat at traditional birthday parties. On top of the display cases were various fried Chinese pastries. The one I remembered was the fried Chinese donuts.
What really caught my eye though were the fresh batches of paper wrapped cakes behind the counter! Those were my favorite to get at a bakery since I was a kid. I love the simplicity of it. And the simplicity makes it hard to find a well made one.
I am overjoyed when I ripped off a piece of the cake and saw the airy pores inside. The cake was so light and yummy! The taste of the egg was prominent, and the level of sweetness was right on point. The best thing about all this is it was only $ 1! I will be back for more please.

This place is not a hipster place because the main crowd that comes in here are a much older bunch, however, I do love their Chinese doughnuts, pork buns and especially steam wheat bun. FYI, they sell out of their steam wheat bun everyday, so go early. I know most people don’t like bun without any filling, but these wheat buns are the best in SGV. You won’t find it anywhere in the valley.
As for their cakes, I’ve tried them in the past and it’s comparable to any other cakes in the valley but cheaper. You can order wedding cakes and birthday cakes from them at a decent price, even though they don’t really advertise their cakes in the shop.

I never bought anything from this bakery before, but the lady whom I spoke with was rather cordial, unlike the man at Kawah Bakery (another bakery nearby; see review by Vinh T. to see what I mean). For a very inexpensive and a very basic wedding cake, I would have booked with this bakery, but unfortunately, since my wedding is going to be in Orange County, this wouldn’t be feasible because this bakery doesn’t do wedding cake deliveries unfortunately. =(

BEST deal you’ll find on an affordable wedding cake anywhere hands down.
The bakery is totally no-​frills and a little hard to find. I suggest for the first time going you park in the plaza for Kawah Bakery and then walk out of the center and turn left and it’s a few stores down. It’s a tiny storefront and unless you knew ahead of time they did wedding cakes you wouldn’t know to ask. They sell Chinese baked goods mostly.
I uploaded a couple of pictures of the 4-​tiered wedding cake we got. They have a binder with various style cakes you can choose from. Like I said they’re no-​frills so take note that the decorations are basic. I had them do a basic white cake and added my own flowers rather then have them ice me some (color of your choice). They only come with a fruit cocktail filling but I pressed and the lady offered me fresh strawberry filling as a free upgrade.
Total price on my 4-​tier wedding cake (big enough to feed 300 – 400 ppl) — $ 200 cash out the door + $ 10 refundable deposit for the stands (just asked the restaurant to pack up the tier stands and give it to us at the end of the event).
FYI: It doesn’t come with a cake topper but you can buy one from them. I already had one so I have no idea how much they run for.
The cake taste as good as all the other Chinese strawberry cakes you can find in the SGV bakeries around town. You can’t beat the price — I checked: D