Lelac’s Filipino Bakery

Came here a week ago with high expectations based on the stars here on Unilocal.We bought pan de ube, spanish bread, cheese roll, hopia, siopao and a rice cake. As soon as I got to the car, I opened up the bag of pan de ube and was very disappointed. It was dry and it barely had any filling! I proceeded to open the other bags of bread to try them, and all I can say is that I wanted to throw them out in the garbage. All of the breads were dry, had LITTLE to NO filling, and the hopia pastry was undercooked. The only thing that we enjoyed at that very moment was the rice cake that was nice and warm since it just came out of the oven when we got there. The siopao was also good, the bun to filling ratio was perfect… surprisingly.
Needless to say, I won’t be returning to buy bread from them anymore. Maybe siopao… Just maybe.

I came back during the morning time. My husband and I bought chicken siopao, which was pretty tasty and a Filipino dessert (Sticky coconut rice at the bottom with brown sugar caramel on top.) Unfortunately, this dessert was subpar for the hubby. He took 1 bite and gave up on it. We’ll try it again sometime… reluctantly
The sign on the door says open til 6:30. I was there at 5:30pm and it was closed. I’ll be happy to re-​review this restaurant after I try it. But as for now, I’m disappointed that they closed way before time

Food is definitely good just had dinner with some relatives and they bought a couple of different breads it’s so good.

Nice little bakery specializing in FIlipino breads. Since keeping inventory fresh is a priority, everything is baked in small batches to ensure quality. I love siopao (pronounced shoe pow), which is basically a steamed bun with your choice of pork or chicken inside of it. The version they make here are massive. Best way to eat these are to keep them refrigerated, then wrap in a wet paper towel and nuke for about 2 minutes and they come out steaming hot and tasty.
They have a small steam table and have a handful of dishes. As is what seems to be a standard practice in every Filipino restaurant, none of the dishes were labeled, so it was a guessing game to figure out what each dish was. The owner was very helpful. I ended up with some yummy pancit, jasmine rice and some sort of lechon (roast pork) dish. Everything was really good.
My only recommendation for improvement would be more labeling of food (so people who aren’t so familiar with the food won’t have to ask questions about every dish) and listing pricing. I had no idea what things cost until I was ready to pay for things.

Great place for their hot plate! Will definitely come again for their lumpias!

After running errands in Sparks, I checked out a cute little Filipino Bakery, Lelac’s.
The store is small, and is a takeout kinda place.
I was immediately greeted by a sweet young man, who was friendly and very helpful. He explained what everything was, as I pointed to each and every item which was foreign to me (pretty much everything in the bakery). I settled on kepeng (pastry with brown sugar) and pan de ube (pastry filled with sweet purple yam). He kindly offered me a sample of the ginataang (creamy dessert with coconut milk, tapioca, yam, sweet potato, two kinds of banana and jackfruit). I think the ginataang was my fav. Everything was good (I sorta sampled a bit of everything immediately).
There were pork buns, chicken buns, breads, sweets, and grocery items (such as coconut jam – whaaaaaa?).
Lot parking is available right in front of the store.
I really liked this little place. I would recommend it and will defiantly return.

My family and I have come here several times… and we each have our favorites. mine are the chicken empanadas. They just started serving hot food… small quantities to maintain quality. We love it here.

Lelac’s Filipino Bakery is a hidden treasures here in Sparks. If you like or miss Filipino foods this is the place to visit. All items are fresh and oh so tasty. I have looked for a place like this in our area for years and finally its here.
This is a must visit treasure that once you go you’ll be back again and again!

Sparks has a cool new Filipino bakery. And Honey Bakery in Reno has a competitor for steamed and baked buns. Lelac opened June 1 but I didn’t notice it until yesterday.
They have Filipino baked goods, like something with sweet yams. As a gringo, I loved the cream cheese roll with the fruit filling.
They also have steamed and baked buns. I got a steamed bun with pork adobo. They also have chicken adobo. My baked bun had a variety of ingredients. The dough was perfect on all of them.
They have sticky rice too, but I passed on that.
The employee said they hope to add a steam table soon to offer hot items.
A sign says their goods are offered at several Asian stores in the Reno area and Lake Tahoe