Kelly K.
Yelp
Lunar new year is coming up soon and I needed almond cookies that are tasty but don't cost a fortune. After a quick search on Yelp, I found Amay's Bakery & Noodle.
I love buying things directly from the manufacturer because I know that whatever I get is fresh and usually cheaper than retail stores. Amay's Bakery and Noodle not only sells super fresh almond cookies, fortune cookies, and noodles, but they are also super friendly! Possibly the friendliest I've ever encountered in a wholesale to public setting.
Located on the outskirts of DTLA, just off the 101 fwy, and at the end of a cul-de-sac, Amay's looks like a nondescript warehouse. You can literally smell cookies baking as you drive up. Yum! Street parking is available.
While there are a few pictures of different cookie and noodle products at the front counter, there are no prices posted nor is there a posted list of products sold. Their website has detailed product lists which is helpful to know prior to visiting the factory. The ladies working there are extremely friendly, helpful, and patient. Just tell them what you're looking for and they can look up the price. I bought different sized boxes of almond cookies: 100 pcs ($7.65), 36 pcs ($4.26), 27 pcs ($3.55), and irregular fortune cookies ($2.25/2 lbs). You can also get individually wrapped almond cookies for $21.20 (200 pcs). While I didn't buy the 'regular' fortune cookies their price for individually wrapped was 11.90/6 lbs (approx 300-320 pcs). CASH ONLY!
It does take a few minutes for them to get the irregular fortune cookies. But, if you like fortune cookies and don't care if they're broken or misshapen, these are a steal, super fresh and tasty. My office gobbled them up! I haven't yet tried the almond cookies but based on other reviews they should be pretty good too.
All I can say is I'm a huge fan of Amay's and I'll definitely be back!