El Bolillo Bakery

I was looking so forward to enjoying our Sunday with some pan. We’re on the way home and I decide to eat an empanada de pina and there is literally a black hair baked into the pan!!!! I’m so grossed out and no one answers the phone!!!!

Can't find a better bakery in Pasadena Tx or the Houston area. Pastries are always fresh and now they are selling flour tortillas, tamales and champurrado

Fantastic bakery from donuts to wedding cakes, savory treats too. It's huge so much to offer it was overwhelming so do plan on coming back often. Fair prices.

The place used to be really good, one of the best actually. They always had fresh pastries, friendly workers and a great environment. Now, the workers just chat at the register and they have hardened treats in the cases. Really sad how poor the services has gotten.

I am disappointed! I ordered a cake for my daughter birthday this past Saturday and send a reference picture. They used a different image not the one I had asked for. Also you would think they'll have common sense and not block the main characters face !! 😠 (Photo below)

First time trying there tamale and it was a no no for me. The (Masa ) was salty and it was not traditional tamales very disappointed 😞. In the positive side there bread is good 100% I definitely recommend there bread. This time I went the bolillos where kind of different they used to be more big and fluffy.

Best sweet bread, great prices, and really good service. I went today to buy a lot of bread and asked for a box instead Epifania & Carmen took extra care of my order, and arranged everything carefully. Thank you for your great service ladies.

In ordered a cake over the phone and paid for it online. My boyfriend picked it up and the cake was no where to be found. They ended up giving him one they had for sale. We had paid extra for specific things we wanted on the cake.

Best panderia in South Houston. Probably top runner next to Hacienda & Del Sol LOVE their flan and choco flan. Their filled conchas also give me life

Wow! Growing up and having tried many panaderias, El Bolillo by far is the best bakery in the metro area serving Mexican and Salvadoran sweet delights! It is located in Old Pasadena. As you enter, you are greeted by the exquisite aromas of freshly baked sweet bread. Stainless steel trays and tongs are right there for self-service. I have never been here before, but the drill is the same if you have ever been to a panaderia. I was buying in bulk for a party. There is so much to choose from! Cakes can be ordered here for any occasion, and they also make tamales. Definitely need to try those sometime to see if they're righteous. Freshly baked tortillas de harina are prepackaged as well as mexican wedding cookies! Overall, I had fun coming here picking out goodies. I felt like a kid in a candy store! You should definitely drop by as there are, I believe, 2 other locations in the Hou area.

Quality of bread is top! Authentic Mexican bread style. Great variety of the different traditional bread. Fresh every day. Highly recommended.

BEAUTIFUL pastries and delicious breads! I love this place. Everyone is so nice and helpful especially since my Spanish is limited. Nicely kept inside and very clean.

This is a great bakery in the Houston area! Came here visiting my family and went to Bolillos Bakery. The service and people working there were super friendly and helpful. We asked several times about ingredients used in certain products and the staff was very helpful. The quality and taste of the various products was FANTASTIC!!! We were also served champurrado drink and it was the best! The sweet breads were all great, not too sweet, nice and savory. If you're ever in the Houston area and you like great bake goods go to El Bolillo!!!

We usually go to the Wayside location but since we were in the neighborhood... I know they are the same but I swear the wayside location just tastes better. To be fair I might be a little bias because it's what I'm used to. The bolillos are worth the drive from Galveston. I eat one with cheese before we leave the parking lot!

This was my first visit to this location but I've frequented the Airline/Main location for years. I didn't know what to expect in terms of service but I must say, I was truly impressed. Food: I went to purchase a tres leches cake to celebrate my supervisor on his last day. It's his favorite backers and cake. I wanted a small one to feed 9-10 people and it was perfect. El pastel estaba riquísimo!!! Service: Para que decir, me dejaron impresionada! Digo eso porque no me trataron con ningún tipo de indiferencia siendo yo AfroLatina. Estoy acostumbrada que cuando entro a un negocio Mexicano, el trato es...diferente. Aquí, me saludaron en y nos comunicamos en Español. La El señor que me ayudó primero me dió una sugerencia que en verdad me ayudó muchísimo. La muchacha que empaquetó el pastel fue rápida, eficiente y agradable. El proceso de pago fue rápido y sencillo. Pienso volver a este sitio en un futuro próximo. Ambiance: Nice, welcoming, clean, and pleasant vibe.

Always fresh bread here, the smell is amazing as you walk in. Nice variety of other products like tortillas, tamales, hot sauces, cakes, coffee, ect. Everything you need for a relaxing evening enjoying your sweets. I love coming here, employees are always friendly and welcoming. Great location. Keep up the great work that you do for the community like acknowledging those who serve the community. Thank you! Thank you!

My sister in law loves this bakery. She had brought us bread from here before. So we went and headed in the direction of the beltway and gave it a shot. Wow! So worth it. In my opinion, the concha is to Mexican pastries like brisket is to Texas style barbecue. If the brisket at a Texas bbq joint is on point, the goodness usually trickles down to the quality of everything else they make. Same with Mexican bakeries and conchas I'd say. This place has conchas that will not disappoint. Just the right sweetness and great soft yet firm texture. My fav pastry they sell is something they call a "Caracol de Queso". Or in English translation, a cheese filled snail. You can see why they call it that. The shape of the pastry is like a snail shell. They're filled with sweet cream cheese. Yummy! Service was friendly and helpful. Everyone that we spoke with that worked their was very helpful and friendly. One lady saw that we loaded up our bread tray, asked if we needed another one and went and got it for us, before I even told her I can go get it. Great service. Lots of good stuff, and everything from the building being made like Mexican style homes with solid block looking construction to the beautiful interior of their building; I felt like I was transported to Mexico for a brief vacation picking up some bread. Will be back for sure. Highly recommended.

I think I heard about this place from a foodie group that I'm in - I remember someone mentioning that El Bolilo was well worth the drive for those of us who live in the loop. The outside of the building looked like a very charming pastel version of Rosa's and the inside was just as colorful. There were cases of colorful and cute sugar cookies - Hello Kitty, Spongebob, minions from Despicable Me, etc. These were so delicious and I'm kicking myself for not picking up a few more. I also got a croissant cone filled with cream, an angel food nut muffin, and a concha, of course. I'm still eating my way through these, but so far they have all been incredibly yummy! Since there's a $5 minimum to pay with a card, I added on a $1.10 self-serve coffee, which put my overall total for 5 bakery items and a coffee at $5.60 - an absolute steal for baked goods this good!

Working my way through their tres leches after being hooked to their chocolate tres leches. Super nice staff and again a very clean and vibrant environment. The second tres leches I tried was the caramel one. I got to say, from just looking at it in the case, it didn't look as lavishly creamed as some of the others, but I was craving something caramely so I decided to get it. I mean why not - price is crazy good. It wasn't as distinctive in flavor as compared to the chocolate and could benefit from some textural differences - something crunchy. In the end, chocolate over caramel but the caramel isn't bad.

The sweet bread here is always fresh and delicious compared to other places I've gone. I don't get my cakes here though I go to fiesta go that because they're better with cakes. The service tends to be pretty quick though its a bakery so you're in and out anyway. The ambiance is always warm and welcoming with the sweetness pulling you in.

I don't live far from here so I come often. Very often. This review is getting three stars because the bread is phenomenal but for whatever reason, the ladies at the registers are so rude. Not a hello, thank you, good bye - not even a smile. I tried giving the girl at the register my tongs and she looked at me and rolled her eyes as she grabbed them. I was disgusted by her attitude. The bread is great. But don't expect the same level of customer service.

Delicious treats and tortillas and the tamales also are a great treat. Love the ojarascas cookies and the empanadas my man loves the pan de huevo.

Excellent customer service, wonderful selection, and delectable treats make a phenomenal recipe for success. Enter...El Bolillo! First of all everyone was friendly and welcoming. From the cashier to the security guard you could sense the pride and genuineness everyone has for their job. Impressive! As mentioned in other reviews, this place is clean...clean. The guard even sprays your hands with sanitizer upon entry. This was DEFINITELY my kind of joint. The tres leches was wonderfully moist, but not so much so that it detracted from the integrity of the cake. Fresh cream and strawberries culminated for a sensational treat. They also have good bunuelos and galetas! I give them two thumbs up. This is my new fav spot!

"MERENDAR" means snack. Pan dulce to the Mexican comunity is more than just a snack. It can be breakfast or dinner and everything in between. Growing up it was always pan dulce time. Friends originally told me about this small family owned 2 location bakeries when they saw it come across their TV screens on the news for the famous Unicorn Conchas aka Uniconchas. I decided that I would make my pan dulce trips to El Bolillo on the eastend even though there was a nearby Arandas, but there are those lazy days. I've learned they started out in the heights grew to two locations. In my review of El Bolillo on Wayside (eastend), I did mention their pan isn't any better than any other bakery, but I find something different every time I visit El Bolillo. The colors of their pan dulce are immensely bright and visually extra appealing compared to all the other bakeries in Houston. La Buena suerte (good luck) that El bolillo has had in a booming business for their hard work and great customer service has translated into la Buena suerte (good luck) for me. They now have a third location in Pasadena. I been a few times, but this last time I specifically went for a unicorn cake for a photo shoot to celebrate my *ahem* fortieth birthday coming up in February. It was beautiful when I picked it up. Thank goodness I only used a slice for the cake smash. My friends and I indulged on delicious early birthday cake. I can say it's one of the best cakes I've had! I have to admit I am biased towards chocolate on chocolate and that was not possible with the unicorn cake. They also put strawberries in it and I wasn't sure that was going to be a hit, but you guys they have it down. Don't skip the fruit filling when ordering your cake! Be warned the line wraps around the bakery on both sides to check out! They are busy and I mean busy but they move it along quickly. Although they earned this title back in 2011, I think it still applies in 2018. THE OFFICIAL BEST BAKERY IN TEXAS. I am especially a fan of: Polvorones Churros Bolillos My kids like: Puerquito/Marranito galletas Conchas Cuernitos The choices are endless and colors are forever changing. El Bolillo in my opinion is Mex-cellent!

Absolute embarrassment. Lol. A birthday cake is the star of the show at a party. I can't believe i asked for something so simple and this is the pathetic job i received. There was "nothing they could do". If the party wasn't in a few hours, i would have sat there until they made it right but i have so much more to do than correct someone i trusted, paid, and supported. I ordered this a week in advance. Oh and if you're wondering what i asked for, its "all white cake with borders and happy birthday sammy in navy blue and cursive lettering" .. should i have specified that i wanted it centered and look decent as well????

This was my first foray into one of these bakeries, and I must say it was great! I didn't really understand how it worked at first but I watched others and figured it out. There are big silver trays and tongs by the door, then you go around to the different cabinets and fill your tray and then check out. Nothing was labeled or priced, but I picked a few items and it was less than $5 so not too expensive. Everything I got was very tasty.

I ordered my daughter's birthday cake from here. A large unicorn cake and a smaller one, just for her. The cakes were super cute. But I had requested a strawberry cake for the small one and when we cut into it, it was vanilla. We were disappointed but when I contacted the bakery about the mistake, they offered a refund. Even with the mistake, the cakes were delicious and thanks to their great customer service, we will use them again. The price was very affordable and we only had to order 2 days in advance. Aside from the birthday cakes, the place smells AMAZING when you walk in. Can't wait to go back and try a bunch of their pastries.

I couldn't fuss the day I recieved my cake due to the crazyness of the babyshower we were having but I'm sorry the cake we recieved was not what we expected. For ua to pay 200 and some for a cake I expected better quality ..the baby feet put on this cake my 9 yr old would of done a better job they look like bigfoot feet the pic on bottom was what we expected and the cake on top is what we recieved ...I love your bakery but this cake was a joke ...honestly I dont think I will ever order a custom cake from you all ever again

Not as great as the other bollio bakeries. We had high hopes especially since we buy a lot of celebration cakes from the bakeries. Maybe over time they will improve. Hopefully since they are so close to our house.

I remember going to this bakery as a kid now that I'm adult the bread tastes weird along with that it was very hard like a rock just like as if it was sitting out there for days. Same goes with the small cakes they tasted like as if they were sitting out there just like the bread which is I won't be coming back to this bakery ever again.

I ordered a strawberry cake with strawberry filling and received a vanilla cake that was dyed hot pink. The decoration was Spider-Man and when we cut the cake people started to ask "was it a gender reveal?" They asked because it was hot pink and not even strawberry flavored. I paid 60$ for this cake, it was not the FLAVOR I ordered , I took it back to the store today at 9:20pm and there was no manger available. The manger had to be contacted by phone and said she could give me a 15$ STORE credit; are you people serious ! I paid for a service and did not receive it, the cake WAS NOT the right flavor! I took the cake back to the bakery and they are holding it until Monday 5/20/19 for when the manger comes back! The cake and I will be there Monday to speak to the manager who was unavailable today 5/18/2019. What kind of business is this !

Worst Location to go to. Id recommend everyone to rather take the trip to the original location off Airline Dr. Cause this Southmore location is the worst! Ordered a simple "8 tres leches cake & specified that i wanted extra wet or with extra milk. Picked up my cake the next day in the evening only to discover it was barely even damp! Extremely disappointed. Called them immediately to explain my situation & they asked me to bring a slice & show to the manager. Drove 15min away from my daughters party just to show them the cake. When the manager came out (Mariel) she explained that all she could do was give me a $5 credit. That's RIDICULOUS! I drove 15min & time away from my daughters party for $5? I should of just saved myself the trip & time! This establishment definitely doesn't care about business nor their customers satisfaction because i explained all i had to do just to show her the cake & she just shrugged her shoulders & said that's all she could do.

I was impressed, to say the least! So many pastries - the variety was impressive. Not too expensive either! Yummy & enjoyed every calorie!

I went in to get some stuff as I live 90 miles from the nearest bakery. Upon entering the door I was met with an EXTREMELY rude security guard that insisted that he spray my hands with something and that I needed to put my mask on, which was in my hand. Because I pushed back and refused to let him spray my hands he became agitated and threatened me. I will never go to this bakery again. I know it's not the bakery's fault but they employ that security company and are responsible for his actions.

El Bolillo is very beautiful on the outside with pastel colors and unique architecture. The inside is just as eye catching! The establishment is always clean, including the parking lot, and the smell is delicious! Our family has been to El Bolillo religiously since before it opened up this new location. The bread is always fresh, the donuts/churros are absolutely mouth watering, the cookies are always soft and the cakes are super moist. There is such a large variety of bread for every palette. We've visited on very busy days but the workers are never overwhelmed, they are always fast and very kind. There's never been a visit where the cashiers or people working in the bakery don't say hello, even the police officers at the door are nice. Overall 5 stars for this wonderful establishment. Save your money and head out to El Bolillo Bakery!

Came to this location hoping to get lucky and find a birthday cake for my daughter whom is turning 15 her big day. Usually the place to go is the panaderia on Spencer which is good. I am not a big person on pan dulce (sweet bread). Anyways I pulled in and first impression very clean it smells oh so yummy pan dulce. It was a Saturday so there wasn't many choices from cakes but I found one. The location is big and I love to see Raza working there! It's very well lit up. As soon as you walk in to your right are the tongs and trays for your goodies. Definitely will come to try their pan dulce.

It's not the weekend until we get the pan dulce party started! And that's a fact, ma people... Ok, in our family we have mandatory pan con cafe time punctually every day at 3PM -- a tradition passed down by our Portuguese forefathers hundreds of years ago (maybe not hundreds of years, maybe more like 90 -- sorry grandma!). Supplies needed are obviously the coffee and the best sweet bread in town *cues El Bolillo*. Now that the Southmore location is open I'm in sweet sugary heaven and have found my new go to location. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind driving to wayside but this is closer to me and I love to get my shop on in South H anyway so it's a win-win for me. The exterior is classic El Bolillo -- with the old school Mexican panaderia aesthetic. The inside is always impeccably clean and in order and the crew is super friendly and welcoming. You'll find a chart with the prices posted along a wall so you can keep count of how much the diabetic coma you are about to induce yourself in really costs. Grab a tray and get to picking among the fantastic selection of empanadas, mantecadas, conchas, galletas, and of course the infamous bolillo itself. Yo, this bread is always FRESH and soft. You can tell they work that dough like their lives depend on it. Each bread tastes like a decadent work of art baked to perfection. I love that I can tap the window to the bolillo baker window and they drop hot, fresh out of the oven bolillos immediately. It doesn't get better than that! I can vouch that this location has now moved into my top Mexican bakery spot.

I bought some cupcakes for a special occasion but the cupcakes and frosting was disgusting. The frosting was so nasty was not even edible and the bread tasted so disgusting. Don't waste your money coming here.

I live about an hour and a half from Houston. The other day I bought multiple packs of flour tortillas and put them in my refrigerator as soon as I got home (just like I've done it every time) the next day I opened a pack and the tortillas had some mold spots on them. Four days later I had a trip to Houston and went to the Bakery hopping to exchange unopened packs the tortillas, first I talked to a lady at the counter (she was very nice) then she referred me to a man. The man was rude and was hearing but not listening to was I was explaining to him (ignoring me) then refuse to help me. It is a shame because I really liked this place and have purchased their products every time I go to Houston.

Love it so much. Only place for all bread needs and super friendly and clean. So many options and so much goodness.

Good bakery. But they are a little pricey. They have a variety of things to choose from but go early because they run out sometimes.

They were supposed to make a bd cake for me, I didn't get what I asked for and it wasn't even close. So I am very disappointed with whatever it they think they made. It's an embarrassment.

Great Mexican sweet bread honestly personally i think is the best bread in Houston and Pasadena the cuernitos conchas caracoles are my favorite.sadly the only thing i really dont like about this place is the tres leches cakes i feel like they lost their touch ever since they moved from the office city dr location .cakes are normally really dry and no flavor ,although they are really well decorated they have no flavor and extremely dry .honestly if you ever want a great cake even do they are really simple and almos like home made i rather go to Tamaulipas meat market thats were the good tres leches cakes are at . El pan dulce es delicioso tienen realmente el pan mas dulce de todo Houston y Pasadena lo unico k no me gusta de El Bolillo son los pasteles estan mui secos y no tiene savor para decorar son mui buenos pero siento k perdieron el sazon en sus pasteles para pasteles recomiendo la Tamaulipas meat market son pasteles mas simples pero deliciosos confien en mi amigos el pastel de ayi no los defraudara es delicioso.

I was ignored for 13 minutes while the Hispanic patrons were not only greeted but served. Will never support this business again.

It was 8:45 and they did not let my wife use the bathroom because they were cleaning, then we were waiting on line for a few minutes and the shut the lane down and told us to go to another lane because they close at 10:00 and is cleaning time, all this more than an hour before closing time, I been buying bolillos bakery for years and recommend to others, but this location has bad service and not friendly

This is such a great place!! There are so many options of sweet bread! The staff is always friendly! I never leave this place with less than 3 bags! No matter the time of day I go, the bread is always fresh. The prices are very reasonable. They also make specialty cakes! I haven't had a chance to try all their products (I'm not sure anyone can), but I will definitely keep going back. I went in one time and asked for a specific character on a children's cupcake. Since they did not have that particular character, they decorated one for me on the spot with no extra charge.

The Tress Leche cake was amazing for my brothers birthday!! I will definitely go back he's already wanting another cake Easter time .

Oh boy all hail the carb gods El Bolillo arrived. After a lengthy building process the bakery opened its new location in the area. I have visited a few times and I can officially say that it is comparable to the original. Even with the steep competition in the area they have remained true and popular. The pan dulce is of course just amazing and their cakes are spectacular. Tree leches is the way to go hands down. Their mango roll cake I would say is my favorite but their nut and chocolate filled room is a closed second. Anything you get here is going to be a good option.

As far as bakeries go this is by far one of the nicest and best variety bakeries I have ever been to. If I lived a little closer I would get my cakes from this place. I would highly recommend stopping by for some pan dulce.

This was my first trip here and ooohhh its so evil lol I love bread and I went crazy there. I don't know all the names of the different breads and rolls but they are all delicious.

Always fresh and have options any time of the day you go. I like this place. It is so much better than the big box stores.

Horrible place and costumer service, I ordered a cake and it was awful don't waste your money

I don't understand during this pandemic El bollilo isn't inforcing what they preach. If you have a sign saying no more or a limit of them people in the bakery well. Do your job and inforce that. Don't get me wrong I live coming here but if you can't follow the rules well you lose a customer. Sadly

Such good Mexican bakery have concha's a lot of other food and it tastes really fresh. I love it u should to it sells so much good Mexican bakery stuff go there for real!!!!

I love this bakery!! They always have a good supply of the Tres Leches Cakes at a good price and are so beautifully decorated... Real Showstoppers!! Employees have always been so courteous and helpful! I never cared for the Tres Leche cake until I tried theirs. Great place to go!

Good Mexican treats very polite workers! Also very good smell inside and great security as well I would come here!!

My aunt and her sister drive out about 20 minutes to get here, because they say it's the best in the area. It's good, authentic, Mexican bread and oh so good. They also have beautiful cakes.