La Esperanza Bakery

I found this place while exploring the neighborhood, and the vibe felt relaxed and genuine. The pastry was warm and fresh, and you can tell they take baking seriously. I regretted not buying an extra one. the lighting made it feel warm instead of sterile. it smelled amazing the moment I walked in. I’d come back the next time I’m in the area, no question.

DISAPPOINTED!!!!! I have been a loyal customer to the bakery for over 15 years . The tres leches cakes have always been a hit . This time it was terrible the frosting was not edible it left your mouth with a tingling sensation. And to top it off it was way overpriced for the amount of cake that was actually given . 80 dollars for a basic 1/4 sheet …. No thanks lost my business .

Best pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) in town! The "elotes" & "cupcakes" are my faves! Their tamales are also the best! And they make beef, which is hard to find. Expect a line, but they know how to make it flow. Expect a Disney ride line for the holidays.

Best quality conchas, empanadas, orejas and campechanas ever. We use to live here in Sac, now in AZ, but this is always the first place we hit up when we come into town. Nothing beats the baked goods here, year after year, the quality never changes.

Absolutely love their bread. It's baked fresh everyday. The conchas are so good when their fresh made! Super addictive. My mom and I can go through almost a dozen 😅

I constantly crave Pan Dulce from here. I've been to a few around Sacramento and non beat this place. Once you try it you cannot go to any other bakery, it just feels wrong

We came here on Easter Sunday and it was so busy, but not sure if that’s how it typically is because it was so good! I’m used to pan dulce from east LA so I am always looking for amazing pan. We got there later so we missed a lot of the best ones like fresh bolillo and cuernitos, but did get our hands on some conchas, churros, and empanadas. These were all sooo good, so much flavor and couldn’t wait until my next cafecito to have one. The staff was super friendly and helpful and they appreciated our business - I support my people where I can!! Anyways, highly recommend and one day may make it out early so I can try some more of their amazing pan dulce. Also, it’s a little market where you can buy chips, sweets, tortillas, and some refrigerator items like milks and Mexican cheeses. There’s a bakery where you can order cakes, flans, chocoflans, y gelatinas. Truly felt like home to me.

I recommend this bakery to everyone. Best place in Sac for pan and desserts. South Sacramento has the best food places 😋. They also have the grocery store next door and Foods to go next to that. So everything you'd need in one shopping center.

Recently, I've been craving pastel de tres leches. But, like, some real, good, authentic pastel de tres leches. (I tried getting a slice from Food 4 Less, but it didn't hit the spot.) For anyone who may not know, 'pastel de tres leches' is a cake made with sweetened, condensed, and regular milk. 'Pastel' means 'cake,' and 'tres leches' means 'three milks.' I remembered my ex always saying (in Spanish) that if I wanted some *real* pastel de tres leches, I should go try that bakery down the street from Caballo Blanco. So, eighteen years later, with the help of Yelp, Google, and Google Maps, I determined that this was probably the *legit* bakery in question. (It's right around the corner from Caballo Blanco, and has been open for over 50 years.) When I first walked into the bakery, there was a long line, but it moved quickly. At first, when I looked around, I didn't see any cake, but, I still wanted to try the place out. I decided to order an apple turnover and a slice of pineapple upside down bread. As I was getting ready to pay, I noticed a few slices of cake in a small fridge behind the cashier. "Is that pastel de tres leches?" "That cake right there? Yeah, that's pastel de tres leches." "I'll take a slice of that too, please." The slice of pastel was pretty big. On top of the few bites that I had in the parking lot, it was also my breakfast for the next two days. It was everything that pastel de tres leches should be. It tasted like fresh ingredients, and the fruit in it was actually good, unlike the super sugary jellies that some of the grocery stores use. The pastel de tres leches was legit, and I would definitely come back again next time I find myself in need of the good stuff.

Food: 5/5 Service: 3/5 (Slow workers) Ambiance: 3/5 Authentic flavor pan dulce (Mexican bread) and cakes too. The lines can be long at times. I recommend showing up extremely early to avoid the long lines. I love coming here.

One of the largest bakeries I've been to! Unfortunately I wasn't a fan of the conchas though. The pink frosting on top was a very light pink - different than what I'm usually used to. So it did taste a little funny to me. My husband loves the horn, and he said it was also just alright. However, they had an awesome peanut platter with different flavored peanuts - spicy, Japanese peanuts, green peanuts, and regular peanuts. My hubby enjoyed those for sure! The service was very fast! There are plenty employees to help those who want to get a pan de dulce. The store itself is very spacious and there have plenty of space for more available snacks. Parking lot is also very spacious!

If you're looking for amazing Mexican pan dulce, look no further! They have freshly made bread every single day. I love that they have a big variety of pan dulce. I love coming here and so does my mom. Service is typically good (no issues). The place can feel a little crowded because the line is always long and it's a bit crammed. It's worth the short wait though! They also have atole, which was pretty good. I love their empanadas.

I got some Conchas and some Polvorones de rosa. Better than most places in Sacramento(fresher) but, the selection could be better. Not as good as Soriana super mercados in México. I also prefer self service options with tongs and aluminium trays like in México. This is my go to place when in Sacramento Cal.

Came here for tres leches cake. Left with tres leches. Amazing tres leches. Busy and had a line of customers waiting for their baked items. Have been a few times now and will go back when another craving hits.

This place is a well known place the bread is so good the customer service is on point and we have been coming here for years we love all their breads always so busy and they are so cheap

I was looking for some sweet treats for a school party and ended up getting a couple dozen churros and some pan dulce. The service at la Esperanza bakery was excellent. There was a line of people out the door when I arrived, but within a few minutes it was my turn. I pointed out my selections, a couple dozen churros for the kids and some pan dulce for the grown ups, which were carefully boxed up for me. The churros and baked goods were super fresh as I could feel their warmth radiate through the boxes when I picked them up. I will definitely visit la Esperanza's Mexican bakery in the future as they have a great selection and box everything up neatly for their guests.

My favorite place to go!!! Their conchas and breads are amaziiiiing. Thats not even the word for it. The lines do be long alot of times but its definitely worth it. The workers are all fast and efficent so the line moves quick too. They also sell tamalessssss!! dont miss out on this place.

I've been meaning to try this place for years but never drove out here. Awesome selection of pastries and they get bought up early so plan ahead. I still got some good ones, a huge chocolate chip cookie which has that authentic cane sugar used in Mexican baking, a couple pastries I think, maybe filled empanadas or something...I don't know it was all just sweet and good. The cinnamon roll wasn't the best but maybe if it were heated it would be. Doesn't matter. Average prices for a bakery but specialty items only at this location. Don't think you can find Mexican pastries around town like you can here.

The best of Mexican pan dulce, freshly cooked food, tortas, burritos, arroz, frijoles, carnitas, chicharrones, all kind of spices, fresh vegetables and fruits, high quality meats, poultry, aguas frescas, and lots and lots more! I would have to write for hours on end and won't be finished, visit your self that way you know what I'm talking about!

I'm giving it a 3 star because some of the sweet bread I got was AMAZING but sadly that wasn't the case for all of them. Their quesadillas were very dry and lacked flavor. Also their queso con chile pain wasn't that well proportioned out. I'll go back and try the other flavors but it's definitely a hit or miss if you don't know what you're into or looking for. The service was speedy and they were very amicable. It does get packed, so prepare to wait. I say give it a chance and see for yourself.

Getting custom cakes here have been such an easy thing to do! I presented photos of how I want the cake to come out and they have not disappointed! I got both cakes in Tres Leches with strawberries and it was so good! 10/10 to get your cakes here $46ish per cak

Literally THE BEST and softest ever! Great selection and everything tasted so fresh! Best $20 I ever spent! Most definitely going back!

BEST bread out in sac 10/10 Recommend. Lines are long sometimes but it's worth the wait

I ordered 50 cupcakes for my daughters, baby shower, and when we picked up the big box, there was no support in the box so all of the cupcakes fell into the middle of the box. Instead of enjoying the baby shower, I ended up in the kitchen of the venue trying to make the cupcakes look presentable.

The Mexican bread is awful. It's so greasy and if you do not eat it right away. The next day it's hard as a rock. Years ago this was the best Mexican bakery in town but no longer. Service is good. Now if you go down a few doors La Esperanza has the best masa in town. Only place we get it. But that's all we get anymore the masa.

I love this place. The variety of baked goods is second to none. It's a quaint little shop that's easy to find. The lines seem long. But They have a great staff that keeps the line moving by filling their customers orders quickly. I always try to stop in when I'm in the area.

Always fresh and delicious!!! The Tre's leches cake is amazing! The churros, even better!

So good. This is one of the few places in town with good quality Pan Dulce. It is very good tasting and this last time I stopped by the Puerquito was just out of the over it was so warm and goooood. Totally recommend this panaderia. Unlike some that sell bread that just looks good but doesn't taste like much, la Esperanza delivers. I did take off one star for the flys that were flying around on/around the bread. But, I will be back!! TIP: It seems like they always have a line so be prepared to wait and they take Credit Cards.

I came around 9am on a Monday morning to the bakery and there was not much of a selection because of my late morning start. This bakery is very popular so come early!

Sacramento's this Mexican Bakery. Lines are always long on weekends, but worth it. So go early there's a tamale and Champurrado store and same parking lot which is convenient. The supermarket is overpriced and I think it's abusive. But everyone's going to make a living. I mean look at Whole Foods and sprouts, right.

This bakery is great! I got conchas fresh out of the oven, a churro, bolillos, and pan de muerto for Day of the Dead. So fresh, and such friendly service.

I go to the Mexican grocery store connected to this bakery from time to time and I haven't stepped foot into this bakery until now. Upon entering the place I saw a bunch of pretty cakes available for purchase; perfect if you need a birthday cake in a pinch. Further into the small bakery there were a variety of treats on display. I got a cinnamon roll, a custard donut, a churro, an open-faced cheese Danish pastry, and a pineapple cheese Danish pastry (hmm....for a Mexican bakery I didn't get much Mexican baked goods I just realized, woops. Many of the other customers were here mainly for bolillos). My favorite out of the bunch is the cinnamon roll. It's not the best tasting cinnamon roll that I've had, but I liked how it maintained its softness for a few days. Warning though: it has a bunch of raisins in it.....not recommended for raisin anti-fans. The custard donut is massive; I ended up portioning it off into 3 messy pieces. The donut part was pillow-soft and not too sweet.....just how I like it. The custard would've been the highlight if it didn't have a noticeable imitation-vanilla aftertaste. The churro is not the churro that I'm used to; not crispy, a bit chewy. I kinda cheated and popped it into my air fryer.....it worked out alright. The Danish pastries were decent. Nothing to write home about. A slight step up from Svenhard's Danish pastries (you know, those iconic grocery-store ones). I expected my haul to easily come out to over $20 (I guess I'm too used to paying bougie Sac bakery prices). Was pleasantly surprised that the items came out to be about $2 each. Not too shabby at all for a $10-and-change haul. Nice little neighborhood bakery overall. I recommend visiting especially if your sweet tooth is bugging you and you want something quick and cheap.

All time favorite. Been going here since I was a kid. The pastries are consistent and so yummy.

This is my favorite Bakery! Authentic flavor pan dulce and Cakes too !! Best tres leches ever!

What a bust. I called twice today to check before I drove down there to see if they had churros. No one picked up so I figured it's only 20 mins, I'll swing by. Sadly no churros were to be found even though their signs and reviews indicate churros were a real thing here. I had hoped to buy a bunch for my dinner party this evening but will have to look elsewhere. Otherwise it was bustling, parking was easy and the service was friendly enough.

Bread 5/5 stars. Business efficiency 3/5 stars. Amazing bread but they always run out and always a long line. I don't understand why they don't keep making more of the bread that ALWAYS runs out through out the day. Top favorites are: "nubes", "elotes", "puerquitos" and "conchas de chocolate" (Can never get them all at the same time. )

This bakery fell off. It's not the same as it used to be I'd say for about 1 year now.. I keep going back only to give them the benefit of the doubt but I can't no more. The bolillo is hard not even that soft from the inside and same for all the other breads. I believe ever since they expanded is when they started slacking..

No estoy nada contenta con este pastel que ordene para los 15 años de mi hijo yo lo ordene tres leches con fresa y plátano y durazno arriba pues me cobraron 10 dólares extra por la fresa y no tenía ni una fresa el pastel estaba seco y el costo 75 dólares wtf

Years ago this was the best place for pan dulce!!! I am 40 + and had been good to La Esperanza since I was a kid, However after tonight's experience honestly I will not be going back. First the gals working where just talking to each other and there and we waited a good 5 minutes to be serviced, and then it was with a attitude! Like we came in and interrupted the party. In addition the selection was very limited. Lastly as we walked out I noticed the flan and cake display one of the flan had mold! This is dey a shame as La Esperanza was a place that I loved.

Fresh bread, good variety, priced fairly friendly service. Although far from me, I'd return.

They are so rude here. My sister told them that there was a fly inside the food case and after she walked away, they said, "how rude, she is something else ". They didn't realize that I am her sister but I let them know how rude that was and left my stuff on the counter and walked out.

Tasty and delicioso food. Bakery smells great. Organized and friendly staff. Plenty of parking.

I have been coming to this place ever since I can remember. My family has been coming here since it opened. It is my #1 spot to come to fulfill my Pan Dulce needs. The conchas are ALWAYS fresh and fluffy. They are my favorite. The bread is ALWAYS fresh and the smell is the best. Favorite place to come Sunday mornings. I have never had an issue here not once nor with my bread. I love love love this place!

Hi my name is Deborah. On May 4th 2020 I specifically ordered a tres leches cake for my best friends birthay. I was very excited to suprise her with it because it is her favorite type of cake. I picked up the cake on May 6 2020 at 12pm, telling them I came for the tres leches cake. Once it was time to cut the cake we saw that it was a regular cake with strawberry filling. She is allergic to certain berries and I was never told or aware they would put strawberry filling. This is an extremely unfortunate event. I hope they see this and fix this for me. I'm okay with a refund but I'd love to give my friend her tres leches cake she wanted. (If youre wondering why I didnt call we cut the cake late and they are closed! So will do tomorrow but hopefully they see this!). Hola mi nombre es Deborah. El 4 de mayo de 2020 pedí específicamente un pastel de tres leches para el cumpleaños de mi mejor amiga. Estaba muy emocionada de sorprenderla porque es su tipo de pastel favorito. Recogí el pastel el 6 de mayo de 2020 a las 12 p.m., diciéndoles que vine por el pastel de tres leches. Cuando llegó el momento de cortar el pastel, vimos que era un pastel normal con relleno de fresa. Ella es alérgica a ciertas ba y nunca me dijeron o sabía que pondrían relleno de fresa. Este es un evento extremadamente desafortunado. Espero que vean esto y arreglen esto por mí. Estoy de acuerdo con un reembolso, pero me encantaría darle a mi amiga el pastel de tres leches que quería. (¡Si se pregunta por qué no llamé, cortamos el pastel tarde y están cerrados! ¡Lo haremos mañana pero espero que lo vean!) Update I just called and they said they couldnt do anything for me. They told me next time to tell them to say my order twice. They wrote down the wrong order because the employee that took my order was new. I completely understand that but they couldn't even give me a tres leches cake. They said "we cant do anything ".

This review is only about the bolillos only bolillos I'm going to review The bolillos from Esperanza Bakery has been going down hill, compared with a few years ago. The bolillos are dead, no flavor, they are like zombies bolillos bro, before the bolillos were full of flavor,colors, but now is like a survival food just eat it to keep you a live, it's very sad I don't know if the old baker guy retired or quit, but It's not the same the old glory bolillos days are far gone RIP good bolillos I will always miss you.

I ordered a cake las week for my nephews graduation from elementary. We told the lady on the phone what we wanted. We ordered a white and blue cake with roses and a graduation cap,with big blue letters saying congratulations Raymond. It was bad! Sadly we didn't open the box before taking it home. First and last time.

Esta panadería tiene muchas opciones de pan dulce, bolillos y bocadillos o ingredientes para cocinar. El pan está a buen precio y de buena calidad. Love this bakery! It has a ton of bread as well as snacks, and a little pantry section. The price of the baked goods is really unmatched.

Customer service was good and helpful, unfortunately our tres leches gender reveal cake was pretty nasty. We couldn't even finish half of it because it was too sweet and did not taste like a real tres leches cake that we've tasted before in other places. We don't recommend getting cakes from this bakery

Back in the day this was my first review ever on Yelp, with my old Yelp account. Back then i gave it 5 stars, and even now im still rocking wit the 5. Been coming here since I was knee high, coming here craving a puerquito (ginger bread piggy) or empanada de calabaza (pumpkin empanada) those were my favorite. As an adult i love coming here for the elotes (a bread that looks like corn covered in sugar). This place has really expanded from their baked good to the whole establishment. The whole little strip is owned by the same owner. In one corner they sell pan dulce and lots of sweets, the middle store they sell groceries and in the other end of the strip they sell great food. This whole location is great! Enough bout that lets focus on this gem, they have every thing, pan dulce, tres leches cake (3 milks cake) chips, spices, condiments, tostada shells, THE BEST TOSTADAS SHELLS if i made so add. They also have piñatas, refreshments and other knick knacks. I constantly come here because i love the baked goods and the service is great, one thing I would say is that parking is hard to find specially on the weekends. The line for the pan dulce can also get long on the weekends and they get ridiculous during the holidays. This place is great tho!! I highly recommend it.

Every employee I encountered was friendly and helpful. The bakery was out of jelly rolls and the lady who helped me made a recommendation for a similar item and helped me select other pastry options. They were out of tamales so she sent me to the store's taqueria. There are three buildings bakery, grocery store, taqueria. They too were out of tamales, I nearly cried. Their tamales are juicy, meaty delicious and priced well, 19 dollars a dozen. I ordered a combo plate two items( burrito and a enchilada) beans and rice less than 7 dollars AMAZING. I felt like I was being raptured into another realm of reality the salsa was amazing. It was as if I was transported to my Abuelita's kitchen. I am going to toss and turn tonight for want of a second plate.

I love the tres leches! Delicious and elegant designs. Socially distanced line out the door.

I'm not very excited about pastries, especially Mexican pastries, mostly because the one's I've had were stale. However, Esperanza's bakery has a large assortment of fresh, authetic Mexican pastries. So, if that is your thing, try them out.

If you're looking for some heavenly pan dulce, La Esperanza is the place to go. The line is long, which is telling of just how good the pastries are. My fiancé is from Southern California and this is the only place he's found that comes close to the panaderías back home. While in line, you'll see employee after employee carrying trays of fresh bread out to the shelves. If you don't see something, ask about it. Often times, they have it coming out fresh from the back! And it's inexpensive! We come on Sundays and order enough for the week (Salvadoran household must) and the most we've ever spent is $20. Cannot sing high enough praises of this place! Bonus: Their tamales are BOMB (but you can't order those in the bakery).

Some of the best pan dulce I've ever had. Great customer service. Early bird gets the freshest pan and more variety. They take Apple Pay and card. Plenty of parking so if you're ever in the area...stop by and get you some delicious pan dulce!!

The selection is massive and we haven't had anything we don't like. My personal favorite are the custard empanadas!

Get yourself some PAN DULCE TODAY! I have been coming in here for years to satisfy my pan dulce and bread cravings. They have fresh baked rolls, cakes, cookies, and my favorite- bread pudding. Prices are so amazing, for just a couple bucks you can have multiple treats in your little white to-go bag. This last week I went in I was able to get a couple cochinos (soft, gingerbread like cookies shaped like piggies), a giant chocolate chip cookie, polvo (like shortbread with a chocolate frosting), a couple sweet empanadas with pumpkin filling, and of course a big hunk of bread pudding with lots of raisins, just how I like it! It was under 5 dollars for this amount of sweets and more. If you have never been to a real panaderia before you should check this bakery out. Wait in line. Go to the counter and check out all the delicious treats they have. If you need to know the price of different items you can ask the lady but I am pretty sure the prices range from 35c to 1.75 depending on what item behind the glass. She will fill the bag for you and then take you to the register. You can use a credit/debit card. Go to the car and sneak a bite of your favorite one before you head on your way. Definite must!

La Esperanza bakery has the most beautiful assortment of Mexican baked goods. I've only been in a couple of times but I have enjoyed picking new treats. My two girlfriends just had birthdays this week. They love the tres leches cake. It's fluffy , milky cake with a layer of strawberry jam in center and has a whipped cream topping . Very tasty and creamy. I love the concha rolls, the pineapple cream and the churros . I can't wait to try more lovely goodies next time. I have been buying Carnitas, tamales, tortillas, salsa and rice and beans for years at there store at the other end of their building . Best Carnitas in town. Great place to buy dinner and dessert. Yum!!

I ordered a tres leches cake for my birthday, when I saw the cake, it I thought it looked okay, but I let it go. But when I cut later that evening, the cake was so dry. This was not tres leches or if it was, the cake was old. Not ordering cakes from this place again.