Laroolou
Bakery · Chinatown
727 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Highlights
Award-winning pies & thick cookies; Filipino flavors meet American classics
Award-winning pies & thick cookies; Filipino flavors meet American classics
"This Filipino-owned pie shop serves fantastic desserts from a Chinatown stall on weekends. For Thanksgiving, the shop is taking pre-orders for 9-inch pies ($42 to $60) including a Calamansi cream custard baked in a brown butter graham cracker crust." - Mona Holmes
"This Filipinx-owned pie shop serves fantastic desserts from a Chinatown stall on Fridays and Saturdays. For Thanksgiving, the shop is taking pre-orders for 9-inch pies ($48 to $55) — including an award-winning coconut ube ganache — that should please everyone in the family." - Mona Holmes
"Andrew Marco of sandwich shop Open Market is teaming up with pie maven Edlyne Nicolas of Laroolou for a “Country Grammar” meal that reimagines the concept of American barbecue through the eyes of two Filipino chefs." - Jean Trinh
"Everything changed for Edlyne Nicolas after her salted earl grey honey pie won best in show at the KCRW pie contest. Before that, the Filipino-American bakery owner had worked as an elementary school teacher. But wanting to explore a career in food, she started baking at the (now closed) Bright Spot in Echo Park. After receiving her culinary certificate, she began teaching culinary arts at Cerritos College while baking pies on the side. But when the pandemic hit, she stopped teaching and taking orders. So when the owner of Amboy in Chinatown reached out to her, she started making pies for the burger shop instead. Since October, she’s been selling pies from a small kiosk, but hopes to open a brick-and-mortar soon. The salted earl grey honey is still the most popular item on her ever-changing menu, which includes pies inspired by Filipino flavors, as well as renditions of classic American desserts. Stop by often to try them all. Order this: Obviously the salted earl grey honey pie." - with warm welcome, leslie yeh
"Everything changed for Edlyne Nicolas after her Salted Earl Grey Honey Pie won best in show at the KCRW pie contest. Before that, the Filipino American bakery owner had worked as an elementary school teacher. But wanting to explore a career in food, she started baking at the (now closed) Bright Spot in Echo Park. After receiving her culinary certificate, she began teaching culinary arts at Cerritos College while baking pies on the side. But when the pandemic hit, she stopped teaching and taking orders. So when the owner of Amboy in Chinatown reached out to her, she started making pies for the burger shop instead. Since October, she's been selling pies out of the adjacent kiosk, but she hopes to open a brick-and-mortar soon. The micro bakery's menu selection changes regularly, but the Salted Early Grey Honey is still the most popular item on her ever-changing menu, which includes pies inspired by Filipino flavors, as well as her renditions of American classic desserts. Stop by often to try them all." - With Warm Welcome & Leslie Yeh
