"Owner Yvonne Hines is seeking community help to reopen her Bayview bakery after being struck with multiple setbacks: a fire at a neighboring building forced the shop to close for repairs in January, and vandals shattered the store's front window on June 6, per Mission Local. She has launched a GoFundMe to raise funds to install a new window and a roll-up gate to allow the bakery to reopen safely." - Dianne de Guzman
"If you’re looking for a spot with lots of dessert options, order from Yvonne’s Southern Sweets in Bayview. They have pecan and sweet potato pies, peach cobbler, and 7-Up pound cakes, which you can order over the phone (415-368-7900) until 3pm on Nov. 20th. Check out the full menu here." - julia chen 1
"When you need an immediate sugar rush in the neighborhood, Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is the logical answer. The takeout-only bakery on 3rd St. is a Bayview staple—they do have limited hours though, so do all the necessary schedule rearranging to get here. We love the mini pecan pie, which is thick with caramel and just the right amount of sweet, along with their simple yet impeccable butter cookies and fluffy 7Up cake slices." - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, lani conway
"Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is sugar rush central in Bayview. The takeout-only bakery, which has been holding it down with Southern pastries and baked goods for over 20 years, is only open a couple days of the week, but their palm-sized, caramel-laden pecan pie alone is worth rearranging your schedule for. Other reasons to drop what you’re doing and get here for a midday sweet: the simple yet impeccable butter cookies, and the 7Up cake slices with a deep golden-brown crust." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
"Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is sugar rush central in Bayview. The takeout-only bakery, which has been holding it down for over 20 years, is only open a couple days a week, but their palm-sized, caramel-laden pecan pie alone is worth rearranging your schedule for. Other reasons to drop what you’re doing and get here for a midday sweet: the simple yet impeccable butter cookies, and the 7Up cake slices with a deep golden-brown crust." - Julia Chen