Red Ribbon Bakeshop — Restaurant in Daly City

There's plenty of Red Ribbon shops around as it's a chain and every store is almost minted in the same standardized fashion. It's a bakery and minor restaurant with a Filipino twist.

One thing I can say about this place, they are reliable and consistent. Their halo-halo dessert is decent and one of my go-to for that treat. The cakes and pastries are decadent and outstanding, especially one of their standard offerings, the moist chocolate cake bars.

There's nothing special about their palabok, arroz caldo or any of the food items, but at least they're there if you want a taste of quintessential Filipino food.

It's very corporate in decor and presentation, more like a fast-food joint, but nonetheless, it's great they're around to bring the taste of the...

The place is a decent size and clean. It's usually never crazy busy here. They have a small dining area. I mainly only go here when my mom sends me here to get her favorite palabok and chicken empanada. I grew up always having the mocha crunch cake at family parties. I never really understood the hype. My tip is to check the dates on the items prior to purchasing. Mamon and items like that only have best buy dates from about 3 days of purchase. If you don't eat right away, it does get moldy by the best by date. Second tip: If you are buying empanada and palabok, make it a meal with a slice of cake. You save a little more that way. I personally like the yema cake or chocolate mousse. Service is ok. They ladies at the register are...

Heads up for those intending to avail of the 6-pcs Chicken Empanada for $17.99. PAY ATTENTION to your receipt. Female Cashier told me : 6 + one free. Upon checking my receipt = I was charged $21.54. When I asked why I was charged more and not $17.99 ... the response was: one was free. I made it clear to both cashiers on duty: "don't say it's FREE because you charged me $3.55 more and NOT the promo price of $17.99. What a deceiving promo / sales talk! Their Coffee - so cold. I wish the Cashiers (both female scheduled Aug. 10th - around 10AM) will monitor the temperature before serving it to the paying customers. Palabok - too oily / no meat / all sauce and 2 tiny slices of...