Calima Bakery — Restaurant in Edison

Great little spot I always used to go to all the time for their pan con queso (bread with cheese) and alfajores (a South American cookie with caramel and powdered sugar on top). Would recommend this place for those pastries alone.

Their food is also very fairly priced for what you get. Got a plate with steak, rice and plantains ($11.75) and a mango drink ($3.75). Filled me up, the meat was high quality and a good portion, fulfilled all my expectations along with the rice and plantains.

I checked their menu for their pastries/breads and they range from as little as $1 to $4 so really budget friendly for sweets.

They've updated their interior and it looks modernized compared how it used to look, gives a cafe kinda vibe, which is a good thing. Staff is very friendly, made sure we had everything we ordered.

I will definitely be back here to give their guava and cream cheese with cream cheese pastry a try as well as a guava drink. I also used to order sandwhiches even though they aren't officially on the menu but need to confirm if this is still possible and will order some with a side of fries to try it out. Will update my review with my thoughts on those once I make another visit, which will be very soon.

Update: Went back again ordered a sandwhich and confirm despite it not being on the menu, they do make them. I got a steak sandwich with lettuce, tomato, egg and cheese, along with a guava drink and fries for only $12.50. Not only was it tasty but it beats other local places on this kind of combo in terms of price. I also got 2 whole guava roscóns (a bread with guava filling) for $3.50 each! That also hit the spot. The only thing that didn't really hit this time was the fruit drink, had a weak guava taste but I do like that they don't make their drinks overly sweet, but I'll stick to mango next time as that had a more stronger taste of the fruit. I also had mine made with water, so it's possible it tastes stronger if you have them make it with milk instead (they ask if you want the drink with water or milk). Overall I recommend this place,...

Owners and or workers are rude and unattentive, they are rude most of almost all of the time I've been to this place, I've been here a total of 4 times, I speak Spanish heard them saying some derogatory stuff about me while waiting another time because their tap to pay was slow or not working properly, they didn't think I understood them, was with my Latino friend who confirmed and laughed it off, but I wasn't amused but but let it go, until today.Stood here for almost 9 mins today I was first near the counter, waiting to even be acknowledged while they played with an infant in the back by where the food is cooked which I'm sure isn't safe or sanitary, then They helped every patron who was Latino/spanish and took them before me as I waited, ignoring me untill I decided to walk out, then rudely tryed to acknowledge me asking what i needed as if she was doing me a favor. I Wont go again and I highly recommend going to another location there's some nicer places on this strip and they are nicer to there customers.. To sum it up meh food with...

Great assortment of Colombian pastries. Pan de bono being my favorite and I'm sure also most of their clients since it's the one and only pastry that is warm our of the over almost at 7pm. Breads are great here, nice and fluffy and many other desserts to please your sweet tooth. Costumer service is one of the best for such a small place with such high clientele, counter staff are sweet and very attentive and they always get the orders right. My only concern here is that, some of the products sold there, are a bit out there in price, a small glass Colombian instant coffee mason jar is $9.00. I get it, it's from Colombia, but honestly, it's a bit steep. Pastries aren't replenished until they run out, making some of their stuff, as delicious as they may be when they come out of the oven, a bit lackluster at the end. Conclusion, great place to visit and get some snacks and desserts, maybe after you've eaten...