I want to begin by saying that the baked goods I bought were absolutely delicious and I would have given a 5 star review on that alone. That being said it was the customer service that was horrible. I do not speak Portuguese and I understand it's a Portuguese bakery but the girl behind the counter seemed to have no idea what I was asking for even though I was able to point to the items I wanted. She rolled her eyes and had little patience with me. Thankfully there was a customer in line behind me who helped me and spoke to the girl working in Portuguese so I was appreciative of that. I would think that the owner would make it a bit easier perhaps for people who don't speak Portuguese. Because I would happily visit there often but under the circumstances I will not be back. Perhaps having a menu in English would help helps draw...
Read moreI give up eating pastel here in the US ages ago. Lots of good Brazilian food here, but pastel is something that people just cant get it right. Usually the dough is all wrong and is poorly fried. Today my husband convince me trying this place, since they call themselves "Pastelaria" and is not something general like dinner or restaurant. And they have a lot pastel options, so we're hopeful that it might not be good like it is in Brazil, but wouldn't be bad. And it was terrible! I'm so sorry. But it was awful. I never take food back to the kitchen, I think thats so disrespectful, but today I almost did that. But we end up staying quiet and trying to eat the piece that we're not so damaged by oil. Pastel is a deep fried food, so of course is oily. But our was insane!...
Read moreTheir sweet bread (pao dulce?) has a soak that is AMAZING! Next level! The pao de queixo is as good as any in this beautiful Brazilian-American neighborhood. My wife had the acai bowl and a chicken-filled bread that were both wonderful. And such friendly service! Even we, who don't speak Portuguese and ask way too many questions, were made to feel welcome. We will be back...
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