Manmi Bakery — Restaurant in Garden Grove

Stopped by here on a visit to the family in December and it was just ok. The bakery itself is average sized, not too big and not too small...inside there's 5 tables or so for seating, and two display cases with a small counter.

The display case on the left was mainly empty aside from the top row, which was filled with trays of cream puffs. On the bottom there was a 12 count box of "snow cream puffs", as well as a 4 count box.

The display case on the right had rows of empty trays with tags for their various breads and pastries. I had been really looking forward to trying their chapsal donuts, cream horns and custard bread but none of those were available, sadly. I even asked the guy behind the counter but he said they were sold out. I guess they only bake once or something and once they sell out that's it. Which is too bad hut I guess understandable for a small bakery.

I picked up a box of 20 cream puffs, a 4 count box of snow cream puffs, and 2 peanut butter pastries/breads, which are empty inside and only have a crunchy sugar topping on the top.

The cream puffs themselves are ok but they don't really taste very fresh. The custard filling is pretty yummy and not too sweet, but the shell itself tasted stale and crunchy. Filling wasn't too bad but some were definitely underfilled, while others had just the right amount of filling.

All in all it's ok but definitely not an "omg must have." I'm glad I got to try the cream puffs but I won't...

We were in the area and looking for dessert, specifically Cream Puffs and this place came up as the top result. I believe this is a Korean bakery and when we walked in we were greeted by the staff, and the smell of fresh baked goods. Lots of pastries baked behind the glass counter, however the donut and Cream Puffs were top of the priority list. The Cream Puffs are currently .40 cents a piece for a 2 bite, maybe 3 bite serving. They were on the chilled side of the glass, but the crust was nice and soft, not chewy as they may sometimes turn when chilled... The cream/custard inside was delicious, not too sweet or heavy and I highly recommend getting at minimum 6 pack per person (fat kid talking)... The Chapsol doughnuts were 2 for $1.10, a great value, served hot! They remind me of the Chinese sesame doughnuts you get at dim sum, however without the sesame. These have a little bit of red bean on them and we're very good as well. Looking forward to coming...

Great bakery with variety of Korean baked goods, mostly sweet but some savory. Ordered the cream bread, cream puffs, and baked croquette (had potato and minced beef inside).ONLY CASH payment accepted. Fast over the counter service. There are seats for indoor dining as well but most people are in&out customers. They don't sell coffee but they are connected to a shop next door that has boba, teas, coffees, and other drinks. There is a bathroom at the nextdoor shop but requires a key from the counter. Bathroom was very clean. Covid precautions at the bakery were kept, with servers using disposable gloves to handle payment and baked goods were pre-packaged in individual...