Valerios Bakery — Restaurant in Los Angeles

The sales lady offered me to buy 5 chicken empanada coz it’s cheaper if I got 5 for $8.00 something, I need only 1 but I buy it anyway but when I pay, I got this $1.00 and there’s a big letters on the $1.00 she refused to take it and she argued with me and she told me to go back where I got it, omg! I don’t even recalled who give it to me. Anyway, I’m so mad and told her I’m not buying anything In there store for good. If I’m rude, I should walked out and never forget the items, but I’m a professional and paid it anyway but that will be the last one. My $8.00 and cent over her $1.00. No more...

A Taste of the Philippine Islands

This bakery, and their Panorama City location, sells pampagueño tamales. Valerio’s is the only place I know that sells them.

The masa is very fine. The whole thing is savory. It’s wrapped in banana leaves. Not sure if pampangueño tamales come in different types, but the ones that Valerio’s sells have chicken and sliced boiled egg inside.

*Side Note: The spinach and tomatoes in one of the pictures was made by me. Definitely not available...

This is a filipino bakery selling philippine pastry for pinoys looking for the taste of home. In fact its better... The pandesal is 2.5 larger that what we can get in Manila. The hopia specially the mongo (my favorite) is not that expensive and has given me a break from missing those pastry from my home country. The staff are also friendly and will give you discount when they are...