Chela's Bakery — Restaurant in Moreno Valley

TL;DR: Located in Moreno Valley (south of the 60 freeway on Heacock and Alessandro; or east of the 215 freeway). small Mexican bakery the best conchas I’ve ever had! affordable prices $1 charge for debit or card transactions friendly staff

Believe it or not, this was my first time going to a Mexican bakery. I have tried a variety of pan dulce (sweet bread) and conchas - usually from coworkers who would bring in goodies.

Walking inside Chelas Bakery #2 - oh my gosh, it smelled so good! The aroma of freshly baked bread and pastries immediately tantalized my tastebuds!

Surprisingly, the setup is similar to a typical Asian bakery where you would get a tray and tongs and help yourself with the selection of baked goods. It can get pretty tight in here since it is a very small shop. You’d have to be okay with being close-in-proximity to other people (or just wear a mask).

One of the customers inside the shop told me to try the Arroz con Leche bread, so I helped myself to one to try as well as their Piña bread. I picked out a few more pastries and paid about $7 for everything. Not bad!

Unlike the pan dulce I’ve tried from my coworkers, the bread from Chelas is not dry. It’s actually got quite a chew to it. It even stayed chewy after a couple days - still not dry. Score!

The only downside are the super crumby cookies on top - just my own personal dislike (I don’t like all the crumbs on my shirt). And the other downside: not enough days to try all the yummy treats LOL. That just means I’ll have to pay another visit to Chelas!

Would I recommend Chelas #2? Absolutely! Apparently they have 2 other locations (Chelas original and Chelas #2) in Riverside. Prices are fair, the conchas were delicious, and the lady who helped me provided me with...

My lady just found out about this bakery and she got some and is really good.and I have already recommended. So for those who just want to find a little something negative about a business take the 1 or 2 stars and put them on yourselfs. Some times is our attitude or our negative thoughs that make us think is others and not us, when is more positive comments and a get negative then you are the negative one. For example how can I rate low just because I didn't like it? If I don't like something it doesn't mean is not good it's just that my taste is...

Their bread is absolute heaven. I came down to California for work and on the way back to Las Vegas decided to pick up some bread for breakfast since it was still early. My boss and I did not make it past the next light when we were already u-turning it back for more! We ended up ordering so much we had to wait for it to come out of the oven delaying our trip back just so we would be able to take it back home with us. Plus...