Tikal Bakery II — Restaurant in Riverside

Tikal Bakery would like to address some of the negative comments and reviews below. We are saddened and surprised but we believe in freedom of speech and the ability to express ones’s own opinion. However, leaving mean comments simply out of not getting what we want is mean spirited and not quite right.

First and foremost we are a Guatemalan bakery. We sell Guatemalan bread which has a different texture and taste than other Latin breads. Sometimes potential customers who come in for the first time can’t understand how a “panaderia” doesn’t have “bollios” or other goodies.

Expecting something else, they’ll assume our bread is bad or old, but this is not the case. It would be the same as asking for sushi in a Chinese restaurant...or ordering Tom Yum but expecting Pho, then leaving a bad review.

Secondly, Tikal Bakery can accommodate large orders with prior notice by making a formal order by phone. Calling in to ask if we “have bread“ then expecting to be able to take 300 pieces ($100 worth) is not realistic. We bake bread once per day most times—twice other times—and must be able to supply enough product to supply this location, as well as our original location in Fontana.

Lastly and more importantly....Tikal Bakery welcomes everyone and anyone who is interested in trying our Guatemalan bread, pastries, goodies and other products!

We believe in equality, acceptance, and inclusion of everyone regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religious beliefs, orientation, or anything else different from ourselves. We support the arts, self-expression and celebrated the differences that make us unique! For more information please visit our FaceBook page. We hope to...

Soy Nuevo en Riverside, I'm new in Riverside came here this morning despite the reviews about this and that. I was greeted with a smile by the lady and the Man in the back that bakes the Pan. I found them very polite in helpful I purposely asked Lady a bunch of questions to see how she would react she answer every single question in a professional and kind manner. The bread is very good has the authentic Guatemalan flavor especially the pan tostado. I see people here talking about not having a good flavor such as Mexican bread you can't compare the two because it's two different cultures and it's two different flavors what I suspect happening here is that she can tell who is Guatemalan and who isn't and she's afraid that they won't like the bread and come here and post a review about it I think that's exactly what's going on here so probably out of fear she gets nervous or what have you but I had a wonderful experience she also has a bunch of Guatemalan products such a sueros Jugos Ect. This is definitely my new bakery. I wish they served coffee to have coffee there with pan the place is large enough to accommodate a few tables and sell coffee and eat there the pan. Coming back definitely to support this missed understood Gramps that are still working...

The bread here is my fav!!! I also like the guatemalan products that you can find here. Im so thankful for this guatemalan bakery. My hubby is from Guatemala and this is our go to panadería for our sweet bread when we are in Riverside. Now before anyone judges an employee there just know a lot of people from Guatemala come from really tough childhoods. I can speak for my husband and other guatemalans Ive met and unfortunately that gives them a character thats a little more on the tougher side and just need a little love and healing. So just try to be understanding of anyone who works here that might seem a little salty. Everytime I have been here I have never had a bad experience. Not all places will go above and beyond for you because maybe they don't know how but this place does there job and gives the bestestestest fresh guatemalan pan dulce you can find. May God bless the Señora and Señor here and may there little panaderia keep...