Mahoroba Japanese Bakery — Restaurant in Sacramento

Today was my attempt to make it to Mahoroba Japanese Bakery before they sell out. For context, I stopped here on my way to Tahoe on Friday around 1:50pm to find that they were closed because they were sold out.

I was then determined to make it before they sell out on my way back to the bay after my Tahoe trip. Sunday morning, at 11:50am — I was confident I’d make it to a pretty stocked bakery. Surprise, surprise - they were sold out on a lot of their goods but I was grateful to purchase from the remaining inventory available.

When you walk in, the employees are hard at work, scrambling around like little worker ants! The young man that helped us recommended the chicken teriyaki meatball & the green tea kobe cream delight - I definitely grabbed those and added on their kobe cream delight, whole red beans (an pan), and strawberry anko cream. Regardless if these were the runts of the baked goods, I was super excited to try these.

At this very moment, I open up my paper bag and feel the thrill of those labubu collectors. I pull the goods out of the modest paper bag they provide and decide to try only two:

Chicken teriyaki meatball (while it was warm): It was great, I’m not sure I’d get it again but I really appreciated the bread to chicken meatball ratio was perfect. The bread was my favorite part of the bites, it was both sweet & savory.

Green tea kobe cream delight — now this one was special. The green tea cream was really a delight, and the bread is just delicious and soft.

I can’t wait to try the rest when I get back home but I can see why they sell out. Unlike other asian bakeries, their baked goods aren’t oily and the bread is so soft as if it just came out the oven.

I would love to come back here and try more things. I’d highly recommend visitors to come as early as you can if you’d like to access a much more full inventory.

Also it seems cash is preferred here, but if that’s not an option for you then they have a...

I really like this Japanese bakery! A bit small but my all time favorites are the Sunrise, Sweet Cream Cheese, and An Pan (red bean). I was a bit disappointed to find out they don’t make Kare Pan anymore and no korokke items I’m guessing they’ve chosen not to offer deep-fried items in their bakery? which is understandable, their baked goods are still delicious anyway. The service, however, hasn’t been particularly warm or welcoming. Every time I visit, there’s usually a young guy working who just quietly takes my order and without much expression. (Not rude) 😅 I recommend getting there early because some of the popular items sell out quickly. One time, the older man in front of us bought the entire tray of sunrise! Since there were no rules or limits on how many a customer can take,(I don't know if they have it now) I only managed to get two, even though there were four of us wanting sunrise.. 🥲 Since then, I’ve learned my lesson and just make sure to...

Finally tried this place and I was not that impressed. Yes, prices are reasonable. The pastries were okay. I’d rather go to 85 Bakery. What really turned me off the most was the customer service. I walk in and not one greet. The girl with the brown at the front just looked at me like, “great another one”. She was very smug and had a stuck up attitude. The guy in the kitchen just looked at me and turned around, he didn’t look happy. When I went to pay and asked the girl if they do Apple Pay she said yes. I attempted to do Apple Pay and then she goes, “no you have to do it with a card” and looked at me like I was dumb. I wanted to respond at educate her on what Apple Pay was but I just held my tongue. Overall disappointed in this place from the okay pastries, really nothing special, to the customer service. Not worth my time...