My family has been coming to La Purisima for over 30 years now. We used to frequent their flagship store in Glendale at least once a week back during my childhood.
Now that I am in the East Valley, I was very happy to find they have a second location in central Phoenix. Closer to me than driving down to Glendale.
Their baked good are all delicious. I tend to always order their conchas with the different colored sugar toppings. So soft and chewy! Bolillos are the best that I have found.
The flour tortillas are truly the best ones out there for me. They are a little on the thicker side, which I happen to like. For some, they may be too thick. I seriously have tried to buy other grocery store flour tortillas to hold me over until I make it to La Purisima. It's always a mistake to do so. No other mass produced tortillas comes close to theirs in taste and texture.
The main reason I drive to La Purisima is for their masa. Seriously the best thing that they make. My family has been making tamales exclusively with their masa for over three decades.
I hope that La Purisima stays around for many more decades to come!I hope that one day my son can take his kids there for a tasty Mexican pastry.
Reason for four stars- they really should consider accepting plastic. It's always a pain in the ass to head that way from far away only to remember that they only take cash. Then have to stop at the circle k to buy something random to get cash back. But I should really know better by now!