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| - I found this place through yelp. It sounded like a really genuine and authentic bakery, something I've missed since moving away from the Bay Area. So after punching in the address on the GPS, we made our way over to Albinas. It wasn't hard to find, but it was definitely situated in a non-descript strip mall between nothingness.
When we entered there were other customers in line, waiting. We stood in line and waited patiently for our turn.
You know this place is authentic when the lady who is being helped speaks in a strong NY accent. It was awesome. We were wondering out loud about several items and she turned around and said 'those are to die foh" -- just the way my late mother in law would've put it.
Anyway, it got to us and we picked out the dark chocolate canolis, these cream stuffed chocolate things, a bunch of meringue things with nuts, all the biscotti on display and some chocolate cookie the young man picked out. The gals behind the counter were so cool, they gave us some to eat without charging us.
Our total was only $10. I'm guessing if you go early in the day you'll have more selection. We got there in the mid-afternoon.
I liked most of the items, but the dark chocolate canolis were really quite sweet. The filling was interesting, had some fragrant addition to it and it wasn't whipped cream but rather, a creamy filling. Sorry I can't give you more info, but if you like sweets, you have to stop by here! I was seriously wanting a napoleon but maybe next time. They were sold out by the time we got there!!
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