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| - Well where do I begin? Probably build the credibility for this one star post first -- well, I am Filipina. I was raised feeding off authentic Filipino home cooked meals and desserts. From the signature KareKare to Kilawin to Kutsinta, I've had my fair share of Filipino delicacy. Buying Filipino food for me is rare since Mom can make almost anything at home. So if there's something that I particularly crave that my mom couldn't make, then I go look for a superb Filipino place. Heavenly Bakeshop is not the superb place that I was looking for.
Compared to my usual Manila Sunrise Restaurant, prices of Heavenly Bakeshop were a tad bit higher. I noticed meals such as Sisig were individually packed, priced and stored inside the transparent fridge. Why put the supposed to be hot meals inside the fridge? I don't know. And I'm never buying those.
One of my favorite desserts was on the other fridge - Sapin Sapin. I got super excited cos I haven't had it in a while. When I got home, I was disappointed since it didn't have its usual sticky and smooth texture. What I got was like powdery and paste-y rolled into one. And the flavor? Non-existent. Colors were pretty though, but I didn't buy them for decorations.
When I was still in HB, I saw one of the servers put out a hot batch of "Carioca". I've only heard of these when I lived in the Philippines and like the Sapin Sapin it looked incredibly delicious. When I got home and took my first bite, excess oil oozed out. Gross. And the sugar tasted bitter. So while I was trying to chew the Carioca, all I tasted was Canola and burnt sugar. Pretty bad.
Still hoping that my trip to HB wasn't a huge mistake, I turned to my "Special" Halo Halo.
Looks good once again. Leche Flan Check. Ube Check. So far so good. I kept mixing every ingredient in preparation of the first critical bite. Lo and behold there was not a single taste of sweetness -- at all. Idk if they forgot to put sugar (one of the main ingredients of it) or really opted not to, which was stupid since it's a dessert. Probably so you can control your own sweetness? It still doesn't make sense since it SHOULD be sweet. And if that was the case then they couldv'e easily told me. But wow I was extremely disappointed. To top it all off, as if the bad couldn't get worse, I found an insect, drowned in my sugarless treat. Yaaaaay. Not.
All in all, will I be back? Seriously, why would I be? If you're Filipino, Filipino food in America should make you miss home. It should give you comfort and make you relive memories. Heavenly Bakeshop failed to do that for me. Oh well. 3 strikes (Carioca, Sapinsapin, Halohalo) and you're out as what they say.
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