I was craving for some fresh baked pandesal so I tagged along with some friends to this Filipino bakery. Boy am I glad I went! As soon as you walk in you're greeting with the tantalizing aroma of fresh baked bread, I was in heaven.
The store is small and cramped. The aisles are just wide enough for two lines of people to squeeze past each other (one coming and one going). There's a large variety of baked goods to choose from. There are cooling racks behind the display case with all the fresh out of the oven baked goods. There are also 2 large shelves with Filipino grocery items (they carry my favorite noodles - Lucky Me Chilimansi flavor) and a refrigerated section which has my favorite green tea (C2 which is sweetened with cane sugar).
The line was long but it moved quickly. We ordered 2 dozen regular pandesal and 1 dozen wheat pandesal which came out to be a little under $10. I love that everything was labeled with the name of the item and the price. The store is efficient and well organized.
These rolls are not the typical ones you find in the Philippines which are small and hard. These are similar to the ones you find in Southern California - large and soft with a touch of sweetness. There are a number of ways to enjoy it - dunk it in coffee or hot chocolate, toast it with some butter, use any kind of spread you have (nutella is always good), make sliders out of it, or use it to make an ice cream sandwich. The best way to see if it is really good though is to eat it hot, right out of the oven. Definitely coming back to try their other offerings.