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| - AA Ozzy Bakery used to be called AA WHOLESOME BAKERY. Its Yelp page states it has moved, but the shop is where it's always been at- at least it's at the same location it was when I first reviewed it on August 2011... I couldn't update my review on that old business page, and so I posted this under Mekong Plaza's business page. I stumbled onto the loyalty card that I picked up on my last visit here, so this is this review's final resting place, I hope!
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Some of the pastries I've tried over the years at this bakery's location were good-- about a month ago, I tried a purple ball of taro/yam goodness that is called Spiral Mooncake**. Overheard a Filipina customer exclaim she's only seen them in China and was coming back later in the day to buy some, so I tried one, and it was d'lish! However, I just googled the recipe to find that it calls for powdered sugar (corn allergy), so I won't be getting them again. So sad... I also like the taro-coconut twisted bun (packaged in loose clear bags), but knowing that the moon cake (also in clear bags, but with glue strips on them) has powdered sugar and my accidentally buying two cakes (mung bean and taro) only to find that the machine-sealed bags they came in had nutritional info on the back that included powdered sugar, I'm hesitant to buy anything from A againAA Ozzy Bakery again. At least my waist and wallet are happy!
I've also tried a few "Hone Doe cakes" from AOB's stand next to the plaza's main doors, and after the second visit, I won't go back due to the flies hovering near and ON the fillings' lids (the one with vanilla custard had flies crawling on them, and either the cook was too busy to swat them away, or she's used to them (a la street-style stand cooking!) buzzing about. I didn't know the stand belonged to AOB until I spotted a few in bags on one of the store's counters. If you weren't repelled by my account of seeing flies on the lids, then know that these sell for $0.75 each, or 7 for $5. (That's a whopping $0.25 discount, y'all!) Fillings are red mung bean, vanilla custard, coconut and raisins, and honey. The cook is constantly cooking them on a rotating "grill" that reminds me of takoyaki burners, but with slightly-larger "cups," so you may either buy them already pre-made and sitting in a table-top display case, or get them made-to-order. If you go for the latter, be ready to wait at least ten minutes, or so for them to cook.
I started out writing this review with three stars, but after all the powdered sugar and Hone Doe cake fails, I had to downgrade to a two. (I feel giving AOB a one-star review is a bit harsh...) Might be a good idea to move the cake grill away from the main doors to avoid attracting outdoor flies, but then again, maybe the fillings are just too tempting and will eventually attract flies that are inside the plaza, anyway... I'll make it easy on myself and avoid the flies and the powdered-sugared pastry products and stay away from this bakeshop altogether. Otherwise, there are some tasty sweets to be had here... Check out the yogurt-filled pastry, which the shop is sampling out lately-- it's good, with a nice crispy/flaky exterior, yet pillowy interior. The filling is sweet, yet tart.
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