Momo Bakery

I Adore this little bakery. Its inexpensive enough to try all sorts of cakes, many of which I have no idea what will taste like, and the ladies behind the counter (the owners?) are extremely nice and answered all my annoying questions. The Sweet Wife cake is a favorite, as is the lemon pound cake and the custard. Its just a wonderful spot and worth your time.

I needed last minute cupcakes and the girls were so creative. They improvise these eight cupcakes for me. Originally they were just bare mini sponge cup sized cakes. Love it. Thank you!

I went to Cha Cha Cilli next door and the doors were open inviting me in. I came here and I tried the pineapple bread and green tea puffed pastry. The pineapple bread was simple and sweet. If you love green tea you’ll love the puffed pastry.

So this isn’t the kind of bakery that has tons of stuff like birthday cakes, etc.
What it does super well is kick out the individually wrapped pastries and stuff — kinda like a Japanese bakery. And they do this very, very, well. The stuff is absolutely delicious and very fresh. And the prices are way better than any joint you find in JTown or KTown.
Love this place. I typically visit after having lunch at New Noodle City Phở next door.

I tried this place once maybe a year ago when I came to Cha Cha Chili next door, and I did not really care for the breads here. I would rather spend the time and energy to go to 85C Bakery than come here.
But then my friend SZ introduced me to the pork sung buns here. There are several kinds, but there is this one kind that she buys that has this sweet clear cream filling in the middle… I am not describing it well, I know, but unfortunately I do not know what Momo Bakery calls it. That bun is what changed my opinion of this place. Before that bun, I would probably give this place two stars. But for that bun alone, four stars!
There is another pork sung bun that is similar that involves green onions… that one is okay. There is another one that is just pork sung topping over a plain bread… that one is not good. Luckily for me my friend comes here often, and because she knows I love that one particular bread she will buy it for me whenever they have it available. Unfortunately, it is not always available.
My point is, if you are in the area, you should stop by and see if they have that particular bread because that is their best offering in my opinion. They share a parking lot in the back with Cha Cha Chili; if that lot is full then residential street parking is usually easy to find.
SZ also likes the cakes here but since I have personally never tried them I cannot comment on them. I’m happy with that pork sung bun :)

There wasn’t much selection when I came here to get a cake for my best friend’s birthday. I wanted the green tea one but they didn’t have any so I got a raspberry mousse filling cake. Overall, it was decent. Didn’t really like the texture of the cake itself, not sponging but tasted like there was no air in this cake if that made sense.

Their bakery good and cakes are pretty good. I’d say it’s better than Diamond Bakery, especially their cakes. I recommend their sponge cake, it’s very moist and flavorful.
Just something to note, I went there two weeks ago and they were closed. It’s rumored that they were shut down due to a bug infestation. Not sure if that’s true though…

There’s a parking lot in the back of this place as well as street parking so parking is definitely not an issue.
I needed to buy a birthday cake for my mom but I didn’t want to go all the way to Arcadia for JJ bakery so i decided to come here. They didn’t have too many options or at least not the ones they had displayed. It was either the taro cake, black forest cake or some other one I don’t remember.
I chose the black forest one, the small one costs $ 20.99 and the big one costs $ 25.99. It was only a $ 4 difference but I just got the small one cause I thought the big one is a bit too big.
The small cake was able to feed 6 of us. We all had a fair share and there was still 1−2slices left. The cake was very soft, perfect amount of cream and fruits and most importantly, it wasn’t too sweet cause my mom is hella picky on that haha.

Came here on a last minute effort to get a delicious birthday cake for my friend and am so glad that I came across Momo Bakery!
I originally inquired if they had a fruit tart cake since I saw in the review pictures they had it but unfortunately they stopped making those fresh daily and are only made on request.
I inquired about other cakes they had available, and the staff told me about their green tea mousse cake with red bean cake. This was the winner because my friend absolutely loves green tea and red bean! The total came to $ 28 and the lady was nice enough to give me some candles, knife, and a Happy Birthday sign. I definitely would recommend this place!
Parking is a little tight as there is a lot in the back with a one-​way alley!

I come here everyday to pick up food for dinner and i love it because its quick. Why do I come everyday? because i eat alone and have no cooking skills and im too lazy to wait for other foods. Also im a 6 1 220lb muscular behemoth and it usually costs me 13+ dollars in fastfood to get full. The Bread here is general in portion and price which gets me full at a lower cost.
The bread is good, its your typical asian bakery. Nothing special nothing bad. The quality is above normal if anything. If you are searching this place on Unilocal for bread that means youre craving asian bread… is this place close? then go, Small fast shop with fast service and great prices.

Love the Hot shredded cuttlefish! Their dried snacks have no msg or other preservatives in listed ingredients, and is reasonably priced for being high quality. The cheesecake was a unique soft little treat. The only gross thing was that the «Sweet Wife» pastry was not only not very tasty but also had mold on it. Got it on V-​Day to be funny and let it sit out for 1 day. I think that should be normal. But perhaps next time, everything goes in the fridge.

I normally go to JJ bakery in Arcadia. Their baked goods are similar. JJ though has several hot items (dumplings, lunch boxes, etc) and a drink café. The cakes and breads are good here. Price is reasonable and they accept cards.

Cute little bakery nestled between other restaurants and shops. Parking around this plaza can be rather difficult because it gets crowded around meal times and when tour buses stop. The bread at this bakery is on par with the many other Asian bakeries of this kind. I wouldn’t necessarily drive out of my way to come here, but would pop by if I ate at another restaurant within the plaza and craved something sweet after. I did enjoy their cheesecake – lighter and fluffier than traditional cheesecakes. Everything is neatly packaged and convenient to take on the road.

The best taro cake ever. My first cake here was only earlier this month when I had to order my mom’s cake. They even let me taste their taro filling. It was so good I went back for a smaller version for our Xmas cake.

This review is about a couple years back: The first time I came here was with my mom to get the mocha cheesecake for my grandma’s bday. I saw the single serving of green tea mousse cake and was like, «I gotta try this.» the first taste was a little weird, but after the second and third. it was one of the best green tea cakes I’ve ever had. MmmMmmm
The service isn’t that bad either, they were nice and tries to help.

Small bakery store, tried egg tarts, sesame twist, red bean bun and blueberry bun, so so taste.

I came in early one morning because I needed a cake on short notice. Momo was open and they make beautiful cakes, so I picked up one of their tiramisus.
The cake was a hit!!! Not only was it beautiful, but it was moist, not too sweet, and had beautifully developed flavors. Instead of lady fingers, Momo uses a spongey cake base, but the espresso flavor came through in this cake better than most tiramisu’s I’ve had. The frosting was also perfect. It tasted a bit like cream cheese frosting and worked wonderfully with the cake flavor in both texture and flavor. The fruits and chocolate on top were a nice added bonus. I had half a dozen people ask me where I got the cake.

Along the lines of 85 degrees bakery, Momo bakery makes some pretty good bread. They offer a smaller selection but still pretty tasty. Gotta support mom n pop places. Green bean bun with walnuts was excellent. Nice texture to the bean paste with bits of walnut.

I will randomly stumble upon these small Asian bakeries, but none of them can compare to 85 degrees or JJ.
This place in particular has 1) awful service. Not a single person greeted me nor did they even say «hi» to me at the register or thank me for my business. Literally, not a word was exchanged. I saw the price pop up on the register and gave them exact change and that was that. 2) the bread tasted awful and old. Since they’re not turning bread as fast as the popular Asian bakeries, the bread has probably been sitting out for awhile, which really takes a toll on quality.
Now, I’m in need of a trip to 85 degrees to ask my tastebuds for forgiveness.

Find your taro mojo at Momo Bakery.
This small store keeps things simple. So should you. Get the Taro Bun for individuals or go loco with a full Taro Cake. Either way, I’m saying you’d be a dodo not to get the Taro at Momo.
The breads and pastries are mostly pre-​packaged, so, shopping is typically a quick pick-​n-​go. Besides taro, give Red Bean, Raisin, Almond, or other flavors a try. The Mousse Cakes look tempting… someday, I’ll try one.
Momo can’t go toe-​to-​toe with some of L.A.‘s big boy bakeries, but it is fine for locals or if you are already in the shopping center and simply want to grab something quick. Prices aren’t the cheapest, but they definitely are SGV-​discounted.
I’ve been here a couple times and by far the best was around 9:00 a.m. in the morning because the breads were probably fresher and the selection was broader. Parking is free in the big lot (shared with ABC Café and America Asia Travel.
Driving out of your way to Momo would be a no-​no; however, if you are in South Alhambra or nearby Monterey Park then Momo Bakery is a decent spot to rediscover that taro mojo.