Celestial Bakery & Deli

Great breakfast burrito and Mexican pastries… we went here at the «suggestion» of Unilocal… and I’m happy we did… we had pastries an a breakfast burrito (bacon)…and I have to say it was the best burrito I have had in a long time… OK, the bathroom was a bit dated, but clean.
Great independent… great price!

Came in with La Familia since we were visiting Calina at Goldrick Elementary.
This is a small Mom & Pop Mexican Bakery and they also serve items for lunch and dinner. A great variety of burritos, tacos, tortas, etc.
Staff is very friendly. We ordered the menudo, pozole, beef soup, tacos al carbon and smothered burrito. All were very tasty!
The menudo and pozole were so good that Calina got some to go for a late night meal after a night out.
Very good and inexpensive!

Celestial is a bakery/​Mexican restaurant. They open at 6 a.m. They stop receiving orders at 8:30 p.m. But close the bakery at 9 p.m.
They sell orejas, conchas and other Mexican pastries. You will also see donuts and pan blanco (bread rolls).
Restaurant wise, I have only had the menudo. It’s probably the best menudo you can buy. Weekend mornings are really busy and full of people waiting in line.

The pastries I got were tough and dry… Pineapple empanada tasted ick too; pineapple imitation or jam? yuck.

Went here to pick up some Mexican pastries for my dad’s birthday. He took one bite and was amazed, which is saying a lot. Huge selection of pastries, and although I didn’t order food, the lunch/​dinner menu looked extensive as well.

Turned on to this panderia by friend and fellow Unilocaler Doug Y, I have had to stop in 2 times since we went together early this week. It is located in the Athmar Park Shopping Center, which sounds a lot larger and maybe even cooler than it is. I remember it from years ago, when the gas station was a milk store. Apparently they still sell the Farm Store milk, though. It seems that there is a lot of dairy goodness on this block! The tres leches cake is fng incredible! I love this treat, and the stuff there is fantastic. I bought 2 slabs, ate one for breakfast while at the DMV, (which is also in the same complex) and am just finishing the other now 16 hours later. YUM!
I would say this is one of the nicer run bakeries I have been to recently, the staff is friendly, and the baked goods fresh. I saw some entrees being served, and had to get a menu to go for next time, looks great as well.

If I could give a three plus this place would easily get it. It’s a panaderia that has all the cookies and pastries you would expect but it also serves pretty good food. This is one of my spots for menudo in town since it is served todos los dias and not just on Saturday and Sunday. Get it with the bread that is served toasted and slathered (probably margarine but it still is tasty). If I’m in the mood I’ll have tacos or a torta but the salsa here could use a little bit of help (menudo is served with chile pequin, dried oregano, and lemon which I usually add to the salsa). Not great but good and I know how clean the kitchen is because they were a client for a company I worked for and I was in there a number of times. Although there is no shortage of great mexican food in the area, sometimes you just have to have dessert to finish a meal.