Ernie’s Bakery & Trains

For the life of me I cannot understand why Ernies does not have more or better reviews. They have great pastries and frankly if you are looking for a custom cake for half the price of other bakeries in town you should stop by Ernies.
In recent years i have seen the business at Ernie’s slow down but for now this place doesn’t show any sign of closing it’s doors. Ernies has been a part of the Eastside Fresno community for as long as I can remember. As other businesses have come and gone Ernies’s has remained Steady. They are located in a small older building right on Kings Canyon next to a nail shop. If you blink you will likely miss it.
The people working in the bakery seem to remain pretty consistent as well. Every time I go into Ernies there is one of two girls standing behind the counter which is pretty great considering the girls are always pleasant.
As for the products, I love Ernies donuts. Are they the best I have had? No but they are some of the best in Fresno. I for one love their chocolate on Chocolate cake donuts. The ply me with enough sugar and energy in the morning to get on everyone’s nerves at work. I also usually buy birthday cakes/​party cakes from Ernie’s. They are able to create amazing cake with buttercream frosting that are moist, tasty and inexpensive. I will say that I would not buy a wedding cake or cake for any other super fancy event from here because they are limited in the things that they can do (design wise). However, if I want a fun cake for a baby shower or graduation or birthday party then Ernie’s is my go to bakery.
Frankly, Ernies epitomizes Old school bakeries. before there were cake bosses and cake wars there were the the Ernie’s of the world. No flash, no gimmicks just quaint, sweet, family run businesses specializing in customer service and goddies.

This place has some amazingly good pastries! The only thing is you have to get here early, or you run the risk of missing out on those fresh donuts.
Yum!

The mini peach pie was a serious contender for best pie I have ever tasted but the bierocks was ice cold in the middle. I am sure they freeze them and just reheat in the microwave.
The pie was 5 stars the bieroks was a 1.
The employees were very nice and it was not expensive.

We used to come here for many yrs… This place has gone WAY DOWN! Disappointed so much!

We’ve been going here since 1999 but not anymore! Called from out of town to order a cake for my daughter’s birthday and was told they won’t accept my order over the phone. The rude girl that answered my call said that they do not accept payment over the phone so we have to come in to order… kind of impossible if you live out of town, so she said flat out no, and hung up. Not «let me talk to the manager» or «is there something else we can do» or anything that even resembled good customer service; just flat out rudeness and hung up. Guess they don’t need loyal customers anymore.. nice to see they’re doing so well they can turn down business.

Went to this place for some pies for a baby shower, she didn’t want cake. It’s hard to find a homemade pie place here in the valley that ISNT Marie Callenders. I called ahead to inquire about what they offered, a nice woman informed me that they sold fruit pies, including the boysenberry I was looking for. Went in the next day, saw some pies displayed and they looked delicious. Placed an order for 2 boysenberry and 2 cherry. Picked up the morning of the event and they were a huge success! You could taste the freshness and I could tell they would homemade and made THAT MORNING! The crust was perfect and had sugar on top, yum! The filling was excellent; not to sweet and tasted like real fruit not canned. I paid $ 30 and I will definitely be back to order even more pies for my wedding. Customer service was great and product was great, that gets 5 stars from me! Added bonus is that this is a LOCAL business that has been around for years!

It’s ok. but it’s overpriced! No better than Von’s or Savemart!

Have never been disappointed with any Ernie’s goodies and specialty cakes. Yea they have cupcakes and cookies, but they are so fancy decorated for special occassions. Check out their FB page, great stuff!

Cakes, cookies, cupcakes, doughnuts, Danishes… Mediocre. Nothing special. I’d rather go to Vons or FoodsCo. And they «liked» a comment on Facebook, about customers being Ghetto and Greedy… Shows how much they appreciate their customers… Just saying… Beware.

They have blocked my comments on their facebook. very sad they cant handle criticism and it was not worth my time/​energy/​money to get there early to try their Danishes (which were dry for being «fresh»)! I would never return there especially with rude employees! They are obviously not trying to correct the matter when they delete a comment for their knowledge! So beware don’t waste your time!

Great cakes for a great price.