Crème Caramel LA

AMAZING desserts. Awesome chai. Like you think you’ve had the best chai until you’ve been here. Christine is wonderful! Such a lovely energy in the shop. All the desserts are homemade family recipes and they are all DELICIOUS.

Fantastic food! The brownies are to die for, you must stop in when your nearby. Great for vegans if ur one.

So so so good! This place has an amazing presence to it, probably because their deserts and delicacies are beyond good. The upside down tarro is fantastic. Go and check it out, you will be so happy you did!

Great local spot. Amazing sweats. Could be slow if they are under staffed. But the product is worth it.

Crème Caramel La is a custard and confection dessert shop. First started up as a vendor at a farmers market to becoming a sweet bake shop specializing in traditional and Filipino desserts. Yum!
This little shop is super cute and tiny. The staff member was super friendly, cheery, and helpful. She let us sample away until we figured out what we wanted to purchase. Woohoo! I just want to note that there’s no bathrooms for you to use. But you are welcome to go next door (the Mexican restaurant) to use their bathrooms. Also, parking is located on the side streets so be on the hunt for a spot!
What we’ve tried:
Upside Down Pie (Ube) — custard on the bottom like a pie and topped with graham cracker Greek yogurt crumble. I was not a fan of the crumble, but the ube was was good!
Crème Caramel (Vanilla) — the original flavor that is made with rich and creamy custard. Also, topped with caramel sauce. Oh my goodness. This is by far my favorite. You are basically eating a crème brûlée! Super yummy!
Crème Caramel (Buko coconut pandan) — similar to the vanilla and was super yum as well! You can taste the floralness, coconuty, and pineness from the custard. Mmmhm!
Bread Pudding (Banana Nutella) — made with egg bread, warm banana nutella custard, and home made salted caramel sauce. I wasn’t a fan of the bread pudding.
Overall, Crème Caramel La is a great place to try out some traditional and Flilipino desserts! If I am in the area, I would love to come back to try out more flavors. And if you are in the area, make sure to stop on by at Crème Caramel La for some yummy custard and bread pudding!
AS ALWAYS, NOM FOR LIFE!

Their Chocolate and Almond Croissant was supper yummy, especially in the gooey middle. Unfortunately, the tips have begun turning chewy.
Mocha, as always, is very good.

Love this place! I come here somewhat often and am always greeted with a smile. The staff is incredibly friendly and always helpful. The food is delicious. The desserts and puddings are delightful. One day I was hungry so bought a sandwich. I didn’t know what to expect. I only had ever gotten coffee and pastries and puddings. IT WAS SO GOOD! I don’t know what happened but there was an explosion of flavor in my mouth.
The lemon bars are my absolute favorite!
On Friday’s they have a food truck outside the shop from about 6−9pm. A fun easy place to grab a bite.

For service they get 5 stars. No doubt in my mind that they deserve it. They were so welcoming and just amazing!
For the actual dessert: we got the upside down ube and the vanilla bread pudding. They were both okay. The ube resin ally tasted like regular vanilla to me.

Finally dropped by here last weekend. Been wanting to come here since I used to live in North Hollywood, now moved to Tarzana. Its a small location by Burbank Blvd, which you can parallel park in front. We got the ube upside down pie & ube horchata which you can add espresso. The pie was really really good we loved it and the drinks too! Their pie looks small about $ 4 – 5 each but it was a decent serving for a dessert. The people here are very friendly. The place is small but neat & clean. I’m a big fan of ube ever since I was little so I was excited to come here. I’m very proud that filipino cuisine is being recognized now specially filipinos around L. A make them unique and very tasteful. Will definitely come back to try out some other flavors! Highly recommended!

Wow. Deliciousness. Got the Ube upside down pie and one other which was green and upside down. Doesn’t matter. I’m bringing the kids back here for a custard throw down.

Damn damn damn… This place is crack heaven! My gf and i always look for sweet soots but damn this place we’ve been coming since it opened! The samples alone will have you wanting the whole store! Lmao go now!

I came here on my lunch break because I was craving something sweet. I ordered the Ube Upsidedown Cake and literally DEVOURED it in minutes! You can get it without the bread crumbs but don’t (unless. I guess if you have to) because the texture makes it better. The size is a little small for its price (~$ 5).
I will definitely be coming back soon to try more! They have a bunch of seasonal flavors too, so check back often. The lady at the register also told me that they have Food Truck Fridays where a different food truck parks outside the store every Friday.

This tiny store is packed with great service and alot of delicious deserts. The puddings are all really good. The bakery staff were very friendly and encouraged me to try a few before making my final selection. Fantastic desert to take to a dinner party.

I was so excited to come to Crème Caramel LA last week. I love bread pudding. One of my many weaknesses.
I walked in and there was so many to choose from. I am from SD and she told me of a deal if I buy 3 then I get a few bucks off the 4^th. Might as well. Lol. She said it will be good for 5 days so at least I took my time trying everything I wanted to try.
Their crème caramel is delicious. It’s a rich and creamy custard. Basically it’s leche flan. I ordered the buko Pandan flavor and I loved it.
The ube upside down pie is yummy. It’s the crème caramel topped with graham cracker crumbs. One of their more popular items and I can see why. It wasn’t too sweet and tasted amazing!
I ordered three types of bread pudding. Turon, vanilla, and banana Nutella. I loved all three equally. Turon is my favorite Filipino dessert. It’s not sweet like some Turon that I have tried. Vanilla is simple and what they are famous for. The banana Nutella is nice with the sweet Nutella on top. All of this bread pudding hit the spot.
They also had a ube horchata drink. I’m not a big fan of horchata but it’s so yummy with the ube flavor. She was able to put some caffeine in it too so it was perfect for me.
I definitely had a great visit and the girl working was so helpful. Hopefully I can come back soon next time I’m in LA.

Literally addicted to the ube upside down pie.
Warning: Do not come here if you’re working on that beach bod.

I love this place and it has the best baked goods in the valley, hands down. The only thing they lack is adequate seating– the interior is tiny and has a small bar table attaches to a wall with maybe three chairs. There’s a table out front with a couple chairs but it’s uncovered and basically on the sidewalk. I consider this place a great «to go» bakery, but it’s a shame because I’d love to bring friends here and hang out, or even visit to do some studying but you just cannot expect there to be any seating at all. I hope they find a bigger location soon!

Gee Dee delicious. So far the best cold brew coffee i’ve had in the area, and after a taste test sesh decided to get a vanilla crème which is rocking my face right this second.

Love this place! Great food, friendly customer service and clean place! I wish all businesses are as expert as they are here. I plan on spending too much time and money here!!!

This place is delicious! Most of the desserts are pretty good but the vanilla crème just took my breath away. The caramel sauce is soo flavorful and the crème is soft and perfect. I enjoyed the ube but the mango chocolate was a bit too sweet for me. The lady was friendly and I like how if you buy for cups you get two dollars off plus another dollar off for Unilocal check ins! I am definitely coming back here to try their other desserts!

Whoaaaaa, I forgot to rate this place?
We were here for the 2^nd time in a few years yesterday… and it was like being in dessert heaven again… heck, they have unicorns in the back making your dessert fantasies come true!
If you come here expecting a fancy boulangerie… you will be disappointed. The price is French, the concept & ambiance are Asian. This place is small and spartan, with cute little signs, mostly hand written. Picture ½ the size of a Subway location you had visited… yup that small. However, they managed to squeeze in a couple of chairs inside for students/​people to stay and study/​hang-​out. Yes, there were two love-​bird students there… studying! If you come here, you too will think strange about this couple. We expected them to be outside, in one of their umbrellad seating arrangements. Maybe it was a little chilly and too close to the street and sidewalk passers-​by to be romantic? Besides, you too will ask yourself, how did this place manage to legally place an outdoor eating area on the sidewalk of this busy Burbank street/sidewalk≠ox …Pinoy ingenuity and entrepreneurship?
Where do I start… a family with 3 kids were in front of us. They ordered a little of everything and spent about $ 70, on dessert, YEAH!
We ordered the ube & bunko pandan cups, chocolate caramel bread pudding, caramel coffee cake, and a large American coffee. We ate the large, moist, most reasonably priced and delicious coffee cake on the drive back home to Torrance. Though it was a generous portion, I wanted more…
We saved the best for last, late night snack; ube & bunko pandan cups! Remember to flip the cups upside down for the best deserting experience! The ube cup has crystallized brown sugar on the bottom. So, scoop them up and place them on top and go to it…
Let’s just say it was a gastro-​orgasmic experience; eaten slowly and savored every sweet, silky, sensuous scoop… each slowly caressing the senses of taste and smell… exciting every taste bud in the tongue to sheer unadulterated ecstasy! Okey, I have to get some warm wet — wipes now…

Delicious pandan crème caramel. Also tried the vegan version with the chin seeds. I suggest eating the vegan version first and then the regular. The prices are a little steep. Even whole foods pies can be a little cheaper than here.

I love this place! They have delicious desserts. Service is always great too. Although they have chairs outside, it’s not a hang-​out type of café. Plus, parking is limited. I don’t mind this at all. I just buy the upside down, pudding and brownies and munch on them at home.

I got some for the first time during my birthday last year as a gift. This place is amazing and one of my favorite places for dessert ! The ube and pandaan upside down pie is delicious. I also love the bread pudding with the caramel sauce. The staff is also very helpful and polite! They let
Me try samples of pretty much all the custards when I was there.
For great dessert, I strongly recommend this place!

Crème Caramel LA is right Off the beaten path in Vanuys. But defiantly a must go.
Parking: There’s a pretty good lot in the back of the joint. If you want to be cool, walk through the laundry mat instead of going all the way around. You feel pretty cool, well I did.
Service: I wish I would have gotten the ladies name, but I walked in @ 6 and they close at 6. Without question she let us order and even let us get it to eat there. On top of that she let a lady and her baby in at 6:15 to get their order as well. Realistically she forgot to lock the door but regardless she was at least inviting enough to take our orders.
Décor: This place is tiny. Like 5 people would be a full house. 3 seats inside the place if you want to stair at the wall the whole time. If not they got some seats outside :). On a side note the inside is pretty cute for the size. It has a rustic farmhouse feel inside. Cute quotes, Wood frames, and rustic furniture.
Dessert:
Oh man dont count calories when you get here but it is sooooooooooooooooo worth it.
Ube Crème:
Ok, so deep down from my childhood I am a super duper Flan lover. This is just a premium version of what my aunts wish they could make. No joke the ube flavor mixed with the caramel. Damn… I could probably eat 5 of these little angels! No problem.
Brookie:
So i saw this on Shark Tank and was intrigued by it. Lucky for me 2 days later I walk into a place that’s bookmarked and they got one. Holy moly. IDK why people just don’t make these instead. Seriously the consistency from the brownie into the cookie reminds me of fresh loaf of bread out of the oven. I can’t fathom ever just having a brownie by itself again. I’m so happy that a brownie met a cookie it loves and had beautiful child.
«The truth is, it doesnt really matter who I used to be. It’s all about who I’ve become»

The moment I walked in I was greeted by a friendly and welcoming lady at the counter. She was super helpful and knowledgable about the entire menu. It’s always good to see people passionate in the food industry rather than just going through the motions. It gets a dessert lover like me even more amped up to order more which is both good and bad lol.
I Love love love caramel flan, so it’s needless to say this was a very dangerous trip for my wallet and health. I worked out earlier so I can eat two extra desserts right? Ok make that four extra, they said go big or go home right? Actually I never understood that saying especially since I was heading home after this… anyway that’s for another time.
After a 10 minute conversation with the nice helpful lady about my love for sweets along with my inability to decide (I was like a kid alone in a cake shop armed with Mom’s credit card). I finally decided on the following:
Vanilla Crème Caramel — OMG this was so good, it’s just like any good flan that you have had, but with a hint of vanilla (not overpowering at all) the texture is extremely smooth that it melts right in your mouth. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ I can see why it’s one of their most popular item.
UBE Crème Caramel — Also really really good. UBE has been a trend in the dessert industry so if you like UBE it won’t disappoint you. I’m giving it 9.5÷10 only because if you point a gun to my head and force me to choose which flan is better I’ll have to pick the Vanilla Crème out of duress.
UBE upside down pie — ¹⁰⁄₁₀! Different from the Crème caramel but this was both unique and taste amazing. Love UBE and I love pie, add the uniqueness to it and the rest is history. The only regret I have is only ordering one, I must have destroyed it within 30 seconds. I can’t wait to come back for another one! Do yourself a favor and order this, order 3 or 4 so you don’t miss out on life.
Salted Caramel Budino (Truffle Pudding) — Another really good choice, this is a pudding and not a flan so it isn’t as smooth but really really good. I love the flavor, the texture was subtle yet enough of the taste for you to know it is salted caramel. I give this about a ⁹⁄₁₀.
I will absolutely be back, I want to try all the other Crème caramel and definitely want to get the bread pudding next time!

I was able to try the veggie tortilla pie, unicorn poop, and ube horchata. All delicious ! I highly recommend this place if you’re looking for sweet treats

This place is wonderful. Staff is great. I think I met the owner and she treated me like she had known me for years. This is truly a place I will love coming back to :)
PS dairy free and vegan options. Literally couldn’t ask for anything better.

One of my favorite memories of my childhood in Tehran was walking out of our townhouse, right out the front door, down the street and around the corner to the little shop where, if I begged enough, my baba would buy me a little cup of the thickest, creamiest, most divine crème caramel. Two bites and you’d get to the caramel at the bottom. But it was always that creamy, bite-​of-​heaven custard I loved most. Over the years I’ve ordered all manners of flan, custard and crème brûlée looking for it, but it was never the same.
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I happened upon a modest little storefront on Burbank Ave in Sherman Oaks. One bite and it took me all the way back to that little shop in Tehran.
If you’re in the neighborhood, I highly recommend visiting CrèmeCaramelLA for the traditional vanilla, but definitely don’t miss out on the Filipino-​inspired ube, cassava or buko pandanor (young coconut) crème caramels.

Ok let me just say, I’ve never been a big fan of Ube but this place has changed me for the good! Wow! My girls and I were having sweet tooth cravings at work so we decided to check out pictures on their IG and Unilocal pages and give this place a shot. Ordered lemon bars, Ube upside down pie, bread pudding, unicorn poop, red velvet brownies, s’mores bars, regular and Ube flan. Everything was absolutely AMAZING! The Ube upside own pie was to die for! Oh my gawd it was so good. The consistency and sweetness was just right. I would have gladly eaten a whole bowl of it if I could. LoL! You have to call ahead to find out if they have certain flavors available since some are only made to order.

:Updated Review:
I’m a Bread Pudding lover! My friends and I are always on the search for the best bread pudding. I came back here again and they had a new flavor. Turon Bread Pudding. I also just realized they serve Ube Latte.
:Desserts:
I’ve tasted a lot of bread pudding and I would say this would be one of my top places to go for bread pudding! On my original review I mentioned how delicious the Vanilla Bread Pudding was; it still is! The Turon Breading was not bad but my favorite is still the Vanilla Bread Pudding. This time I got to taste the Ube Upside Down Pie. Its Ube (like a yogurt) topped with graham crackers. The Ube Crème Carmel was also good.
:Customer Service:
Christina was so helpful, polite, and friendly! She has a positive and cheerful attitude.
:Highlight:
The Vanilla Bread Pudding is so good! I love their Filipino inspired flavors too.
:Tip:
$ 1 off when you check in
:M’s Notes:
~Indoor and outdoor seating
~Street parking

Mocha!!! Still very good.
Flan: Expecting my second visit to be less impressive. The flan was as good as I remember it.

Great desserts, excellent customer service… Not much else is missing from this little jewel of a storefront located on Burbank Blvd. I had first heard about Crème Caramel from eating at Park’s Finest being that they supplied the ube and buko pandan flans for their dessert options. Those of which are sometimes sold out by dinnertime. I liked what I had sampled then and looked forward to finally going to their brick & mortar to try some of their other offerings.
We were helped out by THEE nicest & most informative lady one night. It was less than 45 mins to closing but she greeted us & told us she’d be right with us as soon as she finished up with a customer she was helping at the moment. She explained to us what was what, gave us instructions to heat the bread puddings, gave us samples and was just a pleasure to talk to… I regret not getting her name.
I ordered 6 things to-​go. crème caramels aka flans ($ 4.85): ube, buko pandan & mango. upside down pies ($ 5.35): ube & buko pandan. bread pudding ($ 5.85): ube. She boxed them all up with the serving instructions. The ube flan is good. It had a rich ube flavor but the flan texture compliments it well. Good flavor. The buko pandan flan was ok. It was a little lighter in young coconut flavor than I expected. The mango flan was good. I liked it. It was explained to us that it was not a regular menu item and that it was in rotation at the moment. Glad I got the last one. The ube upside down cake was very good. It was ube custard with a bruleed graham cracker topping. Good stuff. The buko pandan version was also good but again, I wished it had more flavor. The ube bread pudding was excellent. You heat it in its container at 325 degrees for 15 mins then drizzle the caramel topping to finish it off. I loved it. It was delicious. I would get that again and again.
I’ve had the turon bread pudding party size square pan and it was delicous, also. It’s not in rotation at the moment but as soon as it is, I’m all over it. I was actually craving it before we went to the shop. It’s soo good. I also sampled the salted caramel polenta coffee cake. It was very tasty. The blueberry coffee cake she also let us sample was just as good. I’m looking forward to going back & sampling all their other delicious treats.
Thank you Crème Caramel LA for showing me the light…

A cramped store with a homey feel and delicious treats await you here. The cashiers are super friendly and encourage sampling what they have to offer. Their crème caramel is completely solid (I dont even like caramel that much), I devoured the ube/​taro and the boko pandan was splendid. All of these were custard desserts, so if that’s your thing, you’ll enjoy it greatly. I liked everything I sampled, but ended up with the upside down ube pie.
Despite all the talk of custard, this shop has a lot more to offer such as cakes, bread pudding, savory dishes (e.g. quiches, pot pie). This is definitely a spot to hit up when in the Valley. The only con I saw was that the custard was somewhat on the pricier side for the amount you get (roughly $ 5 each).
Parking was street only from what I could tell, but there was plenty on a Friday night. Very random, but they also have a food truck friday night where a food truck will be parked in front of their establishment. You can get your entrée and dessert at one location! Pretty cool.

At first I wasn’t impressed, but it’s time for an update.
I have to admit I’ve been coming back for their ube bread pudding. So good! Not sweet or eggy and the perfect texture. The drizzle of caramel sauce makes it prefect. A very popular item so they run out later in the day.
I’m also liking their ube upside down pie. The graham cracker crust isn’t burnt this time and the ube flavor just shines through this delectable custard.
Service is so sweet that you can’t resist tipping them. They’re very helpful explaining their baked goodies and happy to give you samples.
Parking on Burbank or in the back lot.

La atención súper buena, quien me atendió muy presto ayudarme y pude degustar varios tipos de crème bule. Recomiendo este lugar cuando su paladar quiera algo realmente delicioso !!!