I was recently introduced to Tiuron thanks to this bakery. I am not a banana fan at all. So I was very skeptical of if I would like it or not. But this is now one of my favorite treats. The outside is crispy and sweet. Normally I don't like super sweet desserts. Yes somehow the sweet sticky coating on the outside is good to me! The banana in the middle is soft and sweet but it balances out the sweetness on the outside. I also had the cheese puffs. These are similar to the cheese rolls that you'd find at Porto's. But they're bigger and taste just a little different in a good way. They are soft and creamy on the inside, but the outside dough is a balance of crispy and flaky. I can't wait to try additional treats from there!
Jocelyn D.
Wow never realized the reviews on this place. From my experience I've never had any issues with the pan de ube and ensymadas. The pan de ube has tons of ube inside of it. I've been to other places and they really skimp you on the ube, but not at Valerios. The ensymada is big, the butter top has enough sugar, there's also enough cheese. One of my favorite ensymadas definitely!
Impress F.
What happened to this place? Their empanada used to be so good. Why sacrifice the quality over being thrifty on ingredients? As soon as I took a bite of that chicken empanada I ended up spitting it out. It tasted horrible it was somewhat sour and the filling looked more like it has a lot of non edible filler in it. You can't taste the chicken at all and I don't know how to explain but I threw away what I bought. It was such a waste. I felt bad throwing it all 10pieces out but I wasn't gonna try another batch. Good thing the turon was good. I ended up eating that and I will never buy empanada there again.
Ophelia N.
I used to love their Pandesal bread but not anymore. I bought Pandesal 3 days ago,the texture changed.It's more airy and easily falls apart.It's kinda like a mamon sponge cake. I tossed them!-no good.
Paula C.
I asked if this was freshly made before I bought it and the lady said yes. This was Saturday and it's Monday n there's mold.
Rina M.
Warning! No expiration dates!!! Used to come here often and loved their fresh Filipino desserts! We also love Seafood City so we always stop at Valerios to support Filipino business! Unfortunately, this is the third time we purchased over $25 worth of treats that are stale and tasted moldy! The Kuchinta was okay but didn't come with fresh coconut anymore, pandesal was warm not fresh, the Biko was so bad, hard and tasted stale and moldy!
Reed Riley R.
When its good its good, when its bad its WORST!!! Before buying multiple items... buy one and try it first.... Specially the Turon... multiple times which is all the time! They fry unripe bananas, its hard and tasteless. A waste of money! They had been informed and all they do is stare at you!
Cesar C.
Good choices of goodies but not choice of who was manning the store in north hills branch. She's the older lady with no pleasant personality. I was just asking where pan de monggo was but unfortunately I had not so good vision. She shouted me to "your right"... i could totally understand what is yelling at and be understanding to one's predicament. She's very selective to the customer she's pleased to serve. Unlucky me, she just threw the 2nd bag out of 2bags I bought at the counter with properly telling it was mine. I have bought a lot of stuff from that branch but that was very unfortunate.
John S.
I just ate one of their steamed chicken siopao. What a rip off. It seemed like it was only 10% chicken and 90% bread. I have had siopao from other places where their siopao seemed closer to 50-60% meat. If you read their label; it shows chicken as the heaviest ingredient which is impossible. Their ingredients listing does not even show flour as an ingredient even though it was probably 90% of the ingredients by weight. I am going to report this to government agencies for false advertising and innacurrate ingredients listing.
Christine D.
First time here. Tried to buy a few items however upon trying to pay the older lady with the glasses started yelling at us. TEN DOLLARS! Confused? I said I'm sorry what? Again she yelled TEN DOLLARS and was tapping the plexiglass they had up. I then realized you apparently can't use a credit card if it's less than $10 worth. When I said oh, sorry I don't have cash on me.. she screamed BUY SOMETHING ELSE THEN! First of all, who even carries cash now a days? Second of all she could have been a lot nicer about it. Her rudeness made me not want to even buy anything at all and so we left.We will not be returning.
Valerio's is a decent bakery if you're looking for some filipino comfort food. We go here for their fresh pandisal and ube breads. As most filipino markets, they are extremely overpriced for what they serve. I guess they are banking on the fact that you will crave that filipino taste so much you'd be willing to pay the higher price. Personally, I prefer to get my cakes and baked goods from Porto's. It won't really satisfy your filipino food craving, but it will satisfy your sweet tooth craving and their prices are alot more fair for what they give you.
Johnnef C Mendoza
If you like classic Filipino pastries and desert, this is the place to go. They also have a Filipino version of Tamales.
L. Castillejo
We stop by to see the pan de sal my friend buy from this bakery I try in her house and now I want to buy for my family is so good I buy other bread too., yummy
M.R. Alvarez
A Taste of the Philippine IslandsThis bakery, and their Panorama City location, sells pampagueño tamales. Valerio’s is the only place I know that sells them.The masa is very fine. The whole thing is savory. It’s wrapped in banana leaves. Not sure if pampangueño tamales come in different types, but the ones that Valerio’s sells have chicken and sliced boiled egg inside.*Side Note: The spinach and tomatoes in one of the pictures was made by me. Definitely not available at Valerio’s.
Lucie N.
I did not make an effort to check the Pandesal I bought. They are burnt! Be careful, check what you buy before leaving the store.
I was recently introduced to Tiuron thanks to this bakery. I am not a banana fan at all. So I was very skeptical of if I would like it or not. But this is now one of my favorite treats. The outside is crispy and sweet. Normally I don't like super sweet desserts. Yes somehow the sweet sticky coating on the outside is good to me! The banana in the middle is soft and sweet but it balances out the sweetness on the outside. I also had the cheese puffs. These are similar to the cheese rolls that you'd find at Porto's. But they're bigger and taste just a little different in a good way. They are soft and creamy on the inside, but the outside dough is a balance of crispy and flaky. I can't wait to try additional treats from there!
Wow never realized the reviews on this place. From my experience I've never had any issues with the pan de ube and ensymadas. The pan de ube has tons of ube inside of it. I've been to other places and they really skimp you on the ube, but not at Valerios. The ensymada is big, the butter top has enough sugar, there's also enough cheese. One of my favorite ensymadas definitely!
What happened to this place? Their empanada used to be so good. Why sacrifice the quality over being thrifty on ingredients? As soon as I took a bite of that chicken empanada I ended up spitting it out. It tasted horrible it was somewhat sour and the filling looked more like it has a lot of non edible filler in it. You can't taste the chicken at all and I don't know how to explain but I threw away what I bought. It was such a waste. I felt bad throwing it all 10pieces out but I wasn't gonna try another batch. Good thing the turon was good. I ended up eating that and I will never buy empanada there again.
I used to love their Pandesal bread but not anymore. I bought Pandesal 3 days ago,the texture changed.It's more airy and easily falls apart.It's kinda like a mamon sponge cake. I tossed them!-no good.
I asked if this was freshly made before I bought it and the lady said yes. This was Saturday and it's Monday n there's mold.
Warning! No expiration dates!!! Used to come here often and loved their fresh Filipino desserts! We also love Seafood City so we always stop at Valerios to support Filipino business! Unfortunately, this is the third time we purchased over $25 worth of treats that are stale and tasted moldy! The Kuchinta was okay but didn't come with fresh coconut anymore, pandesal was warm not fresh, the Biko was so bad, hard and tasted stale and moldy!
When its good its good, when its bad its WORST!!! Before buying multiple items... buy one and try it first.... Specially the Turon... multiple times which is all the time! They fry unripe bananas, its hard and tasteless. A waste of money! They had been informed and all they do is stare at you!
Good choices of goodies but not choice of who was manning the store in north hills branch. She's the older lady with no pleasant personality. I was just asking where pan de monggo was but unfortunately I had not so good vision. She shouted me to "your right"... i could totally understand what is yelling at and be understanding to one's predicament. She's very selective to the customer she's pleased to serve. Unlucky me, she just threw the 2nd bag out of 2bags I bought at the counter with properly telling it was mine. I have bought a lot of stuff from that branch but that was very unfortunate.
I just ate one of their steamed chicken siopao. What a rip off. It seemed like it was only 10% chicken and 90% bread. I have had siopao from other places where their siopao seemed closer to 50-60% meat. If you read their label; it shows chicken as the heaviest ingredient which is impossible. Their ingredients listing does not even show flour as an ingredient even though it was probably 90% of the ingredients by weight. I am going to report this to government agencies for false advertising and innacurrate ingredients listing.
First time here. Tried to buy a few items however upon trying to pay the older lady with the glasses started yelling at us. TEN DOLLARS! Confused? I said I'm sorry what? Again she yelled TEN DOLLARS and was tapping the plexiglass they had up. I then realized you apparently can't use a credit card if it's less than $10 worth. When I said oh, sorry I don't have cash on me.. she screamed BUY SOMETHING ELSE THEN! First of all, who even carries cash now a days? Second of all she could have been a lot nicer about it. Her rudeness made me not want to even buy anything at all and so we left.We will not be returning.
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Valerio's is a decent bakery if you're looking for some filipino comfort food. We go here for their fresh pandisal and ube breads. As most filipino markets, they are extremely overpriced for what they serve. I guess they are banking on the fact that you will crave that filipino taste so much you'd be willing to pay the higher price. Personally, I prefer to get my cakes and baked goods from Porto's. It won't really satisfy your filipino food craving, but it will satisfy your sweet tooth craving and their prices are alot more fair for what they give you.
If you like classic Filipino pastries and desert, this is the place to go. They also have a Filipino version of Tamales.
We stop by to see the pan de sal my friend buy from this bakery I try in her house and now I want to buy for my family is so good I buy other bread too., yummy
A Taste of the Philippine IslandsThis bakery, and their Panorama City location, sells pampagueño tamales. Valerio’s is the only place I know that sells them.The masa is very fine. The whole thing is savory. It’s wrapped in banana leaves. Not sure if pampangueño tamales come in different types, but the ones that Valerio’s sells have chicken and sliced boiled egg inside.*Side Note: The spinach and tomatoes in one of the pictures was made by me. Definitely not available at Valerio’s.
I did not make an effort to check the Pandesal I bought. They are burnt! Be careful, check what you buy before leaving the store.