Maihan is very sweet! Great treats and loved the Turkish coffee ? A must visit whenever you’re in SD the store also has lots of great middle eastern products.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pistachio Baklava
Sirwan Enayati
Mr. Fatemeh has an excellent social interaction with customers.She is a fantastic representative for this store.Mrs. Fatemeh, also from our Afghan homeland, is a very good seller.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mindy O.
I run into this little baklava shop inside of Balboa International Market. Amazing baklava! They have more traditional looking desserts beyond the cut baklavas. We have had some baklavas from other Turkish baklava shops in the County, but this one is the best so far. Of course, much richer and better than the pre-packaged ones we can buy at Costco or Trader Joe's. Lot's of pistachios, which I understand is more Turkish style. This is the only place that I have seen in San Diego that has fresh selection of Turkish Delights, which I was so excited to find! We can buy as much Turkish Delights as we want, they will cut it and sell it by weight. It is a bit more pricey, compared to baklava. Such a little gem for Turkish desserts! The young lady at the shop was kind to explain what each item was. Thank you!
Gus El khoury
8.99$ for this piece of knefe ?Does not compare to the knefe we have in Lebanon ??! (Where it will probably cost less than 2$).
Lela
I come here weekly for their Turkish delight. Melis & Fatameh are kind and helpful!
Tim T.
First time here. Searches for best baklava in San Diego and this place was number one on multiple sites. I went and got an assortment of wonder desserts and all were amazing! Super yummy all around. I will say it was a bit loud in the store so a little hard to hear the clerk.
Isra D.
Overpriced and mediocre. I have come here before and got the wedge shaped baklava and that was good. Today I got the chocolate one, and there was 0 crisp to it. Just plain soggy. Compared to the chocolate baklava I have had at Sultan Baklava (way better) on the east side (El cajon), this chocolate one just doesn't do it for me.
Mengxue B.
Mr. Baklava is a Middle Eastern pastry shop hidden inside the Balboa International Market. There are at least 30 different kinds of exquisite pastries! Each one looks especially tempting, like a mouse falling into a cheese jar for my sweet-toothed boyfriend. Baklava is sold by weight ($17.99/lbs), so you can mix and match as you please, and buying just one or two is totally doable! Although the pastries look small, the filling is compact. The Napoleon cake is very famous, and we blindly picked two baklavas, one with green pistachio flavor and the other tasted like walnut or pecan, both with a very nutty taste! The outer layer is particularly crunchy, while the inside has a crushed nut texture. It's fantastic! What's worth mentioning is that it's not too sweet! Many Middle Eastern pastries are like they are soaked in syrup/oil, but this one is only half sweet! I have to praise the Napoleon cake, the layers are so crispy! The cream is sufficient but not heavy, and there are some nuts scattered on top. It was difficult for me to eat as it was quite high, but it made me feel happy. But it must be eaten the same day, or else it won't be crispy the next day.
John Snow
Good baklava. I met the Turkish guy, he was awesome his name was Dogukan. Super helpful!
Fikriye K.
I keep going to this place for hopes that I will get good quality of baklava but I keep getting disappointed. My third time still no charm. It's not fresh. Baklava has to be a crunchy on the top layer and a bit mushy inside. Their baklava is mushy all the way because it has sat on the counter or wherever they store them for days. Not going again.
Best baklava you'll ever get in all of US. I guarantee this because I've been traveling and tasting baklava over dozens of states, MrBaklava by far has the closes if not the same tasting baklava to original Turkish baklava.
Annie R.
Very nice people but the baklava is loaded with sugar water. I bought a case but could not eat any of it. No crispy bites :( Maybe a bad batch
Lela S.
Helpful staff... patiently assisted with questions and concerns. Not sure if they have a menu of their Turkish delights/lokum- but it would super helpful to figure out which flavor is which. Obsessed
S J
They have a lot of good selections, but most of their baklawa is too sweet. However their green baklawa /dolma baklawa was on point very delicious !
Nubs
I got one of each baklava type dessert on the counter and they were hit or miss and expensive. That tray of 12 pieces was $28. Half of them tasted good, but only the chocolate/pistachio one was great. Multiple pieces tasted old and had bitter tasting filling. Maybe I didn’t understand some of the things I ordered, but they were not consistently pleasing.
Maihan is very sweet! Great treats and loved the Turkish coffee ? A must visit whenever you’re in SD the store also has lots of great middle eastern products.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pistachio Baklava
Mr. Fatemeh has an excellent social interaction with customers.She is a fantastic representative for this store.Mrs. Fatemeh, also from our Afghan homeland, is a very good seller.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I run into this little baklava shop inside of Balboa International Market. Amazing baklava! They have more traditional looking desserts beyond the cut baklavas. We have had some baklavas from other Turkish baklava shops in the County, but this one is the best so far. Of course, much richer and better than the pre-packaged ones we can buy at Costco or Trader Joe's. Lot's of pistachios, which I understand is more Turkish style. This is the only place that I have seen in San Diego that has fresh selection of Turkish Delights, which I was so excited to find! We can buy as much Turkish Delights as we want, they will cut it and sell it by weight. It is a bit more pricey, compared to baklava. Such a little gem for Turkish desserts! The young lady at the shop was kind to explain what each item was. Thank you!
8.99$ for this piece of knefe ?Does not compare to the knefe we have in Lebanon ??! (Where it will probably cost less than 2$).
I come here weekly for their Turkish delight. Melis & Fatameh are kind and helpful!
First time here. Searches for best baklava in San Diego and this place was number one on multiple sites. I went and got an assortment of wonder desserts and all were amazing! Super yummy all around. I will say it was a bit loud in the store so a little hard to hear the clerk.
Overpriced and mediocre. I have come here before and got the wedge shaped baklava and that was good. Today I got the chocolate one, and there was 0 crisp to it. Just plain soggy. Compared to the chocolate baklava I have had at Sultan Baklava (way better) on the east side (El cajon), this chocolate one just doesn't do it for me.
Mr. Baklava is a Middle Eastern pastry shop hidden inside the Balboa International Market. There are at least 30 different kinds of exquisite pastries! Each one looks especially tempting, like a mouse falling into a cheese jar for my sweet-toothed boyfriend. Baklava is sold by weight ($17.99/lbs), so you can mix and match as you please, and buying just one or two is totally doable! Although the pastries look small, the filling is compact. The Napoleon cake is very famous, and we blindly picked two baklavas, one with green pistachio flavor and the other tasted like walnut or pecan, both with a very nutty taste! The outer layer is particularly crunchy, while the inside has a crushed nut texture. It's fantastic! What's worth mentioning is that it's not too sweet! Many Middle Eastern pastries are like they are soaked in syrup/oil, but this one is only half sweet! I have to praise the Napoleon cake, the layers are so crispy! The cream is sufficient but not heavy, and there are some nuts scattered on top. It was difficult for me to eat as it was quite high, but it made me feel happy. But it must be eaten the same day, or else it won't be crispy the next day.
Good baklava. I met the Turkish guy, he was awesome his name was Dogukan. Super helpful!
I keep going to this place for hopes that I will get good quality of baklava but I keep getting disappointed. My third time still no charm. It's not fresh. Baklava has to be a crunchy on the top layer and a bit mushy inside. Their baklava is mushy all the way because it has sat on the counter or wherever they store them for days. Not going again.
Restaurantji Recommends
Best baklava you'll ever get in all of US. I guarantee this because I've been traveling and tasting baklava over dozens of states, MrBaklava by far has the closes if not the same tasting baklava to original Turkish baklava.
Very nice people but the baklava is loaded with sugar water. I bought a case but could not eat any of it. No crispy bites :( Maybe a bad batch
Helpful staff... patiently assisted with questions and concerns. Not sure if they have a menu of their Turkish delights/lokum- but it would super helpful to figure out which flavor is which. Obsessed
They have a lot of good selections, but most of their baklawa is too sweet. However their green baklawa /dolma baklawa was on point very delicious !
I got one of each baklava type dessert on the counter and they were hit or miss and expensive. That tray of 12 pieces was $28. Half of them tasted good, but only the chocolate/pistachio one was great. Multiple pieces tasted old and had bitter tasting filling. Maybe I didn’t understand some of the things I ordered, but they were not consistently pleasing.