TERRIBLE SERVICE, THEY SEE YOU STANDING AT THE DOOR AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU IF YOU WANT ANYTHING. I will not return to this place
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
christian ripotola
Hidden Gem.. and the prices are good and affordable..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonnie C.
I found this place when I was searching for a special/unique birthday cake that I have never tried before. The halo halo cake caught my attention instantly. I personally love eating halo halo so I was super excited to surprise my boyfriend with it. I pre-ordered it ahead of time. Store pickup was easy. The overall halo halo cake taste was good but felt something is missing. Maybe we just prefer the halo halo dessert more than a cake form but definitely recommend to give it a try.
Karen F.
BE AWARE: They are ALL rude!!! If you don't feel like being yelled out for being polite this isn't the place for you. I feel like you get better service at Chinese dim sum to-go places where you expect them to be rude and short maybe because they don't speak English that well. They're Filipino here so you'd expect that they'll have that hospitality and patience, NO! The desserts are alright (that's why I have an extra star). If you can't handle the nature of the business, then don't do it. Fix your attitude and maybe you'll get better reviews...
Rosemarie V.
Rude owner of bakery!!!Very dissatisfied with customer service!Will not recommend to friends and family!!!
Rabendy Inc
Came here to try their ensaymada. It was on the dry side for me. Surprisingly, the cheese rolls are a winner!!!Auntie Em is very professional and friendly.Don't mind driving all the way out to Daly City to sample her delicious pastries.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Charlie A.
Small, quaint, mom-n-pop shop in a small strip mall. Inconspicuous. Packed with traditional desserts modernly presented. No nonsense. Greeted immediately upon arrival. Ordered a bibingka, cheese roll, and ensaymada. All excellent. The bibingka was the star! Soft, moist, and still warm.
Katharine Y.
This place placed save our part celebration by providing cake. Mango Tres Leche that it. I was good, moister but I honestly we always tasted mango and cake none of the tres leches flavoring at all. I honestly wants sure what to expect but for $43 it should have all the flavors that I was charged for. We tried the cheese pastry puff or something rather wasn't definitely never close to anything I've tried in the past. It was dry, very little flavor of cheese. It was flakey but not what expected at all. The lady kept saying the they were closing soon etc yet she didn't offer her best service to us, quite frankly she was annoyed the fact that we asked how fresh the pasty was. Or even offer sample since they was close to closing I mean that will only gain more repeats of customers. Unfortunately it won't be us
Yoojin S.
Yum!! Quick stop to get some fresh Filipino bread!UBE ENSAYMADA - It's soooo soft. Good ube flavor. CHEESEROLL - Yummy cheese filling inside of a crispy shell. I tried to save these for breakfast next morning. Self control is a work-in-progress in me. These are just too good.Easy street parking on the same street. Still had a good selection before closing time.
Kay O.
I was so lucky to finally get to try an assortment of tasty desserts, and empanadas from this particular bakery!! The last three times I've been up to South San Francisco has sadly been on a day that this bakery is closed. Every time my heart breaks!I was also a little sad that the pandan cupcakes were sold out, but not surprised at all since I was up in South San Francisco around 1 PM that means they're really just that delicious that they sell out daily! Apparently I need to leave my house earlier and drive up north faster to get one of those cupcakes or maybe a dozen! Lol The lady behind the counter was very sweet and cute. I told her I needed a couple of minutes to decide what I wanted as I took pictures and asked some friends back in San Jose if they wanted me to pick up anything for them. Lol the ambience is rather small and there was a couple ordering in front of me, but I was afraid to walk in behind them in case there wasn't enough space between the three of us. Very cute and quaint bakery, nevertheless!I loved their chicken empanadas as well as their guava cheese danishes!! I had two other pastries, and I can't remember which ones I bought now looking back at my pictures because I started snacking on them as I was driving home. But you definitely must check out this particular bakery!!I will definitely be back again!!!
Auntie Em's is a great gem in the wall for pastry and cakes. I ordered chicken & beef empanadas, cheese rolls, cupcakes, and ube ensayamada. My in laws love the assorted cupcakes and empanadas. The cheese rolls are very crunchy as well. I pre-ordered the Halo Halo cake and it was delicious but a little bit too much coconut. I'd come back again and order more delicious pastries
francisco Franco
It is a thoroughly enjoyable place with the best Filipino pastry in the Bay Area.
Daniel
I just found out about this place when I picked up my order at Karilagan. Just tried their Bibingka with salted egg and Ube Bibingka and they're really good!
A J
It's good... but it seems pricey.
Ms Love
Well it turns out that Aunt Em is indeed friendly.Bring cash. It's 4 stars because over all we only enjoyed 2 out of 12 items. We but keep reading to see our favorites and must try.We went on a Sunday afternoon and everything was in stock, fresh and available.We bought one of EVERYTHING because we hadn't had any of these pastries before.Most of them are a repeat of the same ingredients used in a different way. Butter, Sugar, Coconut in most of it. Everything was sweet, not overly sweet but even the savory items we slightly sweetened.The four of us tried everything right away.Here is what would consider we ordering again:Cheese Rolls⭐️ $2 eaCheesy bread roll sweet, super flaky like baked fila dough coated with a sugar butter glaze. We could have order a couple of dozen.Ube Ensaymada $4Brioche bread buttery rich filled with ube extract and topped with cheese. The other flavored Ensaymadas were dolce de leche and cheese in the center, sweet, salted granulated cheese on top. In our opinion those flavors we not the business. The texture is good but not the flavor combo.And maybe these:Chicken Empanadas $4Beef Empanadas $4These have peas, carrots and potatoes with meat. These were decent. We tried these a million different ways so our palette for these is advanced.Buko pie $5Young coconut custard pieYou gotta love coconut to like this because it is literally a pot pie with tons sugary shedded coconut and chunks of coconut meat on the inside. Not really custardy at all. This was good but we won't get it again.The Chicharrones $8, deep fried pig skin, feet, ears. Who really ever knows, but 2 of us liked those. The other 2 of us couldn't get past the smell. Stinkier than any pork rind/ anything that I have ever smelled.We really don't have any experience with Filipino pastries so we couldn't really compare it to much. I have a feeling someone with a little more experience would really enjoy a lot of these. From what I have researched these are authentic style pastries. And would likely satisfy the tastebuds of someone looking for familiar flavors from their childhood and or travels.
TERRIBLE SERVICE, THEY SEE YOU STANDING AT THE DOOR AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU IF YOU WANT ANYTHING. I will not return to this place
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Hidden Gem.. and the prices are good and affordable..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I found this place when I was searching for a special/unique birthday cake that I have never tried before. The halo halo cake caught my attention instantly. I personally love eating halo halo so I was super excited to surprise my boyfriend with it. I pre-ordered it ahead of time. Store pickup was easy. The overall halo halo cake taste was good but felt something is missing. Maybe we just prefer the halo halo dessert more than a cake form but definitely recommend to give it a try.
BE AWARE: They are ALL rude!!! If you don't feel like being yelled out for being polite this isn't the place for you. I feel like you get better service at Chinese dim sum to-go places where you expect them to be rude and short maybe because they don't speak English that well. They're Filipino here so you'd expect that they'll have that hospitality and patience, NO! The desserts are alright (that's why I have an extra star). If you can't handle the nature of the business, then don't do it. Fix your attitude and maybe you'll get better reviews...
Rude owner of bakery!!!Very dissatisfied with customer service!Will not recommend to friends and family!!!
Came here to try their ensaymada. It was on the dry side for me. Surprisingly, the cheese rolls are a winner!!!Auntie Em is very professional and friendly.Don't mind driving all the way out to Daly City to sample her delicious pastries.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Small, quaint, mom-n-pop shop in a small strip mall. Inconspicuous. Packed with traditional desserts modernly presented. No nonsense. Greeted immediately upon arrival. Ordered a bibingka, cheese roll, and ensaymada. All excellent. The bibingka was the star! Soft, moist, and still warm.
This place placed save our part celebration by providing cake. Mango Tres Leche that it. I was good, moister but I honestly we always tasted mango and cake none of the tres leches flavoring at all. I honestly wants sure what to expect but for $43 it should have all the flavors that I was charged for. We tried the cheese pastry puff or something rather wasn't definitely never close to anything I've tried in the past. It was dry, very little flavor of cheese. It was flakey but not what expected at all. The lady kept saying the they were closing soon etc yet she didn't offer her best service to us, quite frankly she was annoyed the fact that we asked how fresh the pasty was. Or even offer sample since they was close to closing I mean that will only gain more repeats of customers. Unfortunately it won't be us
Yum!! Quick stop to get some fresh Filipino bread!UBE ENSAYMADA - It's soooo soft. Good ube flavor. CHEESEROLL - Yummy cheese filling inside of a crispy shell. I tried to save these for breakfast next morning. Self control is a work-in-progress in me. These are just too good.Easy street parking on the same street. Still had a good selection before closing time.
I was so lucky to finally get to try an assortment of tasty desserts, and empanadas from this particular bakery!! The last three times I've been up to South San Francisco has sadly been on a day that this bakery is closed. Every time my heart breaks!I was also a little sad that the pandan cupcakes were sold out, but not surprised at all since I was up in South San Francisco around 1 PM that means they're really just that delicious that they sell out daily! Apparently I need to leave my house earlier and drive up north faster to get one of those cupcakes or maybe a dozen! Lol The lady behind the counter was very sweet and cute. I told her I needed a couple of minutes to decide what I wanted as I took pictures and asked some friends back in San Jose if they wanted me to pick up anything for them. Lol the ambience is rather small and there was a couple ordering in front of me, but I was afraid to walk in behind them in case there wasn't enough space between the three of us. Very cute and quaint bakery, nevertheless!I loved their chicken empanadas as well as their guava cheese danishes!! I had two other pastries, and I can't remember which ones I bought now looking back at my pictures because I started snacking on them as I was driving home. But you definitely must check out this particular bakery!!I will definitely be back again!!!
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Auntie Em's is a great gem in the wall for pastry and cakes. I ordered chicken & beef empanadas, cheese rolls, cupcakes, and ube ensayamada. My in laws love the assorted cupcakes and empanadas. The cheese rolls are very crunchy as well. I pre-ordered the Halo Halo cake and it was delicious but a little bit too much coconut. I'd come back again and order more delicious pastries
It is a thoroughly enjoyable place with the best Filipino pastry in the Bay Area.
I just found out about this place when I picked up my order at Karilagan. Just tried their Bibingka with salted egg and Ube Bibingka and they're really good!
It's good... but it seems pricey.
Well it turns out that Aunt Em is indeed friendly.Bring cash. It's 4 stars because over all we only enjoyed 2 out of 12 items. We but keep reading to see our favorites and must try.We went on a Sunday afternoon and everything was in stock, fresh and available.We bought one of EVERYTHING because we hadn't had any of these pastries before.Most of them are a repeat of the same ingredients used in a different way. Butter, Sugar, Coconut in most of it. Everything was sweet, not overly sweet but even the savory items we slightly sweetened.The four of us tried everything right away.Here is what would consider we ordering again:Cheese Rolls⭐️ $2 eaCheesy bread roll sweet, super flaky like baked fila dough coated with a sugar butter glaze. We could have order a couple of dozen.Ube Ensaymada $4Brioche bread buttery rich filled with ube extract and topped with cheese. The other flavored Ensaymadas were dolce de leche and cheese in the center, sweet, salted granulated cheese on top. In our opinion those flavors we not the business. The texture is good but not the flavor combo.And maybe these:Chicken Empanadas $4Beef Empanadas $4These have peas, carrots and potatoes with meat. These were decent. We tried these a million different ways so our palette for these is advanced.Buko pie $5Young coconut custard pieYou gotta love coconut to like this because it is literally a pot pie with tons sugary shedded coconut and chunks of coconut meat on the inside. Not really custardy at all. This was good but we won't get it again.The Chicharrones $8, deep fried pig skin, feet, ears. Who really ever knows, but 2 of us liked those. The other 2 of us couldn't get past the smell. Stinkier than any pork rind/ anything that I have ever smelled.We really don't have any experience with Filipino pastries so we couldn't really compare it to much. I have a feeling someone with a little more experience would really enjoy a lot of these. From what I have researched these are authentic style pastries. And would likely satisfy the tastebuds of someone looking for familiar flavors from their childhood and or travels.