El Pavo

Lincoln Heights. The land of tacos and gangs. The mecca of tortas and manteca. The city of titties and graffiti. Most importantly, the place where when one is craving a delicious pastry and wants to avoid the bullshit overhyped «cronut» is located.
El Pavo bakery. Why is this place named after a turkey? Beats the fuck out of me, but I do know that it stocks some fantastic treats up in that bitch. Cheese danishes that are tasty as hell, pineapple danishes that make you feel like all is well with the world upon that first bite, then realize that you’re still in the ghetto after the second one. Sprinkle cookies that grandkids love, so sweet and delectable. Service with a smile and helpful as shit. I love this place!

I recently ordered a custom cake for my boss’ birthday and it looked amazing! They print pictures on top of cakes and the writing which was made out of frosting is legible (something very uncommon) and it was really a reasonable price. Best of all everyone at my work loved it!

I’ve been coming here forever, almost every weekend for bread to go with my coffee on a weekend morning. My personal favorite is the Jalapeño Cream Cheese rolls, or if I’m having a sweet tooth then the folded up cheese danishes are a must.
Traditionalists will love the old school Mexican cookies, and the conchas, which are a super airy fluffy sweet rolls with shaped sugar molded into grid like patterns on top.
They also carry Tamales, so if I’m getting ready to watch football, or if friends have stayed over my house, I’ll grab a few of those. I usually get Green Chicken, and Red Pork. Their coffee is OK, nothing special. If they paid more attention to their coffee, I think they’d make a killing, and get my 5^th star.
The place itself is tidy, they also have a little fridge with juice and milk to go if you need that. I see a lot of people go in there for birote or bollillo, which most people make tortas out of. I’ve never tried them, but they look great.
All in all, it’s one of my favorite neighborhood spots, and I hit it up regularly. I especially like the mom and pop feel, although I believe it is part of a chain.

I think this place has the best conchas. I have tried other places, but I think this has the softest and yummiest bread. Come here and get a slice of chocolate cake for $ 1. It was light and not too sweet, comparable to chinese bakery cakes.

If you know about mexican bread you will agree with me. It is real good! Their pan de muerto is the best on broadway strip! I prefer el pavo bakery over King Taco’s bakery! The 3 leches cake is very moist, just the way it’s suppose to be!

It’s ok. Too sweet, but then I think this kind of bread is always too sweet. but place looks clean with a lot of variety and has pretty ice cream cakes and normal cakes.