Chiffon De Pastry Art

My sister took me here 3 yrs ago. I love their Green Tea cakes, cookies and the Egg Tarts :)

Oh… I have their gift cards … what can I do with this? I believe that they are closed down !!! Oh gosh !

It’s been closed for a few months. It states remodeling for electrical power, but no workers ever showed up.

I am so disappointed about their cake.
I bought a birthday cake for my daughter and the 6 inch cake cost me $ 28. Although it’s not the most expensive one, it’s not cheap.
I expect to have a nice taste, soft, and fresh cake. No. the cake is terrible!!!
I think the cake was refrigerated over 3 days or even longer. The strawberries are dry and the color is black at the bottom side. There is even a moldy blueberry. I couldn’t let my children eat the fruits, so I took all fruits and creams away, and hope the vanilla taro sponge cake part would be ok. the sad thing is the sponge cake part is dry and become hard already.
I can’t believe they sale this low quality cake. It’s pricy… $ 28 for 6 inch cake with moldy blueberry, dry/​black strawberry, and dry sponge cake.
I went to the store to return the cake this morning. The store manager didn’t even come out to give an explanation or apology. Although the employee is polite and keep saying sorry, I don’t think it’s a good way to run business and I will not go back to buy their pricy cakes again.

I don’t have much experience with Chiffon other than with their macarons and cupcakes. I actually had my first macaron ever from here, so it might have blown my mind the first time around. But nowadays, I get macarons from Bottega Louie, which is a block away from my office, so you know… this review might be a little outdated.
But anyway, they are kinda pricey per macaron, but I suppose other places are just as pricey or a little less. But dude, if you have ever tried to make macarons, you should know that these lil shits are terribly difficult to make, and even if you’re an experienced baker, you should still expect your first batch to be far from perfect. SO, price-​wise, fuck it. I understand!
Anyway, tried a plethora of flavors, I think almost every one they have. The ones I liked were the strawberry, mango, strawberry chocolate, lemon, and I forgot what else but they’re honestly pretty good. Chewy and not too sweet. You can always count on Asian bakeries to have not-​too-​sweet pastries.
The cupcakes are actually squares, so there’s a twist. But I’ve tried the vanilla one, and it’s really good! Very light, which I guess is typical of Asian pastries.

I love the breakfast sandwiches that is made to order. It’s 3 slices of bread with a meat patty, over-​easy egg, cucumber and dressing. Make sure you add $ 1 to get the milk tea. The milk tea is so creamy and milky, it reminds me so much of Taiwan. I also always buy the Green tea bread and the taro mochi. Everything here looks delicious and is all quite good!

I love bakeriesssss! … until I discovered my gluten sensitivity.
WELL, what I used to order here were the Coffee Mexican Bread and the Taro Mexican Bread… They’re both so buttery and delish. They just expanded so there’s now a seating area that you can hang out and drink some tea at.
The price is decent. About $ 2.50 for a bread thing.
The staff doesn’t have the best English. I took a shot and asked if they had any gluten free products. She just stared at me very confused. I won the staring contest.
If you can’t find parking on the street, there is parking in the back lot, the same lot as the bowling alley.

So I’ve had a serious hankering for French macarons for the past couple of days but with New Year’s, it was really hard to find any bakeries open. I finally happened upon this little place this afternoon.
I didn’t really peruse the rest of their offerings as the macarons were my objective so this review is for the little gems and customer service only.
I couldn’t decide so I bought one of each flavor. Chocolate, Passion fruit, Mango, Strawberry, Salted Caramel, Green Tea, and Taro. While they are not the best macarons I’ve tried, they did the trick. They weren’t as puffy and rounded as I’m used to seeing and their shapes weren’t that uniform either. While the inside was chewy, there wasn’t the initial crunch when you first bite into it. The flavors aren’t that bad.
The only complaint about my experience is the customer service. It was definitely lacking. While I am Chinese and live in an Asian community, the cashier greeted me in Mandarin (a dialect I do not speak). When I told her i was interested in some macarons, she yelled for someone to come help me. This second employee barely said 5 words to me. As I paid and received my change, there was no «Thank you» or «Have a nice day!» I only received a, «Here’s your change.» Based on the poor customer service alone, I’m not sure I’ll give them another try.

A friend led us here after going to din tai fung and was raving about the taro mochi bread. I stocked up on 7 – 8 things and it came out to be around $ 12 – 13. Not bad, somewhat comparable to 85C, granted I think they make more traditional type breads. Definitely get any of their mochi-​type breads. The taro mochi bread is a must, as well as their green tea one with red bean or raisins/​walnuts (I forget now).

Review for macarons ONLY:
The macarons are really pricey and I think I’d rather go to Lette for a tasty macaron. Nevertheless, if you are REALLY craving a macaron, come here for the salted caramel one. Everything else is only meh.
The bf said the green tea was SUPER MATCHA flavor’d, but it was really just the filling. The bamboo-​green tea macaron (black exterior green interior) was VERY crumbly and dry, so definitely avoid. Everything else aside from the salted caramel was pretty forgettable… oh, and don’t buy the $ 7 macaron «moon cakes». They’re pretty much bouchon-​sized macarons with red bean or I think choco… but way overpriced and not as yummy.
I may come again, but only for the salted caramel if the craving hits bad and I can’t wait to drive to Lette in Pasadena.

Parking is okay here. A lot in the back or street.
Used to like this place because I like their macaroons and scones. But the last time I came here the pastry wasn’t that good. The scones were way too chalky and dry. I understand scones are usually dry but it just tasted a little old and I almost choked…
I also got this lotus bean pastry and it was way to sweet…
May come back if I’m in the area and try other things but chances are Id probably just go to JJ or Cathy bakery.

This place is nothing special. I’m sorry if I offended the die-​hard Chiffon De Pastry fans, but honestly, there is nothing special here.
I decided to stray away from the macaroons after reading another review and actually seeing the macaroons– they don’t look quite appetizing.
I decided to choose this place over JJ Bakery because of the Taro Mo Chi Bun. Eh, my adventurous taste buds were sadly not satisfied. I came in around 5, and it wasn’t fresh– maybe that’s why? It was hard and not tasty.
In spite, the only thing that gave this place a 3 stars was their tiramisu cake. However, I think tiramisu cake tastes the same everywhere.

Not as good as 85C, but pretty darn good for a low price. I walked into with my friend just to check out the selection, but and ended up walking out with peanut bread, coffee mochi bread, egg tarts, and a chestnut crème cake.
Note* if you order more than $ 10, you can get a free drink from the limited menu.

(Review based on 3.5 stars)
This place is where the old reading school used to be (where my parents made me and my brother take classes when we were young, but I guess it made me really nerdy because I was reading at a much higher grade level in elementary school than all the other kids… but anyways…) and is kind of an odd place to put a bakery… so I wouldn’t be surprised if you missed this place while driving down Baldwin (Parking lot in the back by the way if you don’t score any street parking in the front).
This bakery offers your typical standard fare you would expect to see in just about any other Chinese bakery around here. Some of the things I have had here were just okay and some were pretty good. But for my review, I just want to mention my most recent experience of the egg tart I just got yesterday.
The egg tart (
) is a little different from others that I have had around Arcadia. The crust is not flakey but is more firm and looks like of store made instead of freshly bakery like made (if that makes sense…). But the crust itself tasted sweet and really went well with the actual custard part of the egg tart. I actually found it surprisingly good overall and wouldn’t mind eating another one from this bakery.
Overall, I think 3.5 stars is a fair rating for this place. I think what would make it a 4 star would be if there were more moist baked goods (some past baked goods I have had were on the dry side) and if the macaroons are cheaper because I would really like to try one of these one day (but definitely not at that price).
Oh and by the way, although this place does take credit card ($ 15 minimum), make sure you bring cash with you if you want to buy something in case.

How did I know about Chiffon? Two ways. The first time I heard about it was from my only trip to Muse Tea House. I picked up a business card and Chiffon De Pastry Art was on it, and decided that I was going to try it one day when I’m in the area. The second time was from another Unilocaler, Daniel L., who mentioned to me that he had tried the place before and it was damaged not too long ago due to a fire.
Decided that since I was going to be in the general area for some time, I should probably hunt down this bakery and try it. Parking wasn’t a big problem in the front. Walking into the place, I really love the fact that the kitchen was open, a rarity to find a bakery that lets their patrons see what they are doing/​making. I did like the cute pink/​brown theme going on, and love the fact they took time to make the place a bit more «friendly.» By friendly, I mean, instead of using a standard tray, Chiffon has a big plate with a «C» in the center and their displays are all IKEA rectangular plates that matches the décor.
I did find it confusing how after I got my pastries that I had to walk into another room to pay for it. Sadly to say, not many people were there at the time I was paying for my purchase. And I did noticed that there was a parking lot in the back door.
I decided to try my first piece of pastry while waiting for my party to arrive, the Peanut Butter Bread. The name says it all, but not in the American way. The pastry was a crunchy peanut topping with a peanut butter center, nothing gooey or dripping or mouth-​roof licking, but just enough peanut.
Unfortunately, the rest of the pastries fell flat. The sweet potato bread a soggy on one side, which makes no sense to me. The pineapple bread was a bit dry and the pillow bread, the irony of the name. You would think a pillow bread would be nice, soft and easy to digest. However, if you were sleeping on this pillow, it would probably be a good replica of how my actual pillow is, hard, tough and unbreakable.
Hard to say if this was just my timing (late afternoon) or that I got a bad batch of stuff, but I’m willing to try it again soon. For now, I’ll probably stick to Cloverleaf.

3.5÷5. Wish I could give them 4, but I have my reasons why I couldn’t.
I’m only a fan of their cakes. I’ve had some of their pastries but don’t recall any of them memorable. They don’t have a very large selection either. But I’m sure they have some really good pastries/​bread as well.
I’m not a fan of how small this place is. I get really claustrophobic in there because if it gets busy, you can barely squeeze through to look at what’s available.
My sister likes their light chocolate cheesecakes. We ordered the long cake version of it for her birthday. Usually it’s just a mini cake that they put on display near the cakes section.
My favorite cake is their Green Tea Cake. This is why I give them the 3 stars. This cake is one of the best cakes I’ve had. I’ve gotten it for 2 of my friend’s birthdays and everyone raves about it! It’s tasty, fluffy, not too sweet, delicious, creamy, and the green tea taste is very subtle. Not too overpowering. I definitely recommend it!
They also have other cakes but I’ve only tried a couple. Don’t remember the other ones I’ve tried. I think it was the Mango Mousse cake? It was okay. Not a fan of mousse type cakes. They also have macarons and cookies! :)
Obviously JJ Bakery is better than Chiffon but all in all, they are pretty similar in their own ways.

Yummy breads! And cute décor. Love the whole feel of it.
My dad and I went on a bread binge since we came before lunch. Never shop for food when you’re hungry! We got handfuls of corn bread, garlic cheese bread, hot dog buns, etc. etc. I tried the corn bread and the garlic cheese loaf bread. The corn bread came with a bounty of corn! It needed some more seasoning though because the corn wasn’t sweet, just bland. But the bread was very soft.
The garlic loaf was very soft and cheesy. Loved it. I would definitely come back next time I’m around here.

JJ Bakery next door was ran-​sacked! No, didn’t get robbed, but if you come around 12:30PM, it looks like they did get robbed, lol… no more pastries… at least the ones we wanted… so my Mom and I checked out Chiffon a few stores down…
Bakery shop is pretty small, but stylish and cute… we mostly got meaty pastries since they didn’t have a huge selection… we got a coupel of back/​cheese pastries, ham and cheese pastries, a chicken curry pastry, and a green tea cream cheese pastry… all for $ 11…just to try it out, and of course, some to eat in the morning for the drive going to work…
Pastries are pretty good… though two stars off because… First, not a huge selection… and Secondly, the macaroons… holy crap…$ 2.25 a piece! They’re about the same size as the ones at La Provence Patisserie & Café in West LA, and they only cost $ 1.95…huge rip over here!
Nice place to try out, but I’ll stick with JJ Bakery…

I don’t know… for the price… it’s not that great. I haven’t tried their cakes ($ 32-​$ 38) yet but I’ve tried their cookies, macarons and some of their little pastry treats as well.
The coffee butter pecan and the chocolate chip shortbread cookies were dry and tasteless. I picked these up for a family get-​together and nobody liked them… I mean, where is that signature buttery shortbread taste? These just crumbled and made me choke. The almond chips were good; simple and not too sweet. Their macarons are very mediocre. They’re big but pricey, and not something I’m going to get again here. The green tea coffee cheese bread was good but I kind of expected a little more.
I haven’t given up on this place yet because it’s the perfect location for me to pick up some pastries when I go to my uncle’s house but I’m definitely not impressed.

So apparently the big hype right now are macaroons, and this closest SGV bakerry that popped up when I looked up ‘macaroons’ on Unilocal.
Since my friends and I were bored on a Thursday night of spring break, we decided to pay this place a visit.
It was located in a hidden complex that was a tad difficult to find. (Thank God I had my GPS since it was raining too).
I ended up getting the caramelized cheese tart and the green tea macaroon (which was recommended by the worker). Both pastries ended up being ~$ 5, 2.25 for the macaroon. After trying the macaroon– I have to say that it was a little bit overpriced, but it was decent tasting. It was a bit chewy, so I’m not sure if it was fresh– but to my liking, I love chewy snacks! Oh, and there was THE STRONGEST green tea flavor– which was pretty good for a macaroon. As for the caramelized cheese tart– it was amazing! It was like a flan meets an Asian Dim Sum egg tart— mmMm, definitely one of my favorites here.
The bakery was sort of small and cute– it had tons of pastries. Workers are typical Asian bakery workers, they don’t really assist you unless you ask for the help. Oh, and they do accept card, but it’s only if you spend $ 15 or more.
Overall, I would come back soon to try the other macaroons and pastries. Hopefully, I’ll have enough cash or else I’ll have to spend $ 15 or more!
Low lights:
— Hidden bakery down Baldwin Ave– it was a tad difficult to find.
— Some items were overpriced.
— Accepts cards only if it’s $ 15 or more. Boo.
High lights:
— Macaroons– but they were alright, nothing too fancy. I still don’t see the big hype… yet.
— Cheese tarts! Those were sooo good!