Mammoth Bakery

Not a lot of selection. I loved the thin almond wafers, not too sweet. I would comeback to get another one.

This place is great! I bought 4 buns today and the cashier gave me a 5^th melonpan for free! (it was near closing time though, I don’t know if that was a contributing factor). I’ll write a bit about all of the ones I tried
Sweet Potato Pan: A soft bun with sweet potato filling. It tastes like a sweet potato, as to be expected. The bun itself was very good, buttery and soft. The sweet potato filling was thick and paste-​y, not as thick as anko but similar. For someone who likes sweet potato a lot, this one is great
Cheese Dome: A soft risen bun filled with sweet cream cheese and powdered sugar on top. This one reminded me a lot of «cream pan». Even though it was cream cheese inside instead of custard, it still had that same sweet and creamy taste. Sort of like vanilla pudding. The bun was pretty good, but not as good as the bread on the sweet potato bun, in my opinion
Anpan: A soft bun filled with sweet red bean filling. This is your standard anpan. Nothing exceptional about the filling, but the bread was nice. I’m not a big fan of anko, I think its too sweet, but I think this one is pretty standard. If you’re coming to Marukai just for anpan, skip the $ 1 membership fee and just grab it from here
Melonpan (Chocolate Chip and Regular): I did not get to try the chocolate chip, but the regular melonpan was a bit different. I’m used to the soft melonpan from other bakeries, but this one was hard and crunchy on the top. A lot more cookie-​like than most places. If you like crunchy, this is the melonpan for you!
I think overall the bread here is between average and above-​average in quality, but the little store is adorably cute and has a nice feel.

I didn’t even know this place existed until my mom was craving udon from Sushi Boy next door. One day, I’ll have to tell my mom about better udon places, but Sushi Boy was the closest thing for convenience.
We came late in the afternoon to the Marukai food court where shops were just about to close, so most of the «good» selection was gone. As long as there’s cheese bread or pound cake, I’m a happy camper. We grabbed a bit of everything and if you spend $ 10 or more, you get a free choice of bread! Free?! I love FREE!
Since it was later in the evening, the bakery tries to rid themselves of left over bread from the day. I’m not saying they will give everything away, but she did give us two free breads. It’s a nice gesture and I love coming back.
The breads are delicate and not overly sweet. The desserts… green tea pudding and crème brûlée or whatever that was. amazing! Very rich but not super sweet, which is always great in my book.
Since it’s located in a small food court, you can grab your breads, lunch, groceries, drinks all in one go. It’s quite convenient :)

Prices are kind of high, sparse selection compared to other places, but what they do carry, they do well. Lady is really nice too — scored some freebies towards the end of the day. :)
Raisin sticks are a family favorite
Melonpan are good too. Unfortunately, i can’t bring myself to spend more here when Cream Pan pastries are being resold in Marukai.

expensive breads… even their basic and typical red bean bread is twice the price of what i would normally pay. this is some of what their bread products w/​the price (
)…
i also tried their pudding at $ 2.39 (
)… the pudding is good but i dont think its worth that much. even my own pudding cost me way less than that, not to mention that it taste the same!!! if only they’d lower their price a bit, i would have give them 4 stars since their breads arent bad

I love Mammoth Bakery. Their bread is delicious and I can’t get enough of their PUDDING. Seriously. Try it. You will be amazed. It’s a bit expensive, but it’s SERIOUSLY WORTH IT! Trust me on this one.
Mammoth used to be in the corner of Marukai’s food court, but for some reason, they are under construction so they are kind of in the middle. You won’t miss it– I hope. The bread is always fresh and delivered (I guess from Tustin area?). Go in the morning or afternoon because all the good bread will be gone! The curry pan (curry bread) seems to sell out the fastest. Quality of the food here is good and the layout is nice. Always clean.
Service is always by this Japanese lady. She’s super nice and helpful. She is super sweet to me too.
I would MUCH rather come here (or Cream Pan in Tustin) than any other bakery because Taiwanese bakeries are just WAY TOO SWEET (i.e. 85C bakery). I love the subtle sweetness that Japanese bakeries have and Mammoth has it. I’d definitely come back and recommend it to others

I’ve always liked their sliced white bread. It’s freshly baked and fluffy (great for toasting and eating with butter!). I tried their melon pan and it was delicious. I wanted to try their sweet potato pan, but they were out. I will definitely stop in again to try their other items!

Oh, I still love you Mammoth Bakery, but I had to take a star away due to your current condition. Maybe the economy hasn’t been kind to you, but you have moved from the big corner space to a smaller space next door, and completely downsized your baked goods. I feel like you have been demoted to the infamous corner desk, where the boss is just waiting for you to wither away.
I will still support you by continuing to buy sandwich bread ($ 3.60 per loaf) and a few baked goods here and there. The shrimp cheese and the chocolate coronet are my kids’ favorites. Hubby likes the curry pan and I like the chocolate melon pan, cinnamon raisin roll, and honey toast. Please hang in there and don’t go away.

I’m a total sucker for bakery goods, especially those of the japanese and taiwanese shops. I’ve invested quite a fortune on bread and alike, from JJ to Hamada-​Ya to 85C, and many more around the OC area. However due to a recent discovery, I’ve decided this is the right place for me. Why? Because they don’t use shortening in the process. And that’s a big plus for me, health wise. If anyone still want to encourage the bakers to keep using that hydrogenated stuff, and not taking a stand, be my guest.
As for the actual taste, I love their curry donut. The chocolate or the custard filling they use in their bread or rolls are also considered top quality, not shining and greasy like some other bakeries if you know what I mean. Some people may not notice these details when being distracted by low price or oven-​hot excitement, but I just want to be cautious on what I put into my mouth!

I like japanese breads and pastries. If you like japanese breads and pastries… give this place a shot. The quality is there and the taste is subtle. As with most things in japanese food, it’s not quantity, it’s not over the top, it’s the little things that you would notice if you paid attention. I do… and that’s why I like buying stuff from here.
85 degrees, J&J… this is not it.

Decent at its best.
This spot nesting inside Marukai slangs all types of bread and bread-​related items not conducive to those trying to slim the waistline. The few things I’ve had here aren’t half-​bad, but they’re aren’t half-​good either. Everything seems to be teetering on the fence of passing or failing.
The latest pass was the chocolate coronet. At under two beans, you get a ton of chocolate in there. Not sure how they do it without the bread busting at the seams, but they do it. To be quite honest, it’s a bit much chocolate. And that’s coming from a board certified chocoholic. One bite and it was a wrap. Anything more and I would’ve died from the sugar overdose. The rest of it went to the co-​worker who was in agreement on the two pounds of chocolate in a one pound bag. Simply too much of a good thing.
Service is kinda crabby pants. The lady behind the register isn’t too warm and fuzzy, more like cold and abrasive. Definitely not a people person. She’s short and not too keen on explaining what her place offers.
Not my favorite place for Japanese desserts and bread items, but it’ll suffice due to its proximity to the new office.

— Locale destination —
Inside of «Marukai Supermarket» — located in the food court. It’s very tiny. They speak English a bit. (ALL Japanese). They also take your credit card ;)
— Gluttony expedition —
Bread Loaf: This is very very Japanese style bread — thicker, bigger, sweeter, super softer than American ones. We call this kind of bread as «Shokupan» (Shoku: Eat, Pan: bread) in Japanese. It is usually not so fluffy like this, but now this kind of fluffy and soft «shokupan» is very popular in Japan. Very tasty ;)
Crème France: It’s big, tasty and cheap! The custard crème is a bit sweeter side even for me. The bread is also sweet. But it is sooooo Japanese… If you knew about pastries in Japan, you would know what I’m talking about… ;) Great munch bread ;)
— Conqueror’s deduction —
This is a typical Japanese bakery like «Cream Pan». The size is small yet the quality is pretty good. Though it’s not the best pastries I’ve ever had, it’s a lot better than «85 C» — no line, either ;p The desserts seemed pretty good. I wanna try them next time ;)

If you still have appetite after having devoured a Daikokuya bowl of ramen, you can head to Mammoth Bakery in the Marukai food court. This time around I chose a CREAM PAN, RED BEAN PAN, APPLE PIE, and they gave me a free RAISIN BREAD. The cream pan was good, the apple pie was kind of soggy, the raisin toast was a bit stale. Sadly as well, they no longer carry BEARD PAPA cream puffs like they did before.

I got a recommendation from a Japanese associate that this place is the place to get good sandwiches and baked goods. I trekked there and bought a bunch of different sandwiches (egg salad, croquette, ham and egg, chicken, and potato salad) for a group of people. Also got the honey butter toast and cream puffs for dessert.
Okay, the bread on these $ 3.60 sandwiches is sooooo… good and so fresh. There are sandwiches for every taste. My favorites are the egg salad and the potato croquette.
For the desserts. The honey butter toast was quite yummy when it was put into the oven and drizzled with more honey and slabbed with ice cream. Yes, the toast was heavily altered, but it was very good. The cream puffs are a whole other story. These things are amazing. It is so difficult to not pig out on these amazing little treats. Very very good.
I will definitely be heading back to this little gem.
Four stars well deserved.

This review is for one item and one item only, an adorable vanilla custard + chocolate chip filled bun I affectionately call «piggy bread»:
So cute and so yummy in my tummy. There isn’t much else I can say except there is not much selection in the late afternoon (I usually go after I’m done with classes at OCC, which is around 2−5pm). I haven’t really tried anything else, because in all actuality I’m not much of a pan/​bun person (fun fact: I’ve been to 85C at Diamond Jamboree many times and have never purchased or tried anything there before!). The lady behind the counter is nice enough, very timid.

We tend to stop at Mammoth Bakery after shopping at Marukai and when I need to get my carb on.
All little pastries and baked goods are individually wrapped and so neatly displayed it this little bakery.
I have a major sweet tooth so everything here caught my eye.
Satsuma An — A sweet bun generously filled with Japanese sweet potato. And sprinkled with black sesame seeds.
Curry Pan — a curry filled bun fried with panko bread crumb on the outside.
Marble bread — a loaf of bread, marbled with white and lightly flavored chocolate marble. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Really good.
Mini butter and sugar toasted slices of raisin bread — like a biscotti, but Japanese style. i bit chewy, but crispy. Reallllly oishi! Perfect for dipping in a cup o’ joe.
I walked out with a bag full of goodies and all for 14 bucks!
And we even got a chocolate croissante on the house! Coolness!

This place is pretty good, I’ve never been to the Gardena location but comparing this place to a 85C style bakery the selection just wasn’t there. However, the quality of the baked goods I did try was great. The curry roll which I bought on a whim was definitely a pleasant surprise, and the honey-​butter toast was as good as any I’ve had.
I’ll probably come back because of the convenience of the location. Get my more specialty groceries and some delicious baked goods at the same time.

Honey butter toast. Oh my freaking god, I have been looking for this type of toast EVERYWHERE… since I missed the goodness of «Honey Toast» that I had in Japan. I have finally found it, and it’s so good!
They also have some other great stuff here, especially the pudding. Like what someone else said, it’s so silky and smooth! If you put it in a cold fridge and leave it overnight, it gets closer to the consistency of flan and it’s equally as good. The baked goods are delicious, and if you buy a certain amount they’ll give you some free items to pick from as well :)
Also, they accept credit/​debit as well. No need to just bring cash :)

My mommy and I looooooooooove their Marble Bread Loaf and the Chocolate/​Vanilla breadsticks. Those two items are so popular that you can expect to go home empty handed if you come too late in the day. Granted, the bread here is much more expensive than the avg price of bread, but every single bite of that delicious fluffy heaven is well worth it.
Bakery is TINY and selections aren’t extensive, but they don’t need to be when those few selections are proven winners. (take in-​n-​out for example)

Aww, I love Mammoth Bakery, but I’m knocking off a star from the Costa Mesa location because they just don’t have the same extensive selection that they do in Gardena.
I was here twice last week — once after Marukai shopping and again after a Daikokuya dinner. As I said, the selection can be pretty limited. The first time we picked up some sandwiches for lunch. We got the chicken katsu, menchi katsu (like a fried hamburger) and egg. Mine was the egg and I noticed that I got 3 sandwich halves instead of 2 and I think it was like $ 2? We also got a honey brick toast to go. I had a square in the car and it was amazing. The only thing that made it better was when I added a scoop of ice cream at home! The next time I had a green tea pudding topped with red beans for dessert. YUM! Their pudding is so silky and smooth — I also think it’s calorie free ;)