Honey Bakery and Cafe

LOVE LOVE LOVE the bread here. It reminds me of IRAN! I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday!!! Highly recommend!

Lovely place and awesome breads. Been in this bakery few times and anytime I walked-​in, I smell the fresh bread along with a great welcome by the owner. Very welcoming bakery and I am looking to drive back to San Jose soon to only go this place and buy my favorite bread.
Their customer service was also great and never dealt with any issue. Thanks a bunch

Last week I bought 3 Sangaks. When I was cutting the bread I saw they were totally burned and I didn’t check those in store.

It’s been a year now that I buy my Persian bread from here. I buy Sangak bread and Barbari bread, both are very tasty and cooked properly. When I come back from bread shopping from this store my husband and I always have bread, French cheese, and fresh herbs for dinner :). Very clean and very good customer service.

Here’s why I’m giving this store a single star:
When they first opened the quality of their Sangak bread was great but starting from last year or so I’ve noticed inside the breads are wet and uncooked and what we call khamir and no matter how long you leave it in the toaster oven when you get home the inside remains the same; the dough sticks to your finger when you touch inside the bread!!!
After I stopped shopping there for a few months I decided to be open minded and give them another try, the same issue still exists. When I shared my experience with other friends I found out those folks are no longer a customer for the same reason.
I would give a Zero star if I could for their customer service. Walked in the store a few times with no one behind the counter and had to wait a while till someone shows up.
They rap your breads in a small piece of paper with two sides open and by the time you get home, those fresh bread have touched your car seat and you might find them on the floor mats; so make sure to take your own shopping bags if you’re heading there!
After all no more business for this store…

I love their sangak bread! My boyfriend and I discovered this type of bread recently, shopping at a Middle Eastern grocery store. We loved so much that when we found Honey bakery we could not resist. I like the way Yessy (she has a great customer service attitude) put the bread in brown paper. I like the way the bread is hanging. I like the texture and the flavor. They also serve nice coffee, but is mostly a place to buy sweets and, primarily, the ‘blanket bread’ as we call it. Add some olive oil and thyme to it and it will guarantee deliciousness!

I was in this bakery several times. The Sangak bread is really good and often fresh. But this business has two major problems which need to be solved and improved.
1) Their customer service is poor. I know how the customer service in Iran is and Iranians are used to poor customer service. But this business is in the US and in the US the customer service is a huge thing. No business can survive without a good and professional customer service. For example, last time I was there, I bought 3 Sangak breads. The young man at the counter packed the breads in a piece of brown paper, smaller than a news paper. I told him this paper does not cover the whole bread and asked if I can have a bigger paper because I don’t want the bread touches the car sit and he told me it costs 50 cents. Really?!! It is not about 50 cents because I drove 20 miles to reach this store, it is about customer service.
2) If a business announces it is open 8:00 am — 8:30 pm, it must be open 8:00 am — 8:30 pm. It happened to me 2 times that I drove to this store at their opening hours. The door was locked and the lights were off without any notes what is going on. How can a business survive if even their opening hours are not reliable?
Anyway, I wish them the best because we need good and reliable small businesses with personal touch.

Excellent Sangak and Barbari! LA style. I love their food as well. Last week we were there and although they were short on staff, they still managed to take care of us and food was delicious.

Very tasty fresh Persian bread.
Compare to a place I used to go before this place opened, middle of Sangak bread is not left uncooked!

There persian breads is excellent but the price is little expensive & not as big as the competitors in the area .
They need to improve there prices as well as there selection of there persian pastry that they carry.

OMG! Where should I even get started?! Went there with a bunch of friends for breakfast. We ordered Kallepache. It took them forever to get our food ready. When I looked at it I could not believe my eyes. There was this big chunk of frozen-​cut beef shank in my plate. I asked what it was and they said it was the «Pache»! It did not taste good and had changed the whole taste of the plate. Then I looked closer and saw a lot of hair remaining on it which they had failed to remove before cooking. It smelled disgusting, it tasted disgusting and it even hurt your eyes to look at it! Instead of apologizing, the waiter tried to justify the horrible plate they had put in front of us. It was an overall bad experience and I don’t recommend this place for anyone.

Best place ever!!! I was there same day Sharareh G and Hand C went there the first day. I even remember where they were sitting. What they say is absolutely wrong and intentional!
Very good kalepache I had also best khame! I strongly recommend u to try once and judge it urself.

Their sankak bread is not cooked enough. Chewy, raw on the inside and 5 minutes means 38 minutes.
Called and tried to speak with the owner (as the worker said he could not do anything). The owner continued to speak over me and not allow me to explain. Then, she accused me as being a street bum who wanted money. REALLY?!? A credit card transaction, with the receipt and date/​time as she can see in her records, but she accused me.
The baker also accused me of rushing him. 5 minutes? I came back 32 minutes later. How is that me rushing him? I also said that «you are the baker, you tell me how long you need or if you need more time, I’ll wait.»
READ THE OTHER PERSON WHO SAW THEM DROP BREAD ON THE FLOOR AND PICKED IT BACK UP!!! That is sad!
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UPDATE: I went in person and she still accused me to making this up, even with a receipt. Have you noticed the 5-​star reviews sound like advertisement that she made up? I would guess fraud here. Not to be trusted with food.

Oh noooo!
Stopped in to purchase some bread. I walked in and saw a man preparing some for sale. He dropped one on the ground, picked it up and placed it on the rack to sell. This is when I quickly turned around and walked out.

They have the best cream puffs, Sangaks, and Persian pastries in the bay area.
Very nice staff and high quality products. We stop by every other day! Will definitely come back!
Thanks Honey bakery!

I like the bread. Have not encountered the crazy lady owner that some of you are describing. Maybe they listened to reviews because since I’ve been coming here, there is a very sweet lady at the register and she is not the owner.
For none Persians: something about Persian bakers, they are never happy and smiley. Not sure why. Must be part of the training.

I hate to give family own businesses with low rating but from my perspective, this business won’t survive long unless they change the price.
Sangak — deserve 5 stars for freshness & tasty
Babari — 2 stars only bc it’s not tasty or salty like the ones I usually get from the Afghan market down the street with cheaper price & bigger too. And it’s a bit hard/​crunchy, even worst if toasted again the next day.
Their pastries, I didn’t see much maybe bc I came here a day prior to their Persian new year so most were all gone.
Papioni — bow ties sweet– just like other pastry stores, nothing much to rave, cost $ 10 a box.
So I got 1 sweet papioni, 2 special sangak, 2 special babari = $ 30
I thought it’s a bit pricey

I have no experience with Persian breads but we walked in out of curiosity. We saw these huge pieces of bread hanging on the wall. We mentioned we never tried Persian bread and they gave us a sample. So nice of them. We purchased one pastry which tasted like a not-​so-​sweet Twinkie :). It was good. Sorry I don’t enough experience with this type of breads to give an opinion but they were very nice here and I saw lots of people buying that huge bread.

I am a fan of their Sangak. I love it. I come long way every month to buy for my whole month need.
I tried their Barbari but I think their Sangak is much better.

This little place is finally open and you must stop by and pick up their sangek. It’s fresh, huge and delicious. Only $ 3.
They also have a small assortment of pastries in the counter window display. Get the naan like bread! You’ll thank me!