Don Panchos Bakery

I always look for Mexican bakeries when traveling and found this gem in St. Paul Minnesota. Picked out a few things to try. The yellow cake was a light and airy cake with a hint of lemon it was quite delightful. Everything pictured was $8.50. The service was fabulous. I was super happy they opened early enough for us to swing by on our way out.

Have come here multiple times and love the bread. Wonderful bolios with great crunchy exterior but oh so soft interior. Hands down the best bolios I’ve had in MN. Tried their conchas and they are the softest I’ve ever had. I love that I can buy the minis - not all bakeries have this size available! Also had these rolls called novia and they're soft with sugary goodness. All in all, I can recommend the bread 10/10. Pro tip: If you’re going on a weekend and would like to snag some bolios, call ahead and ask to have them set aside. They get busy early mornings and some customers come in with large orders that completely wipe them out and you’ll have to wait 20 min for the next batch to be ready.

Respectfully I’ve been going here for over 20 years. every birthday in our family a birthday cake from don panchos, every Sunday with our cafe a trip to Don panchos for our sweets. Today was the meanest customer service I’ve ever gotten from here. I placed an order in the morning for a flan covered in strawberries with nuez. The cashier had taken my order but the conversation over the phone just wasn’t clear so I didn’t hear an extra add on they wanted to do. I came in and picked up my flan but it was covered in icing, I said I’m so sorry must be a mix up but I didn’t want this, mind you Spanish isn’t my first language so I had never heard of the term crema chantillin, she said well you said you wanted it, I had said im sorry but I didn’t know what you meant. Then another older heavier set woman had come in and tried helping but she then proceeded to say it’s fine every one will like it this way, I told her my father is a diabetic and it’s too much sugar, she then said “flan ya tiene mucho azúcar no lo debe comer” I told her this is a gift, a birthday gift since he doesn’t get to have sugar all the time anyways. She then said I was gonna have to pay more since I wanted strawberries and mind you that would’ve been fine, I wouldn’t have minded but I had already paid for my flan and it was decorated anyways. She then came back with the old flan and just stared ignoring me, the other girl had come and gave me the new flan and I apologized saying that I’m sorry for the confusion but they both just gave me rude looks. I’m actually so disappointed about today.

My husband and I always stop in here when we are in the neighborhood. Stopped in this morning and picked up a piece of Tres Leches cake to share, Cheese Danish and Guava turnover. …

Currently (thanks the current staff) one of the best bakeries in Minnesota second only to Marissa’s in Minneapolis but that might only be a matter of taste. Everything has been very fresh lately in the late afternoon/ early evening.