La Victoria Panadería

Había moscas en el pan y estaba duro, quizás tuve mala suerte porque se ve rico pero lo que yo compré ya estaba duro

Some of the pictures are of the old bakery It's hit and miss new one

I was craving some pan de muerto so i decided to go to the mission to buy some. My intent was to go to another bakery, but when I got there I realized they were cash only and I didn't have any cash on me. I was in a bit of a hurry, and although I had already tried La Victoria when I first moved to San Francisco and didn't like it, I figured it might have been a fluke, so I decided to try it again. I bought a pan de muerto, a nuez(a bread that resembles the shape of a walnut), an elote(one that looks like corn), and an alfajor. It was all about 10 dollars. As soon as I left the bakery, I tried the nuez and the elote, and while the flavors were good, they were dry and tasted a bit stale. Full disclosure, I did not try the pan de muerto and the alfajor until two days later, but when I tried them, they were also stale AND the flavors were not there. I will say I have high standards when it comes to pan dulce (I grew up in Mexico eating pan dulce with my family) but even then, I would expect more freshness and better flavor to give this bakery a higher rating). Even when I've had two day old pan dulce in the past, it's tasted fresher than what I've had from La Victoria. I will say though, the staff is very friendly and attentive, so no issues with that.

Mediocre panaderia. Like what You would get out of a corner store. There are better bakeries in the neighborhood.

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