Manoly's Bakery Caffe - Los Angeles

I 've been looking for tamales on the Westside since I 've been spending more time on this side of town. Stopped in for the first time at Manoly 's and ordered the chicken tamales and the mole tamales, and liked them both very much.Manoly 's is a Oaxacan bakery and restaurant. While there are several Oaxacan food trucks on the Westside, there are far fewer brick 'n mortar spots here. Manoly 's is one of the few, open in the morning for breakfast through the early evening. It offers fresh baked goods, a breakfast and lunch menu, Mexican basics (tacos, burritos, enchiladas, etc. and a list of Antojitos Oxaquenos. This list includes tamales, pupusas, a tlayuda, chanpurrado, atole blanco and de leche, among other items.The tamales are moist and somewhat dense. The mole is my favorite, a tamale covered in mole sauce and wrapped in banana leaves. They 're both delicious.Another good Oaxacan specialty is the tlayuda. You can get it with the usual cecina, tasajo and/or chorizo. The ham torta is made with egg and avocado, almost like a breakfast sandwich rather than the super tortas that you can find elsewhere. The tamales are definitely worth a return visit.

Manoly 's Bakery is on Santa Monica Bl in West LA and I 've driven passed countless times until last month, I stopped inside due to some rave reviews by some fellow Yelpers...As mentioned in previous reviews, I like desserts to look fancier and visually see the details in each dessert creation. This shop was super small but had limited seating inside. The display case had a few treats that caught my eye and curiosity.This bakery shop is normally what you would see in smaller countries worldwide. The menu board has many handwritten offerings, there 's tv monitor with a Spanish program. The staffer was nice and helpful. He was glad to hear Me speak Spanish fluently. I ordered and was asked to take a seat as he would bring out the dessert.I chose a fancy dessert and the other was less fancy. It seems both these items were the top sellers. Upon tasting, the fancy creamy layered mocha cake, I found the taste far too sugary sweet and artificial oily tasting...I could NOT take more than one bite. The swirly baked bun used high fructose as one of its ingredients, again could NOT eat more than the taste. My tastebuds and my body immediately reacts negatively which high fructose. I politely asked to have these wrapped togo, to donate to the homeless guy outside or toss it in the basura.As I was ready to pay with my iPhone, I had to walk behind the display counter to tap their machine and when after looking down at the floorI was sickened to see all the dirt, debris and apparent water leaks from the roof and plumbing being soaked up by some newspapers...Eeeeww!Wish I had seen all this horrible mess before ordering, it would stop Me from ordering, what I saw were clearly Health and Safety code violations and unsafe for the dining public. After I exited, I looked for the health code letter on their window wall ... 'B ' and was posted not exactly for visibility ease.Despite the rave reviews, unique culture treats, if a business is in violation of a Health and Safety codes and puts the dining public at Risk, it is NOT acceptable, NO recommendation: NO!!

Here is my quick review since I only came here for take out only. I parked right out front on the street at metered parking . I walked into a really small establishment but you are welcomed with a display of assorted pan dulce and desserts. Several tables sat off to the side but definitely room to dine in if you wish. The gentleman took my order , which was 4 tamales and I waited about 5-7mins for my order to be ready. This was my first time trying this place and can I say delicious in 10 different languages. I had two red sauce , one green sauce and one mole all chicken tamales. Every single tamale was so good , chicken was well seasoned, moist , and shoot perfect in my opinion. I was saddened they didn't have pupusas because I wanted to try them . But I will definitely return to try other menu items .

WOW, I loved it and I have t say they’re so nice and friendly.

Most tasty, authentic homemade Mexican food in Santa Monica for incredible prices. Their tamales, tortas, and pastel de tres leches are delicious and ready for pickup 5-10 minutes after calling