Address: 900 Rathburn W, Mississauga, ON
Website: n/a
Style: Colombian, South American
Price: $
[Bad news. Todo Rico is gone!? My fave Colombian bakery (granted, I wasn't as big a fan once they changed management) closed down and in its place is apparently a *shudder* pizza place. Lousy take-out pizza vs. tasty Colombian baked goods. Life isn't fair!] Wanting to finally check out some new bakeries but not really having anywhere to go in the area, I remember seeing on this plaza some sort of European bakery a long time ago, so I thought we'd go there and take a peek. Well, the bakery was gone, but in it's place was Todo Rico, a Colombian bakery... I couldn't believe it! A Colombian bakery! Finally, I had something different not only to visit and review, but to potentially return to on a regular basis. Man, it was so exciting!! It's so hard to get something unique, one-of-a-kind in the suburbs. Wow. And I didn't even try it yet. XD
Anyways, as with the other Latino bakery I've visited, Pancho's Bakery, prices are amazingly low (taxes included) although most products are pretty alike, with just the fillings changing (I noticed the same with Pancho's, although there it was more like the shapes changed). The goodies are either sweet bread-based or flaky turnover dough stuffed with either caramel, cheese, guava or a combination of the three. They also have quite a bit of savoury goods like chorizo and dumpling-like empanadas and a flat corn and cheese bread ($2.00) which the worker recommended. We followed her instructions on topping it with cheese (monterey jack) and microwaving it. Omg, I never thought that corn bread could be so... good. O_O
Other than that, I picked out three things for a sampling: a turnover-like thing with guava filling ($1.25) which the youngest brother said he liked the best. And cookie-like alfajores ($1.25) made of two dense cookies, filled with caramel and then encircled with coconut. Very good. For myself, now, I couldn't help but go for the bread pudding ($1.00) after trying the same thing at Pancho's. Super moist and dense dough with a nice chewy top and just filled with cinnamon and sugar. Mmmmm.... I can't explain why I like this, but I do. :)
But okay, I'd better not say anymore because I might embarrass myself: I don't want being recognized for this post (well, that's assuming someone actually reads these silly rants of mine ^^) because I *will* be returning to Todo Rico; as they're slogan says, it is that good. ;DD
Rating: ***
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