Address: 803 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga ON
Website: n/a
Style: Colombian
Price: $
And with this post, 'Colombian' gets its own tag. :) I never actually expected to find a bunch of Colombian bakeries, but here they are! Going into bakeries where you have no idea what you're doing can get you misleading results since you have no idea what to compare it to. This time, however, I have to say that the first was the best and Todo Rico does reign supreme as the city's/area's best South American bakery.
But.. that's hardly the right way to start off a new bakery, isn't it? Oops. :P Anyways, my brother found out about this place online as serving some good stuff, mainly their signature caramel/dulce de leche squares, which they apparently made up themselves. ... I'm sorry, I have no idea what the name is, as the brother had absolutely no idea what he was buying and how much it cost... geez, thanks. Last week, he announced that he had gone there himself (imagine, without being begged! Wow! And he gave me a Cake Tour this week too. ^-^) and brought back a whole bunch of goodies, bragging that he had spent $6 for five items, so, although not knowing any prices, you can say that everything was more or less $1.20 each. As is the case with Colombian bakeries, this place was great value. And, as always, they seem to be more famous for their hot food, especially the empanadas, but there was still quite a bit to chose from.
So: what did he bring back? Well, I guess he really couldn't resist those caramel things, squares of layered flaky pastry topped with a generous dense caramel spread on top. Besides this topping, there wasn't really that much in the actual pastry itself, which is a little dry, and the brother left a little disappointed, claiming that the (next item up!) flaky strudel stuffed with guava was much better and the best thing they bought, though there isn't that much to say about it. Sugary, crispy but still a bit soft... uh, with guava. :P
My own default offering (as in, the last item claimed/eaten) was the uh, for lack of a better word, the guava doughnut, a ring of denser sweet dough filled with guava paste and then coated on top with this crust of granulated sugar. From the outside, I was getting pretty excited, since this looked better than I had seen it elsewhere, but biting into it, you begin to realize that the guava is only injected in three separate spots and, as opposed to having guava paste oozing out from all ends, beyond the three 'spots' (each with maybe a tablespoon or two), it's just dense, fairly dry dough. Great idea, but too doughy to appreciate the fried outside and guava on the inside.
Overall, not too bad and maybe they do have great empanadas, but as to the baked goods, I personally think it would have been much better with a tad more filling and a tad less dough in all cases. I guess like it is there wasn't anything overwhelming 'wow' about it. Unless you *love* caramel and flaky pastry, then this might be the place for you. XD
Rating: **1/2
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