Hans & Harry's Bakery (Bonita) a quick snack

mmm-yoso!!! is a food blog.  Cathy is writing today; Kirk is busy doing other stuff.

Located in an obscure inner corner of a rather large shopping center anchored by Starbucks and KFC, Hans & Harry's Bakery Corp. has been open in Bonita since 1991.  I wrote a short post in 2012. 

Trained in baking and European cake design in their native Holland, Hans Zandee and Harry Eijermans worked onboard cruise ships and for various worldwide hotels before opening their retail store.  Hans retired to Florida in 2015 and Harry partnered with the former owner of Sumi's Oven, continuing the tradition of making old world European quality crafted cakes and pastries.

 The door just under the sign is the entrance into the narrow display/shopping area. 
There are a couple of refrigerators to the right and some freezers to the left, then the fresh item/bakery pastries and cookies are just beyond.  Pull a number from the paper roll and wait to be called. I couldn't take any decent photos inside, but you can see some online.  
 Always old fashioned professional service, my selections were placed in a box (even though we would be eating at a table outside).
That's a nut cream on the left and a bear claw on the right.  Total price with a small cup of coffee was $6.24.
 Fresh, light, delicate layered pastry; two types.  The bear claw filled with the sweet almond paste was a bit 'flatter' but oh so perfect with the filling and toasted almond topping.  The cream filled pastry, a bit more risen, but not fluffy, was filled with the most light and flavor filled Bavarian cream and had a thin (just enough; almost too much) layer of chocolate-hazelnut on the bottom as well as some on the top of the pastry, making each bite flavor filled and such a blend of flavor as well as texture.  

A great place to stop for a treat.

Hans & Harry's Bakery Corp.  5080 Bonita Road Bonita, CA 91902 (619) 475-2253 Website Open Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 6:30-5, Closed Sunday

Comments

[caninecologne]

Yay! Hans and Harry's is legendary down South! Their fruit strudels are awesome (prices have gone up through the years though; surpassing $30 for the super long one). If one doesn't want to spring for the long strudel, they have it as a mini round version too.

I really like their mini cake slices, their heart shaped chocolate chip tea cakes and their coconut strawberry bombe cake. Actually everything here is pretty $#%@ good!

[kat]

sounds like the perfect treat

[James]

I want to plug their blueberry coffee cake (in the fridge on the left when you walk in) - tender cake and flavorful blueberry topping. (It also freezes really well.)

[RedDevil]

Looks yummy!

[Cathy]

Hans & Harry's is still a good value for the quality, cc. I'm always happy to go to a party where someone has brought a H&H strudel; need to stop here more often to try other pastry doughs(all made with four plus fat, but shortcrust, choux, flaky, puff and laminated are all so different, even with the same filling or topping). Then there are the cakes...
It really is a great place, Kat.
Oh my goodness, James; fresh blueberries...so many times I see cherries and that's my order, but now I know what to get next time...which will be soon.
Everything here is good, RD