FrenchiFornia

This is without a doubt, my favorite brunch/lunch place. It's a perfect place to pull up for a quick meal and pastry. Without exaggeration, you can taste the quality in every bite.

For those of you who have visited Paris and seen the care with which bread is made - this is a piece of that.

My usual orders here are a sandwich (custom), an iced americano (black), and a pastry (different one each time).

In a world where every coffee shop and sandwich shop is starting to feel and taste the same...this place cuts through the monotony. Give it a try.

Waste of time
Went here for any type of gluten free pastries
They had none and said they stopped making them
What a waste of time
NO GLUTEN FREE HERE

FrenchFornia is a traditional French Patisserie that sells varieties of Eclair, macarons , canalé,  Gateau Basque, Baguette and more.
The decor was nice and has European style. Everything looked very appetizing and delicious. I was planning to try many of their pastries. But I had a tiny problem! There was a customer just entered the bakery with us and  he placed his order first. So far there was no problem, right?
This customer took everything on the display, and if I say everything I mean everything except a few pastries left! He said that he will have a party. We were standing still and shocked. No one even paid attention to us although we entered at the same time. We just waited until  he  left then we  chose from his leftover.
We just tried the following;
-Canalé: was the best I have ever tried. It is crispy and caramelized from outside,  moist and delicious from inside with adequate sweetness.

-Gateau Basque:  was very indulgent. I will reorder this one.

- The Chocolate Almond Croissant wasn't as expected. It was cake like structure, and not flaky. It was just okay& nothing special about it!
-Chocolate Madeleine was just okay

- Smoked salmon Éclair; it was salty. I don't think I will reorder it.

I didn't get the chance to try their Macarons or any of the Éclair that I was planning to order, so next time I will try them and hopefully I won't see this customer again!

Been here twice now. And pastry is always fresh and delicious. Not too sweet... just like how we like them. The guy working behind the counter is always so friendly too. Our favorite is the PAIN SUISSE.... but seriously, everything is good.

Headed here last minute to pick up some Birthday treats for grandpa for breakfast. Grateful they opened at 7:30 am for us early risers. V picked out the ham and cheese croissant, chocolate croissant and raspberry tart for the two of them. I read a fellow Yelpers review about the best macarons she had ever eaten and I figured why not. She's a hard grader so we ordered Earl Grey, Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio and.... Only tried the Earl Grey and I'll have to second-it's pretty damn good. Texture is spot on.

The guy behind the counter was inviting and friendly. It's not doing Dine In but not the nicest part of Colorado or even a large enough space for it.

Glad we went. Will be back.

Bookmarked this bakery since I read about them and did not disappoint! :)

It's a small shop but soooo much selection of pastries and desserts. Everything looked beautiful. I tried a butter croissant and a macaron. Texture of both were great. Takes me back to France.
Staff was very nice and friendly.

Stopped by to fulfill my ham and cheese croissant craving. Right when you walk in, the smell fresh baked pastries fills the air. If you've never tried kouign aman, I highly recommend it. Layers of beautiful flaky doughy similar to a croissant, except it's sweet thanks to some crystallized sugar. Service was great and the gentleman who helped me was clearly French himself. Easy street parking, but no dine in available.

I was looking for a new pastry place to try in Pasadena. I took the help of our dear friend Yelp. I found FrenchiFornia. Funny, when I dined at Lunasia two nights before, I saw this place and thought the business name was unique. I actually had a hard time pronouncing it LOL. I get it now... it's basically French in California, but shortened to be sassy.

I arrived when it just barely opened. I was the only customer at the time which was great so I got to take lots of pictures. Of course, a few mins after my entry other customers started coming in... it never fails LOL. It was all good though. OMG... FrenchiFornia is just a lovely and romantically pink pastry shop. I love my pink! A touch of lavender would be nice, too. My two favorite colors!

Upon entry, I was greeted by the staff. I asked if I can take pictures because it looked so lovely... they said yes of course. Afterwards, it took me a while to decide on which pastries to get. They all look so very good. My eyes became starry eyes when I saw the caneles. I never thought I would see them in the USA. The last time I ate a canele was at Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver, B.C. So excited! Here is what I got...

6 caneles - Good, but heavy crunch on the outside and dense on the inside. Not as great as the ones I ate in Vancouver IMHO.
3 apple turnovers - Fantastic! Huge turnover with great tasting apple filing.
1 almond chocolate croissant - I didn't eat this one, but it looked good.
1 gateau basque - Unfortunately, I was disappointed with this one. Flan was too dense for my taste. I'm used to the wiggly type of flan LOL.
5 macarons - raspberry, pistachio, salted butter caramel, chocolate, coffee were the chosen ones... just delish!

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Prices were a tad high. Love the pink ambiance. I will be back for sure to check out the other pastries. So many to choose from and the shop is so pretty. I feel like I'm in love when I'm there. Shall we call them romantic pastries LOL. Go get your FrenchiFornia!

My wife and I woke up craving a fresh baguette with a European cappuccino and found a new favorite! Morning parking was easy, right in front. FrenchiFornia is small but very cozy. Everything we tried was delicious and satisfied our craving! The fresh baguette was crispy on the outside and beautifully spongy on the inside. Of course the cappuccinos with oat milk were perfect. I also loved the creamy, smoked salmon eclair which was delicate and yummy! What really got me hooked, is the almond croissant! The edges are crispy and crumbly and make you want for more!!!

See you next week!

Get the canelés here, you won't be disappointed! They are lightly crunchy/chewy on the outside with a delicious sweet custardy flavor--the only thing I could compare it to is kind of like bread pudding in terms of the taste, but the texture of canelés are really unique. The bakery always smells absolutely divine and buttery, and their other baked goods are also good but I definitely recommend the canelés the most!