La Sultana Bakery - Doraville

This review is for La Sultana's Panaderia store. There are currently three neighboring stores all under the La Sultana name: a restaurant, a bakery and a catering business. Once again, I'm just focusing on the Panaderia (bakery) part of La Sultana. We walked into La Sultana Panaderia and it reminded us of the slightly sweet Mexican bakery smells we were accustomed to in Southern California (southern part of Los Angeles/northern part of Orange County). One of the first things we saw were puerquitos, Mexican cinnamon bread in the shape of little piggies (hence the name puerquitos small pigs). These are sometimes referred to as ginger bread, but they are not baked with ginger in them. Other breads we saw were conchas, which are so named because they look like shells (conchas). Generally, the larger collection of baked breads fall under what is called pan dulce. By the way, Mexican breads are not very sweet, nowhere near what Americans are used to. They are also not soft breads they're rather firm and a lot more dense than Americans are used to. Many Mexicans dip their breads into their favorite hot drinks, like coffee or hot chocolate. Once you've decided what you're going to buy, you should first confirm how much they cost (per piece) unless price is no issue. I just hate getting surprised. Customers get to pick out which breads they want by getting some tongs and a flat tray, and piling whatever they pick onto the tray, and, when they're done, take it to the cash register so that the employee can ring everything up and take payment. Many different types and shapes of breads were available in rolling racks and in the glass display cases. This business also has cakes. I couldn't tell by looking at them if they were Mexican style cakes, which is generally not as sweet as American style cakes, but they all looked good. We had to get going, so we didn't buy anything during this visit since the employee was helping a couple who were intent on buying a large variety of breads for the week. We'll most likely be back.

Purchased several items. Honestly, they were awful. Everything was EXTREMELY dry, Not what I'd expect from a supposed fresh bakery. Make sure someone speaks Spanish because the employee barely knew English and had no desire to get off her a behind the counter. Also none of the baked goods, except for the bagged breads, had descriptions or prices so you had no idea what to get or what it costs

Best bakery in town and at the best prices. Only place I know of where you can get baked goods for a dollar apiece. I’ve been going since I was a little kid and it’s still my favorite. Great cakes too!

Good authentic tacos, great sauce. Reminds me of being back in Cali and the Southwest.

We had a really disappointing experience. We chose this place because we had heard great things about their tres leches cake. However, when we approached the counter, the staff member looked at us as if we were fools or strangers from another planet. He was unhelpful and rude, and the overall vibe was quite uncomfortable. I definitely won’t be returning. The way we were treated was very off-putting.