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| Porto's (from T - B) Their large array of bakery and cafe goodies, pastries case, potato ball, cakes case) Porto's origins come from humble beginnings, like all great restaurants, from a family ambitious to make the American Dream in the US. Rosa and Raul Porto emigrated to the US from Cuba in the 1960's with Rosa's superb baking skills and Raul's strong ethic. Although their original store was in Southern California they've expanded their tasty bakery and cafe enterprise to 3 different locations. Walking into Porto's (in Glendale location) is like walking into and watching a perfect assembly line at work. We went during lunch time on a Saturday but you wouldn't have known by the wait time. You order your sandwich/Potato Ball/Cheese Roll/etc yumminess sit down and they bring your order for you. I highly recommend their signature Potato Ball, tamales, and their dulce de lech or iced cappuccino. We also ordered their meat pie although the crust was nice and flaky it did not come out hot which made the whole thing kind of oily. But let me talk more about their Potato Ball... When my friend who currently lives in LA first told me about Porto's was talking about potato balls I was literally saying in my head "What the $#%*? Potato balls?" I thought - potato rolls? fried potatoes? But unexpectedly I got a mashed potato ball where every bite melted into my mouth - and then a surprise of seasoned ground beef is in the middle (it's like a tootsie roll pop just waiting for the actual candy!).    |
For more information on locations, full menu, and their story please visit their website at Porto's Bakery
