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Ani's Bake Shop
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6 am - 6 pm
Sat 6 am - 2 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
33 reviews for Ani's Bake Shop
Review Highlights
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"Sweet bread is so delicious and so fresh." In 16 reviews -
"Peanut butter cream rolls- I always get this for potlucks..." In 4 reviews -
"...and I mean LOVE) Ani's Okinawan Sweet Potatoe Haupia Pie." In 4 reviews
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33 reviews in English
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Review from Marjorie G.
Honolulu, HI
4/5/2012
Okay all of you who have submitted a review about Ani's, yes the pies are "ono" and the variety of sweet breads are delicious as well, but let me tell you what Ani's used to make in the 80's. When I went to college on the North Shore I would drive into town for the weekend and always stock up on the sweet breads to give away and then bought the most soft and buttery bread called "The Volcano". It was like a monkey bread where all the individual rolls were clumped together. The rolls were constructed like mini cinnamon rolls using buttery bread and instead of cinnamon woven in, some type of lilikoi jelly was used. If this wasn't enough, a cream cheese glaze drizzled down "The Volcano" with crushed macadamia nuts sprinkled all over. It was sooooooooo "ono"; a diabetic nightmare, but what a way to go!!!!
I enquired about it and was told that there wasn't a demand for it, which I find hard to believe. What am I suppose to do? I was hoping that others would ask for it so Ani's would bring it back. So PLEASE ask for it! :-)
Also, since Easter is here, Ani's makes the cutest sweet bread bunny faces and dyed egg bread braids. They are great to take to your Easter party as the rolls, or Easter gift. Beautiful presentation! Enjoy! -
Review from Gina K.
Aiea, HI
1/30/2012
Ani's ROCKS! Choc/Haupia Pie was my first love of theirs til one day they ran out and I was offered the Sweet Potato/Haupia pie - it was over, I found a new love! Once in awhile I revisit my old love just to appreciate my current love even more. A little birdie told me they are going to introduce a new cookie made from that heavenly crust of the aforementioned pies - dipped in chocolate! Great now I'll be a bakery whore!
BTW - their sandwiches are exquisite & come with chips and a drink! And they DO still make the Strawberry Cream Rolls! I just tried the P.B.Cream Rolls and I am thinking of eating them all before my Sweety gets home! Their jello cream cheese squares are worth mentioning because they have that mac-nut shortbread cookie crust! I am about to try the Guava Pound Cake & Blueberry Cream Cheese Squares. LUCKY ME! -
Review from EDGAR M.
Me being a sweets guy, how did I not know about Ani's bakeshop. My cousin Brit has told me about it before and she said its really good but I haven't gotten the time to go and visit them.
They are located in an industrial area of Halwa Valley. Its at the beginning so you dont have to go all the way in by the jail if your scared. They are located pretty much where the old Panasonic / Technics building was.
I go and visit this place on my day i call in Sick. I always seem to find new places to visit when im sick. I wonder why, but i go and walk in the door and its pretty much a no frills place. Its just three cases and a rack of stuff to buy. Its pretty much the bakery but with a no more than 10 feet store front by the door where you can buy stuff.
Im pretty much eating with my eyes at this point and proceed to pick out the stuff that looks amazing and also suggested by other yelpers.
The top choice to get when your here is blueberry cream cheese pie. That is top of the list onolicious. Not gonna lie i could have eating a whole pie of this by my self.
the next choice was the Jello something. Its in the same cold case as the Blueberry cream cheese pie.
and last by not least, the chocolate long john is something to get if your looking to get that one more thing. Great safe choice.
I'll be visiting them again when Im sick or when I get a chance to hit them up during my days off on the week ends.
Also the prices are not out of this world like the places in downtown / town side.
Love love this place and i for sure suggest on hitting them up when you can. -
Review from Raquelle Z.
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
3/31/2012
We stopped here at the end of our day trip specifically to buy the Sweet Potato Haupia Pie. I had read some great reviews from my fellow Yelpers and I included this in my must try places. At $22 this pie was not only hefty in price but it was equally hefty in size. My hubby and I decided to make this our dinner. Wow this pie is fantastic, and so unique too! I have never tasted another pie like it! Creamy, smooth, nutty, rich are just some words that I can think of that describe it. I would love to take it back to the mainland for my family to try, but since it requires refrigeration I know that's not going to happen. I guess that means we will have to use the next several days of our time here to devour every last bite, it really was that good!
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Review from Amanda G.
11/15/2011
Every time we go to Hawaii we seek out Ani's sweet bread. It's sold at most groceries, and Long's, but on this trip the bake shop was a convenient stop.
Ani's sweet bread is the absolute best sweet bread EVER. We've tried, (and thrown away) many others. I don't know what they do to make it so good, but it's totally craveworthy.
The walk-in part of the bake shop is really small, but still offers many tempting things. We purchased a mini banana bread along with the beloved sweet bread, and it was as delicious as I expected.
It's probably a good thing that they don't sell this on the mainland, I might end up gaining a bit of weight if I ate this regularly. -
Review from Rachel D.
San Francisco, CA
11/28/2011
Just got back from one of my trips to Oahu and have found THE. BEST. DESSERT. EVER. PERIOD. Ani's Sweet Potato Haupia Pie is the best pie of all time!!!
I've always known Ani's for their delicious sweet breads, so I thought I'd stop there to find a pie for a party. I bought it not even knowing how it tasted - I just asked for their most popular pie (someone else brought the same pie). And now I know why it's so popular!
What makes it so great is the buttery macadamia shortbread crust, the smooth haupia, and the overall taste of the crust, sweet potato, haupia, and whipped cream that is yummy and satisfying without being too sweet (how most pies and cakes can get). At $20, the thing is pretty heavy and you get a lot. It is definitely worth it. This pie has made it to my list of things I HAVE to eat in Hawaii on any trip there! -
Review from Adeile A.
8/12/2011
So my obsession with this shop started 2 years ago. My uncle brought back pie's for my fam and my cousin gave me ONE piece. She said "You can only have one piece because the rest is for me and my fiance (at the time)." I wasn't that excited because she made it sound like it wasn't all that great and it was PURPLE!!! I took my first bite... and my eyes got so big and i turned around to tell her HELL NO I NEED MORE THEN JUST ONE PIECE, but she put her hand up and didnt even want to hear me.
OMG it was so velvety, rich, creamy, sweet and the crust... OH THAT CRUST!!! I was trying to eat it so slow to enjoy each bite, I was in love... it was delicious... and I couldn't wait to get my OWN PIE!!!! LOL
So when I went to Oahu I kept telling my cousin... Take me to go get this pie... so she did and she had never had it... and OMG did she tear it up... she even went back when I left to go get some more. Although it is a firm $20 a pie, it is well worth each dollar spent, because its amazing.
As for any other dessert, i'm not sure, but when I went they had run out of SOOOOO many desserts, so I am pretty sure that they are delicious just as their sweet potatoe haupie pie!!!
OMG I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW!!!! -
Review from Marck N.
Updated - 1/30/2012
I break my carb diet for Ani's sweet bread. Thanks to my cousin and friends who bring me back the sweet breads from good ole home. It is nothing but heaven in your mouth. I have not found anything in the Bay Area that can compare to Ani's sweet bread. It is just one of the good Hawaii's treasures. A new World Wonder!!!!!
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10/5/2008
I love Ani's sweet bread. If they shipped it to the bay area, I would buy it everyday. But since… Read more »
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Review from Sparkles S.
Aiea, HI
7/7/2011 19 Check-ins Here
I come here quite a bit since it's really close to my house. I always ask what's good and the lady at the counter always tells me, "Everything." So I have tried everything and will tell you what I like.
*Cinnamon sweet bread- to make french toast
*Sweet cream rolls
*Peanut butter cream rolls- I always get this for potlucks and everyone goes nuts for this one
*Fruit cake drops- like fruit cake cookies. Really good, they only have it during the holiday season
*An pan bread
They also have sandwiches which are good but not great.
And the purple sweet potato pie is always a favorite. -
Review from Tabby K.
Honolulu, HI
12/24/2011
I brought a haupia sweet potato pie for a family gathering and everyone loved it!! I also brought Ani butter cream rolls which are super soft melt in your mouth goodness to everyone's pleasure at another occasion. I ate their Christmas fruitcake and WOW they just don't know how to screw up baked goods! It was moist with perfect balance or nuts, fruits, cake, and spice. Besides the great bakery items, the staff are all incredibly friendly...oh and prices are extremely reasonable!!
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Review from Joseph Joel B.
Rohnert Park, CA
2/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
My brother first told me about Ani's mythical "Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie", and I often wondered, "How the hell can sweet potato pie be that great?!?!?"... Man, was I completely wrong!! Ani's Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie, hands down, is my favorite pie you can find in Oahu, and quite possibly my favorite dessert dish EVER!!
But as far as I know, you can't find this dessert in the grocery stores like their tatsy Chocolate Haupia Pie. The ONLY place you can get the Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie, is at their bake shop on 99840 Iwaiwa Street, and you need to go there EARLY!! Everytime I have gone, there are at least a dozen people ahead of me in line. I haven't tried anything else yet, but heard lots of good things about everything else. But if you're looking for the perfect dessert, don't look further than Ani's Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie... IT IS TO DIE FOR!! -
Review from Kehau N.
Ewa Beach, HI
12/24/2011
Ani's makes the best bake goods! Glazed donuts WAY better than Krispy Kremes! Pies are outstanding and the cream rolls ALL flavors is ONO!!!
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Review from Geoff K.
Honolulu, HI
10/24/2011
No inferior donuts here, the donuts here are gigantic. So big that they don't come in a standard donut box. If I eat one of Ani's donuts in the morning, I end up eating a light lunch. They're that big.
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Review from Yary N.
Honolulu, HI
12/14/2011
I went to this bakery because I had read all the good reviews. I bought the sweet potato haupia pie and sweet bread. I have to say I'm in love! Besides the amazing bread in Puerto Rico this is the best bread I have ever tried. My husband and my son agreed. As for the pie, which I had to share with a friend cuz it is super deep dish, it was delicious! I am so picky when it comes to pies. I had pie in Anna Miller's and didn't think it was anything special but this pie was something else. It's a must when you come to visit the island or before u leave. I have already gone back several times in the last couple of weeks and have told all of my friends about it. Can't wait to try more things. I'm officially hooked!
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Review from Dave F.
7/8/2011 16 Check-ins Here
Yum!! That's how I sum it up. The custard pie is sooo good, especially when it's still warm!!! My favorite bread there is the pineapple/apricot sweet bread... There are generous amounts of filling in the bread and it is so good for breakfast!! I truly enjoy the pastries there too, make an effort and go give them a try, you'll be glad you did!!!
Listed in: "Let's go out to eat!!!"
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Review from Josephine L.
Boston, MA
1/26/2011
I am not a bread person.
When I was a kid and my mom gave me toast, baguette slices, Chinese bakery buns, etc. for breakfast while I was parked in front of the TV, I would eat a little (as much as I could stand) and then throw the rest behind the couch. Weird smells and a mice extermination program later, she stopped giving me bread for breakfast.
Now that I am older and (hopefully) wiser, I have developed a certain begrudging like for soft, flavorful breads of the Asian variety. I can tolerate baguettes if I'm in France and I can enjoy the buns and rolls served at most fine finding establishments, but for the most part, bread just does NOT get my foodie senses tingling.
Ani's is one big glaring exception. No Great Hawaiian Dining Odyssey would be complete without a visit here--and I'M saying that! The sweet bread is a big round circle (my favorite shape) of pillowy soft breadliness and other flavors like the coconut bread remind me of home. I don't care how much butter and fat is put into these loaves, THIS is what bread should always taste like. -
Review from Olivia D.
1/29/2009
I'm so sad. I was hiding a loaf of Ani's Apple Cinnamon sweet bread under my desk to secretly snack on when I get hungry. (I get hungry quite often, so each of my desk drawers has a stash of food in case I get too weak to open up the next compartment.) It was so perfect, so delicious, so soft and fresh . . . until I accidentally threw my 10 pound purse on top of it and smashed it flat! Now I'm eating the sad, flattened remains. It's still delicious, though.
If you get a chance to try their pineapple sweet bread, that is the best flavor of all! -
Review from Anson G.
Honolulu, HI
8/18/2010
Bottom Line: You cannot beat their Sweet Potato Haupia pie!!!
Perfect Pie. Nice moist and crumbly crust with little bits of mac nut - smooth sweet potato filling topped with the best tasting haupia you're gonna find. Top that all off with some whipped cream, and you've got yourself a perfect pie.
Yeah, the pie is expensive ($20) but you can't find it anywhere else. It's way bigger than Ted's bakery, and tastes better too. -
Review from Lori K.
1/14/2009
2 words: SWEET BREAD!
This stuff seriously puts all other bread to shame no matter what kind it is. Ani's sweet bread is by far, the best around. Sweet bread from other bakeries just doesn't cut it after you've had Ani's. The texture and taste is just perfect and not dried out like other brands can get. I can definitely kill an entire loaf by myself in one day, if you let me. The stuff makes a great snack and bomb french toast.
Ani's sells other great baked goods, but if anything try the sweet bread! -
Review from Scott K.
8/21/2010 5 Check-ins Here
Oh Cinnamon bread...oh sweet bread!
Ive been coming to this place since I was in intermediate. I remember going every saturday to buy bread....oh and some pastry's. I havent been to the manufacturing facility in ages since you can now buy the bread at Costco but im assuming they still sell out of that location. -
Review from Janel Y.
11/11/2008 1 photo
Oh, the last time I had Ani's was about 8 or 9 years ago when my friend used to bring me back a loaf every time she'd go home. How I miss those times when she'd always greet me with a loaf of freshly made, sweet tasting, Ani's sweet bread. And it was a plus if she got me ones with filling inside!
But now times have changed and not only do I not get my bread anymore (my friend has left SF for SD), but Ani's doesn't make their strawberry-filled sweet bread in the circular pie dishes any more. Now, all filled sweet breads come in loaves (vs the pie dishes) and they only have about 4 filled sweet breads: apple and cinnamon (their top selling loaf), guava, pineapple and something and then one other flavor. In addition to their filled sweet breads, they have flavored breads such as taro, macadamian nut and several others.
The shop is attached to the actual bakery and when purchasing your items, you can see the hair-netted employees working. The air inside the bake shop is so sweet and cool that I'm sure their clothes radiate sweet bread fumes.
Ani's also sells other pastries as well as pies, none of which I've tried. They're located across the street from a Mauna Loa factory and about 15 min. past the airport so you can always get your fresh sweet bread before leaving Hawai'i!Listed in: Live Aloha
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Review from Lei M.
Honolulu, HI
10/17/2010
Sweet bread is so delicious and so fresh. Went to pick up several loaves of sweet and taro bread from some friends returning to the mainland.
The lady at the counter was so sweet and thoughtful. Her interaction with her customers makes you feel like Aunty was offering you some homemade pastries.
One of the taro bread on the counter was "crooked" so she says but I didnt mind. She exchanged it as said this one looks better, nice and straight. I appreciated her pride and care on ensuring I had a better taro bread.
Crooked, smashed..it dont matter....the taro bread is sooo delicious I would eat it anyways! -
Review from T L.
Honolulu, HI
8/9/2011
The BEST place to get anything made with sweet bread. They have humongus pastries also. A little on the pricey side but definately worth it. WARNING: The peanut butter cream rolls are to die for, but they don't just have peanut butter, they have strawberry, guava, butter cream, and lilikoi! Don't take my word for it, try it yourself, I bet you won't be able to eat just one!
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Review from Denise K.
3/27/2011
My mouth waters whenever I think about this place. Pies are fantastic. But they make the most wonderful sweet bread rolls with cream! You have to buy a sheet of these rolls, but trust me when I say that no one can eat just one! You can eat these cream rolls for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and a midnight snack (cuz you'll be dreaming of them)!
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Review from Kristen C.
Waipahu, HI
3/16/2009
Definitely the place to get the BEST sweet bread EVER! Yeah, they do sell them in other stores like longs, walmart, etc. but getting it here you know its fresh. They also have taro rolls, guava bread, lilikoi bread, pies and other pastries. Getting the bread at the source is also cheaper and theres more variety to choose. The breads even make a great french toast...mmm
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Review from Mario T.
Ewa Beach, HI
12/26/2010 1 Check-in Here
The Butter Cream Rolls.... OH!! You don't know! You just don't know...
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Review from James W.
4/5/2010 3 photos
As a donut expert, I must say, this bakery has mastered the art of donutery. So soft, so delicious, so wickedly moist and sinfully satisfying. I may end up going to hell for eating at this bakery, the proprieter of which has clearly sold their soul for pastry godhood.
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Review from Michael R.
Virginia Beach, VA
2/1/2011 1 Check-in Here
Both the bread and pastries here are amazing. I highly reccomend the guava danishes and the sweet rolls. This place just became a weekly stop for me.
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Review from Seth R.
Morgantown, WV
8/22/2010
I don't even know where to start for this review. We ordered the apple cinnamon and pineapple sweet bread, cinnamon rolls, and chocolate covered donuts. The cinnamon rolls were the best I have ever had! Also, the apple bread just came out of the oven when we got there. It was the freshest bread ever. I wish there was a bakery this good where I live!
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Review from PY K.
Torrance, CA
11/29/2007
I love (and I mean LOVE) Ani's Okinawan Sweet Potatoe Haupia Pie....ever since Aunty introduced it to me some 5 years ago, I need to pick one up whenever we are in town. You can find their sweet bread at the local Long's and their Chocolate Haupia pies at local Costco...but the Sweet Potatoe is really the best and I think you can only get it at the bake shop. It has the most buttery macadamia nut (?) crust. The people there are super nice too, b/c they waited for us to come pick up our pies even though we called them a half hour after closing.
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Review from Jennifer C.
Aiea, HI
Updated - 5/7/2010 1 Check-in Here
Got the cream cheese pound cake for work and everybody loved it. Delish-ee-oso.
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4/20/2010
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Review from Shannon C.
Aiea, HI
10/5/2009 9 Check-ins Here
They have one of the best custard pies! Oh and their pineapple/apricot sweet bread is to die for! Everything that they make is soooooo good!
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Review from Daphne F.
6/27/2009 1 Check-in Here
get their sweet butter rolls or peanut butter rolls if you can get them because they sell out fast! yummy, soft sweet bread with sweet creamy fillings. delicious and so so awesome!
