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1581 reviews for Leonard's Bakery
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"I'm in absolute heaven with my malasadas." In 1001 reviews -
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"I am a total fan due to the Li Hing flavored Malasada." In 83 reviews
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1581 reviews in English
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Review from Judd L.
5/23/2012 1 photo
COULD NOT LEAVE HONOLULU WITHOUT MY MALASADAS
There is something about having a Leonard 's Bakery malasada in Honolulu that can not be duplicated anywhere else in the world.
Ordered the four different malasadas:
Haupia
Chocolate
Guava (Flavor of the Month)
Custard
Ate them before we boarded the plane. Still as good as I will ever remember !!
Mahalo nui loa Val Y for the most incredible 80 hours on your island of paradise.Listed in: Pineapple Express 80 Hour Tour
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Review from Angela M.
5/24/2012
Dear Leonards,
You are childhood. You are BBQs and ukulele melodies to the setting sun, you are visiting relatives I've missed for a year and pot lucks that go late into the night.
You are my first boyfriend and long walks on the beach and sugar on the car seat as we drive around the island. You are smiles on my children's faces and a gift from dear friends stopping by to say hi.
And as I stand in your store, waiting with excitement and a quiet desperation to clutch the warm paper box housing my piping hot sugary fried dough balls, these memories envelope me and eclipse the quiet but true fact that your malasadas make me freaking fat. I rationalize and tell myself I will have but one when in my heart I know that I always eat three, except on that unfortunate evening when I ate 7.
In a perfect world your malasadas would turn solely into breast tissue and the gallon of oil soaked into each donut would give my skin an even and dewy glow. Alas, in this harsh reality I am subject to unflattering acne and shorts that are too tight.
And this is why, though you are delicious and scrumptious and the embodiment of every complimentary adjective related to the ingestion of delicacies, I am now avoiding you. I just though you should know. It's not you, it's me.
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Review from Christine A.
San Francisco, CA
5/22/2012 1 Check-in Here
Lived up to the hype for sure!! I ate 2 cinnamon sugar malasadas in 10 min..don't judge me! ;) They were so warm and fresh, I wish we had this at home. NO WAIT..I'm glad we don't because I would be eating way too much.
Friendly and efficient service. -
Review from Lynette T.
Los Angeles, CA
5/20/2012 3 photos
Li Hing & sugar-coated malasada.........Mmmmmmmmm!
After meeting up with some relatives down the street, we dropped by Leonard's because of the hype on Yelp. One of the must-dos while in Honolulu.
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It reminds me of our Donut Man back home. Late at night, there's a crowd getting their treats fresh out of the fryer.
I tried half of a guava-cream filled and liked it well enough http://www.yelp.com/bi..., but went nuts for the li hing coating on the second one. I love anything with that li hing powder.
He had dobash & custard-filled ones.
Good stuff to try at least once!Listed in: Mom n' popping it in Hawaii
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Review from Ola C.
Honolulu, HI
5/21/2012
Leonards came highly recommended by some friends who have lived in the area for ages. We drove by it a few times and always noticed a line of people inside, and small groups of people enjoying their desserts outside.
We finally stopped by and tried each of the three flavors of Malasada: original (white sugar), cinnamon, and li hing sugar coated. I wasn't a fan of the li hing sugar coated malasadas, which had a sweet, sour, and bitter taste, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't try it. Malasadas are $0.90 ea and come in 1/2 dozen, dozen, 1-1/2 dozen pricing.
Expect about a 10 minute wait to order when there is a line, and look to park elsewhere since parking spots are seldom available.
I'd give this place 5 stars if the facility was a little cleaner; still, I'd go back. -
Review from Steph C.
5/16/2012
I visited Leonard's Bakery once in 2003, and I never forgot those enchanting balls of deep fried dough. When I booked my recent trip to Oahu, I put Leonard's high on the to-eat list.
I brought Matt B. for a gratuitous dessert after a large breakfast at Diamond Head. Parking was surprisingly easy, and though there was a line, the excursion was quick. Service was friendly and remarkably efficient. I'm guessing that years of experience as a Hawaii institution have straightened out any faults in the machinery. The bakery looked exactly as I remembered it, small and vaguely shabby with poor lighting and a lot of hideous memorabilia. Turns out it's hard to translate round blobs of brown sugar-coated dough into T-shirts and stuffed animals (?), but Leonard's certainly tried. The Malasada Babies were in fact strangely endearing, but they were also far from cute, with awkward limbs protruding from oversmooth round sack bodies.
But no visual imitation could do justice to a Leonard's malasada. These creations are perfect, crispy on the outside, with tug and chew and light warm air in every single bite. Since we were full from breakfast, we shared two malasadas for a cheap, delicious snack. We got one original and one guava, which I am fairly sure was the combination I got almost a decade ago. I preferred the original malasada, which was just the fried dough rolled in a coarse coat of sugar. The dough was inherently flavorful, and the sugar added great texture and sweetness that never got overwhelming. I also loved the guava, which piped the original full of a sweet pink guava custard. Some more tang from the filling would have been ideal, but I did like the smooth lickable texture with the toothsome dough.
Full disclosure - we didn't finish both malasadas (Matt did not pull his weight). I love these things, but for some reason I can't eat them in massive quantities. I doubt that I'd ever buy more than a couple at a time. I thought about getting a box to go, but realized this would also be a mistake. Leonard's malasadas are best enjoyed right out of the bag, when they're almost too hot to hold in your hands. That first bite of fragrant, yielding, crispy dough is a sensual experience you'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else. For that pleasure, I will come back to Leonard's whenever I'm back in Oahu.Listed in: My Too Brief Life in Oahu
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Review from Gary M.
5/18/2012 1 Check-in Here
Cinnamon or sugar - who do I love better? I always have to have one each to decide!!
Yesterday I was feeling cinnamon was the winner...
I am always amazed that even on the warmest of Kapahulu days, a hot fresh malasada is still a welcome treat.
love the malasadas at Leonard's.
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Review from Lyn P.
5/22/2012 1 Check-in Here
Li hing mui dusted malasada. That is all you need to know.
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Review from Rissa M.
Honolulu, HI
5/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
The infamous Leonard's Bakery. Never actually been the person to, order, pay, and pick up from this place, but have always been the consumer of their food!
It was my last day at my job, so hawai'i style you always always bring something for the office, and for your boss to show your appreciation.
I work up hella early in the morning and genius me decided that I should probably phone order if i'm going to be ordering 3-dozen malasadas....good thing i did!! First of all, there was ZERO parking so I had to park illegally in the lot across the street right next to karaoke hut. It was around 10:00am on a wednesday, mind you! When i got to leonards the line was already wrapping around the building! I was thinking "AW HELL NO" so i cut in front of everyone to ask the sales girl if i needed to stand in line if I pre-ordered. (Yeah people were definitely giving me the stink eye) But then the sales girl replied, "Nope! whats your name?" and ran to the back to grab my order. BLESS YOUR SOUL SALES GIRL. I'm really not kidding when I said the line was long, even though I made my order for 10am, I still had to wait about 15 minutes. This place is super busy!!
Of course the malasadas were freakin YUM-MAY, but what is the lesson of the day?
ALWAYS PHONE ORDER, but just a warning, the phone orders need to be at least two-dozen.....idk if that's worth it to me. What a hassle!! -
Review from Jess Y.
Marina, CA
5/22/2012
Amazing malasadas. My sister and I ordered a dozen of the regular (sugar coated) and then a half dozen of the filled ones.
Loved them... We ate three on the car ride back to the hotel. They even tasted good the next day after I popped it into an over for about $10 minutes.
Not a huge fan of the chocolate, vanilla, and coconut creme filled malasadas. The filling was a bit bland. I prefer a sweeter filling. Personal preference. Def a place to stop out while visiting the island. -
Review from Laura L.
5/20/2012
I never eat donuts, but I heard we had to try these while in Honolulu. I can just say I'm not sorry I did. The malasadas are bites of heaven. Come early or be prepared to wait in line. I had one of the Li Hing and Sugar ones, in addition to others, and it was over the top amazing. I felt guilty but not so guilty I did not want, and have, more.
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Review from Terinna C.
San Francisco, CA
5/3/2012
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS WHEN FRESH AND HOT! :) It's impossible to actually describe how freaking soft these doughnuts are in the middle. The perfect amount of sugar. They're just awesome.
However, my FOB (Fresh-Off-Boat) parents decided that they were alright, they said it was too much a like the Chinese doughnuts (Sah-Ong) that you can find back in China and Hong Kong. But screw them, THESE ARE THE BEST AROUND IN TOWN! :) Can't find these in Chinatown! Boo-yah! -
Review from Brent T.
5/1/2012
I must preface this review by saying I actually have never been a huge fan of malasadas. To me, they've never really been anything special. I had them as a kid when we visited my grandma in Hawaii but I've never craved them. I think for the most part I've always viewed them as too similar to donuts.
That perspective did change slightly this visit to Oahu, and to Leonards. Maybe the key is having had them relatively fresh and still warm. I tried eating one of these the next day and realized these do NOT keep at all. I also tried the ones with the haupia filling which I liked very much, which makes sense since I enjoy filled donuts.
Also had the chance to have one of their Portuguese sausage buns, which is like a hot dog bun you can get at a lot of Chinese stores/bakeries but on steroids. The bun is slightly sweet bread and Portuguese sausage will always be better than the crap hot dogs usually used in the standard hot dog bun.
I now am a fan of Leonard's and will be back for sure. -
Review from Jessica C.
San Francisco, CA
I ate my malasada puffs while wishing they...tasted better.
The line takes a lot longer than it should because the workers aren't very efficient, but it gives you a chance to ponder what to try while staring at the bounty of pastries cakes, and tropical cakes in the display cases.
But we stuck with what we came here to try...malasada puffs (Portuguese style donuts with filling - $1.25 each). You can get the donut coated with white sugar, cinnamon sugar, or Li Hing sugar, and then you have the option of chocolate, custard, coconut, and "flavor of the month" fillings (macadamia this month).
Every filling besides the custard was WEAK. During my first bite of the chocolate malasada puff, I almost burst into tears of sadness. The chocolate filling, which I expected to be like melted smooth chocolate, was actually a low quality, warm, gloppy, gelatinous mass that tasted like sickeningly sweet hot fudge. Worst chocolate filling of my life! The coconut filling was just as gelatinous and wasn't even very coconutty. And there was...so...much...filling! -- to which I would have said 'F yeah!!' -- if it had not been so nauseating. I ended up scooping all of the filling out and just eating the outside donut part (which was good...but I was still too disturbed by the remnants of the filling sticking to it to truly appreciate it). ...I would ONLY recommend getting custard inside your malasada puff.
Too bad I can't accurately praise a pure original malasada. All I can say is, beware of the extremely questionable chocolate and coconut malasada puffs. -
Review from Bernadette M.
Valley Center, CA
4/25/2012 2 photos
Believe the hype. Malasadas are ono here.....
The sun is setting while my man and I are sitting on our hotel balcony that is overlooking Waikiki beach. We take a bite of our malasadas and it was like magic. The clouds parted, the ocean glistened, and the Gods up above sang alleluia from the delight we experienced from our little doughs of heaven. Ok so maybe the clouds didn't part and we didn't hear the Gods, but the ocean was glistening and these malasadas are that good!
Malsadas are like donuts without holes. Kinda reminds me of beignets a little bit too. LOVE LOVE LOVE donuts but even if you don't, I think you would like these. These Portuguese balls def. make the locals and tourists swoon.
I had the plain cinnamon sugar and custard filled ones, both delicious depending on what you fancy. They also have different flavored fillings for each month but we decided to keep it simple. I don't remember how much they were, but they were def. nothing that would put a dent in your wallet. Malasadas are excellent the day of, especially when they are warm. We even saved them the for the following two days and still enjoyed them, though still the best the day of. There are other baked goods too like cakes, pastries, cookies, etc. but we didn't even bother looking at those...
Little parking lot out front but side streets available as well.
I was hoping a Leonard's would come to San Diego, but now that I think about it better not because then I'd weigh a zillion pounds.Listed in: Let's get Lei'd
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Review from Christina K.
Los Angeles, CA
Fresh, warm, light, sweet, airy dough balls!!!
Enough said.
2 is perfect. They're not good to save for later.
Parking: small private lot, but spots are always opening up as people grab and go. -
Review from Celise N.
4/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
Over the years, I have come to take malasadas for granted. If it was there, I'd eat it, but I never craved them. But ever since the December 2011 Honolulu Marathon, I LOVE malasadas.
This was the first year they gave out malasadas at the finishers area and I devoured mine in probably 4 bites! (Hey, after being awake since 3:30 am and running 26.2 miles, I was hungry!)
So now, I crave malasadas.... and luckily for me I'm frequently near Kapahulu and Leonard's does the trick! And If I'm really, really lucky, I find the Leonard's truck parked in my neighborhood!
Personally, plain old sugar malasadas or cinnamon sugar ones are all I need. I don't really like all of those chocolate, haupia, or custard fillings. I just want that soft, sweet, doughy heaven to soothe my soul and satisfy my cravings.
Leonard's should probably pay a royalty to the Honolulu Marathon organization! -
Review from Gerry D.
San Jose, CA
5/20/2012
All I can say is, Malasada Heaven. I am used to bringin donuts to work on the mainland. However, when on island I jump at the chance to pick up malasadas for co-workers or customers. They are such a tasty treat and Leonards makes them fresh as you wait. Be careful not to get caught behind a tourist bus as you will be waiting for a loooong time. So great, do not come to Oahu without trying.
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Review from Anu M.
4/28/2012
Oh dear god! I am running out of words to describe how good their Malasadas are. I need to use superlative adjectives, else I would not be doing justice to this place.
THE BEST
THE MOST DELICIOUS
THE MOST MOUTHWATERING
and it continues.....
We bought four of them, one in chocolate favor, another in coconut flavor and don't quite remember the other flavors. But all were absolutely heavenly. If only they were not so fatty, I would have gone there every single day to buy malasadas.
I highly recommend it as "must-have" when you visit Oahu. -
Review from Eugene P.
Anaheim, CA
4/25/2012 1 Check-in Here
We did a quick stop to get some grubs at Leonard's before driving up north. I have heard of the famous malasadas, but have never really tried them prior to the visit. The place has a decent limited parking. It was a good thing we came a little early. It was not as packed, so service was a breeze even with people lined up.
So I tried the malasadas. It was good! At least I wasn't disappointed. I liked the cinnamon sugar a lot, not a big fan of their creme filled ones. Needless to say, try to eat them while they're still hot/warm because they're not as good once they get room temperature. -
Review from Cris V.
Hacienda Heights, CA
5/19/2012
One word, "Malasadas!" Two words, "Custard Malasadas!" You may need to diet afterwards, but very tasty! A bit of unique Portuguese Hawai'i history for your taste buds.
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Review from Connie M.
4/24/2012
There are certain foods that simply make me happy and malasadas pretty much top that list.
I'm not sure if it's the fluffy texture, the smell of the fried dough or the fact that it's probably the most unpretentious dessert. Whatever it is, Leonard's produces the best malasadas on the island! -
Review from Wayde F.
Honolulu, HI
4/15/2012
Been coming to Leonard's for 15 years...The History and Story behind Leonard's is a GREAT ONE! This adventure goes back to the late 1800's when the DoRego Family come over from the Azores and landed on Maui. As the Family grew bigger Arsenio & Amelia DoRego's grandson Leonard moved to Honolulu and opened the Famous Portuguese Bakery in 1952. Coming from the small island of San Miguel it didn't take long for everyone to fit right in...San Miguel in many ways reminds me of the Hawaiian islands.
Of course MALASADAS are what Leonard's has always been known for and there are COUNTLESS reviews here to tell you how great they are. I am well aware of other locations who serve Malasadas and have tried all of them, which are all great, but Leonard's just has a special place in my heart and to me...If you are going to get a Malasada for the first time...THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE to try them first then LEONARD'S!
For those who are excited for their FIRST TIME here or eating Malasadas for the first time I suggest the following:
Get a HALF DOZ for 2 people, this will give you a great variety of 3 each...Don't forget the MILK and NAPKINS you will need them.
2 PLAIN SUGAR
1 CINNAMON SUGAR
1 HAUPIA FILLED (Coconut )
2 FILLINGS of the MONTH (Either Mango, Guava, Lilikoi, Pineapple, Banana or Mac Nut)
Remember, this isn't the only thing they sell here...From Cakes & Cookies to Breads & Portuguese Wraps! This place does get VERY BUSY at certain times of the Morning so don't be surprised if it's crowded and you have to wait! Also Watch out for Leonard's Malasadas Trucks around the island...They are OFFICIAL! If you go to their Website you can check to see where the trucks are during the day around the island in case you are around the area.
Now that 90% of us have spoken there are a few others who had bad things to say...We have some PUKA HEADS who deserve a nice FALSE CRACK! I will leave names out because some people don't like it when they are called out. This is PROOF that it's not how many reviews you have written or not written or if you are from the place the review is located at or not...What's important is the substance and passion you put into your review...That's what wins over those who trust your words. The love for what you do in helping others make a wise decisive choice on whether to spend their hard earned money on a business or pass it by...When looking over YELP reviews you really need to do your research. Many come here to flame their ego's and if you are smart you will WEED THEM OUT QUICKLY...Read on...
*One Star Reviewer says: Place was over crowded, waited 20mins in line, happen to get the wrong order. We liked what we ate even if they hadn't blown us away ( Did you get the wrong order or take the wrong order in all the hustle and bustle...sounds like it was busy kids, mistakes happen...Hey, you could have been blown away if you had been standing down wind after I pounded my half Doz and a Chocolate Milk...Sorry I wasn't able to blow you away...)
*Two Star Reviewer says: Place was crowded, hard to get anyone's attention, no bathrooms or dining area, Malasadas had been messy, The Haupia tasted like Haupia (Yes the reviewer actually said those things...Malasadas messy, I can't imagine...Tells me they never had one before and didn't even know what the hell Haupia is or tasted like before they had it...It goes on, but I don't want you to shoot yourself.)
* Two Star Reviewer says: It was Fat Tuesday and everyone gets Malasadas, it was packed and the line went out the door, not enough parking (ahhh, dah!) I would have rated Leonard's one or two stars higher, but my experience was ruined by the man directing traffic in the Parking lot, I will probably go back since there is no place comparable to Leonard's Malasadas. ( This Reviewer actually F#$%ING SAID THIS...I'm not joking...Right out of da friggin mouth...2 STAR REVIEW because of the traffic guy!)
* Three Star "ELITE" Reviewer says: I was expecting Portugese Donut Heaven, but instead I ended up just landing in Donut Purgatory...(First off, learn to spell Portuguese Brah...second, if I hear a Malasada called a Donut again...I friggin swear! The worst thing about this is the Elite Yelper compares eating a Malasada to being in purgatory, does that even make sense? After looking deeper at this Elites 500+ reviews it's pretty clear...No Passion what-so-ever in any of his 5 line 500 reviews...what a schmuckdickler!)
*Three Star Reviewer says: Don't see what the whole buzz is about, it just tasted like a Malasadas. ( This Reviewer actually said this, I CRAP YOU NOT!)
That's it, I'm Pau, if I go on I may pop an artery...I think you get an idea on where the HALF MISSING STAR is for a PERFECT 5 for Leonard's...Some people, they are just not happy and there's not much you can do to make them happy unless you pat them on the head and say "everything's going to be alright" and shove a lollipop in their mouth! -
Review from Elgene G.
San Marcos, CA
5/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
Mmm bomb ass malasadas! That's how donuts should be made!
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Review from LoveFood I.
San Mateo, CA
5/15/2012
One of the many good eats in Oahu; the Malasadas are scrumptious.
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Review from Bada B.
San Francisco, CA
5/16/2012
Malasadas. Better than any donut you could ever eat. Hot, doughy, crispy..... Heaven. The originals are my favorites, but the filled are a delicious treat too. I love the Portugese sausage wraps too. The Pao Doce sweet bread is awesome. Just tear off a chunk and smile while you chew. Thank you, Leonard's. Don't ever change.
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Review from Becky Y.
San Diego, CA
4/25/2012 1 Check-in Here
I honestly don't care much for donuts. Leonard's was a place that multiple people kept telling us to try and I could care less if we did or not.
I was pleasantly surprised by the deliciousness of the malasadas! We ordered a few regular sugar, a cinnamon, and a haupia filled. I expected to eat half my cinnamon and be done with it just so I could say I tried it, but it was so yummy I wish we had ordered more!
If there's a donut box out, I usually go for a french cruller because I love the airiness. Leonard's malasadas were so much better! Love the fluffy texture!
Didn't really like the filled donut and I preferred the cinnamon over the white sugar. -
Review from Richard C.
Oakland, CA
4/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
This mainland tourist is forever ruined for any other malasadas in the state. And probably for all other heavy, cakey donuts back home. No matter how drunk I get.
The pre-visit advice I got was to not mess with perfection, and skip the fillings. Seems to be very sagacious advice, but I might allow myself one variant on the next visit. Just to see. -
Review from Angelo A.
3/26/2012
Why bother reviewing a place that has over a thousand reviews already? Because after glancing at many of them, I noticed some additional information should be shared:
1. While I agree that Leonard's has AWESOME malasadas, the rest of their pastries aren't nearly as awesome. My advice is to stick to the malasadas. Other bakeries have much better cakes, danishes, etc.
2. I'm a malasada purist. I like my malasadas with sugar...that's it. OK, i might be persuaded to try the cinnamon sugar malasada, but cocoa filling? Haupia filling? Li hing flavored? Second bit of advice, don't get distracted by all the fancy flavors. Stick to the original and you won't be disappointed. -
Review from Traveling G.
Fitchburg, MA
5/15/2012
Yum.
Worth the wait in the long line.
They make these to order so there aren't any in the bakery cases. I thought they would be around the size of a munchkin, but they are full donut sized, which I figured out after we ordered a dozen! (no fear, they were eaten for breakfast and late night snacks!!)
Their malasada of the month is guava and it was delish. The hy-ling sugar ones were great too. -
Review from Justin L.
Stockton, CA
3/25/2012 1 photo
Best Malasadas in the world! You could get in a car accident if driving while eating these things! Seriously, to avoid getting sugar in the rent-a-car and on my shirt, I hung my head out side the car while eating a half dozen of Malasadas.
While having a small over lap in Honolulu, I have considered leaving the airport just to go and get some Malasadas, then thought who do I know that could bring me some. I think Leonard's would do magnificent at the airport!
These little Portuguese custard filled, sugar coated donuts are ONO, and put Crispy Cremes to shame. -
Review from Kenson K.
5/10/2012
Doughy and chewy, yet airy. I don't care if the carbs and grease kills me. This is a piece of heaven on earth. i love the traditional, cinnimon, and lihingmui malasadas. I'm afraid the cream filled ones are too decadent for me. Plus I'm such a traditionalist that the good old fashion ones are fine by me.
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Review from Jade S.
Honolulu, HI
4/5/2012
If you have never had a malasada from Leonard's, you should either a) drive there right now if you are on Oahu or b)make a mental note to visit Leonards next time you are on Oahu, because you are really missing out! :)
One of the best things about living in Hawai'i is having access to malasadas, which are pretty much a Hawaii version of a donut. But you can't just go anywhere to get a malasada, you have to go to Leonards! They are always fresh, hot, and moist and covered in sugar :) No one else makes malasadas like Leonards!
The original is my personal favorite, and you can never go wrong by just sticking with their original sugar donut. But they also have cinnamon sugar, which is also quite delicious. But every month they have a different flavor filling, this month it's macadamia, which I happened to have a bite of and it was like heaven in my mouth. But they have flavors such as pineapple, coconut, guava, etc., and they're always delicious!
Besides malasadas, Leonards is also just a local bakery that has cookies, cupcakes, pies, cakes, and a wide assortment of pastries and other treats. Unfortunately I can't say that I've tried anything other than their malasadas, but I'm sure they are just as delicious, they sure do look good! -
Review from Chloe M.
Honolulu, HI
3/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
Gosh I love malasadas. Hot, soft, sweet, sugary, doughy malasadas. Leonards some how makes all the elements of a malasada perfect. Heck, even their other pastries are delicious!
Leonards is an old school bakery that makes sweet bread, cakes, pies, various pastries, and of course, malasadas. Everyone who grew up in the Kaimuki area, grew up with Leonards malasadas. My grandparents would feed me a couple of these for breakfast when they were too lazy to cook my second favorite breakfast of pancakes and bologna. Today, bus loads of tourists come here to have a taste of Leonard's, and I'm not complaining because it's really great for business and for Oahu's image.
I recommend you stick with the plain ol' malasada with sugar. They have other jazzed up malasadas, but I don't really care for them. Their stuffed malasadas are way too sweet.Listed in: Making $8 an hour.
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Review from Erin K.
4/8/2012
I don't eat donuts. Except these ones once a year when I'm in Honolulu.
Coconut cream filled masalada: Insane.
Plain masalada: Perfect.
Even the hot pink box they come in is fantastic.
I lied. There are donuts made only once a year at Hollenbeck's cider mill in Virgil, NY that I also make a pilgrimage to. But that's it. -
Review from Kanya E.
Honolulu, HI
4/18/2012
AMAZING!
My husband heard about malasadas at work, so when we were out walking to pick up a pizza, we decided to give it a try. Oh Em Gee! We got the 6 pack and a few flavors to try. Of course all were DELICIOUS!
I would suggest eating them ASAP. They aren't as good fresh and they go bad quickly because of all of the rich ingredients in them. But I'm pretty sure you won't have a problem eating these right away, because they are AMAZING! -
Review from Bridget H.
Glendale, AZ
5/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
OOhhh my! Do they have malasada's? Of course they do, and they are amazing!
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Review from Sarah Marie D.
San Diego, CA
3/18/2012 1 photo
Malasada for breakfast, lunch, and dinner PLEASE! :)
If you're not a local, and you're just visiting Honolulu... you NEED to make a stop here at Leonard's for their infamous Portuguese Donuts - MALASADAS! *drool*
These sugary delights will surely take you to another planet with their tantalizing deliciousness. In fact, I one want right now! -
Review from Janetto L.
San Francisco, CA
yummy....malasadas...*drool*
Why must you be so addicting, and cheap too might I add?!?! I have yet to find anything comparable in the mainland, when are you ever going to open up a shop in the bay?
This place is the real deal for those warm, fluffy, deep fried balls covered in sugar and injected with their delicious custard fillings. The line is usually pretty long, but well worth the wait. If you haven't had one of these bad boys before, you're missing out!
Not as good when eaten cold, but heck, when you are craving it, you might be as lucky as me to find someone to bring it back to the states for you! -
Review from Anthony L.
San Francisco, CA
4/1/2012
Ah good ole Leonard's. Not much to add here other than that this is now become a breakfast tradition for me for any early morning excursions while on Oahu.
If you haven't tried it yet, a malasada is a Portuguese doughnut. When fresh, it's divine...
My personal favorite is the cinnamon, but the original is great too!
