Panaderia San Miguel

1534 E Lake St
specialty: cream filled horn!
price:$1-2 per item

After a large meal, it is always advised to keep eating rich creamy foods to offset any fried or greasy items in your belly. This is why my compadres and I opted for Panaderia San Miguel, across the street from La Que Buena. Leaving the restaurant, after multiple Micheladas, we began our march -one of us right into a pole!

As we entered the bakery, the sweet smell of lard and sugar filled our nostrils. The large lit-up cases were intimidating, with their rows and rows of beautiful pastries. That is usually the case with Mexican bakeries, everything looks so appealing. It is like a gingerbread house, very appealing to the eye, but not so much to the stomach, as the items are often left out for multiple days....

There is a lot of craftsmanship that goes into Mexican pastries with their intricate patterns and colorful sugar coated shapes. Often, I find that most of them taste the same. It is the combination of fat and sugar that I taste.

San Miguel had a few pastries I have not seen before. These pastries were of the cream variety. Most notably, the cream-filled horn covered in powdered sugar. If you have not tried this before, I recommend that you do.

cream factor: 4
overall rating: 3