Porto's Bakery & Cafe (Glendale, California)

USA / California / Glendale / Glendale, California / North Brand Boulevard, 315

store / shop, restaurant, cafe, bakery, Cuban cuisine

315 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale, CA 91203
Phone: (818) 956-5996
Web: www.portosbakery.com/

The story all began in 1960 when Rosa and Raul Porto Sr. including their children Betty, Raul Jr., and Margarita left their home in Manzanillo, Cuba, due to political changes. When the family finally emigrated from Cuba to California, they had not much more than the clothes on their backs, Raul Sr.’s strong work ethic, Rosa’s exceptional baking skills, and a dream for a better life. Soon after the plane landed, Rosa realized that her reputation had preceded her, and met her first customer just as she got off the plane. Raul Sr. took a job as a mechanic and after work delivered Rosa’s cakes. These were hard times, but the family was now in a country filled with limitless opportunities and their dream for a better future became more real as the years passed.

The business was established in 1973RM in a storefront on Sunset Boulevard, in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles by Rosa Porto. Soon her Cuban cakes were joined by French mousses, Italian sweets, and international savories. As customers flocked to the bakery demanding countless quantities of Cheese Rolls™, Refugiados™ - guava and cheese strudels, and the infamous Potato Ball™, space became critical. As a result, Rosa and her family had to relocate their bakery to Glendale in 1978RM. But in 1993TD, the bakery had to be relocated once again to this permanent location, as their business and employment continues to grow. Finally the expansion of the bakery began in 2002PB to July 2003PB, occupying the adjecent building that used to house Numero Uno Pizzeria, making the total area to 27,000 sq. ft., which includes a Café with a menu showcasing signature Cuban sandwiches and lunch favorites. Not until 2006DC when a second Porto's was opened in Burbank and later in Downey in 2010DC. The fourth location is scheduled to open in West Covina in late 2015DC or 2016DC.

Hours
Sun: 7am-6pm
Mon-Sat: 6:30am-8pm

Closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, day after Thanksgiving (but open on Thanksgiving Day), and on Christmas Day

Read more
articles.glendalenewspress.com/2014-01-07/community/tn-...
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articles.latimes.com/2001/feb/06/news/cl-21559/2
gastronomyblog.com/2009/12/17/portos-bakery-los-angeles...

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