This place is amazing! Everything is so fresh and delicious. A long established, family owned and operated business that brings back the meaning of business in America. Â I love going to places like this rather than the "mills" that pump out preservative laden foods. The Pinho's are nice and welcoming when you walk in. Â Smiles everywhere - and they make a heck of a baked good! Â
The danish and crossaints are especially tasty. Great job!
I had been watching a marathon of the TV show Cupcake Wars and was having a big craving for a cupcake to devour. I was on my way home from Alberson's when I stopped at this bakery to see if they had any cupcakes. They had two trays of cupcakes. They had carrot cake and red velvet. There were six of each variety so I got two red velvet in a box to go. I got home, had dinner and sat down to enjoy my cupcake. The white frosting seemed very hard and dense. When I bit into it, it had that stale "I've been previously frozen in a stinky freezer for six months" smell. I pulled off the wrapper to examine the cake and it was stale. When I got up to dump it in the trash can, my partner, who usually eats anything, handed me his plate with the rest of the inedible cupcake to dump as well and he had to rinse his mouth out to get rid of the taste. I wanted to call my credit card company and get my $4.00 back. I should have known by the lack of business that I was asking for trouble. Another clue I ignored was the very minimally stocked shelves of off-brand ethnic foods including a few bags of pasta and a couple six packs of canned juice. The back of the bakery has a deli counter and a side door connected to a coffee shop. All three areas were completely without customers and just one person in the front working the counter (watching TV). Â
It's not wise buying delicate pastry items, which can go stale in less than a day, from a business with no business. I should have just gotten my cupcakes at Albertson's. Â Now I got nothing and I still want a cupcake. My bad.
I'm giving it two stars instead of one star because, maybe their sandwiches are good. Maybe cupcakes aren't their thing. Although, if that's true, they probably shouldn't be selling them. Am I wrong?
I feel a little bad that it's taken me so long to give Pinho's the review it deserves, because I have been enjoying this place for awhile now. I think it's more than time to spread the word! This slightly hidden gem has some of the best subs I've had in the area, and I love a good sub, so you'll have to trust me on this one.
Pinho's makes the usual Boar's Head deli subs, but don't think they're your average sub. The subs are generous and overstuffed, made to order, and the prices are more than reasonable. A 6" sub is more than enough for my lunch, but I always get the 12" and save the rest for another delicious lunch the next day. They offer hot subs and sandwiches too, but I haven't tried one of those, since I think they only make them on weekdays and I always visit on Saturdays. Try the sweet peppers, I love getting a little order of those to go with my sandwich. Finally, the staff is great, and have remembered us (even our order!) from our first visit, which makes you feel welcome. The place itself is very clean and looks great.
The thing that gives Pinho's the edge for me over comparable places like La Spada's is the bakery section. They recently expanded into the space next door and now have a deli counter and an even bigger bakery section. Like others have mentioned, they have some good savory stuff here too, like empanadas, croquettes, and seafood cakes (the best). But if you have a sweet tooth, you're in for a treat. They have all sorts of baked goods from cookies to cakes to breads, and each one I've tried has been better than the last. Love their double chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies, fudge brownies, raspberry bars, custard cups...I could go on and on. Everything tastes like homemade. My absolute favorite has to be the little apricot tarts they make on occasion. I've never had anything like them, they're sooo good. I just wish they made them more often. (Most of the baked goods go pretty quickly, so go early for a better selection.) If you go, give them a try - just leave some for me!
So, if you're in need of a darn good sub and some sweet treats, definitely check this one out.
My regular lunch stop; best sandwich in Oakland Park. Â Less than a mile from the office so I've become a regular. Â So much so that if you want your lunch special with two cookies instead of chips and a drink, ask for the "Owen combo." Â Exceptionally friendly, Jimmy runs a great shop, and they're set to expand their seating area next year. Â Also, criminals and arsonists beware, BSO and the Fire Dept frequent at lunch.
Review Source:Pinho's is somewhat near my office and I'm always looking for a good sub shop, so based on Yelp recommendations I stopped in around 12:30pm to grab a sandwich. There were only a few customers in there, some sitting at the tables eating and one in front of me ordering at the counter, and they greeted me quickly and asked what I wanted?
I asked for the Peppercorn Turkey sub and they said "we're out of it, unfortunately, but you can get the cajun or oven gold. I asked for the cajun, the guy said good choice, and a lady behind the counter made my sub as requested. Later when I got back to the office I was disappointed to find out she gave me the oven gold instead of the cajun turkey I asked for! Damn!
It was still good...I love Boar's head meat, but I wanted something a little different than regular deli turkey. Ah well...pluses: nice people, decent prices: 12" sub for $7.50, speedy service. I was in and out of there in less than 5 minutes (checked my watch). That alone warrants another visit. I didn't bother with the stuff in the display cases because it looked like all pastries, which I wasn't in the mood for, but reading another review, "seafood croquettes" sound awesome. Might have to look for that on my next visit...
I went to Pinho's on the recommendation of a great Yelper.
I arrived at 12:30 on a Wednesday and found the display cases practically empty. The reason why I'm giving this place only three stars.
I ordered a turkey sandwich with muenster cheese and it was great. Much better than I expected. The Boar's Head ingredients guaranteed it would be good, but the bread made it even better.
As I was walking out, I ordered the last four custard cups and the last four chocolate chip cookies to share with my colleagues at the office. The custard cups were amazing. The cookies were not that great and a little greasy.
Maybe it was an off day, maybe it was the wrong time of day, but I'm willing to go to Pinho's again and try some of the items others have raved about...if they have them when I get there.
The review will change accordingly.
I've been coming here now for the last 5 years, and consistently fabulous. Â Came back here 2 days in a row, with my 'crew' of 8 from work.
order the big fresh baked cookies, Â custard cups, fresh semolina rolls, and seafood croquettes early, they go quick!!!!
by mid afternoon, all my fav treats are gone!!!
Finally did the review adn added pics.
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