Destination Baking Co

TLDR: A small, local bakery with quite a bit of variety. They have some exceptional baked goods that left me wanting more. I would recommend going if you're in the area. This place was not on my radar at all, it being so far away from the commercial area. I was introduced to this place by my brother, who goes around San Francisco and tries out many of the bakeries in the city. The bakery is not the easiest to see when passing by, it being fairly small. Upon entering, the first thing you see is the pastry case housing all of the baked goods that they have produced for the day. Directly behind the counter, there are people in the back working, making the baked goods, so there is a continuous stream of bread and pastries to be sold. As you focus your attention to the left, there is the register where you make your order, pay, and receive your order. I got a chicken empanada, warmed, and a hot cross. When the lady on register asked if I wanted my empanada warmed, she asked if I wanted to warm it by oven for one minute or oven for seven minutes. I wasn't listening that attentively so I asked her to repeat it, which she did and I didn't understand the difference. After a small back and forth and her becoming slightly frustrated, I realized she misspoke and meant to say microwave. All this to say, you can either microwave or bake the empanada. She gave me my hot cross and I sat down on one of the tables to wait for my empanada to be heated. The hot cross was amazing and nothing like what I was expecting. The pastry looks like a scone, but it is nothing like a scone at all. It is unexpectedly soft, much like bread. The bun (I would say it resembles a bun) has dried fruits in it, raisins and dried orange peels. The two dried fruit created a combination of both sweet and tangy that worked well together. The cross on the top was some kind of icing, that overall added to the sweetness of the bun. It was very good, to the point that I bought a second one when I was leaving. After waiting the six minutes, the empanada was finished and it was good. The crust of the empanada was very flaky and it broke apart easily in my mouth. The stuffing inside was well seasoned, the chicken was flavorful and the corn was a plus. Overall though, it was nothing special about it. As for the bakery as a whole, they're pretty good. I felt the lady on the counter was a bit rude, but she was most likely working since the morning and was flustered. The empanada was alright, but, as stated before, nothing special. The hot cross, however, was absolutely delightful and were pretty must sold out by the time I was leaving, yearning for a second one. If I am every in the area, I would go back to try some more things there.

The only baker in town unfortunately. They’re understaffed it seems as on a Saturday morning their case is about 1/3 full of the basic breakfast pastries. Their croissant was disappointing as was the apricot scone we had. They both seemed to have been baked the night before as they were pretty dry considering we were there only an 2 hours after they opened.