DeLessio Market and Bakery
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 552-5559
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Caterer 2007, Bakery 2006, Dessert 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7am-7:30pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5:30pm
Editorial Review for DeLessio Market and Bakery – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
The narrow, cozy space is dominated by two tables heaped with prepared dishes, including an ooey-gooey mac 'n' cheese, meat loaf topped with smoked tomato chutney and more. But the fresh-baked desserts are the real star attraction: Adorable mini cupcakes, sinfully rich cakes, house-made chocolates and sugar-dusted cookies are impossible to pass up. Gourmet cheeses, coffee drinks and an olive bar round out the offerings. Seats are sparse (takeout is a popular option) but on sunny days, grab a spot on the patio.
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User Reviews for DeLessio Market and Bakery
11/04/2007 Posted by international_bon_vivant
I have used Delessio on several occasions for catering, and I love the pastries. What I don't like is waiting in line with the retail customers and then ordering 30 pastries. They don't allow me to pre-order, nor have it charged in advance. Everytime it's a time consuming ordeal that inconveniences me. I use 3 other caterers and they are all more customer friendly. If you want to buy 1 pastrie, this place is for you. If you are looking to use them for catering, go somewhere else.
Pros: pastries, coffee, buffet
Cons: service, ambiance, catering
04/17/2007 Posted by ruku
I wanted consumers to be made aware of the food safety issue at the Delessio bakery from where I recently got a cake. My cousin purchased a cake called "Tres Leches" from the Delassio Bakery. On Wednesday evening (April 4th), I bit into one of the last slices of the cake and was cut in two places on my tongue by a piece of glass in the cake. I removed the piece of glass from the cake and saved it. The one in my mouth I spat out and it went down the drain. There was a lot of bleeding in my tongue and the bleeding was stemmed by pressure and repeated cold water washes. I called the establishment (Delessio's) the next day (Thursday April 5th) and was eventually referred to the owner, Patrick Delassio. His response was wildly inappropriate, in my opinion, in that he yelled at me for reporting this incident and said various statements along the lines of the following: What do you want? This has never been reported before. We don't have glass here - we are a glass free establishment (??). Why did you report this today when you got the cake Saturday (again, the incident happened on Wednesday, but I was not given a chance to explain)? Why don't you have your lawyer contact my insurance company? Why are you calling me? I do not need to explain to you about the various health hazards posed by glass in a baked product, but this health violation was particularly concerning given that my 2 1/2 year old daughter was eating the cake as well. What is most disturbing was the unapologetic and belligerent stance taken by the bakery owner. I am reporting this incident to ensure that this violation is looked in to and to ensure that this situation would be addressed so that other consumers of Delasssio's products would not be similarly affected. I am very concerned that a place that expresses such belligerence may not subsequently be reflective of their safety codes after such incidents are reported.
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