La Fresca Foods - Statesville

Wonderful European style baked breads and treats. The breads have a real crust especially the sour dough. Saturday morning treat your family to some freshly baked bagels. And be sure to try the vanilla/orange and the chocolate pizzelles (a thin wafer) for two delightful treats. The store also now carries very fine teas. The jasmine tea is just like sipping a wonderful flowered brew.

Had a coconut birthday cake ordered for my sons first birthday. The cake did not taste anything like coconut. It turned out to be a plan POUND CAKE. Never did I order a pound cake. I was confused. We had 100 guess and only five people ate it. I was very embarrassed. This was my first and my last time getting anything from here.

This bakery is located inside of the Statesville post office, it is a gem. I bought the onion and tomato focaccia bread. It was so absolutely delicious and everything was fresh. It tasted exactly how focaccia bread should taste. I don’t know how the owner doesn’t sell out daily. The pistachio pound cake was amazing as well. Coconut macaroons were another of my favorites. I am very particular about breads and this is the best bread I’ve ever tasted, and I’m from New Jersey where bakeries are everywhere so that says a lot!

I can understand why people like this place. That’s because it’s in a easy to find area. But if you go up the street and around the corner you will find “Sweet Things Bakery” you can actually taste the love at Sweet things bakery. I went to “la Fresca Foods” this past week and have never ben so disappointed. The cakes have no flavor what so ever. As someone who has ben baking all her life I stoped here for some quick sweets for my family. Needless to say they knew they where not fresh. I hope the owners stop trying to use the cheap route and try a little harder.

I was going to be in the Statesville area for my son's wedding and was looking for cookie trays for the reception. I also needed some of the cookies to be gluten free. What a delicious selection of cookies the bakery made up for us! Our favorites were the decorated sugar cookie hearts and the Italian wedding. The gluten-free cresent almond and oatmeal raisin were fantastic. Really they were all delicious and reasonably priced!!