Baklava Factory Glendale

Don't like walnuts in your baklava? Baklava Factory has other varieties with almond, cashew, pine nuts and pistachio. Also plain baklava -- just filo dough and syrup.

The baklava costs $11 a pound.  I got a total of 8 pieces of 4 different kinds of pastries and paid $6.00.

In order of preference: 1) Almond Baklava -- this was my favorite of the four types -- a crispy baklava roll filled with crushed almonds and sweetened with sugar syrup scented and flavored with almond extract. 

2) Mini Rose -- filo dough with cashews and pine nuts in the shape of layered rose petals.  This was flaky and the filling was moist and not too sweet. 

3) Ballourieh pastry -- I haven't eaten a dessert so heavily scented with rose since having rose petal ice cream at Polly Ann's in San Francisco years ago. The Ballourieh has ground pistachio and rose water in it.  Kataifi filo dough looks like a white version of shredded wheat cereal.  Only for the adventurous. 

4) Bird's nest pistachio -- I love pistachio, but this was the least favorite of the four.  The whole pistachios filling the filo pastry nest tasted slightly burnt. 

Overall, I like the baklava pastries I got here. If what I had is any indication, the walnut baklava are probably pretty good here as well.

Other pluses:  Place is open 'til 9:30pm everyday unlike other bakeries; all products are clearly labeled and described which is great for newbies; they don't skimp on syrup.

always a pretty kind Lady serving my holiday favorites with a smile. there's simply no comparison to their Baklava...💜