Gwenie's Pastries - Rockville

Great selection of Filipino desserts, great cakes for birthdays. Went on a Sunday afternoon and there was no line and it moved quickly. The donuts are oozing with cream in different flavors (a tad too sweet for me but still very good). I also had strawberry calamansi drink which was refreshing and very sweet. No seating, everything is to go.

The food is always delicious, staff is friendly and welcoming and overall ambiance is wonderful. Truly a hidden gem! We love visiting Gwenie's

Introduced my friend to some Filipino desserts even though I 'm no expert myself and I 'm happy to hear they love it as much as I do! Gwenie 's has recently added more hours as well. This is our go to place for ube desserts but was the first time we tried the ube cheese pal de sal. I 've avoided it in the past because my uncultured mind thought salt bread? Cheese? Jam? After watching Bluey, I realized cheese and jam do go together (Brie and jam etc) and so I purchased one. Not much later, it was split 3 ways and gone before we reached the car. So I walked back in and bought 3 more. The cheese reminded me of a cheese danish filling and the ube jam inside complimented it just perfectly. The bread itself is not salt but is a soft, fluffy bread to protect and contain the sweet mixture. In the past (I could 've sworn I 've written review last before), we 've enjoyed their halo halo (shaved ice), ube cheesecake, and ube pie. I personally enjoy the pie more than the cheesecake because I don 't like mousse-like textures. Their crinkles bag only come with 3 crinkles, but even one will fill you up. The only thing stopping me from visiting frequently is the distance I have to travel.

I wish I could say waiting years for a Gwenie 's store front was an exaggeration, but it 's not! I 've tried most of their offerings by now and I am always craving their ube pies/cakes and ube doughnut. I brought one of my friends here after lunch recently and he was too full to order dessert, but after pretty much bullying him into at least bringing something home for later, he got a pandan doughnut and an ube doughnut he profusely thanked me. Trust me when I say you need Gwenie 's Pastries in your life. Please (please) open a store in VA!!

The ube halo halo is absolutely amazing! The ube pan de sal is great as well. Even my cat enjoyed the ube loaf, sneaking some when I wasn't watching, haha! I'm really looking forward to returning for the strawberry calamansi and more halo halo! The service was fast and friendly, just like at their sister restaurant, Kuya Ja! I'm just disappointed that I didn't discover these places sooner, given how close they are.