LE CHEF BAKERY

REPORT #19
http://www.famima-usa.com/ 
available in several location:

FAMIMA!!
CULVER CITY
10704 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
(213)628-4000
Mon - Sun: 6am -2am
Parking Lot


Other Famima!! locations:
DOWNTOWN LA
350 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213)628-4000
Mon - Sun: 6am-2am

HOLLYWOOD
6759 Hollwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323)836-0200
Mon - Sun: 6am-2am

SANTA MONICA
1348 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310)393-2486
Mon - Sun: 5am-2am
Street Parking


How convenient is Famima!!?  VERY.  It would have everything from quick lunches, snacks, medicine, magazines, free wifi, coffee, to gifts.  Products are always new, exciting, and fun, which makes it stand out from the 7Elevens or the quick stops by the gas station that may always have the same old things.  There are also Japanese snacks and candies, since it's from Japan.  The Famima!! franchise is like a replica of all the convenience stores that exist in Japan combined, and the name of the store is derived from a store in Japan called Family Mart, and the locals would call it Famima for short.  This convenience store really is a convenient place to stop by.

Never in a thousands years would I have thought it would have macarons, but while browsing through its dessert section, there they were!  Made from Le Chef Bakery, a wholesale bakery from Montebello, CA, these were sets of four in mini containers.  Each set were only $2.59.  For its size, convenience, and price, it seemed to be a good deal.
 
OVERALL:
  • about 2" in diameter
  • dry and stale outer shell
  • filling is marzipan
  • flavors are artificial

DETAILS:
CAPPUCCINO
Light mocha exterior has a light crunch, and the inside is very dry.  The filling is a dark brown colored marzipan with a very slight flavor or cappuccino.

LEMON
Dry outer shells are vibrant in color.  There is some sweet lemon zest to the marzipan inside, but it tastes very artificial.


RASPBERRY
Bright watermelon pink colored outer is very dry.  Inside is marzipan with artificial flavor of raspberry.

 
PISTACHIO

Lime green exterior with a light crunch, and semi-dry inside that.  Inside has nice marzipan paste but can't taste the pistachio!


CONCLUSION:
All four macarons were dry and flavors were artificial or tasteless.  Could it have been expired?  I have checked the ingredients and they have preservatives.  Le Chef Pastry and Famima!! has let me down.  It may be the worst one yet.