Sweet Jill's Bakery

Sweet Jill’s Bakery in Long Beach has been serving up baked delights since 1987. Jill Kinney Pharis, founder of Sweet Jill’s, started the bakery with old fashioned cinnamon rolls that she learned to bake from her grandmother. They have been the bakery’s most popular item to this day, and my personal favorite. Tiffany C. of Yelp states “Cinnabon has NOTHING on the sweet, delectable cinnamon roll Sweet Jill's offers.  Everyone knows the best part if a cinnamon roll is the soft center. Well, their whole roll is the equivalent of a soft center.” 

There are two Sweet Jill’s locations, in Seal Beach and in Long Beach. The Long Beach location recently moved into a fresh space up 2^nd street and is now located at 5001 E. 2^nd St. The new, modern location is complete with a big screen TV, free Wi-Fi and an espresso bar. There are also two locations in the Long Beach airport for those who need a tasty pastry to keep them occupied during their flight. 

Sweet Jill’s offers an extensive variety of treats including: Cakes, coffee cakes, cookies, cheesecake bars, brownies, bread pudding, croissants, cupcakes, muffins, pull-aparts, pies, breads and more. The pastries are reasonably priced, as nothing is over five dollars. They only accept cash, but they have an ATM conveniently located inside the bakery.

Top: Cinnamon roll
Bottom: Peanut butter,cookie dough brownie & Red velvet cheesecake bar
Photo taken by: Britta Garsow

One CSULB student, Will, says “whenever I’m having a bad day I go to Sweet Jill’s and get a cinnamon roll and it makes everything better.” Im sure many students at Cal State Long Beach have the same mentality.

Website: http://sweetjillsbakery.com/