Armenian bakeries in Burbank for choreg, gata, pakhlava, fresh lavash and custom celebration cakes.
An Armenian bakery is not really a bakery in the American sense. It is where you go for choreg at Easter, gata for a name day, a tray of pakhlava because guests are coming, and lavash that was made this morning rather than last week. Burbank’s shops serve a steady local trade plus the overflow from Glendale.
Give a custom cake two weeks. For choreg around Easter or Christmas, order as early as the shop will take it, because the known bakeries stop accepting holiday orders once they are at capacity and that can be a month out. Trays of pastry for a hokejash or a baptism are usually quoted by weight rather than by piece, so it helps to say roughly how many people you are feeding.
Glendale has more Armenian bakeries and the famous names, but Burbank’s are closer and quieter if you live on this side. For a weekday loaf of lavash or a box of pastry the difference is not worth the drive. For a large wedding cake it is worth seeing what both can do, since custom decorating capacity varies far more between shops than everyday baking does.
There are currently 4 Armenian bakeries listed in Burbank, pulled live from the SupportArmenian directory rather than hand-picked, so the list stays current as listings are added and claimed. Run one of these businesses? Add or claim your listing — it is free.