{"id":18976,"date":"2026-06-30T20:01:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18976"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:01:57","slug":"not-so-fast-beloved-bakery-in-orange-decides-to-stay-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18976","title":{"rendered":"Not so fast: Beloved bakery in Orange decides to stay open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Guess not.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of announcing its impending closure, French\u2019s Pastry Bakery has decided to keep its Orange location open.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18974\">Disneyland closes 7 attractions during busy summer season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are open and staying,\u201d read an announcement, posted Friday, June 26, to the bakery\u2019s social media. \u201cIt has been a roller coaster lately at bakeries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. Subscribe here.<\/div>\n<p>The post went on to note that the owners read all of the comments requesting \u201cfor us to find a way to stay open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that they did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA family member will be officially taking over French\u2019s in Orange,\u201d the announcement continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate all the love [and] kindness we received this past week,\u201d the post read. \u201cWe are beyond grateful and blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18972\">The major Orange County restaurant closures of 2026 (so far)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> Major chef names announced for OCVibe\u2019s Katella Commons food hall<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bakery had planned to close its Orange location, with the final day of service slated for June 26. It will now remain open for the foreseeable future. The bakery owners also noted that customers should anticipate \u201cnew things to happen\u201d at the Orange spot.<\/p>\n<p>French\u2019s Pastry Bakery first opened in Costa Mesa in 1965, the brainchild of Frank French, who retired after nearly 30 years. The Gonzalez family bought the bakery brand\u00a0in 1990. Under the family\u2019s ownership, the business was named Best Bakery in 2019 and 2020 in the Orange County Register\u2019s Best of Orange County reader poll.<\/p>\n<p>Menu highlights include breads, cakes, cookies, bread pudding and Wagon Wheels, a 12-inch in diameter pastry that resembles a circular Danish.<\/p>\n<p>French\u2019s Pastry Bakery once had locations in Mission Viejo and Irvine, which shuttered in 2023 and 2024, respectively. The Orange bakery opened in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18970\">Disneyland selects test-and-adjust team for 2 new Avengers Campus rides<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can find the French\u2019s Pastry Bakery in Orange at 2064 N. 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