Tag: Bakery

  • La Mie Bakery (Des Moines, IA) Review

    La Mie Bakery (Des Moines, IA) Review

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

    3.5* (out of 5)

    Food: 4*

    Atmosphere: 3*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 3*

    03/15/2023 La Mie Bakery

    This place has been on my Want to Go list for a while and got the chance this week while my brother and sister-in-law were visiting. While it was admittedly a little difficult to find buried in the middle of a strip mall – overall, it is a solid stop with a good selection of what you’d expect to find in a bakery (see pictures). We entered through the back and while the large deck was empty in March, the posted summer pictures look like it would be a great place to have breakfast and a coffee.

    For my meal, I ordered the Southwest Omelet (see picture) and my wife ordered the Sausage & Mushroom Omelet (see picture). My Sister-in-law ordered the Quinoa Black Bean Salad (see picture) and my brother ordered the Ham and Swiss Sandwich (see picture). We all enjoyed our orders, with the only negative being that the toast included with the omelets was toasted too long and ended up very hard. The bread itself was good though, as my brother commented that he really liked the bread on his Ham and Swiss Sandwich.

    The interior atmosphere was clean and modern and the presentation of the prepared foods was great. The things that held me back on a 5* were the strip mall exterior, plastic eating utensils and the venting / duct work on the ceiling above the kitchen area. From our table in the dining area, the kitchen ceiling showed an accumulation you might expect in a kitchen area that would look much better with a good cleaning.

    Lastly on the service, I marked it down a bit due to the time it took for someone to help us at the front counter (several workers there, but seemed pre-occupied with other tasks and didn’t initially even acknowledge we were there or ask if we would like help). Similarly, after our order at the counter, the food was dropped off at our table with very little interaction of any kind and no follow up during or after our meal.

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  • Hurts Donut Company (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    Hurts Donut Company (West Des Moines, IA) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.0* (out of 5)

    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 3*

    Service: 4*

    02/25/2023 Hurts Donut Company

    This is a donut lovers paradise without a doubt – with almost any size, shape and flavor of donut that you can imaging…and a catchy business name to top it off. I have stopped here on several occasions and enjoyed a variety of different donuts, so am convinced that it would be very hard for anyone to not thoroughly enjoy a visit.

    I can say with confidence that if you like donuts, you will definitely find it worth your while to stop and sample a few (or a dozen…).

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  • Caffeinated Bakery (Clearwater Beach, FL) Review

    Caffeinated Bakery (Clearwater Beach, FL) Review

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

    4.5* (out of 5)

    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 5*

    01/14/2023 Caffeinated Bakery

    Stopped here mostly to warm up while on a chilly morning walk, but found the place definitely worth a return trip for breakfast / lunch. Everything was made fresh and the Breakfast Scone that we sampled was delicious!

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  • Coaches Kolaches (Urbandale, IA) Review

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

    3.5* (out of 5)

    Food: 4*

    Atmosphere: 3*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 3*

    7/26/2021

    We stopped here after Mass on Sunday expecting to sit down for a relaxing coffee and a couple of kolaches.  It was immediately obvious that I should have done some more research, as the place is great for take out but simple and uncomfortable for sitting and trying to dine-in.

    There are only a few high stools and a couple of short bar-height counters along the wall (not comfortable for my wife in her dress).  We ordered coffee, but it was cold and all that they have is powder creamer.  After asking, found out that the warmer switch on the coffee machine was turned off.  The lady at the counter put it in the microwave for us, but it just wasn’t that good of coffee.

    I ordered the jalapeno cheese sausage kolache and really liked it, but unless you want to stand by a high counter to eat and drink canned soda / pop, it just isn’t that comfortable to dine-in here.

    Long story short, if you like kolaches and want to pick some up to bring home and eat, this would be a good place.  I would not recommend this place for dining-in though.

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  • Blue Moon Bakery (Big Sky, MT) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.0* (out of 5)

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    Food: 5*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 3*

    4/21/2014

    Busy night of takeout, so we waited about 30 minutes for our pizzas, but they were great.  Had a pepperoni and made our own chicken-bacon-ranch.

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  • Sun Street Breads (Minneapolis, MN) Review

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    4.0* (out of 5)

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    Food: 4*

    Atmosphere: 4*

    Value: 4*

    Service: 4*

    6/1/2012

    We stopped with our family and really enjoyed the brunch menu – as we all really like bread and this was a great spot to enjoy it.  Very unique and somewhat ecclectic menu – which we really enjoyed.  Monica served us and her service was excellent!

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