These are hands-down the best pasties I've ever had, including my mom's. Our family each bought one as we stopped for lunch while driving through Nevada. Before we even left the parking lot, we turned around, bought more to share and a bottle of the sauce. The overall favorite was beef and cabbage, and our second favorite was a spicy one, but I don't remember what it was. If I remember, I'll update my status. We also liked the turkey/cranberry/stuffing, the beef/mushroom, and the chicken/rice. The beef/potato was a little dry and definitely needed the sauce. This is a great place to stop for lunch or dinner! read more

Stopped in for mushroom beef pasties to take up with me hunting. I bought extra for the guys I was meeting and it was definitely a treat in the cold. Quick service and good price. read more

Thanks for truly going the extra mile Jackie! Dinner and dessert were great, see ya next trip to Elko

They have perfected the art of pie making. We tried a beef/mushroom pastie and a rhubarb/peach pie. High quality ingredients and delicious crust. Just excellent. Wish I could try more but we were passing through town. read more

These guys have some SICK pasties their desserts are fantastic as well! Don't forget to try out their sauce read more

Their pasties recipe is authentic. We ordered a pecan pie, the chicken and rice, beef and mushrooms, breakfast, and egg and cheese pasties. Smells and looks yummy, however each one was super dry and dense. Couldn't swallow past 2 bites due to the dryness. Where's the juice? We had to toss it all away, what a waste. :( Their dessert was pretty good though. Pasties=1 * Pecan pie=3 * read more

B J Bull Bakery - super dry and dense pasties (sausage/egg/potato & chicken/rice) - Bakeries Near Me - Elko, Nevada

This place is wonderful! I was driving through Elko and fate brought me here. I tried the pecan pie with my wife and both of us agreed it was delicious! We also tried the "beef and potato" and the "beef and cabbage". Very delicious too!!!! I got the chance to meet the owner Jim and he is a very nice man and took the time to show me his shop. I was very impressed. If you are ever in the area or driving by, this place is a must!! Excellent value too!! :-) read more

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If this is the Pasti place, the food is great and the pies are awesome!! Try it, strange little pocket filled with amazing stuff!!!!

Home made pasties and pies!! I got the beef and mushroom and the peach pie. Oh man. So delicious especially in the middle of a long drive. If you're looking for lunch or a meal, stop by this locally owned, homemade place. So great! read more

I had the beef and mushroom. It was really good. The meat is not ground beef! Also, half a brownie was big enough for two!

This is my first time trying this bakery place in Elko. The quality of food is good. Order Mushroom beef pastry and Chile verde. Great to check it out and support local business. read more

Found this place on yelp as we were passing through Elko on our way to Utah. We were not dissappointed! It surely lived up to its high ratings! Ordered a variety of different pasties, all of them were served hot; they were delicious and filling. My favorite is Beef & Mushroom. Definitely better option than fastfood. On our way back to CA, we stopped by again and bought extra frozen pasties for later. Highly recommend to my fellow yelpers! read more

Delicious pasties!!! There was a large selection pasties on the menu and we were not disappointed! I opted for the beef and mushroom. Love! Their fruit pies are also out of this world. Make sure you stop by and give B.J. Bull a try. You will not be disappointed. read more

B J Bull Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Elko, Nevada

If you're ever in Elko B.J. Bull Bakery is a must. My husband and I were in Elko for 24 hours and ate here twice. They had a large menu to select from, a little something for everyone. My husband loved his beef and mushroom pastie and their special sauce just added to it. My chicken and rice pastie was perfection, the crust flaky and satisfying while the interior ingredients were ultra flavorful without being mushy. For breakfast my husband enjoyed his sausage and egg pastie while we drove out of town, I opted for carrot cake which was the best carrot cake of my life. My only regret is that I didn't get an extra piece for lunch. This family run establishment is super friendly and has amazing food. I highly recommend you try one of their pasties or pies. read more

B J Bull Bakery - A very extensive menu. Yum!! - Bakeries Near Me - Elko, Nevada

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Fantastic pies! The meat pies are REALLY good - what a great way to start a long day of driving. Highly recommended.

So I am just in Elko (from Reno) for the week on business and before I left, my coworkers who had been here previously were telling me about this place and how good it was. I wasn't sure if I was going to stop by but I finally decided I better. I went in and first thing, the owner asked me what I wanted and I told him I'd never been there before so immediately he asks me if I like mushrooms and pulls out a hot beef and mushroom pastie, chops it in half, and gives me half to try. Well it was pretty damn good! I had a really hard time deciding what I should get but ended up settling with the cheese and veggie but then wished I'd had a beef and potato or beef and cabbage. If you don't like Lima Beans, don't get the veggie! Luckily I do like them :) I think I will be stopping in again on my way back to Reno! read more

Well, you're in Elko, probably against your will and need some gas and food. Skip the usual fast food crap and head to BJ Bull. FRESH Cornish Pasties, at least 5 to choose from. Crust is perfect and they are stuffed full of home made stuff. Great deal for the family and no need to feel guilty about the usual I-80 fare.. be sure to pick up a pie on the way out. Bonus: cool owner insists you eat while it's hot and pay later; plus he's real friendly and easy to talk to. Lot's of locals in there as well; clearly they know where to spend their money. read more

Had to fuel up the truck in Elko and grab a bite for lunch. Saw this little place and decided to check it out. One word: FANTASTIC. I got the chicken and rice on the suggestion of the young cashier. Gotta get the dipping sauce. I tried both. Get the hot for sure. I got a curry chicken and beef mushroom to go. Can't wait. I'm glad I skipped McD's!! read more

This place is a gem. The pasties are unbelievable and a surprising find along an otherwise unremarkable stretch of Interstate 80. We were driving from the Bay Area in California to Idaho for a family Christmas holiday. BJ's made the drive worth while! read more

Excellent pasties ate them up so fast we forgot to get pix. All flavors veggie + dessert. Can't wait to come back through and try more. Bonus: carrot cake was the very best. read more

What a surprise. The last thing I excepted to find in North Eastern Nevada was English food. I stopped about 10:30 in the morning. We wanted lunch but it was too early for most places to be serving lunch. We had two pasties, beef and mushroom and beef and potato. They were delicious. Piping hot. Perfect crust. We also got a rhubarb pie. The pies are small perfect for two people. Nobody makes rhubarb pie anymore. This pie was great. Perfect crust sprinkled with sugar. read more

Circa Summer '09, Road Trip from Yuma to Vancouver, BC. After an overnight stay in Las Vegas, we drove up to Elko, NV--which was a logical next stopover since we only wanted to be on the road for a good six hours or so, what with two kids and a senior doggie. "What is that? I think they mispelled pastries", I said, as I noticed the sign that said, "Cornish Pasties". Maybe they have good snacks, I told hubby. So, in went hubby. And when he came out, he had ordered these hot and flaky meat pies. I remember the mushroom and beef, and the sausage and potato pies. Everybody LOVED them! Who knew?????? In Elko, NV? The owner said he used to live in San Francisco. I couldn't help but wonder what the heck is he doing in Elko, NV? (But in the same vein, what the heck am I doing in Yuma? he-he) From now on, it will have to be "de rigeur" to make the trek up to Elko, on our future road trips to the North/Northwest. A very well deserved 5 from me! read more

I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I found this place. If you love Cornish Pasties, you have to visit. The beef and mushroom is my first choice. I am so happy to discover that they ship. read more

Very tasty pasties. I had the beef and cabbage and the beef and mushroom. The pasties came out warm, but not burn your face off hot so you have to wait 10 minutes for your mouth to heal and you can't even taste the pasty anyway. The crust is flaky and the beef wasn't overcooked. Hand pies are the best pies. read more

When I'm on a road trip I don't expect to find food I wish was close to home. However, this place! I wish it was down the street from home. The man behind the counter was pleasant and knowledgeable. When my friend and I finally decided we'd each get a warm pie for now (me chicken and rice--Him beef and mushroom) and a cold for later (me -breakfast pie Him beef and mushroom) Excellent! read more

Tasty pasties! This is a great place for a lunch stop when you're roadtripping through Nevada. Pasties are Cornish meat pies in the shape of empanadas, and the ones here are superb. This trip I got a beef and mushroom pasty, and I definitely recommend it. The button mushrooms are very savory and the beef tender. The crust is flaky without being greasy or tough. I also recommend getting one of their sauces to dip in--I love their habanero sauce! I haven't had any of their desserts (including fruit hand pies) but I saw a slice of carrot cake that was SO tempting. Pasties are currently $4.50 each and are big enough for a meal. read more

Cornish Miners Tasty Pasty in Elko, Say What??? Elko has a hidden treasure called the Cornish Pasty. It's cheap and worth the stop. So what is a Tasty Pasty? Imagine a Hot Pocket but way better. The dough is flaky, light, and buttery. Hot and Ready. I wanted more but my stomach wouldn't allow me. What did we order: Beef and Mushroom (Simple but yummy, sometimes simplicity is all you need) Apple Fruit Pie (The best apple pie I've ever had and I love apple pie! The only down fall was the pie was served cold. So imagine if the pie was served hot. I WISH I requested the pie to be warmed up with a dollop of whip cream, it would have made the experience so much sweeter. So don't be afraid to ask. The apple pie crust had a sweet glaze crunch, which balanced out the tart and spice of the filling.) I loved the pasty but I gave it 4 stars because of inadequate seating. The place is divey but worth it. read more

So glad we skipped the motel breakfast to go here. They open at 7 a.m. and the pies were piping hot. Beef and mushroom the best, followed closely by beef and potato. The pies are good too. Not often one gets rhubarb. My dad at the entire thing with his coffee. Yummy. Do not, I repeat, do not miss this. Hoping they can ship to Los Angeles. read more

On our way to Reno we stayed the night in Elko to visit some friends. In the morning they recommended this place for a tasty breakfast. Their recommendation, as usual, paid off. This place isn't much to look at, filling the role of whole-in-the-wall nicely. We sampled the breakfast pasties and a peach pie. Delish! They conveniently sell their offerings frozen for eating later as well. The lady at the counter was friendly, rounding out a great morning mealtime experience before hitting the road. Having exchanged hands more than once, this place has been around and is a fixture in the Elko community. Though I'm not in the area as often these days, I'm already looking forward to my next visit to further explore the menu. read more

Spectacular! If you've never had a pasty, I won't ruin the surprise for you (look it up - Cornwall is famous for these), but think basically a UK version of a calzone and you'll be in the ballpark. If you don't know what a calzone is, stop reading; you're dead to me. These things are the quintessential miner food and Elko is a great mining town, so it fits here nicely thematically. If you want local color, this is one of the "must" stops in town. I wound up having the chicken and rice, as it was the only one "safe" (onion-free) for me. It was spectacular (with hot sauce, but a touch bland by itself) and I nearly ordered a bunch more to go. Definitely will be hitting this place up again next time I come again...I'd almost consider making a trip just for those, actually. However, this is primarily a bakery patterned after Britain, so pies and bread puddings are here as well. The peach pie I had was curiously nearly devoid of moisture, but quite flavorful and not at all cloyingly sweet. One of the bigger stories for me here was that this places makes it own hot sauce. I partook and found it excellent, on both the pasty and the pie (yes, I did that) and bought a bottle to take home. I'll probably review it on the blog later, but this concoction is brewed in house and while not especially resplendent with heat, works extremely well with whatever you put it on, which is a mean trick to be able to pull off. It is a bit on the sweet side, but balanced very skillfully. Very clearly, the proprietor here is a master. Inside, there's not much in the way of decor, just a long table with a lot of history and lore of the food, how it fit into Elko and its respective origins from England, which I appreciated. The food it meant to be portable grab-and-go, so I don't imagine there is much demand for interior seating, but know that going in. This is more of an aside comment than anything else. Unquestionably, if you find yourself in the area, go there. read more

Oh ya you gotta check this place out! Family owned and lemme tell you.. The food is legit! In the words of my friend Devin... I love a lot of meat in my hot pocket! These little bundle of joys are delicious and filling! My favorite is the Chicken and mushroom! Hungry for breakfast?! They got a little breakfast one just for ya! Check it out yo! You won't be disappointed! read more

The perfect lunch for a lovely fall day! Me and my husband had the awesome turkey, cranberries, and stuffing pasties with apple beer (very crisp type natural beverage). We just can't get enough of this pastie establishment. Makes me feel like I'm back in the U.K. with the incredible old world tasting recipes. The meat and potato is another favorite, but the turkey, cranberry, stuffing pastie is like a british carvery encased in a pastie. Just perfect to take the chill off. A must stop in for anyone in the area. We hear the bread pudding is great as well. Enjoy! read more

This is such a great place. A hidden gem that reminds me of trips to England. The people are so nice and the pasties are awesome. I will stop by every time i am passing through Elko read more

Always great pasties and friendly service! However, I hadn't been here in a while and wanted to take home some beef & mushroom pasties. It was about 2pm and when I asked to get some, they only had one left. Really? You don't keep a well stocked freezer of pasties??? It was disappointing and I wound up only buying the one pastie instead the dozen that I wanted. You lost a sale and I lost faith. The signage really needs to be updated. It's boring and doesn't make a newcomer want to stop, especially if they don't know what a pastie is. Signs are difficult to read. Also, it would be nice if the business hours were displayed in the window, not just the opening hour. read more

Delicious Cornish pies, kind and helpful staff, great atmosphere of an institution that is ingrained into its community. Also staff wore masks which is rare in Elko, and sauce that comes with pies is spectacular. read more

We stopped into BJ Bull because of the yelp reviews and man were they right. We have had the turkey/stuffing/cranberry, the chili verde, the beef and mushroom and the breakfast over the course of several days and all were delicious but my favorites are the breakfast and chili verde. If you don't eat them piping hot they rehear perfectly in an oven and the microwave does an adequate job but if you have an oven go that route. It's worth the time investment. The people running the place were very friendly and we'll be back again in the next few days. read more

Best lunch ever. We stop at BJ Bull Pastie shop every trip we pass through Elko. We have tried all of them; our favorite is the chicken curry. Full of flavor and the curry does not overpower the tasty ingredients. Yum!!!! read more

Love this place. Spanish Empanada like stuffed pies with your choice turkey cranberry or meat cabbage or chicken and potatoes or Chile verde one of my faves, and so much more. Now for dessert -blueberry, peach, pecan, apple, pumpkin, chocolate brownies, and my fave- bread pudding --All these are made here @ BJ Bull's-' So delicious. Can't lose on this it's phenomenal eating read more

Apple Pie was yum. Not too sweet, lots of fresh apples and hot from oven. (Ginger & apple beers good too.) read more

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Great find in the middle of Nevada. If you are driving through Nevada via Hwy 80, BJ Bull Bakery is an excellent stopover. The delicious pastries are a refreshing break from the boring drive through across Nevada. This is definitely going to be a favorite/must rest stop for us when passing through Elko. read more