For the first time ever I used McLain's for catering and I'm officially bumping my review from 4 to…read more5 stars because honestly they did such a spectacular job at such a reasonable price I'm already wishing I had another excuse to order from them again! A few months ago my sister and I hosted a baby shower for our other sister and after looking around an options we decided to go with McLains. It was a smaller group, and we were doing a brunch theme, and our sister LOVES sweets. That paired with our desire to support local, and our shared love of McLains, this was just the most obvious choice. We ended up ordering a cake and first of all I have to say their cake flavor choices are insane - I think we settled on a chocolate cake with peanut butter filling (YUM), but I don't think you can go wrong here. We also ordered one of their pre-set pastry bundles for pick up and honestly everything was wonderful. I think I placed the order about a week out and it was ready when I came to pick it up. What pushed this experience into five star category for me? Just the friendliness of the staff, the serving tools they send you home with, and how thoughtful everyone was. The food was also really just exactly what we needed and it was so good there were hardly any leftovers, I think the kids cleared us out by lunch! At any rate, if you're on the hunt for a great spot to support for your next brunch event consider McLains - they won't let you down!

Stopped into McLain's in Brookside for a quick pick-me-up and the iced dirty chai was exactly what…read moreI needed. Smooth, not too sweet, and the espresso gave it the perfect little punch. You can taste the spice but it doesn't overpower the drink. The barista was friendly and the space had good energy. Tables were full but not chaotic. Definitely a cute spot to work, read, or people-watch with your coffee. Would love a touch more boldness in the chai, but I'd absolutely order it again

I've tried a lot at A Taste of Independence and it's always really good. The pumpkin bars and apple…read morecinnamon muffins are my favorite. Also, everything is either from local vendors or student made, so I feel like I'm supporting a good cause.

From the owner: Come visit the Independence School District's student run Bakery!read more

I will say upfront this is a really pretty cake, custom covered in a reproduction of a painting I…read moredid and my artist signature. That's the reason I gave 2 stars and not just 1. My good friend ordered me a custom birthday cake from this bakery. When he went to pick it up, it was not decorated to what he asked for (it was supposed to have additional icing detail on the sides and adornments on top). I cut into it and it looks good but the cake layers are uneven/thin, icing layers are thick in ratio to the cake and the sugar paper wasn't adhered well (wavy). The icing is overly sweet and the white cake was supposed to be wedding white but it's a buttermilk white. It's tangy, tastes off and the blue icing had so much color it has that dye aftertaste. The cake is pretty but it's not good. I don't know what my friend paid for it but I am guessing it was pricey because it was custom. I love supporting local but not if it's a poor product. I would think twice before buying a custom cake here.

The best thing about the very simple cake I ordered was the taste. It tasted very good. The decor…read morepart was...elementary. Like a child did it. Very disappointed. We had to spruce it up a lot on our own. The person there when I picked it up was brash. I had to sign a piece of paper saying I agreed that it looked fine?! She flash showed me the cake that was already boxed. She definitely wasn't proud of the work and when I got it to the car to look more closely at it, I understood why. I was pretty upset. It was embarrassing, thankfully it tasted good.

We love how everything turned out and will be ordering more cakes from Sweet Bliss in the future!read more

What a darling little shop! We tried several desserts. All were very rich and delicious…read more The owners were friendly and offered suggestions. I'd suggest going earlier in the weekend for the best selection.

I've known about Burek and Cake for several months now, but only tried them out for the first time…read morelast month ahead of a snow storm. The cafe is located in Avondale, tucked into a neighborhood behind NKC Hospital and the Cerner campus off of Armour Rd. I bought a bunch of their cakes for half price since they were closing early due to the weather. Every cake was delicious! My family nibbled on them for a week and they were just as tasty on day five as on day one. I want to return to try more of their Bosnian delicacies, and I will definitely be back for more cake! My favorites were a sugar/honey soaked flat cake that tasted like it may have been made with almond meal, and a meringue-topped cream cake. This was a huge surprise to me because I've always hated meringue! I don't like pavlova or macarons, but I loved this cake. They had another coated in coconut that looked like an Australian lamination that was good. I was able to pick up several different gluten-free cakes for my sister who has celiac, so that was another unexpected surprise. Definitely try the out if you're in the NKC area.

Blackhole bakery is worth the hype and worth showing up early for. They know what they're doing and…read morethey do it well. What appears to be a mom and pop bakery is actually a baker who has carefully done his research and brings himself up to date on the latest trends of flavor in the baking world. The vibes are amazing - I especially love the art piece on the wall he commissioned from a local artist. I saw the Instagram page with several posts explaining how he did each part. Everything was absolutely delicious (I am biased with the ham and gruyere cheese since that is a favorite combo of mine), the danish was delicious (I could tell maybe it uses veryberryosa - a recent trend in baking to be used as filling), and the same was probably on the cinnamon roll looking crossaint. Now the grand prize - the mochi donuts were spectacular. The flavors I got were raspberry almond (my #1 favorite I got twice), cereal (this was carefully curated and not too sweet like most cereal based baked goods), Irish coffee (didn't taste like coffee, gave it to a friend) and the mango black tea was also a slam dunk for me. The staff are incredibly friendly here which is a huge plus!

Delicious doughnuts and even better customer service…read more If you want great baked goods served with a smile and happy employees, this is the place to go in the morning. Well worth it to stop by.

Joelle is a beautiful soul. You can tell she takes the upmost pride in her business. She truly does…read morebake with love. The store is so welcoming and the customer service I received was wonderful. I came to get some gluten-free scones for my daughter. And I also picked up a variety box of scones for the rest of my family. Wow! They are so good! We can't wait to come back in and try more!

Joelle is super friendly and works hard to prepare unbelievably beautiful and delicious desserts…read moreand breakfast items. The breakfast biscuits and gravy casserole I bought was delicious and she even warmed it up for me to sit and eat in the store.