This business is great! Whenever I want to find a Persian product, middle eastern ingredients or…read moreproduct, I go there. Their customer service is great and the value of the products is great. The also sell fresh bread that is delicious and another favourite of mine. In general I love the business and highly recommend it.

The most creative and delicious food product available in Edmonton! There are flavors to suit all…read moretastes. Try them out, you will be impressed!

A resolution to this ridiculous scenario has been reached...as expected, my credit card company has…read moreforcibly relieved this business of the money they stole from me and have credited me with the $221.09 that they had no business keeping in the first place... Even bad companies please some of their customers some of the time...the real test of what a company is all about is how they deal with adversity in their dealings with customers... Olive-Me & Co. have failed miserably, especially in regards to general integrity of the owners...A grade of Z- is much more gracious than they deserve...BEWARE!!!

Amazing bakery. Been coming for years - best sourdough, struessel and quark cheesecake around!!…read moreThe staff are fantastic and my experience in the store is always such a good one. Highly recommend!

I've driven past Artistic Bake Shop a hundred times and it's located only a few blocks from my…read morehouse in Allendale... Yet somehow I had never stopped in to try any of their baking. Open since 1966, this German/European bakery has staked their claim as a longstanding destination for all sorts of nostalgic treats (I'm looking at you, black forest cake) and will certainly tug on the heartstrings of anyone with Eastern European grandparents, such as myself. Edmonton Journal voted Artistic Bake Shop as the Best Bakery 2021 and I was looking forward to finally finding out what they're all about. Parking was surprisingly easy to find, right on the street out front. Beside the front door you'll see a huge old dough mixer, which I've often noticed while driving by. The iron door handle itself is shaped like a pretzel, a touch that I absolutely loved. Entering the space you are met with a small grocery section to the right (lots of good treasures to be found there) and the bakery counter to the left. There's even a small seating area, should you need to eat your food finds immediately, which I completely understand. I visited shortly after they opened on a Saturday morning so the entire case was at maximum capacity and filled with delicious looking treats. The bakery is simple, classic, and comfortable. The staff working are friendly and happy to answer questions. And the atmosphere is very much one of a mom and pop type of establishment. Loaves of fresh bread line the back wall in rows and there are plenty of imported goodies everywhere that you look. It became apparent pretty quickly that their most famous item are their pretzels (which I quickly spotted stacked up in baskets) but inside the case you are able to feast your eyes upon a wide array of chocolate-covered, fresh-baked, layers-of-strudel, cream-filled confections. I dare you to pick just one item because there are so many! I started with a Pretzel ($1.65), and I mean, you can't beat that price! Coated in coarse salt, this golden brown twist tasted fresh and was soft on the inside while maintaining a crisp outside. I found it better to pop it into the oven at home for a few minutes, just to get back that warm, out-of-the-oven experience. Doing so made the pretzel softer as well, which was nice. A complete classic, this pretzel was made well and tasted exactly like a pretzel should. It's kind of difficult to compete in the pretzel game with Zwick's in town, but I can never fault a good, proper pretzel. If you're a fan of these twisty dough knots, you won't be disappointed. Next I noticed their Florentine ($3.25) style cookies and I felt pretty nostalgic about them for some reason and wanted to try it. Anything half dipped in chocolate can't be wrong. A florentine is actually an Italian cookie made with nuts (often almonds, like in this case) and mixed with sugar melted together with butter and honey. This creates a crisp, sticky, chewy cookie that is quite thin and nicely caramelized. This one was dipped in chocolate which added an extra bit of special enjoyment. I definitely wanted to try something cream-filled because there seemed to be quite a few of these options available, from cream puffs to eclairs. I went for the cream-filled horn, known as a Schaumrolle ($4.75) because it looked the most impressive to me. Cone-shaped pastry creates the horn and inside you'll discover a whole lot of fluffy whipped cream. Plus they've dipped it in chocolate, which feels like a theme at Artistic Bake Shop. Everything is made better with a bit of chocolate! It's science! Liberally coated in icing sugar, the schaumrolle was flaky and challenging to eat without making a mess. However, I didn't mind. Of everything that I tried at Artistic, this one felt the most like something special. The soul of the bake shop was very much captured in a dessert like this. Lastly, I couldn't leave the Spitzbuben ($1.00) cookies behind. There are many versions of these at Artistic Bake Shop; some covered in icing sugar, others using different types of fruit filling. I'm sure that I saw at least five different flavours. A total classic, these feel like Christmas. Known as "jam cookies" the dough is made from an almond meal and various types of jam can be sandwiched inside. Raspberry seems to be pretty typical though. The little "window" on the top that reveals the jam within completes the whole look and adds the magic. Of course the ones that I picked were also dipped in dark chocolate, because obviously. Perfect little cookies that taste like your grandma (or someone's grandma) made them. And you had better believe that they also make a truly epic black forest cake - which is having a major moment right now. Unfortunately, they don't sell it by the slice, however, the next time that I require an entire cake it is going to be that one. I can't wait. Artistic Bake Shop just feels good. They're not doing ultra modern and elevated techniques like some of the other places in the city, bu

I have been going to this place since 14 years now. Even knowing the prices are way too high…read morecompared to other Indian stores. Today the owners have crossed the limit. I have witnessed so many times that they are so rude to customers. When customer confront them they usually tell them not to come to the store again and we don't need customers like you. Today same thing happened to me I have confronted them today about my item. I told the owner that the product you guys sold me wasn't the right one I'm looking for. I was looking for clothes for my idol But instead of selling me the right product the owner sold me decoration item which look like a dress but actually it's a decoration when I opened it. I have been to the store several times and complained to the owners that the product you guys sold me it's not correct can you please exchange I don't need money or anything I just need my product to be exchanged. always there give me a different different reason and walk away. Today I went there again I have requested but again that lady told me Decorate your place with that item it will look nice and didn't even consider my request And again walked away. Whenever I try to talk to them they just walk away husband and wife. Wife always makes the faces and tells the husband something in her language and then husband always tells me I'm sorry we cannot exchange the item. Today I have confronted them again. The wife did the same thing walk away. Today I told the cashier to call the younger brother he is super nice and humble but I guess he was out of store so he called the owner again owner came and start again telling me his so-called policies and start arguing with me. I have told the owner the product you have sold me is no use for me and I will return you the product and the money just keep it as a donation. He got super offended and told us that we will refund your money you don't have to buy anything from our store but my mom said you know what this is a prayer item I will buy it it's OK. While my mom is proceeding with the transaction The guy is talking nonstop Telling us that we don't need a customer like you and don't ever come to the store I was also upset so I told the husband and wife that you guys are frauding the consumers and you both husband and wife Are both fraud and I walk away from the store. The owner have started to curse me. He is so unprofessional unethical, no customer service at all. He thinks this is a Third World country that he can manipulate anyone and sell his junk product to people. we consume alare not stupid we know that it's a small business and we are always promoting them even by knowing that the make up price is 500%. You guys should go and see the Prayer items are super expensive and higher marked. Last time I went to the store to the produce side there was lots of mouldy pita bread on the shelf.Store is filthy dirty but as a customer we can never voice out because the male owner right away will start insulting you and will harass you in front of other customers and will tell you not to come his store again. This is extremely shameful and definitely I will take this concerned further. Another thing he always tells me that they don't return any pooja item but in the receipt it's clearly written jewelry/Gifts items are final sales. It was not jewellery or gift it was decoration which they have told me it's a dress for the idol.

This is one of my to-go grocery stores in Edmonton. I always go here for shallots and fresh ring…read moreof fire peppers. The shallots that they have are different with other Asian or regular grocery stores. They are smaller, stronger and sweeter. Every summer, I stock fresh ring of fire peppers from here and keep them frozen. I was also able to find Jamaican mangoes that have a similar appearance with Indonesian mangoes. One time I also found green amaranth spinach that wasn't very common to be found in Canada. Lovely selections of tropical produces! Lovely owner and staffs! They have been always so helpful everytime I have questions. Basically I go to this store twice a month or at least once a month to stock up for shallots.

It was my first experience with this business! All staff…read moreseemed to be very nice and helpful and they have great selection of cheese and meat! I bought a couple of things and I enjoyed the quality of their product! I highly recommend this business and I'll definitely go back there again!

We shop with them at the Bountiful market. Lovely European deli meats, cheeses, sausages, dried…read morefishes... great selection for a single small booth. Biggest bonus - Gluten-free meats! Friendly staff, a cooler of pre-cut cubes of cheeses and a variety pack of sliced charcuterie so you can just grab a couple packages, and you're set for any entertaining! Reasonably priced too! Have not had any surprises we did not enjoy in the variety packs! They are sampling foods as well, stop by and check them out. Highly recommend a stop if you are at the market!

It was our first time at this business even though we have enjoyed their products from other…read moresources and stores! The place is tiny but you can find any products that they make and there is no shortage and also you have choices that usually it's hard to find in other places! The customer service is fantastic! The lady who helped us was friendly and very helpful! I love this brand and I highly recommend this business! :)