Taskin, Taskin, Taskin........if I could only understand why you choose to use too much dough in your boreks and pogacas. Taskin is an OK substitute for the bakery foods you miss from Turkey. The breads are very good, but everything else is made very different than what you find in Turkey. Take the simple pogaca for example, it is light and airy when made the way everyone makes it in Turkey, but Taskin insists on using too much dough and making it very dense. They claim they were bakers in Turkey but I have a very hard time believing that since no one would eat their American sized, dough excessive foods in Turkey. Even the guy selling pogaca and acma on the streets makes it ten times better than Taskin. Hell, even I make it better from home. Great way to get your Turkish bakery fix in America, but you will still be left longing for the authentic stuff. Taskin doesn't seem to want to replicate baked goods from Turkey. read more

You're telling me I can get authentic baklava at ANY time of the day? Like at 2AM, I can just waltz in and buy 3lbs of Turkish sweets and no one would judge me? Oh yes. Taskin is one of two reasons why I trek all the way up to P-Town/Clifton. 1, is for Toros Turkish Restaurant across the street. and 2, is for the best Turkish desserts outside of Turkey. And I can say this with certainty because my girlfriend sent me 2 lbs of assorted baklava from one of the best bakeries in Turkey and Taskin came pretty damn close. So here's a list of things to buy (I can't pronounce any of them either so I just point at the glass counter and smile): -All their baklava (walnut, pistachio, the burma, and my favorite: the fistikli which is made almost entirely of pistachio) -The breads specifically the pide. Soft, stretchy, delicious bread. It toasts so well and never lasts for longer than 2 days at my house. It freezes well too if you're like me and not blessed to live by this bakery and want to buy in bulk. -The simits; I thought they'd be like bagels, they're not. They're slightly sweet, on the bready side, crunchy, and are so addictive. I just rip them and eat it plain but I've eaten them with cheese or made sandwiches out of them. The nuttiness from the sesame seeds are incredible, its one of my favorite things here. -Any of their savory items: pides (they look like little boats made of bread and stuffed with meat and/or cheese), boreks, pogacas, literally anything. Just point and I'm sure you'll be happy. My fiance told me they had renovations done not too long ago but I hadn't been here prior to them. Although the new space is beautiful. So clean and inviting. Its huge and can accommodate groups, dates, working-from-home folks, it's a great space and never too crowded. Great coffee (and although I'm not a huge fan of Turkish-style coffee, it is presented very nicely and my fiance says its delicious). Parking is a bit rough since the lot is small but I believe they have a second lot if you drive to the back. I've never had a problem since there's plenty of street parking; so just a heads up! read more

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Yum yum this place is awesome and delish. The Turkish coffee is on POINT! so much to try here. read more

Taskin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

Overcharged by more than double, 22.75 for six small baklava. This place sucks. Never going back.

So hubby, kid, and I seem to be blessed with iron stomachs. In other words, we can eat some pretty questionable stuff without ever feeling compelled to post a TMI-filled one-star Yelp review sharing details about how much time we spent in the bathroom 'cause some sketchy food disagreed with us. Even so, I thought twice about getting the Meat Pie from here. You see, to make a long story short, when we walked into this bakeshop, a large, round, prepackaged Meat Pie immediately grabbed my attention. But I couldn't help but notice that it was stored at room temperature, and for who knows how long. I hesitated, but couldn't resist in the end. Also got a couple more things: Tahini Sweet Roll: I expected this to be more moist and buttery, not to mention nutty and earthy from lots of Tahini. Alas, the sesame flavor was just too subtle for me and altogether, this wasn't worth the calories. Oblong Naan-like Flatbread: Wish I knew the official name for this. We grabbed the last bag, containing two, on impulse and am so glad we did! These make for a surprisingly light, airy pizza crust. Just add a topping and bake at 375 for about 15 minutes. You're welcome. If you've read this far, you're probably asking, "But what about that Meat Pie?" Am happy to report, that while I'm not entirely sure what sort of ground meat it was filled with, it was delicious! We were able to slice it into six generous wedges, half of which are currently stashed in our freezer for an emergency meal. Add a salad and you can definitely call this dinner. The instant I set foot in here, I experienced a flash of deja vu. I realized I'd stopped in once before after dinner at nearby Toros. Not sure how I could have forgotten this place, but I definitely won't let that happen again.:) read more

Taskin Bakery - I only liked this a Tahini bit. But I guess that's just how I Roll. - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

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Parking is sparse and the bakery itself is not easily seen from the road, but the savory and sweet baked goods from Taskin Bakery met my expectations. The woman working inside was friendly, welcoming, and knowledgable of the products I asked about. BAKED GOODS: Sokak Simit ($1.25): I would return to this bakery solely for the simit! These large "Turkish bagels" are coated with a generous amount of toasted sesame seeds that add both texture and flavor, while the dough itself retains a slight but pleasant chewiness. Sesame-coated Barbari Flatbread ($2.25): I bought their regular Barbari bread, but they also have whole wheat available. It has a pretty good shelf life, but Taskin also provides additional instructions for extended periods of storage. Tahini Sweet Rolls ($2.50): The flakiness of the dough combined with the smooth, buttery taste of tahini with just a kiss of sweetness was love at first bite! It's a well-balanced pastry that probably goes great with a hot cup of coffee or tea. Spinach and White Cheese Papatya Borek ($6): These daisy-shaped borek are great to pull-apart and share with others--or, you know, keep to yourself. A previous review mentioned that the borek here are a bit dough-heavy, but I didn't find that to be the case. The ratio of spinach and feta was on point; I could savor the filling and enjoy the soft bread, too. I was excited to see Tulumba (sold by the pound) available, but I'll try it on my next visit. All of the packaged items are placed on long tables or on the shelves, while biscuits and cookies are in a glass bakery case at the front counter. They have a large rectangular menu hanging on the wall that lists what they offer, along with the prices. read more

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Baklava is one of my favorite desserts and I can snack on a few pieces throughout the day. I went to this bakery for the first time because I read good reviews and I loved it. There is a lot of variety of different breads, toast, cookies, and other delicacies. A baklava is a rich Greek and Middle Eastern pastry made of sheets of phyllo layered with chopped nuts and butter. Then it is baked and soaked in a honey or sugar syrup. Everything is handmade at the bakery and the baklava was simply excellent. The perfect combination of sweet and nutty texture from the pistachio was amazing. 11/10 ! Definitely would recommend everyone to try at least once. read more

Taskin Bakery - Baklava - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

In Paterson on the side street you will find premium Turkish handman and brick over baked treats. You can eat in or take out. Small parking lot..but worth the trip. Enjoy a cup of Turkish coffee and some salted cookies. read more

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The second you step foot into Taskin Bakery, a whiff of heavenly scent comes your way. By far one of the freshest sweets here. Their bread is so addicting and delicious. I recommend getting the baklava from here, especially the walnut or original pistachio. It is so fresh and not too sweet. They use quality ingredients and turkish baklava is the best baklava. The staff will answer all the questions you have and are really helpful. I've also had the freshly made spinach and feta turnover pastry. It is my favorite savory thing to get from here especially because I think feta and spinach is a match made in heaven. My parents come here and they like the lentil pastry, which is actually pretty good. There is something for everyone here. And the sweets are consistent. They will always be perfectly made and taste delicious. One of the best middle eastern bakeries around. Would definitely recommend! read more

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I went with my coworker here for the first time. I got the baklava because I was craving one, after not having one for years it seems. I also got the warm stuffed bread with spinach and cheese, which my coworker recommended. The baklava was phenomenal; crisp, moist, and lots of pistachios!! They had a large outdoor area to sit and eat. I will definitely come back here because of the low prices, great service, and amazing desserts. Also, this bakery is open 24/7!! read more

Taskin Bakery - Baklava, stuffed bread - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

unbelievable selection of pastries. Whenever i fly to Newyork from Cali, i make sure that i stop by.

Amazing spot. 1) The canton and pogaca are amazing. 2) The baklava's here are just fantastic. 3) Also, best part, it is open 24/7. 4) The ambiance and seating is just wonderful. read more

This place has the best baklava ever! It's delicious! Moist and cut it to your liking. I

I came in the other day to check out this place and I must say it's very well decorated and the variety of sweets, breads and desserts was immense. It's a great place to work for the day and the staff is very hospitable. I'll definitely be back to sample other items on the menu. read more

Taskin Bakery - Great place to get coffee and do work - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

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We went late at night so my experience may be different than what it's normally like at this bakery but the food sucked. The staff didn't do a good job in warming up the food for us, it tasted stale. The interior of the restaurant was beautiful, the turks have a great design eye, this is a beautiful spot to take a large group of people. But probably during the day. read more

Great place for good Turkish pastries. Clean and fast service. A large variety of bakery products. Good options for takeout boxes. I wish they open a branch in the Northern Virginia area. read more

This is one of my go-to stops every time I pass through North Jersey. It's a Turkish bakery that makes tons of sweet and savory options, and they have something for everyone! The best part is they are open 24/7, so pre-COVID it was a great place to stop by and hang out in a low-key environment. If you're making a big order or want something specific, you can call ahead to make sure they have enough of whatever you ordered. Definitely will continue to go here! read more

I called to check if they had a seating area. The lady who answer told me plenty of seating inside and outside. We drive about 20 minutes to find out that the seating area is closed. I told the young man behind the counter that I was advised that the seating area was opened. He said I don't know who told you, but you cannot seat. The smell is amazing they are baking bread 24/7. My husband orders to loaf right out of the oven and we proceed to order. This is a Turkish bakery. We are not Turkish so the only pastry we know is the baklava,so I asked the young man what a few items were he was not helpful a all. Advise to the owner. This country is a melting pot. Your employees should know what every item is, and should be able to explain them to the customers. I recommend the bread out of the oven. It was light, hot, amazing. Too bad my experience was ruined by the lack of knowledge, and the misinformation. read more

Everything savory is generally good. The big disappointment was the baklava. So try everything except that and you should be ok. The baklava was over sweet and not very flavorful. read more

Beautiful, clean bakery with a wonderful selection of bread, sweet and savory pastries, handmade noodles, etc.

I love how they open 24/7. The feta cheese sandwich is one of my favorite so is the pistachio baklava

A Turkish bakery that while easy to miss from the street really ought not be. I don't know anything about Turkish bakery items, but the place seems to be highly esteemed by everyone. Predominantly a commercial production bakery (why it's open 24 hrs) there is a retail shop filled with all sorts of treats. Bags of crispy breadsticks, croutons, soft and flaky flatbreads, and other items ready to grab and run. You'll see an array of savory cookies with toppings like sesame and poppy seeds as well as sweet ones like classic sandwich cookies but coated in pistachio and filled with a cream (maybe white chocolate?) filling. Filled pastry items similar to filled croissant also available but with amazing stuff it's like lentils, spinach and feta, or meat. Reasonable prices (cash only). Friendly service willing to suffer through occasional language barriers. Delicious products. No seating or beverages so be ready to buy and go. read more

It's very nice and clean for your family and friends to have a good time. We had breakfast and later stop by for lunch. I enjoyed it. I tried add pictures it didn't work. read more

Lovely place to mingle and sip tea! Wide variety of breads, cookies, baklava, teas, juices, and coffee (Turkish and American). The set up is absolutely beautiful. Think of an old clean library with a fireplace. Well, not as quiet as a library because i notice families come to hang on the couches. I've come here plenty of times to argue with friends, settle disputes, and quench that late night craving for kadayfa! This place is open 24 hours too so that's plus. Only reason i didn't give a 5th star is due to limited parking and lack of wifi:/ read more

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The place is super cozy. They have different delicious local baked good and the turkish coffee is super good read more

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Its one of our regular spots. I lOVE all their savory food. I wish they would open up for indoor dining!!! I need my corner stuffing my face with turish tea and snacks!!!! read more

Best fresh bread! Always hot, fluffy and delicious! Beautiful modern decor, and amazing sweets

Great turkish pastries, is hard yo find a parking on sunday but is worth it. The coffee is amazing read more

Taskin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

Rice pudding had mold on it. Lady behind counter didn't seem surprised, did not even apologize. Consumers beware, not all products are fresh and customer service is terrible read more

Prior to joining yelp a few years ago, my Turkish friend who lives in Clifton introduced me to Taskin Bakery (thank him for introducing me to AK Cafe's breakfast and Turkish cuisine overall), and now that I've become so interested in food; Taskin jumped back into the consciousness of my taste buds. It's a very nondescript unpretentious looking bakery nestled at the corner of a semi-commercial area. Oddly Taskin is open 24 hours and I recall my friend indicating that Taskin supplies a bread for restaurants in the NYC/NJ metro area; requiring said 24 hour operation. It would also explain the no frills (no sitting areas) look of the retail section as they presumably make their dough (too tasty a pun not to use) on the commercial/restaurant end. Luckily for the average consumer Taskin sells to the public! My favorite delicacy so far has been the spiral roll that is coated with a tahini spread and topped with sesame seeds. I think the flavor of this roll is realized after baking, when the tahini spread caramelizes slightly in conjunction the sesame seeds being toasted (releasing some sesame oil), all of which imparts great flavor and gives the roll a nice golden brown outer layer. As a frame of reference, I liken it the flavor of an untoasted sesame seed bagel versus a toasted one. The other great offering is the Pogaca bun. I never heard of the Pogaca before but it looked so pretty on the baking trays that I had to get one, well maybe two......no make it three! Taskin makes three types of Pogaca: plain, cheese filled, and meat filled. I've had the plain and cheese filled before and both are great breads. I'm particularly fond of the plain as it has a slight buttery/rich flavor (presumably from a slightly buttered or egg-wash outer layer?) and it makes a great vehicle for whatever yummy spread you wish to apply. Once I toasted the plain Pogaca in my toaster oven, split it open, and spread some butter inside and it was heavenly......although butter does make most things taste better LOL. I haven't tried some of their cookies or sweets, but you can bet your next dental appointment that I will soon. Let me spread the word on this place......great fresh bread and it's open 24 hours! read more

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I would give this place a 0/5 star if possible. I stood at the front of the bakery for over 10 minutes and none of the workers tried to help me. They were all too preoccupied with busy work behind the counter to even respond. The last straw was the fact that they started helping the people after me and still ignored me. Needless to say I will not be returning here as they seem to care more about making the food and doing their busy work rather than attending to their customers. They also do not have wifi so dont expect to come here to study/do work. read more

Out of this world Baklava...get a few slices while you wait to order other things. The Barbari flatbread is about $4, and is about 2ft long, it's flaky and delicious for dipping, pizza crust, and sandwiches. Cash only, 24hours; the person working the counter was nice, just be patient. Will be back read more

Taskin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

I've ate here a few times before and the food/sweets was always really good. It's fresh and flavorful and I absolutely love how they are open 24/7!!! I absolutely love their potatoe borek, I had a couple left over in the fridge for a day or two and it still tasted delicious and fresh and I was so happy. I would recommend this place to people. read more

* Cleanliness & Concept 10/10 Heard a lot about taskin bakery, and decided to give it a shot for their dessert section. This place nailed the concept in so many levels. This is the only Turkish food place in NJ that has a nice concept with great food displays, sitting&relaxing area, some artwork and nicely designed walls. So my expectations got higher once I stepped into the place as owners did a fantastic job on designing the shop. However, that was the only good thing about my experience * Customer Service 0/10 So bakery has a line, where customers wait for someone behind the counter to help them picking items and putting into a container. Which, in concept supposed to work efficienctly. I got there at a slow day, where 4 people were working behind the counter. But, none of them were helping any customers at the line, as the line got larger and larger. After patiently waiting 10minutes, I asked helped from one of the ladies working there. At the time she was taking a cake order from another customer for entire 10+ minutes. And I was told, "She was with a customer, so I shouldn't bother her", when I asked about ain't I a customer, then she rolled her eyes and didn't say anything. After she was done with the "customer", instead of helping me and get my order, she decided to take a break and got inside. After 20minutes in the line, now I had 10ppl behind me. Finally someone decided to help getting my order, after apologizing for the wait. I was stunned with the lack of professionalism and efficiency at order taking. It is not rocket science to get order and help customers come'on. * Food quality(desserts) 0/10 After the crappy experience to just put my order in and pick the desserts I like, I was underwhelmed. But I was still excited about my baklava, halka dessert and sutlac. As a Turkish-American, I don't get a chance to eat these desserts everyday. The syrup for baklava was awful. Some baklava were very mushy, some were hard(very k consistent). They tasted extremely sweet, which is a sign of very bad process of making the syrup or someone left baklava out for few days and offered customers after that. Lightly put, my dessert experience was disappointing. Same goes for halka dessert. When I got my first bite, it was very hard, that I kinda hurt my teeth. That was probably staying outside for few days also. I couldn't finish my dessert *Pricing 4/10 Prices are not too bad. Dessert, pastiries are affordable. But tea was surprisingly expensive. *Overall 4/10 Bad customer experience with awful syrup for baklava ruined my day. But this place looks promising from outside. Maybe I got unlucky this time with the wrong batch of items. Will definitely give them another try with pastiries next time. read more

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This bakery is a gem! There are a lot of places you can get baklava in Paterson but this baklava is by far the freshest and most delicious i've tasted. It is very flavorful and not too sweet. I also purchased the Barbari flatbread which was soft and fresh, very good and only $3. Also bought bread filled with feta cheese which was filling and yummy. The staff is also very friendly and efficient. Will definitely be returning here soon! Just note this place is cash only, didn't realize until after I ordered and it is not a sit down place and they don't sell coffee or anything. It's a bakery. read more

I love here and usually, everything is fresh. But last time I tried profiteroles and bazlama and they were awful. Even though the production day was the day before I bought, the profiteroles were totally stale. And bazlama was so greasy. read more

I've been there couple of times and absolutely love the place. Wide assortment of delicious pastry, nice atmosphere to sit and enjoy your tea, friendly staff, good prices and it is open 24/7! read more

Taskin Bakery - Sweet and tasty cakes - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

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Very cute bakery that is a lot bigger on the inside than you would think. The parking lot itself is not great, since its sloped and there is only a few spots. But there's some street parking around the block. I love the spinach and cheese gözleme and you can ask them to have it warmed. It's absolutely delicious! There's also a sitting area if you want to stay. read more

Taskin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

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Renovated beautifully, really really reasonable prices for fresh baked offerings, free Wi-Fi, and dark *thick* Turkish coffee?? I come into Paterson just for this place - Taskin for the Win! read more

Taskin Bakery - Baklava, Turkish Coffee service - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

Oh man! Today was my first visit here and I was in heaven! Definitely coming back so I can taste everything!!! I ordered a kilo of salty cookies and a handful of their sandwich cookies in different flavors - so fresh and yummy!!!! So much better than the cookies I've had elsewhere. Also had their Tulumba Tatlisi and Halka Tatlisi which are like churros but much thicker with a crispy exterior and soft interior! read more

Taskin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey