Popped in early one afternoon after recently learning about the existence of this bakery. Small menu and shop. Located at Platinum Drive, close to the Erin Mills Centre plaza at Eglinton Ave W and Ridgeway.
Bread is baked on site in their clay oven and is soft, chewy and delicious. We ordered a zaatar manousheh stuffed with cheese and let me tell you, we enjoyed every bite! Normally we'll have the classics, ie. cheese or zaatar or a mix of both ingredients atop a pie but this one's unique. As a cheese lover, it was ooey, gooey and tasty. Even hit differently.
Onto the service. We had THE NICEST welcome from the two ladies serving us. They were so sweet. Asked a lot of questions that they happily answered. Remember I said the place is small.. there was only one table, previously occupied by a customer upon our arrival, so we stood adjacent to the door waiting on our order. In the meantime, we were given a piece of their pistachio ma'arouk, which is a sweet pastry stuffed with pistachios. It was so good. I ate in reverse order, having a decadent dessert before a savoury pie lol both were very filling! Never have I heard of ma'arouk before and was glad to have given it a try. They also make one with chocolate, guessing Nutella specifically.
In any case, go support this place. Syrian owned and all around lovely people and service. I'll be back! Like Arnold Schwarzenegger would say ;) read more