The staff is always friendly, cookies be tasty and I like how they change every week with different…read moretaste and experiences

They have great cookies and excellent customer service! I loved the bullseye cookies the most I…read morecan't wait to try the new zebra cake cookie

THE best chocolates in Indiana. I'm calling it, people. And you can believe me, because I've eaten…read morea lot of chocolate in Indiana. I get around. J. Evelyn Confections -- also somewhat confusingly called Greenfield Chocolates by some -- is a boutique chocolate shop in downtown Greenfield. They use Valrhona chocolate and other high-quality ingredients to make their confections, and everything that they make is so fresh that they ask you to eat it within two weeks. I love that these chocolates are so good that they have rules! I don't think any kind of chocolate, in any amount, would last two weeks at my house, especially if it came from this chocolate shop, so that's no problem for me. They gave samples of their milk chocolate and dark chocolate, both of which were amazing. The chocolate has a snap when you bite into it, which is what you want. Then, it melts in your mouth. So luscious and delicious. I got a small sampler box of some of their popular chocolates: a milk chocolate caramel, a creamy vanilla bean truffle, a lemon chiffon truffle, a chocolate that had champagne in it (!!) and a crispy chocolate bonbon. Each chocolate was unique and spectacular and delightful. They have lots of chocolates and truffles, but they also sell chocolate bars, chocolate-covered nuts, caramel clusters and so many other chocolate-covered things. Greenfield Chocolates -- also called J. Evelyn Confections -- has received the Indiana Artisan seal of approval, which is kind of a big deal! It means that this local chocolate shop is committed to creating handcrafted and high-quality products in Indiana, which is really cool.

I tried to walk by this shop, but some involuntary response pulled me in. I don't know if it was…read moreall the pink or the artistic chocolates. But I only went in to look, not buy. The clerk was friendly and happy to tell me the story of the owner, her friend who has this remarkable candy making skills. Most of the chocolate comes from Europe and all the candies are made fresh on site. The candies looked like little works of art. Some of the candies have a short shelf life (a couple days) because they are made of fresh ingredients and preservative free. She told me that their best seller are these giant nut clusters. They come with pecans or cashews and milk chocolate or dark. I picked out a dark chocolate cashew cluster. I ate my candy later in the evening and it tasted simply devine. The chocolate was rich and salty and the caramel creamy with the crunch of the fresh tasting nuts. What a treat. I'll be returning. The clerk told me that they decorate seasonly, and Christmas decor is fabulous.

Legendary doughnut shop in Indianapolis. This is the South side location, the original one is on…read morethe Westside. This place has been around for a long time and has always had incredible baked goods. There used donuts are amazing. Simpli place hasn't really changed much probably since it was opened new paint once in a while, the ladies behind the counter are always very friendly and talkative. This place usually has an extremely long line especially on the weekends, I was lucky that there was no one in line when I got there. Prices are really good. They have a whole lot of different options. Different choices of donut, cakes, pastries. The atmosphere is like an old-fashioned bakery. They even have a picture on the cash register from back in the day. Highly recommend this if you're looking for a great yeast donut, or any kind of donut or cake. This is definitely a go to place in Indianapolis.

It's been a while since I last purchased Long's. The cake donuts were great. My favorite chocolate…read moredipped yeast were disappointingly dry as if they were day old but I don't believe they put out day olds so not sure why they were dry. I purchased one dozen cake & yeast mixed and 2 dozen donut holes, $23 and change. Although the donut holes were tasty, they were pre-bagged in white wax bags in the case so I didn't see them before purchasing. I was surprised that they were basically six holes still attached to each other, so each dozen are just two large donuts and you are left to separate them. People buying donut holes generally are looking for a bite sized donut that aren't going to have to be fingered by everyone you are sharing them with (the entire office). I view this as laziness. If I wanted one extra large donut, that's what I would have ordered. The point to donut holes is you only touch the one you're taking. Do better, Long's.

It doesn't get any better than this and it was my first visit. As soon as I walked in the door, I…read morewas greeted like I was family. She was working on stocking the case, but made it well known that she was ready to serve me any donut I wanted. She even offered a free sample which I happily accepted. She had quite the selection of donuts. I've been trying to cut back so I only purchased three donuts I paid for my donuts. She thanked me and away I went. When I get to the truck I notice the rest of the donut! I'll take your free donuts and I will gladly return to spend my money here. Thank you for making my morning!

We love Nana's! Everything is always fresh and delicious. It's the tiniest little shop, nestled…read moreamong a market and restaurants, so parking can sometimes be a little dicey at peak times, but if you go first thing in the morning, you're golden. Every donut is amazing, and their biscuits and gravy are unmatched. From their cherry fritters to their cake donuts, everything is sure to please.

I love ice cream and especially if it's made-in-house or home made. Heartland had a variety of…read moreflavors and I honestly don't think they were too sweet. It had a subtle sweetness. One of my favorite flavors was the pumpkin spice. Their cookies and cream was also really good. I got the ice cream flight with 4 different flavors. My least favorite in my flight was the blueberry cheesecake? it was good but my least fav. Their vanilla was also good. I also opted for the free topping which was their gummy bears? It was good too. I recommend adding the topping on vanilla so that it doesn't take away from the other ice cream flavors. Cashiers were friendly and helpful. Would definitely comeback!

I consider myself an ice cream snob. My expectations are high and I know homemade ice cream when I…read moresee it. Heartland Homemade is located in an unassuming strip mall (which happens to also have one of my favorite Mexican places in it) so I spotted it and had to make a stop. I chose two small scoops--one blueberry cheesecake and one lemon (maybe it was lemon cream pie?) The very nice young men working said it would be a good combo and they were so right. I truly loved this ice cream and I plan to go back very soon to try more flavors. The ice cream was delicious and creamy, the flavor profiles were on point, and portions and prices were great. I'd post a picture but I forgot. I'll be back. Probably tomorrow. :)

I've never heard of these cookies until I tried one at my son's basketball game. The owner was…read moreselling them at Central Christian Academy with the concessions. It was Valentine's Day and they were advertising to buy a cookie for your Valentine, so I decided to check it out. I really wanted a chocolate chip cookie, but she said they had a double chocolate chunk cookie available, so I went with that. They did have 3 other flavors available, but since I chose the double chocolate, I didn't even get what the other flavors were, they all looked really good. They were priced at 1 for $3 or 2 for $5. Since I never had them, I just got 1, but I wish I would have don't the 2 for $5 deal after eating it. It was delicious, so decadent, perfectly rich, and the texture was on point. The cookie was cake like and thick, amazing! It was early in the morning and I was just going to taste it, but I couldn't stop once I started, I ate it until the last bite was gone. The owner was very sweet. I asked if she had a location, but as of right now you can order them online or call her to place an order. Having this sweet treat really paired well the loud exciting environment of a basketball game!

Omg so goooood! Best cookies I've ever had from a private bakery! The Carmel cake ones are my…read morefavorite and they literally melt in your mouth. The family customer service is the best I've ever experienced and I definitely will continue to go back!

Nostalgia is a heck of a drug. It clouds your judgement. And when it comes to food, it makes you…read moreattach feelings and memories to that food, and makes you think that whack food is actually dope. Like, for instance, a cannoli filled with frosting. That's not acceptable, full stop. But it might be acceptable to you if you've been eating whack cannoli all of your life. (More like CAN'Tnoli, am I right? Thank you -- I actually stole that piece of comedy gold.) If you've been eating whack cannoli for decades because that's what grandma's been buying and bringing to get-togethers, and you love grandma, then you associate grandma-things with love, and they taste good to you. Again, nostalgia is a heck of a drug, and much like other drugs, it makes food taste way better in our minds than it actually does in real life. I feel like that is what is in play here at Hart Bakery & Gifts. Hart Bakery has been around a long time. It's the third oldest bakery in Indianapolis! So, people have been buying baked goods from this place for generations. People have their favorites, obviously, and have their memories. But I have no such allegiance to Hart Bakery. I've only lived in Indiana for 10 years, and I only recently heard about this place, so I went in with a clean slate. Grandma be danged. I visited to get some donuts. Most of the donuts were gone by the time I arrived (11 o'clock-ish), but I did snag a glazed twist and two sprinkle cake donuts. Because I wanted to taste a little bit of everything, I also got a peanut butter cup cookie and a cannoli. The women behind the counter also offered samples of their cinnamon-sugar donut holes, and their most popular pecan thumbprint cookies. So I feel like I got to taste the rainbow, so to speak. The pecan thumbprint cookies were indeed the best things I tasted. They are tiny little things: maybe the size of a quarter, and filled with white frosting. I could have done without the frosting, but you have to know that this bakery is very old-fashioned, so of course there's royal icing on an already sweet-enough cookie. My second favorite thing from this bakery was the peanut butter cup cookie. Actually, all of the cookies looked really good, and I think a cookie is a good bet here. My cookie was quite large and was more than enough to satisfy two people. The cinnamon-sugar donut holes came in third. The donut holes at Hart are not yeasted donuts like you'd find in other places. They're cake donut holes, so they are denser and more chewy. They were good, but one was more than enough for me. The other donuts that I got were just OK. I am a glazed twist lover, and I love them because they are light, but the glazed twist here were very dense. I brought home cake donuts for my kids, and they didn't finish them, which is not a good sign! My children always finish donuts. The cannoli was my least favorite. In this case, I think you'd need to take the gun and leave the cannoli, if I'm being honest. No mascarpone was injured in the making of these cannoli, and they really did taste like they were filled with white frosting. (Not even vanilla, but white frosting.) I dunno, man. If you're not going to make a cannoli with mascarpone, then you just need to not even offer it, is my feeling. If you're in the market for Precious Moments figurines, then Hart Bakery & Gifts is your place. Because the "& Gifts" part of the name means two walls full of Precious Moments porcelain collectibles, plus other kinds of knickknacks, signs and displays for the home. Not my home, but someone's home. I'm glad that I visited Hart Bakery, but I'm not sure I'll be returning. (Or, if I did, it would be for a bag of those little pecan cookies. Them's the shiz.)

Hart Bakery made one of the most adorable and delicious cakes I've ever had! I sent an inspiration…read morepicture and it turned out fabulous. I'm convinced they can do it all. ;-)

I love finding a bit of Hawaii in this small town setting. Ohanalulu offers Dole Whips, Hawaiian…read morestyle donuts and beverages. We stopped in for donuts. The clerk is friendly and helpful. The donuts are served hot fresh and topped with your choice of topping and served in an adorable blue box. I had the Iced Cinnamon which melted in my mouth. My husband had the Bacon Maple which was generously topped with bits of bacon and a melted maple icing. The topping was ultra sweet and warm. The donuts disappeared quickly. The dining area is trendy and cute with a surf board and donut theme. There is plenty of seating. Unfortunately, most of the tables were sticky, covered with crumbs and frosting. The restroom was also in need of attention. It was 9:00 in the morning, so not sure why the facility was in this state. There is free street parking. I'd return but get my donuts to go.

Ice cream was good, doughnut crispy. The young lady behind the counter was super tired, but cheered…read moreup when I chatted. The place could have used a good cleaning, including the clothing of the staff and the bathrooms.