Hhhhhhomg, the sourdough. My favorite is the cheddar cheese curd sourdough. This is a real, longer…read moreferment sourdough with great stretch and delicious flavor and, most important of all, bothers my digestion less! We have driven up here from Ohio twice now, just for the bread! And even with all that, I managed to take zero pictures! It's a crime. This place deserves pictures. The breads, in particular, are gorgeous. We got sandwiches here once and they were both solid. We took them nextdoor to the park and had a delightful picnic. I tried to order the bacon cheddar grilled cheese, but they were out of bacon! I subbed turkey, asked for the mustard aioli (which it turned out was waaaaaay more mustard than aioli...maybe just straight mustard) on the side. I also asked them for a side of the fig spread they use on their brie sandwich and boy am I glad I did! It was great on this sandwich. The bread was their plain sourdough, which is predictably great. The Italian sandwich - this comes on the foccacia. This bites well, but it does not have any stretch to it. It's very soft, but also had a sort of grainy texture. It was a little messy from the Italian dressing, but otherwise it was a pretty decent cold cut sandwich. I might ask for it with a different bread in the future. Polish sausage pretzel dog - The polish sausage wasn't very flavorful, but it did the job. Would have liked more salt on the pretzel. Needed maybe a little longer in the oven, imo, but maybe that's so you can reheat at home without consequences. Took half of this one home to reheat and I can't say that went well, altho that's probably mostly on the toaster over we used, which was a hellbeast of inconsistent heatblasts. If you have more social machinery, ymmv on the reheating. Garlic cheese sticks - this is their light foccacia style bread, I think. It's pretty garlicky with a decent amount of cheese on it. We liked it but idk that we would get it again either. It was a decent little snack. We also got some coffees here, one iced mocha half sweet (it came possibly with whipped cream or cold foam on top, we couldn't tell which), and a Cafe Miel, hot. The mocha was solid, not too sweet, chocolatey & milky but the coffee taste still came thru. This would be way too sweet at full sweet, but half was great. The Miel was a nice blend of honey and cinnamon, but is also order that half sweet next time. It wasnt overwhelming, but I prefer my drinks less sweet. If that's you, too, also order everything half sweet here! They're very accommodating. Cakelettes in birthday cake and cookies & cream - I thought the cake on these were both really nice, great texture, moist. The chocolate one has a larger crumb and was more moist. The filling of the cookies & cream was outstanding. Basically crushed up oreos in whatever their buttercream is. The cake on this one was like a pie shell that they filled with icing, with an Oreo on top (which was soft from the refrigerated case). The birthday cake had more cake and less icing, more like a flat cupcake with icing on top. The flavor of the icing on that one was fine, but nothing special. My partner and I argued over whether the sprinkles made or ruined the experience, so just know that there are a decent amount of them on the edges of the icing and also lots baked into the cake itself and if you love em, great! If not...avoid. Staff recommendations were the Cherry Chip & Blueberry Lavender, but we tried neither on this trip. Funny enough, our favorite darn thing we've ever had here was a mistake item We came back here hoping to find them, but there were non, so we asked and learned the story of their Frankenstein birth! Apparently, when they make one of their regular menu items wrong, they have these leftover bits that they turn into Whoopie Pies. These are basically the cakelettes, but in a sandwich form. These hit me right in the childhood feels. A nostalgic flavor that sent me right back to my grandma's kitchen. Personally, I think they should be making this mistake full time and twice on Sundays. I would drive half an hour to relive my childhood flavor memories anytime.

I used to genuinely enjoy supporting this bakery, which makes this disappointing to write…read more After learning more about how the tip jars are handled, I no longer feel comfortable spending money there. Like most customers, I assumed the tips placed in those jars were going directly to the employees working behind the counter and making drinks during busy rushes. Finding out that employees reportedly do not directly receive those tips feels misleading and leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The staff always seem to work incredibly hard, especially during rushes, and customers tip because they want to support THEM. If tip money is being used differently, customers deserve transparency about that. For me personally, this -- combined with other experiences that made me feel unwelcome -- has changed how I view the business entirely. I'll be choosing to support other local businesses moving forward.

Amazing fresh made donuts and unique flavors. There's always a line because of how good the…read moreservice and donuts are so get there early for the best selection! Donut holes are to die for!! (No donut pics because they got eaten before I could think about it )

Article in MLive said this is the best donut in Michigan and its been in the same family for 100…read moreyears. Got to give it a try. Again, this is a 100 years old family business, Cash or business checks only btw. They make yeast and cake donut and have typical shapes you see in other places. All very good, bigger size than average. They also have a crescent donut which looks like an empanada. (See pictures). I usually don't get cake donut because the ones from Tim Horton are gross and dry. But Hinkley do it right . They are tender in the inside and the taste like a muffin.

We got the Graze & Go Package from The Apothecary Kitchen for our wedding on June 20th at The Stacy…read moreMansion and it was the perfect addition to our cocktail hour! Nicole was super responsive and helped us build the perfect menu for over 75 guests. For our package we picked Spinach & Artichoke Dip, double Blooming Charcuterie, Crudité Platter, Fruit Platter and a Caprese Crostini. We chose to pick up the items on the morning of the wedding and setup the table ourselves. Nicole made sure we had plenty of plates and serve ware. She helped to make ensure we had gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. Everything was so fresh, delicious and beautifully arranged. They only thing I noticed was we had an abundance of spinach dip left. It was delicious, but I think we could've used more naan bread or we might have been fine with a smaller portion. All the other plates were empty by the end of the night. Nicole also included some really special on theme cheeses on our boards knowing that we had The Taco Truck of Clinton for dinner. We couldn't have asked for a better, more mouthwatering and beautiful spread for our wedding. Highly recommend!

This is an interesting spot in downtown Dundee. Located on the fringe of the business district in…read morewhat appears to have been a residential property built several decades ago, it could be easy to overlook. But it is done very nicely inside with a very inviting ambiance and it has an attractive appeal. I am giving this place the benefit of the doubt with four stars because it is a bit of a mixed review. Our experience was mostly positive, however. As mentioned, the decor is quite lovely. It exudes the country style ambiance and I like the way their front counter is set up to present a country store look. But it seems to be a country store and deli in one. I think they could do a good job of this except they really don't quite have the space to pull it off as well as they could. It's a bit cramped and the seating space is very, very limited with perhaps enough room for six or eight patrons. We were fortunate no one else was there when we visited such that we were able to sit at one of the tables to have our lunch. To be fair, they may be targeting take-away patrons more than eat-in customers. Another aspect of the mixed reviews was the food. First, I have to say I loved the creative names they presented for their daily fare in honor of Christmas, using the Home Alone movie as a basis. For example, I had the Look-What-You-Did-You-Little-Jerk Chicken Sandwich. The menu was rather limited in number of offerings, but there were enough. The soups were quite tempting with Stuffed Pepper and Baked Potato available. Both were excellent. My wife made a lunch just from the Stuffed Pepper soup. The Jerk Chicken, however, did not have much jerk to it. It might have been better named Exemplar or Paragon Chicken, because it was not at all Jerky. In fact, it was rather plain and dry. I saved half and used a mayo/mustard combo as a dip when I ate my leftover...and it was much better. I will say that the portion was very good, however. It was more than I needed to eat in one sitting. The prices also took me a little aback. For two cups of soup, one wrap with chips, a coffee, a latte, a cookie and a gift container of five macarons, our total bill was $43.00. Take away the macarons, which were not part of lunch, and it was still $27. But given that my wife's lunch was a cup of soup, a latte and half a cookie, $13.50 per person is a little steep. Maybe it's just that everything is getting over-the-top expensive everywhere, but this just struck me as a bit much. Overall, it was a very pleasant little shop with good presentation, good coffee, tasty soup and nice sweets. The wrap needed a little something extra but otherwise, it was pretty good. I'd like to give it another try sometime.

We are believers of second chance, so we came back here, and half of the block was without power…read moredue to an incident at Jerry's Market where a power line fell and struck a delivery truck, don't know the full details this was based on what the locals had shared while we were in line. Had the Lemmon Shandy danish and it was delicious yum yum yum! Highly recommend it. Also the pull over and the cheddar pretzels. One day I'll have another GIANT PRETZEL. Coffee was just ok, they do not have any other sweetens other than table sugar, so if you are like me bring your own. Pleasant visit, but also the chairs were not that big so comfort is not there so make it a short visit or pick up and take home. Both owners were pleasant funny and talked to us for a bit regarding the loss of power around town. Good visit.

Amazing!!! I missed out on pumpernickel thursday so i came on rye bread friday. I wanted to eat…read morethe whole loaf. Crunchy (but not too hard) crust and soft (not doughy) center. Absolutely loved it!! I will be there thursday to get my pumpernickel! I also got a jalapeño cheese danish and a pretzel. Everything was so good. Service was fast and friendly at the counter. Good local positive vibe.

Popped in here on my way back home to pick up some goodies!…read more The lobster tail filling was tasty, but the real standout were the macarons for me. The strawberry ones to be specific! I wish I had bought a whole box of them! There were a lot of items to choose from and I'll have to come back in the future to try their fruit tarts which I was eyeing.

Luca always has delicious pastries and cakes. Definitely a go to spot for sweets in town.read more

Amazing bakery. Donuts are amazing. But, their paczki are out of this world…read more I'm just glad they're only available once a year, I'd gain so much weight off they were available all the time.

BEST donuts around! The service is ALWAYS really good. Trying to stay away from donuts, but it's…read morehard when they are this good!!

I would like to share the good news regarding my sugar donuts, it's been 3 weeks in a row and I e…read morebeen able to find my sugar donuts! Yay! Hopefully I continue to have good luck. I've found My second choice now, instead of walking away bc they didn't have any sugar donuts left, I've found a really good blueberry muffin!

My home away from home! Best donuts anywhere! A destination place on your bucket list for sure.read more

It's always a pleasure to stop at Benny's and pick up a dozen of the most delicious donuts in the…read moreland. I've been visiting Benny's for the last 40 years and have always enjoyed their chocolate Long Johns. They also make the most delicious seasonal cookies you can imagine. Professionally decorated, eye-catching, they really set the tone for the holidays and put a smile on whoever picks one up to consume it. I just picked up some pumpkin looking cookies this morning for the office staff. And everyone is enjoying them. Can't recommend Benny's enough. as they are open very early when you are starting your day. They also employ some of the sweetest young high schoolers you'll ever meet, which says a lot about the establishment.

Benny's soft pretzels never disappoint. Every year, a friend hosts an Oktoberfest at home on the…read morewest side of the state. So every year, I call in advance to order 3-4 dozen soft pretzels for pick up. Benny's always has my order ready, are super friendly and the soft pretzels are amazing! They do sell cute decorated sugar cookies (M cookies, fall leaves, etc) as well as doughnuts, fritters, etc. But the soft pretzels are seriously the star here!

Monica's is my jam! The best spot in Monroe for authentic doughnuts. They have two cute locations,…read moreone in Monroe & one in Frenchtown. They also serve up freshly baked goods; hoho (and other variety) cupcakes, breads, cookies, Rice Krispie treats, and so much more! The service is always friendly & speedy - always very helpful and patient. Be sure to give Monica's a try- you will love it!

They keep selling me stale, very hard old donuts. It's been more than one occasion which has led me…read moreto believe this is an ownership and quality control issue. Not good when the local bakery is okay selling old food to their community

Stopped by Mitten Cafe and had a really good experience. The staff was very helpful in recommending…read morea coffee without pushing all the fancy flavors, creams, or foam drinks. I'm more of an old-school black coffee person, and the 12 oz Hyperion coffee was perfect. Fresh, hot, and ready within minutes. The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming, with a nice crowd and relaxing scenery. Overall, it was a great place to sit back and enjoy a simple quality coffee. Looking forward to visiting again.

I love the Mitten Cafe! Ive never gotten anything that we did not care for. When my family comes to…read morestay from out of town, they enjoy their morning walks to the mitten for breakfast. No complaints here! Also, the atmosphere here is adorable! I love the tribute to the "mitten state". The decoration show pure Michigan pride.