Golden Bakery

Hands down, best chicken shawarma sandwich in Michigan. No contest. Also the zaatar pies are delicious as well. The place is super cheap, super fast service, a hidden gem in the heart of Dearborn.

Delicious meat pies, cheese pies, spinach pies, zaatar pies. One of their desserts I didn’t like, I don’t know the name but it’s in the shape of a ball, covered in a hard shell chocolate, the texture inside is kinda ick. You can see and taste some nuts. But it’s definitely not a dessert I would try to eat again. I bought two of them, I couldn’t even finish an entire one.
I’m thinking only way to consume it, seriously, is to throw it into the blender with a protein shake in hopes the other flavors stand waaaaay out and this dessert just stays unnoticeable.
Hence my ⁴⁄₅ star rating.
But customer service is fast, you better know what you want by the time you get up to the register, the line moves quickly.

Seems this place has gone under new management. Some of the reviews mention this in a negative way. I personally thought the old management needed to go a long time ago. They were famous for their dry, plain, blah attitudes. The new guys are doing alright in my opinion. As with any bakery I go to, I avoid all the items I display. Not sure how long they’ve been there. Too many people walking by them, sniffing around, breathing on the food. Nasty! Yet all bakeries do it. Still makes no sense how they can legally get away with it.
I always order items that require them to start fresh. Golden is a solid bakery. Dirt chip. Huge building. Great stop for a quick, cheap breakfast.

This place used to be good, but I’m not sure what happened. My guess is that managementorn owners have changed. They were slow, very unorganized and on top of that. food was just «eh». Thankfully there is another bakery right down the street.

I heard this place is under new management and so things are changing — looks cleaner, up to date and the quality is improving! Honestly it has the best shawarmas in town, and that’s saying a lot of Dearborn. This place is really a hidden gem, a hometown favorite, and a great cheap delicious place to eat breakfast and lunch.
I recommend all my friends and family come here, so yummmmmmm.

The place is so dirty. 95% of my food went to the trash I will never came back here. my stomach hurt when I think about the food.

Love this place! Had my sister bring me some bread all the way to New Orleans! The zaater is my favorite. Reminds me of winters in Detroit!

Baklava gross, cookies gross… spinach pie too tangy. I will never go again. There are far more places that taste waaaayyy better. Yuck!!!

Owners are getting too comfortable with their established clientele. You need to clean up the inside! The best manaeesh in Dearborn but the store is off-​putting because it is not being maintained.

Dear owners,
I’m going to give you some constructive criticism, instead of simply complaining and beating up on you.
You guys are trying to compete with Yasmeen bakery, but you’re way too close physically to them to be able to provide some real competition. They are already established and well-​known. Kind of an off-​putting thing is the interior of your bakery; it is somewhat sterile. It’s not as inviting as it could be. In the center of the bakery where you have that beautiful floor you have an empty space and shelves with products. The temperature inside is too low. It’s cold. I saw people inside wearing jackets while eating. Think about putting some tables and chairs in the center — similar to what Shatilla did. Try having some low-​volume ambient music playing in the background, perhaps some Arabic music to kind of make the environment feel more welcoming and warm. This will help on the days that you guys are really slow and people that walk in don’t just come into a cold, uninviting environment where all they can hear is the sound the refrigerators running.
Your pies were cold, and needed to be warmed up which was again was kind of off-​putting. That makes me think that the pies are not baked fresh regardless if the oven is running in the background or not; if the lady at the front has to ask me whether I want the pies warmed up I don’t really want the pies anymore.
Finally I didn’t quite care for the taste of the pies; perhaps it is because they were warmed up.

Low quality Lebanese bakery. You can find much better food at any other restaurants in Dearborn. While the food was cheap, the restaurant was a bit beat down and the bathrooms were dirty. The food was not the worst but for sure there are much better manaqeesh all over America and especially in Dearborn. We were told to go here by a friend who said they had good breakfast but we found that it was nothing special. For comparable price but higher quality drive down to New Yasmeen down the street or Al Mostafa Supermarket or Al-​Ameer.

One of the best beef shawarma in Dearborn. Excellent selection of fresh baked goods, and a whole row of cold drinks from yogurt to fruit juices. Love this place.

All white meat chicken shwarmas are fantastic. All of their little breads are great. Order a zaatar w/​cheese! It is quickly cooked in the oven to order and always is fresh.

Best cheese pie you will ever have!
Like all the other reviews have said, Golden Bakery has the best baked goods in Dearborn. Their cheese pies are the best I’ve ever had. The dough is tasty and complex. I think they add sugar or something sweet. The dough is thick, yet still has the nice char from a high temp cook. The cheese is rich and blends well with the pie.
However, many of the employees, especially the younger ones, are rude or inattentive. It can be hard to track down someone for service. A young female cashier tried to short change me on my last visit. While not all of the staff act the way, the bad apples have made me think about taking my business elsewhere on several occasions. For this they lose two-​stars (and trust me, I’m not normally that harsh).
What keeps me coming back? The best damn cheese pies you will ever eat.

Golden Bakery used to be one of the best around but they have slipped considerably. High prices, poor quality are the new motto. One thing they have also been known for is the less than friendly service.
It was the only place open and I had to feed the fam. $ 8 for a small styrofoam container filled with the most awful chicken shawarma I ever tasted. The hummus was old. The accompanying pickles looked like they had been recycled nine times. Do yourself a favor and keep driving by this place.

On our way from Toronto to Chicago, my wife and I decided to drive through Dearborn, Michigan since it was highly recommended to us by close friends.
We drive to this area and use our trusted Unilocal to pick a good shawarma stop. This bakery appeared on our list and it was highly spoken of by fellow Unilocalers. So let me say this, that I am reviewing this place all because of you Unilocalers out there who reviewed this place.
My wife and I walked in and were amazed at all the different pastries, sweets, and types of breads they had. We ended up buying their cheesbread/​manaeesh along with some spinach pies and meat pies. We didn’t stay and eat the shawarma but the everything we bought from this place was DELICIOUS! The breads and pies were absolutely amazing. On top of that, their prices are so so so amazing! I have never seen these low prices anywhere ever.
Their service is fast as well and with a smile. Great place and will definitely visit this place again.

Only giving three stars because of the owners’ dry faces. Close to my house, well as every bakery is. But I really enjoy coming for the chicken shawarma on French bread with extra garlic. Yumm.

Golden Bakery is the flagship bakery of east Dearborn, but they haven’t spent a cent in maintenance or upkeep in 30 years. The place is not just shoddy, it’s filthy. They have delicious products but they in no way inspire consumer confidence because of the condition of their shop.

I have always loved this place. My dad used to live in Dearborn and one of my favorite childhood memories is of him going out to GB on a Saturday morning, and bringing home a giant bag of cheese pies for the family for breakfast.
Now that I am all growed up, I swing by here or their Ford Road location semi-​frequently to get my cheese pie and shawarma fix. After reading some of the other reviews here, I may have to try the grape leaf wraps as well.
Thank you GB for finding a nice place for my to put my money.

Golden Bakery is different from Shatila and New Yasmeen. It is decidedly more bare-​bones, and the selection doesn’t quite match up. But, I was very happy with my experience. The parking is far less crazy than at the other bakeries, for one thing. But more importantly, the food is good. The cheese bread and the spinach pies are very tasty, and super inexpensive. And, for $ 3.50, you can get a very tasty grape leaf sandwich, custom made with all sorts of add-​ons. In the after-​school/​after-​work hours, there is a steady stream of people in and out, coming for a quick shawarma fix, and I understand why. I think I will add this place into my Dearborn sandwich rotation.