The Grand Bakery

Had AMAZING Gluten free chocolate dipped macaroons and gluten free almond cookies (long, like a finger). For such a tiny bakery, had way more gluten free options than many others I’ve been to in way larger cities.

A cool old school bakery. I liked the vibe of it. And kosher! The woman who works there is very detailed and process oriented

So far so good :) met Baker Bob and his son watching the Warriors game. Delicious macaroons and hamantaschen. Wooooo eat here they are awesome and their dog, Mr. Moochie couldn’t be more charming. Can’t wait to get my hands on one of those bagels.

Challah, challah, challah! Streudel, streudel, streudel! My favorites, down the street from my hair dresser. A bi-​weekly dilemma of what deliciousness wants to come home with me!

Best chocolate macaroons in the Bay Area and I have been to every good bakery! A piece of heaven… Soft chewy coconut that isn’t too sweet and the chocolate shell is caramelized and becomes one with the coconut! The most sensual dessert other than chocolate dipped strawberries. Try some with your sweetheart and fall in love all over again or at least fall in love with the macaroon!

Everything I’ve ever had here over the decades has been delicious, but I think the strudels are my favorite. Their pumpkin and other pies are really good too, when they have them. The crusts on pastries, borekas, etc are so flaky. And service is sweet and friendly.

I’ve given this bakery many many many many many tries over 20 years and I don’t like it. Cheese puff are too doughy. Cookies… on the stale side and I don’t like savory pastries. The service it hit & miss also.
I’m local and all for supporting local businesses but this place is just not for me.

#75
As always, Grand Bakery does not disappoint. I finished my lunch at a business next door and walked over to Grand Bakery to grab some goodies. Walking up, the manager was sitting outside and heard me talking to my friend and said, «Now, that’s a bonus, you speak Hebrew!» I guess he overheard our conversation, and he was welcoming.
We looked at delicious challah and tons of cookies. We decided on little star cookies. They were sugar cookies with sprinkles. Five for only $ 1. Wow! They were soft and pillowy. Sugary and yummy.
Stephani Smiles for Grand Bakery ;)

Kosher bakery over here people !
My wife and I were in this neighborhood and we use Unilocal to find this kosher bakery before we went to Friday night dinner at a friends house. We picked up an array of sweet treats, and none of them were disappointing. the cookies, rugalech, pastry, everything was superb, we were so pleased but chagrined that we did not get anything to take home for the weekend. Talk about oy gevalt. Oy well.

Unique place with great NY style bakery. Must visit if you want to keep kosher in the Bay area. Homentashen available all year long. Very friendly owner.

While strolling through Oakland, I usually drop by this great bakery. I loved their baked items especially their cookies. Their Challah is quite superb. The quality of their food is great.
I found the pricing of their food quite reasonable.
The owner is a very nice person and the shop attendants have always been helpful in completing my orders. I am usually in and out of their eatery in 3 minutes or less.
Side note: It is important to support local business like The Grand Bakery.

Wow! I did not expect to have a really delicious and uplifting coffee here but that’s exactly what I found. The pastries and bread are clearly amazing but I also suggest giving the coffee a try. No it’s not brewed by bearded hipsters over a tiny individual cup, but it’s inexpensive and delicious. Perfect with all the treats they have to offer.

We ordered a cake from Grand Bakery for a wedding. We went with a traditional chocolate cake, a 12 in on top of a 6 in. We were VERY pleased with the cake. It was delicious, and all our guests were really satisfied. There was a delicious layer of chocolate between the cake, and the frosting was good too.
We also ordered a 4 lb challah and some bagels for a brunch, and we were satisfied with all of them.
We’d go back to order all of the above for another wedding, though since that’s unlikely, we’ll just go back for other baked goods!

RUGELACH, RUGELACH, RUGELACH.
Having gone to Israel last summer and having had the most decadent Rugelach in the world at the Shuk, I needed to find some back home. This place has amazing Rugelach with an assortment of flavors including the standard chocolate, their Challah is also very good, they have the round traditional with Raisins and honey and the regular braided, both are wonderful. I also like the hats in Oakland A’s colors written in Hebrew. The only complaint I have is that the girl behind the counter had no idea how to pronounce «Rugelach», if you’re working at a Jewish/​Kosher Bakery you should have that down, it irks me when someone asks me what kind of «Arugula» I would like, Oy Vey! Other than that, the pastries are authentic, my Israeli mom loved the Hamantaschen, not so much my thing but she’s a tough critic. Toda Grand Bakery !!

I popped in for a quick, sweet treat after brunch at another near-​by location and was pleasantly satisfied with the selection. Being a Kosher establishment I didn’t have to worry or question what products went into the pastries and I could focus on what my sweet tooth was screaming for.
The friendly shop attendant carefully explained each available option before I made my choice.
I opted for a cherry turnover and a small cherry-​fill triangle shortbread cookie (the name of which escapes me now). A flakey pastry with sweet-​and-​tart cherry filling wrapped my tongue in sweet goodness. Before long it was done!
They do accept credit cards with a small 50-​cent fee, but come on – its worth the small fee for supporting this small business. I gladly paid it rather than having to hunt down an ATM and pay their ridiculous inter-​banking fees.
You can’t miss this spot as it’s located on the busy street. Parking can be a bit of a challenge as there is a bit of competition for the limited metered parking spots.
Next time you have a sweet tooth and you’re in the area, stop in a grab a treat!

I am working a lot around the bay area and eating only kosher so my first star is for the place being kosher the second two stars is because it was pretty much good in taste.
The only thing of keeping me putting another one or two stars is the way that place look like. It’s a very potential place that need’s to be cleaned up and reorganized and of course to do some construction work just to decorate and for people having a good feeling when they getting in.

So cool i found this place! I had been looking for good savory pastries and creamy cakes for a while and this is the place to go. :) They had delicious mushroom, spinach and other filled pastries made from layered dough. So exciting. I bought some and they tasted great.
Time to go back for more.

Came here after already having stopped for coffee and breakfast… so didn’t get to try a range of things. The black and white cookies are HUGE. They’re of a cake-​like texture with a hard chocolate icing and citrus hint to the cakey cookie. Delicious, but not what I was expecting.
Will have to be back for some challah and bagels. They have a number of savory goods here too, like latkes and spinach things that look almost like empanadas. Will have to be back to try more.

Strawberry or blueberry cheese puffs, samosas and a variety of baked goods.
Another place i haven’t visited in awhile since I’m not in the area. Tried the above items and thought the strawberry cheese puff was ‘ok’…nothing to wow about at $ 1.95. Also ordered the savory samosa with potatoes and vegetables which was different and would get again.
Will have to try again in the morning and not before it closes. Saw some interesting cookies in the case at thought ‘are these the infamous black and white cookies?’. Hmmm…

The Grand Bakery has an assortment of fresh-​looking, tempting baked cookies and pastries on display. compared with euro/​new american bakeries, pricing is attractive.
eats: apple turnover (1.75)
–traditional crust with nice filling. ok
feta, spinach croissant (2.75)
–tasted ok
crumbs:
–should have went with the black & white cookies (1)
–pastries just so so
–service very good
–items must be fresh since day old ones are ½ off.
3.5 stars