European Bakery LLC

I can’ t remember the last time I had a chocolate éclair. But I assure you, had it been from this Polish bakery I would have. I had heard from an elderly Belgian friend of mine that this place is legit (ok, that was not his term) and several months later I made it here. I think this was the best éclair that I’ve ever had. It was drenched in good chocolate, and filled to utter capacity with a perfect custard. The pastry was light and crisp and held everything together (but just barely) I regret not buying one of the incredible looking and huge loaves of rye bread. I vow to return to do just that, and will post a photo of same. There are many imported shelf stable items here, and only a few desserts. After today’s visit I can see that breads are the star attraction. A small lot next to the business makes it convenient to run in and out. If I keep thing about that pastry, I will be doing that very soon. 4 Unilocal for now until I experience the rye.

Stopped in here tonight after dinner with a friend, intrigued on our drive over. We were a bit out of our comfort zone since everyone here spoke Polish. We picked out a nice looking pastry to share for dessert after looking around. Some other clients cut us, whereas when we made our purchase at the counter, the woman helping us was not very friendly. I gave her a bill, and she not-​so-​politely asked for four cents to save her the trouble of making change. Usually I can tolerate poor service. However, the pastry itself was expensive and was not impressive. In fact, it was bland and not fresh. My friend and I picked it apart, ate the custard, and left the cake.
Seemed to have a very wide selection of Polish products and delicacies, but good luck if you don’t speak Polish. Stay especially far from the Napoleon-​like pastries.

This place is between Rt1 and 206, and since we live in the Philly area and go to various places in central NJ… same old story passed by for years, now we give it a shot.
I went in looking for a great European rye bread, and it’s not evident, but yeah, they got that, and it was one of the best I have ever had — lovely seeds in the crust and a kind of soft whitish inside rather then the harder texture and the brownish insides I am used to — different and with a very flavorful crust it is wonderful.
I also bought 3 croissants, although they are in a bin under the Polish name — Google translate gives the name as zwiększenie… they were as good as anything I have had in the USA, perhaps even as good as this place —

but bereft of the wonderful selection of other stuff Artisan has.
European does not have loads of lovely pastry — but they do have some along with deli meats, and a good sized selection of Polish products.
They seem very orientated to the Polish clientele — I was addressed in what I assume was Polish after waiting my turn, but the young women at the counter all seem to speak English just fine — they even take Visa!

This is a very Polish deli and bakery with a small grocery carrying lots of canned items, candy, and some refrigerated items. The deli had a constant line of 3 – 4 people this Saturday morning. The two pastries I picked up were excellent – definitely comparable to things I’ve eaten in France. The pastry selection seemed pretty small for a place selling itself as a bakery, so don’t go here expecting a wall of choices.