Came here to buy their well known jelly donuts during Chanukah. Bought a dozen, they gifted 2 free donuts. Bought 4 jelly, 4 custard, and 4 caramels.
Out of the 3 types, I thought their jelly ones were the best. I like the flour and oil they used to fry the donuts. I thought that the oil used tasted light and the dough was a little airy, not dense at all.
The custard & caramel had a little hint of bitterness to the custard & caramel. It's probably due to the materials they used to make the custard. In any case, I didn't think it was that appealing. If I had to pick between the two, I would prefer the caramel because it's mildly sweeter than the custard.
I have not tried other donuts from other places, but once I do, I can more accuarately rate this place. Until then, 4 stars for this place.
Service was friendly. I asked the sales person if the knew what the donuts were called and they just said donuts. I later found online that they are called Sufganiot. I felt that they should have known, oh wells.
I would recommend the deep fried jelly donut, not the other flavors.
For a box of 12, it cost $19.80. Fairly expensive I would say for donuts.
This is one of my preferred bakeries in Brooklyn. The baked goods are delicious, especially the halvah cheesecake, which is available by the slice, much to the downfall of my diet plans. The store is clean and well kept, the fruit tarts look like something out of a magazine, and the selection of pastries, rugelech, challahs, and other breads is inviting. The bakery is kosher beyond reproach; flour is specially sifted with a special rabbinically-sanctioned Bnei Brak sifter to ensure there are no maggots, weevils, gnats, or other pantry bugs in the flour, and the bakery is pas yisroel and yoshon. There is a tantalizing array of pies that would be a showstopper at any shabbos table you may find yourself invited to. A few years ago, I bought this decadent-looking parve chocolate caramel pie that was a hit at a shabbos meal I went to on the Upper West Side. It was very rich and sweet, without being overly sweet and cloying. The counter girls are from Hungary or Poland, and their English and customer service skills leave much to be desired, but they're trying, I suppose. The store itself is beautiful, like a Madison Avenue patisserie, or elegant Martha Stewart-style bakery in Connecticut. Try the Chezkel Bread, a comical offering. You see, Yechezkel, or Chezkel, for short, is the Hebrew name for Ezekiel, the prophet who dreamed up a nutritious, multigrain, and fiber-rich bread recipe in the bible that inspired the famous Ezekiel Bread many people love. Ezekiel bread is frozen, though, and not pas yisroel, but here, the Chezkel Bread is ten times better, because it's freshly made, with a wicked crust, and nice crumb.
For my husband's 40th surprise birthday party, I struggled on what cake to get him. See, he's severely lactose intolerant and a lot of vegan and non-dairy baked goods just taste kind of disgusting to him. He does like fruit pies, but come on… that's a pie and not birthdayish. Now you see my dilemma.
As luck would have it, we were in town (before moving back here) and I showed my husband around Boro Park. He went into Weiss Bakery and ordered a couple of shooter desserts preparing to be disappointed. No. He loved it. So much so that when we passed by there again to return to the subway, he picked up a couple more. This gave me hope that he would enjoy a birthday cake from there.
In planning the surprise party, I trekked over here specifically to buy the cake. I ended up buying a small chocolate/vanilla cake ($20) that when cut into smallish pieces was enough to feed a crowd of almost 20. I was a little nervous about what others would think since everyone loves a good dairy cake. Oh, did I forget to mention that I didn't tell anyone it was dairy-free (pareve) until after they ate it? Not only did everyone really enjoy and love the cake but there were exclamations of surprise from everyone that there was not a single drop of dairy in the cake. No one could tell the difference.
And the birthday boy? He didn't say anything about whether he liked it or not so I thought maybe he was disappointed. When I turned to ask him later in the evening, he said, "oh, I had four slices." He liked it. He really liked it!
Bottom line? Whether you're kosher and need a pareve cake for your non-dairy event or just severely lactose intolerant, you will be able to find a cake at Weiss that will please everyone. Seriously, there wasn't a person who did not like the cake and we have a bunch of foodie friends.
Came here to buy their well known jelly donuts during Chanukah. Bought a dozen, they gifted 2 free donuts. Bought 4 jelly, 4 custard, and 4 caramels.
Out of the 3 types, I thought their jelly ones were the best. I like the flour and oil they used to fry the donuts. I thought that the oil used tasted light and the dough was a little airy, not dense at all.
The custard & caramel had a little hint of bitterness to the custard & caramel. It's probably due to the materials they used to make the custard. In any case, I didn't think it was that appealing. If I had to pick between the two, I would prefer the caramel because it's mildly sweeter than the custard.
I have not tried other donuts from other places, but once I do, I can more accuarately rate this place. Until then, 4 stars for this place.
Service was friendly. I asked the sales person if the knew what the donuts were called and they just said donuts. I later found online that they are called Sufganiot. I felt that they should have known, oh wells.
I would recommend the deep fried jelly donut, not the other flavors.
For a box of 12, it cost $19.80. Fairly expensive I would say for donuts.
This is one of my preferred bakeries in Brooklyn. The baked goods are delicious, especially the halvah cheesecake, which is available by the slice, much to the downfall of my diet plans. The store is clean and well kept, the fruit tarts look like something out of a magazine, and the selection of pastries, rugelech, challahs, and other breads is inviting. The bakery is kosher beyond reproach; flour is specially sifted with a special rabbinically-sanctioned Bnei Brak sifter to ensure there are no maggots, weevils, gnats, or other pantry bugs in the flour, and the bakery is pas yisroel and yoshon. There is a tantalizing array of pies that would be a showstopper at any shabbos table you may find yourself invited to. A few years ago, I bought this decadent-looking parve chocolate caramel pie that was a hit at a shabbos meal I went to on the Upper West Side. It was very rich and sweet, without being overly sweet and cloying. The counter girls are from Hungary or Poland, and their English and customer service skills leave much to be desired, but they're trying, I suppose. The store itself is beautiful, like a Madison Avenue patisserie, or elegant Martha Stewart-style bakery in Connecticut. Try the Chezkel Bread, a comical offering. You see, Yechezkel, or Chezkel, for short, is the Hebrew name for Ezekiel, the prophet who dreamed up a nutritious, multigrain, and fiber-rich bread recipe in the bible that inspired the famous Ezekiel Bread many people love. Ezekiel bread is frozen, though, and not pas yisroel, but here, the Chezkel Bread is ten times better, because it's freshly made, with a wicked crust, and nice crumb.
For my husband's 40th surprise birthday party, I struggled on what cake to get him. See, he's severely lactose intolerant and a lot of vegan and non-dairy baked goods just taste kind of disgusting to him. He does like fruit pies, but come on… that's a pie and not birthdayish. Now you see my dilemma.
As luck would have it, we were in town (before moving back here) and I showed my husband around Boro Park. He went into Weiss Bakery and ordered a couple of shooter desserts preparing to be disappointed. No. He loved it. So much so that when we passed by there again to return to the subway, he picked up a couple more. This gave me hope that he would enjoy a birthday cake from there.
In planning the surprise party, I trekked over here specifically to buy the cake. I ended up buying a small chocolate/vanilla cake ($20) that when cut into smallish pieces was enough to feed a crowd of almost 20. I was a little nervous about what others would think since everyone loves a good dairy cake. Oh, did I forget to mention that I didn't tell anyone it was dairy-free (pareve) until after they ate it? Not only did everyone really enjoy and love the cake but there were exclamations of surprise from everyone that there was not a single drop of dairy in the cake. No one could tell the difference.
And the birthday boy? He didn't say anything about whether he liked it or not so I thought maybe he was disappointed. When I turned to ask him later in the evening, he said, "oh, I had four slices." He liked it. He really liked it!
Bottom line? Whether you're kosher and need a pareve cake for your non-dairy event or just severely lactose intolerant, you will be able to find a cake at Weiss that will please everyone. Seriously, there wasn't a person who did not like the cake and we have a bunch of foodie friends.