Fattal’s Syrian Bakery
“Another great thing is that unlike all the other eatery's on the street this has their own private lot with ample parking.”
“The spinach pies may possibly have crack in them, and I don't care a bit.”
“I have several pieces of beautiful jewelry and have also had some pieces fixed here.”
Fattal’s Syrian Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Fattal's description of itself as a bakery is a bit incomplete since while the main store did have some traditional middle eastern sweets in a bakery counter, together with a selection of nougat by the pound and some stuffed grape leaves that were on the decidedly dry side, they also had fresh meats, a small freezer section and a couple of aisles of dry goods. In the rear there is a separate vendor (with his own cash register) selling savories, including spinach pies, meat pies and hummus to go or stay (there are several tables); it isn't the most extensive selection, but as with the rest of the store we found the staff friendly. We didn't have opportunity to deal with the vendor who runs a jewelry counter (in a bakery?) in the middle of the store! However, in busy downtown Patterson we appreciated that they not only had a small parking lot, but also had a gentleman there to direct traffic. Some other middle eastern groceries have more diverse products–particularly fresh baked goods, and the only real bargain we encountered were the olives by the pound, but if in the neighborhood we'll stop back.
Gold and Halal meat.
If you ever wanted to complete all your shopping in one place – Fattal's would be the place. Where else would you find a jewelry shop, meat shop, bakery, grocery store, general store, restaurant, and pastry shop all rolled into one? Upon walking into the bakery (how on earth did they choose to call themselves a bakery, of all the many options available to them?) I was amused to see women buying earrings while kids and couples were eating Lahmajeen and Shawarma. The store had all kinds of packaged goods originating or popular in the Middle East: from pita bread to olive oil, spices to hookahs…
I stopped by the pastry section and got some Baklava, Beloria, Harissa and some Ghraybeh cookies. The Harissa (Semolina and Honey cake) was dry, as was the Beloria (stringy dough crust filled with Pistachio). The Baklava only interested me from the point of construction as apparently a Syrian baklava is tilted more towards the nutty side as opposed to syrup or dough. So, visualizing a piece of baklava split up into 8 equal sections, the version at Fattal's would only have two-eighths dedicated to the pastry dough and the remaining six-eighths to nuts. A nearby Turkish version would instead reverse the ratio and have less than two-eighths for nuts, while a nearby Palestinian one would fall in-between but have less layers of dough than the Turkish version.
My rating only reflects an evaluation of their pastry and cookies section, for to me life is more interesting than the math problems in high school that intended to develop the skill of figuring out the volume of substance needed to fill a container with defined dimensions. Clearly they have a lot to offer their many loyal customers, given the volume of cars that occupy their dedicated parking lot.
So not only is this place a bakery, but its a mini-supermarket, mini jewelry shop, meat store, and my favorite component: an eaterie!
A very popular one actually. We were there Saturday for a brief pick-me-up lunch and we ordered basic chicken shawerma and spinach and cheese patty..the shawerma with some added spices was incredible!
Their falafel is fresh, their tabouli is constantly being moved off the shelf to be served on to-go platters and for eat-ins…
Their lamb gyro is great too because it didnt have all that crazy fat that some NY places have it, it was fresh lamb and it was tasty (and I am not a huge fan of lamb) but this was great!