Northside Bakery
“$3.02 is a very inconvenient price for a loaf of bread, but quite good value nonetheless.”
“The Boston Cream donut doesn't rank as high as the jelly donut, but nevertheless rocked.”
“I also love their bigos (another neighborhood fave), fried fish, cabbage rolls, salads and slaws, soups (slurping down some delicious beet borscht as I type) and other misc.”
Northside Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
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Great bread selection and delicious. The Polish jelly donuts are great, filled with rose jam…. Still dreaming about them.
Doughnut time! A co-worker of mine lives by this bakery and once a week he'd bring in a box of doughnuts. One thing true to my heart are doughnuts. I'll have to say these rank near the top.
We usually get a choice of jelly filled doughnuts. One rose petal falvored the other raspberry. The rose petal flavor is a acquired taste and maybe off putting to some. I found it flowery but it didn't turn my stomach. The raspberry filling are probably my favorite. Sweet and fruity and just the right amount. It's all about the dough as the doughnut is a nice crisp doughnut fried outside and soft chewy airy inside. Always can't get enough of these.
If in the area definitely pick up a doughnut.
Northside has the best potato latkes I've ever tasted that wasn't homemade and theirs are even better than many homemade versions…crispy on the outside, light on the inside, not overly salty and with enough onion to give it some sweetness. The cabbage salad I got on the side was also excellent, with a slight sweetness to the vinegar dressing. The hot food here is weighed by the pound, as customer explained to me after I oogled her latkes and asked her whether they were good. She was spot on about them being fantastic. You can order as many or as few latkes or cutlets as you want. Not being a carnivore, I didn't try any of the meat dishes.
Tip: The Poles(who aren't Jewish) don't call potato pancakes latkes. Just point or say potato pancakes!
I have only had the paczki there, but they were phenomenal. I love that Polish speaking people are lined out the door on Fat Thursday. I can't wait to try their other items. I'll be back. (Said in the style of Arnold.)
Pierogies? Yes!!!
Borscht? No 🙁
You can't have everything, but if you're willing to give it a try, start small and give this place a try!
Don't be intimidated if your Polish exactly up to par – they speak English, and are as friendly and sweet as pie! They have from a wide variety of breads to pastries to drinks you could probably only find in Poland. It is a small establishment, so be patient as you wait on line; it does go fast!
A pound of pierogies and a cabbage soup later, I only spent $8.80 and am pretty damn sure my boyfriend will get a bite or two if I let him.
Worth the visit if you're roaming around this area!
I'm a fan of their fresh baked white rye. Its sooo soft and good.
Went back again for another Monday late lunch. The cabbage roll ($2.50/ piece)was good, unexpectedly light but filling. I also tried a pork meatball, with I think mushroom on the inside, with a creamy dill sauce on it (pretty interesting), latke, and string beans (had some kind of meat/bread? crumble on it, not so into that flavor). The hot buffet ended up being $4.
It seemed like they sold out of a lot of the pastries this Monday, or maybe last Monday was slow?
Oh, and the cream of mushroom soup is there on Wednesdays.
This European bakery is using all natural and fresh ingredients. Their products range from cookies, to breads, to cakes and Napoleon.
I got three different items to try. First, I had a raisin and walnut roll. Don't let the size of this little roll fool you. It's hearty and packed with plump raisins, dried cranberries and walnuts. It's got a great crispness and crunch on the outside, and loaded with the natural sweetness of the fruit and nuts.
Then, my eyes went straight for this horseshoe looking pastry. I'd never seen one like it. Since there's nothing in the picture to scale the size, believe me when I say it's the size of my face (or your face, your friend's face, whoever). The pastry itself is layered with a light and flaky pastry dough, and what I would describe as a cross between a crisp croissant and a cookie. It has a slightly savory quality to it, but mixed with the large sugar crystals on top, you get a balanced combination. Then, seeping out of the middle is this perfectly sweet prune puree meets paste.
Lastly, they said that one of their most popular items was their jelly donut. Sold. This softball sized donut is pretty awesome. The dough is pillowy, light and soft and confected with powdered sugar. The amount of jelly on the inside isn't very liberally injected, but, it is unique and delicious. It's a bit tart from the berries, but then, out of nowhere, you have a hint of floral, potentially rosewater.