Couldn't wait to try this place. Went in to check it out, buy a sampling of baked goods and check out the dining area.
First the good news. Friendly, helpful staff. That's so important. And the place was clean and bright. Fairly busy too.
The sampling:
1. Cinnamon roll -- nice dough and filling. But it was packed upside down and all of the icing came off.
2 Pecan Roll -- for my wife. She thought it was stale and the dough tasted odd.
3. Brownie -- again, for my wife. She said it was dry.
4. Elephant ear -- huge size, which I liked. Unfortunately it was kind of stale tasting and wasn't crunchy at all.
5. Cake donut with chocolate icing -- first I need you to know I am an icing freak. Love the stuff. And the chocolate icing was pretty good. But even for me, there was way too much on the donut. Actually had to scrape some off! The donut dough itself was just OK.
6. Prices -- maybe a little higher than I expected. Maybe it's because of all the icing they over-apply or the excessive use of plastic clamshell packaging. They aren't cheap!
But I intend to give this place another shot. Any food service place can have an off day. So I'll try pastries again. And I do intend to try breakfast. The menu is small but I think that is a good thing. And the people there eating seemed to be enjoying the food.
Brother Tom's, you are so close to getting it right in an area that needs a place like yours. I hope you can turn some things around and excel.
I'll update my review after my next visit. Soon I hope.