Karen's Bakery

This place is great. Can be busy, but excellent pastries, pie and coffee. A great lunch after a walk or ride on the nearby trail. Very casual layout, friendly service. Will be back when nearby.

Friendly staff, nice indoor/outdoor seating, food was just ok. It says something when the bowl of fruit was more exciting than the entrees.

Stopped by on a Saturday around 11am and this place was slammed — line going out the door kind of busy. (TIP: Figure out what you want to order and then send someone from your group to go snag a table while waiting in line.)

The Broccoli & White Cheddar Quiche had a strange crust — chewy rather than flaky. It needed a hit of salt and pepper to give it some flavor. Would not order again.

The Grilled Chorizo Breakfast Burrito reads beautifully on the menu but eating it was a different experience. For about 3/4 of the burrito everything had the same soft, almost minced texture until you come across some nice chunky potatoes. Sliced grilled chorizo sausage might solve the texture issue. It was filling but could also use some seasoning to give it more layers of flavor - fresh chopped parsley or cilantro would help. At $17.50 it did not hold up.

With how popular they were and the high ratings we may have just picked the wrong items on the menu? Next time we will try some of their other options.

I heard lots of praises for Karen’s bakery so I was very curious and decided to try it on Friday noon. There was a short line but it moved very slowly. The dining room was packed so I decided to grab some desserts to go. The girl on the cashier had her mind somewhere else as she had to asked me 3x for my order of 2 desserts (maybe she was new?).

- chocolate croissant: the croissant was ok. It was flaky but a bit dry. The chocolate was only few pieces. Not the bakery croissant that I hoped.
- mixed berry pie: the pie was good but the slice was so small for the price. The crumble on top was sweet enough to counter the sourness of the berry (good combo).

Overall, it was a solid 3.5 stars for the desserts, price & service. I’d love to try again by dining in and hopefully I get better experience.

First, the food was AWESOME! I loved the puffed pastry tomato dish. The potato wedges were delicious as well.

The crowd management was poor and finding seating for myself felt like the hunger games.

I also really dislike restaurants where I have to get my own water/napkins/silverware. Especially when I’m nervous about standing up and someone snagging my table.