The Park Bake Shop
Route 112NY-25A
Kings Park, NY 11754
(631) 269-3825
https://www.facebook.com/ParkBakeShop/
Open: Monday-Saturday: 5:00am-7:00pm/Sunday: 5:00am-6:00pm
My Review on TripAdvisor:
I have been to many bakeries over the years and The Park Bake Shop in Kings Park, NY is one of the best. It really brings me back to my childhood bakeries in Somerset County going to Raritan and Gaston Avenue Bakeries as a kid. The selection is excellent and they have all sorts of treats for every sweet tooth.
I have been here many times because of a friend who lives close by who loves pastries and cookies and this is a store that I don’t mind visiting. It is close to her house and luckily two doors down from the Dragon House Chinese Restaurant (also reviewed on DiningonaShoeStringinNYC) so I am able to make one trip and while the food is cooking at the Chinese restaurant, I am able to make my selection here for dessert.
There is no limit to the bakery items they have in the cases and everything I have ever tried here is delicious. The bakery was recommended on TripAdvisor when I was looking for a place to pick up a small cake (see my reviews on TripAdvisor) and I was very lucky to come across this bakery.
The inside of Park Bake Shop
I have tried their version of the Cronut (half doughnut and half croissant dough) in glazed, glazed, jelly and in cream filled ($1.50-$2.00) which all have a nice chewy consistency and filled with either fresh vanilla cream or their homemade jellies. They also have a zepolli version that is new and the Boston Cream version looks great as well. The glazed version is excellent. Indulgent and loaded with sweet confectionery sugar glaze on top.
Their regular jelly doughnuts ($1.25) are soft and pillowy and loaded with a sweet current like jelly topped with both cinnamon and power.
Park Bake Shop doughnuts are delicious!
Their apple turnovers ($3.00) are always delicious. A puffed pastry baked until golden brown filled with a sweet combination of fresh apples and cinnamon. They are then loaded with a thick powered sugar glaze.
The blueberry and apple Danishes ($2.50) are made of a sweet dough that is loaded on top with fresh fruit and then topped with a thick powered sugar glaze. These are a nice combination of sweet and savory in taste and make a perfect dessert with coffee or tea.
Their small cakes and fruit tarts ($3.50-$4.00) are nice for just a small dessert to share. We have tried the cream filled cake with fruit topping, a mini-linzer fruit tart and large decorated cupcake for the Christmas holidays, elegantly decorated with designs made with icing and colorfully arranged.
I recently ordered a strawberry shortcake for a birthday cake for my friends 100th birthday and she really enjoyed that. The strawberries were so fresh and sweet and it was a light dessert for us after a big meal. They also put a little ‘Happy Birthday’ plastic sign on it for me.
I always leave my friend with a tray of their Italian butter cookies (trays can run from $12.00-$20.00) and during the holidays come in many festive containers. I know she and her aides really enjoy these (especially the aides). These rich butter cookies come in all shapes and sizes with sprinkles, glaze and chocolate toppings. These are beautifully decorated and packaged for the holidays.
The Park Bakery Shop also has Kosher items so please ask the staff to point them out. The baked goods are a combination of Italian, German and Kosher treats with more twists, rolls, cakes and pies to choose from. Since I plan on visiting my friend more often this year, there will be a lot to try along the way.
The service here is very personal and friendly and the ladies could not be more engaging and pleasant especially so close to the holidays when things really get busy. The Park Bakery Shop is a step back to a time when people really talked to one another and parents spent their Sunday mornings going to the bakery and picking up the paper. It still feels like the 70’s here!
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