The Kosher Pastry Oven Restaurant

Stopped in to pick something up and thought to sit for a bit with a double espresso and what looked like a chocolate croissant. This was the most delish chocolate croissant I've ever had. I meant to eat half and wasn't planning on doing a review and here I am writing a review and no croissant to show for it because I ate it all! I'll have to worry about working off these calories later, but the yumminess was worth every single one!I've attached a picture of all of the croissants sitting there so don't think I bought all of these and... I'm getting outta here before I buy another for the road! The double espresso in the glass mug was very nice as well!

We ordered our wedding cake from KPO and were not disappointed. We were directed here by our caterer, Signature Catering, and all our friends agreed, this is the best. We ended up getting a three layered hazelnut cake with chocolate buttercream, and ganache frosting with lovely pink flowers. It was beautiful, and most importantly, it was delicious!!

I, like everyone else during COVID quarantines, have spent too much time at home binge watching TV. I've been re-watching classics such as The Office, How I Met Your Mother, and of course Seinfeld. It was during one of these marathon binge watching sessions, that I came across episode 77, entitled "The Dinner Party" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dinner_Party_(Seinfeld)) I won't go into all the details, but the central theme focuses on that most traditional of Jewish breads, the babka. Talk of how the chocolate babka is superior to the cinnamon version (which it is) made me recall the bakery on the block I grew up in Brooklyn which was run by a nice family from Poland. I always looked forward to getting pipping hot potato knishes, lemon pound cakes, but especially the chocolate babka.I thankfully found the Kosher Pastry Oven Restaurant both on Yelp and from a friend of mine who's been coming here for many years. Conceptually the babka is quite simple. It is essentially a braided bread with lots of butter, spices, and chocolate that is interwoven throughout the loaf. In fact, during the last season of the Great British Baking show, there was even a challenge where contestants had to master this pastry (https://london.eater.com/21515590/great-british-bake-off-2020-gbbo-catch-up-chocolate-week-episode-4). Yes, I also was binging on past episodes of the British Bake-off.The version at the Kosher Pastry Oven, while not quite "New York" style, is pretty good. The bread itself is super moist and it is evident that high quality chocolate is used throughout. Cut a slice and you can see the intricate weave of bread and chocolate which indicates the time and care that goes into each loaf. At $15, it's not the cheapest chocolate bread, but I stop by here 2-3 month to pick one up since I love enjoying it on the weekends with my coffee as a treat.TIP: While the bakery makes 3-5 loaves for Friday sale before Saturday Sabbat, I recommend calling on Wednesday or Thursday to special order one to ensure they'll have a chocolate babka available for sale.I've also had other items from the pastry case with my favorites being the heavenly pecan tart and lemon mouse cake. The fresh challah bread is also great for homemade French Toast and just snacking with some butter and marmalade. I've never had any of the savory items, but once COVID lockdowns have been lifted, I'll dine in to sample some of the wares.On most days, you're likely to find Shula Eloul and her son Ron running the front of the house operations, while husband Arie is the back tending to the kitchen. The Kosher Pastry Oven is just the type of local business that I'm happy to support and hopes will continue to thrive for years to come.

One word -- microaggression.I came here with my dad this morning to grab some breakfast while waiting for our MVA appt time. The employees here are RUDE. One older lady from behind the counter looked up, saw us and rolled her eyes at us on her way to the kitchen (we were the only Black people in the entire eatery). The other young girl at the register finished helping the couple in front of us and never once looked up at me to say "I'll be right with you" or "hello." She ignored me for the longest time while I just stood there waiting to make our order. After a few minutes she asked "yes, what can I get you?" I asked if we could get two bagels with cream cheese, she said they had none. This is my fault, we should've left after the eye roll. Never coming back here again, and I'll safely go out on a limb and advise people who look like me to patron at their own risk.

Delicious Bakery..... Every time I walk in to the bakery the cakes look so nice. I have ordered cakes for all kinds of events and they where all so delicious. The cakes are moist and well balanced. They are not overly sweet. all their pastries are good. the gluten free brownie is amazing.

I had the Nicoise Salad for lunch and I thought most of the salad was great with the exception of the albacore tuna. The tuna was so incredibly dry and chewy that my jaw hurt afterwards. They shouldn't serve tuna if it's going to be inedible. The best parts of the salad was the haricot vert which were crunchy and the seasoned potatoes.Pro tip: once you drive down the street you should veer to the left shopping center. If you go to the right you'll have to turn around, there's not cut through.

This freakin' apricot hamantaschen is my everything. So soft So buttery Flaky Sweet Fresh Apricot Filling Throughout it's entirety Perfectly formed I could eat this b like a Pringle. Trying to savor thisand make it last is difficult

Although the bakery part of this shop was great, friendly and food was fabulous the next door deli really made me feel badly ripped off. Being that it was the beginning of the new year I did not want to make a scene but as I drove home I realized how ripped off and bad I felt. I ordered 2 large containers of tuna fish to take home and was given 2 small containers, about 4 ozs each and was charged 12$ . When at home my husband complained about how dry it was.I did not dare tell him how much I paid. I will continue to shop at the bakery but will never return to the deli.shame on them especially on Rosh Hashanah.

At the first of this year I made a resolution to be more adventuresome and try some of many Wheaton restaurants that I hadn't already. And then came March and restaurants had to close and their businesses suffered. We decided to support our favorites and our quest to explore new options would have to wait. On our list of old favorites was carry-out lunch from The Kosher Bakery. I love the salad nicoise. I can make one myself but there is something about theirs that I really enjoy. Maybe their dressing? Anyway, one salad is plenty for two of us for lunch. They have sandwiches and entrees also, but we always like the salad. Rich picked it up and said the pastry case was not fully stocked, but that's not surprising under the current circumstances.

Best raspberry sufganiot ever! Don't worry if there's a long line-- the wait goes quickly and the strangers are all friendly.