Katherine's French Bakery and Cafe

★★★★☆ 3.6 (212) • $$

"What a great day to sit in the patio at Katherine's. If there wasn't so much noise that's coming from University, this would be a perfect spot to feel like dining in a cafe in Paris. The background music at the right volume soothed me.I met up with a friend of mine at this place for a brunch at 10:30am on a Saturday. From the past experience, I knew it might be hard to grab a table during the peak time in the morning especially on a Saturday. I needn't worry; there were a good number of tables available inside and outside.This place has everything: from benedicts to crepes to quiches to French toasts to fruit cups to salads, I mean you name it. Out of so many items on the menu, my friend and I went with crepes.I went with Boulder (crepe). It's got sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, spinach, haystack goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes. I asked for an addition of one-egg scrambled. My friend went with Breakfast (crepe) (bacon, egg and cheese) with avocado addition. Just so you know, they have both savory and sweet crepes.My crepe was amazingly good; A little tanginess that comes from the sun-dried tomatoes did the magic by adding a great flavor to the entire dish. And both hers and mine crepes were a good size (we couldn't finish it so we asked for boxes.)Now, this place got busy after 11:30am. It took such a long time before our waitress got us the boxes and the bill (because she was busting her bottom.) We were very understanding of it; it appeared a little short-staffed and fortunately, we had time.We, of course, stopped by at the display of cakes and pastries to look at before walking away from the restaurant. Everything looked amazing but I went with the lemon tart. My friend got her a chocolate croissant. There was a huge display of Eiffel Tower built with Lego pieces (which had a sign that said "Do not touch"); I took a picture of it. Cookies that are shaped like Eiffel Tower were very cute."

The Makery Cake Company

★★★★☆ 4 (96) • $$

"I ordered a custom cake for my son's first birthday. It came with a complimentary smash cake. He liked it very much. (We liked our cake too)"

Bird Bakery

★★★★☆ 3.9 (95)

"The food here is really good! I had an avocado breakfast sandwich that was excellent, with a cappuccino that was also very good! The restraint is very cozy, but the chairs are super uncomfortable and need to be replaced ASAP! It's a new restaurant, so I've ran into some issues where an employee tells me these things already come in my breakfast sandwich, but they don't, so I have to send it back so they can add it... I'm just going to ask them to humor me and put it on there for the kitchen anyway hahaThis place is also great when Pancake House is packed or is "missing" your reservation haha..."

Little London Cake Shoppe

★★★★☆ 3.5 (70) • $$$

"I was so happy that Little London could make a cake for my son's 1st birthday which falls during that awkward time between Christmas and New Years Day when a lot of small businesses seem to be closed. We ordered a month in advance, sent a photo, followed up with an email about a week before the event out of paranoia. The cake was ready on time and looked exactly like the photo. It was bright and vibrant and perfect for a kid birthday. I have no concept of cake pricing but I'm sure this took a bit of work--plus it was heavy and huge. So to me, the price was very expensive but justified. People raves over the impressive look of the cake and also the flavor. Everyone wanted the strawberry cake layer. I don't imagine a need for a big scale custom cake like this again but I wouldn't hesitate to use and recommend them even for smaller projects."

The Cake Company

★★★★☆ 4.3 (39)

"Best cupcakes I've had. They're light, not too sweet and delicious. Customer service is top notch. I'll be returning for a sweet treat or celebration."