JP Makes and Bakes

You know a neighborhood is on rise when the hip filipino bakery opens up! Lots of interesting takes on filipino flavors. Stuff triedCalamansi olive oil cake Ube cookiesChicken Longanisa sio paoSisig sionpaoEverything was pretty tasty. The calamansi and olive oil cake was one of my faves but the owner came out and gave us an assortment of sio pao on the house when he heard my mom wanted us to drive all the way from Clinton twp to try this place out! Definitely made us fans of this place on the spot! The space is pretty tiny so expect to likely take your eats to go!

This place is an excellent addition to the neighborhood! I wandered in on a Wednesday afternoon, and I was able to pop in and out without waiting more than 5 minutes. The service was friendly and helpful. The prices were reasonable and baked goods altogether very tasty.The only additional commentary I have, speaking as a Filipino-American, is that this is not a traditional Filipino bakery. They have some standard Filipino offerings like pan de sal, Spanish bread, and a few others, but I wouldn't call the flavors or textures traditional. The pan de sal, while a perfectly tasty piece of bread, didn't quite taste like what I was expecting- instead, it tasted closer to a Chinese dinner roll than its Filipino namesake. The Spanish bread's texture was also not quite right, though the filling felt more like it was in the right direction.I think this place is a fun, exciting bakery that I would classify more as Filipino fusion than traditional. But aside from that feedback, don't let it deter you because a lot of the bakery's offerings were very tasty. In particular, we enjoyed the Ube Knot and the Ube Brownie. We'll be back to try more of their baking adventures!

Great service and prices aren't too bad. You have to be there at least an hour after they opened or half-hour before they open because they get sold out of the most common Filipino pastries. The UBE brownies are to go for!!! The flavor of the UBE is actually there and what I liked most about this is not too sweet, not to mention...moist. They have blueberry bibingka which is another recommendation for you to try. Parking- There is street parking available, but you'll have to get there before they open if you wish to park near. If not, there is a parking lot around the corner that charges for $5 on Saturday AM, sorry I don't know the charges during weekdays. Sevice-Excellent service! The staff is friendly and attentive. Jonathan (JP) usually is around and he greets customers. You'll have to be patient if there is a line, but for the fourth time we there, averaged 15 minutes wait, but this is before the store opens. Cash or Card-They both accept cash or card.Specials-JP does specials but they vary on a day. I highly try what ever they have :-)

We went there on a Saturday morning and was thankful that the line wasn't too long, as what we were expecting. We got a variety of goodies from here. Such a cute Filipino fusion bakery! My favorites were the ube brownie, pan de everything and the calamansi olive oil cake. I also tried the iced ube matcha latte and the calamansi lemonade, it was good! But I would love if they had just an iced ube matcha on its own. The service was quick and so polite. Was very excited to come and try this place out and it didn't disappoint!

I was not expecting such deliciousness!When I walked in, I was greeted with a smile. It was my first time here, so all my questions were answered. There are more selections than I expected and everything was fresh baked and delicious. I walked in with a friend and we had a hard time not buying one of everything! We'll definitely be back! I wish they opened at 7:30 a.m. so that I could stop in before work! Parking is tough you may end up circling the block.

I visited JP Makes and Bakes at the recent Little Asian Bites Night Market and thought they deserved a separate review. I originally learned about JP from an article on Eater a couple of weeks ago and was pretty excited to learn that he was going to be at the night market. There aren't very many Filipino establishments in Metro Detroit and I was excited to finally have a bakery option!Everything at the booth looked so delectable, but we managed to pare things down to a couple of items:Cassava Cake ($5) - Coconut shreds are embedded in the cassava cake, which is then covered with a thin layer of caramelized custard/condensed milk. That top layer is sweet and rich. Overall the cake is chewy, kind of like a more spongy and granular mochi chew. (5/5)Ube Brownie ($3) - This brownie is more cakey/fluffy than fudgy. It's quite sweet with a rich, earthy ube flavor that comes through easily. When you open the package, the ube aroma hits you in the face. (4/5)Polvoron Pinipig ($5 for 4) - I've never had this pastry before. I found it to be very interesting and very delicious. The construction seems like toasted rice that's been pounded into powder, mixed with milk powder, flour, butter and salt, and formed into a cake. It reminds me of a Macau-style almond cookie, but with different ingredients. It tastes sweet, a bit salty, and a bit milky. The texture is dense with fine grains of rice/flour/powder, but it's able to crumble apart a bit. The well toasted rice flour embedded throughout adds a bit of crisp crunch. (5/5)I read that JP Makes and Bakes will be opening a retail bakery sometime this summer. I can't wait for it to open so I'm able to try more treats at regular intervals instead of having to wait for popups!Overall rating of the food this visit: 4.67/5

What a sensation! Prices were good, food was even better! Take your friends here and you'll be more popular. I will be coming back soon.

The food reminds of home. It was a good thing we came early as it was pack in the afternoon. Recommend the Ube brownies if Ube is your favorite.