National Bakery and Deli

wide selection of cookies, donuts & breads, great deli sandwiches & friendly service. dog treats too!

Rainbow Jimmy Persian: Although I know I've had National Bakery in the past, I'm almost positive it's been over a decade since my last tasting. National Bakery was founded in MKE back in 1925 in the center of an old Polish neighborhood. Supposedly, its owner Louis Wisniewski named it National Bakery & Deli because he interpreted National in his native Polish language to signify for the people. Today I have a Pershing, which is a doughnut that is similar to a cinnamon roll, but is made with doughnut batter. The cinnamon flavor is subtle, but I could see the cinnamon granules in the dough after taking a few bites. I found the dough to have a nice thick and chewy texture, while the rainbow jimmies and vanilla frosting added some sweetness. Due to the thickness of the doughnut the ratio of icing to dough is a little off for my preference. With the pershing being so thick, I think adding a glazing to the dough would have improved it greatly. To be clear, this is much better than the abominations Dunkin calls doughnuts, but it's not good enough to make me want another either. It falls just shy of my "Doughboy approved" rating and is going to get a "Just Okay" (though I would consider trying some additional items from National Bakery). My top doughnut shops:1. Cranky Al's (MKE)2.Hurts Donut Co. (various locations in different states)3. Krispy Kreme (various locations in different states)4. Donut Bar (California & Arizona locations)Doughboy_Food_Reviews

The quintessential bakery in Milwaukee! Everything is outstanding! Service is great. Much to chagrin if our doctors, my wife and I go to National Bakery just about every week. Highly recommend

I am at a loss of words at how beautiful this cake turned out AND how delicious it was!!! We ordered this cake for my daughter's sweet 16 birthday party. It took us a bit to connect with the one employee who does tiered cakes but it was so worth that extra effort, she did a phenomenal job on it. All of the flowers were make out of icing either buttercream or fondant the top tier was a marble cake the bottom chocolate nothing fancy like fillings but honest it didn't need it. It was ready on time and just made the party perfect!I highly recommend you not only stop in for a great donut but order your birthday, wedding, graduation cake from here just go in early because they get busy around this time of the year!

We went here to try their ham and rolls and were not disappointed! We were able to choose sliced or shaved ham and also the kind of rolls we wanted. We also bought some of the bakery items, which I'm assuming were good, because they were eaten before I got my hands on any. An excuse to go back!In addition to the fresh bakery items, there is a frozen food case with turnovers and the like to bake at your leisure.The service was friendly and the ladies behind the counter were very patient. We were alerted to all the specials going on, but were not pressured to buy anything.They are easy to find on Broad street in downtown Greendale, right next to the Greendale library.128/2015

In honor of #MardiGras #FatTuesday & #Polish #PaczkiDay... We got a VIP impromptu tour of National Bakery & Deli by their super kind & generous owner, Jeff Callen. Like a well-oiled machine, this place knocks out 1000's of donuts for good reason; They are very talented & well organized! Everything they make is jaw dropping & tastes phenomenal! Make sure you get there wayy early for your #KingCake & #Paczki, cuz they are bound to sellout! #KidFriendly #FamilyFun #ChefApproved

I was the biggest fan of National Bakery and stopped when I wanted to treat myself, but in the last few months I've noticed a change. It has to do with the oil I think. Either they changed the brand or aren't changing the oil often enough. Last week I bought a cherry nest and a French pastry. They tasted pretty much the same which is really strange.A friend and I stopped in this morning and got cherry nests. The bakery tasted of oil again, which covers all but the cherries.I'm disappointed because I so loved them and sent so many people to them. I hope it gets better.

I stopped here for the first time to pick up a birthday cake. I have nothing but good things to say about this business. The cake they designed and created was amazing. They were given some design ideas and ran with them. The cake was ready on time, which is always a plus. The staff here was nothing but friendly and kind. This bakery will be on the top of my list the next time I have a need for a cake. Also offered at this location is donuts, pastries and of course hot ham and rolls. If the rating system went to six stars National Bakery would be worthy of that sixth star.The location is in a strip mall in the downtown village area. The parking lot fills up quickly with all of the other restaurants and shops in the area.

Overpriced cakes, can't do kids themes will just give you plain cake. Tastes the same as cheap pick n save cake. Even costco does a filling in their sheet cake for half the price.

I bought a Jimmy cake earlier this month and bought one yesterday. It was really dry and not worth the 19 bucks. I've had several of them and this was the worst I ever bought.