Visited a friend's soft opening for his Korean-fusion bakery opening up on 1360 W Belmont Ave sometime in October. He was at farmers markets for a long time and its exciting that he has a permanent space. Reviews are obviously slightly biased but I know this community loves asian-fusion bakeries like Del Sur and Sweet Moon, so wanted to share my personal opinions on dishes I tried.
- French Onion Croissant (not pictured): Great caramelized onion flavor, very savory and seems like such an obvious combination of ingredients.
- Dill Pickle Focaccia (not pictured): Very surprised that I enjoyed this, the vinegar pickle flavor works well with the denser bread. Personally I think there could be just 1-2 focaccia on the menu, maybe rotating daily.
- Brisket Roll: The pastry itself was very flaky and soft, pretty solid puff pastry and the filling delicious. It's kinda small, but for brisket it makes sense.
- Coconut Sesame Croissant (in first photo next to tteakbokki): Very flaky pastry again, well baked. I do think I'd rather have this in the same pain au chocolate style instead of a square croissant since it felt like I had to take too many bites to actually get to the filling, which was delicious. Sesame and coconut works so well together.
- Black Sesame Matcha: Exactly what it sounds like, deeper flavor matcha w the sesame. Pretty solid.
Overall I think this is an exciting addition to the bakery scene esp since there's not many korean-inspired bakeries besides tous les jour. Hope yall check it out when they are officially launched in the coming weeks.
EDIT: Soft Opening October 10th! https://www.instagram.com/p/DPjtUUVifv3/
by hypatiaofspace
Dining and Cooking