Excellent cake. Moist, delicious, and wonderfully decorated. Service is very friendly. Highly…read morerecommended.

I purchased a cake for my son's birthday. It was not inexpensive, but it was delicious. Among the…read morebest cakes I've eaten in years. At Tip Top, you get what you pay for. I recommend it highly. Worth every penny.

Having grown up with a melting pot of post/World War II immigrants who settled around Chicago, the…read moreCzechoslovakian "kolace" (plural of kolach) were well-known and beloved. Imagine a soft ball of bread acting as a plate for cooked apples, pears, sometimes cottage cheese. The Kolache Factory on 153 in Powdersville, SC, takes this simple but grand treat and expands from the sweet treats (fruit, cream cheese) to sausage, ham, egg, pepperoni, bacon, brisket, potato, and more. Go! Try! The Italian Chicken is so far my favorite. (If I have to choose.) Marinated chicken breast, cream of mushroom, and cheddar! They also have cinnamon rolls & twists, strudel, croissants, party trays, coffee, hot chocolate, and hot tea.

Had to Google what a kolache was, and honestly, that search changed the trajectory of my road trip…read morethrough Powdersville. Conveniently right off the interstate with a drive-thru, Kolache Factory became my accidental breakfast detour. The buns were so so soft and slightly sweet, stuffed with fillings that somehow nailed the "not too saucy, not too dry" sweet spot. Basically the ideal portable food for eating one-handed. The Ranchero kolache was the winner for me: bright, fresh flavors over the heavier gravy-style options all day. The pepperoni kolache, though, tasted a little too close to a Hot Pocket. And the cinnamon roll? Perfectly edible and... completely forgettable. Pass on it and get another kolache instead. If you're into spinach-artichoke dip energy, the Chicken Florentine Stuffed Croissant will do you just fine. Only downside: the inside felt a little visually loud with coffee merch OMG everywhere and glittery holiday wreaths fighting for attention while I was trying to focus on my dough-based happiness.

Stopped in here for being highly rated for not only cakes but more specifically carrot cake…read more The staff was friendly and there's tons of baked goods all around the small space. Your head almost spins trying to see everything. Thankfully I was there for one thing. I ordered the slice of carrot cake which was pre cut. Which I typically try to avoid but they said that's what they had. We chatted briefly about extremely sweet icing and cake preferences before paying and leaving. The cake itself almost had zero sweetness to it which made the icing taste extremely sweet and unbalanced between to two. Even by itself the icing was very sweet. The cake , probably because it was precut and sitting for who knows how long, wasn't very moist. While not unbearably dry it was pushing the line of being too dry. I think a fresh cut slice would be way better moisture wise, but still unbalanced sweetness. I'd like to see what else the city a has to offer cake wise but I wouldn't call this one particularly great. I'd call this 2.5/5 but can't give half star reviews. The cake being the main reason for the visit and being kind of dry and unbalanced impacts the whole experience

Quaint little place with a variety to choose from. If you need a specialty cake this looks it…read morecould be the place for you. I was there for pastries and decided to try one of their specialties shortbread rosemary cookies. WOW! Person behind counter was very helpful

I ordered an allergy-free cake for my sister. It was delicious, not dry, slightly sweet, and…read moreamazing! Sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, corn-free, soy-free. I know you're thinking, "there's no way that tasted good" but it did! My sis has lots of food sensitivities that cause her auto-immune eczema to break out so we avoid all those allergens. My sister LOVED this cake! I wanted a special cake for her 30th since she hasn't eaten cake in 5 years! Christine from Baking Sweet Scents was up to the challenge and spent time with me listing ingredients so we were completely sure it was safe. I really appreciated the time and effort. Christine also deals with some allergens so she understands the difficulties. I selected the chocolate almond flour cake, double layered, semi-naked, with stevia instead of sugar, and macarons on top to be nestled into the specific flowers I wanted, gladiolus for August birthday month. The cost for this custom cake with all the specific ingredients was so reasonable. I will be ordering another smaller one for my grandmother's 80th who also avoids sugar and gluten. I see this trend becoming popular, thanks Christine!

I've had the privilege of having the most amazing French macarons, cramberry orange scones, and the…read moremost decadent cinnamon rolls in the entire world! Pastry Chef Christine truly has gifted hands!!!! You will NOT be sorry ordering from Baking Sweet Scents!!!

The girl that ran the front when I went in was great however, it was filthy. I get stuff gets on…read morethe floor when you're dealing with icing and dough, but at some point someone should sweep. The cookies are just ok. Not worth the money in my opinion. We've never had anything that was worth the money rather.

I stopped by Crumbl Cookies in Easley today to check it out. It seems like the sign has been there…read moreFOREVER, but no Crumbl Cookies. This was my first visit, and to me it's very unorganized. People coming in and standing around waiting for either an online order before they came to the store, or an online order placed in the store, then you have workers trying to get out to take cookies to the curbside delivery(which was a lot faster than the other three ways to order). You also have the option of placing an order to a live person. After placing my order while waiting in line a lady asked me if I got my two free cookies, nothing was there to let me know this(on purpose I'm sure) there were other people that missed the free cookies. I got the four cookies for $14 and some change, I don't remember exactly, and the phone receipt didn't come up on my phone, this place is so disorganized. I understand it's new, but it's been open for several weeks now. Back to the cookies, I ordered online in the store, I got the two milk chocolate chip, the pink velvet cake and a banana cream cookie, that's served chilled. The chocolate chip was my favorite, these cookies are pretty big and they're big enough to share. The cookies was warm and chewy and crispy. The pink velvet tasted like a sugar cookie, the banana cream was interesting, with banana pudding and a vanilla wafer on top. Now the cookies do look like the cookies dancing on the website,and they have a good taste to them. Hopefully they will get more organized as time goes by or by the time I go in there again. The three stars are for how disorganized it is. Will update later.

The pistachio cake is delicious, but somewhat expensive. I would consider it something for only…read morespecial occasions.

Without question, the pistachio cake is the most delicious piece of cake I have eaten in all my…read morelife and I'm not even a person who would just sit down and eat pistachios on their own. That's how good this cake is. It's light, not too sweet with the most delicious taste one's palate could ever ask. It tastes as elegant as it looks. Masterpiece. Deserves awards. Seriously, that good. So glad I happened upon this place.

Yum. Some days you get lucky. My friend brought a bag of pastries and two loaves of bread. The…read morecountry loaf of sourdough was breakfast. We made avacado toast with it. What better way to start a day. We had chocolate chip cookies that were scrumptious. The kouign amann was crunchy, sweet and a perfect bite.

The Village Grind is definitely a busy spot, but they've got plenty of space and the service is…read morestill super fast. The coffee was great--I ended up going back again during my two-day stay, which says a lot. They also host pop-ups from local businesses, which is a nice touch and fun way to support the community. Parking can be a bit tricky, but we found free parking a couple blocks away. Also drank my coffee too fast and forgot a pic... but the fact I went back again tells you everything.

Great selection of authentic Mexican baked goods. This is a great place to try if you are looking…read morefor something different to try. It's a small shop and everyone was very helpful and friendly.

Distinctive Mexican baked goods and very personable owner. After dinner out at a nearby restaurant…read morewe saw this place online (looked for desserts) and decided to give it a try. Glad we did! We got a bag full of treats for $6.50 ... less than a dessert would have cost each of us at the restaurant. Since we were not familiar with the selections, the owner talked us through all the items. Wow! He even pointed out some things we might find quite different (like the donuts). We each ate a treat in the car (couldn't wait) and took the rest home. They were ALL delicious. Yes, even the donuts. There is no question. We will certainly return. Probably quite often.

Really nice cafe if you're ever just exploring around. The cinnamon roll is huge and when you get…read morethe middle it's delicious. The fruit tart was $7 but man was it good.

The service was fantastic, and the selection of baked goods was really nice. We had a rack of…read moremacaroons, the quiche, and the cheese danish. All of which were nice, though a little bland. I had the bacon egg and cheese croissant, which, again, was a little bland for my taste. Very healthy, very fresh ingredients. I did feel it was also fairly expensive for what we got but maybe not for the area that the restaurant is located. Seems like everything in downtown Greenville is pretty high. Overall, I don't think I would come back, but it's not for a lack of options. I just like my food a little more unhealthy.

Excellent pastries, cakes, cookies, and breads. This is a real bakery (and quite a large one). I…read morehaven't been to any bakery that's remotely at this level in North or South Carolina. Even the most persnickety of New England transplants would have to acknowledge that this is a really good quality place -- they could hold their own against most of the great bakeries (many now gone) in the Northeast. And they are comically, absurdly, ridiculously, ludicrously better than any other bakery in the Southeast. It's a German bakery, so the style of pastries is a bit more dainty and exquisite (gewählt, even) than those at a typical New England bakery (where danishes are generally massive, with a thin pastry border surrounding a vast caldera of fruit or cheese filling). But, that's just a stylistic thing. The pastries at Strossner's are elegant, very tasty, soft, not dry, and perfectly made. The apple and lemon fillings are as good as any I've had anywhere in the United States. The cheese filling, and chocolate cookies and cakes are excellent, too. Everything is also very fresh -- these are clearly pastries made without any sort of preservatives, so aging will quickly show. Basically, this is the best bakery I've been to since at least 1984 (when I was a very small and chunky kid, in Fall River, MA, home of bakeries). And, like the serious bakery they are, they also have breads. Some very well-made authentically German breads, too. When there was a line, it moved quickly, and service was excellent at the counter. Everyone was very friendly and well-informed about the products. There are also some brunch-type items (quiches) but I didn't try them. They looked pretty good, though. My only fear for Strossner's is that, due to the apparent lack of competition for hundreds of miles or more, there may one day be a loosening of standards. But, since they seem to still be owned and actively run by the original founding family, it's pretty darn good right now.

Prices were good, very average. Pastries were good but…read morenothing special. Wouldn't go out of the way to eat here.