They have a nice selection of baked goods, but the selection does not justify the prices and service. Staff is not very friendly and are passive aggressive when customers ask questions about what they have. read more

Small bakery with bread, sweets, jams, and other food items. Not a great selection of breads, and the prices are really high for all the items. Didn't purchase anything because of the high prices. The staff were not the friendliest either, nobody greeted us or asked us if we needed help finding something. We were just kind of ignored. The store is well organized and clean though. Plenty of other stores to visit in the area that are better priced and have better service. read more

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We got a chocolate chip cookie, molasses, cookie, chocolate croissant, and the cinnamon roll. They're all amazing. The chocolate chip cookie has the perfect flavor profile! I wish they weren't so far away because I would definitely go back. Maybe it's a good thing otherwise I'd probably gain about 20 pounds. read more

Best bread in Dallas!!!! Bagels are great as well. Staff is very helpful! Wish they had more locations.

Their bread is SO GOOD! Love their loaves! The pastries are hit or miss but I'd say it's just due to preference over the quality, meaning good quality but not a flavor I particularly enjoyed. Super nice staff the few times I've gone in and generally can grab a parking spot up front without issue! read more

Food: 7.5/10 Service: 6.8/10 Ambiance: 9/10 Perfect grab & go spot for lunch! They're primarily a baking company so there aren't many breakfast items other than pastries & bagels. Lunch items are great because they're paired nicely with healthy choices and will get you full!! The appearance is fresh... yet some items are processed and have additives. Read labels :). The service is decent. Unfortunately there are two ladies in particular that I've repeatedly experienced negative attitude and ingenuity from. Other younger girls are nicer. Cute place, cold atmosphere (in regards to some of the workers--unfortunately I think one is the manager/owner) read more

Empire Baking Company - Tuna salad box - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Wonderful family owned bakery. Made from scratch hearty breads, delicious cookies and baked goods. Fabulous seasonal baked treats, including Kings Cake and Chocolate Babka. A well stocked pantry of artisan jams, spreads, salads, and, wooden serving platters. There are also already made sandwiches to go. Friendly is the staff. On my rotation of a monthly visit along with my other favorite Big D's bakeries! CHEERS! read more

Empire Baking Company - Nutella Chocolate Babka - lovely holiday gift! (December, 2022) - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This was my first time getting anything from a proper bakery, and it met my expectations for sure! Every item I got was delicious, but I'll give a special shout out to the Cranberry Rugelach. The vibe of the interior is very cozy, and the service was fine, didn't stand out in one way or the other. I'll definitely be returning spon! read more

The best bakery in town. Always fresh and a great variety. The staff is friendly. They have delicious pastries, cookies and dips as well. Around the holidays they have a great assortment of pies & different loaves. I only buy bread from Empire. read more

Scrumptious! Very quick service, with a wide variety of bread, spreads, nuts, and sandwiches. The chocolate zucchini bread was delicious and definitely worth a try. The shop was well lit and located in a bustling shopping center. Great place for lunch or getting food for a party. read more

Delicious food, great customer service, convenient location. Additional visits: YES!!! read more

When I order on Tuesday they said wouldn't be baked & ready until Thursday.... Want out come?? Waiting until after event... read more

Very cute store, with fresh goods. I purchased the tuna sandwich which I thought was good, I was not a fan as the bread was soggy and the sandwich was pretty pricey. I will go back again to try another sandwich. read more

We stopped n for a quick snack while waiting for Rise No1 to open. I ordered a rugelach - which was one of the better ones I have eaten that was not home-made. I went back in to order a 2nd one for a snack later in the day. read more

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I tried the sesame cookie for something different- it was absolutely amazing! The cranberry scone is off the hook. Lots of cookie choices. Today also got the special king cake and it was a great way to celebrate Fat Tuesday. Staff are absolutely awesome and so helpful. Lots of free parking. Highly recommend!!! read more

Great little bakery with a great selection for quick bite to go for breakfast. Coffee was good too

Great selection of everything from pastries to cookies, rolls, loafs of bread, lobster roll buns, salads, spreads, jams, etc. Really loved the pumpkin muffin and cornflake cookie. Super friendly service and feels great to support local businesses! read more

Decided to try this place for our very first time today.. We walked in about 12pm, we weren't initially greeted. I had to sarcastically say "good morning" in my best CSR voice to be acknowledged, to be promptly ignored again. We were sort of standing around waiting for one of the 2 ladies at checkout to help us. So, again I had to initiate conversation with the older lady. We ordered the butter and chocolate crossaints, and a sticky bun which was very hard even after microwaving. The total came out to 24 dollars for the pastries, bad service was free of charge, I guess. read more

Empire Baking Company - Hard, and stale. - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

The cookies were pretty yummy. Sourdough was chewy and fresh, good amount of holes and the crumb was nice. Fancy little bread store next to Flower Child. read more

Bought a 6 pk of their Ciabatta buns Sunday at Local Yokel Farmer's Market in downtown McKinney. Made a Cubano with one Monday. perfect. Tonight, split one, buttered both pieces, put em in a 380 degr oven for 10 minutes and had it for dessert, lol. These are great. Chewy, crusty, airy, and tasty. I've knowingly had nothing else from them (perhaps at restaurants?) and we're just loving this Ciabatta so solid 5*. Gonna stop by the University dr. location, next time we head to Lower Greenville to see our daughter and, stock up read more

Love this place, tons of fresh bread options and friendly staff. The Jewish rye is amazing, sourdough is tart and delicious, pastries are large and flaky. What's not to love! read more

I was excited to try the sandwiches. However, all the food is pre-made and cold, stored in a refrigerator. The ham on baguette was good. The Turkey with apples was nothing special. The $4 brownie was $$ but delicious. I wanted to try the pimento and pastrami, but they were sold out. Not sure if I'll go back, I like my sandwiches hot read more

Absolutely fantastic! We were searching for a place to pick up a few good loaves of bread for Sunday dinner and we hit the jackpot here. The jalapeño cheddar loaf is flavorful and dense in the best way. We bought it around 10 and it stayed fresh until that evening and was a hit all across the board with kids ranging from 6 all the way up to adults. Just enough heat to give flavor but wasn't spicy. Left overs will be great toasted with cheese and a fried egg on top. Or a grilled cheese! We got the farm long loaf (I think it was called that?) but it was a mix of flours with a sourdough starter and was flavorful but mild. I can't wait to make french toast with the leftovers tomorrow morning. My husband got the BLT from their fridge and he loved it. Super fresh. We got a chocolate filled patisserie and it was golden and flaky, very similar to those we had in France. He got the sea salt chocolate chip cookie and while it was nice it wasn't his favorite. If you're looking for an awesome place to get bread or sandwiches we highly suggest this place! read more

Empire Baking Company - Bakeries Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I had a 4:30pm plane to catch, so I wanted to grab a quick sammy before heading back home. Empire Baking Company was along the way to the airport so I made a quick pit-stop. TIP: The Bakery is somewhat sandwiched (no pun intended) between a converging shopping plaza strip, so it might be a bit difficult to find from the street. After a few u-turns, we finally made it to the little shop. When you enter you'll see handcrafted sammys in the fridge and if memory serves me correctly, they're discounted from 5-6pm! I pondered over the offerings and decided on trying the curry chicken salad sandwich on pumpernickel with raison bread. The sammy was solid and I appreciated the soft artisan bread, but at a little less than $10 bucks it was definitely on the pricier side. A worthwhile visit during their happy hour time slot, but if I were to redo my visit, I'd probably just pick up a loaf of bread and assemble a sammy at home :) read more

Best sandwiches, best cookies! Best breads all made onsite and best pies! Highly recommend it all

I only come to this place for the sandwiches and they are not even stocked until 9. Considering they open at 8 and sit there for a hour with empty fridges, I think it's pretty ridiculous. If you open at 8, all of your products should be ready to go, not just the bread counter. If it takes that long to make them, the employees should get there earlier to ensure all products are available at opening. Very frustrated and won't be returning. read more

I recently tried the Niçoise salad which comes with spring greens/cabbage mix, tuna salad, sun-dried tomato, pickled green tomato, pickled red onion, olives,croutons, boiled egg, scallion vinaigrette. I definitely recommend! read more

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Good banana bread but annoyingly slow and bad customer service. Please stop gabbing and serve your customers. The first time, the lady overcharged me $12... good thing I caught i read more

Jewish rye bread is outstanding. I've never had better in Chicago or New York. We also like the baguette and Rugulah and French breads. They need an outlet in Plano! read more

Everything is very good, I started visiting this bakery about a year ago and I love it. Although I will say I was very disappointed and upset when I placed my order for Thanksgiving. I flew in from vacation the day before Thanksgiving, got in my car and drove to pick up my order which was already paid for. I received a text telling me it was not ready and 30 minutes later a phone call telling me it was ready. I drove to the bakery where they had all order bags just sitting there. I drove 1.5 hours (with traffic) one way. The person that was there directed me to look for my order name. I advised her it was not there, she asked me to look again and I did and again told her it was not there. I wish they were more organized to avoid someone accidentally or intentionally picking up an order. The lady and the guy that were there didn't even try to make it any better and all they said was I have already put the money back to you. Honestly , it seemed they did not care read more

Great bakery! Don't sleep on the Pimiento Cheese spread! YUM! Reminded me of my grandma's. Cute little spot in nice shopping area.

Fantastic breads. Hippie health is the bomb! They need a location in Plano or Frisco!!! I'll manage a new location for y'all.

This bakery has the best bread in Dallas & the best curry chicken salad sandwich! I only wish Empire would open up a store in Plano or Frisco. read more

It was ok if you like eating your lunch out of a refrigerator. Not many choices. Ok on pinch.

I recently moved to Dallas and haven't had a bad meal or experience yet! That changed last Saturday when I had friends from out of town, visiting... We searched out a good bakery near Love Field and found this spot based on location and good Yelp reviews. When me, my boyfriend and our two friends entered, there was only one group of patrons ahead of us. They were being helped by a woman behind the counter, so the other male employee who was working started helping me and my boyfriend. Two other men came in the store while we were paying and instead of taking my friends next, the woman helped the new customers first. Well, they wanted to clear out the non-sweet bagel supply (6 sesame seed bagels!) and she was about to let them do so, until my friend asked the men directly if they could spare one for her because she doesn't like cinnamon raisin (and we had been there for a solid 5 minutes before they arrived). The guys were kind enough to give one up to her, but they should not have had the opportunity to order before my friends anyway. Once the bagels came out, we were told there was no cream cheese in the bakery --- I am still unclear if it was all given to the bagel bandits or simply an unrelated shortage of cream cheese. Mind you, this is all at 10:30am, so unsure why the lack of bagels or cream cheese at a bakery, on the weekend. The woman would only address my friend with the cinnamon raisin bagel, offering "butter or jam" --- but completely ignored the sesame bagel girl as she could not offer an alternative to her. We ended up leaving, getting cream cheese AND eating outside at Starbucks across the lot. Never again for me and definitely won't recommend to anyone. Unfortunately made for a bad ending to a good trip. The bagel's weren't even good...! read more

I married someone who some might say is "fancy". He really can't help it, he was raised by a french speaking woman whose standards know no end and will probably find a smudge on the pearly gates when she gets there and will bitch about it. Luckily, this woman is now my mother in law. One of those things that my fancy husband insists on is good bread. He'd rather go Atkins than eat the crap, dense, dry baguettes that Central Market puts out. I made that mistake once and it took just one look to know I'd screwed up. We don't talk about that day. There are just a few places in town that meets his baguette standards and Empire Baking Company is one of them. We will drive 30 minutes out of our way for their lovely carbs. The baguette is perfect. It's not that dense, overworked crap that so many places offer, it's exactly what you want. Crisp outside, soft, pliable, holey inside. Thank you Empire for making bread the right way, and for giving my man, Mister Fancy, a little taste of home in Dallas. read more

This amazing bakery was a REAL FIND, the best baked goods EVER, Great sandwiches and everything in between all kinds of treats!!! And the manager Tammy is a stellar asset to this company. My FAVORITE BAKERY BY FAR!! read more

Holy shit, can we please talk about Empire Baking? Like, intimately talk about them? And how awesome they are? And how I want to retire inside their Jalapeno Cheese Bread? OK, let's just talk about their bread as a whole. Without a doubt, my favorite thing about Empire Baking are their loaves of bread. They come in a traditional loaf and there are sooo many kinds to choose from. The crusts are thick and crisp, but still with some give. The actual bread is always moist, but not wet, and firm but with considerable softness. As detailed above, the Jalapeno Cheese loaf is my spirit animal here. I would start there and work your way to other loaves that you're interested in. It has the perfect amount of spice, but is not overwhelming. I'm probably doing a poor job of describing how this place is heaven with carbs, so stop by today or place an order through Artizone and enjoy in whatever is the opposite of moderation. read more

The lunch I got here was a little more expensive than I'd planned but it was really great. The sandwiches are all in a cooler, pre-made. I got turkey that had apples and cheese with a lemonade and a salted chocolate chip cookie. Do not pass up the cookie! I wanted to get a loaf of bread but got so distracted by all the other things, I forgot to get the freaking bread! read more

Forget ambiance. Ignore the sandwich pairing. Shrug off the drink menu. All that stuff is tinsel, pink foam dice, and mascara. A bakery exists for the bread. Empire's loaves are texturally complex and bursting with savory goodness. Try to catch them fresh off the oven. Dallas, often seen as too busy counting its money to shake hands, will not be on anyone's top-ten lists for southern hospitality in the near future. Still, the yeasty goodwill at Empire provides a kitchen-table oasis for natives and hungry travelers alike. read more