Grove Street Bakery

Nice coffee shop with delicious cookies. I like the peanut butter. Hot coffee comes in a ceramic…read moremug, which is nice, ceramic plates for the cookies. Nice young man at the cash register who did NOT say "have a nice rest of your day" making my visit perfect.

Absolutely the best cinnamon roll and sugar cookie in town. It's my favorite spot to get a treat. I…read morelove the seasonal, rotating decor inside, the prices are great, and the employees are always really nice.

Muffin and 2 chocolate chip cookies

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Mixed dozen (chocolate chip, double chocolate, sugar, peanut butter, sugar, fluffer nutter, and frosted oatmeal)

Sugar Mama Bakery

3.8(42 reviews)

Have been getting cupcakes here and they always get rave reviews. Salted Carmel and red velvet are…read moregreat. Love that they offer GF and vegan as well.

I have never felt more unwelcome at a small business. My 3 year old son loved the gumball machine…read moreand kept checking it out and twisting the lever. I saw no harm. I received several glares from the worker. I just figured she maybe was having a bad day. My son went to the gumball machine again and then the owner came out and looked at the gumball machine and then glared at me. Excuse me, sorry for brining a child in to your establishment. We will never return. And I love to support small businesses but people matter and you should treat everyone with kindness.

Cherry Pie and Salted Carmel cupcakes

Chocolate cake with vanilla frosting.

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Janet's Cakes & Catering

4.2(45 reviews)

1.4 mi

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I have been doing business with Janet's for years, and they have the best cakes you will ever…read moretaste. All of their products are great, but those cakes! My family (and my customers) love them! Thank you to everyone who works there! Steve Haas.

I don't think this store could be any more rude. They didn't have my wedding cake ready on time and…read morewere very nasty about it.

The beautiful two tiered cake had chocolate with peanut butter mousse on top and white with raspberry on the bottom.

Custom chocolate cake with almond icing.

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Wedding cake

Green Top Grocery

4.7(19 reviews)

0.2 mi

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Best natural foods market in Bloomington. Green Top Grocery might be the only one of course. It has…read morea lot packed into this kind of small market and store. Has a lot of things grown locally. The prices are kind of high, which is the only bad thing. A lot of all natural and organic food and items. It's got some pretty interesting things and you can even order a hot meal. The selection isn't as good as something like Whole Foods, but it's locally owned. Has a lot of the things you can find somewhere else cheaper. That's the bad thing about it, so if you're just looking for good prices they won't have these. Even so, there's a few things that aren't bad. The staff is fairly knowledgeable. Comparing to other stores, it seems best as a complement to other places to get groceries. Its worst thing is the prices. The good things include locally grown products, and plenty of options for vegans and vegetarians.

This is by far one of the best health food stores I've ever been too in the state of Illinois. It's…read moreway better than anything too in Chicago nearly 3 hours away! This place offers so much to guests, it's a newer, very clean and well kept store. The selection of what is offered is comprehensive. Amazing health food that is great for my wife who is on gluten free diet. Their soups are absolutely delicious. Great deals and best of all, there's hard to find products I've never seen before! They have an eatery upstairs, they offer classes too! They're always promoting local happenings in the area on the bulletin board by the restroom. Staff here was a pleasure to be around. They even encourage everyone to become an owner too which really isn't much. They have over 6,000 owners and after my experience here I might consider becoming one too! Free boxes! My wife was really happy about how they sort out their trash here too! This is the standard bearer of what a health store should be. I don't come to Bloomington much but I highly suggest visiting this place! One of the best health food stores I've been too!

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AtoZ Catering

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Coffee Hound

4.3(152 reviews)

Came on a Saturday during the farmers market. The shop was very crowded and the line was super…read morelong- all the way to the bathroom. Took about 40-45 mins to finally get our coffee after walking in but the baristas were all super kind and apologized for the wait despite it being out of their control and them working diligently. They have a wide assortment of pastries that look absolutely delicious and of course, coffee, with syrup options (they use the 1883 brand), and a seasonal menu. We got the vanilla and the caramel latte, and both were the perfect amount of sweet and had good flavor. Would absolutely recommend!

The food was okay but not worth the price. I haven't tried their coffee but the place is cute and…read moreworkers are kind. Menu is small and not very interesting I'll try other coffee shops instead

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Van Meters' Gluten Free Bakery

5.0(2 reviews)

The gluten-free bake goods are great. It's a shame that the business is being sold. We ordered a…read morecouple of Birthday cakes and they were excellent.

I went down to the farmers market yesterday at the arena to pick up some gluten-free items I had…read moreordered from Van meters. Not only was I able to get what I had previously ordered, but also picked up a few things that she had for sale there. My youngest daughter has celiacs, so that was the reason for going there, but I must admit, I did have to try one of the peanut butter blossom cookies it was AMAZING!! It's great to know that we have a gluten-free bakery here in Bloomington Normal will definitely be shopping with her again! Thanks to Van meters for such delicious treats!!

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Denny's Doughnuts & Bakery

4.0(52 reviews)

0.8 mi

Placed a phone order and everything was ready to go on arrival. Donuts are definitely best in town…read more Not to be missed spot

Breakfast is the main time to come to this long time favorite in Bloomington. Denny's Doughnuts…read morealways has a variety of sweet treats on hand. It also has an indoor dining area if planning to sit and stay. Coffee is basic but it's hot at least. There's also bagels as an option. A pretty worn out looking bakery from the looks of things in here. It's obviously been here quite awhile, and is one of the few breakfast places around for locals. The main thing is the doughnuts obviously. Has a few other things to get started in the morning. It's about $2 for coffee, which is pretty basic stuff out of a well. A few flavors. There's nothing really interesting about it. It's about $1.50 for a bagel. These again are pretty basic, with limited options as far as toppings. Come here if getting a pretty basic breakfast. It's basic coffee and lots of doughnuts. There's also some bagels but these are unremarkable.

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Half dozen donuts $7.50

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Entrance

Insomnia Cookies

3.2(72 reviews)

2.2 mi

We were greeted when we entered. It was only one young lady working! It was a group of about five…read moreahead of us. She started working on their order and then assisted us. Although she was busy and diligently working but she was very attentive, kind and even gave us suggestions when we inquired. Once she took our order she completed the first groups orders and began working on ours. She was very efficient! It was my Mom and her finance's first time trying insomnia and they enjoyed it. The cookies and brookies were good! We enjoyed our order! I look forward to trying it again as this was only my second experience!

Review Visit: March 15th, 2015…read more Late. Night. Cookie. Shop. That is exactly what Insomnia Cookies is. No serious, they sell cookies til about 3am. Now I am not sure how the great idea came about to sell cookies until 3am, but I love the idea. I have never been there that late, but I can vouch for the deliciousness of the cookies. They even warm them up for you before they hand them over. If you consider yourself a cookie lover and you have not tried one of the 80+ Insomnia Cookies in America.... do it now. It's fine, they will still be open by the time you get there. Also, if you see magnets behind the register, ask for one. I have one on my fridge and it was free of charge (your mileage may vary though).

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Coffee Hound

4.2(117 reviews)

2.2 mi

One of the best coffee places in town and they have two locations. We always pickup a bag of Red…read moreDog when we stop in as it's our favorite to brew at home. Tried this pistachio raspberry pastry today and probably one of the best things I've ever eaten!

What a cute local coffee shop! I just admit, when I am home I rarely go out for coffee, but when I…read moredo- I am going to find a local small business. I was suggested the Coffee Hound by a local while I was in town for an IEA event, and I was pleased with my purchase. I appreciated the open support of the LGBTQ community in the signage, and the service was very friendly. I went with an ice vanilla latte- my starter beverage everywhere- and it was great. If you like your coffee sweet, I'd ask for some extra syrup- but it was perfect for me. The next time I'm back in Normal I'll stop in here again for sure!