I was looking for fresh Italian bread for the homemade stuffed cabbage I had waiting at my friends home, and boy did I find the spot! Recommended by my very good friend of course. He also mentioned pepperoni rolls, which I haven't had in a long time and Is pretty popular among folks in the Detroit area! The lady at the counter was fantastic with her Midwest welcoming approach! I order a loaf of fresh baked Italian bread along 3 pepperoni rolls. Counter lady mentioned to heat one up with cheese to eat on the spot! Which I did! Bread was soft and so tasty, reminds me of Cuban bread of south Florida. The warm pepperoni inside with melted mozzarella of the pepperoni roll hit the spot! I know why they are so popular now! All day!!! Tried a slice of the Italian bread too. Exactly how I figured it would taste but much better than any store bought! Places like this should always be around to create these great memories of good food! read more

Was all excited last week to finally go to Jack's. Then the lady at the register ruined it by using her dirty money hands to get my food I paid for it, took it and walked out and threw it away. Wasn't worth arguing over. Just won't go back. read more

Jack's Italian Bakery is very recognizable off the street with the Italian flag colors on full display. The interior of the bakery is quite small - it only has enough space inside for a couple of customers. There are several small display cases with a small amount of various cookies and strudels, and one hot case with $1.75 slices of pizza. To be honest, the sweets and pizza don't seem to be very high volume, so I only went for their famous pepperoni roll. Double/Double Pepperoni Roll ($5) - Wow this thing is massive! Basically a huge 8 inch sub filled over the brim (literally - there were cheese shreds flying all over the bag) with pepperoni and shredded cheese. They offered to heat it up for me in the store, but I elected to take it home cold and heat up later. This thing barely fit in my toaster oven. Fluffy bread with salty and slightly spicy pepperoni and melty mozzerella. I ate a little over half and was pretty full. Delicious and cheap - what else could you ask from a pepperoni roll? You definitely can't go wrong with Jack's for the pepperoni rolls. read more

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I love bakery's, this has been a family fav since I can remember. They never changed and I am thankful for that. Open early to grab a lunch for later or sweets with the kids. read more

Delicious house made pizza rolls loaded with cheese and pepperoni. Pizza, subs, cannolis and pastries make this a must stop. Great friendly service and great smells from within this carryout location. Need to visit early before they sell out! read more

We ordered over 100 donuts for a recruiting event at work for over 100 newly graduated students to join our department for 6 month rotations. We had a mix of donuts came in these wide and bulky boxes. I had to enlist two colleagues to carry the boxes as they were rather awkward to carry any distance at all. Cinnamon donuts and filled donuts. It's good we had any snacks at all for these young recruits. The donuts are gone in less than an hour. I barely got a photo after they were put out. The cinnamon and filled were too bad and went the fastest. The plain and cinnamon are what I tend to gravitate towards to know if they are any good at all. read more

Jack's Italian Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Melvindale, Michigan

Was walking by Jack's at 07:00 in the morning (Still dark out) and the smell was so inviting, I had to stop in; grabbed a Cinnamon Sugar/Apple Eclair and some raspberry pastries. They were all amazingly great! Other than the staff, I was the only person there; the staff (Lady) was super friendly and based on her attitude and the pastries I tried, I will be returning, regardless of how much out of the way for me it may be. read more

Staff is very friendly. The pepperoni rolls are the best... we tried Capri Bakery, Roberto's Bakery and Dearborn Italian Bakery and Jacks are definitely the best!!!! The others are like an oversized hot dog bun with an ounce of cheese and 10 pieces of pepperoni. Jack s are like a small loaf of bread just overflowing with cheese and pepperoni for the same or less cost! Please don't change . read more

Stopped in today to buy a dozen or so cookies, of which there were at least 3 dozen in the case, for an event. Was instantly denied service because I didn't order ahead. Was told something about John (?) being livid if I was sold their product without ordering ahead. Help me understand this.... Please. I have money. I want to give you my money for your product - it shouldn't matter if I've ordered ahead or not when there's plenty of product in the case. "Shop small businesses!" is the cry these days. I tried. Was rejected. What a joke. I've always recommended Jack's to everyone, but I'm not going to anymore. Unless, of course, that person orders their recommendation ahead of time. read more

Small and not many choices but long johns were ok. Pleasant staff. Will try again. Nice old original bakery

Remembered going there when he was In Taylor my dad always got the Italian bread sliced and I always got the cinnamon rolls and the other donuts . read more

Pizza Rolls truly a Detroit thing invented for the Auto Worker's, that's a story for another day I know the history. Many don't know Jack's started in Taylor before moving to Melvindale. So 44 Year's going strong since 1978 a true Downriver Classic. Nestled in a small building with a green awning on Allen Rd. is a family-run bakery with a passionate following. It's called Jack's Italian Bakery, now operation run by Jack's son doing a great job. Always a group of Friendly helpful ladies and super great prices. The Pepperoni Roll with Cheese my Addiction that you must try one, they warm it for you. Just one is a full delicious meal for me it's huge. So get this a Roll, Big 24 oz Pepsi n Walnut Dessert Bar only $ 6.75 out the door OMG. Cheaper than a fast food combo and the Pepperoni is heavily packed inside with Cheese. Sure everyone has a favorite spot, been to them all. My favorite and your loss if you decide not to try. #jacksitalianbakery @jacksitalianbakery #youdontknowjack #pepperonirolls #pepperonincheese #itailianbakery #melvindale #downriverfriendseat #downriverclassic read more

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What a disappointment. The Paczki I ordered were burnt and tasted like they had been made a week ago. They were very stale. I have purchased Paczki from there before and they were good. Never again. read more

I've been a Capri Bakery customer for 30 years but since they've been skimping on quality I decided to try Jack's. The regular pepperoni roll is loaded with cheese and pep and if you want extra you can for an upcharge. Pizza is good as well and they'll sell you all the ingredients to make pizza at home. Jack's has earned my business from now on! read more

I have had pepperoni rolls and pizza from several Italian bakeries and the food has never been spicy. Someone said to try Jack's. First and last time. I don't like spicy pizza. I can't understand why someone would make their pizza spicy. I'm not sure if it was the pepperoni or the sauce, but either way, I won't be back. I will just stay with the other bakeries that I've had pizza from. They have great flavor and not spicy. read more

Delicious and cheap little bakery. Their pizza rolls here are to die for. The bread is light and fluffy, and feels like biting into a cloud at first. Then you hit the pocket of melted cheese and greasy pepperoni. Its one of those guilty pleasure train accidents that you want to avoid, but come at you like a delicious unavoidable mess. I also got a deep fried, sugar coated roll packed with cannoli filling that sent me to another level of diabeetus heaven. If you're on a diet, avoid this place, but if you want to have a moment of culinary clarity in your life, then you've found the spot! read more

Jack's Italian Bakery - Half eaten pepperoni roll. Save your bag to catch the grease from dripping in your lap! - Bakeries Near Me - Melvindale, Michigan

Two words: pepperoni roll (If I may have more words: -the walnut cherry bars are so good if you like the taste of amaretto - the clothes pins cookies are so creamy and good, but a little on the sweet side. -they also have lasagna! It's pretty good, but a little bland.) read more

This is a little Italian spot on Allen road, If you drive too fast, you'll miss it - it's that small..... but they have wonderful apricot kifli, walnut too, and all the fattening little things, that I really should avoid...but sometimes the car just steers itself there! Their pepperoni rolls are good too.. worth a stop! read more

I love their pepperoni rolls ~ every trip to MI we stop for a roll... or two. They are delicious: perfect cheese to pepperoni proportions. The price is spot on, where I'm from they probably charge twice the price. Worth the stop. Need to come back to check out their pastry selection next time! read more

Pizza very good and cheap. Pepperoni rolls are huge. And fresh. Careful with the donuts so good.

Wonderfully Fresh!Old School Italian!Love this Place!Jack and his Daughter,are Wonderful! Check out JACK'S ITALIAN BAKERY! read more

This place used to be great! It's gone Really down hill last few year's. The prices of everything has went up but no money put into the building or the employees.. it's a shame you can get crappie Pizza anywhere and the undercooked pizza rolls were a joke! Save your hard earned money spend it elsewhere you'll be much happier. read more

Thanks to all of Brian S.'s reviews, I made a quick edit to my GTFO Detroit Farewell Food Bucketlist, and stopped by Jack's while down in that godforsaken neighborhood on another errand. It was easy to find, there's a good parking lot, and the woman behind the counter's nice. A buck or so for a cherry turnover, which kept my hunger at bay until dinner. If you live in this neighborhood, you should be walking/driving here for your baked goods. Smells, looks, and tastes great. They accept credit cards (I think it's a $5 minimum). read more

Made a quick stop in the other day... Pizza rolls still rocking good, tried a meatball sub, pretty tasty...&&&& I just can't leave w/out a couple of those most decadent desert dish... I never say it correct, so spelling it, is totally out!! But, I surely enjoy eating it!! It's name starts with a C... It's like..aumm!! Cartouchish??? It's like a giant fresh deeper fried sugar donut... &&& it's filled w/ the creamy ricotta cannoli & mini chocolate chip filling! Yes, I do believe that they have these in heaven! read more

Love how quick the service is & the options. I recently ordered some rolls & I figured I'd offer some feedback: Would you ever consider having a Pepperoni, Cheese & sauce roll? read more

I was disappointed when I saw how small this place was. It was almost too small to the point of asking, "What's the point?" They did not have much selection. Apple struddel was what I had. It was good but I was hoping for cherry, which they did not have. The place came off as dark and old which is sort of unappealing when they are serving food. I would not return. read more

The pizza rolls were okay. We're order a dozen of them ahead time but when we got them we noticed there was pizza sauce on them. Would I give another chance? Maybe. Plus when you purchased the cheese isn't even melted. Never heard of a bakery like that read more

I am taking a dozen of pepperoni rolls to Arizona for Christmas they are that GREAT the BEST in town!!!

Small family owned bakery with great pepperoni rolls and bread. Pecan tarts are a favorite as well, they also sell take and bake pizzas which are convenient on busy nights when you have kids. read more

Best pepperoni rolls ever.the bread is so soft and chewy and they load it with spicy pepperoni and cheese.strawberry strudel is light and crispy.everything here is great read more