One of our favorite wetlands is in Forest Grove and we love pairing it with a visit to this…read moreBakehouse. It's pretty small, but they offer both indoor and outdoor seating. Every single person I've interacted with has been so incredibly kind, so don't be afraid to ask for recommendations. They have a full coffee menu, make their own syrups, and often have an employee special that's fun to try! Don't skip a drink! They also offer an array of pastries and bread. I love their almond croissant, even though it's not usually my first choice. There are so many layers and it's so flavorful. I'm also a big fan of their breakfast sandwich, mostly because it comes on a croissant. Honestly, you can't go wrong here. Do yourself a favor and give this place a try next time you are in the area, you won't regret it. And heads up that they also have a spot at the Orenco Farmers market so you can grab pastries there as well!

Had the opportunity to try more than just that perfect pastry and morning drink combo I usually go…read morewith and I ordered the turkey bagel sandwich, as well as a half a loaf of bread to go for the upcoming week. The turkey bagel was made from fresh ingredients and well packed, it was a delicious way to start the day! While I was exploring more of Forest Grove I was thinking back to what I was charged, thinking it was a quite a bit more than my last visit here, and I did look back at the menu and realize I was charged double for my half loaf ($9 for a half loaf of bread). I totally understand mistakes happen, I went back and the staff were very helpful in finding my order and refunding me the amount I was over charged. Can't wait to try more from Slow Rise!

Great little local donut shop!…read more The gentleman serving donuts at 8:30 in a Sunday morning was amazing! Very cheerful and even knew the locals names. The donuts were spot on. Fluffy and light but not oily. I would go back to this donut shop when in town again.

Omg, everything is so damn good! It's adorable inside and outside the shop! We tried one of the…read more"Picante" donut flavors....holy hell! Delicious! It's sweet and warm with the cinnamon then you get the spice. It kind of lingers there for a while. Such a fun flavor! The gentleman working there is great! He threw in a peanut butter/chocolate donut. It was super yummy! Thank you!

Love love the coffee here! The staff were also especially friendly & helpful. Recommend 100%read more

Telvet is a good coffee shop in Forest Grove. It's a good place to grab something between classes…read moreor stay awhile to get some work done. Quiet and cozy interior.

Great bakery! Did a…read morevery nice job on a cake for my daughter's birthday. Will use again!

I hosted a baby shower for my first grandbaby and wanted a special cake. We had a "woodland" theme…read moreand I provided our invitation and an idea of what I was looking for. NichiCakes was the only bakery that I reached out to that provided me a sketch of what the cake design would like based on the information we provided. We had NichiCakes make a two tiered cake and cupcakes. The cake was so beautiful and the attention to detail was really impressive. The cupcakes were also beautiful. The cake and cupcakes were very delicious and I found the price to be very reasonable. I highly recommend NichiCakes for any special event you may be planning.

It always starts off with a jingle of the door bells as I walk in and take a deep sniff of fresh…read moretasty air. Then I lumber over to the ATM machine because they only take cash. I always get the roast beef, BBQ sauce and with Roast beef, cooked with extra onion and all veggies. My girlfriend, well I order her turkey or chicken and her favorite veggies. They make that bread fresh every day and roast that beef as well. Dam best sandwich I have had and I'm not just saying that. I've had Firehouse, Quiznos, Subway, Jimmy Johns, Big Town Hero, and a handful of mom-and-pop places around the 48 states ( as a truck driver) and let me tell you, this place by far will leave you feeling happy and quite full each time.

My definition of a perfect sub sandwich. The bread is baked there, perfectly pillowy and chewy and…read morefluffy, all the ingredients are fresh and high quality, and it's your classic sandwich with no weirdo sauces or relishes or extra ingredients that don't aren't necessary. I ordered the turkey and Swiss, got a bag of lays and piled them into the sandwich for that nostalgic crunch. Also appreciate the friendly service and good prices. If you're a sandwich purist like me, you'll love this place!!

OMG...rage post... I get that this is, apparently, the only convenience store in this area. I also…read moreget that working late is rough and you do what you can to make your shift go. This was that classic example where I was reminded of two things: 1) Just move along, smile and nod if you need to - try not t0o engage or just agree... 2) If you can, just avoid the convenience store scene in the middle of the night. I do delivery driving and I prefer the middle of the night because it is (normally) far more peaceful. The folks at the merchant stops are 90% way chill. I was having such a lovely night and just got past the midnight rush as people get those spots open till 11-12. I dropped off an order in Forest Grove so I picked up a pickup for 2 different people at this convenience store. I enter to a customer trying to get stuff from the warm self service food. I can hear an employee barking all sorts at the customer (who never said a single word during my whole visit) - he genuinely looked at me like "I'm stuck... and do not know how to make this stop". The employee was going on and on and on about that they do not have this and that they hate that they are out of anything but sometimes they run out of things that people want. I was confused since it looked like the customer had probably just asked about something and not the history of said item. I just waited for the employee to see me as, with their warm food station taking up a large amount of the store and assuming they are busy doing work they will surely come to the counter. I get that there are a couple 7-11 locations that have a vendor pick up spot but usually they have BIG ASS signs that say that. Here's the thing though - most stores have a fridge/freezer that they take the order out of for me because usually I am picking up drinks or ice cream for a customer. Don't know about y'all but if I ordered a pint of ice cream - it sitting on a counter anywhere near the HOT FOOD STATION, even for 1-2 minutes.... can we talk about science kids? Yep, so the apparent queen of this location genuinely made me walk all the way around the store to the other side of the hot food station to pick up the two small bags while actually giving me a full blown lecture about how this store does things. I was pissed enough seeing she is lecturing me on how to walk unnecessary around the whole store thinking - well, maybe I should have done this and shopped the order myself so that my customer's ice cream was not half melted (did I mention that us folks make more money on tips that on the food???). She kept going on and on about her just telling me in case I was here again. I will have to remember so that when I go there I can say I will get my customer undamaged food thanks.

The owner of the 7-Eleven is a really good person. The people who work there 90% of them are really…read moregreat. Couple of them are kind of kooky, but just ignore them. It's very very busy in the morning actually it's busy a lot but it's a really good 7-Eleven. They try to keep everything in stock even though they're so busy they run through stuff. They still try to keep it stocked well, and again really good. Nice people worked there and if you go there a few times they remember you and they're super cool. It's one of the few nice convenient stores that I like to go to. My husband goes there almost every day to get a cup of coffee, the rewards programs pretty good so I would give them a five because it's a really good 7-Eleven