Freed’s Bakery
Assorted Cookies (Cat’s Tongue, Marzipan, Walnut, Pecan, Chocolate Walnut, Butter, Nut Crispy)
Sourcream Cake Sample
Tiramisu Slice
Wedding Cake Slice
Red Velvet Cupcake
Carrot Cake Cupcake
Crispy Chocolate Roll
Having arranged for an eight person Family Style lunch extravaganza at nearby Montesano’s Eateria it seemed somewhat illogical to visit highly praised Freed’s either before or after but having read stellar reviews of the 30-time winner of “Best Local Bakery” it seemed equally irrational to pass up the chance; “just a few cookies” I told myself…though this was clearly not how the story would end, the combination of sweets, samples, and stellar service amounting to a takeaway baker’s dozen selections for $17. Arriving early to find the store empty save for a couple undergoing a wedding cake consultation in the side room it was to a duo of clerks that I arrived and with the head baker bringing items fresh from the back the aroma was intoxicating even before I was gifted a soft piece of cake and a dipped cat’s tongue cookie – the rest taken to go and consumed in part before, and in part after lunch. Speaking first to the cookies, free thanks to a Yelp check-in, aside from the two small bars it was to servers that I deferred and with each good and the Marzipan outstanding I had high expectations for the rest, only the slightly ‘dry’ Red Velvet anything less than impressive – the Wedding Cake Slice far better than any special occasion cake I’ve been subjected to with supple layers of cream surrounding soft vanilla cake, and the warm crispy chocolate roll speckled in Belgian-style pearl sugar a well-layered and buttery delight, far better than any ‘pain au chocolate’ I’ve found stateside to date.
http://www.freedsbakery.com/