Brookings Bakery — Restaurant in Brookings Township

The cinnamon rolls are fantastic. Everything else is OK. The pastries are fine, but honestly, I've had better from HyVee. The breakfast sandwiches look and smell amazing, but I haven't tried them. So maybe that's what the buzz is about.

Pictured: one lemon turnover (bottom) one Danish with blueberry and cherry filling (top). Only $5 for both ($2.50 each). A great price for a local bakery, but, when factoring in the quality, is priced just about right.

Also, super slow service (just for ordering, there's no table service). They don't take American Express. Which is fine, whatever. But the card reader or whatever they use is impossibly slow, making the wait on the weekend excruciating. The workers are doing what they can, don't get me wrong. But that slow technology sets a bad tone before you even get up to the...

It's a real hometown bakery - not commercially/mass produced (i.e., Walmart & HyVee). Sure - it's not the chicest little bakery - but its goodies are created with heart. You won't find fancy, foo-foo pastries - but you will enjoy the freshest, home baked standards (caramel rolls, danishes, long johns, doughnuts, croissants, etc.). And for a filling breakfast - the sandwiches fit the bill. So - if you want to keep your Main Street alive - support your...

I work at a church in town. This past week we ordered buns from here for a few funerals because HyVee is too much of a headache now. They were on time with pickup and packaged easily. Upon bringing them to church, the ladies aid gushed as to how good they looked, how they were pre-sliced, and then when we ate them, how good they were. They have our business...