JP Makes and Bakes — Restaurant in Detroit

Update: returned for the ube treats and the cheesecake is life-changing. So delicious, such a pleasant texture/mouth feel. The brownie again amazing. I tried the melon/Ube soft serve as well as the one from last time (Lychee/ube) and I don’t think I’m a fan of them.

Made a special trip here with my friend after she saw a social ad for lunch bowls. The cafe is small and clean with very limited seating. They have a good selection of baked goods and small merchandise section. I bought the cutest tShirt. The staff was welcoming/friendly - offered a recommendation and let me sample the soft serve.

For lunch we both ordered the savory special (ukoy) with their mangomansi drinks. The special was a generous serving of shrimp + veggies, perfect fritter like texture, seasoned well and served with a vinegary sauce plus white rice.

For something sweet I tried the ube lychee twist soft serve (good, lightly floral and sweet), ube brownie (great flavor, moist cakey texture, not too sweet) and suman malagkit (glutenous textured dessert with light coconut and brown sugar flavor).

I love that the specials are authentic Filipino cooking and excited to...

My daughter and I visited this beautiful bakery and we were excited based on the reviews and the Instagram photos everything looks so delicious. We walked through the door and immediately smelled of urine inside the bakery. There was an elder lady sitting in her medical chair talking to herself however, she wasn’t bothering anyone but she reeked of urine. The lady at the counter was pretty blah and the energy just wasn’t that great however, she was rude. We purchased 4 donuts (2) sugar twist , (2) chocolate twist, and a dozen chocolate chip cookies. The donuts were not fresh. They did not melt in my mouth however, they weren’t terrible that’s why we are giving it ⭐️ ⭐️ The cookies were not great they were very salty we couldn’t even enjoy them. Also, there was just a small selection of pastries and if there were more in the back or refrigerator that was not seen to customers the counter lady did try to bring them to our attention. We visited the bakery around 12:50. Overall, I probably won’t revisit this bakery again as we wasn’t able to eat anything...

I really really wanted for the first Filipino bakery in Detroit to be wonderful but I have to give my honest feedback. The pan de sal is nothing like Filipino pan de sal. Just tastes like American dinner rolls. The ube cookies are hard. If trying to make something similar to ube crinkle cookies then this is not close at all. I do not know this banner, but perhaps he should sample some local Filipino baked goods to truly understand how to represent their iconic flavors. I wish him much success if he's willing to learn to improve recipes and technique. I know many many Filipino home bakers who mabe excellent pan de sal, ube cakes, cassava. etc. He will need to taste authentic Filipino baked goods. Even a short trip to Seafood City in Chicago can give you authentic experience with...