German Bread Bakery — Restaurant in Las Vegas

It's been a while since I have been to this German bakery located in a shopping plaza in Summerlin at which a super-size Smith's store is the anchor tenant. I believe they call this combination of a supermarket and a department store a Smith's Marketplace store.

The fact that the German Bread Bakery, located just around the corner from this Smith's behemoth with a large in-store bakery of it's own, does a brisk business with a loyal clientele of repeat customers throughout the year is an crystal-clear indication of just how delectable virtually everything made and sold in this family-run business must be.

Germans are known for their expertise in making a great variety of breads including diverse rolls, soft pretzels and the like. No matter what type of bread you prefer, you will find something to satisfy your cravings here.

The baked goods - including cakes - made with various fruit fillings/toppings and nuts are invariably first-rate. My personal favorite(s) apart from the apple strudel include all those pastries made with poppy seeds since such items are rarely if ever found at other bakeries around town.

Special orders are welcome, just ask. Especially large orders should be phoned in a few days ahead of your scheduled pickup date to ensure that an adequate supply of German bread and baked goods will also be available for other patrons.

They also have a second store in Las Vegas located on Eastern Avenue to which I have never been since I live here in the wild-and-woolly northwestern part...

Worst bakery ever. I should have walked out immediately when they said the did not have pumpernickel bread OR German Chocolate Cake!!, What kind of German bakery doesn't have German Chocolate cake???? But I stayed and thought I'd give it a try, hoping to relive my childhood memories with mom's strudel other German treats. Unfortunately, nothing of the sort occurred. The Black Forest cake & Frank's Chocolate cake were both EXTREMELY DRY & FLAVORLESS. Such a small layer of cherries that I wouldn't have guessed it was Black Forest cake if I hadn't bought it myself. As for the strudel, the dough was so tough I had to use a sharp knife to cut through it and since there wasn't much apple filing, I decided to toss it in the trash after 2 bites. What a disappointment. The cherry cake or cobbler type of dessert or whatever it was, was just as disappointing. Dry dry dry with very little fruit. So my last hope was their rum balls. I used to make these all the time for the holidays and yet I thought they looked odd when I didn't see any powered sugar on them, but Chocolate sprinkles! Wth??? But I was insistent on giving them a try and man was I very disappointed . No rum flavor or if a touch then fake rum flavoring. Plus the texture was incredibly odd. Not even close to what I used to make. I have no idea what they did but it was so wrong. Terrible. And I was so shocked to learn that they don't bake on the premises. Save your money...

There really isn't not much you can write about a small German bakery considering all they offer is German pastries and pretzels. Me and Wifey came here after a hearty breakfast next door and decided we weren't finished stuffing ourselves yet.

We've been here several times and we always get pretzels and pretzels rolls, they are to die for! These are some of the most authentic German pretzels I've had since I've been to Munich. They are cooked just right and have just enough salt on them that isn't too much.

Along with the pretzels I also get a Berliner which is equally awesome. Good amount of powdered sugar and not stingy on the filling, these are puffy so to me you get more bang for the buck so to say.

The lady that helped us is always friendly and courteous. She was extremely patient while I picked which Berliner I wanted from their glass display and rang us up promptly. If you like German pastries or snacks this is the spot to go to, there aren't to...