Paris Baguette — Restaurant in Novi

Opened on Wednesday, makes sense since the opening arch balloons are starting to deflate.

Grabbed a curry and a crab croquette, harvest chicken salad, egg salad sandwich, small green tea mint and a large pumpkin pie latte with oat milk and no whipped cream. $39.78

I cut open the curry and crab croquette. We were both thoroughly disappointed that both croquets were sparse of ingredients. The bottom of the croquettes are quite dense, the tops are thin.

The crab looks like it might have at most a TBS of Krab salad with carrots and maybe some overcooked green peppers. It isn’t good at all, mostly dough and the Krab salad is barely there. I see why they recommended to heat it, that works if you are eating it there, otherwise it’s served fridge cold. The texture of the croquette is what you would expect. This lump of empty dough is cold and not worth it.

It gets worse with the cut and reveal of the curry croquette. I had to do a double take, it looked as if maybe at most a full tsp of one small diced potato, canned corn, scallions, all flattened onto the bottom. The curry seasoning was so-so, not as prominent or as filled as I have had at TLJ.

The two croquettes here I tried were not worth a repeat, ever again. Keep an eye out for integrated wavy white hairs in your pastry.

The egg salad sandwich looks pretty good, looks fresh with the sliced cucumbers. The egg salad is bland, as expected. However there were small bits of the egg shell on my half of the sandwich and maybe of the shell lining too. It was a bit gritty and sinewy.

The harvest chicken salad sandwich is good. This place needs to decide if they are a crust on or off. The harvest chicken salad had only the top of the slice crust cut off, the other two sides intact.

The egg salad sandwich to me should have had all of the crusts removed, as this is usually how it’s presented in Japan for the egg salad sandy.

The green mint tea has no flavor of either the mint or the green tea and it’s a small to go too. I got warm water here. It’s been steeping for about a half hour by now. Nothing!

The pumpkin pie latte with the oat milk is good. Worth a return for the latte at least. This place is a mirage, looks good from the outside and from afar, but it’s all an illusion.

Needs a lot of work on their pastries, not where it should be to compete with their neighbor across 11...

I have fond memories of Paris Baguette from my time in South Korea. I was very excited to see one open nearby. This franchise location has great potential but needs some help. First off, the service was atrocious.

I purchased 4 pastries and a piece of cheesecake. There were 3 people at the counter and there was no line. One finally begrudgingly assisted me. Then she just thrust the box at me and I asked about the cheesecake, which was in the cooling case. She waved her hand in my face and told me to 'go wait a few minutes'. I stepped off to the side to not impede the flow of customers and one of the other cashiers (who witnessed the whole thing), said 'um, do you need something?'

As for the food:

Pineapple brulee pastry 2/10- dry, not particularly flavorful Dubai chocolate mochi donut- 9/10 very dense but the textures and flavors were delightful Souffle cheesecake- 5/10 nice flavor, very dry and crumbly. The very small strawberry was not fresh, it would have been better to just not have it on there Chocolate supreme croissant- 7/10- texture was a bit subpar but the cream was smooth and not too sweet Cookie butter cruffin- 9/10 Delicious filling, nice texture and the crunch of the finely crushed cookies on top was great

The inside is sparkling clean, looks very modern...

The new Paris Baguette location is such a wonderful addition to the neighborhood! From the moment I walked in, I was impressed by how bright, clean, and welcoming the space felt. The interior design has that perfect blend of modern café style with cozy bakery charm ,it immediately makes you want to stay a while. The selection of pastries and breads is outstanding. Everything looks picture-perfect behind the glass, and tastes even better. The croissants are flaky and buttery, the cakes are light and creamy, and the sandwiches are fresh and well-balanced. I tried their coffee and it paired beautifully with the pastries -smooth, rich, and not too strong. The staff here deserve a special mention everyone was friendly, patient, and genuinely happy to help. You can tell they take pride in what they do. It’s refreshing to see such great service, especially at a new store. Whether you’re stopping in for breakfast, an afternoon treat, or just a coffee break, this Paris Baguette is the perfect spot. It already feels like one of those go-to places you’ll keep coming back to. Highly recommend checking...