Kolache Factory

Wanted to love it but just not Impressed.
Went to the drive thru and bought 2 kolaches (sausage, egg, cheese and a jalapeño and sausage one) and a cup of coffee.
It was my first time eating a kolache and I wasn’t sure what to expect. The kolaches we got were just dinner rolls stuffed with filling. The sausage, egg, and cheese one didn’t skimp on the stuffing but it didn’t have any flavor. The jalapeño and sausage one was stuffed with A LOT of jalapeño and a small hot dog sausage.
Skip the coffee. It was beyond burnt and the purpose of the drive through is so I can get everything prepared to go, instead they handed me my creamer and sugar separately so I had to park the car and prepare my coffee.

This place is a hit or miss. When you get it fresh, it can be good, but when its not, it really isn’t. We always get a mix of sweet and salty kolaches and the salty ones are really filllng and rich. They tend to be hotter and fresher than the fruity sweet ones. I am not sure if we will frequent this place again based on the inconsistency. They do offer deals and that’s why we tried it. But there are so many more better kolache places especially ones that offer warm, fresh softer bread to go to. But if you are hungry and need a quick snack and are right there, go try it yourself :)

So let me start off by saying that I have grown up eating kolaches, and very good ones at that. When I come to visit my boyfriend in Austin, I tend to find myself craving the soft bread with the meet inside, that calls itself a kolache. I am used to «morning kolache» where they use Hawaiian bread as the roll, YUM! So, one morning I ventured into this kolache factory and was surprisingly very pleased. I got one sausage and cheese (to compare to my morning kolache place) and then something new, the BBQ beef kolache.
The sausage and cheese kolache in no way shaped up to the one in my hometown. The bread is soft, but not Hawaiian. She sausage wasn’t as juicy and was one of those ones with the cheese inside of the meat. Ew!
The BBQ beef however was delicious!!! I had never had anything so yummy in my life! It is now the only one I want when I find myself at the factory!

I’m actually quite surprised by the multiple crappy ratings but its probably due to this place being a chain. The kolaches here are actually really good. I think the problem here is the staff. Every time i go i order maybe about 6 kolaches and they’re all different ones and a few times the staff has gotten confused and gave me the wrong kolache or forgotten to give me some that i was still charged for. So i stress for people to keep their receipt. The kolaches themselves are really good. People shouldn’t be surprised the kolaches are cold. I mean if you go to any bakery the baked things are COLD. That’s why they ask if you want them heated because they don’t have the ability to keep them warm because they have to bake them in batches. My favorite kolaches are the ham and cheese, the mushroom and pepperoni, and the italian chicken. Every time i bought kolaches and gave them to my friends, everyone loved them. One thing that is annoying is how early this place closes and the staff at times but the kolaches are definitley really good and worth trying.

I absolutely am in love with their Ranchero kolaches!!! I order NOTHING else. They are a perfect mix of everything breakfast with a bite! Jalepenos throughout!
I have tried other variations of these delicious baked yummies and while they are good per se, nothing comes close to the famously delicious rancheros. I will love them forever!

I have always had a fantastic experience with this place. We ride our bikes up here with the family on the weekends. My kids and I could eat here everyday!

I want to start by saying it really pains me to write this review…
My husband and I used to live by the Kolache Factory on N Lamar and we never had a bad experience there. We recently moved up north and I cannot say the same about our experience at the Parmer location.
We picked up kolaches to go this morning. My husband is a vegetarian so he is limited in his choices. He ordered an egg and cheese and a potato egg and cheese kolache. The potato egg and cheese was the last one they had made on the tray. I am not a vegetarian so they put mine in a separate bag so they didn’t get mixed up. They labeled his bag EC & PEC just to be sure. We got home. He ate the egg and cheese no problem everything was right. Two bites into the potato egg and cheese and he realized there was no potato. looked down and instead there was bacon! That means the last «potato egg and cheese» on the tray was actually a bacon egg and cheese!
It needs to be said that this is not okay! Not only was my husband forced with the unpleasantries of having to spit out and throw away his food. we paid for this! It’s exceptionally frustrating, and this place is lucky all I’m doing is leaving a crappy review… There are a lot of vegetarians in this town. Things like this cannot happen. Please pay more attention to this kinda stuff people!!!

So Ive been a loyal morning customer… devouring meatball and spaghetti sauce kolaches everyday for the past 5 years. Yep, I like to take care of my body. One afternoon I had a hankering for more kolaches so I came at closing time to get my fix. After I made my purchase a worker came by with a big trash bucket and started to throw all the unsold kolaches away… He swept his hand on the trays violently sending those kolaches to their sad deaths. I was appalled at the waste! I asked why they didn’t donate those to a soup kitchen or to a loyal customer such as myself. and the teenage boy just shrugged and I said «eh I don’t know about that…»
I’ve been trying to contact the owner of this place to no avail… I need to educate and scold him on not wasting food. Until I talk with him or her… I’ll be eating at other Kolache establishments.

My boyfriend and I stopped here for an easy breakfast. Being called «The Kolache Factory,» is very misleading. It actually implies that they have some kind of knowledge making kolaches. They are about double the price for what we are used to paying and half the quality. Don’t waste your money, unless the taste of cardboard is your thing.

My boyfriend introduced me to this place and I love it. They are delicious and even better when you put some hot sauce on them! I will definitely be returning, for these make a great breakfast.

KOLACHE REVIEW: I had an «Ah-​HA!» moment when I found this place. On my journey to seek out the best kolaches in Texas, I’ve been hitting little donut shops and eating a lot of fancy «pigs-​in-​a-​blankets» passed off as kolaches. Upon arriving at this place – with a kolache-​specific name – I got the feeling that I just upped my game. They have a nice variety of different kolaches – different meats, breakfast fillings, and, what I’d not seen before, is the original fruit-​filled kolaches that the Czechs brought to Texas in years gone by. I saw the empty rack for the meatball kolache, that has been my Holy Grail since the kolache search began those many long weeks ago. I knew I’d reached a new level in the journey.
I ordered a sausage and gravy kolache, a spinach kolache, and a raspberry kolache. The sausage and gravy kolache (don’t tell my cardiologist, BTW) was great – nice, savory ground sausage, and NOT oozing with gravy; just enough to keep a nice moisture and add a bit of flavor. Spinach kolache was a nice departure from pigs-​in-​blankets, too. The spinach sits on top, instead of hiding inside the pastry. A great flavor, as well. The raspberry kolache was a nice treat, though not much different from a jelly donught with the jelly on the outside. Still very nice. The one ding I need to dole out, is that the girl behind the counter either misheard me, or didn’t care – she heated the wrong kolaches. My meat and spinach kolaches were cold, and the raspberry was hot. I don’t like hot fruit fillings unless there’s a nice vanilla ice cream melting over it. Otherwise, the fruit must stay cool. And the other two kolaches were cold, and had a «leftover» sense to them. But still, I do see the potential of this place, and I will return!

Polish Hot is definitely my favorite… add the poppyseed at the end and with a great coffee (it’s a grind is a few stores down) my breakfast is primo!

Too many flavors and too many calories to choose from… but it won’t stop me from coming back.
Steak and cheese with jalapenos; Polish Sausage; and so many more. Simply delectible,

If you don’t mind paying a bit more for breakfast, this place is quite good for what it is.
Each kolache is a couple of bites worth of food, and they have some interesting flavors such as Italian Chicken and Philly Cheesesteak.

Tried 3 places this weekend, this place, Kolache Creations, and Lone Star Kolaches. Got the sausage and cheese and the jalepeno popper which is cream cheese, bacon and jalepeno. The latter was very good, but that’s the only one I’ll come back for. The sausage and cheese left much to be desired, and the dough was nothing to write home about. I’ll be back, maybe, but only for the popper.
Take a lesson from Kolache Creations.

The kolaches are tasty but they seem a little on the expensive side for the size. My favorite is the sausage and cheese. In my experience, you have to go early in order to get the best selection, as they are always out of the Texas hot (and lots of other choices) when I go around noon.

Okay, they have Philly Cheesesteak Kolaches. Whaaaaa? I didn’t care if it was almost 2 dollars for a few bites. The few bites were yum and fun, and I pay that for fish on rice all the time.
Fruit Kolaches were good too. Lots of sticky filling. Yes, the bread is more on the yeasty side but I liked these unconventional Kolaches a lot.

I will say this place is pretty yummy. I love the fruit and the cream cheese Kolaches. The salty bread with the sweet just makes my mouth water when writing this.
I would check your order though. There’s been more than one occasion they’ve left out one or two of our Kolaches.

These kolaches are slightly magical. They are SO freaking good — I’ve had the egg & cheese numerous times and I love that they have a wheat option! Who says you can’t have whole grain just because you’re eating fast food?
The jalepeno and cheese is also one of my favorites and the cream cheese chocolate is an absolute showstopper.
Five star worthy, but one big downfall — the service is unreliable and pretty slow. Sometimes the people behind the counter just seem so miserable that it makes me avoid that place in the morning — you don’t really want someone to put you in a bad mood before you’ve even started your day! Seriously, would it kill them to smile?
Either way, it’s still usually worth the trip — just hope that you get someone who is feeling nice in the morning!

Not Impressed…
I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve never been to the Kolache Factory before. I quite honestly don’t know much about kolaches, as I’ve never heard of them until I moved to Texas. And the only kolaches I’ve had were from Round Rock Donuts.
So yeah, there are a million and a half kinds of kolaches here at the factory. But are they really kolaches… or dinner rolls stuffed with fillings? It seemed pretty pricey for what you got. I think with our group, it came out to $ 17 – 18 for about 9 of them.
I highly doubt I’ll be back. It just wasn’t all that good… definitely not quality.