Karl’s Quality Bakery

I typically buy birthday and special occasion cakes from Barb’s Bakery, but thought I would try Karl’s as it is much closer and reviews are mostly good. I went in today and bought a cake (white with lemon filling and buttercream icing) from the display as it was for a last minute get together. My first suggestion would be to not buy a cake from those displayed. I made the purchase around 11:30am and when we cut at around 1:00pm the center filling was still a bit frozen. The cake had a «freezer» taste to it and there was way too much lemon filling that completely over powered the cake. I will definitely stick with Barb’s for cakes. I also picked up a couple of small eclairs, a raspberry danish and an apple fritter. The éclair was unremarkable and the raspberry filling in the danish seemed to be nothing more than raspberry jam right out of the jar. The apple fritter was very good, but not worth a repeat visit. Most of the staff were friendly though the cashier had difficulty and there was a young man wearing an «in training» name tag who looked absolutely miserable and didn’t return my «hello». Big sigh as I was hoping this would be my new go to bakery — sadly, it won’t be.

The pastries and chocolate are synonymous to art. Stunning yet delectable. I stopped in on a whim, and ended up buying $ 68 worth of product. I was hopeful that I had not made a mistake by purchasing so much without having tasted the pastries, cupcakes etc. Every single item that I had purchased was without a doubt probably the best I have had, anywhere.

Received sugar cookies as a gift from here. I ate the entire box by myself! They are amazing. Harder than normal sugar cookies and not too sweet.

Love the Alligator it’s delicious. From their pastries to their doughnuts on point. Definitely a place to visit.

We ordered a full sheet cake for my Grandmothers 90^th Birthday Party. We ordered from where I live in San Antonio. Renee, who took our order, made the process so easy, even from 1000 miles away. When we arrived in Phoenix and picked up the cake, the custom design was flawless. In fact there were so many requests to know where this absolutely delicious and gorgeous cake came from that I am certain that they will have much more business in the future. Thanks to Karl’s Bakery for making the centerpiece of the Birthday Party such a topic of conversation.

It’s like heaven in one bite I come here once because I was craving something, and I was super happy because everything is delicious

I have no idea how this establishment is holding a high rating. Maybe the goods baked for custom orders are much better than the items they sell in the display.
The first time I made a purchase from Karl’s I was disappointed with the mini muffins I bought. I gave the bakery a second try and purchased three other items — something lemony, something carroty, something almond marzipan.
Nothing tasted like bakery goods.
They need to remove the «Quality» from their name. It’s not deserving.

Wonderful mom and pop. Friendly service, reasonable prices, tasty food. Pure Americana at its finest.

We’ve been going to Karl’s Bakery for 10 years. Our girls still get excited when they see a box of cookies from Karl’s on our counter. Everything is fresh there from their eclairs to there Yule logs at Christmas. If you have little kids, the cookies are great for classroom parties!

Went to Bakery for the second time to try Napoleons and Mixed Fruit Bavarian. I ended up buying a large Mixed Fruit Bavarian, 6 Napoleons and 6 Eclairs. The large Bavarian was $ 18.00. My wife saw the receipt and wondered why we were charged 1 small Mixed Fruit Bavarian for 6.95. She didn’t see it as a mistake it had to be entered.
The pastry was good, but don’t like anyone over-​charging. Watch your receipts. I’ll be calling tomorrow and hopefully be easy to resolve. Update later…

this is still one of my favorite bakerys in town just wish I lived closer they have one of the best Napoleon in phx and there almond cookie is amazing as most of the time the service is grate always willing to give suggesting there is one girl that always has a pissed off look to her and if you ask her any questions or taking to long she gets a little shaping but over all it is a grate place

Everything at Karl’s is amazing. If you like apple fritters like me after you get them at Karl’s no other place will be good enough. Best in town.

The absolute best chocolate covered cake donuts ever! They are perfect! Be aware that perfection will cost you. This is an excellent bakery but it is pricey, especially for the neighborhood. Does that stop me NO WAY!!!

Love this family bakery. Try the Alligator… trust me… so good! The fritters and donuts are huge!

Called on my way to work to pick up something for a work brunch. They have fresh quiche, lorraine, mushroom and spinach, and another flavor. Very nice pie with flaky, buttery crust for $ 15. SO worth it. Croissants, Kronos and stones are worth the diet guilt. Just work out more on the next gym date.
Now, just need handle bags, preferably paper, for the larger boxes.

I love small businesses, especially bakeries. When it comes to sweets, I cannot resist. The customer service was outstanding. The two young teenagers, particularly the girl with blondish, was very courteous, attentive, and informative about their selections of sweets. Right away, we were greeted by her. She helped us picked a few of their tasty treats. We got one sugar cookies, which are seasonal, one bunny meringue cookies (very cute), and one delightful fudge brownie. They have so many selection of sweets to pick from and they are all inexpensive too. If you are on this side of town, near Sunny Slope HS, I recommend stopping by for some sweet delights.

the workers are very rude. the cupcakes are dry and freezer burned and the frosting tastes like lard! nasty! ! ! now if the cupcakes tasted as good as they looked i might put with the no class unprofessional workers or try something else.. . no thanks.. keep your lard i will go to gigis or sprinkles or the phoenix bakery.. .i’ve truly had better from wal-​mart. no lies… the bakers daughter and her crew smh

Great service. Wonderful selection. Very easy to access. Picked up a variety of Danishes, croissants and other treats for a corporate event and everyone loved them. I’ll be definitely use this bakery again!

Karl’s Bakery made our wedding cake, and we had a great experience with this bakery. They were one of the more affordable wedding cake companies we looked at in the Phoenix area, and our cake was both beautiful and delicious. We wanted something somewhat unique (toffee filling, not extremely sweet, and what’s called a «naked cake», meaning little icing on the outside). Karl’s was able to accommodate us by using their own candy, crushed very fine and added to the filling, which was a combination of custard and whipped cream. We got many compliments on how good the cake tasted, and we certainly enjoyed it ourselves!

I love finding places like this, and I loved what I saw when I walked in. They have a HUGE selection. Chocolates, doughnuts, all kinds of pastries, cookies, cakes, pies, cupcakes. It all looked amazing. I got some chocolates, a piece of cake, an éclair, lots of stuff to try.
It just wasn’t good. I really wanted it to be. But it wasn’t. The piece of toffee I got crumbled apart, and tasted like pure sugar with no flavor. A Heath bar tastes better. The éclair was actually pretty good, but not great. The cookie was okay; it tasted like something you’d get in a crappy supermarket. The cake was terrible, covered in that gloppy, gritty Crisco-​and-​sugar icing, filled with a custard that tasted artificially flavored and waxy.
I don’t think it was a matter of a bad batch of goodies; it just tasted like they use sub-​par ingredients to make them. Really sad.

Food was just OK, nothing was fresh, girl working there was rude. I’m only giving it two stars because apparently the tart I gave away was good.

A good, old fashion, one batch at a time, made from scratch family bakery. All their items are really good. It’s difficult to pick a favorite, love the apple fritters, poppy ring and the raspberry coconut brownies!
They appreciate their customers and if ever something isn’t right, just let them know and they will take care to make it right.

We absolutely love this bakery. Would have easily given 4 to 5 Stars, however, the «your bothering us» attitude provided by the 2 twenty-​something employees working the counter left us with a bit of
«NOT worth coming back attitude».

Not bad, but not as good as Urban Cookies.
Parking was a snap as the adjoining retail spaces are empty. The employee was polite, and they don’t have any off-​putting rules about credit card usage.
I purchased a $ 3 mint chocolate cupcake. It was not very large. It consisted of a rather dry, plain chocolate cake (no mint flavor) with a fudgey ganache topping and a few green minty candy decorations that seemed like white chocolate infused with mint flavoring.
Sadly the cupcake was chilled through, so the cake wasn’t moist or flavorful. I did like the ganache more than the buttercream or whipped cream toppings other bakeries use. The cupcake could have really used a filling inside, such as a dark chocolate mint ganache or even a mint buttercream, to help its extreme dryness.
The paper wrapper of the cupcake kept sticking to the cake and it was difficult to unwrap. I had to keep picking at the wrapper and pulling off little pieces. I’ve never had this problem before, and perhaps it has to do with the cupcake being frozen?
Overall, it was only «okay», a step above a grocery store cupcake but not at the level of Urban Cookies. I will note that the free samples of brownies were extremely moist and flavorful, which helped them earn that third star, so perhaps I just need to wait for my purchase to thaw or choose a different type of baked good that would be more fresh.

This is the best bakery I have found so far in Az. I wish I lived closer. However, then again maybe I do not wish I lived closer. (waistline issues– ha!) Really Good stuff. They do not have the widest selection though but what they have is excellent.

Love Karl’s! I used to go daily while attending Sunnyslope High School and 20 years later I still bring my family here. We order my son’s birthday cake from here every year and they never disappoint. I have friends that still swear by Karl’s as well. Best bakery is Arizona! I tried a Kronut for the first time yesterday and it was amazing! I love their cheese and fruit filled figure 8s and their chocolates are to die for! We got cookies made for party favor bags last year and they were a hit! I think we sent a new wave of people the bakery that have never been there. Great little local spot.

Had a Chocolate Cake with Raspberry filing and white butter cream frosting! It was so delicious!!! We ate the whole thing! All of our future birthday cakes are coming from Karl’s!

Get here early for your favorite Bavarian treats.
Favorites so far is the strudel and danish (s). A friend told me he’s never had finer fritters.

Clean, delightful bakery. I had a lemon basil cronut! Yum! and a chocolate cronut… same day. Could barely move, such a piggie! Had to walk it off. Will definitely go back. Next up… apple fritter or chocolate croissant?

One of my favorite places. …don’t buy cheap chocolate at store when you can pop in here for some true chocolate delight

Daaaaang! Karl’s is so scrumptious. My idea of heaven is a tower of almond horns and whole tray of strawberry tartlets. Soooo good!
Karl’s isn’t just a jack of one trade. They do so many things well.
Pick up some artisan loaves or some breadsticks for your meal.
Or stop in for a chocolate truffle.
You can order a pretty cake or take out a selection of fun colored sugar cookies.
It’s all very good.
What else they got. hmmm… Donuts? Got them. Cupcakes and muffins? Got those too. Lemon bars? Got them. What about a brownie? They have several. Quiches? Yup. Croissants? Yup. Eclairs? Yup. Tiramisu. Uh-​huh. Perfectly glazed tarts. Oh yeah! And also apple fritters and macaroons and scones… Take your pick.
It’s not hit or miss at Karl’s. It’s amazing how many things they do well. Fresh. Family-​owned. Quality. The range is fantastic and it’s all top-​notch. Everything here is so very very good.

First time here and we have been looking for a bakery for 10 years out here! Finally! Kaiser rolls are just like the ones in Germany, cupcakes are good, and we have yet to try the other items as of yet. Everyone is very nice, warm and helpful and the prices are excellent. Highly recommend!

I like this place because it’s named after me, ha ha just kidding but the treats are really good. Whenever I’m nearby I try to stop by.

On Unilocal it says that this establishment is open on Sundays and when I drove down there, it is certainly not… the sign on the door says closed Sundays so readers be aware. Booooooo!
Otherwise we like this place. Good baked goods.

Karl’s is excellent for pastries and breads, and their offerings are priced reasonably well. Every time someone has a birthday in my family, I make sure to drop off a box of baked goods from Karl’s. They’ve got a great selection of pastries, donuts, tarts, cupcakes, cookies and cakes. I especially appreciate the fact that despite being indecisive due to the large selection of sweets, the folks behind the counter are always friendly and accommodating.
Support this local bakery. We have so many chain restaurants and shops here in Phoenix, it’s nice to see a good, quality bakery like Karl’s thriving.

Oh Karl’s! Your daughter is awesome. The Baker’s Daughter runs the place now, at their new location on Central just south of Dunlap. Excellent and efficient flow of addressing customers. The in-​door puts you in line at the counter, you make your way down the case, choosing your items and pay at the end, exiting a second door. I got way too much but all my favorites, since I was visiting. small fruit torte, almond horns, cream puffs, streudel, and had to try a kronut. I have had one before, just not from Karl’s and now I see why for the stellar kronut reputation. Lemon Basil kronut is amazing! There are other flavors but this was the one I tried.
True European bakery, and I make a point to stop in when in town.

Nous sommes trop heureux d’avoir a proximité un établissement comme celui de Karl de son épouse Stéphanie et de sa fille Christine qui maitrisent parfaitement l’art de la patisserie et le travail du chocolat. D’une gentillesse et d’une sympathie exemplaire. Lors de chacun de nos séjours aux USA nous y retrouvons la qualité et la variété des produits typiquement européens, cela est fantastique et enrichissant sur le plan culturel.