Fri, Jul 27/07, 1:45 pm - Isaac's Bakery

3390 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M6A 2B9 (416) 789-7587

One of the reasons I started this blog was that for many years, so often when I would leave a Kosher establishment, I would cringe from the experience, and I needed a place to vent (because my family was getting tired of listening to my stories). Mysteriously, ever since I have started this blog, almost all my experiences have been mostly positive. Go figure.

Back to Isaac's. At some point in the past year, they completely renovated the store, enlarging the food preparation area, and removing the restaurant section, and bringing the customer area to a much smaller size. Removing the sit down restaurant was a good thing -- it always appeared less than appetizing. Now, the store is very nice to come into -- bright and fresh. I arrived very late in the day for a Friday, and there was only one or two other customers in the shop, so while I was there it was not crowded. I'll have to go back to see how it is on a Friday morning at 8 a.m. The staff was friendly and not pushy. The service was good (despite one very annoying customer -- not me, another person!) Parking was, as usual, easy, as they have their own parking lot, which is connected to an auto repair shop, which has a very large parking lot. I purchased some danishes, which were OK.

I checked the Toronto "DineSafe" rating. All the ratings (Dec 2005 - May 2007) have passed.