The Kolache Cafe: First things first: the location is so easy to get to and a super quick trip for anyone in Gilbert or Chandler. Plus, they have multiple locations around Phoenix, so there are plenty of opportunities to support this truly wonderful (and dangerously delicious) place.
The vibe: The moment we walked in, we were OBSESSED. 🧡 Orange accents everywhere, the cutest uplifting quotes, and a space that is immaculately clean. You can genuinely tell how much care and love goes into this location — the employees love it here, and that energy is contagious.
The staff: Beyond kind. Truly. We’re visiting from Oregon, and from the second we walked through the door we were greeted with big smiles and a cheerful “Hey, welcome in!” Instant mood booster. Every single person was warm, affable, and clearly proud of the sweet and savory magic they’re creating.
The kolaches (the main event 😍): We’re a savory family, so we ordered a half dozen savory kolaches… and immediately regretted not getting the full dozen. Every. Single. One. Was. Perfect.
The dough deserves its own shoutout — fluffy, soft, and lightly sweet without being overpowering. It balances every savory filling beautifully. • Brisket & mashed potato: Flavor-packed and instantly reminded me of Texas 🤠 • Fresh cubed ham & Swiss: Absolute perfection — the cheese pull was unreal • Potato, egg & cheese: A breakfast classic done right • Bacon, egg & cheese: Because obviously we had to — adding Cholula gave it the perfect kick 🌶️ • Smoked sausage & cheddar: We first tried this kolache in Texas… and I’m sorry but Arizona does it BETTER. Polish-style sausage, melty cheddar, soft dough — WOW.
We still have two kolaches left that we’re saving for later on our road trip to Tucson today (yes, they travel well and yes, we’re very excited).
Final verdict: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (11/10 honestly) I will ABSOLUTELY stand by this place. Everyone deserves at least one kolache a week as a self-care treat. If you haven’t been yet — go. Immediately. 💛🥐
The perfect snack and the perfect food to keep in your fridge for fast and effective cravings. Every flavor is great in their own way .. I really don’t have a favorite because they’re all good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Philipp Ballmaier
There is something magical about this Kolache dough. It is soft and pillowy with high quality jams and savory fillings. We were greeted by friendly staff who made our experience wonderful. Overall, we bought 7 Kolaches for under $30. If you want high quality pastries at a low cost, then this is the place for you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Troy Allen
Let me begin by saying I grew up within 30 minutes of the Czech Bakery in West, Texas. I was hopeful, yet skeptical in trying this place. Unfortunately these are not even comparable to what an authentic kolache would be considered. For one thing a meat kolache should have a healthy portion of meat ; not diced up particles of meat. Then there are the fruit kolaches…sigh. It should not taste like canned fruit. The bread tasted more like a Hawaiian roll than anything else. Being that this is basically a franchise the overall taste of the food was as expected - below an authentic kolache of central Texas. I would not recommend this place if you are considering having anything close to a real central Texas kolache.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Paul Wilson
Great Kolaches, savory and sweet. Awesome cinnamon rolls and great service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
R W
This place is near The Gym where my husband works out. We saw this place and decided to try it. They kind of look like Chinese pork buns. We ordered 6 and got 2 sausage/egg, 2 meatball and 2 brisket. The meatball one was our favorite. I liked the sausage egg one too. The brisket one had more mashed potatoes than brisket, but it was good. I want to try a sweet one next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angel Abernathy
Was greeted by the friendliest faces upon entering and walked through the menu and kolache selections. It was our first time here so we really didn't know what to expect. The kolaches were the perfect texture, the fruit and cream cheese topping wasn't too sweet, and the savory kolaches had tons of flavorful filling! Was very happy and will definitely be back again for more kolaches and try their cinnamon rolls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Calbha Vaughn
This place is great. Delicious and soft and warm. They DO NOT USE A MICROWAVE it is a digital convection oven that makes similar beeps and fan noises.
Hailey Fontes
Delicious and great customer service! Just a little on the pricey side, so we save it for our special breakfast every once in awhile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Oropeza
Super friendly staff & super delicious kolaches! My fav are the smoked sausage, jalapeño & cheese + the caramel apple! My Texas heart is happy:)
The food is great, the service was awesome. The place may be a little too small. But it may be fine for others.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sami Everhart
Just moved to the area and tried this place and omg its ohenominal! Great pricing, great quality, absolutely delicious! Me and my husband never agree on where to order but this has made the top of both our lists!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pierce Foss
Over the top friendly staff. And great food! Will be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Georgina Youngson
Delicious
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Shyann Feller-Vance
Sooooo good! The savory with mashed potatoes, brisket, and cheese is the best thing I’ve had in awhile! A full meal in one little roll. The chicken bacon ranch is yummy. Dessert one’s - you really can’t go wrong picking any flavor. Seriously so good
The Kolache Cafe: First things first: the location is so easy to get to and a super quick trip for anyone in Gilbert or Chandler. Plus, they have multiple locations around Phoenix, so there are plenty of opportunities to support this truly wonderful (and dangerously delicious) place.
The vibe:
The moment we walked in, we were OBSESSED. 🧡 Orange accents everywhere, the cutest uplifting quotes, and a space that is immaculately clean. You can genuinely tell how much care and love goes into this location — the employees love it here, and that energy is contagious.
The staff:
Beyond kind. Truly. We’re visiting from Oregon, and from the second we walked through the door we were greeted with big smiles and a cheerful “Hey, welcome in!” Instant mood booster. Every single person was warm, affable, and clearly proud of the sweet and savory magic they’re creating.
The kolaches (the main event 😍):
We’re a savory family, so we ordered a half dozen savory kolaches… and immediately regretted not getting the full dozen. Every. Single. One. Was. Perfect.
The dough deserves its own shoutout — fluffy, soft, and lightly sweet without being overpowering. It balances every savory filling beautifully.
• Brisket & mashed potato: Flavor-packed and instantly reminded me of Texas 🤠
• Fresh cubed ham & Swiss: Absolute perfection — the cheese pull was unreal
• Potato, egg & cheese: A breakfast classic done right
• Bacon, egg & cheese: Because obviously we had to — adding Cholula gave it the perfect kick 🌶️
• Smoked sausage & cheddar: We first tried this kolache in Texas… and I’m sorry but Arizona does it BETTER. Polish-style sausage, melty cheddar, soft dough — WOW.
We still have two kolaches left that we’re saving for later on our road trip to Tucson today (yes, they travel well and yes, we’re very excited).
Final verdict:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (11/10 honestly)
I will ABSOLUTELY stand by this place. Everyone deserves at least one kolache a week as a self-care treat. If you haven’t been yet — go. Immediately. 💛🥐
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The perfect snack and the perfect food to keep in your fridge for fast and effective cravings. Every flavor is great in their own way .. I really don’t have a favorite because they’re all good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There is something magical about this Kolache dough. It is soft and pillowy with high quality jams and savory fillings. We were greeted by friendly staff who made our experience wonderful. Overall, we bought 7 Kolaches for under $30. If you want high quality pastries at a low cost, then this is the place for you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Let me begin by saying I grew up within 30 minutes of the Czech Bakery in West, Texas. I was hopeful, yet skeptical in trying this place. Unfortunately these are not even comparable to what an authentic kolache would be considered. For one thing a meat kolache should have a healthy portion of meat ; not diced up particles of meat. Then there are the fruit kolaches…sigh. It should not taste like canned fruit. The bread tasted more like a Hawaiian roll than anything else. Being that this is basically a franchise the overall taste of the food was as expected - below an authentic kolache of central Texas. I would not recommend this place if you are considering having anything close to a real central Texas kolache.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Great Kolaches, savory and sweet. Awesome cinnamon rolls and great service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is near The Gym where my husband works out. We saw this place and decided to try it. They kind of look like Chinese pork buns. We ordered 6 and got 2 sausage/egg, 2 meatball and 2 brisket. The meatball one was our favorite. I liked the sausage egg one too. The brisket one had more mashed potatoes than brisket, but it was good. I want to try a sweet one next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was greeted by the friendliest faces upon entering and walked through the menu and kolache selections. It was our first time here so we really didn't know what to expect. The kolaches were the perfect texture, the fruit and cream cheese topping wasn't too sweet, and the savory kolaches had tons of flavorful filling! Was very happy and will definitely be back again for more kolaches and try their cinnamon rolls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is great. Delicious and soft and warm. They DO NOT USE A MICROWAVE it is a digital convection oven that makes similar beeps and fan noises.
Delicious and great customer service! Just a little on the pricey side, so we save it for our special breakfast every once in awhile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super friendly staff & super delicious kolaches! My fav are the smoked sausage, jalapeño & cheese + the caramel apple! My Texas heart is happy:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The food is great, the service was awesome. The place may be a little too small. But it may be fine for others.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just moved to the area and tried this place and omg its ohenominal! Great pricing, great quality, absolutely delicious! Me and my husband never agree on where to order but this has made the top of both our lists!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Over the top friendly staff. And great food! Will be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sooooo good! The savory with mashed potatoes, brisket, and cheese is the best thing I’ve had in awhile! A full meal in one little roll. The chicken bacon ranch is yummy. Dessert one’s - you really can’t go wrong picking any flavor. Seriously so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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