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Arz Bakery
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Arz Bakery
12 reviews in English
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Review from Mel C.
10/11/2011
This is my favourite place to buy tiramisu cake. They have a wide selection of baklava which I only bought once since they're so expensive. I've also tried some of their other cakes (such as their opera cake) but I always go back to their tiramisu cake.
Although it's called Arz Bakery, it's really more of a grocery store. I've purchases pistachios here and they're also very good.
They also have a small cafe in the corner of the store but I've never purchased coffee here so I don't know how good it is. -
Review from wendy l.
Scarborough, ON
5/22/2012
I ordered a cake for the first time there a few weeks ago for a special family birthday celebration. I went in on Friday to order, for a pick up on Monday evening. I was really disappointed, It looked beautiful, a strawberry shortcake surrounded by lady finger biscuits. The cake was frozen in the middle when we served it a few hours later.
It had only been refrigerated once we brought it home. The lady fingers were stale.
I never dreamt they would freeze a cake I saw on Friday and sell it to me on Monday.
It was an expensive lesson. ***** Warning State you want a FRESH CAKE!!!! ****** -
Review from Yvonne T.
9/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
***Warning*** If you have diabetic friends, be sure to AVOID this place.
Arz is a supermarket with a huge sugar mountain of baklava and other sweets waiting to tempt you. They have a selection of strange fruits that I have never seen before, but that wasn't the reason I was here today.
As Wayne C. mentioned, the display of baklavas is visually appealing and formed into cake tiers. I ended up walking away with a box of 6 that I chose myself. For those who are indifferent, they have pre-packaged ones but they came in trays of 20 and 40s and I just couldn't fathom the aftermath if I had bought a tray of these. Just one "little" cube of baklava packs in "big" flavour. If you're having these with coffee, skip the sugar because otherwise you'll fall into a sugar comatose!
Parking can be a bit of a problem as their parking lot is a one-way street and spaces are limited.Listed in: Gifts for the host(ess)
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Everything looks exotic to me at Arz Bakery Ltd.
Don't be fool by the name "Bakery", it is really a Supermarket that sells everything!! So if you want to cook up a Lebanese-Middle Eastern meals.. this is the to go to place to get all your supplies!
Arz Bakery Ltd as a Bakery really shine with proud display of honey infused goods and desserts... just looking at them give me Sugar High!
There is also a coffee bar set up with Hor'devours at the back of the store. A lot of older looking gentlemen hanging out there drinking arabic coffee!
Parking is an issue here in the small, tight parking lot!Listed in: Grocery Store I Visit, Persian's Experience in GTA!
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Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
11/25/2010
I now understand why my Friend Sugar Overlord(Aka Sugar Overload... Aka Diabetes Waiting to Happen) gave this place 4 ***Stars***. The back end of this Grocery/Bakery store has an aesthetically pleasing selection of Cookies, Cakes and BAKLAVA. These Baklavas were displayed in Cake Tiers format AND it wasn't just "ONE" of them but several of them side by side with an assortment of flavours.
Baklavas are so SWEET that one of these Sugar Cube size desserts probably contains 10x its sugar contain in weight. Talk about your silent killer! But please use this information for Good rather than Evil unless you really have someone unpleasant in mind. You can give them these treats and they wouldn't even know what hit them.
The PARKING here is to be desired but I'm not the one driving. :P Once inside this place, a Lebanese Middle East amateur like myself took time to adapt to the environment but it's interesting to see such things like Twisted Cheeses, Maneesh, etc...
3.5'd because an old Lady try to run me over with her cart. How can such a sweet place have such evil customers?Listed in: 3.5 ***Stars***, Desserts - Western, Middle East Scoops
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Review from Giuliana B.
SCARBOROUGH, ON
9/13/2010
Arz is very conveniently located close to my home, which is one of the reasons why I enjoy coming here. Another reason why I enjoy shopping here is that I can always find "exotic" fruits here that I have not been able to find anywhere else in Canada.
Fruits like cactus pears (yummmmm...), nisperos ( if you've never had this fruit you must definitely try it at some point),chirimoyas (a delicious and decadent custard fruit). These fruits are things that bring me back to my childhood in Peru, and make me smile :)
Another reason I love this place: Their cookie and baklava section! Its HUGE. You can buy cookies by weight (1/4lb,1/2lb,1lb) and the same goes for the baklava. Their selection of cookies is very large and I often buy them when I'm going to friend's houses for coffee. The Baklava selection is also very extensive and they are fresh and delicious.
Baklava and Turkish coffee = a little peace of heaven :)
Being a Lebanese store, they also carry a very large selection of nuts such as pistachios (about 4 different kinds of pistachios), almonds, peanuts,cashews,pecans, you name it. They all come roasted,blanched,salted,unsalted, raw or covered in caramel...pretty much any way you want it. A large assortment of dried fruits such as apricots,figs,raisins,apples,mangoes and much more can also be found here, and they are all very good quality.Furthermore, they offer a really good selection of prepared foods such as stuffed grape leaves, stuffed hot peppers,marinated meats,baba ganoush, humus, pastries, bread and much more.
They also have a a good olive bar with olives from different countries, a semi decent deli section and on the aisles with the regular grocery store stuff, as well some Lebanese products that I have never seen before. Also, for some reason they have really good cantaloupes here, I absolutely loooooveee cantaloupe's and every single one I've gotten from here has been delicious and beyond juicy.Listed in: Get your sugar fix!
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Review from John S.
Scarborough, ON
1/11/2011
Arz has just about everything you would expect in a middle eastern food store, plus much much more. The Deli section is good, where they have labneh (a pressed yogurt, which by the way is fantastic for thickening red sauce), tzatziki, and chicken kebabs, ready to grill. Also falafel and pickles.
The seeds and nuts is almost overwhelming, as there is every type imaginable. Then there are the pastries. I have yet to try any save the baklava, which looked like art in pastry form.
There is also a grocery section and a little sit-in eating area. This is MUCH more than a bakery, in fact, I only think of it secondarily as such.
prices can tend to be a little higher on certain items, but overall fairly reasonable. -
Review from Roanna Z.
6/9/2009
This is one of the best Mediterranean food stores I've been into and that includes San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto.
The variety and prices keep us coming back. The customer service has never been anything but fantastic.
There is a separate order counter for nuts and deserts, an island of olive selections, and homemade prepared foods.
The store is well organized, bright and clean. It's owned by Lebanese, but has products from all over the middle east, the biggest variety that I have seen under one roof. There is also a bakery in the back with tables to rest and chat. -
Review from Ariel G.
7/25/2009 1 photo
This is another great Lebanese-Middle Eastern store. Where Arz Bakery shines is in the baked goods. It is the only place in Toronto (probably not!), where Baba au Rhum are almost always available. They make beautiful pastries and their have a awesome selection of small cookies (mignonnes). All this is beautifully presented in an environment that only Adonis in Montreal can compete with. They naturally feature all the Middle Eastern sweets that a lot of us crave.
They also have a great selection of cheeses, prepared foods, and mezzes. In the back or side there is a coffee shop making with a few seats that makes a fine expresso and offers a few comestibles.
They also carry a full range of specialty groceries and a nice selection of fresh vegetables.
Where this store shines a bit more than Nasr, is that it is much more elegantly set up and the merchandise beautiful displayed. This look a tiny bit like a Mediterranean Pusateri, but the price are much in line with its direct competition and the general market.
If you would like to set a beautiful table for an afternoon tea, with gorgeous little pastries, this is the place to get them. It is a must especially if you are in the areas shopping at Nasr. Enjoy! -
Review from Omar H.
Toronto, ON
1/9/2011
Great pastries.
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Review from yael w.
7/9/2010
first visit.
8 different kinds of zaatar, hummus and babaganush like I'm home, though they should use more garlic.
best pitas i had since i got back from Israel.
stuffed veggie selection they made me sorry I'm not staying here longer.
fresh produce are great!
a small cafe on site, wit coffees, ice creams and a small seating area.
good. -
Review from Tong J.
8/20/2010
I've been to Arz twice, to purchase a box of Baklava. They have one of the best Baklavas in town. It was good, half was gone by the time I got home.
