Goodale's Bakery

I can Not say enough about this place!! What a AWESOME Bakery it is just like they made donuts back in the 60's. I think this bakery is the best in the USA I drove a truck for years and looked all over for a bakery like this. Mr Goodale is such a Nice man hope he is doing well it's been about 3 years since I talked to him. I've moved from Michigan now and this place I miss so much!!

Oh no! One of the worst scenarios is looking forward to visiting a legend...and it's a bust!

Stories revolving for over forty years about this once great bakery have resulted in a very bad experience for us last Saturday.

In a nutshell, the old woman behind counter was pushy and totally forgot herself.

For example:
When I point out that I'm waiting for my wife in the bathroom, why is she yelling at me
"I NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY (DONUTS) YOU WANT"?
"I'm not sure if we're having donuts, we might be having lunch. I'm just waiting for my wife."
"LUNCH IS OVER AT THE OTHER COUNTER!"

Gee, you think? Mrs. E. walks into the middle of this, buys two donuts and we walk out.

Must have been a bad donut filling day. Hardly any creame in the lunch sticks.

I hope we get back in this area again so we can try for a better experience. ((((Sad face)))) 03/24

I've been dying to write a review for Goodale's!!

Coming from Chicago.. we have our fair share of bakery's. But not many of them give me the warm fuzzy feeling inside like Goodale's does.

Every time I walk in I'm tempted by the amazing selection of bread loaves and coffee cakes.. we've gotten the apple cinnamon loaf before and made french toast with it- GAME CHANGER. Really recommend anyone to do the same :).

Last time I was in was a realllll treat, as we were about to pay we were told that paczki's were coming out fresh if we wanted to put in an order. Ummm don't have to ask this polack twice! ;)

These were some of the best paczki's I've had, no joke. Most definitely the biggest selection I've seen. We went with the blueberry stuffed and the Bavarian Cream stuffed.. both were out of this world.

I also love the donuts, everything from the blueberry fried, or chocolate covered cherry, I also love the apple pastry and elephant ears.

Overall you cannot beat this place! If you're in town I suggest you make a stop :)

I have lived in the area for eight years now and have used Goodale's bakery previously without any problems. Saturday morning I ordered a Fourth of July birthday cake for my husband to be picked up on the following Monday since Tuesday was the holiday and his birthday. Pictured is the cake that I ordered. I was extremely unhappy with the decor, it looked like a five-year-old had decorated it. It was supposed to have a Fourth of July theme and instead, it looked like an explosion in a cake factory! The piping on the edge of the cake had green streaks and was very erratic. The writing was sloppy and the artwork was, uh, very juvenile. I guess it was supposed to be an exploding firecracker! The owner offered me no discount and said go get one at Family Fair. He said his regular decorator could sweep the decoration off and redo it this evening (Monday night shift) The bakery is closed tomorrow for the 4th. What about my party on the 4th? So this review is deserving. The cake looks like #%*&! Don't order a decorated cake there!

The donuts were huge, fresh, and delicious!
The service was with opposite of a smile. Scowls.

Baked goods are delicious; service is excellent. Staff is so friendly and helpful! I bought 4 pies yesterday, and even though they were busy, the young lady waiting on me took the time to help me carry the pies out to my car....over and above customer service!

Iconic Northern Michigan institution, this place is quite frankly amazing!

Still my favorite donut stop en route up north!! Their cream and custard filled are really fresh and FILLED!
You can also pick up pasties, bread, coffee cakes, etc but their donuts are the star!
*note: if you're nervous at all about COVID, neither employees nor customers, except 1 other person and myself, were wearing masks and this place is a major stop for people from downstate, bringing the virus with them. I wore a mask and moved quickly but you might encounter lines here due to its popularity.

We've been going here for over 20 years! Love this place. It's a crucial part to our summer vacation at Higgins Lake. Getting up early a couple times a week to make a donut run is the best.

Their donuts are delicious!! The cherry fry is to die for and nothing beats their cream filled chocolate rounds!

We come for donuts and always end up picking up beef sticks, oreo fluff, coffee cake, a turnover... whatever looks good! The only problem is that everything looks good!!

I was in there about 11am this morning and it pains me to say this but the lady working behind the counter was beyond RUDE. You guys were fairly busy but when the counter person tells me and my son "What do you want QUICKLY", I should have left on the spot. However, my wife wanted a cinnamon roll and you're the only place in town. I understand that we all have bad days, but she was above and beyond NASTY. If she can't handle being busy, perhaps find a new job or at least stay in the back. I guess can be that rude when you have a captive audience....