663291 Thu Oct 29 10:54:06 -0700 2009 17 8 Midwest 0 5140537 My co-workers and I are doing our own little Scone Review in search of the best scones in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. So far we've tried YUM!, Turtle Bread Co., and Bread & Chocolate/Cafe Latte. Each scone is rated on Taste, Texture, Appearance, Likely to Recommend, and Overall Value/Experience. Right now, the maple/pecan scone at YUM! is at the top, but we'd love to know if anyone else has recommendations to add to our bakery list. Thanks! Thu Oct 29 10:54:06 -0700 2009 207748 kimmys 1 5140827 Currant scone at Rustica Thu Oct 29 12:15:23 -0700 2009 5140537 187788 salvage7 2 5140971 I also like the scones at Rustica. Colossal Cafe is worth a shot as well. You probably won't get down that way, but Valley Natural Foods in Burnsville has excellent scones. Thu Oct 29 13:14:19 -0700 2009 5140827 11110 MSPD 1 5141016 There is a small coffee shop in the sky way in the International Center (I believe) that makes amazing scones. Not a bakery, just a tiny coffee shop with a tiny little oven. Very delicious. Hopefully someone on here knows the name of the place. Thu Oct 29 13:33:01 -0700 2009 5140537 56203 churchka 2 5141035 Hmmm... you don't mean The Little Oven on Minnehaha in St. Paul do you churchka? I think you mean a place with a small kitchen appliance but the software seems to think you're referring to the red-sauce Eye-talian joint on the East side. ~TDQ Thu Oct 29 13:37:45 -0700 2009 5141016 12005 The Dairy Queen 2 5141039 Cafe Patteen? Thu Oct 29 13:38:14 -0700 2009 5141016 140670 mn_praline 3 5141650 Yes, I bet it's Cafe Patteen----their pastries are homemade but maybe not right there, good stuff. In the skyway. Last I checked MInnehaha didn't have a skyway yet...:) Thu Oct 29 17:42:45 -0700 2009 5141039 11890 faith 3 5141933 Yes, Cafe Patteen. I thought they had a little oven like thing there. Maybe just for warming? Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly. Thu Oct 29 20:04:03 -0700 2009 5141039 56203 churchka 4 5141983 Actually churchka, I was relying on a memory from several years ago, but I just found a review online from 2005 that said they make their own pastries on site, so I think there must indeed be a small oven.... Thu Oct 29 20:48:23 -0700 2009 5141933 11890 faith 5 5142341 CHs - everyone is right. It is called Cafe Patteen - and she's on the skyway level in what is now "Oracle Center". I work in that building -and besides her awesome coffees (she gets varietals like Highland Grogg that others don't often get - all fair trade)...her SCONES and baked goods are the best around hands down. She's only open during the week---but trust me, they're worth it. I could be wrong - I think her scones are $2? They're hand made EVERY morning - and she usually has 4-5 varietals including cinnamon chip, chocolate chip, raspberry white chocolate and some others. You will NOT be disappointed. However, like many other places with baked goods - the later they sit -the drier they become so get there early---plus she's a really nice woman and I like to support her over Caribou and Dunns Fri Oct 30 05:37:47 -0700 2009 5141983 72211 snoboardbabe77 1 5142510 AWESOME! Thanks everyone - we'll add those to the list and let you know what we think - we do it on Thursdays only, so may take a couple weeks to get through the recommendations, excited to try Cafe Patteen! Fri Oct 30 07:00:45 -0700 2009 5140537 207748 kimmys 1 5169249 The Birchwood Cafe makes great scones. Mon Nov 09 22:20:28 -0800 2009 5140537 1123223 Mary McChugalug 1 5169279 Ooh, ooh, the cherry pecan scones at Swede Hollow Cafe are soooo good. Great texture (bits of crispiness on the outside, not too dense, not too gummy, not too dry, and punctuated by nice little hunks 'o' chewy cherries and crunchy pecans) and great flavor (buttery, not too sweet but sweet enough with sweet/sour dried cherries and nutty toasted pecans). Yum I want one right now. Actually I have yet to eat a bakery item from Swede Hollow that wasn't excellent. Mon Nov 09 22:39:48 -0800 2009 5140537 13324 diesel 1 5175469 Looks like we'll have to add a few and extend the "review". This morning we tried Rustica - on a scale of 1-5, we gave it a 5 for appearance, 4 for texture - great texture, but just a 3 on taste, seemed to lack a lot of flavor, but still a good scone. YUM is still at the top. We're going to Moose & Sadie's and Colossal Cafe as well, and will now add Swede Hollow and Birchwood - we could be eating scones forever - DARN! We'll report back! Thu Nov 12 08:06:41 -0800 2009 5140537 207748 kimmys 1 5176204 Some of the scones at Cupcake, at University and Bedford are pretty good. The real gem in my mind is the Mayday Cafe at 35th and Bloomington. Their currant scone is excellent. I think they are my favorite spot for breakfast pastry in the cities that I have encountered so far. I'll second Swede Hollow as well. For me, their buttermilk scone is tops. Thu Nov 12 11:36:10 -0800 2009 5140537 26966 kolgrim 1 5176393 3 Tiers Cakes replaced the old Scandia bakery on 34th Ave S, right off of Minnehaha Parkway. They seem to be more of a special 'treat' bakery, I have yet to see a large display of cakes, but I am sure they do them on special order. Anyway, I had a pepperoni cheddar scone there a couple weeks ago that was so tender and rich and flavorful, I was taking the littlest bites I could to savor it. Put them on your Scone Review. You won't be sorry. Thu Nov 12 12:29:30 -0800 2009 5140537 257150 daniellempls 1 5178699 Try Patisserie Margo off Hwy 100 and 50th. They're beautiful. They are generous with butter there. Fri Nov 13 09:02:19 -0800 2009 5140537 26818 shoo bee doo 1 5181889 Check out this cafe in the downtown Minneapolis skyway - Allies - they're only open from like 7am to mid afternoon. They have all sorts of berry scones ... I think they are in the Rand Building near the Hennepin County Govt Center - address is: 527 Marquette Avenue Suite 205 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-333-6425 Sat Nov 14 15:29:06 -0800 2009 5140537 39220 spahkee