Zeidan’s Bakery & Cafe

I have been going to Zeidan’s Bakery since they first opened a couple of years ago– and am going to continue to go there as long as they exist. It is a family owned bakery (major plus) and you always see the same faces, and a great variety of middle-​eastern baked goods/​flatbread sanwiches for both vegetarians and meat eaters.
In response to the other review’s comment on the selection shifting from visit to visit– I would say that it is just a reflection of the versatility of the small family business. Sometimes they make things that will be for a special occasion, and forgo some other regularly baked goods– I see that as a plus as you get to try new exciting things! (As far as the delicous-​cream cheese filled sesame bread goes, many times they simply sell out of it them!)
A must-​try there is the falafal deluxe sandwich– soooooo good! Their homemade falafal I dare to say is WAY BETTER than J-garden’s. I am an omnivore and prefer this sandwich to anything!
Last note: the prices are GREAT! You can be well-​fed and healthily satisfied for under 4 bucks! Loves it.

Zeidan’s Bakery has an excellent array of delicious baked goods, from some kind of cake that is drenched in honey to these pizza-​esque flatbreads that are covered in yummy meat-​and-​vegetable combinations. The service is great and they always seem genuinely happy and helpful whenever I stop in.
The only real minus is that the selection shifts from visit to visit, so if you loved the cream cheese breadsticks (and I did) on your last visit, they might not have baked any on your next visit. Besides that, they are priced extremely fair, they are right around the corner from me (so it’s easy to get to), they seem to only serve fresh goods, and they often stay open even later than their advertised hours.
What can I say, I’m a big fan!

Why has no one told me about this place before now?
Zeidan must be very new to this space on Packard Road because I’m pretty familiar with Aladdin’s Market and Sunshine Produce, which are right next door, and I don’t remember seeing Zeidan there the last time I visited this group of shops. How wonderful to have a Middle Eastern grocery and deli right next to a fresh produce market that’s right next door to a Middle Eastern Bakery. If I lived across the street, I would be tempted to walk across the street to do all my shopping and eating out.
Believe me when I say this small but delicious café deserves to be checked out. It is tiny, and the selection is somewhat limited, but everything smelled and looked delicious when I checked it out. They also have a few tables and chairs out front so you can enjoy your pastry and coffee in the fresh air.
They had a dozen or more kinds of desserts with syrups and nuts and flaky crusts, and dozens of breads and other kinds of pastries, along with some other menu items like falafel. Everything was modestly priced.
They offer a kind of flatbread which I can’t pronounce or spell, but which is delicious. The varieties included cheese-​covered and meat-​covered, but I was tempted by the zaatar, which was a mix of ground thyme and olive oil drizzled over a flatbread, and then sprinkled with sesame seeds. It was a bit on the greasy side, but it was flavorful and delicious. They served an enormous round piece of bread to me still warm from the oven, folded in half, served in a wax paper sheet and then tucked in a brown paper bag.
The oils had soaked all the way through by the time I got home, but it was worth it. I asked my husband if he wanted to try some of it, and he kept cutting little slices off of it and snacking on it until it was completely gone, so I guess he approved as well.