Bake & Things

Was craving some bake and shark awhile ago. I was in the area and check and see that they were selling it. I bought one which lucky i did for safety. I was excited but when I got home it was just plain. They did add tamarind sauce but not alot. When I put it in the microwave it was so dry and salty. The bake also was old.The ladies that work there was nice though. It was $7 and change which wasn't to bad based on what I was seeing. Definitely would not recommend or return

The Bake and Shark is good, but it’s disturbing eating and picking out huge pieces of bone. In addition, once the bones are removed not much shark is left….so what am I really paying for. Smh. Don’t think it’s worth the price. Lastly, I added spinach and extra tamarind sauce (for extra fee)to it, which was a delicious addition.

Ordered 4 bake and herrings and didn’t enjoy it at all waste of my money went I. The garbage the herring have too many bones either Granny can’t see good anymore or they just don’t care so just lost a great customer for the New Year I work hard for my $$$$ see all the bones for yaself!!!!!!!!

Plastic wrap in my doubles…. If you’re going to have a bad attitude - at least have safe good food to make up for it!

I will never spend another penny here ever again. I used to be a big supporter of this location for years, but seeing how stingy they are becoming with the meat portion in your food, I can find better elsewhere. They drown your plate full of rice and give you two pieces of meat. And then when you ask for more, they get an attitude. I’ve been to other restaurants that give you a way bigger portion for the exact same price, don’t even waste your time or money here.

I live 45 minutes away in New Lots Ave . I travel everyday for Over 20 years , my first work(Job) i ever got was in This Bake & Things Restaurant I moved on to construction work . I will always make this sacrifice to get this good quality food and excellent service. Every time I leave $4 tip for the hard workers there doing there best . Keep Up the Excellent work

The food is amazing. The roti's are a must have. My favorite is the doubles and the pholourie with tamarind sauce. The pholourie sells out fast so good and get it as early as you can. However the callaloo is good but not a Trinidadian callalloo you still have whole leaves when it's supposed to be a puree. It still tastes amazing however.

The doubles here have the perfect spice and sweet mix! When I went they didn’t have anymore fry bake only roast bake but the roast bake with boneless curry chicken was sooo good! Get it with tamarind sauce. The sorrel here was also very tasty and full of all the ginger and allspice notes a homemade sorrel should have. Good trini spot here!

Quick Trini meal since I'm working in this part of town. My chicken roti was absolutely delicious. It came with potatoes and chickpeas and a good portion of chicken. It had a splash of hot sauce and tamarind sauce. My orange soda was good as well. Service was pretty standard just hi and bye and out the door.

I got a seamoss drink that was really refreshing. Also got curry shrimp, that was so fire. Buss up Roti was fresh, and nicely made. I did also ordered a curry chicken and was so hungry I forgot to take a photo of that. The curry chicken was wildly salty unfortunately, but otherwise the flavors was there. 1 star off for salt factor. Pro-tip get that tamarin sauce it's so sweet and delicious and added a nice element to offset the salt factor. I would try more things from here...Service was prompt

I go to this restaurant on a very regular basis and never have any issues. But today I ordered 2 veggie plates with 2 roti's separate. The roti's were hard and tasted stale. I was very disappointed and confused, because I've never had an issue with their roti. It's always fresh and soft.

Sometimes you just want a tasty Trini Sunday late lunch. Stopped through today. We delighted in the Curry Chicken Roti (add Tamarind sauce. Curry Chicken with Buss Up Shot (nice and buttery). Doubles with Tamarind sauce. Oxtail dinner with callaloo and potato salad. The Passionate and Sorrel drinks are refreshing. Great portions and reasonable prices. Only takeout, no seating. The line may be long, but they get you in and out pretty quickly.

Everything was fresh, customer service was great(first time having these dishes and they talked us through them) and we keep coming back now!

I was feeling for a beef roti for the longest time. I knew the only place that would get it right (from experience ordering from other restaurants) is Bake and Things on Flatbush Ave. The roti did not disappoint. I couldn't help but get some other stuff. Everything was delicious, and very reasonably-priced. The food was great, and the service was superb. They really made me feel like I was back home in Trinidad. The staff were all really friendly and helpful. Everything about this store is perfect. The place is always very clean, the staff is great, and the food is delicious. If you're in the mood for Trinidadian food, this is the place to go.

Caribbean spots can be so terrifying sometimes. I feel that each time i walk into a spot I've never tried before. Today, bake and things was that spot. I wanted something delicious, cheap and filling. I also didn't want meat. So i chose a double today. Added Channa (curried chickpeas) tamarind sauce and a little pepper sauce, and it's sooo good. I remember one of my best friends got me one of these last summer and it was so good. I decided to try and order it on my own today, and i did pretty good lol. It's normally pretty busy in there, but today, it was empty. Which worked for me because i didn't want to be rushed to order lol. The lady was sweet and nice and it came out to $2.50. Can't beat that. See pics below.

This bake and things reside on church ave and I believe 35 st The women server's are very disrespectful to women and especially American women they will serve the men big spoonfuls for their orders then as soon as the women order they act like they are scared to serve you food you are paying for, I understand the cut back but at least put some food in my dish I should not be seeing the pans bottom after paying my money. They do this all the time to me. So I sent my mom in to order and because of her American accent look at this plate and we brought 2 I mean I'm not taking nothing from the food it's exceptionally good mine was ok but look at my moms plate wish they gave me the small amount since they had to skim she was so disappointed and I recommended them she said it's ok never again smh. Just let it be known American money should spend like your cultures money. Not nice Backnthings prejudice is ugly no matter What race it comes from.

Portions are amazing, as is service and atmosphere/ambiance. Know what you want before you get on line. The homemade drinks are good as well.

Bake & Things located on Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York has the BEST mac & cheese complimented with a covering of their delectable (entree) gravy!  When a side of mac & cheese is ordered, it is ALWAYS covered with curry gravy, stew gravy, OR any other gravy tickling my fancy that particular day.  The "Mac and Cheese" is perfectly made every single time without fail having a succulent cheesy fill by sight and taste.  Pricing continues to be reasonable with excellent customer service to boot. Unfortunately, Bake & Things' pholourie was not how pholourie usually tastes.  Their pholourie was similar to eating bread with no leavening agent, hard in texture, dark in color, heavy to the touch, and a thick consistency taste. A "4 star" overall rating was for Bake & Things' GREAT mac & cheese!

The quality of the food is inconsistent. Today they were selling cooked lettuce but tried to pass it off as cabbage, and the boneless curry chicken was pink inside.

Disappointed on a Sunday I was craving macaroni pie and callaloo and decided to try this place since my usual spots are closed on Sundays. I took a moment to view the menu, and went with the small shrimp dinner ($12) + macaroni pie ($2.50 extra) and callaloo as the sides. Peardrax as the drink. The macaroni pie was dry, bland, and rubbery. It tasted like there was very little if any at all seasoning used. I don't know if this result was due to it being overcooked or left out all day, but it wasn't edible. After a few bites, I gave up on satisfying that craving. The shrimp was okay - it was seasoned significantly better than the rest of the meal. The callaloo didn't have the rich texture/consistency and flavor that the traditional dish is known for. I also asked for pepper sauce and didn't taste any at all. Not a kick, not even a zest. Overall after spending $16+ on a small meal, I wouldn't order this or likely from here again. I'm rating 2 stars simply because the line was organized and the ordering process was relatively quick.

Trinbago food at its best in Brooklyn. I pass by anytime I am in Brooklyn. I recommend highly.

Great food, great service too!!!! I loved the fritters, the doubles and the roti, chicken and shrimp

Where do I start..... On entering one is met with a hostile jamaican woman,who seems irritated with you taking a minute to decide on what else you may want to spend your money on. Ordered Buss up shot curry, three skins and 2 pans of chicken. After she dashed the food in the pans, she preceded to dash pepper when we requested pepper and tamarind sauce all over the food. On noticing our displeasure, she quickly says tamarind and pepper are mixed together in the same container. Never heard of anyone mixing the two..I like pepper on my roti and tamarind only on my aloo or doubles..get my drift. Now lets get to the food.... Born and bred Trini, so I know my food. Buss up was horrendous, hard and ole and uncooked in some parts. It was not "buss up"and given to us, it was package as if cut like you would a pie.. This is the second time and it has not improved. Chicken...barely there. They cut at the joint of the leg and hence barely any meat on the bone. Imagine someone cutting the "heads of the drumstick" off and currying it. The gravy for the curry was watery with barely any chana or potatoes and tasteless. If I lived close enough, I would bring this mess back.. Do not believe these paid for reviews, this food is a fail.. Do not waste your hard earned coins, your food at home taste better.. trust me. I dont think this restaurant is trini owned or have trini cooks.. buyer beware!!

I've been coming here for bake and salt fish which is always ON POINT! but, one evening I ordered curry shrimp and buss up. The shrimp was DELICIOUS, unfortunately the buss up was inedible. It was drier than bone and had a biscuit-like texture I couldn't pick it up without It crumbling apart in my hands... Maybe it was an off-night. I would come here again but I would probably get the curry shrimp with roti instead - I can't have disappointing buss up again.

I'm a loyal customer, but to the owner/manager please hire employees that have at least "good" customer etiquette and happily assist with orders of an ever changing menu. There is a new young male with bad teeth and a horrible attitude, poor customer service. Please train your employees on professionalism, it's leaving a bad taste in peoples mouth.

Let me start by saying I came here on my birthday for some food. The only reason I stopped by was because fisherman's cove ran out of the dishes I wanted. There was a woman working the counter and she wasn't very nice at all. I spent a good $35 on food here. The chicken curry roti was just okay. This is what saves them. They had no doubles, aloo pie or pholourie available. I also ordered the curry goat dinner with cabbage and plantain and the oxtail dinner with the same sides. The baked macaroni was disgusting no flavor The oxtail was bland, no flavor, nasty, bitter after taste, no gravy, not tender and just overall the WORST oxtail dish I ever had. The curry goat was nasty as well. Two of my favorite Caribbean dishes were bland with no salt and a disgusting mess. I don't really like Trini food because I have been disappointed with the restaurants I go to. I will never stop by here again. The food is disgusting, the woman has an attitude serving and there are better options available out there.

Terrible customer service. I ordered my food while the store was empty. Two other people came in and ended up having their food ready before mine. When I finally asked for my roti, the girls behind the counter acted like I said the worst thing in the world and gave me so much attitude. Only to come home and find that my roti barely had any shrimp in it and the roti skin was dry like chips. At least if your going give bad customer service, the food should be good. I really want to give 0 stars. Never again.

Hit or miss. Breakfast is what I enjoy from this restaurant. However dinner options are often messy in presentation and lack flavor.

The food is delicious. I enjoyed a bake and saltfish. I also got a vegetable roti to take home, it was also good. Big portion size so I could not eat in one sitting.

I went to Bake and things and I ordered Stew chicken dinner, oxtails dinner, and curry goat bussup The Guy that helped me seemed like he was over taking orders, I was trying to figure out what veggies I wanted with my orders and he was already dishing out the food and having a conversation with his co worker. I then ordered a ' curried goat bussup roti' and he then repeated what I said sarcastically and looked at me and said ' you want a GOAT BUSSUP' walked away and repeated what I said two more times. I found that to be very unprofessional. I've never ordered this before. And I didn't know there was a set way to order I've ordered a goat roti before and had them separate it but never Bussup. So, let me begin by saying. Mr. ATTITUDE or whoever you are. The food should have been much better but the Spinach was a salt bomb and the oxtail which you scooped out what was left at the bottom of the long gravy, which should have been thrown out and not sold was so peppery that it tasted bitter. With all your bad attitude the food should have been A class but wasn't. Instead I got BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE and awful food

Like why give me a buss up shop if it looks like this SMFH I was better off driving to queens to trini citi to get my money's worth. This is ridiculous it's basically dry out and stale I wont be returning here. I will drive myself to Queens

Best Caribbean food in NY. I had to take a star off cause the guy limited me on how many Dal roti I can get lol. Once I had to wait around an hour cause they sold out of goat curry. It was worth it tho. I love their food so much. Brings back childhood memories.

Terrible customer service. They say you have to spend a certain amount of money to use your card even if u are missing a penny they wont let you purchase. They rather throw the food away than let you pay for food with card missing one cents to use. Theres this one dark skin guy there he is RUDE and doesnt care about customers. Actually NEVER seen him smile before. Its sad because their food is good but i wont ever buy anything from them nor will my friends or family which is practically half of flatbush

Boyyyy, this place has sure been on a downhill in my personal opinion. I remember a time when this location was always packed to the door but unfortunately the decline shows. I decided to have dinner here but was met with unnecessary attitude by a staff member. I understand people are going to have bad days from time to time but what I would not allow is for someone treats a customer as if they are doing them any favors. This young lady was clearly irritated at her job as I was met with eye rolling, sucking of the teeth and very lethargic or aggressive responses when ordering my food. Thank god I was with my mother because had she not been there, I would of told that young lady about herself and match the same energy she is spewing. This is probably my last time visiting this location and to top it off, the food was very unimpressive. I don't wish any I'll will towards this business as I've been supporting them for years but some of the staff clearly need some customer service training!!!

Authentic Trinidadian food, great taste, & decent service. I enjoy the doubles, pelau and chicken roti.

I tried doubles for the first time at this place! I Yay! I must say I did enjoy it with the tamarin and pepper sauce. I also ordered bakes with salt fish and I wasn't really a fan. The bakes was very doughy and the salt fish was very scarce and too salty. If I'm ever in the area I would definitely come back for the doubles but they can keep the salt fish. I also tried the passion fruit juice and it tasted too sweet as If they added in extra sugar in it to stretch it. I'll be passing on that too.

Curry goat with rice and peas, two other sides. $9. They pack the thing so tight that the food would bust out any second. Best curry goat I had ever had. Cash only at the take out counter. I should say, there are other stuff like the fried shark and the salted fish, and fried conch, which I did not try because it's the wrong time of the day. For someone who loves Jamaican food, I think there are perhaps better places in Queens for the most authentic experience, but for someone who had only been to Jamaica in the 90s and loved everything she ate there, this is pretty legit. I like how moist the rice and peas are. The curry goat is very meaty and delicious and filled with nice flavor. The seasoning on that dish was fantastic. For a quick take out place, this place has a lot of varieties, the best being roti which I think is a Jamaican Indian version of burrito. There are so many things that New York amazes me about, this being one of them. I could spend a week eating nothing but that, but then, I was due to head out back to the island of Manhattan, where a foofi fancy pants dinner reservation awaits in the West Village. Well, only in this magic land of New York, can you get such diverse treats all in one day, with one 2 train that separates and unites us all.

The food is ALWAYS AMAZING! It's the rude employees that's either taking your order and serving or checking you out to pay for your food. I just left there on August 15th, THURSDAY AT 11:30AM. I ordered a veggie roti and the dark skin girl who was serving me was so rude! She got mad because I asked for tamarind and pepper sauce at the end and not in the beginning when I first ordered. She was rolling her eyes, shaking her head and mumbling. Then when she finished wrapping my order and basically threw my wrap towards the cashier to BAG IT. I love this place and always recommend it but u can't with the attitudes AND NEGATIVE ENERGY!

Early morning breakfast is good but costomer service is bad ajamaican woman and a Guyanese man doesn't understand English and have bad way what a shame for trinidad can't hire their own people taking outsiders that rude to customers don't recommend my friends and family members visiting from out off state!

I use to like this place but the customer service is horrible and the food isn't as good especially during the night. I went in today after work to get stew chicken white rice, macaroni pie and veggies. When I got home there was no Mac in my plate. I paid $9.50 for what ? The heavy looking black girl with the pony tail made my dinner along with the guy with the glasses and another skinny girl. I don't know why it takes 3 people to make one plate and there's a line. It's always the same every time I go in there. Then they stand next to each other and just talk and laugh. Im confused. If you want good food and better customer service this is not the place. My chicken was chewy and undercooked, the rice was hard and stale almost and the callaloo was dry and cold. If I didn't live so far I would have taken it back.

Love this spot for some Saltfish & Bake for breakfast! I usually order 2, and the bake is fried so well. And the servers are super pleasant, which isn't always the case in West Indian restaurants. However, the last time I went, the bake was slightly a soggy as if they reheated whatever was leftover from the night prior. But they made up for it by their Passionfruit juice. It was PERFECT!

Been here many times to try many items on their menu. It changes a little bit depending on the daily specials, which is very much appreciated to not get bored. I loved just about everything I tried here and will keep coming back. It's not a sit down place even though they've got counters by the window to eat. It's more of a take out place to stop by on the way home with hot food. They take all the credit cards, which makes payment convenient. There's a line 9 out of the 10 times I went so be ready to wait a little to order. A few things I found unique and special about this place. - Dumplings are big blocks. Reminds me of taro cake in shape and texture, but not taste. - They have bakes (which are a breakfast sammich if you're new to them like me), super tasty with their tamarind (I think) sauce. - Oxtail meat always falls off the bone - Their paintings are charming.

After a tasty dinner and a look at intriguing menu prospects for the future (souse...buss-up-shut) I'm glad I overcome slight skepticism related to a sign warning people not to hand over their money at the wrong place on the line. The curry chicken dinner with rice and peas and two sides was a surprisingly low $7, and the small was not small. The chicken had a good kick, although not the tear-inducing level of spice I sometimes enjoy. Items that are often just supporting players in such dishes were excellent. The rice and peas were far better than the usual and I was strangely hooked on the steamed vegetables.

I was looking for a place to eat while visiting my cousin at the hospital with her first child. I found this place on Yelp and the thing was the customer service. Horrible to the point where I had to raise my voice when ordering my food and looking at the lady dead in the eye and second, the rice and beans was sweet and didn't taste that good. Lastly, pricey for the amount of food which doesn't taste that good. I wouldn't recommend this place.

There is a feeling I get when I want Caribbean food. It is a craving that is often times unfulfilled. I was attempting to ignore this request, but succumbed to the need of cultural healing. Came here to get a boneless chicken roti. One thing to pay attention to. Know what you want and be ready to order. It was served quickly, the customer service is... I can't really say. There was no small talk. But there was also no need for it. Tell them what you want. let them wrap it up, bag it. pay and go. They used to have a cash only policy but they seemed to accept card now ( $10.00 Minimum FYI) It was cool. Nothing big, nothing bad. Hence my rating. I was satisfied but nothing more. I feel like a recipe might have changed or the portions switched as well. The price went up but the quality didn't ( I've been dining here for years now on and off) I think the next time I'm craving Caribbean food, I might consider going to a different space. Hopefully that real craving returns for here but for now it was just ok.

Oxtail dinner where is the oxtails??? They give you rice and peas and (2) sides to full of the plate and be cheap with the meat. If you want to pay for just sides come get food from here. To top it off the oxtails are tuff.

This might be petty, but I'm gonna be petty. If I'm purchasing something in your store and I hand you the money in your hand. I EXPECT you to hand me my change in my hand. Why do you need to put it down on the counter and then tap the counter to show me that the change is on the counter. How hard is it for you to give my change in my hand, the same way I gave it to you!!!!!! The service wasn't bad...and i haven't tasted the food that I bought yet....but that is such a pet peeve for me!!!!

First time purchasing food from here...lets just say it came up short. It was salty I realized by the first bite. Got a boneless chicken roti and a regular chicken. The channa or garbanzo beans were hard in both.

As I sit here at 1:20 AM eating food from Bake and Things, I realized I've never reviewed this local gem. Admittedly the 35th location was the first and always has a special place in my heart, but this spot is a go-to for the crab and dumpling special, a dinner and their juice. I dislike their doubles. It's the bara that's often a bit too stiff and the channa is missing something. Not too sure but whatever it is, it could use a fine tuning. The food is solid, or OKAY. Is it drive out of your way worthy? NO BUT A OK will do in a pinch, ABSOLUTELY. The guys serving the food are sweet, courteous and kind. No one wants a plate served w a side of cut eye, hormones, and stink face. It does make all the difference and these guys are awesome. The one lady that works there though is consistently yelling or arguing with her staff and truly, no one wants to hear all of that while waiting in line to eat. One can only hope her energy is not transferred into the food bc it's draining to overhear as a customer and is a huge turn off.

I had the bake and salt fish. It was good but a little oily. I will be back to try other food.

Excellent Food I had a boneless chicken roti it was fresh and tasty. Good customer service and prices good. Stew Fish dinner macaronI pie delicious too.

Poooulourie! 8 wonderful little globes of dough soaked in tamarind sauce. Every' ting good mon. Every 'ting goooood. Goat Roti was perfect. Slayed me deliciously. Nap time.

Standing here as I'm writing it: I've been coming here for years and the service today shocked me. I'm not sure if it's because they in the mood to rush but the food was handled so poorly. How do you wrap a ripped roti, and continue after hearing the customer and other customers complain?

Good bake and saltfish... Dont expect doubles in the morning ... its a order to go spot... If you're in a rush you can place an order over the phone in advance .. This is the Flatbush location

So, I've been waiting for this place to open up forever and when it did, this past Wednesday I was eager to give it a go and when I did on Saturday I was automatically hooked. Trinidadian places on this part of flatbush is rare, it's mostly Jamaican and Haitian places so the quality of the curry is not the same and its hard to get standard traditional fare like Doubles, Aloo Pie etc. This place blew my mind. We got; a beef roti, doubles, coconut bake with saltfish and Solo Pear J, nothing disappointed me. The Doubles was fresh, the channa was just right and you could choose from pepper sauce, chado beni and tambrind sauce. The Coconut bake was huge and you could actually taste the coconut *gasp*; the saltfish was well seasoned with tomatoes, onions and pepper and was actually not too salty like most places *cough*. I got dhol pouri instead of bussup and that was cooked to perfection with the beef melting in your mouth. I'm an addict and I can finally get trini food whenever I want without having to trek to queens or to the other side of the flatbush. I'm so happy!

Roti, doubles, polori, bake, aloo pie and all the attachments you like. Such attachments include tamarind sauce, pepper sauce, chutney, and a handful of others. Real talk if you want to experience these snacks you need to show up before noon...smh, I learned this the hard way at my hungriest moments. Prices are reasonable and the food is effn amazing....smells great, taste great, sits well in the tummy :) Cash only establishment but trust me you won't complain.

Thought I was in for a treat, but was very dissatisfied with my order, I purchased doubles, macaroni pie and bake and fish. And the flavors were just not hitting. First and last time buying food from here.