Gerik's Ole Czech Bakery & Deli

The best in West! My family has been stopping here for decades as we past through West, avoid the dry tourist kolaches off the highway. The service is always friendly and quick too. My favorites are the strawberry cream cheese and the ground sausage with cheese & jalapeño. Check out the day old offerings if you need a tasty bargain.

Great spot for a sit down meal if you’re in the area. We drop in if we’re having a leisurely travel day; also great place to pick up sweet and savory pastries. Food is awesome and staff have always been super friendly.

Gerik’s bakery is absolutely fantastic. The cinnamon rolls are as big as your head and absolutely delicious with LOTS of icing. The ham and cheese roll was delicious- make sure you heat it up! The place was so clean and well kept. Highly recommend 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Definitely need a second visit. We ended up going to the top rated kolache places while visiting West. This place definitely deserved a visit as everything we tasted was quite delicious. Their kolaches were great. The staff were friendly and service was fast. Their prices were good especially considering how everything tasted.

After visiting West, we decided to try Gerik's for kolaches. They were outstanding, and the service was great! I was also tempted to try a cinnamon roll which were HUGE and had a variety of flavors, but I was too full. Next time for sure!

Wow! What a hidden gem!! I was out here in West Texas for a work trip and my friend chose this restaurant so we could eat dinner and pick up some breakfast items. Unfortunately we didn’t get to try their pizza BUT our food was great nonetheless! She got a chicken fried steak and I got a burger and fries. Although it’s pretty hard to mess up a burger, I could tell it was made fresh and full of great flavor! Food was affordable and our server was kind and attentive. Afterwards we grabbed some pastries and WOW were they cheap for how big and delicious they are (very sweet but I’m not complaining). I wish I could’ve brought home the GIANT cinnamon rolls they had but they had SO many great options I had to resist lol. But I’m looking forward to visiting this place again if I’m ever out here anytime soon! PLEASE go and give this place a try it genuinely surprised me!

Had the best grilled ham and cheese sandwich ever! This restaurant offers the warmest hospitality. Food was very affordable. Great deals on day old baked goods. You've got to try this place

We were driving up to Dallas and we always end up stopping at all the places around here that sell kolaches and my wife said you've never stopped over at Gerik's. Well today was the day. It actually missed it and had to take the turnaround which was only 4 minutes so it wasn't too bad. We stopped and got out and once you walked inside wasn't very busy but was afternoon probably around 1230. Once inside, you're met with a beautiful aesthetic of lights, bars and pastries. There was a lot more seating than I was expecting to see where I thought there would be more items for sale on the floor, but there was tons of stuff. So much stuff. In fact that there was an extra room with some arcade units and coin operated the toy machines. Though it looks like overflow for orders are left here for pickup. Everything was bigger than the biggest thing sold at another store. If you look at the pictures I mean the cinnamon roll was huge. The sausage jalapeno and cheese were huge. The poppy seed kolaches were huge. I must admit I was a little overwhelmed with all the selections but I was happy with what I picked two ham and cheeses which were like $2.25 a piece and with the cinnamon roll and everything we bought like seven items we were out of there for under 20 bucks. Worth the stuff. Worth the look. I'd give it five stars in atmosphere if there was more things turned on to utilize that we're in the store like the arcade and stuff like that.

Cute little place selling amazing pastries as well as a full service restaurant. I can't speak on the restaurant part yet but the kolaches and cinnamon rolls are to die for! Excellent service, kind employees. Parking can be hard to find sometimes but worth the effort.

The best cinnamon rolls in Texas are here!! They are HUGE! Lots of flavors to choose from, creative combinations or original yummy ooey gooey delights! So this is also a pizza spot... but I'm here for the cinnamon rolls! I stop here every time on my drive from Waco to DFW. It's also a cute decor spot with old nostalgic gas station items. Staff is friendly and has been there through 3 generations! They also have kolaches, and yes they are better than the "other" ones in the area. Tip: you can get day old containers of cinnamon rolls or kolaches at half price! Still yummy after a quick heat up.

These are the true kolachies of West , Tx. The cinnamon rolls are HUGE! Check the end cap for specials. Great deals sometimes.

This pla e is great. Kolaches are out if this world. Staff are super friendly. I isually stop off a Slovaceks or Czeck Stop, and niw I have a new spot for Kolaches!!

Quick review. Each of these places in West are top notch. They each have good service (even though they stay busy), good food, and tons of selection. It is purely a personal preference on which store you like most. Gerik's is unique in that it has a bunch of other bakery items such as humongous exotically flavored "cinnamon" rolls. It also has a pretty large dining room for lunch that has that old Czech style ambiance.

We knew that we had to stop by a Czech bakery of some sort on our trip to Texas and a friend's coworker recommended this place over the other franchises that generally pop up after a cursory search. And I'm glad we made a stop here! The parking lot is a bit small and parking can get tight, especially the fact that they're pretty popular and share a space with a pizza joint next door (and there's a taco truck in the lot). When you walk in you can immediately see the huge collection of sweet and savory baked goods that they have on display and the selection is MASSIVE. Much more so than many many other bakeries that I've been to. When they say everything is bigger in Texas, they weren't lying. There are ALL sorts of kolaches here if that's what you're looking for, but there's also other classic baked goods such as cookies, cinnamon rolls, and other Czech baked goods too. I didn't get the names but they're these flaky triangular pastries and one that is pinwheel shaped. They also have deals on day old baked goods, $5 for an entire box! Good stuff. We got a good mix of a bunch of their pastries, sweet and savory, to the point where a group of 5 couldn't finish everything. They have a microwave there to heat up your pastries too. The sausage ones I remember being quite good and I've never had a "skunk egg" before and I think it's a kind of egg salad with bacon, ham and other meats. Pretty good. The fruit ones were not too tart and the sugar cookie one looked cute and fall themed (albeit a bit too sweet for my liking). The interior has a very Texan/road stop vibe with taxidermy animals, old wild west/antique decor, etc. It's a fun and yummy stop!

Forgetaboutit!! Yes, this is the new pizza, kolache and cinnamon bun stop to end all stops. My my my. What a great place for a group or dining alone. So much carbs to love and choose from in a cute cute little place that needs your business and support. Sure our party of thirty got stares from the locals. We were a good lookin' bunch! But the staff made us feel more than welcome and got us well fed. Czech Stop is my usual go to, JUST around the corner is no longer the only bakery with panache in little ol' West, Texas (just outside of Waco). They for sure got some competition ! This establishment resoundingly has trounced them in the carbolicious department. Pizza (check) Cinnamon buns (check) Super Star Country Service (check) Non tourist (check) And if that all makes you happy get this...day old cinnamon buns, etc, go on special. Box em up baby! I'd say your welcome! Make a flavor stop here when traveling these parts. Or if you are local, please check out (pun intended) this fine place. As a former NY'r pizza and the crust are deal makers or breakers AND I'm pleased to say THEY GOT IT RIGHT. 5 stars for all that AND cool air conditioning as we visited during the 100 + degree heat wave in July. 1 less star only as the place was super clean but accessibility and the ramp to a work around area for the women's bathroom was creative as best. Not a deal breaker but other folks might be put out by that thing. In summation, super good good good bakery AND pizza shop. Locally loved and reason for it! Until next time! See you next go round!

First stop on a Sunday was great, got 4 kolaches, 2 sausage cheese kolaches and one apricot Sharla..I think it was? All fresh and delicious, especially the apricot. Service awesome. On my way back to Austin on Wednesday, got two sausage kolaches (highly recommend the ground sausage) and because the Sharmas were so good, I got a cherry and a strawberry. When having the sharmas later that night, the first one was a bit stale, not at all like the one Sunday. The second one I cut in half and wondered what the green specks were? Strawberry stem? Then I realized it was mold, pretty disappointing. I think they may have sat since Sunday? I'll go back, but I'll be cautious and ask questions.

I agree with previous comment - Drive by the other places and go to Gerik's Ole Czech Bakery. Yesterday, I took my mom on a 'Kolache Tasting Tour' to West, TX in an effort to bring back some childhood memories of eating her Grandmother's kolaches. Trip was successful! We sampled fruit filled kolaches from Slovacek's West, Czech Stop and Gerik's Ole Czech Bakery. All the bakeries were "Mom/Grandma/Great-grandma approved" (my mom - Czech ancestry), but the Gerik's Ole Czech Bakery experience was our favorite. In addition to the delightful kolaches, what topped the cake was the quaint atmosphere and customer service. It was busy, but we didn't have to stand in long line like the other places and there is plenty of seating. The presentation in the box was also more attractive because the kolaches were positioned in the box where you can see the fruit. (Not crammed sideways (Czech Stop) not sure which flavor is which). We also placed an unexpected large order to dropped off at a first responder's facility in San Antonio. The order was promptly completed. The folks at the facility were delighted when we delivered the treats! While you're at Gerik's, grab a pizza! Six hour drive (round trip) from San Antonio area was worth seeing my mom enjoy the various kolaches.

This was my first time at Gerik's and my husband's second time... he had visited once before when passing through West, TX at the recommendation of a coworker and raved about the kolaches so we had to try it together. This will be a must-stop for us any time we are passing through the area! We traveled to the Czech Republic a few months ago and Gerik's is even better than some of the kolaches we had there! Cookies & Cream Cinnamon Roll (9/10) - WOW! I think this was the biggest cinnamon roll I've ever seen in my life! Massive is an understatement but once you start eating it, you're happy it's so big because it's delicious! There's cookie pieces and the icing throughout the roll in addition to the topping so every bite has that cookies and cream flavor. We heated it up in the microwave for about 30 seconds and really enjoyed eating it slightly warm. Ground Sausage and Jalapeño Klobasnek (8/10) - I think they accidentally gave us a plain ground sausage instead of the ground sausage and jalapeño because we never tasted any jalapeño but it was delicious nonetheless! The dough is so soft and has the perfect texture. The ground sausage filled the entire roll and you got some in every bite! Blueberry and Cream Cheese Kolache (9/10) - FANTASTIC! Again, the dough is perfection and the cream cheese paired so well with the blueberry. The crumble on top added a nice texture element and additional sweetness. I think I said "mmm" with every bite I took! Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie (8/10) - I didn't take a picture but this cookie was also massive and delicious! There were SO many chocolate chips throughout the cookie and it was nice and soft. The chocolate chips were melting as soon as I touched the cookie so if it's hot, you will want to eat it quickly! They were busy and didn't have many staff members working so there was a little bit of a wait but it was WELL worth it! Super affordable too! We will recommend Gerik's to anyone passing through West, TX!

I stopped at Gerik's this weekend on my way back to Austin and was very happy I did. I got the sausage, bacon, jalapeño, cream cheese pastry which honestly wasn't really my cup of tea just because there was SO much cream cheese in it. I also got a lemon cream cheese kolache which was fantastic. The pastries here are ridiculously cheap as well. The girl working the counter was super sweet but the inside of the store itself was nothing special which is totally fine because it doesn't need to be :)

Right off the freeway on the way from Austin to Dallas on Highway 35 has an incredible selection. Best I've ever seen in Texas. Taste and freshness is incredible. Parking is easy and staff is very friendly. Only downside to this bakery and restaurant is it was very uncapped and unclean which always gives me paws in a food location bathrooms especially in terrible condition if it was kept up better and clearly I would've given it five stars

This place is great and if I do say so myself, better than Czech stop. They get all the hype but this place is just as good if not better. Their dough is soft and pillowy and the filling isn't super sweet either which creates one of THE best kolaches and rolls I've ever had. The dough is an enriched dough, eggs and butter, similar to my mom's Easter bread. Whoever is making these knows what they're doing and I applaud them for it. I'm so glad Czech stop was packed and we came here. This will be my go to place for kolaches and rolls from now on.

WOW! BEST IN TOWN! Do yourself a favor and drive on by the other Czech bakeries. This is THE PLACE. Prices are better and a great selection. For years we would make a point to stop at czech bakery right on 35...often waiting in line. Well one time we gave up because the line was so long, a short drive took us to Gerik's and we were so glad we went in. Unbelievably yummy with a creative variety. They have few poppy seed choices, their specialty giant cinnamon rolls (some without cinammon so maybe not called cinnamon rolls) in various flavors are so good. They often have multipacks on discount (day old). This is also a pizza place, I've never had their pizza. I recommend the apricot kolaches they also have pinwheel type pastries. I can't say enough about this place.

This is the most awesome bakery I have been in! The variety is off the chain....so many choices. Everything I bought was so good and the price shocked me!! I am used to bakery's being pricy....I got a pretty large box with at least 10 different (large) things for around $30. This is a quaint Czech bakery and the young ladies working there were beyond friendly and helpful. I highly recommend Gerik's!!

Glad I found this little gem! I can't say I fell in love with the kolaches but my gosh YALL the "cinnamon rolls" are as big as your freaking head! I got a strawberry shortcake and Italian cream. The Italian cream was not good, it tasted like plane cream cheese was globbed in the middle, we ended up throwing it out. The strawberry shortcake was a different story!!! We fought over that one. It was soft and gooey with just the right amount of strawberry and frosting. I don't think Andrea the Giant could have eaten one of these by himself!! The reason for 4 stars is the atmosphere was DARK and the employees seemed to want to anywhere but helping customers. It was not inviting at all but dang those rolls!! I'll be back for them!

Out of the three kolache bakeries near the I-35W, I feel that Gerik's does the best job in making them. Fruit, cheesy, whatever you can think of, their selection is huge. I got the apricot and blueberry cream kolaches with coffee. What a great breakfast to grab for the road!

The baked goods are always a delight. We stopped for lunch recently and were also impressed with the selection of food!

Huge cinnamon rolls of at least 20 different flavors/toppings. Very good. Kolaches were tasty too. Had jalapeño and some fruit.

Very welcoming and this will now be my stop when passing through for kolaches, massive cinnamon rolls and sausage rolls. You order and then heat your goodies up in microwaves in dining area. Staff so friendly. It was nice experience!

I think Gerik's is known for kolaches, but we stop here for cinnamon rolls. They are massive and so many different flavors. The rolls are delicious. Soft with a generous amount of icing. The prices are also great. Two cinnamon rolls, a cinnamon twist, and a fruit kolache for $13. A few suggestions would be to improve the lighting in the bakery case. The bakery itself is very dimly lit and there are no lights in the cases, so it's hard to see everything. The staff is also not overly friendly. Not rude, just not super welcoming.

This place is a must stop! It has great pastries and an even better price. Lots of options. We left with paying under $10 for my family of 5.

The most delicious little pastries. Driving through someone recommended this and I can't wait to go back. Or maybe I shouldn't because I definitely ate them all! All of them were so dang good!

A sweets or carb lovers dream! Staff was friendly, the store was so cute, were in and out quickly and the prices can't be beat. If you want a cinnamon roll you'll dream about, go down to West and visit Gerik's.

This hidden gem is DELISH! My boyfriend and I stopped here on our way from Dallas to San Antonio. Neither of us had ever heard of it before but I managed to find it online on the drive over. Although it was still early in the morning we made sure to stop by and check this hidden gem out. Immediately I noticed the homey and warm atmosphere that this place had. The staff immediately greeted us and we had a friendly conversation, which is rare these days. After much deliberation, I got their wedding cake cinnamon roll. My boyfriend however, did not get anything due to his nut allergy. This cinnamon roll may not have been the perfect breakfast item for me (I'm not a sweets in the morning kind of girl) but I enjoyed it nonetheless! It was the perfect combination of soft, chewy, warm, and sweet! I genuinely enjoyed this little gem and will 100% be returning on our next trip to San Antonio!

I enjoyed the old school interior better than the kolache. The dough wasn't tender, cream cheese filling was ok but prune flavor was too artificial. We also tried their cakes which we later found out were covered cinnamon rolls. Service was fine, no line around 12:30pm on a Thursday.

If you want some GREAT Czech baked goods this is the place. Found it one day by mistake driving around after going to the tourist trap on the corner. They goods taste like gramma just made them. Nice big pastry with large amount of filling in them. The cakes, strudels, heck everything is hands down better than any other place in town. They are now in the building with the pizza place, but still have that great flavor. Some of the younger girls seem to be underwhelmed about working , but I come for the good. They hurt them self's on the top side.

On 2/15/23 at 1:45pm I made a slight detour on my drive back to Dallas from Waco. Along the way I found a Heaven blessed bakery - Gerik's Ole' Czech Bakery in West, TX. It was quiet when we arrived with only a handful of diners. A friendly server jumped up quickly to greet and assist us. I concur with other reviewers - the interior bakery/cafe' lighting is dim, but maybe they're trying for a calm ambiance. The bakery cases would be much improved with some internal lighting. So, be ready to pull out a trusty hand held computer and use its light source to get a better gaze at all the scrumptious morsels behind the glass. I purchased one fresh baked cinnamon roll (friend requested). The rolls are the size of a dinner plate and it was only $5 (+ tax)! I also bought a package of four, variety flavored rolls that were on the day old baker's rack for a total of $5 (+ tax)! Unless one is truly starving or just a greedy gobbler, those rolls are a shareable treat. I enjoyed a generous portion even after cutting each roll into four equal pieces (Once home I flash froze two of the four rolls, then wrapped in 4 layers of food film and placed into a heavy duty freezer bag to enjoy another day). Even at a day old the rolls were soft, had plenty of delicious filling and icing on the top, and tasted fresh. The photos show my friend's boxed cinnamon roll, and the package contained two chocolate with brownie top rolls, and two toasted coconut pecan rolls. Every bite was delicious! Dollars stretch a lot further getting items from the baker's rack without compromising any flavor. The day before I tried kolaches from the gas station Czech Stop. Those were okay but not great, too much sugar on top of the center filling was noticeably grainy and way more than necessary, kind of gross actually. I have high expectations since the first kolache I tasted was as a kid in the center of KS at an After Harvest Czech Festival. They made fruit and cheese center kolaches with the perfect amount of dough and old world sweetness - not too much, not too little. I'm hoping Gerik's will live up to what I've had in the past. I'll be sure to add reviews once I try their kolaches. I do NOT regret taking a side journey to Gerik's. However, I do regret not trying one of their kolaches too, but they've been added to my bucket list for my next trip to the Waco, TX area!

I had a bacon, egg and cheese kolache and took home a giant cinnamon roll. Both were very filling and delicious. Young girls running the counter did amazing - definitely have to try more from this place!

Super tasty, worth driving the extra one block beyond Czech Stop madness.

Most folks know about the other bakery as it's located right off the highway, however if you travel slightly off the highway, you will thank yourself. I was drawn to the building due to the meat market sign only to find out that it was closed and a donut shop was opening soon, but I decided to go inside the bakery for a "look, see" . . . And it had me asking myself WHY haven't I been here before?!! I got 3 items - all with strawberry - and it came up to $7. However the strawberry roll, or any of the others, should not be eaten by one person. Seriously it weighs like a pound . . . And sweet! Everything we got was delicious & some of the locals who came in gave it two thumbs up. They have a small sitting area so you can sit down and enjoy your items. They also sell "day old" items at a reduced price and I was told that everything freezes well (I'll have to try this next time). Overall a great experience and I'll definitely be

Disappointing experience. On one end, the pastries were stale and not fresh. The meat-filled ones were cold, almost frozen. Wasn't given the option of having it heated up, so it was essentially inedible. Also, most customers and employees were not wearing masks. The few that were did not have them on properly. The workers were all friendly but I would not stop here again based on this experience.

My husband and I went in to enjoy the Kolaches we had heard we're so delicious, and they were. The service was horrible though, so disappointed in the server, she brought our drinks and appeared disappointed in the fact that we were only getting Kolaches. After she got our drinks for us and brought our Kolaches she never returned to our table so we ended up having to eat with only a knife and no napkins to wipe our hands on. So, my 1 star rating is only because of the sorry service, I give the food 5+ stars.

Stopped here on the way from Dallas to San Marcos, and again on the way back home. The pastries were divine. I had a cookie that was a bit dry for my preference, but still delicious. The kolaches are huge, the breading is soft and yummy. My hubby and I are still working our way through the box full that I brought home Sunday (today is Tuesday!). I can eat only half at a time. They are quite filling, even my chubby hubby could eat just one for his lunch. Delicious! I will definitely stop there again. I'd like to try their pizza!

Great food, good service, and the prices are much better than the big Czech stop place up the highway. The skunk egg is my favorite and I love the day old sales they do.

What to do on a Saturday morning? Who's up for an hour drive to West, TX? This place is very tasty. They have so many cinnamon rolls, kolaches, and fruit kolaches it can be a bit overwhelming. But the promise is that it is well worth the drive and the one you choose is going to be great. No regrets! The only thing is we showed up around 1030am and they were sold out of Gingerbread cinnamons rolls and selling out of other rolls and pastries. Darn those locals who don't need to drive an hour. :) It looks like all their choices are made daily. We wanted an oreo and wedding cake cinnamon roll, which were not available today. But as you can see we still were able to get some yummy cinnamon rolls. Thank you, Gerik's!

We had delicious kolaches and quick service when we went on the weekend. Nice variety too

The best Kolaches in West, Texas! My husband brought me here several years ago when we first started dating and every time we visit his hometown of West, Texas I make sure we stop here for their ground sausage & cheese kolaches and their cinnamon rolls (THEY ARE HUGE!). West is known for Kolaches but nobody does it better than Gerik's. You can't go wrong with anything in the store front, it is all scrumptious! If you are in the area, I can't recommend more. Also, the people who work there are the friendliest. They always brighten my day! Can't wait for my next stop to Gerik's :)

Had a good meal when we finally got it. There were several people that came in after us and they got their meals before us. Had to ask where our meals were. We had a lunch special and a taco salad. It's not that difficult to make. I will say the house chips are very good and addictive.

Neat old place, lost in time. Very friendly staff, amazing kolaches and sweet rolls. But take a look around at the vintage furniture, bar and gas pumps. It's far more that a bakery- it's practically a museum.

This Yelp entry should really be updated as this place is no longer a stand alone bakery. So as for what it currently is, I'm finding this Combination Bakery and Pizza House/Bar a little difficult to review. What they bake here is very much the upside of things. The staff was lovely, too. The rest is chaos. I guess the story is that the bakery had to move and the owner of both businesses moved the bakery into the Pizza House and they're sharing the space. I'm sure the pandemic hasn't helped their projected business plan, whatever that may be. But I can say with certainty that I don't like this one. True, it was 6 p.m. and they were rocking busy with the small parking lot full of vehicles, some even illegally parked. There was, at least, brisk turnover with people picking up pizzas when we rolled in. What we found though, was bizarre. The lone counter/register person for both restaurant and bakery was swamped. We discovered that our basic issue was going to be that little was labeled in the bakery cases and she really wasn't going to be able to help us. There were well handled pieces of pink cardboard with probably 40-50 named items and a few prices on them, laying on top of the cases. Just laying there. But what was what? One entire case was filled with kolaches that surely had non-fruit filling; but they all looked the same. Like buns or round bread. Other pastries and cookies I could figure out; but couldn't be sure of the pricing and believe me, they had some fantastic looking bakery items. Some of the biggest, yet delicate, swirling roll varieties I've ever seen. And the place was so dim. Restaurant/Bar dim. You generally pick out bakery items in well lit airy spaces, fragrant with the smell of all things sugar and spice. It was hard to see into the cases, it smelled like pepperoni and I could hear a TV and people in the game room and frankly, I just wasn't into it. Eventually, it was all too frustrating. When she had time; the counter person did indeed help us; but we had spotted something else by then. They had a large rack of day old kolaches, pastries and cookies. Large containers - 1 for $5 or 6 for $20. We picked out two containers arbitrarily of streusel and rolls and one of some interesting shortbread cookies, paid for them and left. The cookies were an interesting frosted variety of shortbread with a small cream cheese/cherry center. Some Czech recipe. The pastry and streusel was delicious. We tried a little bit of each. I suppose it all ended up being half price or less. A bargain. Even more if you buy 6 and freeze them. That would be ridiculous for us. I don't see how this business keeps pace if they can't, at the very least, label and price their product. It makes no sense to me. Although I found their baking superior to Slovacek's or the the Czech Stop, I'm not sure how I feel about a return trip.

Always fresh, Always huge. Best in town and Always have been. They have been here before all the rest of these Kolache shops showed up. Go here not the ones right off the highway!!

Geriks is way better than the gas station. Everything I got was loaded, fresh and huge portions. I almost went into a sugar coma, it was so good.

BIGGEST, BEST KOLACHE OF MY LIFE. If you're a first timer, I recommend the Skunk Egg (heated for 1:15) and the crumbled sausage, cheese and jalapeño (heated for :45). Holy smokes, you'll be thanking the Czech gods.

I love this place. The kolaches with the minced meet and cheese are the best. Then that pecan roll is to die for. I feel like the bread that this stop has magi in it. I have had so many items here and all are great. Plus, they usually have a sale on the day old pastries. Review update- This place has gone down hill. I came here with a friend trying to get a nice cinnamon roll and a ground sausage kolache. The place is now in a pizza joint and the cleanliness has gone down. In addition, the service was no where to be found. The pastries looked old. Lastly, there were flies all over the place. I just decided against the kolache and cinnamon roll and went to another place. I am not sure if it's because the space is combined or it was just a bad day but it was not a good look.

After reading Dawn H's review, I had to check this place out. This is why I love Yelp since I get to find out what's out there in the world. I love kolaches so I wanted to stop by to see this place. The decor inside is so cute! No long lines and plenty of tables to sit at. No wait to use the bathroom. There were so many kolaches to choose from on their wall of kolaches. They have so many sweets too!!! Many people came into the bakery to buy their day old kolaches which are cheaper. For my first visit, I wanted to try a fresh kolache so I went with the Skunk Egg Kolache and the ground kolache with sauerkraut and jalapeño. I read so many reviews about the Skunk Egg kolache so I knew I needed to try it. The skunk egg kolache was good. Very interesting mix of ingredients and delicious. I think I love their concept with grounding the sausage instead of just giving you a sausage link where it's surrounded around bread. I don't know about you but I like that I bite into meat instead of having a bunch of bread on the sides. The ground kolache with sauerkraut and jalapeño was really good. One thing to keep in mind, these kolaches are not warm. So please heat it up in the microwave near the cash register. This is similar to the bigger place off the highway except they microwave if for you, put it in a bag then you pay for it. Who needs that when you can nuke it to your own liking! Yes!!! Thank you Dawn H and other Yelpers for helping me find this gem.

A pizza pub by night, kolache kitchen by morning! Gerik's is the old local favorite. The building is full of country kitsche: old Gulf gas pump, deer head mounts, a real mounted Lynx, and Elvis Presley 12" record album covers On The Ceiling! A Land Shark surfboard, oddly, does not seem odd in this hoardhouse! There it is! Walk toward the back and a huge glass case has all types of baked goods, and Kolaches! Young lady from the Gerik family knows why I'm here already. Howdy, stranger what flavor Kolache ya looking for? She explains her Mom is making a batch of pizza dough at the moment. She also has some custom cake orders to fill. The display case is pretty full. I notice a stand behind marked "Day Old" with discounted bakery items. I bought some Kolaches, and to help out 'Ol Gerik's I also bought a big 'ol Stuffed Pecan Roll and a cup of coffee. I had already sampled the kolaches at Little Czech, Slovacek's, and CEFCO Gas Station's Kolaches! I was full, a little. I was going to save the Kolaches for the rest of my interstate travel. I dove into the Pecan Roll... and it was a bit chewy, full of cinnamon & pecans, but very chewy. Hmmm, under-cooked a bit? Oh well. The Kolaches were spot-on. Apricot is my fave. I took the others for the road. So, a final walk-around the 2 large dining rooms, and more old album covers on an other wall, it was time to go. I did all 4 of West, Texas' kolache joints, and overall, Slovacek's is King, Little Czech is #2, CEFCO is #3. Gerik's is special, in it's own lane, up away from the I-35 a bit. Away from the crazy crowds, and doing okay.

Really dissappointed. I used to go here when traveling from Dallas to Austin. We've moved to LA and the thing my son misses the most is kolaches. I decided months ago I was going to have them overnighted for his 18th birthday. I called last week and spoke to Cristen. She asked me to text her the information including what I wanted to order and the delivery address and she would call me back to get payment info. I did that immediately and didn't hear back, so I texted her later in the day asking her to confirm she received it. She answered back and said she did. I asked her if I could get them by that Thursday, she said yes, she asked if I wanted link sausage or ground ... so we went back and forth a little and worked out the details. I've been out of work for a few months and just started a new job so moved on to training and dealing with that. I realized too late that she never got my payment info, and I never heard from her again. I'm not mad, I'm sad that we meant so little as customers.