Carina's Bakery

It’s a good breakfast and bakery restaurant in downtown Beaverton with a great community and social message helping people w/ disabilities by provision g work opportunities. The inside has farm store vibes and their menu has a lot of varied food options beyond pastries. Lots of vegan and gluten-free options. No Organic food options (yet) so ask them to add some.

I placed an order online for the day before thanksgiving. I placed my order at least 24 hours in advanced. With that being said when I showed up to pick up my order I was told "it would be 5 more minutes." That isn't really a big deal, but I was left there waiting at least 15 minutes. That really wouldn't be a big deal, but I was on a time crunch that day. That is my fault but I was a little annoyed since I placed my order in advanced and I tipped over $10 when I paid for my order online. The staff wasn't rude at all I just felt like I wasn't that important. As far as how the pies tasted... I paid the prices I did for 2 holiday pies because of the convenience of not having to make my own gluten free pies. With that being said I think I am just going to make the attempt in the future. I got the Pumpkin Meringue and Marion Berry pie. The fillings in both were both good in themselves, but the pie crust was not. Both the crust and the cookies on the Marion Berry pie were super hard. The pressure need to slice the crust was cutting into the pie pan itself. That being said we just ate the filling of the slices we were able to get out and just scrapped the rest of the pies. On a positive note when visiting they did have an awesome assortment of Gluten Free goodies ready to buy. I did buy a few things myself. The apple cider doughnut was really good. The brownies have a nice texture and good taste! If you're looking for something quick that you can judge with your eyes then I recommend this place. Overall though I just wasn't totally pleased with my experience with this Bakery. I was willing to let it go with having to wait for the pies, but it was let down how they ended up turning out. I love the idea of this place, but will probably defer in the future for pick up orders.

All vegan bakery! Everything was delicious. I love that they had a good mix of sweet and savory options. They have breakfast and lunch options too! ALSO…they works with folks of varying levels of disability because they believes everyone should have the opportunity to work in an industry that as a whole isn’t accessible. I love this. As a job coach who works with the I/DD community, I exxxtra love this. 💚

I ordered a cake approximately 2 weeks prior to Mother's Day as a surprise for my wife who is allergic to dairy and therefore would think a vegan cake would be perfect. I placed an order for a red velvet cake with raspberry jam filling and what I received was not anywhere close to red velvet. I am not entirely sure what flavor the cake was, but most likely it was their Swedish spice cake. I contacted them through email several times notifying them of the situation. Because it was not the cake that I had ordered, I requested to receive a refund. After 72 hours, I have not heard anything back from the bakery. Not even a simple apology for the mix-up. At this time, I am out $55 for a cake that I did not order nor did we enjoy. In regards to the cake itself, we were only able to get through one slice. The frosting honestly was not too bad, but the cake itself was actually quite disgusting. It was dense as a brick and lacking in any particular flavor, which was why it hard for my wife and I to identify whether this was an off-colored red velvet or the Swedish spice cake. I am disappointed as this was one of the only bakeries that had a wider than normal selection of vegan or dairy-free cakes around town. Will stick with more reputable bakeries.

It's awesome to have a vegan bakery in central Beaverton, and it's located somewhere cool and accessible. The interior of the place is comforting and cute, as well as well-decorated with a Scandinavian theme. They have a lot of sweet treats including delicious cookies (I'd highly recommend the chocolate cinnamon) and even savory selections. The wait can be a bit longer at times but it's worth it.