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Sweets In The North End in the Greater Boston area is a four star restaurant. This is a great place. Check out this affordable place in the North End area. It's known for its bakery. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere.
Open since 1943, Mike and Annette Mercogliano's dessert institution has hosted presidents, celebrities and tourists from all corners of the globe. On weekends, this shop and cafe is nothing short of chaotic,...
citysearch.com - expert review - 09/29/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's Pastry is good because of the huge selection of delicious desserts...they lose points for the tourist trap of death that the place is. Overcrowded, no organized line, staff helping whatever…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I moved to the North End all these people made a big fuss about how locals don't go to Mike's Pastry and blah blah blah. Apparently, as a local I am supposed to prefer Modern Pastry. Yeeeeah,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Some friends came out from Cali so I quickly donned my Ben Franklin hat and wig, ready to reprise my role as A#1 Boston tour guide. (I really like wearing the hat--it's kinda my freak.) So, I dragged…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love cannolis. Not only for the globs of ricotta cream and the tubes of crispy pastry, but for the playful memories that my people continually dip them in. The best sister in the whole wide world,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have a Pavlovian reaction every single time I see a Mike's Pastry bag out and about around the city. It matters not the circumstances. I could have just eaten three days' worth of food in one hour.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The lobster roll was to die for! This is the Bank of Italy in disguise. Non stop people streaming in and out all with very big smiles.
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
OMG, the cannoli are worth dealing with the crowd. They also have an entertaining assortment of weird marzipan Joy-Joy (mit iodine!) things that were wholly unappealing (ugh, who the hell wants sweets…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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Mike's is a North End tradition. You take the T, eat some Italian dinner and grab a canoli for $2.50 at Mike's. Don't forget the powdered sugar!
kudzu.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
mmmmmmmmmmm yummy. A North End institution!
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Take my damn credit card already... I love ya' Mikes but seriously, every week I have to battle with finding an ATM before going to Pizzeria Regina's for dinner and you for dessert. Okay, okay, okay...…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is not as good as people make out. Yes they have a great selection but in all fairness, if you know anything about food and the local area, they are not the best deserts by along shot.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Late night cannoli and cappucino. nuff said.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went here on our recent trip to Boston at the recommendation of a life-long Bostonian, and I have to say that I LOVED IT. If you're a seasoned traveler like me, you'll know that most tourists stand…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
AMAZING, repeat, AMAZING cannolis. For $3.50 a pop, these darn cannolis were too good to pass up (and to refrain from purchasing a few in a box to carry back to NYC). The tiramisu was very good, too.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
an array of cannolis, cookies, cakes, muffins, and pastries.. this is a serious sweets' haven! be prepared to step in line that may go past a few stores down, but they do move people in and out in a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love pastries. And Mike loves pastries. So therefore, I love Mike's Pastry.
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was told by several friends that when visiting Boston, I had to visit Mike's. They couldn't have been more right. I must have bought 1500 Calories worth of absolutely mouth watering deliciousness…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Long line= something worth the wait. WOWSERS! I have never had anything like the cannoli I experienced here. I salivate just writing about it. The filling was so light and not too sweet- it was…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
while ann was waiting in line for dinner at giacomo's, i stopped by mike's to pick up some sweets to tie us over during the 1 hr wait to get into giacomo's. i went to mike's, where there was also…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's Pastry is up the road from Modern Bakery and went here after lunch at Neptune Oyster House. I got 2 things:
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had my first cannoli at Mike's in July 2002. No cannoli has held a candle to it since. Whenever I buy one, I think how inferior it is to that first, most perfect chocolate-covered cannoli I had at…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
as a new tourist to boston, i heard a lot about mike's but wasn't sure what to expect. my lovely boyfriend was kind enough to stand in the ginormous line while i waited a block up at giacomos and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
oh my god. my father used to have a patient who was somehow related to the owners of Mike's. Every year at appointment time, the office got a 2-totally-overflowing-boxes load of Mike's pastries. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Before I had a cannoli from Mike's, I didn't like cannoli. I still don't love it, unless it's from Mike's. Good GOD I think they put crack in the filling. I had my first one 4 years ago, and on my…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I made a note of this place since one of the Yelpers had mentioned grabbing some cannolis from this place after dinner at Giacomo's which is what I did. I ordered the chocolate chip, bavarian cream,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely LOVE this place. It is my favorite pastry place in all of Boston. I always get the cheesecake and the cannolis. The cannolis are the most delicious pastries EVER. I'm in love with the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OMG, i am with Jeremy (and Jeremy, I hate you for living close enuf to this place that u can just make a cookie run)....I'm almost ready to drive up there for their cookies, then hit Circle K pizza…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Me: Hey also do you have any (cannoli) with pistachios? Store Clerk: What?
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BEST. CANNOLI.
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For one hot movie date, sneak in cannolis from Mike's. I smuggled three in my purse thinking we'd save one. Not so much. I ordered two Florentine, and one chocolate dipped. The Florentine has a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
everyones talking about cannoli this and jerico that! how come no one is mentioning the rest of their fare? i recall a bit ago i needed to GAIN weight (long gone those days!) and i said to wifey,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy shit. Bar-none the best bakery I have ever experienced in my life. I was visiting a friend in Boston and had dinner in the North End. She told me not to order dessert because we were, "going…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy Canoli! My best friend told me a story about Mike's Pastry. Her husband living in Boston at the time came back to her with a love offering of Mike's Canoli's. He can be a little let's say…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I realize that there's always been a war between Modern and Mike's Pastry fans, but the truth of the matter is that just because a business has a longer line or mob (Mike's) in the store does not…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
FACT 1: Last Sunday 4 girls when to Mike's Pastry and got chocolate covered cannolis with chocolate chips FACT 2: One girl had 2 bites of hers before dinner - she couldn't help it.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Worth the hype. But I could do without the crowds. This is one of the few places I will drink coffee and like it. There is something that Europeans get about coffee that Americans just don't. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's Pastry almost doesn't seem real. It's as revered and insane as the Soup Nazi, only with chocolate chip cannolis instead of five cups chopped porcini mushrooms, half a cup of olive oil and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is bar none the best bakery in the North End. On a side by side cannoli taste test vs Modern, this is what I discovered. Price: Mike's is marginally more expensive for one cannoli.
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're in the North End, you must stop by this place and pick up a cannoli. There is no question about it -- it's a MUST. I used to not like cannolis. Every time I had it at other places in the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One word: Unbelievable. I can't even put into words how delicious their cannolis are (and I was never a cannoli person to begin with). I got a big cannoli and a giant peanut butter brownie for $6.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care if four chocolate chip cannolis cost me $10. I am still going to find time and drag my butt over to Mike's Pastry for more. I am not a fan of pastries (unless it's Chinese or Japanese)…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best. Cannolis. Ever.
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The cannoli here is the bomb diggity. Don't be worried if you have no idea what a cannoli is. I didn't either but I thought it was heaven in my mouth. I hear that the lines get long but I went here…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Authentic italian deserts. I enjoyed 3 different types of canoli along with a good old fashioned cheesecake. We walked up and took it in a to-go box, but the wait for a table was only about 5 minutes.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tourists Trap, but fun to go after a meal. Crowded for a reason. Enjoy!
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Part of me feels kinda bad admitting I like this place so much since it's seem to be best known as a tourist place, but yeah... I love their cannolis. It is well worth the wait for a bite of that…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In Mike's, my eyes wander & my mind wonder while staring into cookie and pastry display cases. (thinking) "That one ?,...(expletive)!... .that Fat, thisFAT, those FAT, down FAT, up FAT, FAT left, FAT…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Authentic Italian bakery. The best chocolate chip canoli I have tried up to date.
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
chocolate cheese cake was the best!!! Coffee was pretty good too (mocha cappuccino) Service was pretty bad
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've never heard of cannolis until I went to Boston and people recommended that I hit up this joint. It's tucked away in the midst of a billion Italian restaurants in the North End. The cannolis…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's Pastries is my friend. If you got to Boston you have to go by for some cannolis. You will feel pure happiness as you walk out of the store with your blue and white box tied up in string.
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You can say what you want about Mike's being a tourist trap, and I certainly have never been to the other options in the North End, but the desserts are fantastic here. Whether you have to wait in the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Our waitress at Lucca (two blocks down) came over and started to ask if we wanted dessert, we interrupted by saying simply, "Mike's." She said, "At least you're honest. I was going to recommend it…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mikes is good, but I grew up going to Modern Pastry Shop. Mike's has always been the tourist trap across the street. Cross the street people! Don't be sheep! Just look at where most of the reviews…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Very touristy, but delicious. Also this place is so cheap! You just have to pick the right times to go if you don't want a ridiculous long line. Like Friday and Saturday expect a crowd-always.
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'll just confirm what everyone else has already said. Cannolis from Mike's are an institution. Great for a late desert and worth the wait.
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You're exiting from Cantina Italiana, stuffed to the max with three courses of old world goodness, waddling along towards the T. You can't eat any more, and the mere sight of food is enough to get…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
canolis are D-Lish. can't say anything else. i was surprised. normally not a big fan of american pastries, because they tend to be loaded with sugar, frosting, etc. but mike's got it just right.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
miiiiiiikkkeeee's!!! yessss. i'm so so so in love with cannoli, and there's nowhere anywhere on the east coast i'd rather get them. yes, lots of tourists, but who the heck cares when you have a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"I hate coconuts" "Try some of my macaroons"
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Prepare be to ruthless, heartless, and uncaring. After all it's a battlefield out there to get Mike's Pastry's canollis.
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. But if the cannoli is from Mike's--get your friggin hands off my cannoli. The single best cannoli I have ever had in my mouth, bar none. The perfect flakiness of…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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When going to Mike's, you will notice that there is an abundant lack of seating and the lines are long, but the variety and quality of the baked goods here is most definitely worth the wait! One night, after a...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
MY MOST FAVORITE PLACE. my family is from boston and i was always spoiled growing up when i would visit to find boxes of the incredible italian cookies and canollis.
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A family walks into a talent agent's office: father, mother, son, daughter. The father says to the agent, "We're a family act, and we'd like you to represent us." The agent says, "Sorry, I don't…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can still taste the cannoli's.... I would go to Mike's right now if it meant getting to eat the Chocolate Dipped Cannoli with miniature chocolate chips in it with powdered sugar on top!!!!!! I have…
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For me, Mike's is more about the atmosphere than the actual food, although the canolis are very good. The atmosphere at night reminds me of Pat's steaks after the bars close.
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's is definitely a must-visit if you're coming to Boston from out of town. It's certainly a touristy place, and most times the line extends out the door and part way down the block, but the food…
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a very big bakery and has awesome cookies. My favorite are the champagne cookies, of which I will eat hundreds if given the opportunity. This place gets packed, and is definitely touristy, but…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A huge selection of slightly overpriced Marzipan cookies (in really cool shapes that don't reflect their flavor) as well as other goodies. The place was packed, but they have tons of staff so the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's is a good Italian bakery in the North End - no more, no less. It's usually fairly crowded on the weekends, which is when I'm normally there, but it's worth it just to gaze in awe at the endless…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
screw you all! mikes is the best! the best bakery in the north end. no exceptions! modern...meh, bovas...meh, they are all meh! compared to mikes!
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've always enjoyed going to Mike's Pastry. I like the atmosphere of the place and having the option of a wide array of desserts. I usually stand at the counter for a quite a while just trying to…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I think Mike's is overrated...it's all about the cannoli, baby and frankly this one isn't very good. Modern, across the street from Mike's, is better.
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
"Blah Blah Blah Blah Mike's Pastry Rocks, Blah Blah Blah Blah" Why not just marry him! I'm going to stick with Entenmanns.
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe how unbelievably overhyped this place is. I've tried it twice now and while they do have some really good things (the cannolis and cream puffs), overall I was not impressed. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't want to get involved in the debate of Mike's vs Modern. They're both well-known, they're both open somewhat late and many people go get a treat at them after dinner in the North End. I see…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the one tourist attraction I understand the most as a Boston lifer. This place is great, although it's always packed and the line is usually out the door. The service is fast, the prices are…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So here's the thing about Mikes. Everything in those cases looks flipping delicious. It's mesmerizing. I'm like a five year old with my nose pressed up against the glass. I want this one. No! This…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Every time I'm in Boston, Mike's Pastry is my first stop for good time dessert. The chocolate covered cannoli is my favorite! It's huge, yet I can eat the whole thing by myself. There's no such…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's is like being a boxer in the heavyweight title fght: If you can enter the ring swinging hard, you can knock out the other guy before he gets you. I have no problem whatsoever pushing overfed…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mike's is good stuff, and convenient right on Hanover. That being said, I prefer Bova's, and in general I prefer showing some love to the assorted establishments that are not on Hanover. You can find…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, Mike's is over-run with tourists, but that line can MOVE! Those ladies with their twine balls from the sky and lightning-fast fingers will get you in and out as fast as is humanly possible.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went to this bakery while I was on the freedom trail. My friends had been raving about it for a while and I decided to stop by. First off, the lines are way too long. I guess its understandable…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Holy Mecca of Italian pastries! I feel sad every time I have to walk by this place and not go in for a ricotta filled cannoli or to get a box of cookies. I'm getting fatter just sitting here…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Why would I wait on line behind some fruitcake from Iowa in for a night with Dirwin and Betty to try some new fangled deesert called a canawlee or something. Because these are so frickin good you…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
12/23/07: what an institution, we grabbed two chocalate chip cannolis, two black and white cookies and two chocalate eclairs. yummy, shared with the famiy - we passed out afterwards. place was packed,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is the three ring circus of pastry. The smelly crowded circus with elephants (tourists) bumping into you constantly! The ringmaster is a frazzled rude woman who just needs to get your pastry…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so this little mom and pop bakery makes one of my favorite pastries ever! Not to mention it was awesome! I was impressed. It's called a 'lobster tail' and I recommend you try it! We were walking…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
