cinotti's bakery & sandwich

i only have praises for cinotti's bakery. delicious food and bakery items at great prices. the pumpkindonutsare a must try. friendly service.

for this review we welcome a guest writer:  brittny lowrey was raised in mississippi and attended lsu.  at an early age she became an expert eater of southern and cajun soul food.  she moved to jacksonville in 2010 to manage a day spa in arlington.  her favorite foods are shrimp and grits and macaroni and cheese.  in her free time, she loves to travel with her fiance, read, and cook. follower her on  instagram fall brings about natural cravings for everything pumpkin, spice, and pumpkin spice flavored and cinotti’s has a big answer for those cravings. cinotti’s bakery on penman is an incredible bakery year round. they’ve been open in jacksonville since 1964 and moved from 1 st street to penman in 1990. we’ve sampled all sorts of their savory and sweet treats. however, their seasonal pumpkin spicedonutshave taken jacksonville by storm. so much so, this year after a 30 day frenzy causing countdown, they actually held a midnight release party for their donuts! they are sold out every day by the mid morning, so after this review leaves the need for pumpkindonutsin your soul, you’ll need to call and preorder a dozen or two.  if you don’t live in the area, they actually have an etsy shop where you can order all their seasonal fare and have it shipped. cinottis – choc and glazeddonutson this visit, we sampled their pumpkin spice donuts, chocolate glazed donuts, original glazed donuts, and their coconut cake. i called to order all these items the day before i was going to pick them up. this is the advisable thing to do for pumpkin spicedonutsunless you are going very, very early in the morning.   i think one of the most wonderful things about cinotti’s is the whole atmosphere of the bakery. when i walked in, i was immediately greeted by several members of the staff even t

this is only going to be food wise.
i got the filleddonutsand they are stuffed way too much for my liking, i had to take some of the filling and put it on other donuts, but were overall pretty decent
the cupcakes were actually not that bad even though personally i prefer sweets by holly. so based on that we ordered a cake from here for my sisters party, i was disappointed because it was just covered in so much heavy sweet icing. not appetizing

if you don't like this place then hurry back across the ditch and get some dunkindonutsor panera. lady who wrote a review about her wedding cake...whatever i bet your wedding sucked anyway quit hating on this place just because your wedding sucked not cinotiis fault you probably should have had winn dixie in oakleaf make your cake! ignorant people make me so angry.

great food...they have bacon donuts!!!. let me just start by saying good lord that was good! so, that should tell you the way this review is going to go. this was one tasting that i was glad to be a part of. my only worry would be diabetes haha. that won't be a problem for you, but i had the pleasure of trying about 5 differentdonutsa breakfast sandwich and a cookie. side note: if you wear "skinny jeans", being a food blogger isn't for you. my dad used to kid about wearing maternity pants for eating, yeah my dad was a forward thinker
location: if you're going east on beach blvd (heading towards the water for the directionally challenged like myself), penman is on the left at a stop light that has a car wash at the light. if you see dunkin donuts, turn around, you went too far. anyways, head down penman and it will be on your right. they have been in this location for 26yrs and the locals will make sure you see it due to the crowded parking lot. and we all know a crowded parking lot is a sign of good food!
a little background first: this is a bonus section… michelle vining is the 5th generation baker/owner. cinotti's has a strong following, they have been around in one form or another since 1936 and their food shows why. if you stop by, make sure you say hi to michelle, she is very personable and loves to meet her customers.
food: the showcase donut for me is the maple bacon donut. when they brought that out, i think the clouds outside parted …. the sun started shining and as michelle started walking in slow motion while a jack johnson song played softly in the background (don't judge me). as michelle described the donut "some people don't care for it while some people's mouth's start watering". let me just say this, if you love bacon, there is no way you won't like this donut. it was the perfect combination of sweet & savory. the bacon is crispy and salty and well done…perfect! the next one was the carrot cake donut. i'm not a fan of carrot cake normally but this was surprisingly good. it was very moist and the taste was spot on. this will be an option for me when i go there now. there is a battle of thedonutsgoing on with the staff of cinotti's between the key limedonutsand the coffee donuts. the front of the house is the key lime group while the back is the coffee group. well, cinotti's, i'm with the back of the house…coffee all the way. it was perfect, moist, not too sweet and just tasty. we also had the opportunity to try the bacon, egg, and cheese croissant. the croissant is big! this is not your burger king croissant, this is for big boys. big pieces of bacon, american cheese and a hearty serving of egg. it hit the spot. this and a cup of coffee makes for a good breakfast.
overall rating 1-10: 9.5 a great breakfast spot. it's a little off the grid but the locals are very loyal. once you stop by, you will see why.
would i eat here again: in the words of sarah palin "you betcha!" what a great place to sit down, catch up with a friend or a loved one and just enjoy some good food and supporting a local bakery/restaurant in jacksonville.
extra info: with valentine's day coming, make sure you check out their decorated cookies. oh and for all you mardi gras loving people, they are one of the few bakeries in the jacksonville area that make king cake's. make sure you call and place your order! good luck getting the baby! that probably sounds creepy if you don't know what a king cake is haha. google it please:)