There’s a certain magic that happens in the predawn hours at Grebe’s Bakery in West Allis, when most of Wisconsin is still sleeping but the ovens are already warm, the dough is rising, and the intoxicating aroma of sugar and yeast begins to fill the air.
This unassuming bakery on Lincoln Avenue has been drawing pastry pilgrims from across the Badger State for decades, and one bite explains why.
The modest white building with its vintage signage doesn’t scream “culinary destination,” but the parking lot filled with cars sporting license plates from counties far and wide tells another story.
People don’t just stumble upon Grebe’s – they plan trips around it, detour for it, dream about it…