The word on Weikel's Bakery
Here's the word going around
I haven't made the kolache drive yet, so this is the diners' read, not mine.
Anthony, The Leander Local · Last checked August 2026
By most accounts Weikel's makes cinnamon rolls soft, cinnammy, and exactly as sweet as they should be, plus kolaches reviewers call worth a 35-minute drive, the lemon, the apricot, the sausage kolaches a savory standby. People note these ship across the country on GoldBelly to give Bohemian dads a taste of childhood, and the reviews get it.
Now the honesty: the experience is uneven. The room can be clean and welcoming with food not quite living up to the setting, and the service runs from inattentive to invisible, with talk of folks walking in after open to an empty display and zero acknowledgment. Kolaches out and fresh, it's a destination, the reviews say. Otherwise it's a bakery inside a Valero.
Kolaches people mail across the country? I'll make the drive and hope the case is full.
The Order
Reviewers point to the sausage kolaches, the lemon and apricot fruit kolaches, and a cinnamon roll.
⚠ Gotcha
It's tucked inside a Valero gas station, and the case can be empty or the staff checked out, by several accounts. Call ahead or go early.
That's the word on this one.
I'm working through every spot in Leander, and posting my own take as I go. Get the next one before everyone else, one email a week.
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