Rise Authentic Baking Co.

My partner and I went here for their birthday since they're soy-free and we're both dairy-free. We were both very excited to try their donuts. Neither of us can have chocolate, I'm allergic to it and they have a food sensitivity to it, so we purposely ordered only things that didn't have chocolate. We ordered 3 plain vanilla donuts, 3 plain vanilla donut holes, and 1 vanilla sprinkle donut. 2 out of the 3 plain vanilla donuts had chocolate chips in them, which my partner found out by biting into it. 1 of the donut holes also had chocolate chips, luckily I checked before I ate it. The vanilla sprinkle donut also was actually a chocolate cake donut with vanilla icing covering it. That means we couldn't eat over half of the things we ordered due mostly to Rise's error. Rise, as somewhere that makes things allergy-friendly, should be more aware of which donuts are which. We should not have been given chocolate chip donuts when we ordered plain vanilla. The sign for the vanilla sprinkle donut should mention that it's a chocolate cake donut. I normally don't leave reviews, but we were very disappointed in the things we ordered, especially since it was my partner's birthday and they only were able to eat 1 of the 3 donuts they got. Overall, our experience as people with dietary restrictions was not good at Rise. Nobody with food allergies or sensitivities likes the feeling of biting into something they think is safe, when in reality it's not. Please, do better.

*I have only tried the donuts, so this review will only apply to them* i am happy that there are donuts that I can eat without paying the consequences of, however the donuts are at best a 2.7/5. Flavor is decent, but damn are they dry. I ordered 3 “classic vanilla donuts” and was surprised to have two that had chocolate chips in them. I unfortunately can’t have chocolate, so it was really disappointing. They should definitely have them sorted better or at least improve the lighting to make it easier for the staff to differentiate which ones do and don’t have chocolate chips in them.

Excellent cake!

Driving all the way from Chicago to trial a few bakeries for wedding cake tasting in GR, I arrived at Rise Saturday at 3pm (after calling a few times earlier in the day with no response) and found they were closed to set up for a “private event” even though they close at 4pm Saturdays. I knocked on the door since I saw about 4+ women working, one of the girls was reluctant to open but when she did and I asked her if/how I can do trial wedding cake tasting and if I could just grab the cupcakes and go- she refused me even after I told her this was the only day I’d be in town. I saw a bunch of cupcakes on display so I felt this was handled very poorly as other bakeries in the areas were more than open to staying open late for me to pickup cakes for trial. Just on this disservice alone I would never recommend this place let alone hire them for my wedding.

I always enjoy my visit to Rise. It's nice to see an entire pastry case of foods I can enjoy. The staff is pleasant and the atmosphere is very relaxed.

I was so excited to discover a bakery with so many vegan options. Never knew I would find a place like this in Michigan.

Best gluten free vegan place ever! My wife has dietary issues so we are usually unable to eat out. So glad she finally has an option and a good one at that. Wish they had more locations.