| Czech Stop and Little Czech Bakery | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | November 1983 |
| Owner(s) | Bill Polk |
| Food type | Czech |
| Street address | P.O. Box 476, 105 N. College Street (Interstate 35, Exit 353) |
| City | West |
| State | Texas |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 76691 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | Official website |
The Czech Stop and Little Czech Bakery is a combination deli/bakery and convenience store located in the city of West, Texas.
Established in 1983, the store serves traditional Czech cuisine such as kolache, klobasnek and strudels.[1] The city is notable for its Czech heritage and was designated as the "Home of the official Kolache of the Texas Legislature".[2] The store serves around 600 people a day and is a popular stop for travelers along Interstate 35.
According to a poster in the store, the Czech Stop uses over 1,200 lbs of cream cheese, 9,000 lbs of flour, 750 gallons of milk, 2,400 lbs of butter 1,300 lbs of sausage, 2,100 dozen eggs, and 2,500 lbs of American cheese each week to produce its baked goods.[3]
The Czech Stop remained open after the West Fertilizer Company explosion on April 17, 2013, to serve local residents and first responders.[4]
The store has been featured in Southern Living, Primetime: What Would You Do?[5] on ABC, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[6]
- ^ "30 Reasons to Love Texas Food By June Naylor". Texas State Society of Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "Our Community". Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Czech Stop". 14 February 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Liebelson, Dana; Lee, Jaeah; Raja, Tasneem (April 18, 2013). "While West, Texas, Burned, Its Famous Czech Bakery Kept the Kolaches Coming: Hopeful that the roof wouldn't cave in, this bakery stayed open after the blast to feed victims and responders". Mother Jones. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "abcNEWS Would You Stop Muslim Discrimination?". ABC. Retrieved 2013-04-19. (Episode set inside the Czech Stop to see whether customers would challenge if a worker appeared to treat a Muslim patron unfairly.)
- ^ "Czech Stop: How the West was won". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved 2011-12-01.