If they served bread from Breadbar, then I'd look forward to life in the slammer. (I don't know who I'd kill-- vehicular manslaughter, of course, because I don't want the death penalty-- but it would probably be a Baja Fresh executive or someone else responsible for introducing some sort of horror into this world.)
More of a regional detention center than your local jail, Breadbar delivers the goods to several restaurants in the area, including the Wilshire Restaurant.
And like any institution run by the government, they suffer from subpar customer service and a workforce that exhibits less motivation than a brick. Instead of greeting us when we entered, the server didn't even pay attention to our arrival-- eventually we had to ask for a menu. Likely graduates of The Milford School, these employees only speak when spoken to. We got our food after a party that arrived after us, and once we were done, we just sat awkwardly while no one got us a check. No one bothered to check up on us or offer water refills, and we were sitting five feet from the counter. During our visit though, every employee I saw did find the time to stuff their face with bread.
Awkward moments abound when we found out they mislabeled their bakery display case, incorrectly positioning a $4 dark chocolate bread loaf under the label of a $1.50 chocolate croissant. What was a bargain at $1.50 became decidedly less so when offered at $4.
Without the warm embrace of federal subsidies (like sick people who commit crimes and go to prison just because it's significantly cheaper than actually paying for the medical care-- the analogy continues!), prices were a bit on the steep side. $9 for a filling chicken sandwich or salad.
The food certainly was tasty, but I would prefer the bread to come for free as part of a much larger (albeit more expensive) meal or a life sentence. That's just how I roll.
(Okay, I'm REALLY proud of that last pun.)
Overall, Breadbar made me feel more or less:
-->Ravi
3 comments:
Poor service and unnecessarily high prices aside, the food was tasty.
I had the grilled chicken salad with balsamic vinagrette, sauteed mushrooms, tomatos and cucumbers. There was plenty of chicken and mushrooms so I didn't feel cheated. They also gave me three slices of interesting hazelnut bread.
However, after paying $13, it was sad that I was hungry again after an hour. Thus, I do NOT agree with the reviews that say you get what you pay for.
So hungry man... so hungry.
kogepan!
I eat there at least once a week since it's right by work. Albeit, yes, it can be pricy.. I enjoy the food. The service is hit or miss. I opt for the tofu salad or the eggplant sandwich.
They are opening one up at Century City Mall. According to the manager at the BreadBar on Third Street, the Century City mall location will have a full-service restaurant and the cafe version next door. I'm curious as to how the food will be at the full-service.
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