Bakehouse East

Pros: good coffee

Cons: over-priced and sad sandwiches

I got a chicken sandwich that was supposed to be "pulled" with bbq sauce and toppings.  Um, well... fail.  It was two pieces of white bread with no sauce, about a 1/4 chicken breast and a thin piece of cheese on one half.  The cole slaw might as well just say "side of onions".  I can't even tell what my husband got, but his face matches mine with hungry disappointment.  Now, after spending $25 with my husband, we have to go home to eat since we are both unsatisfied and still hungry.

This place infuriates me almost every time I visit.  I go back after a while, remembering that the food is pretty good - and there aren't many other options in town for a somewhat healthy sandwich meal.  The prices are way too high.  I don't know why they try to sell a half sandwich as the regular portion, then make you pay double for a whole sandwich, which ends up being well over $10.  The wait for food is consistently ridiculous, and they have forgotten to bring my order several times.  Today I waited for 25 min for a sandwich and a kids order of mac and cheese.  It was $19 so I asked for the receipt - this is the first time they have been able to produce it; normally when I ask to see it the slacker at the register doesn't know how to do it.  The macaroni was cold with hard, brown dried cheese sauce on top, nothing underneath.  Needless to say my kid would not eat it.  My BLT was pretty tasty when I finally got it, but not worth $19.  The slacker that brings the food to the tables is so ridiculously slow, saunters around holding plates with her mouth open, and loooooong dirty hair nearly brushing the tables.  They have the cheapest products possible on the tables and self-service beverage station, offer no service, want you to bus your tables and clear the plates into a dirty bin, serve tiny portions (they are really skimpy with salads), and charge like it is an upscale bistro.  Today I resolve to not give in and to never go back there.

Bakehouse is a large, airy cafe, with lots of people on Macbooks doing work or studying.  The atmosphere was great.  The price for food was not.

I paid $11 for the whole Crazy Chicken sandwich.  I was expecting a gigantic sandwich since it cost $11.  It was not.  It was a normal sized sandwich.  I think $11 was too steep a price.  The sandwich was toasted with sliced chicken, spinach, tomato and brie cheese.  The chicken was deli style chicken so the sandwich ended up salty with the brie cheese and the brown mustard balsamic glaze.  It came with a side and I chose grapes.  I was glad for the healthy option.  But, I was very disappointed in my sandwich overall.