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    Corner Bakery Cafe

    3.0 (72 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Mac & Cheese
    Maribel G.

    Been coming here for years. I always get the mac and cheese. Today, however, I had this nasty bright orange mac and cheese. It was literally NACHO CHEESE. It tasted so strong, I couldn't finish eating it. Got a cookie and it was stale and hard. Mind you, this was at about 11am so they weren't out for long. Never had a complaint about this corner bakery but today was definitely not it.

    Monster Cookie
    Hellene D.

    For some reason, CB can never seem to get it right with their vegetarian items. Their California Grille Panini often lacks any substance and all you can taste(if lucky) is their provolone cheese and an artichoke or two. No seasoning, no spinach, no peppers. Their pesto pasta oftentimes also comes up short, with watered down noodles and minimal "pesto" sauce. Even their salads are impossible! Santa Fe ranch minus the chicken? Out of season tomatoes, stale tortilla chips, and "corn salsa" comprised of corn and a jalapeno or two does not make for a filling meal. So why do I return? Am I a glutton for punishment? Their prices continue to raise and their overall products stink. Two words, Monster Cookie. You don't know it until you try it!

    Hair in the Mac
    Angelo S.

    Good food, horrible service. I had ordered a Mac and cheese with bacon and NO tomato's, first the server had no idea what table he was serving. Then when we finally got our food. They messed it up, they just gave me the Mac n cheese with breadcrumbs, no bacon, no problem so I go back and ask if they can put bacon in it, they bring it back and to my surprise, they fuck it up again!! They give me the Mac with bacon and tomatoes. Even though I'm deathly allergic. I will not be coming back. Very disappointed.

    Chicken was so tender, beautifully seasoned. The noodles were cooked to perfection and had tons and tons of flavor.

    I decided to order in for my wife and I this Wednesday afternoon. She has been having really bad cramps and has been craving a grilled cheese and tomato soup. I discovered Corner Bakery from a random search and it was probably one of the best searches I've ever made in my life. The items we selected were made to perfection and were definitely made with love and passion (will describe each individual dish in photos) and was well worth a 5 stars for us. We will most definitely be visiting this establishment very soon to see what else they have cooking!

    Garlic bread? I think no...
    Jessica M.

    Yikes. Spongy, wet, cat-food-looking chicken does not a gourmet sandwich make. We stopped in for 2 sammies and a pasta dish to-go and were not happy with what we ordered at all. I ordered the Chicken Pesto on Ciabatta Ficelle. It doesn't have much on it so I asked them to add white cheddar and onion. I could only eat half. It's a large sandwich, but honestly the meat on it was revolting. The menu says all-natural roasted chicken and I was really looking forward to something delicious, but it was blah. He had the Poblano Fresco on Poblano Cheese Bread with roast beef and said it was just "meh." We later split the pasta dish and were disappointed. I get that it's a cafe but the sauce was icky and the portion was small. It came with something they wanted to call garlic bread. More like barely garlic piece of cardboard. Pic to prove it - just take a look. We spent over $22 for the food and were completely let down. We both commented that we had wished we'd gone to Panera and/or Noodles instead. Womp-womp. :( We won't be back.

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    7 months ago

    I love their salads! Terrific bread too. I also like the fact that you can place an order on the app for pick up.

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    Food is pretty good but the service was a little rude. 0 patience for new comers and kind of an attitude.

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    Good chicken soup. Service was prompt. Should include somewhere on the menu that u can just have a sandwich made the way u want it

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    5 years ago

    Slooooow! 15 minute's for a cup of soup and a sandwich. Wrong soup came out. McDonald's is still the goal for this place.

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    4 years ago

    5.5 stars! This is more than a bakery, it's a complete brunch spot. Great coffee, muffins, steal cut oats. Friendly service.

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    4 years ago

    The oatmeal is amazing. Brown sugar, walnuts, almond slices, dried cranberries make for a delicious breakfast experience.

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    8 years ago

    Cold breakfast eggs and potatoes even though the kitchen was not busy at all look for better place

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