Just had a great first timer experience. The freshly baked bread aroma hit me the minute I stepped in. I was greeted by a very friendly woman. We ordered the Muffaletta Sandwich, which was very tasty. We also got a croissant and oatmeal cookie. Both were giant, fresh and delicious. They do not serve espressos but their coffee is very good. They do have cream and a couple of different Torani syrups if you would like some flavoring. We will definitely make this a regular stop as we pass through Independence monthly on our way back and forth to Bridgeport. There is street parking, some tables inside and out and restrooms inside the restaurant behind the counter. I will update this review when we have their breads, pies and other sandwiches. In the mean time, do yourself a favor and stop in for a visit soon! read more

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Our two sandwiches were beyond amazingly tasty and the yummiest fresh soft bread! I had a Mt. Tom Turkey on amazing sour dough bread, with the perfect portion of deli turkey, sun dried tomatoes and avocado with a perfect smear of chipotle mayonnaise. My hubby had a roast beef sandwich on a crusty French roll. Perfect portion of deli roast beef, cheddar cheese, lettuce with a savory horseradish smear. Not to dry and not to sloppy, just Right!!! read more

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Stopped back into Great Basin Bakery on our way home from a road trip. This place is conveniently located in walking distance from the Tesla chargers. We walked in at about lunch time. They were pretty busy, but definitely keeping up. They have a separate section with a few workers dedicated to making the fresh sandwiches. We placed our order and our sandwiches came out in a little under 10 minutes. We had the B.L.A.T. and the Muffeletta. The B.L.A.T. Had perfectly toasted fresh made sourdough with a generous helping of avocado and bacon. The real winner here is the Muffeletta, jam packed with meat and topped with a delicious garlic olive relish. They provide seating both indoors and out and also offer pastries, cookies and may different types of bread. Stopped back into Great Basin Bakery on our way home from a road trip. This place is conveniently located in walking distance from the Tesla chargers. We walked in at about lunch time. They were pretty busy, but definitely keeping up. They have a separate section with a few workers dedicated to making the fresh sandwiches. We placed our order and our sandwiches came out in a little under 10 minutes. We had the B.L.A.T. and the Muffeletta. The B.L.A.T. Had perfectly toasted fresh made sourdough with a generous helping of avocado and bacon. The real winner here is the Muffeletta, jam packed with meat and topped with a delicious garlic olive relish. They provide seating both indoors and out and also offer pastries, cookies and may different types of bread. read more

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Easy to find a lot less crowded than the bakery most people think about when they go to Bishop this one is recommended by locals to us. They have bagels sourdough's, etc.. Give it a try. read more

Stopped in down the street to charge my car and decided to give Great Basin a chance again to fill the lunch void. This time, left totally happy, the sandwiches are fantastic and the take home sourdough bread made a hell of a trip sandwich for dinner. Our favorite was by far the Muffuletta Sandwich, packed with meat and flavorful as can be. The rest of the family got BLAT's (Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato) which were good as well, but the Muffuletta is really the way to go. We got a cookie again this time, the Lemon Butter, and this one seemed way better than last time. Maybe the recipe changed or maybe last time was just a fluke. I will for sure stop here again for lunch as we pass though. Only time I am actually in Bishop is going to and from LA/Reno, but I always charge in the lot behind Great Basin. read more

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Way better than Schatt's when it comes to bread and cookies. Those are the clear strengths here. We tried the peach pie and the coffee and neither really impressed. That said, the place is small, charming, and the people are really nice. The bathroom is literally you walking behind the back and going to their bathrooms lol. As long as you know what to get and stick to the bread and cookies, it absolutely delivers. Service: Very nice and welcoming Food/Drinks: Excellent bread and cookies, peach pie and coffee were underwhelming Ambiance: Small, cozy, and local 10/10 Know what to order and it can easily feel like a 10 out of 10 experience read more

Great Basin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bishop, California

Nice, cozy bakery in Bishop walking distance from the Tesla charging station. We dropped by on Sunday morning and loved the quick service and great value on breakfast bagel sandwiches. We ordered egg and cheese sandwiches on their flavorful bagels for $6.85 and added a veggie sausage for an additional $2.00. The prices are such a deal! They have coffee for $2.50 and refills at .95 cents. They also have iced coffee for $4 BUT the absolute standout of this spot is their fresh baked bread loaves! We purchased their garlic sourdough and it is so flavorful, the texture, quality, and softness is the perfect sourdough loaf you'd expect! It seriously beats the "other famous" bakery in town. Definitely will stop by again every time we go up to mammoth! read more

Always stop here when I'm in bishop. Want great bread and avoid the crowd at Schatt's then go here. They have their main bakery and coffee shop in town. We stock up on our bread items then we eat them during our stay. My favorite is the roasted garlic sourdough loaf. So tasty. read more

Great sandwiches baked goods coffee and more. This is the place the locals get lunch and baked goods in Bishop.

Great Basin Bakery is a wonderful bakery located in Bishop on the way to the mountains. This spot is super popular and for good reason! They are serving up delicious and fresh and sandwiches. Also they are known for their cookies and fresh baked breads. It's a must stop for a causal breakfast or lunch. This bakery is located downtown and our GPS got us here just fine. We parked on the street and walked quickly across to the bakery. Pro tip is to order ahead online. When we got here there was a line about 10 people deep. We were able to bypass the line and go to the back where their pick up area is, we gave our name and they handed over our sandwiches immediately. There is limited seating inside and it is pretty much a takeout spot. However, if you can snag a seat, there are a few tables, but I would say 90% of the people here were taking the food to go. That's why I would recommend placing an online order for pick up because it just made the whole process really quick and the sandwiches were super fresh, they hadn't been sitting around, etc.. I went with the cold roast beef sandwich, which as simple as it was - it really was delicious. 5/5 stars! The roast beef was generous, and the tomato and lettuce was very fresh. It came with a thick slice of American cheese and the horseradish mayonnaise sauce was phenomenal. I ordered extra horseradish cream sauce on the side and they didn't charge me for it, which was very nice of them. The sandwich was honestly just so well crafted and generous with the portions, that it's a solid sandwich. Prices were pretty reasonable as it was under $19 for a sandwich and some chips. I know you can make sandwiches cheaper at home but sometimes a good deli sandwich is worth the price and the convenience of just coming to picking up. Staff here were very friendly and welcoming. It's a busy spot and a lot is going on but the quality and care by the staff is still 100% there. The inside is a bit outdated, but it more gives a homie old-school vibe. They do have bathrooms in the back and they were clean, so it's great if you need a quick rest stop. This is definitely a local gem and if you stop here, you're in for a treat of a really classic old-school sandwich. read more

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Oh I absolutely love the scenery! The cookies !!! Again the cookies !!! I personally prefer this place over other places in bishop .

Always lovely customer service & wonderful baked goods for sale! Delicious cookies and bagels. I always purchase a fresh sour dough to take home. read more

The best breakfast bagel sandwiches in town. Local no frills spot for quality food. Quick and friendly service with hot sandwiches loaded with egg and meat (I got ham) for a reasonable price. You can choose your bagel flavor and add protein option for an additional charge. They have fresh bread and pastries, and a self slicer if you get a loaf. The pizza bagel was especially delicious! read more

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My favorite stop in bishop. Mt. Tom sandwich, bread, all pastries, molasses and Sierra mud cookies are all my favorite. The best thing is that you can place an order online. read more

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Every time I come up to Mammoth, I always make it a point to stop at Erick Schat's down the street. But today, coming home from Mammoth, Erick Schat's was a mad house where you could barely walk through the door. It was so packed that we decided to just leave and find food somewhere else. I then remembered Great Basin Bakery from my past research. Drove down and it was not crowded at all. Walking in, the bakery smelled really good. Decided to order the mushroom brie soup and turkey salad sandwich. Also grabbed a loaf of garlic sourdough bread. It smelled so good and was soft, unlike the ones found at Erick Schats. The turkey sandwich had fresh ingredients and really tasted good. The bread was still soft and chewy. Turkey was moist. The mushroom brie soup was really good. You can really smell the mushroom and if you are a fan of mushroom soup, then this is the one for you. Unfortunately, they only have this on Mondays. Luckily it was Presidents day so we were coming home from Mammoth. It all worked out. My only complaint is that they close at 4pm, which is really early compared to 6pm at Erick Schats. I know they have another location in town, but not sure what time they close. read more

Solid local bakery with pies, cookies, pastries, sandwiches, and some tasty looking Artisan breads. Sandwich makers are quick too. Very local feeling place, street parking with a free shared lot a very short walk away, and equally close to the local Supercharger. read more

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Just stopped in to grab a molasses cookie, ending up getting chocolate chip, lemon butter, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, and two molasses cookies for all of us to sample each kind. They were all absolutely delicious. Very popular place, but the line went fast. They have sandwiches and salads that other people were eating that looked equally as delicious, but we had already eaten and were on our way back to LA, but will definitely be back on our next trip to Mammoth to sample the food. Inside is small but they have seating outside also if you want to eat there. read more

Delicious breakfast sandwiches, bagels and cinnamon rolls. Large selection of bagels and options for flavored cream cheese. Excellent drip coffee with hazelnut or vanilla iced coffee varieties offered. read more

Was headed to another well known spot (wink wink), but heard of Great Basin from social media so instead we came here for the roast beef and horseradish sandwich it did not disappoint! read more

Great Basin Bakery - Roast beef and horseradish on sourdough - Bakeries Near Me - Bishop, California

We were able to stop by Great Basin Bakery during our road trip back down from Tahoe. Lovely little bakery and not as crowded as the other bakery in town that was recommended to stop in Bishop. Staff were friendly. I bought the roasted garlic sourdough loaf to take home. It was soft and flavorful. We ordered 2 bagels for lunch. Lox and capers with cream cheese on an everything bagel and then a jalapeño cheese bagel with cream cheese. They were very generous with the cream cheese and their bagels had great texture. I also got an iced coffee, pretty standard. I wish they had more options for drinks. Restrooms were clean which is a plus. read more

Stopped here for breakfast while charging our car for the drive back to San Diego. Delicious breakfast sandwiches. Not a long wait. I have picky teens and they all raved about their breakfasts :) read more

Stopped here twice on a recent road trip. We were drawn by the reviews and didn't want to go to the two on the Main Street (you know the ones). This bakery has THE BEST bread. Wonderful flavor and texture. The sourdough bread with my sandwich was soooo good that I came back on another trip to buy a few loaves to take back home. Had a great jalapeño cheese bagel, too. Great service-efficient and friendly. My new go-to place for sandwiches! read more

Quick and friendly service. The place has a small seating area inside and nice little patio outside. The cookies a delicious and reasonably priced. My favorite were the oatmeal, peanut butter and molasses. read more

The bread is the best in the area! They have an amazing spread to choose from! Everything is so fresh and tasty! I had the spinach & feta cheese croissant .. life changing !! I nibbled off my friends baked goods and they were all 10/10 on all boards! Took a sour dough loaf back home and still enjoying it today! Service was nice and ambiance was casual! Definitely my pit stop on my way to mammoth! read more

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Stopped here on a road trip for some breakfast and grabbed an egg sandwich on a poppy bagel. I didn't expect to find a really great bagel in Bishop, CA, but was wrong. Better than many highly rated places in NYC. The sandwich was served hot and was delicious. Fast and courteous service. Highly recommended. read more

The food is great, I'll never say anything about it. I'm a local and I'm always so disappointed with how bad the customer service is. Every time I'm ordering the two ladies behind the counter always makes me feel dumb. I've never gone somewhere with customer service as bad as theirs. I always feel like crying every time I'm done ordering. Most of the time they're out of what I want to get but then I see others with it! I rolled my eyes at on of the cashiers one time after she was being plain rude, and she tried to tell my family about it!! Yes, she tried to get me in trouble when she was being a mean person. I'm sure everyone knows who I'm talking about. Sucks because I'm a local and I love the food but I wouldn't recommend it unless you want to feel bad the rest of your day. read more

My wife and I stopped in today as usual for a yummy bagel and coffee on our drive from Bakersfield to Boise. The bagels and coffee are still delicious. However, I was severely disappointed at the apparent recent significant price increase on the bagels (sandwiches also) . On my most recent trip, approximately 2 weeks ago, the prices were much more reasonable. I know fuel costs are crazy right now, but the high fuel prices will soon subside. The price increase on the menu items will be permanent. So disappointing. Another place I really enjoy that I have to remove from my list. For some perspective, I twice visited a bagel shop(Johnyboys) on the central coast (expensive zip code). They also make excellent house made bagels. They are also a small, independent business. The price of a Jalapeño Cheddar bagel with cream cheese is literally only 3$. Great Basin Bakery is approaching double the price. No offense to Great Basin, but I simply don't understand the price difference or significance price increase. I will miss stopping in to Great Basin Bakery as I pass through Bishop every other week. read more

Our favorite hole in the wall bakery we love to stop at on our way to or from Mammoth to pick up some bread. Sometimes we get their assortment of tasty cookies, but the garlic sourdough bread is a MUST. We take it home to make pastrami sandwiches. Unfortunately they only make the garlic sourdough on Fridays, but rumor has it they are considering adding Sundays to the rotation. read more

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Before I leave an HONEST review of GBB I would like to come clean. My daughter has become friends with the owners daughter, becoming roommates in college. We wanted to visit and support the business because above all else the owners are genuinely good people. So, here it goes. The bakery is a little hard to find. It's not on the main blvd. It's situated down a small street, with a small "storefront" wall facing the street. You will see it though because there will be people coming and going. It's a popular place. We went in on our way to a weekend in Lee Vining. We purchased scones, sourdough bread and coffee cake. The scones were fantastic! Great taste and texture. With a cup of coffee, they were to die for. The bread was really good but not sour enough for my tastebuds. We took the coffee cake with us to Lee Vining and enjoyed it all weekend. It stayed fresh and tasted wonderful our entire stay. The service was quick and friendly. We asked questions on the employees and they were very knowledgeable of the product. On our way back home, we decided to buy a couple of sandwiches and 1 to 2 person pies. The sandwiches were good but not out of this world. However, what I liked about them was the fact they were LOADED with meat! Believe me when I say that you will NOT be hungry after you eat one of their sandwiches. And they weren't overpriced! Matter of fact, they were cheaper than what I believed they would be anywhere else. You can't go wrong eating lunch there. The pies we tried when we got home. Blueberry and apple. Absolutely tasty!!!! The best little pies I've ever had. Money well spent. I would recommend trying everything/anything GBB makes. It will no doubt be good, perhaps even exceptional. However, the prices are fantastic for high quality, something you don't find any more. Please do yourself a favor and visit GBB. You'll be glad you did. read more

We order ahead because the place is packed. Their sandwiches are fresh and delicious. There are other sandwich shops in Bishop but this is the best kept secret in town. We bought a loaf of sourdough bread and some sweet treats for our ride home. We are so amazed by the staff and freshly baked goodies! read more

Wonderful sandwiches. We look forward to stopping by when we are in town. Love the lemon cookies also.

Awesome bakery, breads, cookies and sandwiches. This, to me, is a must stop when driving g through Bishop. I recommend the Mt Tom Turkey sandwich on a roll. Also high up there is their BLT on sourdough. And don't forget to get a bag of cookies and some of their fresh bread. The demi baguettes are awesome. Best place for sandwiches in Bishop. read more

I only knew to check this place out because a couple of rock climbing friends said this was a competitor to the famous Erick Schat's so why not. In the end, I'm so glad I did because I love this place! It's much smaller, less busy, and has less products than Erick Schat's but what they sell IS amazing and delicious. They have basic breakfast options on bagels or croissants. Sausage, egg, cheese options. Next time I need to get myself a sausage, egg and cheese croissant. Friends got it and looks delicious. Pre cut in half too! There is a large variety of bagel options and there's smoked salmon, lox spread and cream cheese options. There's freshly baked bread as a whole or slice. They even have a self slicer and toaster to use! There's even cookies and hot sauces and honeys. There were also delicious looking little pies like apple, pumpkin. Looks super cute and rustic! Both of our sandwiches were pre-cut in half! Makes it easier to eat and split and take pics of the cross sections! BLAT (with provolone added; bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, mayo). Bacon was perfectly crispy and toppings were fresh. There was the perfect amount of mayo so that it's not dry. Choice of bread included French, sour dough or multi grain. Bread is soft.. Muffeletta (ham, salami, provolone, garlic relish, lettuce). The garlic relish was an interesting tart taste and refreshing. Tasted like a tamponade. Could use a little spice. It comes on a French roll bread that's toasted. Tazo chai was chai tea with half and half to give it a delicious chai creamy drink. It was perfectly sweetened. I liked it! I asked for less ice on my tazo chai drink and they still filled my cup up! Thank you!!! Pros: -Service is friendly!! People are nice! -Food is good! Breads are soft and freshly made. -Fast service. -Self service water with cups. -Self service milk for the coffee, sugar packets include the brown sugar and napkins. -Self service bread slicer and toaster machine next to the breads. -Hot sauce for the sandwiches. -Accepts credit cards including AMEX. -Women and men restrooms with two stalls each are clean and spacious! They're located behind a hallway past the kitchen. There are toilet seat covers. Cons: -Their coffees taste just okay. Nothing special for black or iced and no variety. I would visit a coffee shop for that. -Very little seating area so it's hit or miss during rush hour but I wouldn't put it against them. Tip: Is there a parking lot? It's so small I can't tell but plenty of street parking in the nearby residential area! read more

Amazing food! Great customer service! Good price, pretty nice environment! I highly recommend!

We stopped by here because the reviews are so good. We ordered sandwiches and shared a cookie. My turkey was just ok, they don't use freshly carved turkey, and the bread was very soft and squishy, almost like white bread. I've had much better. My husband's roast beef was just ok, he said. The chocolate chip cookie was huge but lacked flavor. Even Costco cookies are better. I wouldn't order another one. We tried the place once, but we probably won't return. read more

Stopped in for 3 Tom Turkey sandwiches for the road; had ordered in advance by phone, or can also order online. Everything there looked great - bread, cookies, pastries. Friendly service. Will definitely be back! read more

Great Basin Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bishop, California

Family atmosphere. Fast service. You know you're at the good place when there are just as many locals ordering. Ordered the Mt Tom Turkey and the Muffuletta. Wish I took a picture of both. Muffuletta was eaten the next day and held up being in the cooler overnight. Like how they split the lettuce in two layers. Fullness of the sandwich was not just in the center. Also had the Rosemary Shortbread, excellent balance. Not over done on the Rosemary and soft crumb. read more

Great Basin Bakery - Muffuletta - Bakeries Near Me - Bishop, California

Tried making a online order twice, twice it took my money and then put it back on my card. When I explained it to 2 different employees or the same employee she was rude and said their online system wasn't open but they still have the website open and allows you to put your card information in & order. Really bummed bc im a local & love going there read more

We love this place, everything about it is amazing. The food is delicious and extremely fresh! I always buy loaves to take home.

Get the Sierra Mud Cookies. These are phenomenal. Like a gigantic chocolate macaron with a gooey center Pie crust could be flakier. read more

Great Basin Bakery - Sierra Mud Cookies - Bakeries Near Me - Bishop, California