This location is now a Panera. I have not been to Panera in 6months or so. They have changed and it is better. I had the strawberry poppy seed salad and half of a Turkey Avacado blt. It is very good. I will start coming back to panera. I stopped going because at several locations the food quality and menu had gone downhill. If this location is any Indiction I will start trying them again.
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Michael K.
This location is awful and i enjoy paradise bakery very much. First, this location screws you over on how much you get. Other locations will fill your salad and pack your sandwiches full. Not this place. Ordered a chicken cobb salad. Got the whole size and they gave us a half size. It came with one hard boiled egg, not cut up or anything it was literally the whole egg, two slivers of avacado and ZERO chicken! Ordered a Mediterranean sandwich and they made it with the entirely wrong bread which A. Made it taste like crap and B. Made it smaller so again i got screwed on portion size. Also every location i have been to gives cookies to everyone with their meal. Got no cookies for either meal here. Service is a joke the kid up front just wanted to talk with his friends. All i can say is im glad the kneadery across the street is open cause i seriously doubt ill return here
(1)
Kelly S.
I was so excited to find this location near my work. Love the Classic Salad with Chicken. Within 3 visits the layout changed. Now you have to stand in line and at some point you will have access to a hand-held menu. Very awkward - why not just menu boards like before? Now you can't just go through stations and get what you want or need. You have to go out of your way to ask for and wait for butter ??? Lemons for tea ??? The whole restaurant now seems chaotic and disorganized and I hate going there. Seems like the prelude to going out of business to me.
(1)
Sami C.
This place gets the job done if you want inexpensive, tasty food. The service used to be far faster, especially during lunch on a weekday when everyone stops in for a quick lunch before heading back to their 9-5. The past two times I have gone in it is extremely slow, almost as if no one is prepared for a lunch crowd. First you see everyone moving slowly then scrambling like it was unexpected. I always feel for these young people who work here and just want to help them. Hopefully they can hire more bodies in there and get a better system in place. Service - 2 stars for taking 20 min to get a cold sandwich made Friendliness - 4 stars since they are always polite and apologetic Food - 4 stars since the food is delicious and you know what to expect Hopefully someone can get them some help at this location so they aren't so behind each lunch shift!
(3)
Roy G.
The food was very good. I had the Asian Sesame Chicken 'combination two' with a bowl of black bean soup. The quality was outstanding, the black bean soup was just served. No crackers, a dash of cheese, no anything to give that added panache without significant additional expense. It is 6:55pm on Saturday and it is not busy, but many tables are dirty with trays and crumbs left on them. The floors are scattered with crumbs as well. If they are allowing the restaurant floor to be dirty is kitchen in the back dirty too?
(3)
Morgan C.
I love love love paradise bakery. I usually go to the one on bell, which is so much better than this location. The food is never bad, but the staff is just a mess. They are almost always out of forks, its so weird. The number one reason I don't like this location is because of their organization. They rush you at each station and if you even begin to talk about a salad in the soup section they just look at you like you're stupid. I love paradise and its much more worth it to drive to the one on bell.
(2)
Mike L.
Paradise Bakeries going downhill. Each of the 4 locations that I have visited in the Phoenix area seem to be lowering their standards recently. Fewer personnel, less attention to customers, out of muffins at 7:10 in the morning, no coffee. Seems like a regional management thing.
(2)
Gina B.
Jessie !!!! 4 years in a row now she has remembered me and my wacky Valentines Day order! I request some special sugar cookies to be iced and she is SO amazing and ready fr me each year...even when I procrastinate and wait till the day of! I will honestly say that this location has gotten much more of my business because of her. She is such a sweetheart and always remembers me. It really does mean a lot and she goes out of her way for me EVERY YEAR! Thanks girl. Never had a bad experience here. will be a lifer!!
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Holly M.
Went in to order a flatbread sandwich and a cup of broccoli cheddar. No flatbread and no broccoli cheddar (both were still advertised). So, I ordered a flatbread sandwhich on sourdough and my husband ordered half a pasta and half a sandwhich. We also got the buy one get one cookies. Our total was just over $17 and I found out they only gave me a half sandwhich as well by the time we got home to eat. This location is no good. Plenty of other places to choose from around here so don't waste your time.
(1)
Bernice G.
This location is very busy during the lunch hour, but service is pretty fast so not much of a wait in line. Their menu has changed somewhat but you can still find great choices. I enjoyed the chicken cobb salad.
(4)
Nora V.
Love me some Paradise Bakery & those soups are so yummy. I love the tomato. It's the best if you ask me. Just sayin'. The chips cookies definitely don't suck wither. I also like that they have both Diet DP & Diet Dew. Always pleasant staff & consistent yummy's.
(3)
Bill M.
Arrive at 10:35 and try to order a breakfast sandwich. Order taker says no can do because we stopped serving breakfast at 10:30. You turned away a customer because of this?
(1)
Laura V.
This place is now known as Panera bread .. I work right across the street and our office loved to eat here when it was Paradise Bakery, the food was better and the staff was a lot more helpful and nice.We do not go to have lunch here anymore now that it has changed and now my husband told me he tried to place a pick up order recently and was rudely told he could no longer do this and all orders would need to be made online.. well we will just go across the street to the new Kneaders restaurant.. Better service and food!.. hopefully there will still be some Paradise Bakery restaurants throughout the valley
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Rachael F.
Well I guess you can't accuse Paradise Bakery of contributing to the obesity epidemic in America. I'm not sure the breakfasts could get any smaller, but they will likely try. I really enjoyed the sides of white bread and the foggy iced tea with the look and consistency of thick, creamy apple cider though...
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Ru M.
Came here on a Friday afternoon and ordered the turkey & avacado sandwich, 1/2 a turkey sandwich, which was ok I could have made the sandwich at home, it was turkey, lettuce and tomatoes had chicken & wild rice soup ( soup was good) and cookies (cookies were good) I guess I am used to The Wildflower Bread Company. Overall food ok, prices are like dinner prices at a restaurant and customer service good. Had my order to go, really not a spot to wait for to go orders, waited awhile and they yell out your name, if they have it right.
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Marcos G.
Been going there for few times now...... the last three weeks it has been Blah ! Muffins are to dry ,I bought Blueberry , Mandarin and Cinnamon walnut Muffin and all of them so dry they crumble . Ask for a hot latte and the machine is broken I mean both machines .. so the third try they come up with we do only cold latte ... and it clearly say's now serving Hot latte's ...yeah right. Most of the food looks like I can make it at home and kinda pricey for easy food you can make.... Im out not going back, no more Paradise for me, going down hill guys.... Oh by the way , I went to STARBUCKS for a Hot Latte, why did I even bother to ask in Paradise ... See ya !
(2)
Michelle G.
Food was good but the tempo is at a crawl. The efficiency is low and urgency is nonexistent ... I think the one on pebble creek is wayyyyy better !
(2)
Tall D.
This place may have new management. Service is slow, they are out of forks! Og and several of the sodas are out. Mention it to them and are told they will get right on that, still waiting. I used to love the roast beef bit I guess it lost out to one of the newer chickens. We don't all want to eat healthy, a good rare roast beef now amd then would be nice. Not sure I will come back...paneri here I come.
(1)
Tracee S.
Went there this morning and service was super slow! It took 30 minutes for one breakfast sandwich and the order was wrong. The manager Barbara seemed like she had NO clue what was going on.
(1)
Beca W.
Management changed recently and is evident in customer service and customer relations. Portion sizes seem to be shrinking. Not worth the money. I don't care how good the cookies are!
(3)
Mike W.
I had the french onion soup, and it was great. Definitely going to try the bread bowl next time. And the snicker-doodle cookies were glorious!
(4)
Luciana L.
I usually go to the PB on McDowell and Estrella and I still prefer that location. The food here is just as good and so is the service. Just not too fond of the layout. Great sandwiches, soups and getting a "free" cookie is definitely a plus!
(4)
Stefani B.
Stupidly slow service, everyone here is just chatting it up and taking their time putting together orders. Prices are reasonable and their organic strawberry lemonade is good. Won't be coming back though.
(2)
Avi E.
Yum Yum Yum!! Check it out now, funk show brotha... ok I'll stop. This place is G - double O - D. Good! I LOVE their strawberry smoothie (I prefer it over Jamba) and love the Mediterranean Egg White Sandwich (breakfast) and the Tomato Mozzarella is pretty good too. I haven't tried much, but it all has been good so far. A little pricey but it's healthier than most places so I don't mind. The only thing I don't like is that it's confusing! Their organization is weird! Where you order, what you order where, I've been sent to different counters for different things, different registers, etc. and I'm pretty "with it" if you know what I mean and even I get confused when I walk in! lol. I also don't like that I can never find a trashcan! Random I know, but I've been there multiple times and I still can't find it! lol annoying, but ah well. I like this place and I will continue to go there as long as they're around. I've been to the location in Goodyear also and the food was good there too! If you're around go check them out!
I go to Paradise Bakery fairly regularly in Surprise and while it's not perfect, the Chicken Walnut Salad sandwich and the chicken with wild rice soup call my name from time to time and I was taught to always come when I'm called. I was heading out to the Wigwam today and stopped in at this Paradise Bakery location for a bite. Lunch starts at 11. I stood right in front of the sandwich station watching a worker still making omelets and purposely said nothing, wondering when or if she would ever look up at me. I do this from time to time to test the service and this PB failed. I knew she knew I was there but she made a point not to make eye contact with me until my friend came over from the bakery side after ordering her smoothie to ask me what the hold up was. I then said very loudly that I was still waiting for someone to take my sandwich order. It was 11:15. The omelet worker never did look at me when she asked someone to come over and take my order. I placed my order for my sandwich and then got my soup. I had to wait for an employee to wander over to the cash register and then realize she didn't have a cash drawer in order to pay. More meadering employees before the cash drawer came. I didn't get my sandwich until 11:30. I ordered a 1/2 chicken walnut salad sandwich. Nothing special...no changes to it. It took 15 minutes to get it and that would be 30 minutes after changing to lunch. That's unacceptable. I will skip this location in the future not just because of the slow change-over to lunch on a slow day but because the employees were just indifferent and slow and this is often indicative of a poor management team. I can spend my money at better places.
(1)
Tiffany S.
Went here for breakfast. I love this place. I do not have one at home. My friend and I each got a breakfast sandwich. They were super fresh as they were too hot to eat for a few minutes. I also got 2 cookies and I got tea. I love that they have 3 fresh brewed kinds!
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David S.
I stopped by this Paradise Bakery location today and ordered a half sandwich and salad, roasted turkey artichoke and chopped chicken cobb, to go. When I got home I attacked my salad with the fury of 10,000 screaming Dothraki raiders... it didn't last long, the salad was delicious. That's when the horde, that was my hunger, turned its attention to the isolated and vulnerable half sandwich. The attack was over as quickly as it began. It came as great surprise that the half sandwich had erected impenetrable stone defenses otherwise known as bread. Sad day you say? I think not! I called the location to voice my complaint, the bread on the sandwich was burnt and rock hard. By this time the store had closed, but the very sweet manager not only offered me a whole sandwich to replace the concrete half sandwich, but a full refund as well. I drove back got my sandwich, a refund and a bag of free cookies. The food at every Paradise Bakery I've been to has been good, but the customer service tonight was incredible. That to me is what sets any establishment apart from the rest. The food at any random place could be great but if the service is lacking and unfriendly I will never return. I will be back.
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Alex P.
The steak and white cheese sandwich is my go to. I am not a giant fan of this place but not for any other reason than I do not like paying for sandwiches and soups, but the wife loves it so we go here. Happy wife happy life.
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Jim W.
12 Steps from the car to the door. 11 Or so people seated having coffee and pastries. 10 Peanut butter cookies readily available. 9 Feet separate the counter from the back wall. 8 Varieties of muffins for sale. 7 Employees doing ? 6 Foot tall customer waiting alone for service. 5 Rumblings from my tummy waiting for a snack. 4 Minutes waiting for one of the 7 employees to take my order. 3 Attempts to use the free wifi. 2 Minutes to polish off the zucchini nut muffin which hit the spot. 1 Hot latte that was supposed to be a mocha but was good anyway. 0 Reviews for this location until just now.
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Amanda B.
Paradise Bakery has held the role of default fall-back convenience food for years. I've never actively decided to seek one out, but somehow I wind up in a location at least twice a year, typically while waiting at the airport. (PB cookies and airplanes are an excellent match. Srsly.) I found myself with thirty minutes to kill in Avondale an hour before most places opened for lunch waiting for a somber event and there was the familiar sign beckoning me. Expect the typical Paradise Bakery food. There's even something appealing about the crappy default white bread. The service, however, excelled at this location. I'm fairly sure I came across absolutely stoned, complete with blank stares and asking them to repeat questions. They were seriously nice, though, the food was prompt, and it's a safe, solid 3.5 stars. Mmmmm chocolate chip cookies.
(4)
Raquel M.
I'm only giving it a 2 star because I absolutely think Paradise bakery is idiotically overpriced. Yes, the food is good but we had a breakfast sandwich and a small salad...no chicken, two drinks and it was almost 18 dollars. My husband had a mozzarella and tomato sandwich and I had the SW Cesar salad. I really like this salad but again this place is completely over priced for a sandwich shop. Maybe if they reduced all their items by $1.00 and not run their a/c unit as if they were chilling meat...it maybe a bit more bearable.
(2)
Matt S.
Love their Broccoli Cheddar Soup and Iced Tea!
(4)
Judy L.
The soups, sandwiches, baked goodies, and salads are always great! Comfort food... Need to try their breakfast menu one day!
(4)
Matt D.
Solid, consistent...
(3)
Penny Lane X.
Paradise Bakery is a good place to meet a friend for hours of chatting or have a mini meeting without hogging up a Food Server's table at a full-service restaurant. They have fantastic cookies, muffins, and overall baked goods. Coffee is decent. Service is friendly at this location. Prices are pricey for the overall value food ratio. If they were more reasonably priced, then I'd probably eat here more often. It's almost $7 bucks for an OMELETTE, I think you get some bread with it (I was never asked what type...I don't think it's even toast, just bread)...no hash browns or bacon. That's not a good value for breakfast. It's a better deal to eat breakfast at Mimi's or Denny's....or for a few bucks LESS at McD's or any 'Berto's breakfast burrito. Overall: I think Paradise Bakery has pricey ok food, I can think of many other places I would eat at first. I know people who are crazy in love about this place...I just don't get it.
(3)
Scott B.
took my wife there on Sunday. good food. nice cafe, really nice inside and outside. a little pricey but it is better then Starbucks.
(4)
Isaac A.
You can't go wrong with paradise bakery! Sandwiches are tasty, tomato soup is on point and a cookie with some coffee add a nice finishing touch! This location only gets four stars because they always run out of something. "what? no roll for my soup?" "no tomato? you're kidding."
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Address :9995 W McDowell Rd,Ste 101
Avondale, AZ, 85392
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Specialities
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Breakfast Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Loud Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : Yes Wi-Fi : Free Has TV : No Waiter Service : No Caters : No
Haley L.
Great service... Very friendly and nice
(5)Matthew S.
This location is now a Panera. I have not been to Panera in 6months or so. They have changed and it is better. I had the strawberry poppy seed salad and half of a Turkey Avacado blt. It is very good. I will start coming back to panera. I stopped going because at several locations the food quality and menu had gone downhill. If this location is any Indiction I will start trying them again.
(4)Michael K.
This location is awful and i enjoy paradise bakery very much. First, this location screws you over on how much you get. Other locations will fill your salad and pack your sandwiches full. Not this place. Ordered a chicken cobb salad. Got the whole size and they gave us a half size. It came with one hard boiled egg, not cut up or anything it was literally the whole egg, two slivers of avacado and ZERO chicken! Ordered a Mediterranean sandwich and they made it with the entirely wrong bread which A. Made it taste like crap and B. Made it smaller so again i got screwed on portion size. Also every location i have been to gives cookies to everyone with their meal. Got no cookies for either meal here. Service is a joke the kid up front just wanted to talk with his friends. All i can say is im glad the kneadery across the street is open cause i seriously doubt ill return here
(1)Kelly S.
I was so excited to find this location near my work. Love the Classic Salad with Chicken. Within 3 visits the layout changed. Now you have to stand in line and at some point you will have access to a hand-held menu. Very awkward - why not just menu boards like before? Now you can't just go through stations and get what you want or need. You have to go out of your way to ask for and wait for butter ??? Lemons for tea ??? The whole restaurant now seems chaotic and disorganized and I hate going there. Seems like the prelude to going out of business to me.
(1)Sami C.
This place gets the job done if you want inexpensive, tasty food. The service used to be far faster, especially during lunch on a weekday when everyone stops in for a quick lunch before heading back to their 9-5. The past two times I have gone in it is extremely slow, almost as if no one is prepared for a lunch crowd. First you see everyone moving slowly then scrambling like it was unexpected. I always feel for these young people who work here and just want to help them. Hopefully they can hire more bodies in there and get a better system in place. Service - 2 stars for taking 20 min to get a cold sandwich made Friendliness - 4 stars since they are always polite and apologetic Food - 4 stars since the food is delicious and you know what to expect Hopefully someone can get them some help at this location so they aren't so behind each lunch shift!
(3)Roy G.
The food was very good. I had the Asian Sesame Chicken 'combination two' with a bowl of black bean soup. The quality was outstanding, the black bean soup was just served. No crackers, a dash of cheese, no anything to give that added panache without significant additional expense. It is 6:55pm on Saturday and it is not busy, but many tables are dirty with trays and crumbs left on them. The floors are scattered with crumbs as well. If they are allowing the restaurant floor to be dirty is kitchen in the back dirty too?
(3)Morgan C.
I love love love paradise bakery. I usually go to the one on bell, which is so much better than this location. The food is never bad, but the staff is just a mess. They are almost always out of forks, its so weird. The number one reason I don't like this location is because of their organization. They rush you at each station and if you even begin to talk about a salad in the soup section they just look at you like you're stupid. I love paradise and its much more worth it to drive to the one on bell.
(2)Mike L.
Paradise Bakeries going downhill. Each of the 4 locations that I have visited in the Phoenix area seem to be lowering their standards recently. Fewer personnel, less attention to customers, out of muffins at 7:10 in the morning, no coffee. Seems like a regional management thing.
(2)Gina B.
Jessie !!!! 4 years in a row now she has remembered me and my wacky Valentines Day order! I request some special sugar cookies to be iced and she is SO amazing and ready fr me each year...even when I procrastinate and wait till the day of! I will honestly say that this location has gotten much more of my business because of her. She is such a sweetheart and always remembers me. It really does mean a lot and she goes out of her way for me EVERY YEAR! Thanks girl. Never had a bad experience here. will be a lifer!!
(5)Holly M.
Went in to order a flatbread sandwich and a cup of broccoli cheddar. No flatbread and no broccoli cheddar (both were still advertised). So, I ordered a flatbread sandwhich on sourdough and my husband ordered half a pasta and half a sandwhich. We also got the buy one get one cookies. Our total was just over $17 and I found out they only gave me a half sandwhich as well by the time we got home to eat. This location is no good. Plenty of other places to choose from around here so don't waste your time.
(1)Bernice G.
This location is very busy during the lunch hour, but service is pretty fast so not much of a wait in line. Their menu has changed somewhat but you can still find great choices. I enjoyed the chicken cobb salad.
(4)Nora V.
Love me some Paradise Bakery & those soups are so yummy. I love the tomato. It's the best if you ask me. Just sayin'. The chips cookies definitely don't suck wither. I also like that they have both Diet DP & Diet Dew. Always pleasant staff & consistent yummy's.
(3)Bill M.
Arrive at 10:35 and try to order a breakfast sandwich. Order taker says no can do because we stopped serving breakfast at 10:30. You turned away a customer because of this?
(1)Laura V.
This place is now known as Panera bread .. I work right across the street and our office loved to eat here when it was Paradise Bakery, the food was better and the staff was a lot more helpful and nice.We do not go to have lunch here anymore now that it has changed and now my husband told me he tried to place a pick up order recently and was rudely told he could no longer do this and all orders would need to be made online.. well we will just go across the street to the new Kneaders restaurant.. Better service and food!.. hopefully there will still be some Paradise Bakery restaurants throughout the valley
(1)Rachael F.
Well I guess you can't accuse Paradise Bakery of contributing to the obesity epidemic in America. I'm not sure the breakfasts could get any smaller, but they will likely try. I really enjoyed the sides of white bread and the foggy iced tea with the look and consistency of thick, creamy apple cider though...
(2)Ru M.
Came here on a Friday afternoon and ordered the turkey & avacado sandwich, 1/2 a turkey sandwich, which was ok I could have made the sandwich at home, it was turkey, lettuce and tomatoes had chicken & wild rice soup ( soup was good) and cookies (cookies were good) I guess I am used to The Wildflower Bread Company. Overall food ok, prices are like dinner prices at a restaurant and customer service good. Had my order to go, really not a spot to wait for to go orders, waited awhile and they yell out your name, if they have it right.
(3)Marcos G.
Been going there for few times now...... the last three weeks it has been Blah ! Muffins are to dry ,I bought Blueberry , Mandarin and Cinnamon walnut Muffin and all of them so dry they crumble . Ask for a hot latte and the machine is broken I mean both machines .. so the third try they come up with we do only cold latte ... and it clearly say's now serving Hot latte's ...yeah right. Most of the food looks like I can make it at home and kinda pricey for easy food you can make.... Im out not going back, no more Paradise for me, going down hill guys.... Oh by the way , I went to STARBUCKS for a Hot Latte, why did I even bother to ask in Paradise ... See ya !
(2)Michelle G.
Food was good but the tempo is at a crawl. The efficiency is low and urgency is nonexistent ... I think the one on pebble creek is wayyyyy better !
(2)Tall D.
This place may have new management. Service is slow, they are out of forks! Og and several of the sodas are out. Mention it to them and are told they will get right on that, still waiting. I used to love the roast beef bit I guess it lost out to one of the newer chickens. We don't all want to eat healthy, a good rare roast beef now amd then would be nice. Not sure I will come back...paneri here I come.
(1)Tracee S.
Went there this morning and service was super slow! It took 30 minutes for one breakfast sandwich and the order was wrong. The manager Barbara seemed like she had NO clue what was going on.
(1)Beca W.
Management changed recently and is evident in customer service and customer relations. Portion sizes seem to be shrinking. Not worth the money. I don't care how good the cookies are!
(3)Mike W.
I had the french onion soup, and it was great. Definitely going to try the bread bowl next time. And the snicker-doodle cookies were glorious!
(4)Luciana L.
I usually go to the PB on McDowell and Estrella and I still prefer that location. The food here is just as good and so is the service. Just not too fond of the layout. Great sandwiches, soups and getting a "free" cookie is definitely a plus!
(4)Stefani B.
Stupidly slow service, everyone here is just chatting it up and taking their time putting together orders. Prices are reasonable and their organic strawberry lemonade is good. Won't be coming back though.
(2)Avi E.
Yum Yum Yum!! Check it out now, funk show brotha... ok I'll stop. This place is G - double O - D. Good! I LOVE their strawberry smoothie (I prefer it over Jamba) and love the Mediterranean Egg White Sandwich (breakfast) and the Tomato Mozzarella is pretty good too. I haven't tried much, but it all has been good so far. A little pricey but it's healthier than most places so I don't mind. The only thing I don't like is that it's confusing! Their organization is weird! Where you order, what you order where, I've been sent to different counters for different things, different registers, etc. and I'm pretty "with it" if you know what I mean and even I get confused when I walk in! lol. I also don't like that I can never find a trashcan! Random I know, but I've been there multiple times and I still can't find it! lol annoying, but ah well. I like this place and I will continue to go there as long as they're around. I've been to the location in Goodyear also and the food was good there too! If you're around go check them out!
(5)Melissa N.
I like their soup, but this was my first time having breakfast here. 1. Too expensive. I spent $10 on a Breakfast Croissant and a coffee. 2. I asked for a café latte (double expresso shot, I know the coffee in the US is not very strong, usually). The coffee tasted like milk. It was like colored milk. I asked for an extra shot since I didn't like it. And it still tasted like milk, yuk. So, for me, this was really bad coffee. I couldn't drink it. It ruined my morning, I love my coffee in the morning so much. 3. The croissant was ok, but for the price it was not memorable.
(2)Beth S.
I go to Paradise Bakery fairly regularly in Surprise and while it's not perfect, the Chicken Walnut Salad sandwich and the chicken with wild rice soup call my name from time to time and I was taught to always come when I'm called. I was heading out to the Wigwam today and stopped in at this Paradise Bakery location for a bite. Lunch starts at 11. I stood right in front of the sandwich station watching a worker still making omelets and purposely said nothing, wondering when or if she would ever look up at me. I do this from time to time to test the service and this PB failed. I knew she knew I was there but she made a point not to make eye contact with me until my friend came over from the bakery side after ordering her smoothie to ask me what the hold up was. I then said very loudly that I was still waiting for someone to take my sandwich order. It was 11:15. The omelet worker never did look at me when she asked someone to come over and take my order. I placed my order for my sandwich and then got my soup. I had to wait for an employee to wander over to the cash register and then realize she didn't have a cash drawer in order to pay. More meadering employees before the cash drawer came. I didn't get my sandwich until 11:30. I ordered a 1/2 chicken walnut salad sandwich. Nothing special...no changes to it. It took 15 minutes to get it and that would be 30 minutes after changing to lunch. That's unacceptable. I will skip this location in the future not just because of the slow change-over to lunch on a slow day but because the employees were just indifferent and slow and this is often indicative of a poor management team. I can spend my money at better places.
(1)Tiffany S.
Went here for breakfast. I love this place. I do not have one at home. My friend and I each got a breakfast sandwich. They were super fresh as they were too hot to eat for a few minutes. I also got 2 cookies and I got tea. I love that they have 3 fresh brewed kinds!
(4)David S.
I stopped by this Paradise Bakery location today and ordered a half sandwich and salad, roasted turkey artichoke and chopped chicken cobb, to go. When I got home I attacked my salad with the fury of 10,000 screaming Dothraki raiders... it didn't last long, the salad was delicious. That's when the horde, that was my hunger, turned its attention to the isolated and vulnerable half sandwich. The attack was over as quickly as it began. It came as great surprise that the half sandwich had erected impenetrable stone defenses otherwise known as bread. Sad day you say? I think not! I called the location to voice my complaint, the bread on the sandwich was burnt and rock hard. By this time the store had closed, but the very sweet manager not only offered me a whole sandwich to replace the concrete half sandwich, but a full refund as well. I drove back got my sandwich, a refund and a bag of free cookies. The food at every Paradise Bakery I've been to has been good, but the customer service tonight was incredible. That to me is what sets any establishment apart from the rest. The food at any random place could be great but if the service is lacking and unfriendly I will never return. I will be back.
(4)Alex P.
The steak and white cheese sandwich is my go to. I am not a giant fan of this place but not for any other reason than I do not like paying for sandwiches and soups, but the wife loves it so we go here. Happy wife happy life.
(4)Jim W.
12 Steps from the car to the door. 11 Or so people seated having coffee and pastries. 10 Peanut butter cookies readily available. 9 Feet separate the counter from the back wall. 8 Varieties of muffins for sale. 7 Employees doing ? 6 Foot tall customer waiting alone for service. 5 Rumblings from my tummy waiting for a snack. 4 Minutes waiting for one of the 7 employees to take my order. 3 Attempts to use the free wifi. 2 Minutes to polish off the zucchini nut muffin which hit the spot. 1 Hot latte that was supposed to be a mocha but was good anyway. 0 Reviews for this location until just now.
(3)Amanda B.
Paradise Bakery has held the role of default fall-back convenience food for years. I've never actively decided to seek one out, but somehow I wind up in a location at least twice a year, typically while waiting at the airport. (PB cookies and airplanes are an excellent match. Srsly.) I found myself with thirty minutes to kill in Avondale an hour before most places opened for lunch waiting for a somber event and there was the familiar sign beckoning me. Expect the typical Paradise Bakery food. There's even something appealing about the crappy default white bread. The service, however, excelled at this location. I'm fairly sure I came across absolutely stoned, complete with blank stares and asking them to repeat questions. They were seriously nice, though, the food was prompt, and it's a safe, solid 3.5 stars. Mmmmm chocolate chip cookies.
(4)Raquel M.
I'm only giving it a 2 star because I absolutely think Paradise bakery is idiotically overpriced. Yes, the food is good but we had a breakfast sandwich and a small salad...no chicken, two drinks and it was almost 18 dollars. My husband had a mozzarella and tomato sandwich and I had the SW Cesar salad. I really like this salad but again this place is completely over priced for a sandwich shop. Maybe if they reduced all their items by $1.00 and not run their a/c unit as if they were chilling meat...it maybe a bit more bearable.
(2)Matt S.
Love their Broccoli Cheddar Soup and Iced Tea!
(4)Judy L.
The soups, sandwiches, baked goodies, and salads are always great! Comfort food... Need to try their breakfast menu one day!
(4)Matt D.
Solid, consistent...
(3)Penny Lane X.
Paradise Bakery is a good place to meet a friend for hours of chatting or have a mini meeting without hogging up a Food Server's table at a full-service restaurant. They have fantastic cookies, muffins, and overall baked goods. Coffee is decent. Service is friendly at this location. Prices are pricey for the overall value food ratio. If they were more reasonably priced, then I'd probably eat here more often. It's almost $7 bucks for an OMELETTE, I think you get some bread with it (I was never asked what type...I don't think it's even toast, just bread)...no hash browns or bacon. That's not a good value for breakfast. It's a better deal to eat breakfast at Mimi's or Denny's....or for a few bucks LESS at McD's or any 'Berto's breakfast burrito. Overall: I think Paradise Bakery has pricey ok food, I can think of many other places I would eat at first. I know people who are crazy in love about this place...I just don't get it.
(3)Scott B.
took my wife there on Sunday. good food. nice cafe, really nice inside and outside. a little pricey but it is better then Starbucks.
(4)Isaac A.
You can't go wrong with paradise bakery! Sandwiches are tasty, tomato soup is on point and a cookie with some coffee add a nice finishing touch! This location only gets four stars because they always run out of something. "what? no roll for my soup?" "no tomato? you're kidding."
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