We went there yesterday for the first time after a relative recommended this place. Rigina in the deli made me the best pastrami, pesto, swiss cheese sandwich I have ever had, Great freshly baked garlic bread is A wow"Definite return soon"🇺🇸❤🤍💙🙏
Came for the artichoke bread! Did not disappoint - warm, soft and delicious... and brought a loaf back to my friend who recommended! Other fresh pastries. Friendly staff. Small park setting with tables in the back... and portapotties
Artichoke Bread is the best! Fresh and tasty - mmmm good! Every time we go there, we pick up at least a couple of loaves and they're eaten and gone within 3 days. Always fresh and full of flavor and worth the two hour drive. We always pick up a few other bakery items and they have always been fresh and tasty, too. Well worth stopping in and picking up some goodies. We also enjoy the goods for sale in the parking area. Something for everyone! We'll be back again very soon!
If you don't know this place, you have to try it. Home of the delicious Artichoke garlic bread. They bring them out about every 10 minutes and they don't last very long on the shelf especially on weekends. They also have a half-baked version so you can take it home and put it in your oven for about 10 minutes and you have fresh baked artichoke garlic bread! There are also picnic benches outside in the back of the store so you can buy some of their delicious sandwiches from their deli, get some of their wine, (there's a great selection of local wines) or just enjoy the artichoke bread.
Quick service, great sandwich. Be warned that sometimes it’s not quite to order, but never a bad sandwich regardless. Costs about $15 each. This is the spicy cheddar and the chicken pesto
Bread so good!! They sell fresh-baked & also half-baked loafs, ready to finish at home. A huge selection of artisanal dips & sauces too. Perfect for filling up a picnic basket. They have seating available behind the building, next to a gurgling creek, with porta-potties & hand-washing stations.
We stopped in for the famous artichoke sourdough. It was delicious. We had some pickles and salami with it and ate it on the tailgate of the truck overlooking the nearby beach. I'd be happy to return and buy all kinds of products in this unique store.
Really cool local gourmet deli/grocery. Come for the artichoke stuffed bread. Freshly baked...warm and yummy. Buy some dipping sauce and wine for a picnic.
This review is about the so touted artichoke bread , garlic bread, and some attitude at the sandwich station. (June 2, 2023) The first part is about the sandwich station. If you are here for the bread, feel free to skip ahead.
We went to this bakery because someone said “the artichoke bread was to die for”. Being artisan bread lovers and reading the reviews on the internet, we decided to give them a try.
We were hungry so we got some sandwiches to eat at the little picnic area they have behind the building.
Well, we had two chicken pesto sandwiches. They are supposed to have dried tomatoes in them according to the menu. One had, but the one I had did not. I went inside with sandwich in my hand, to show it to the ladies who made them, and told them that my sandwich was missing the dried tomatoes. They said it is under the cheese. I showed them the layers and said that there were none. One of them, while telling me that it’s just two pieces, turned her back and gave me a little cup filled with dried tomato pieces.
Well, it was not my mistake; I was there with the evidence. And it’s not just about missing tomatoes. This could have been a better review if there was a humble acknowledgement of a little mistake and an apology, rather than making the customer feel uncomfortable for showing up for making the item they want complete.
The bread… We got one artichoke & garlic, one garlic. They both have the classic Italian herbs. There’s nothing special about them.
In fact, both are quite salty, be warned.
I expected more artichokes in it and rolled into the whole bread rather than as if trying to stick it into the bread like it was a last minute decision.
Because the tradition seems to be “eating the bread as soon as they are purchased and while they are warm”, I concluded that people might be positively biased towards the smell of a freshly baked bread. It stimulates the brain’s reward center. There’s no denying that the taste of a dough product, especially when warm, soaked in oil, garlic and Mediterranean herbs is tempting even when it’s a packed product.
A day later, the texture of both breads were exactly like those of the grocery store-made bakery breads; not like the spongy texture of the long enough proofed artisan breads, but more dense. But they cost like an artisan bread. So, I don’t understand what people are losing their minds about.
I am leaving a few photos of the artichoke bread.
Personal verdict: We had very high expectations about the bread, but this “artisan bread lover” couple’s opinion is that both breads are unfortunately overrated.
