Delicious. That's the best word to describe Pleaissant Croissant. After driving past the place in the evening several times, we finally made it in there one morning a few months ago. Since then its been a regular breakfast stop for us (that and Bagel Nosh). They're open nice and early and we can sit outside with the puppy and enjoy a croissant or two.
The food there is very good. The selection is about what you would expect from a place that has the word croissant in the name. A wide variety of tasty croissant sandwiches are available for breakfast and lunch, but where the place really shines is it's signature pastry. The filled croissants are outstanding and the perfect start to a Saturday morning. My favorites are the cherry and cinnamon apple while my girl loves the lemon. While I am normally not big on icing or frosting, both the regular and chocolate icing on these croissants get two big thumbs up.
The restaurant itself its relatively straight forward with two large glass displays showing off their wide variety of croissants. They have fountain drinks and a cooler with juices, etc. As I mentioned there is a small outdoor section that's nice in the mornings, but nothing special. The decor is that horrible french cartoon painting stuff that seemed to be popular a little while ago. I never understood that, but it goes with the whole croissant thing so I'll give it a pass. I wonder if they have that sort of thing in France or is it just here when we try to make something look French? Anyway, it's a great place for breakfast in Tempe that's not too busy on the weekends.