Located next to *gulp* Pei Wei, I am never able to persuade friends to actually eat food here. For some reason, they get all ADD distracted by Pei Wei and I'm overruled. Part of the reason why I meet my friends for lunch is so I can spend time with them and eat good food. /cry Pei Wei is not good food.
At least they agree with me and go to Paradise Bakery for a cookie after.
I've eaten a this Paradise Bakery because it's close to friends homes and work. It can be busy and very loud. The soups are not bad.
I've eaten several different sandwiches here and tried various breads and there is something about the bread that I do not like - it has this odd, sweet aftertaste to it. I've had their turkey cranberry (I expect it to be somewhat sweet bc of the cranberries), california turkey sandiwch and their paradise roast beef. At times they can skimp on the meat on your sandwich if you're there during a busy lunch hour. Other times sandwiches are so full I have to take some of the meat out so I can get my mouth around the sandwich!
Whatever you do, skip breakfast here. It's just not their thing and to make matters worse, it's a bit pricey for microwaved eggs.
For me, Paradise Bakery's crowning glory are their cookies. Everything else falls flat. Their cookies are soft and chewey, not overcooked and so crumbly to the point that it leaves cookie residue on your clothing. I'm not a fan of their brownies...they're far too sweet. I can't believe I said that bec I have the biggest sweet tooth on the face of the earth!
I like Paradise Bakery. It's a yes from me!