This location might be considered a bit outside of usual walking distance for a "quick lunch" for others in my building. However, on a nice day like today, and when I'm wearing my comfortable shoes, I love talking a walk down Washington to visit Paradise Bakery.
I know that many folks are anti-chain and although Paradise is a chain restaurant, their service and food have always been consistently good in my experience. I can always count on high quality, fresh ingredients, a great iced tea, and the PERFECT chocolate chip cookie. I have never been disappointed by any meal at any Paradise Bakery. P.S. Their pesto is to-die-for!!
My favorite lunches include the Greek Salad, Blue Cheese Salad, BBQ Chicken Salad, Tuscan Chicken Sandwich, Roast Beef Sandwich, and the Thai Wrap. I also like the small salad and 1/2 sandwich combo. Oh, and the Fire Roasted Tomato soup . . . very yummy!! I could go on and on . . .
A note about the salad, they are very generous with their dressing so I usually get it on the side.
Today I had to wait a little bit longer than normal, but it was the beginning of the downtown lunch rush, so wait times are to be expected. Each person I interacted with was very friendly (salad assembler, sandwich artist, and cashier).
In short, I'm a fan of Paradise Bakery!