Grounds bakery and cafe

I've had consistently good experiences at Grounds! Today we ordered over the phone and the employee taking our order was very nice and made some bagel suggestions as they were out of my favorite cheese garlic. The food was delicious as always! Favorites: cheese veggie sandwich, #1 breakfast sandwich, and #9 breakfast sandwich.

Hands down, best bagels I've ever had in my life. Crispy, fluffy, soft, and chewy all at the same time. Customer service is super friendly and cashier is super patient and helpful. I order pick up from here at least twice a week.

Very cozy and very friendly! Always delicious an warm choices!

My first time at Grounds! I was amazed as to how busy they were, and the staff behind the counter were really in tune to their customers. Got a Turkey BLT....excellent! The bagels were huge. In speaking with another customer, while waiting for our "to go order" he said they were very very good. Will definitely be going back! Thank you Grounds!👍👍👍

Great place for a few hours of remote work! Coffee and food is great! I wish they allowed credit card tips as I never have cash on me. That said, I'm happy to drop a $5 into the bucket every once in a while when I remember to bring cash.

Ambedo paradise

Very cozy and very friendly! Always delicious an warm choices!

shane toal

It was fantastic! It had a nice laid-back homey feeling. Although the food service was quick, the staff did not seem overly personable... maybe they were wore out the morning rush. Regardless, I will definitely return! 😉

Yoshino Rosalia

My dad is a picky eater but he LOVES this place. Best breakfast sandwiches in town!!! ❤️

Paul Lussman

I have been eating and coming here since I was a child and I always enjoy the food. Not only do they have great bagels but their bakery is THE BEST! Although I would want to try everything I always go back to the almond croissant or blueberry muffin! Great spot for breakfast

LBAC Office

Homemade breads- yum! This place has different options from sandwiches, salads, pizzas, and they are all delicious.

stephanie duda

Hands down, best bagels I've ever had in my life. Crispy, fluffy, soft, and chewy all at the same time. Customer service is super friendly and cashier is super patient and helpful. I order pick up from here at least twice a week.

Marty K

I've had consistently good experiences at Grounds! Today we ordered over the phone and the employee taking our order was very nice and made some bagel suggestions as they were out of my favorite cheese garlic. The food was delicious as always! Favorites: cheese veggie sandwich, #1 breakfast sandwich, and #9 breakfast sandwich.

Abram Yarbro

Great place for a few hours of remote work! Coffee and food is great! I wish they allowed credit card tips as I never have cash on me. That said, I'm happy to drop a $5 into the bucket every once in a while when I remember to bring cash.

Bruce Immel

My first time at Grounds! I was amazed as to how busy they were, and the staff behind the counter were really in tune to their customers. Got a Turkey BLT....excellent! The bagels were huge. In speaking with another customer, while waiting for our "to go order" he said they were very very good. Will definitely be going back! Thank you Grounds!👍👍👍

I've been to this location several times, and it's not bad. I ordered an Everything bagel with veggie cream cheese this morning that was a bit disappointing. The (stick) bagel appeared to have only sesame & poppy seeds on it, I didn't see or taste any onion/garlic/salt, and the thin smear of cream cheese was a bit disappointing too, especially since the cream cream cheese was much more than the bagel (as expected). I'll have to try it again another time. I also had a boxed lunch from here recently, which is pretty good. I tried the chicken salad sandwich for the first time. I didn't care for the flavor. There were large chunks of water chestnuts (I think) that overpowered the chicken. I removed several of them after a couple of bites because there were just too many. (I forgot to take photos.) Overall, Grounds is a good spot to get breakfast items or lunch.

Great selection of pastries and coffee. Skillet meals were not bad.

Miss Wells

I've been to this location several times, and it's not bad. I ordered an Everything bagel with veggie cream cheese this morning that was a bit disappointing. The (stick) bagel appeared to have only sesame & poppy seeds on it, I didn't see or taste any onion/garlic/salt, and the thin smear of cream cheese was a bit disappointing too, especially since the cream cream cheese was much more than the bagel (as expected). I'll have to try it again another time. I also had a boxed lunch from here recently, which is pretty good. I tried the chicken salad sandwich for the first time. I didn't care for the flavor. There were large chunks of water chestnuts (I think) that overpowered the chicken. I removed several of them after a couple of bites because there were just too many. (I forgot to take photos.) Overall, Grounds is a good spot to get breakfast items or lunch.

Tia Nou

Great selection of pastries and coffee. Skillet meals were not bad.

Coffee is obtained from a decanter pump. Omelet sandwich on sourdough was a good combination but dry. There is lots of seating.

The BEST almond croissant that I have had anywhere. Great sandwiches - bread can make or break a good sandwich and they certainly succeed in this regard. I only wish that their delivery menu included coffee drinks, hence the four stars rather than five. Happy to have such a great local business here in the LBC!

Karen Shoop

The BEST almond croissant that I have had anywhere. Great sandwiches - bread can make or break a good sandwich and they certainly succeed in this regard. I only wish that their delivery menu included coffee drinks, hence the four stars rather than five. Happy to have such a great local business here in the LBC!

I love Grounds. It has been our local bakery and go to place for years! They have a wonderful variety of bakery items, breads, and sweet yummies, plus breakfast and lunch items. For the first time, I ordered online to pick up lunch plus a few other items. I don't recommend using their online system. You have to pay for your order online when you check out which would have been fine had we received the items we ordered. When we got home we discovered that they substituted a couple of our ordered and paid for items with other items that cost half the price. This would have been fine if they had asked if that was okay when we went in to pick up our order and if they refunded the difference. No one said anything at pick up and there was no refund. I recommend going into the bakery and buying all of the delicious goodies!

K G

I love Grounds. It has been our local bakery and go to place for years! They have a wonderful variety of bakery items, breads, and sweet yummies, plus breakfast and lunch items. For the first time, I ordered online to pick up lunch plus a few other items. I don't recommend using their online system. You have to pay for your order online when you check out which would have been fine had we received the items we ordered. When we got home we discovered that they substituted a couple of our ordered and paid for items with other items that cost half the price. This would have been fine if they had asked if that was okay when we went in to pick up our order and if they refunded the difference. No one said anything at pick up and there was no refund. I recommend going into the bakery and buying all of the delicious goodies!

Recently bought a loaf of French sandwich bread (online order/pickup) and it was not good. Misshapen and tasted undercooked. Used to really like this place but not sure what's happening with quality lately.

Catherine C

Recently bought a loaf of French sandwich bread (online order/pickup) and it was not good. Misshapen and tasted undercooked. Used to really like this place but not sure what's happening with quality lately.

There was a disorganized group interview for Moonbridge Donut Studio that was scheduled to be at this location on 9/27/24 through 9/29/24 from around 1pm-2pm. It was later made evident no one was welcomed. Apparently, there was no agreement upon both locations to have the interview there. It's very understandable there may have been tension given that both locations are somewhat competitors, but those who showed up for the interview were just as clueless and did not need to be treated in such a horrible manner. Once the owners—workers—whoever the middle aged, tall, brown haired man and female cashier were—found out about the interview, they brought out the worst customer service attitude ever. They became aggressive. Again, it's understandable; it was disorganized. But it did not have to be handled as it was. If this is any indication of how potential customers are treated, it's not worth stepping foot in here in general. Edit 9/27/24: As mentioned in the review above; it was understood the the original business was disorganized and in the wrong, but still does not excuse the poor attitude of the staff to the clueless interviewees. It is clear from the reply below received by the establishment that the attitude here is disgusting. Edit 9/28/24: It seems the establishment has edited their response to my first review. Once again, as stated; it is understandable there may have been tension because nothing was previously agreed upon between both locations. And again, it was the attitude given to the unaware "25+" people. The situation could have been handled completely different. It could have been calmly explained and everyone could have been peacefully asked to exit the café rather than begin confrontation. It's certain almost everyone—whom could have been potential patrons—will never be stepping foot in here again and will be informing family and friends to do the same.

ashley

There was a disorganized group interview for Moonbridge Donut Studio that was scheduled to be at this location on 9/27/24 through 9/29/24 from around 1pm-2pm. It was later made evident no one was welcomed. Apparently, there was no agreement upon both locations to have the interview there. It's very understandable there may have been tension given that both locations are somewhat competitors, but those who showed up for the interview were just as clueless and did not need to be treated in such a horrible manner. Once the owners—workers—whoever the middle aged, tall, brown haired man and female cashier were—found out about the interview, they brought out the worst customer service attitude ever. They became aggressive. Again, it's understandable; it was disorganized. But it did not have to be handled as it was. If this is any indication of how potential customers are treated, it's not worth stepping foot in here in general. Edit 9/27/24: As mentioned in the review above; it was understood the the original business was disorganized and in the wrong, but still does not excuse the poor attitude of the staff to the clueless interviewees. It is clear from the reply below received by the establishment that the attitude here is disgusting. Edit 9/28/24: It seems the establishment has edited their response to my first review. Once again, as stated; it is understandable there may have been tension because nothing was previously agreed upon between both locations. And again, it was the attitude given to the unaware "25+" people. The situation could have been handled completely different. It could have been calmly explained and everyone could have been peacefully asked to exit the café rather than begin confrontation. It's certain almost everyone—whom could have been potential patrons—will never be stepping foot in here again and will be informing family and friends to do the same.

Bagel was nice but the strawberry cream cheese WAS AWFUL! It was 100% just icing/frosting and so sugary and a liquid! Threw it away. The lady helping me was hilarious, not nice, rude for no reason, and didn’t make eye contact or say hello. Just stared at me waiting for me to order. Like she didn’t say “hello! What can I get you” she just stood there. Haha. But yea terrible bagel. If you don’t like to cream cheese just know I warned you. I’m going to Einstein bagels

Papaya Babe

Bagel was nice but the strawberry cream cheese WAS AWFUL! It was 100% just icing/frosting and so sugary and a liquid! Threw it away. The lady helping me was hilarious, not nice, rude for no reason, and didn’t make eye contact or say hello. Just stared at me waiting for me to order. Like she didn’t say “hello! What can I get you” she just stood there. Haha. But yea terrible bagel. If you don’t like to cream cheese just know I warned you. I’m going to Einstein bagels

Erica Reyes

If I could rate zero stars I would. My issue is not with the quality of the food but with their customer service. There was clearly a miscommunication between myself and the girl that took my phone order but instead of handling it calmly and attentively, she decided to rant loudly behind the counter and exajarate a conversation that that did not happen. It's unprofessional, it's rude and clearly not a way to run a business. Won't be returning to this stablishment.