Goddess and the Baker, 44 E Grand

Bought an Elvis Cruffin on friday morning, it was stale and dry
Apr 7th, 2024

The coffee is great, but the food is bland. Also their signage design and system for seating could be clearer..Overall, it's fine if you need a coffee and croissant to go but it's underwhelming otherwise.
Apr 6th, 2024

Very good stuff is sold here
Apr 5th, 2024

Lovely, bustling spot with several yummy bakery items ready for carryout. Friendly service.
Apr 4th, 2024

We wanted to like this place but it was hard. The food was OK - but the atmosphere was like a competitive bus station. You walk in and order - they dont let you go grab seats. After you order, you get a number - but its a number on a buzzer device - the kind most places give you when you go pick up your food. But its not that kind of buzzer. Its so they can find you to bring your food to you - and they will yell at you if you walk around with it. (Dear restaurant - just get table signs with numbers.) If you are a party of 3 and sit at a table that has four chairs, they will tell you that you cant sit there. They directed us to a large communal table that had spots open - but it was in front of a wide open window and door (I get that 50 degrees is warm in Chicago, but its not for everyone.) When we asked to not sit in the open window/door, we were greeted with something a lot like hostility - eventually they told us there was a table for two, but by the time we walked the 16 feet to get there, others facing the same situation had swooped in - no blame to the diners, but we were left like the last ones standing in a game of musical chairs. The staff tried to tell them they had to move, which was also awkward. It all felt weird and hunger games-y - the poor families with kids trying to stake out tables looked absolutely miserable. Eventually we were seated, huddling around a tiny table, and eventually the food came. My oatmeal was cold, there was no brown sugar, and the toast was cold, dry, and barely chewable. Coffee came without cream or sugar we had to go ask for it, and were hand waved to the self-service station for takeaway and told to get packets and self-serve little things of cream. Cool, but then why not just give me the coffee in a paper cup instead of an elaborate carafe/wooden tray setup? Im not that picky - Im really not. But I cant remember the last time I felt quite so confused by and ordered-around in a restaurant. By trying to reinvent the service process/traffic flow, theyve just made something awkward, loud and confrontational. Bright spots: chai was delicious and bacon was good.
Mar 31st, 2024