Au Bon Pain
“I am a big fan of most of their bakery products, soups and sandwiches (I won't say the soups and sandwiches are the best in the area though but manageable).”
“Expertly set up display, separating vegetarian, chicken, turkey, beef and seafood options.”
“Short and sweet and to the point-
The corn chowder is TO DIE FOR.”
Au Bon Pain
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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First time trying out the JC location. Was actually roped in by their "free mini chocolate croissant" offer they had going on that day. Have always been a fan of their soups and sandwiches.. however their salads always leave something to be desired. Not a fan of salad places that include only a few toppings and charge you extra for any additional. This location has ample seating however and friendly staff.
Super friendly staff and excellent selection of soups. I walked in and tried their wild harvest mushroom soup sample and was instantly hooked. The asiago cheese breadstick was equally delicious.
The sandwich I had was forgettable. I'd stick to the soups and salads.
I came here to redeem a free birthday sandwich. The staff was generally friendly, but I felt the store was slightly unhygienic. I arrived at 11:40 AM on a Monday, so the lunch crowd hadn't really picked up. However, the staff was out of salad and pulling it out of a large garbage bag. Additionally, the serving utensils for the salad vegetables fell on the ground, but the staff put them back into the vegetable bins! I was shocked to see this. I'm sure not every establishment is super clean and follows all the rules, but this was really blatant because it happened in front of me. To be fair, when I complained, they were spoken with and the vegetables were thrown out/replaced.
I've only been to this location a couple of times. I'm usually a Starbucks girl, if I'm going franchise. This place isn't too bad. I've stopped in while waiting for my bus connection at Exchange (The commute). It's clean and the service is decent. It's the usual fair. Nothing special. I'm sure I'll be back as I will be forever making this commute and it's just a little more convenient than the Starbucks over there.
Doesn't compare to a traditional French bakery but what does one expect in a chain. Their croissants are not what any French citizen would really call it but again it is a franchise. However the cookies, muffins and some other bake goods are fresh and tasty. Sandwiches are in general better than Blimpe or Subway but then again nothing to really shout out about. Very fast paced in and out with very little interaction with their staff as you check what you want on an order sheet and wait for them to call your name to pick up. As mentioned, if you want to be in and out, 5hat is the aim and it meets your goal. They also have soups which are pretty good.
Terrible place!
Horrible staff, extremely unpleasant and rude.
I ordered a salad (not custom, one from the list) and requested for it to be tossed with dressing at the side. First of all, they assembled 3 other orders before mine and when they got to mine, they gave me a box that was not tossed. I requested again to which the woman grudgingly tossed and returned the container with no dressing! Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed when I got back to my desk. To make matters worse, the lettuce used was disgusting, stale and brown. I can't believe I spent 10 bucks on a lunch I cannot enjoy.
Stopped in here the other day out of desperation because I needed to grab something quick and on the fly, and Milanos was packed to the gills.
I'm sorry, but the food at Au Bon Pain just sucks. Sure, it's not the worst food ever or anything, but it's just so blah and tasteless. When I was much younger I enjoyed Au Bon Pain, probably because I liked that it had a French name. And crappy food was far more passable back then. At this point in my life, if I never ate another Au Bon Pain again, I'd never miss it.
And the coffee sucks, too.
I love ABPs food. I go here for lunch all the time, the staff are ALWAYS super nice and there are a lot of healthy options with calorie info posted next to each food item on the menu. the only thing is that sometimes the staff can be socializing and not pay attention to what they are doing and make you the wring sandwich or soup. This happened to me on two occasions, once I ordered a healthy wrap and instead they gave me a wrap that had mayo bacon and cheese inside. its a little unorganized and hectic when you go during lunch and there is one older woman at the cash register who is painfully slow, but other than that the staff are pretty fast and the food is good. I love the soups too.