Restaurant reviews for college students
Jesse Hofford
-Opinions Editor-
Looking for a new place to grab a sandwich and some coffee? Well, give Great Harvest Bread Company a try. It’s comparable to a St. Louis Bread Company but it’s smaller and has a kind of neighborhood coffee house feeling to it.
Great Harvest Bread Company is located on West Argonne Dr. in Kirkwood and this little cafe lives up to its name with their sandwiches. Great Harvest offers nine different sandwiches in two categories, their “classic” line-up and their “signature” selection. Roast beef, ham, and turkey round out the classics and the signature options offer more premium choices like their Pepper Bleu Roast Beef and California Cobb, then all this is piled on your choice of bread.
All their sandwiches come with lettuce, tomato, red onion, light mayo, Dijon mustard, and salt and pepper but the sandwiches in the “signature” selection come with their own toppings for each sandwich plus all of the above. While their sandwiches may be delicious, you’ll find their focus is on their many different breads.
Dozens of varieties of fresh breads baked in-house line the shelves in the kitchen area and it’s all for sale. Offering everything from sweet cinnamon breads as well as a selection of hearty ryes and wholesome wheat breads.
In fact, they have so many different kinds of bread they have a monthly menu of what breads are available. So patrons have the opportunity to try a new flavor each month. They give free samples of certain kinds so you can try before you buy.
This is a small establishment and the kitchen takes up the majority of the space so there is limited seating inside. Only about twenty people can occupy the dining area at one time, but that is just about the only gripe. They do however offer carry out and there is a patio outside diners can use if they need to.
Great Harvest also offers a variety of sweets and desserts as well as gourmet coffees and chai. Not only that but they have various homemade jams, hot cereals, cookie and brownie mixes, coffee, and baking tools available for purchase as well.
Great Harvest is a nice alternative to the bigger cafe style restaurants. They use quality ingredients and boast enough bread flavors to last a lifetime.
