Grand Central Bakery
Seattle, WA 98104-2598
Phone: (206) 622-3644
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Washington Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Soup 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-4pm
Editorial Review for Grand Central Bakery – by Citysearch Staff
The Scene
Marble-topped tables accommodate arcade seating beneath the building's atrium, framed by handsome exposed-brick walls and a soaring ceiling. The loyal Pioneer Square business crowd ensures long lines at the order counter at lunchtime. On rainy afternoons, curl up next to the large fireplace that pumps out quite a bit of warmth.
The Food
Cinnamon rolls and sticky buns come out of the oven frequently, to be eaten warm. At lunch, grab a meat and cheese or roasted veggie-filled grinder and explore Pioneer Square, or slide a tray down the cafe counter and choose from fresh salads and built-to-order sandwiches like meat loaf with spicy house-made ketchup and pepper jack cheese. Soups are a consistent delight, especially the cream of mushroom. There's always one daily special sandwich, such as egg salad on olive bread or rare roast beef with porcini-horseradish sauce, and a special entree salad.
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Insider Tips
When to GoStop in when the bakery becomes a gallery on First Thursdays, offering hors d'oeuvres, wine sampling, live music and art.
User Reviews for Grand Central Bakery
12/17/2007 Posted by fastsculler
I've been a customer since 1975, but after the bad experience I had there on December 14, I won't be returning. I was waiting in the very long (at least 10 minute wait) line to order a sandwich. A staff person came by to take orders. When she came to me, I was standing too far away from the menu board to read the menu. She handed me a paper menu and proceeded to take orders from the aproximately eight people behind me. After she finished taking their orders, I asked if she would please take my order, but she refused and walked away. When I arrived at the counter, I asked her again to please take my order, but she told me I would need to order at the cash register because she was done taking orders. Finally, I arrived at the cash register and gave my order to the guy at the cash register. He informed me that I would need to wait another 15 minutes. At this point, I had enough and said "no thanks." As I turned to walk away, the guy said "Thank YOU for your PATIENCE." I wrote an e-mail to the Grand Central website describing my experience, but have not received any response.
Pros: food is good.
Cons: nasty staff.
08/22/2006 Posted by spudsocks
This is one of my favorite places for lunch in the whole city... the soups are always tasty and a meal with a soup, side salad (get the viniagrette) and lots of bread is extremely reasonably-priced. If you're there on a day when there's mushroom soup to be had, you're a lucky individual because it's completely delicious. There's a whole case of baked goods, all tempting, but the cinnamon rolls are some of the best in the city, very bread-based, which I like, and don't have frosting to hide behind, just a tasty sugary glaze. The cookies are always highly touted but I've found them to be a bit dry--I'm the moist cookie type.
Pros: Delcious food, good place for lunch, MUSHROOM SOUP
Cons: Often a line during lunch that can take a while
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