Thorough Bread & Pastry
Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
Almond Croissant
Carrot Cake
Blueberry Scone
Sticky Bun
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Snickerdoodle Cookie
Long ignored due to my infatuation with Knead, b. patisserie, and Craftsman & Wolves it was with an early morning eleven mile run already under my belt that I finally made my way to Castro-favorite Thorough Bread & Pastry and although dismissive hipster service marred my experience at the counter I’d be lying if pronounced the pastry as anything less than impressive – only an overly-sweet frangipane-croissant disappointing in the least while the remaining half dozen selections shined. Certainly more classic in approach than the aforementioned trio and not nearly as storied as Tartine it was just after 7:15am that I arrived at the Church Street storefront and with obvious sighs plus an eye-roll accompanying requests for separate plates and warm bread pudding it was to the back patio that I retired to indulge, the buttery bread pudding an decadent first bite as laminated pastry proved an admirable scaffold for rich custard and pockets of melting dark chocolate. Underwhelmed by the croissant it was onward to two crisp cookies that my tasting progressed and with a soft scone well-endowed with butter plus blueberries quick to follow the best was yet to come – a salty caramel strew sticky bun crowned with toasty chopped pecans followed by reference standard spice cake chock full of carrots and lightly sweetened by layers cream cheese frosting that would make all but the most picky Southern Grandma swoon.
RECOMMENDED: Bread Pudding, Carrot Cake, Sticky Bun, Snickerdoodle.
AVOID: Almond Croissant
TIP: Featuring many of their cakes and signature items in both individual and full-sized options advanced orders are recommended for either size, particularly for early birds as certain selections are not otherwise offered until later in the day.
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