Bread & Better

I came on Thursday… I ordered smothered chicken, greens and mac n cheese. Greens and mac were great. Chicken was kinda dry, but smothered in gravy. Rolls were to die for. They were buttery warm and all together good. Nice place to have down home cooking. I felt like i was in my mama kitchen. The owner came out and introduced herself. Nice touch. I will be back. You have to know that directions are sketchy at best. It is located in the back of rhema church. There is a small awning that says café. Enter through those doors. There is no signage

Enjoying the fish today with Ms. Judy! She’s let if me have a slice of the German Chocolate cake for myself! Fish is light and fluffy and just about gone!

I drove all the way down here and it was CLOSED. This was at noon on Tuesday. Nobody around, just a sign on the door. I still want to try it but you can bet I’ll call the next time!

This little café used to be a staple of downtown Main St some years ago, pioneering the area before even Liz Lessner. I’m told the line at lunch would stretch around the corner. After a deal fell through on a new location, the owner and proprietor took a few years off, but is back to share her amazing home-​cooking with Columbus once again.
I was tipped off to the place by a friend who used to frequent the old location. Bread and Better only does breakfast and lunch, and they offer some daily specials too, like Fish Fry Friday and Soul Food Thursday. I went for a late breakfast on a Saturday afternoon and was, to be quite frank, blown away.
My order consisted of a waffle, grits, and potatoes. Almost everything is made from scratch, including the waffle batter, which was used to create the best waffle I’ve ever eaten. It featured walnuts and a rich, thick caramel glaze to boot (no syrup needed here folks). The potatoes, too, were some of the best I’ve eaten. They were sliced and prepared with onions and peppers; I could have eaten two more orders. The only thing average about the meal was the grits, which, being grits, were still delicious.
The service and atmosphere was just as enjoyable (the menu does say «We bake you happy» after all). The new location is tucked into the back of a church just outside of my hood in North Linden, off of Agler Rd. When I dined, the church band had just set up on the other side of the wall for practice, and I was blessed with live jazz, funk, and soul that could only have been God’s work while I ate my divine breakfast.
The dining area itself was as cute as it could possibly be, with little tables scattered around the room for would-​be diners. Nonetheless, at this late hour, the café was all but dead as the owner/​head chef sat and chatted with a few regulars. She’s a personable one too, asking my name, talking to me while she cooked and so on.
The moral of the story is «GO!» I can’t wait to return for a Friday Fish Fry. If you’re reading this and are one of my fellow local Unilocalers who has my number, call me before you go. I want to join you.
P. S. Unilocal won’t let me add their facebook page (their only web presence), so here it is: