Kneader’s Bakery

The slowest drive through in history. Good food but super slow. Over 45 minutes stuck in the drive through!!!

I am SO TIRED of going to this Kneaders and them being out of ingredients! I used to be in supply chain for a theater and I cannot even fathom constantly being out of food! (Sourdough, bacon, roast beef, tomatoes, avocado, etc)
They are ⁰⁄₃ in the last two months on having ingredients for the sandwich that I ordered.

Was so happy when Kneaders opened near us, I had only been to them in Utah. Love their sandwiches and baked goods. They usually have samples of their bread near the register for you to try, we often buy loaves of bread from them… they are delicious. Really great Chocolate Chip cookies and other seasonal baked goods. Only bummer is that the lines can be long and that they are not open on Sunday’s.

Very, very good food. Tastes fresh, nothing seems processed. I haven’t had one thing yet that I didn’t like. Only complaint is have is the wait for the drive thru. I know fresh food takes longer, but when you’re told that only one person is working the window while watching another employee doing figure 8’s so he looks busy is a little frustrating to say the least, especially for a cup of soup and a large Coke. I would have thought that after the wait is already endured I would pull up, pay, get my food and leave… but no. Another 10 minutes, for a cup of soup and a Coke. Ridiculous.

I picked up some soup and sandwiches through the drive thru and was SO disappointed. The soup was so watered down it was disgusting and the sandwiches had such small amounts of ingredients they were not worth the price. Huge disappointment. We stopped eating at Zumas Café for the same reason. Bummer: (

I’ve been here several times and I always get a bowl of soup. The soup has never disappointed, but I would like to try a salad or sandwich too, however at Kneaders you can only get a combo like that if you get a soda with it. I don’t like soda. Anyway if you want a good bowl of soup, this is your place.

So disappointed! I have been to several Kneaders
in east county and was so impressed we invited friends to come with us tonight. This location did not live up to expectations. Both my husband’s sandwich and my salad had so little meat I wasn’t sure they actually put any in them. Very little avacado as well. My husband said the bathroom was disgusting. Embarrassed to have
brought friends to this location. We will not go back when there are much better locations like Signal Butte and San Tan Village. The only reason I gave three stars because Elijah was great.

We have been going here since it opened and we have always had a great meal and experience. It’s café style and pretty good at it as well. The lines can be long but the quality of the food I think is great for the type of restaurant it is.
Way better then Paradise Bakery or Wildflower. There breakfasts and lunches are excellent. Have not tried dinner but it will be sandwiches etc… I’m sure.

One of my favorite places that I can get a delicious and light breakfast, lunch or dinner is kneaders! I just love that they have a drive-​through as well. Their French toast is to die for. And you can’t be a soup/​salad & sandwich combo for lunch! It is a little bit busy during the peak meal time hours, so plan ahead and go early. It’s a great place for group gatherings! And has nice outdoor seating if the weather is agreeable! The desserts are pretty amazing too & love the cute décor & gift items available for purchase!

LOVE the food there. The citrus chicken salad is one of my favs, but so far haven’t been disappointed with anything I’ve tried! The breads are phenominal, the soups are great, and they have a caffeine free diet drink on the list which is great. The double fudge brownie is incredible too!
I do miss Paradise Bakery since they give you a cookie with the meal… but I keep going back to Kneaders — there’s just something about them :) I want to try the breakfast, but have yet to do so.

Good place for lunch! Met some associates for lunch here. Its like a knock off of Atlanta Bread or Panera. Had a great hot pastrami! Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. good menu, lots of soup! No internet made lunch happen quicker than usual lol. Try it you will like it!

They used to pack a ton of meat on their sandwiches. Now there is hardly any. I still like their desserts and French toast.

This place will be my new favorite place! Their food is delicious! I ordered a combo #3 for the cranberry turkey sandwich. It included a drink, chips, salad, and also a pastry/​dessert for under 10 dollars! The sandwich and the dessert was great. This place is also very cute and nicely decorated. When I went there it was clean and very nice. Will definitely go again!

The food is pretty good, but I’ve been there a few times now and I’ve ordered the turkey bacon sandwich. What I didn’t know is that I was ordering a vegetarian sandwich. There is hardly any turkey or bacon in the sandwich. I know there’s overhead, but come on. You need to check the ration of your serving Kneader’s. Not cool.

I am so sad about this Kneaders location. Food was great as always, but the restaurant is disgusting. Tables weren’t cleaned and stuff on the floor. I was there for 30 min and not one employee came out and cleaned tables. The place was empty so there was no excuse. The sliced limes in the Container at the beverage station will probably make someone sick. The limes were all brown and gross.
The kids working there need to work and quit playing around at the counter when they have no customers. Management needs to take control or they are going to lose business. I won’t be back. There is a Kneaders going in by my house and hopefully they will be better.
The 2 stars are for the food only…

The staff was friendly and polite, service was prompt and the food wasn’t bad but not great.
The only complaint I have is that the dinning area was filthy while the staff stood around chatting.
This was my first dinning experience at Kneaders, I went to Kneaders because a friend spoke highly of the food and service.
I don’t care how good the food is I won’t sit in the previous diner’s mess.

I was on my way home from a late class and wanted something quick. I rarely eat fast food and between the 60 and my house there is only kneaders or McDonald’s-there was no way I was eating McDonalds. As this was my first time I quickly looked over the menu and ordered the reuben panini. After a long wait (by any drive through standards) I paid $ 9.04 and went home with my sandwich. I understand that these were wide slices of bread, but where was the filling? Literally only a few slices of beef, and an equally thin layer of cabbage. While the ingredients were good that was in no way a $ 9 sandwich. And the pickle spear didn’t make up for it. I may go back to try a pastry, I’ve heard they’re amazing, but the actual food is a complete rip off.

C & I stopped by here on our way to his first performance of Pinocchio. It’s fairly close to the theater and I wanted to try it out. Plenty of parking for sure. Since we stopped in around 4:30 on a Thursday, the place was pretty empty. I checked out the different pastries that filled the glass case. Yum. But we weren’t there for goodies. The young lady at the counter was a bit aloof. I told her this was our first time at Kneaders and she just stared at me, like, so. Not that I needed any help, but it’s nice when employees acknowledge that you picked their restaurant instead of the other 20 or so around. Oh well.
I ordered C the Kids Grilled Cheese ($ 4.79) which came with a bag of chips, bottle of Chocolate Milk and a frosted sugar cookie. The sandwich is only half a sandwich, so if your kid is the hungry type or can normally eat more, this might not be enough. You have to be the judge on that one. For C, it was fine. The bread had a nice toast on it and the cheese was ooey gooey goodness. C said it was «bangin». Kid cracks me up. Can’t say much for the chips or chocolate milk because they’re pre-​packaged. C enjoyed the frosted sugar cookie so we’ll assume it was o.k.
I ordered the Veggie Avocado Sandwich with Asiago cheese ($ 6.59). I think the price is high for what you get. Sure the bread is decent but hey are a bit scant on the fillings. After all, this is a vegi sandwich so it should be loaded up with stuff; tomatoes, lettuce, sprouts, mushrooms, bean paste, cucumber, shredded carrots, Avocado etc…, but it isn’t. You get a couple nice slices of tomatoe, a slice of cheese, a couple lettuce leaves, some red onion rings, and Avocado. BUT, imagine getting a Roast Beef or Turkey sandwich, opening it up and seeing some of the beef or Turkey with green tinge to it. Gross, right? Well, when you order basically an Avocado sandwich you expect the Avocado to be fresh, not with some brown/​black bruised flesh. Yuk. Why, why would anyone assembling an Avocado sandwich not cut off the bad parts. I don’t care if the Avocado if in perfect slices. What I do care about is that if I hadn’t opened up my sandwich to look, I possible would have eaten that gross rotten Avocado. (Can you tell I love Avocado? Well, I do. I’m a So Cal kid. I was raised on the stuff. My parents used it a lot and I still love it. But I digress)
That being said, I blame the management for poorly training the employess to recognize what is good and bad quality food. I also blame the employees because there comes a point when you have to use COMMON SENSE. Would you eat brown/​black Avocado? Is that something that you want on your Avocado sandwich? If the answer is NO then why would you continue putting it on the sandwich? And the assemblers in back were not that busy, which isn’t an excuse anyways, but they need to put some pride in their work.
This is where I stand on my soapbox for a moment. You know how there are things in this world where the creater puts their name on it. Like, art work, custom engines, garments, hand bags etc… Maybe that’s what we need in food. Make the poeple who assemble or cook our food also include a slip of paper that says, «Lovingly created by Joe Schmo», or whomever. You get the picture. I wonder if things would improve.
Interesting décor, average (at best) customer service, fair kids meal, using produce that should be thrown out, poor value sandwich. 1.5 Stars.

Carb loading?
If you’re answer is yes, come to Kneaders. They specialize in baked goods, so that’s the bulk of the menu. I did find an egg white omelet, so I escaped the clutches of the fantastic French toast! You can add bacon too, which is a plus. The bread (and thus the French toast) are amazing. A bit too sweet… like a dessert.
The restaurant itself is a bit cluttered with gifts and crafty stuff. This can make it difficult to maneuver if it’s the least bit busy, since you order and pick up at the counter, then seat yourself.
I would come here again, but would definitely have to bank my available calories beforehand!

I feel like I could write essays about Kneaders with the number of times I’ve been here (both in Utah and Arizona) but I’ll try to keep it concise.
If you come here for breakfast, get the french toast. Also, be prepared to consume a ton of calories. They make their french toast on a chunky cinnamon bread which is essentially cinnamon roll bread — frosting and all — and then top it with strawberries, cream, and a homemade syrup. And it’s amazing. You’ll love every bite, and regret it afterwards. I wouldn’t know about their other breakfast dishes (there are few) because this one is so good I’ve never felt the need to try anything else. You can buy the chunky cinnamon bread in loaves as well, but I kind of think that adds insult to injury so I’ve personally never bothered taking a loaf home.
For lunch there’s a few things I love most, but I’ve come with a variety of people and everyone orders something different. As far as I know, no one has been disappointed by what they’ve tried. I personally love the turkey and artichoke panini on the asiago cheese bread. This is one of the only places I’ll get artichoke on something, and that combined with the sauce they use on it and the bread itself is just superb. They have a huge variety of breads to choose from (this is a bakery after all) and all the ones I’ve had so far have been great, though my favorites are the asiago cheese and the country sourdough. Recently they also started serving a southwest bbq chicken salad which is my new favorite item. The chicken is always cooked perfectly and again, their sauces are fantastic.
If you still have room, they have a plethora of different pastries and other goodies you can get after your meal. In the fall they have pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, which are a must buy. The rest of the year I really love their sugar cookies and cream cheese brownies. Yum!
The service can be a little slow but overall it’s a fantastic place I’m sure I’ll frequent for years to come.