Kneaders

Tried the place and food was not bad. I was wondering why there were so few patrons in the place. Used the men’s room on the way out. A freaking cockroach was on the floor of the restroom. Fuggettaboutit! You decide!

Kevin Estrada was so friendly and gave us great customer service. We look forward to returning thanks to him!

Great place to enjoy a healthy sandwich and bakery style treats. If your looking for a tasty alternative for a lunch on a Saturday afternoon Kneaders is the place to go. Closed on Sunday’s…

I frequented this location quite a bit… until I found hair in my sandwich yesterday. I brought the sandwich to the counter to let them know. While they offered to remake it, I had lost my appetite and was no longer interested. They didn’t really seem phased by this. No apology. No acknowledgement. Nothing. I know when you eat out, this kind of stuff happens. Under cooked, over cooked, missing this or that… but come on. The customer service at this location is definitely lacking. I am really disappointed by this ESPECIALLY because it’s slightly more costly than any other fast food joint. I won’t be back to any Kneaders.

Today was my first time eating here. I’ve passed it so many times and grew curious. I had the Chicken Pesto Panini, which was done so fast I had to hurry and find a place to sit. I thought, Wow I hope these are not pre-​packaged and sitting under a food warmer. I tried it and immediately grew disgusted by the soggy texture of the bread and the chicken wasn’t freshly grilled. In fact, it tasted re-​heated and unpleasant. I started to watch how long it took others to receive their food and it was definitely a lot longer than me. I refused to eat anymore. Not impressed, wish I could have went to Jason’s Deli or Pita Jungle instead. 1^st timer but I will not be going back. Wasted $ 9.11

Pretty expensive considering the amount of food you receive. Been here a couple of times and ordered just a sandwich and have to wait for at least 15 min. Went through the drive through since I thought it would be faster but nope I was sitting in my car for 18 minutes. 18 minutes in the drive through just for a sandwich!!! When I finally came to the window to get my food the lady was not friendly at all. Won’t come back here again.

I love this place, the quality is excellent I love the atmosphere, and the food is always delicious! It’s in relaxing spot for and casual lunch and I usually always end up buying something from the gift area, and the peanut butter cookies are delicious and buttery!

I swear every single time I come here something is left out of my order! The first time I came here they forgot to put avocado on my sandwich. Then it was no syrup for my French toast, now they hardly put any cranberry on my sandwich. Do I really have to double check my order every single time I leave this place? Worry about accuracy not speed please.

This place is hit or miss, it is the Cracker Barrel of fast casual bakeries. I highly recommend their bread but their other bakery cases items do not taste home made, more frozen then thawed.
I love getting their Paesano bread, its like a sour dough with out the bitey sour. It is my go to bread to make grilled cheese sandwiches and freezes very well so you don’t have to hurry and use a loaf. Their Hazelnut 12 Grain bread is Ah-​Maz-​ing but at a $ 6 price tag, is not a loaf I order often. Come in early because they do clearance day old bread at the rack by the register.
Menu items are hit and miss. I love the turkey bacon avocado salad but the bacon is pre-​cooked bacon and sometimes the turkey portions, although large, are fatty and stringy pieces from the breast bone. Some soups are good but rotate, are seasonal, or run out quickly and are substituted Kneaders is on my list of places with amazing ranch dressing, you laugh but the ranch list is a real thing.
The reason for a less than stellar review is consistency. Sometimes I have a great meal, other times quality is lacking. Sometimes I get a decent sized piece of pie, other times it is a sliver. Sometimes my slice of Triple Chocolate Cream pie comes with a crust, other times the server left it in the pie tin.
I also try to call ahead to check on bread items being in stock (learned my lesson after getting stuck in the drive through for 15 min when they ran out of bread) but no one answers the phone. They offer online ordering but what is the point of ordering online, driving there, and finding out they were out because no one can answer the phone. This place is good when its good but I never know what I am going to get.

Really like the selection of food, although last time I got the citrus salad and there were maybe two large sections of grapefruit and that was all. I was disappointed. I like their smoothies and their pastries are delicious. I’m always in a rush so I don’t usually go inside.

Really great sandwiches, yummy baked goods. But do not bother coming here at noon on a Saturday. We walked in at 12:15 and didn’t leave until 1:00!!! The line wasn’t long at all, it just took them forever to take people’s orders, then had to wait half an hour for our food to come up. The manager walked by us a couple times and we were obviously irritated, they looked at us a couple times and of course they didn’t care that everyone’s orders were taking so long.
Next time we’re definitely calling our order in ahead of time. Such a waste of time standing there, and to top it off half of our order seemed like it had been sitting there a while before the rest was ready. Very disappointing.

I come for the pastries. I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews about lunch but I have to say– they definitely know bread. The quality of bread really makes it here. If you’re a foodie that knows a good loaf, you’ll definitely appreciate this. The pastries are constantly changing but for the mini pies and cannolis, get there early in the morning and eat as soon as possible. The crispy, flaky bread definitely doesn’t stay that way all day. Get 5 and then they’re discounted. Totally worth it. I LOVE the German chocolate pastries (not a cake but more like a layered square) and the bottomless French toast is to die for. Seriously amazing.
Additionally, the atmosphere is pretty cute. There’s a little shop with trinkets to look at while you’re waiting for your goodies. The coffee is always solid. The staff are attentive and friendly and usually pretty young. I’ve had nothing but great experiences here :)

Killer soup man! I have only had the soup here, but it is pretty darn good. The sandwiches look good and my lunch date said they are tasty and fresh. It’s cold today, so I might hit Kneaders tonight for my soup fix. Yum.

I have been to kneaders a few times and have gotten the Ruben every time. Previous experiences were ok, nothing to write home about, but this one might have been the worst sandwich I have ever been served, anywhere.
Meat was discolored, and the bread and cheese were stale.

Nothing too special.
This place has been popping up everywhere in Arizona, so I thought I’d give it a try. When you walk in, it feels just like a Panera. You order at the counter as you pass through the rows or breads and the dessert cases then find yourself a seat in one of the booths/​tables. They bring out the food for you if you choose to stay to eat.
I ordered the Turkey and Artichoke Focaccia Panini. It came with some chips and a sliced pickle. It was pretty good, but nothing special. Nothing I wouldn’t think I could make at home.
The service was nice and fast. The tables and restaurant was clean. I recommend this place for a quick, reasonably priced lunch.
Environment: ⁵⁄₅
Food: ³⁄₅
Price: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ⁴⁄₅

Talk about great service recovery! Our order was put in wrong… That happens, no prob! The server and Asst Mgr came out and went above and beyond to fix it for us! They took time out and made sure we were taken care of! Thank u sincerely Kevin and Hannah! Will return for sure!

I’ve been to Kneaders many times for lunch. Their soups are all very good. You can get it in a bread bowl or with a slice of bread (many to choose from).
Today I had the black bean with avocado. I was a little disappointed at the 2 small slivers of avocado, but the soup was delicious. My absolute favorite soup is the Kickin’ Chicken Enchilada.
Their sweet breads are all delicious! You’ll pass by the tempting pastry display on your way to the register. Everything looks so good!
They always have samples of their breads at the register. Yum!
I’ve only had their breakfast once. It was an egg sandwich, which was a good size, but I thought it was a little too greasy. Their coffee was good. They offer an all you can eat French toast that I hope to try sometime soon.
One of The best thing about Kneaders is that you can get quality food in a drive through. This makes it nice when you have little ones that you don’t want to get out of the car. Speaking of kids, they have a grilled cheese kids meal that my kids love.
Kudos to them for being closed on each Sunday to give their employees a day off.

Average, especially with other options like Café Zupas not so far away.
Food:
I ordered the Reuben, which turned out to be quite salty. I ordered it to-​go and, unfortunately, didn’t discover until I got home that they forgot the thousand island dressing.
Cost: Reasonable.
Service:
The staff were cheerful. The food didn’t arrive particularly quickly, but it wasn’t an annoyingly long time, either.
Atmosphere:
Eh, a bit cramped feeling. A bit like Cracker Barrel but squeezed into what felt like a smaller space.
Overall:
It comes back to the food. I’ll give Kneaders another try, but this time I wasn’t impressed.

I don’t know what all this crazy talk about Kneaders being better than Paradise Bakery is but I think not! Not only did they mess up our order and not give us everything we paid for, the sandwich I got was no where near as good as Wildflower, Paradise or even Jason’s Deli! The chicken pesto panini was so bland and lacking flavor that I didn’t even eat it. The chicken was just a thin piece of flavorless meat that didn’t even cover the length and width of the bread. Next time I’ll just go somewhere that I know instead of coming here again. I’m afraid to try anything else on the menu.

Kneaders is a solid spot for sandwiches! I would have preferred if the overhead menu had more details about what is in each sandwich, but they have a smaller menu if you ask for more information.
The sandwiches are very hearty and filling. I could only eat half the sandwich before I was too full. We ordered the French dip with caramelized onions and the turkey artichoke on focaccia. Both were very tasty, but I wish their bread was thinner. I felt like the sandwiches were overwhelmed by the thick slices of bread. I also tried the razzleberry berry smoothie, which was good but a little too sweet.
Otherwise, the sandwiches and smoothies at Kneaders are flavorful and a make good full meal.