Goody Goodie Cream & Sugar

I’m not sure what to think. The first time I came here, a friend had recommended it to me and 2 of us trekked over here during lunch from fidi. The cookies we got, while pricey, were SO GOOD. I think because they use legit chocolate, or so I hear. Neither of us could stop thinking about it, and last week I made my way back to pick up some cookies for thanksgiving. I kept raving about them to the bf so I ordered at least 1 of each flavor that was available.
When we got home, I tore into them with such excitement, only to be met with really dry, overbaked cookies. It was such a disappointment. The bf was very puzzled as to why I kept raving about this place so much, especially because their cookies are pretty pricey. I kept saying how the goody goodie cookie was my favorite, and the old school was good, how the circus was was interesting.
I can see why reviews on this place are so mixed if they are as inconsistent as I’ve experienced. If I’m nearby, maybe I’ll drop back in but I’ll no longer be a raving lunatic about these cookies anymore :(. In fact, they are still sitting on my dining table now, where cookies typically do not last more than a few days…
Giving them 3 stars as credit for the faint memories of times long gone from before…

Check their Facebook page for scheduled closings. Two out of the last three times I’ve gone, they’ve been closed for various reasons. It’s frustrating to find out upon arriving, but they at least try to put notices online about it.
With that said, I love their chocolate chip cookie, the «Old School». It’s my favorite in San Francisco. I’ve compared theirs to ones from Craftsman & Wolves, b. Patisserie, Mr & Mrs Miscellaneous, Anthony’s, Spruce, Knead, Fillmore Bakeshop, Batter, Miette, and others. The cookie is definitely rich and indulgent. You won’t get a bite without heaps of chocolate gooeyness. They’re moderate in size; not as huge as the Spruce one, and bigger than ones from Anthony’s. I’m pretty sure they’re made daily, and they’re often available fresh from the oven. They’ve become a real treat for me to have. My guess is that they use high quality chocolate and lots of it for each cookie. It may be too much for some people as evidenced by the negative reviews, but why would you want the baker to skimp out on the main part of a chocolate chip cookie?
It’s hard to get them with the café’s early weekday hours. I wish they were open on the weekends, too. I’d give a fifth star if their hours were a little better and their schedule was more consistent.
In comparison to other SF chocolate chip cookies, I’d say they’re similar in style and quality to ones from b. Patisserie and Mr & Mr Miscellaneous. Goody Goodie is still at the top though! The service is usually friendly and polite, as well, so that’s nice.

Their pour over coffee tastes like cookies! And the smells of cookies & waffles will be sure to brighten your day. Do yourself a favor and get the Liege Waffle on your cheat day. Comes out hot and tastes like heaven, Also super friendly service!

I’m always on the hunt for more quality bakeries, especially in the SoMa area. After doing some shopping at costco, I walked over to Goody Goodie to pick up some cookies to share.
Old School — ²⁄₅ — Average chocolate chip cookie. Probably the weakest of the bunch.
Goody Goodie — ⁴⁄₅ — Same cookie as Old School but with added chocolate nibs in it. This added element definitely makes this cookie much better.
Coconut Five-​Oh — ³⁄₅ — Chocolate and coconut. Not the most exciting cookie but it was decent enough and seemed to be thicker than the rest which made it nicely chewy.
Peanut butter — ²⁄₅ — There are better peanut butter cookies out there. Pass on this.
The Circus — ⁴⁄₅ — Chocolate and candied popcorn makes this the most exciting cookie of the bunch. While I do wish it was as thick as some of the other cookies, the candied popcorn made this a really unique option which I enjoyed.
Overall, this is a decent bakeshop worth a try. Definitely order the Goody Goodie and the Circus. Probably pass on the rest. This is «A-​OK.»

I’ve been wanting to come to Goody Goodie for a long time but I usually have free time on the weekend and that’s when they’re closed. I was able to try it out the other day and while the people working there were really nice, I felt that the cookies were just ok. They were too dry for me but my wife loved them. I’m not sure if we were there on an off day but I’d be willing to try it out again.

I’ve been trying different walks to work and today found myself passing Goodie Goodie, which I’ve been wanting to check out for some time, and get some treats for the office.
Sadly, the female cashier /​barista (brown hair, glasses) was super terse in her communication, didn’t smile, and made me feel unwelcome. Definitely a net negative experience this monday morning, and not worth it even for the greatest of cookies (which these are not).
I’ll try again next time I’m on the block and update this review accordingly.

Great little place for cookies! Loved them all. My only criticism: you need to open on weekends!!! I’d love to try what other items they can offer too since the sweets menu is quite limited for now. I would definitively recommend!

Good remix.
Beautiful song:
Brilliant cookie: Signature namesake with a «chocolate ratio of 4:1». Not sure what the menu ratio refers to. But there is a ridiculous amount of gooey, indulgent chocolate.
Cinnamon, molasses, brown sugar, orange zest and almonds make for a crunchy and sweet homemade granola. $ 7 for a bag was enough for three generous servings.
Morning bun was lighter than expected and deliciously accented with sugar.
All served from a complete remix of the original space:
It’s now a dedicated bakery without the waffles or lunch. But still all of the goodies.

The only reason that they get one extra star on top of the star I have to give, is that they had gluten free scones. Not good, freshly baked, yummy scones but still. It was something.
The coffee was terrible but that’s to be expected from a barista with such a bad attitude. No working bathroom, no almond milk, and we had to ask for sugar and lids. It was a desperate move to come here and would take even more desperate measures for us to come back. The only business they get must be local businesses because nothing else nearby is open with hot coffee this early.

Not so goodie goodie no cream or sugar.
I wanted to try this place because I saw it featured on a food show. I was so excited to try it and got super disappointed. I felt so uncomfortable being there because I didn’t know where to go when inside and I didn’t know what they had for sell. I wanted to try their cookies, but I couldn’t find the cookies. So I was left to just get what I saw.
So I got a muffin and my brother got this waffle with goat cheese. The muffin was dry and nothing special. I felt like getting a muffin from FoodMaxx would have been better. And my brother’s waffle took forever for them to make. At the most we should have waited for it, not 10 mins. Geez, I didn’t know they made the batter upon request. And if you think that you’re going to get a similar product that was displayed, I would just pretend that you didn’t see the display of it. Because it looked like a hot mess and tasted like one. I’m also upset that it was an expensive waffle. I paid $ 8 for a waffle pretending to be gourmet.

Unbelievable chocolate chip cookie. Unbelievable.
They don’t have coffee flavors, and coffee and a cookie is $ 6.75, but it’s worth it as a special treat.

Whoa. 2.5 square inches of diabetes! These cookies are way, way, way too sweet.
Is this review even making sense? I apologize… I’m still recovering from a Goody Goodie cookie induced sugar headache.

Man, Harrison is a bee with an itch to park on, but I finally found some parking behind the Best Buy across the street which was ok because it was right by the stereo installation department which meant that I most probably wouldn’t have to worry about weirdos getting into my car or anything. In fact, when I got back to my car, it was exactly how I left it with the exception of some small child’s pink pajamas abandoned on the sidewalk nearby. But I digress…
Goody Goodie is a cute little café /​bakery on Harrison in the middle of some industrial type buildings. It’s got a couple of tables outside and some tables inside. Once you get inside you place your order at the counter and then they bring it to you when it’s ready. The menu is very limited, but the items all seem really tasty, so it wasn’t hard to find something to eat. I was torn between the egg salad sandwich and the turkey sandwich, but it was the sound of the graham cracker wheat bread with the turkey sandwich that helped make the choice. That being said, I’ll totally try the egg salad next time. My lunch companion also ordered a side salad for us to split which he swore up and down was the best side salad ever.
My sandwich was super yummy! The bread was everything I imagined it would be with a slight sweet taste to it kind of like King’s Hawaiian bread. I think this bread and the oatmeal roll at Gracie’s Delectables (in San Carlos) are two of the best breads I’ve ever tasted. I could have just eaten a loaf of this stuff for lunch and been fine! The turkey was unusual, but very tasty. Unusual because it wasn’t white meat turkey, but a mix of white and dark meats that looked and tasted a little bit like ham. The sandwich also had some little zesty pickles on it. The side salad was really good! It was a spring mix with a little light dressing and some thin cut potatoes and pickled red onion. Yum!
I really enjoyed Goody Goodie. The staff were super nice and Remi (the proprietor) came out to deliver my sandwich and explain the turkey to me. After my meal, I went back in and got a couple of chocolate chip cookies to go. I ate mine on the way home and it was really good! If my wife doesn’t get home at a reasonable hour this evening, I will be eating hers as well. Mwa ha ha!

Came here on our stop back to LA. My friend had bookmarked it and read that this has the best belgian waffle and we have been craving the belgian waffle we had in Whistler and have yet to find one just as good. My friends lived in Paris for a year and said the Whistler belgian waffle was like the one in Europe. I liked the one in Seattle from Arosa Café made by Hanz. So, the best would be the one I had in Whistler followed by the one in Seattle. It’s doughy from the fridge/​freezer and they press it on the old fashion waffle maker and comes out crispy and sweet on the outside and warm and chewy on the inside.
The waffles here were not good. It was a little sour and I could taste the flour. We were disappointed.
I also got the cookies, chocolate chip and kettle corn chocolate chip.
The kettle corn chocolate chip was unique and worth trying but both cookies had too much chocolate chunks for my taste.

OK, so I’ve now been here three times. The first time, I only noticed the waffles sign and read that the WAFFLES were THE THING to get AFTER I purchased a crap load of scones and other goodies. So of course I knew I would have to be back to try out the waffles before venturing a review.
Well last week was WAFFLE DAY! I had to be in the area for work so I brought my coworker with me for our break. I started this review last week, but have since returned yet AGAIN. (Review Revision before it even was finished!)
OK. so back to the waffles… besides sweet, they offer savory and the style (as described on their menu is «similar to the Liege waffle, from the city of Liege, in eastern Belgium.») They also explain that they mix Turbinado sugar into the brioche dough, which caramelizes on the outside of the waffle. Yes, yes they do. It results in a crispy, slightly sweet outer layer which I obviously am now addicted to!
So last week I tried «The Papi», which is Waffle, Rosemary Ham, bechamel and Gruyère cheese. Tasty, and yummy; rich, but just not as salty hammy as I would have liked. I plotted my return to try the Rosemary Ham Baby Waffle (waffle, ham and an oven fried egg over easy) for my next visit, though the B-​A-​N-​A-​N-​A-​S (waffle, caramelized bananas, crème fraîche and ganache) was also a likely contestant.
Well, again… I was back TODAY. Got BOTH and yes, BOTH are deee-​lish! (Don’t worry, I shared these with another coworker because, afterall… once you know about such wonderful gastronomic delights, would it not be a crime had I neglected to include a fellow foodie friend in on this?!!) I WILL BE BACK!!!
The ham/​egg combo offered the saltiness I sought in The Papi. The caramelized bananas were wonderfully caramelized! We are talking crème brûlée topping crunch caramelization! And the ganache? O.M.G. Did I already say I WILL BE BACK?!
Worth mentioning is that the last time I went, my other Partner in Crime got the Choconut Waffle (waffle, Guittard mild chocolate shavings-​AND, HOW!- and house made caramelized hazelnuts). She was nice enough to allow my rude request to pluck one of her caramelized nuts from her waffle. Even offered a bite, so I got a dab of the chocoate-didn’t need the waffle to get the idea, ya know? FABULOUS! Seriously «HOUSE MADE CARAMELIZED hazelnuts!» And the Chocolate shavings? Mmmmmmm… slowly melts over the hazelnuts and waffle from the heat-​DIVINE!
The waffle prices as of this date are $ 4 for the plain «Liege Waffle», up to $ 7.90 for the Ham varieties. Now THESE, THESE are waffles that are different and worth pursuing just to ‘try’. They may not be for everyone, but I was pretty skippy dippy happy!
And fyi… the baked goodies seem to rotate, so if you get a banana chocolate scone one day, don’t think it will be there next time. Same with the almond biscotti. My co-​worker asked me to pick one up for her today; there were none. Her husband’s comment about the biscotti is that it ‘was too hard’. Um… last I checked, though there are softer varieties, true biscottis are SUPPOSED to be hard-​so they don’t fall apart when ya dip them in yer latte!
And speaking of latte, yep-​I loved my latte from there! Great coffee (funnel dripped to order). Sweet and savory. I hope to one day try their pizza! Go, Goody Goodie Sugar and Cream!
PS-​I first had 4 stars; I upgraded to 5 cuz I thought, «what more could they do to make it 5?» I really don’t know… there are always negatives someone could post, but I was pretty happy with my overall experience!

The cookies here are awesome. I got three cookies, but was heartbroken that they were all out of the Peanut Butter Circus cookie, the pb version of their much talked about Circus cookie (caramel corn and chocolate chip cookie).
I actually think the Circus cookie was my least favorite of the three. Popcorn is probably my second favorite food, after cookies, but I just don’t think they go well together. This is the third or fourth time I’ve tried a cookie with popcorn in it, and it’s always a little disappointing. It may be because the popcorn becomes a little stale and/​or soggy or something.
Even with this minor complaint, the Circus cookie was still delicious. The other two were even better though: I also got the Old School (regular chocolate chip cookie) and the Goody Goodie (their signature cookie, which has chocolate chips and cocoa nibs).
All three of these are pretty similar, in that they are all chocolate chip cookies with minor variations. The reason this place is awesome though is that the cookies are so chock full of chocolate (see the photos I posted). Each bite is packed with so much chocolate, that there might even be a hight chocolate to cookie ratio. This place does it right though, so that is not a bad thing.
If I could pick one, I would recommend the Goody Goodie. I would love to go back to try the Peanut Butter too though.

After reading an article in the SF Chronicle mentioning this bakery, I made a weekday morning trek to give their baked goods a try. Given Genevieve’s and Luis’ reviews, my hopes were high when entering. Perusing their counter display, I purchased a waffle, made to order hot, for a quick breakfast bite; it turned out to be the best thing that I tried as it was still warm and chewy good. Eating it plain, it had enough flavor without needing any syrup. I also bought the Cesare cake (
), a savory brioche with pancetta (
), an almond fruit brioche (
), and a chocolate chip cookie to go. I reheated the first two items and they were okay, but nothing to wow my taste buds. Though one was savory while the other was sweet, the textures were too similar for my liking. The brioche had a strong cheesy flavor that made the pancetta flavor secondary.
The cookie was okay, but, again, not very memorable.
I read other reviews about the dine-​in selections, so that might be the best way to appreciate their offerings. Just need to find some time to visit again.

What started as a takeout window is now a café. Goody Goodie took over the Starstream space and the décor/​layout looks much the way it did when it was Starstream. The menu hasn’t changed that much either. They still have a tempting display of the day’s sandwiches, pizzas, and pastries. They also have Belgian Liege waffles, Goody Goodie cookies, Five Mountain Tea, and Roast Coffee (replacing Blue Bottle Coffee).
* Seasonal mushroom pizza ($ 12.50): made to order, a soft, thin crust, slightly crispy and puffy in some areas, with a rich, chunky tomato sauce, chewy, meaty shitake mushroom halves and some other mushrooms. It was more like a flatbread than a pizza. Tasted fresh and simple, perhaps too simple? It needed more cheese and mushroom pieces that aren’t so chewy.
* Goody Goodie ($ 3): a hefty, thick cookie, the cookie is half chips, half dough, with 4 or 5 kinds of chips and nibs that add a little crunch, pretty amazing, not too sweet, about as good as a chocolate chip cookie can get
* Peanut butter cookie ($ 1 Bite Me mini size): crunchy style cookie, made special with smear of creamy pb & salt on top, delicious
* Latte: good, pretty foam art, flavor not as rich as Blue Bottle Coffee
The décor is cute with a painted mural on the wall, open kitchen, and a hipster/​Mission feel.

I saw this place on the Cooking Channel‘s «Unique Sweets,» and instantly put it as one of my «must go to» list.
It was our last day in San Francisco and my sister and I were on a journey to hit as many spots as we can before successfully ending our trip. Goody Goodie Cream & Sugar was definitely one of those places that I really wanted to go to. After having a nice lunch, we trekked our way to this small sweet shop. When I saw Goody Goodie Cream & Sugar on TV, the shop was nothing more than a little window where you can order all your sweets. Now, they had relocated where you can get your treats and enjoy them inside or out on their small patio.
My main reason for going here was for their Chocolate & Olive Wafer, which was featured on «Unique Sweets.» It‘s a chocolate wafer sprinkled with cocoa nibs and oil-​infused olives. When I saw it on the show, it seemed a little peculiar. Chocolate and olives? There‘s no way it would work together. Amazingly enough, the slight saltiness of the olives complimented the chocolate and the cocoa nibs gave it a really nice crunch. I was very happy that I was able to come here and try it.
Now that I think about it, I should‘ve ordered other things, but I was so focused on just getting that one thing and that was the only thing that I had wanted at the time. Oh well, until our next trip to San Francisco! ^^

Goody Goodie is another cookie baking business that sells thru other retail outlets. The website offers delivery also. The cookies ($ 2.50 each) are made by chef Remi Hayashi (works at Bay Area Discovery Museum café).
Cookies on the menu:
— Goody Goodie — chocolate chips, cocoa nibs, and chocolate swirls
— The Royal Macaroon — coconut
— Old School — chocolate chip blend
— The Circus — candied popcorn & semi sweet chocolate
— Coconut Five-​O — coconut & semi sweet chocolate
The old school cookie was good,
but the circus cookie
was not a favorite for me because the popcorn was getting stuck in my teeth. I’m sure that kids would love it.
You can find their products at Trouble Coffee (Sunset area, near that popular Outerlands place), Caffe Roma (across from the Hall of Justice), Vega (Folsom near 8^th, 3 cookie types), Cento (don’t bother, they never have any when I go), and Special Xtra (Minna & First St).