Paradise Bakery & Cafe

Serious attitude from the sandwich maker when I asked what sandwich it was on my plate. I had ordered a turkey cranberry and the made me a plain turkey on white bread. I told him I had ordered the turkey cranberry. He insisted they only rang me up for a plain. I said that was fine, but I’d like the right sandwich. He dismissed the white sandwich and said he couldn’t take it, then added ‘what do you want paper for that one too?!’ Then rolled his eyes and turned to grab a sheet of paper… sorry your life sucks bro, just wanted the right sandwich.

Kind of a small floorplan and can get very crowded. People hovering over you waiting for a vacant table. Not my idea of an enjoyable environment. Food is OK and restaurant was clean. Staff was friendly and helpful. Just need a bigger space.

I just moved here from California and although I have seen Paradise Bakeries in the past I have never eaten at one. I have eaten at Panera Bread quite frequently. So when I looked at the menu I saw that they were similar so went inside. First, on the positive, the line went very quickly and my cashier was very friendly and helpful. He also gladly answered the questions I had regarding Paradise Bakery and Panera Bread, even though I’m sure he gets asked them often. I would mention him by name, but he didn’t have a nametag and the receipt said «Lori» which I’m pretty sure wasn’t his name, but if it is, Lori was wonderful.
So Paradise Bakery and Panera Bread are not really the same. Paradise Bakery has no Rewards program, there wasn’t «would you like to buy a bakery item for 99 cents?», there was no choice of sides (baguette, chips, or apple), which is no problem as I always get the baguette, but I was served a dinner roll. Just not the same.
The other differences were they don’t bring your order to you, they instead call your name to come pick it up.
This particular location is very cramped, mostly 2 person chairs with two family style booths. I didn’t see plug ins and when I went to sign up for wifi, it said Panera Bread. Hmmmm…
Maybe I’m just being nostalgic for the way my old stomping grounds were…
I did read other reviews and they spoke of free chocolate chip cookies, but I was not offered one. All-​in-​all about middle of the road for me

Had Mediterranean veggie sandwich, cheese and a lot of veggies. Order like that is simple to the point you can’t judge how good of a place it’s.
They have long menu for a bakery, quite the large seating and patio as well.
Not bad

A lot like panera bread very good food and a tad over priced. But if you are in a pinch and want a solid meal this is your place:-)

Went to Paradise Bakery and Café with my cousin, it was a Friday evening and packed but the line moved quickly. I wanted to try their meatball sandwich but unfortunately they were out of meatballs so we settled on the California Turkey instead and their chocolate chip cookies. The sandwich itself was delicious and they had some sort of basil pesto mayo on it which complimented the cucumber in it beautifully. It felt like a nice light dinner. The cookies were FANTASTIC! They were slightly chewy with huge chunks of chocolate. The chocolate was gooey and not overly sweet. Will keep coming back!

Snotty little teenagers with attitudes.
I have been coming to Paradise Café all over the valley for 9 years since i moved here. I fell in love with their salads and infamous cookies.
My friend and I went to a movie in Tempe Marketplace and craved something sweet so we walked over to grab a couple of cookies. Every time I have gone to a Paradise Café and asked for a cookie they offer me another one for free. When we asked for 2 cookies, the girl with a pissy attitude scolded me and said in her annoying valley girl voice, ‘That’s ONLY when you buy a meal.” I was completely caught off guard by this information and the way she approached it. And then she just stared at me. A stare like… «Do you want fries with that?» or «Ugh my life is so hard! I hate being a teenager!»
Management. if you’re going to hire teenagers surely you can be more picky. There are teenagers out there who aren’t little brats that need to be slapped across the face.
Awful customer service, always crowded… and your cookies are always hard and not fresh, whether in the day or at night.
I went back to my usual location on Mcclintock and Guadalupe and asked for a buy one, get one free cookie (no meal purchased) and they gave it to me without questions asked. I asked him about this and he said yes that’s technically what they were told but everyone does it out of customer satisfaction.
And it worked.

I would put no stars at all if that were possible… I went in today for the black bean soup. My cashier’s name was Raquel. When I asked for a pint of soup she looked at me as if I didn’t know what I was talking about and with attitude asks, «did you mean the group soup?» (I’ve worked at Paradise Bakery. On the computer it does say group soup, but if you know your job you would also know that «group soup» comes in a pint-​sized container.) I agreed that yes I want to group soup, and asked if I can also get a side of pepper jack cheese to go with it. She said «Let me go ask how to ring that up.» She came back with a guy named Renee who promptly told me «We don’t sell our cheese.» I said «I understand that but I just bought soup, I can’t get a side of cheese with my soup?» He said «Well our cheese is more expensive than our soup.» Raquel then interrupts him with so much attitude in her voice and says «Target sells cheese. Why don’t you get pepper jack cheese at target?» I left without buying anything after this remark.
THANK YOU RAQUEL, for pointing out that I can buy cheese at target. Come to think of it, I can also buy SOUP.

Paradise Bakery is a place to go for consistently tasty sandwiches and salads. This particular one makes their food extra well.

Stopped in for a quick take out lunch. Ordered the chicken and quinoa salad. The service was quick and friendly and the location was very welcoming and clean. My 3 star rating comes from the portion size and price in relation to said portion size. Now I did order a half salad and I paid over $ 7. SO not worth it. There were 3 small slices of chicken, a spoonful of quinoa at best and 2 olives. That added to a fistful of lettuce and that was it. Nothing more. Portion size was ridiculous for the price. Food was tasty but I will definite not be back.

Has to be one of the driest sandwiches ever. Also it comes with one peperchini for each side I’m mean come on really?

I normally cringe at chain restaurants so I initially walk in with negative vibes. However, I had a meeting here so I couldn’t be a food snob at the moment.
I ordered the mac and cheese and Chipotle panini. The food was bland and didn’t taste fresh at all. The green tea and cookie wasn’t bad though. I guess if you are pressed for time, this wouldn’t be such a bad place to go. However, if you are in search for good food, this is definitely not it.

The cashier who took my order was nice and friendly but I ordered the pick 2 and on the receipt it says it comes with a cookie. But they told me and my cousin who ordered the same thing that it doesn’t come with it. Even though it says it on our receipts. Okay. Overpriced food and not the best customer service.

This place is right by my work so more often than not I find myself in here grabbing a quick bite only because I’m pressed for time and I’m sick of everything else in the food court.
Maybe 8 out of 10 times they either get my order wrong or forget/​run out of something. Sometimes they’re out of the dinner rolls, or chocolate chip cookies, or maybe they won’t put any cheese on something that really needs it to be worthwhile. Most of the time their customer service is alright though; the cashiers are normally very friendly and the food comes out quickly despite business levels.
Sure, I can deal with a chain place like this being a little inconsistent, but for the prices they charge and how wholly underwhelming the food always ends up being, my visits here are probably going to stay limited to the nights where I don’t have much time for anything of real substance and I want to eat something with a vegetable in it instead of just getting a slice of pizza.

Great baked goods. Love the «pick 2» — soup & sandwich; pasta and soup; salad & flatbread; for the indecisive (yeah, that’s me!), you can have two of the myriad things that look and really are all exceptionally good.
Iced tea & iced coffee in addition to sodas.
Gets really crowded at lunch so come early to avoid long lines!

I came back here after having been gone for over 5 years. Not sure what happened or if I had better memories of this place than what it really was but… the cookies all tasted like shortening and sugar.
I was so disgusted by the sugar cookie I bought I ate half of it and threw the rest out. Hubby’s ginger molasses was pure sugar and didn’t taste like like ginger or molasses… just sugar with some flour in it.
The chocolate chip cookie also was so sickeningly sweet.
Not sure what happened with their cookies, but they went so far sweet they’re inedible.
I won’t even start on the turkey sandwich I ordered. It was terrible as well. Maybe I got to the place on a bad day, but when I come back to AZ again, I will make sure to skip Paradise Bakery… it was not a paradise kind of hit for me.

Place was way too crammed in my opinion… Had a hard time getting in line while chairs and tables crowd the entrance. Got a wildberry smoothie and it was too watery. Even told the girl to add a lot of ice and she walked away saying yes with an attitude. Cinnamon roll was good. Overall it was average. Nothing too great nothing too bad.

I’ve had several good business meetings here. Really the only thing I’ve tried is the regular coffee, so I need to try the food and the smoothies.
Friendly staff and managers and a very roomy location with outdoor seating.
I’ll be back regularly… It’s nearly Paradise for coffee shops! Plus I have a rewards card to use.

Romaines, chicken breast, strawberries, pineapple, pecans, blueberries, mandarin oranges and some unknown dressing that it probably didn’t even need. It tastes like fresh ginger is in there too –maybe that’s the dressing. Sooo fresh tasting but not at all heavy.
And that’s just my half salad.
Half of a Tomato Mozzarella cibatta sandwich. Undecided about this. Sounded much better than what it looks like and how it tastes. Bread is very fresh, actually it’s fantastic, but the sauce, the three measly pieces of mozz, and two thin slices of tomato just don’t seem to contribute to what I anticipated. At least give me whole leaves of basil. C’mon. If i had to decide between salad or sandwich there’s no doubt I would stick with the fantastic salad.

$ 11 for half a boring sandwich and a flavorless salad?! Paradise doesn’t hold a candle compared to Wildflower.
The service was fine, but the food was SO average that I can’t justify spending that much for what I got again.