Paradise Bakery
9510 N Meridian St # 100
Indianapolis, IN
I did a lot of thinking when I named this blog. I wanted it to be called exactly what does, and I succeeded. When you name your restaurant “Paradise” I think that you are just asking for some scrutiny from you know who.
What I ate: Combo: ½ California Turkey Sandwich
Cup of Fire Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup
Chocolate Chip Cookie: $7.29
Lets start with the sandwich. Turkey, bacon, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, creamy ranch spread and pesto mayo. It tasted ok, but it was boring. I like the cucumber and it had all the right elements, but it didn’t deliver. The reason,the bread. At a bakery that carries sandwiches, I expect something better than Wonder Bread and it truly wasn’t that much better. I have been to California and the state deserves better than to have that sandwich named after them.
The cup of soup actually appeared to be a bowl. A very large portion really. You have the option to add sour cream and tortilla strips, I say… load it up! The soup was excellent. There were actually a few small tomatoes in the soup that made me feel like they didn’t; dump Cambells Soup in my bowl.
The chocolate chip cookie was the best cc cookie that I have ever had. It wasn’t warm, but the chocolate chips stretched apart like they were right out of the oven. This was the highlight of the meal. I think that every meal should end with these cookies.
Would I Buy It Again: I have to piece this one out:
Sandwich – No
Soup – Yes
Cookie – Yes
Instead: Sandwich – I struggle finding a good turkey sandwich around here. Soup – This is one of the better places for soups. Usually 4 on the menu every day. If someone asked where they could get a good bowl, I would probably send them here. Café Nora has a great Tomato Basil Soup if you are looking for something similar.
Cookie – Good luck, I am not sure you will be able to find better.
Additional Rambling:
For $7.29, it was a decent value. Add a soda and you would be closer to a $10.00 lunch. Going to Paradise made me realize the gap that Indy has. Where do you find a great sandwich and soup place? Au Bon Pain has a great selection of soups, but you will have to head downtown to IUPUI for that. Lenny’s and Jersey Mikes take care of most of my cold sandwich cravings, but a deli style sandwich on a good piece of bread is not easy to find in this city. It might not even exist.
-WIBIA
Tags: Food, Indianapolis, Paradise Bakery
Paradise Bakery changes Salad mixes.
They changed the lettuce mix in all the salads a little over a week ago. Very unappetizing look and taste !!
Salad lettuce was cut fresh daily in each restaurant but now is out of bag. No longer any dark green lettuce.
1) They call the lettuce romaine but it looks and tastes like iceberg lettuce.
2) The “NEW” (misnomer) salad tastes as if were from a bag. In fact it does come from a bag. It use to be cut daily in each restaurant. No longer. It is straight out of a bag.
3) The salads look very pale and unappetizing.
4) The restaurant pictures of the salads are very, very, very MISLEADING in that they show DARK GREEN lettuce. The salads HAVE NONE (ZERO).
Looks like Iceberg Lettuce and it sure as heck tastes like Iceberg Lettuce.
Bottom line: If you like iceberg lettuce out of the bag then Paradise Bakery is your place for “salads.” As is Fry’s,Safeway, etc. etc.
Adam Reynard, your looks like you put some research into comment on May 6th 2010. I would love to know where you aquired your informantion though since it is completely inaccurate. Paradise Bakery and Cafe does infact cut their salad mixes fresh in house every morning.