Area Dining @ 04 Jun 2008 11:10 am by judyorr
Over the weekend I saw people eating at the cute Corner Bakery located at Green Oaks Shopping Mall at 95th & Cicero. The restaurant is located as an outbuilding in front of the Staples and Men’s Warehouse stores. It was nice weather out and there were alot of people sitting on the covered patio. It didn’t feel like I was in Oak Lawn!
When I got to the door I was dismayed to see a sign up saying it was a private party and I’d have to wait a few days for it to be open to the public. I have only eaten at one other Corner Bakery and it is the one in the Field Museum.
Last night I had a listing appointment so got home late. My husband and I decided to dine out and I remembered about the Corner Bakery. The line was kind of long but it moved quickly. Unlike places like Potbelly and Panera, at Corner Bakery you place your order and take your number to your table and your meal is delivered to you.
As I was eating my sandwich I wasn’t too crazy about it. I had ordered 1/2 a D.C. Chicken Salad sandwich & a cup of soup, similar to Panera Bread’s Pick-Two offering. I wasn’t impressed and it didn’t seem like chicken salad to me. I finally opened up the sandwich to notice it was larger pieces of chicken. I went back to the cashier and told him I think I had the wrong order. They brought me the correct sandwich and it was excellent. What they had given me was Chicken Basil or something that was pretty bland.
They took care of me right away and I know they’re going through first-time opening jitters so it was no big deal. Also different from other fast-food sandwich shops is the fact that they clean up after you. My husband and I always disagree when we eat at places like Panera Bread as I always clean off the table and my husband says I’m taking the employee’s job away. But when I see the garbage set-ups I always clean up. There was nothing like this at Corner Bakery.
I’ll look foward to trying their other items, although I’ll probably be getting that chicken salad sandwich most of the time. It had apple & currants in it and I have a feeling it’s going to be my signature dish at the Corner Bakery. I love the new restaurants coming to Oak Lawn and I’m still waiting for Steak ‘n Shake (I’ll be in trouble)!
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