Great Harvest Bread Co. — Restaurant in Birmingham

Great Harvest is now a franchise chain of stores specializing in bread and other baked goods. This location is nice and the products they turn out are in par with the original location in Northville MI. They make some of the best breads. Their bread doesn't have a crispy crackling crust. It's a soft exterior, like an artisanal version of Wonderbread, but sooo much better than that description makes it sound. This is the bread for amazing French toast, grilled cheese and bread pudding. They have a lot of varieties. My favorites are, Honey While Wheat, Old Fashioned White, and Garlic Cheddar. I've never had a bad loaf of...

I've been to several Great Harvest locations, they are all consistently good -- but the staff at this particular location are always super friendly and helpful.

The parking lot is a little tough because it's one way -- but it is still very convenient for hopping in and out quickly

I usually get their pizza bread or pesto bread for making pizza toast at home --- but it's always hard to resist the cinnamon rolls and peanut butter cookies.

I also recently tried their dinner rolls for Christmas. We had garlic cheddar and plain white --- they were excellent! We will definitely be getting our rolls there in...

As soon as you walk in, the bread and pastry samples are right there - convenient! Favorites are the Michigan cherry walnut bread, wheat dinner rolls and pumpkin swirl o's dessert. Smaller and more expensive than the store-bought, but definitely worth it. Breads are fresh baked that day, very dense and flavorful.

If you buy extra loaves, the breads will keep for weeks if you freeze them. Place paper towels between the bread and plastic bag to minimize moisture. When you're ready to eat, double toast and the bread...