B's Salty & Sweet — Restaurant in Columbia

Ok, so I didn’t realize I hadn’t reviewed this. Suffice to say if I’m off work within their operating hours I’m often going to go stock up. The menu changes regularly besides a select few standards and they post daily menus on Instagram. Below is a list of things I’ve tried THUS FAR. Undoubtedly more will be added.

Poptarts: various fruit versions lean strawberry there. Personally prefer the cinnamon. Nutella also very good.

Meta cookie: good every time. Not even 100% what it is but very good. There’s also a vegan version to try. (Per response is a mix of several)

Vegan meta: a slightly less sweet but equally good meta cookie. Hard to say which is preferred.

Maple pecan bar: current offering very good, be wary of mild melt, but does a good job of keeping all those flavors in an no single overpowering.

Peanut butter carmelita: like a peanut butter snickers but better. My personal favorite thus far.

Nutter betters. Like a nutter butter but more hardcore. My wife’s personal favorite.

Pumpkin snickerdoodle: half the pumpkin-blank stuff you try you can’t taste any pumpkin. This you can taste the pumpkin. Very good.

Chocolate caramel cupcake: the caramel is largely in the texture. Sticky enough you want a fork. The taste is subtle, but in a rare twist it definitely is improved by the chocolate butter cream and the icing is actually good.

Churro cupcake is superior to the chocolate caramel. It’s a bit lighter. The cinnamon is the right amount.

new favorite b’s cookie. It’s chocolate mostly, some coconut and toffee. I regret only...

Located in the Factory at Columbia, what a great place with fresh baked goods and a flavorful lunches. They offer a rotating lunch menu and different bread flavors during the week. When I stopped in they had a creamy mushroom soup (made with cashew cream), which was fantastic and so fresh, served with a garlic knot and a salad that had some of the best lemon vinaigrette dressing I have ever had. I would buy it in a bottle it was so good. They have space to eat inside and watch the bakery in motion or get it to go.

Of course when you go to a bakery you have buy cookies and bread too. I got seven different flavors of cookies and each was delicious, but my top two favorites were the triple ginger and peanut butter. All the cookies were moist and so flavorful. I also bought a loaf of the country sourdough bread and they sliced it for me. Perfect for sandwiches or toasted with breakfast. It was a denser bread, but I loved the flavor toasted with my eggs at breakfast the next day. Definitely want to try the chocolate babka soon and the muffins looked very inviting. Basically I don’t think you can go wrong with anything you get here. Check out the menu, there are muffins, pop tarts, bagels, cookie bars, cupcakes, and more.

The staff was very friendly and overall I would say the food and bakery items are top notch. They also have vegan options so there is something for everyone and you can pre-order online too. Definitely a great place to go for a fresh flavorful food! Give it a try, you won’t be...

I love this place! In defense of the darker bread loaves that a previous reviewer so rudely commented upon without reaching out to the bakery first...I think B's sourdough is fabulous. I am an off-and-on sourdough bread baker myself, and a beautiful, caramelized, and yes, dark (some might say charred-looking) crust is what we aspire to--it's not easy to do in a home oven!

I have purchased a number of things from B's (all delicious) but today, I brought home lunch: vegetarian chili, garden salad, and a peanut butter cookie. Everything was delicious (that creamy cilantro dressing--oh my goodness!) and high quality. I don't say that lightly. I used to own a high-end bakery/cafe/ catering business (in another state), so I can be picky about things.

I am sorry it has taken me so long to write a long-overdue review. :)

I often think how much easier things would be had I had the Internet (like we have today ) when I had my business, but I also know how rough it must be to deal with careless reviewers who don't think about the ramifications of what they are writing to the world. It's common sense to reach out to a business first if you encounter an issue — it will usually get resolved. I am sorry that happened to you, but you can see by the number of 5 star reviews, that...