Great Harvest Bread Co. Meridian — Restaurant in Idaho

We have been going to this business for almost two years, but today was our last visit. I was asked if I had a mask by one of the young employees after being in the store for 5+ minutes. I said I did not have a mask and the employee turned away from me at that point and walked away not offering to help me. Less than 3 minutes later another young employee at the cash register yells out to me as I was standing close to the front door asking if I had a mask, again I said I did not at which point this employee just glared at me until finally I said ‘I have a medical condition’ (which I am not required to disclose and exempts me from wearing a mask per the Boise Mayor’s mask mandate). At this point she ignored me. If any employee would have asked me to leave for not wearing a mask I would have done so respectfully, but no one did, so I continued my shopping. I was treated rudely, ignored, and judged openly by your staff for my medical exemption. Because, of this treatment I will not return to your business. Your staff could have asked me to leave, but instead they were just rude and unprofessional. I am very disappointed in the way I was treated and will take my business elsewhere...

I have been here twice now and so far it’s just meh…. The cinnamon roll was a bit dry and not very cinnamon-y or gooey like cinnamon rolls are supposed to be. The challah was way too heavy and hard to pull apart. Challah is supposed to be light, eggy, and flavorful without having to add anything like butter, jam or honey. I won’t buy it again here. I got a Ruben sammy. It was super tiny for $11, not worth the price. Rubens are supposed to have sauerkraut, but this sandwich had so little that I had to actually dig around to find the tiniest bit. Some folks really think this bakery is great but so far it’s been a disappointment. I will try one more time if they have gingerbread at Christmas. If they are dried out or lacking in gingerbready goodness, then that will be it for me.BTW the smells are delicious, but the bread slicing machine is SO LOUD that is difficult to carry on a conversation while in use. They should consider moving it to a position as far away as possible...

The bread and sweets are absolutely delicious! The staff is nice and the sandwiches are good. They give free samples of bread or cookies when you stop in. I suggest trying everything available. Some of them will surprise you. My favorite is one that I didn't expect to like. I also really like that they have gluten-free bread.

The only negative I have to mention is the size of the gluten-free sandwiches. They're significantly smaller than the regular sandwiches, but at the same price. Before I found it necessary to go gluten-free, I used to order a half sandwich. However a whole gluten-free sandwich is barely bigger than a typical half sandwich. I'd love to see them go to giving you 1 1/2 gluten-free sandwiches for the price of the whole sandwich, even if it meant $1 extra for the gluten free bread. Thanks...