Now, let me preface this by saying that my favorite restaurants are the ones that find ways to make healthy foods taste amazing. That being said, there wasn't much that was healthy about this place. \n\nBeing vegetarian, I ordered the only meatless panini, a Triple Double Melt--which was a ginormous double layer grilled cheese sandwich with 3 layers of French Country Bread and 2 layers of cheese, all grilled in butter (I had them add tomatoes so I'd have some semblance of greenery). The best part about it was definitely the bread...but it wasn't amazing enough in my opinion to justify all the empty calories and fat. I also ordered the one vegetarian soup option--which was an artichoke portobello soup. The soup literally looked and tasted like Thanksgiving gravy; it was thick, gray, and much too creamy with like 3 random chunks of vegetables. If I had some mashed potatoes, it probably would've been awesome on top...but just not as a soup! :/ \n\nThey DO have a rather awesome dessert case filled with all sorts of cakes, cookies, caramel apples, etc. Since Valentine's Day was approaching, I thought I'd be festive and order a heart-shaped sugar cookie. Unfortunately, the sugar cookie (while cute) was rather mediocre. There were lots of other treats that looked yummy though.\n\nIn summary, if you're looking to indulge, you'd probably love it here. Great bread (hence the name Kneader's), lots of beautiful desserts, cute little tchotchkes for sale, and nice staff. But as someone who tries to eat semi-healthy foods, I felt like my arteries were crying for help when I left. Don't think I'll be back here for any food but perhaps to buy a cute pastry for a special occasion.
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