Al-Rada Bakery is a small Iraqi grocery store and bakery in the little Iraqi community around Warren/Greenfield. They sell a variety of different Middle Eastern spices and bottled/canned sauces in a couple of aisles. To the left side as you walk in, they have a delectable looking display of baklava and other treats (I believe that Shatila Bakery is their supplier, so you know these will be delicious). Along the left wall is a line of freezers, some of which include large bags of frozen samoon and kubba along with other baked treats. To the other side, they have some prepared food in trays and a section of seafood including a little pond in the back with live fish. We were too full from lunch to try any of their prepared food, but we came here specifically to get their bread. As soon as we walked in around 1 PM on a weekend we could smell the fragrance of fresh bread being baked in the tanoor and oven to the right side of the store. Overall, we got 5 pieces of Samoon (Iraqi Bread) and 2 pieces of Khubz (Arabic Bread/Iraqi Pita). Total cost was $5.50. They don't post prices anywhere and as other reviews on Google also state, I feel like they just charge what they feel like charging. The person that rang us up wasn't very confident when he told us the cost and then ended up short changing us by 5 cents. The bread was hot and fresh, coming out directly from the tanoor and samoon oven in a continuous flow. The khubz was almost too hot to the touch while many of the samoon were still puffed up from the heat on the interior. There are some paper bags on the side for the samoon but strangely only plastic for the khubz. While they are warm, be sure not to bag the bread up in plastic or condensation will start to build and the bread will become soggy. The samoon has a nice fragrance and a very nice chew to it - the ingredients are very simple, but very delicious. The khubz, on the other hand, has some bran or some more earthy element mixed in and is baked in a tanoor, giving it a more complex charred taste. It has some uneven crispy parts and more chewy parts giving a fantastic textural contrast. Both types of bread are perfect to eat filled with meat and veggies, or used for dipping, or our favorite method of just eating it straight while it's still fresh and hot from the oven. I think this is where Edulis Grill across the street gets their bread from. I'll have to confirm the next time I eat there. Overall I recommend going to Al-Rada Bakery to pick up fresh bread. Just be aware that they don't seem to have consistent pricing. Edit: I added this entry as Al-Rada Bakery. It can also be translated to Al-Rida or Al-Reda according to google translate. I don't know anything about Arabic, so I'm not sure what is right. read more

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Great food and very friendly staff. I will be going back! The food had lots of flavor and the price was great! read more

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