If I can go to any sandwich-salad locations, Boudin SF is one of them! Food is delivered on time and staff were hospitable. I would say they could do a little better job with the cleanliness inside the dining hall, considering the amount of bussers they have. Otherwise, at least once per week, I'd go to Boudin SF. It's an excellent place to have salads, sandwiches, and clam chouders. Rate: 94.75/100 (A) Thank you Boudin SF. =] read more

Got it. So Boudin is reducing its labor costs by eliminating the work to wash its soup pots and polluting our environment by contributing more plastic soup pot liners to landfills, while also polluting human bodies with microplastic-laced food. FDA is corrupt as well, as any documentary will tell you. Scientific, empirical data is what is believable. read more

Boudin SF - Plastic bags in hot pots leeching microplastics into food - Bakeries Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

This place recently opened. It's located in the shopping center where Sprouts and Bevmo is. Anyways, I ordered the salmon BLT the other day with Caesar salad. The prices for a sandwich is a bit pricey. I think that my sandwich cost a little over $11.00 with tax. You can get either a side of the soup or a salad with the sandwich. The sandwich itself was good, and everything was fresh, but the bread was very dry. They toasted it to the point to where it would've been burnt if they toasted it any longer. For a place that's known for their bread, that shouldn't happen. I like the fact that they list the caloric content of most of the food. I like the bread that's shaped like bears and other cool shapes. The side of the salad that I got was large compared to what I thought it'd be. It was just OK. The soups do sound good, so I'll come back to try some of that sometime. The service here is OK, but it is a little slow. I came here on a weekday when there was hardly anyone there and I think that it took about 20 minutes to get my order at least. Also, I noticed that some of the tables were a bit dirty. There is plenty of parking in this area. read more

Bummer. As I sit here finishing the last of my watered down clam chowder, I realize it is sadly the best part of my Boudin experience at this location. I ordered the 1/2 and 1/2 combo - half turkey havarti sandwich and a cup of clam chowder. As I mentioned, the clam chowder is watery and drippy, and the potatoes are rock hard! Such a bummer. The sandwich was the worst I've had in some time. It has two thick HARD AS A ROCK baguette slices and requires the jaws of life to bite through it completely. I love a crusty sourdough loaf, but dang, this tasted like it had been sitting out for 2 days. Other than the rock hard bread, the sandwich was sopping with mayo - gross. I don't mind mayo but it was slathered on both sides of the sandwich so thick that the lettuce was soaked through and limp. So, cement breadwich filled with mayo oozing out (and down) the sides + watered down chowder with hard potatoes = won't be coming back to this location any time soon. What a waste of caloric intake :( read more

The food was average at best. The clam chowder just didn't taste all that great. We were totally disappointed.

We love this Boudin location so much, that we drive all the way to Sunnyvale from San Francisco often! The staff is friendly, especially Lena, who we recognize from the old Hillsdale location. She always gives top notch service and makes sure we get everything on our complicated order :) we also love how clean this location is. We'll be back! read more

Came here for clam chowder day and got a buy one get one free clam chowder bowl for takeout. Soup was still piping hot when I got home and there were lots of clams. I prefer to toast the bread bowl at home because I like it warm and a bit crunchy. We got a coupon for a buy one get one free entree so I came back again and tried their roast beef dip. They use French bread and their roast beef is really soft and tender. The dip was also delicious, however, a bit salty. It balances out when you dip the sandwich in though. Food is served pretty quickly and staff is always great. Shout out to Fredy C, who displayed really great service the last time I was there. Very friendly and personable and just really nice. Workers are always so helpful here. read more

So, a co-worker walked into the office a few days ago with a smirk on his face and a load of sourdough in his hands. Apparently, he had wandered into the new Boudin trying to order lunch, and they weren't actually open yet (although the place was wide open, the menu's out, and they were baking bread). The manager was nice enough to give him an invite to their pre-opening training lunch, which was free. Yup, that's free. Free lunch. Provided its not Round Table, I'm there. So, overall...it's the same basic menu as the Boudin's in SF on Fisherman's Wharf, with the exception of adding hamburgers to the menu. That's not a bad thing either--Boudin makes a killer sourdough. I had the clam chowder in a bread bowl. While good (with some salt and pepper), it's just not the same when you aren't fighting off overweight pigeons and tourists for seats near the water. Another guest with me had the mushroom hamburger, and he mentioned it was quite excellent. Seating was ample, and the service was good. So, while I went there the first day it was semi-open to the public, definitely recommended. read more

Oh, where to begin? I could start with the fact that the multigrain salmon sandwich I ordered from this location today gave me food poisoning. Or, I could start with the condescending attitude that the manager on duty gave me when I went to complain about the taste and look of the salmon. Or, I could start with the last time I came here when I was in town and it took 30+ minutes to receive an order or two sandwiches and a salad on a slow weekday afternoon. (And, surprise! Management was rude when we asked how much longer we had to wait for said order.) But, given the fact that I just spent the entire evening puking my guts out, let's start with the disastrous salmon sandwich. Fish is my protein of choice. I cook and eat it often enough that I know how fish is supposed to taste, look and smell. It should never, ever taste or smell "fishy," nor should it look dull-colored or sallow after being cooked. And yet, that's exactly how the salmon on my sandwich was today. The sandwich also had no aioli on an entire half of the sandwich -- so, I did what I normally never do and told a manger I wasn't happy with the food. Strike one: When I approached the manager, he greeted me by calling me "young lady." I am almost 30 years old, and no one has called me "young lady" since I was a teenager. I found this extremely condescending and totally inappropriate. (Almost borderline sexual harassment, honestly. It made me feel "othered" and immediately showed a lack of respect for the customer.) It should have been my first indication that this manager was an incompetent jerk who would rather make his customers feel stupid and insulted rather than be helpful. I expressed my concern about the taste of the fish, as well as the fact that 80% of the filet consisted of the brown, fatty salmon meat most restaurants wouldn't dream of serving. The manager immediately interrupted me to say I clearly knew nothing about fish, and that the fishy taste was just the "flavor" from cooking the fish with skin on. Again, I mentioned that fish immediately tastes "fishy" when old or improperly stored -- not because of skin on a filet -- and was told I was wrong once more. I wasn't in the mood to argue, especially with someone who already made it clear that I was inferior and not being listened to. I didn't eat the rest of the sandwich, and instead ate some of my mom's soup instead. Fast forward to five hours later. I meet up with an old friend to do some shopping and hang out, and almost immediately start to feel "off." My friend notices I'm obviously uncomfortable and asks if I feel OK. I mention that I feel as if I'm going to vomit, but brush it off as hunger from not finishing lunch. Fifteen minutes later, my friend is holding back my hair as I vomit in a shopping center parking lot. My vomit tastes like, what else? Fish. Boudin was the ONLY food I ate today, so I couldn't have gotten sick elsewhere. Stay away from this place at all costs. Stay away from the salmon if you absolutely must eat here. Women, beware of sexist management. Luckily, there aren't any Boudins in LA where I live, so it'll be really easy for me to avoid this establishment from now on. It's a shame, too -- I always did like their turkey sandwiches as a teenager when I worked at Valley Fair. My mom called the restaurant this evening, and a manager is supposed to call back tomorrow, but no amount of free bread will even convince me to return whenever I'm back in town for a visit. read more

I remember hating this place when I went to Fishermans Wharf (a wretched hive of scum and villainy) and had chowder bowls, but now it's like a (good) bad habit. Why? Sourdough baguette burgers, that's why. I love burgers and I do believe that they taste best on sourdough, so there you go! The bread is good and the beef is substantial and tasty. Also, if you come at night, you can get half off of your beer. I also appreciate having the mixed green salad as a side instead of fries, which are overrated at most places (you can also get Tim's chips, which are good chips!). Finally, I signed up for their "you come here too much" card and from what I can tell, you get a free loaf of bread every month? At least I have, but I think that's regardless of how often you actually come. Will have to confirm again. Your mileage my vary with this place; I tried the grilled cheese with bacon a couple of times and didn't care for it, but the burgers still bring this place up to 5 stars for me. read more

Stay away! Unfortunately the quality of the food and staff has gone down the tubes. The Boudin Burgers that used to be tasty are now super greasy and gross. The new menu items look appetizing but are actually nasty. Avoid this place! read more

Tried to redeem a coupon I received on my mobile device, but they do not accept coupons that aren't printed. Simply showing the screen with valid offer code wasn't honored. Why offer coupons on mobile devices then? It wouldn't be so bad if the manager wasn't rude about it... but alas I was disappointed before I even got to see my food. read more

This is for clam chowder with sourdough bread bowl only. It wasn't as good as I read. Personally it tasted somewhat floury and fishy/clammy. I know clam chowder should have a seafood aroma, but it was too clammy. The chowder part had to much roux, as if it was made to stretch the chowder part with more flour to stretch and thicken. It was not creamy, more paste like. Bread was descent but I would not recommend their clam chowder. read more

Hard to see the menus Few hot sandwiches Tables were dirty and had to wait long time for it to be cleaned They were not clearing tables after people left and we had to remove dirty plates ourselves just to seat down Avoid they run this like a crappy tourist place in San Francisco and not a professional resturant in sunnyvale read more

Been going to this location since they 1st opened and I gotta say, Customer Service is absolutely a priority to them. Curtious and friendly staff. Clean ambiance. I Love their calm chowder! You can never go wrong. I always order the Clam chowder in a bread bowl. Ceasar salad is perfect! My daughter loves salad and I know it's good when she eats it. Tried their sandwiches and it was a satisfaction! Ordered "The Great" grilled cheese and bacon. yummy! My husband gets the tomato soup all the time and the sourdough pesto chicken sandwich. It was all to his satisfaction as well. Over all experience, Excellent. I hope they will maintain their cleanliness and good customer service. read more

AMAZING FREAKIN' BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP OH MY GOSH!!!!! Put walnuts in it, it was to die for!! My bestie was stealing most of it, cos she did not enjoy her tomato soup as much as my squash soup... Plus it was in a bread bowl that made it even better, but what I hated was that the top of the bread bowl was VERY hard! I've had a bread bowl at Erik's Deli and their bread was like butter; it was so soft! So minus one star for hard bread, ew. I also had on the side a house salad and it had a ton of walnuts on it as well with a vinaigrette that was a perfect touch!! I love salads and theirs most definitely satisfied my taste buds. I've also tried their grilled cheese sandwiches before and they are the BEST cheese sandwiches I've ever had, but I can't really eat them now because they get me soo sick. If you like grilled cheese, TRY THEM HERE! I most definitely recommend them!!! read more

Came here for a late dinner with a friend after returning from snowboarding in Tahoe. The clam chowder hit the spot. It's thick, creamy, flavorful (not too salty) and a good amount of clams. Also, we split the grilled cheese with bacon. Sourdough was toasted and super crunchy but it was super greasy, probably from both the cheese and bacon. The bacon was nice as well as the cheese (which was a mix of cheddar and maybe monterey jack?) The sandwich came with a side of greens in a vinaigrette to make you feel less guilty from eating such a greasy sandwich. #everyLittleBitHelps I will return to try the other items. It's good but not sure if I can give it 4 stars; more like 3.5 stars. read more

12/23/14: Not sure why this brand is so famous--food is just alright, and some items kinda straight suck, like what I had today... 1. Roasted Cremini Mushroom & Swiss Baguette Burger $9.19: Sounds great doesn't it!? Well, the bread is rustic, but in a bad way. A little dry. A little hard. Too grainy--definitely "healthy tasting" as in lacking buttery richness if you're into that. The actual meat sucked too--not too much better than a fast food place. We're not talking Frive Guys fast food either--more like Burger King level. The mushrooms taste like they're from the can too. This thing ain't cheap either. 2/10. Well, anyway, don't get any of their lame "baguette burgers." Maybe the rest is decent. #café #American #bread #burger read more

I don't think I've ever been to a Boudin location and order anything else besides clam chowder in a sourdough bowl. This place is no different. I just love the chowder and the bread is always predicable, hard on the outside and soft on the inside. I also tried the chocolate muffin which wasn't all that great. I love the patio. Every time I've been here I bring my dog (who is also a fan of the sourdough). Staff are really nice, tables are always clean, and food turnaround is quick. Its never busy and parking isn't too bad. read more

We were so excited to see that Boudin was coming to Sunnyvale! This area is getting so nice, with all these new restaurants, all within walking distance from our home. It was very busy here, this first Saturday after their opening last Thursday, but we were happy we went. There was a long line, but we were kept happy with tasty cookie samples that were brought around, and we had to study the menu, since this was our first time here. Lots of choices, sandwiches, salads, hamburgers, and of course soups in their signature bread bowl. You can also order soup and salad combos or sandwich and salad combos, which I loved. We ordered the Clam Chowder in the bread bowl with a half Thai Citrus Salad and a Veggie Sandwich. It was so busy that we could not find a table inside, but luckily it was nice weather and we found a sunny spot on the patio. The food was brought out quickly, and several waiters came to check on us to make sure we did not need anything else. We definitely will be back to sample more of their menu. read more

When i read about the grilled cheese i was so excited...went the next day and got the one with bacon for $7.99 and when i got it there was no cheese maybe one slice melted into each side of the bread! The bread was so hard the roof of my mouth hurt the whole day and for $7.99 i was expecting CHEESE with my few pieces of bacon. The tomato soup was good but i really wish they would let you get a bowl of chowder with your sandwich. Over all not terrible but just not what i was expecting but i cant wait to try the clam chowder bowl and some other items on the menu. read more

My wife loves bread! And salads! I've taken her to several of the big chain bakeries (Boulanger, Panera, etc) and Boudin is her favorite. I love the butternut squash soup. It's actually not a one-note sweet soup, but it really has some other flavors which separates it from the others. Either me or the missus will always get it in a breadbowl, and share. I like the grilled sandwiches myself. Grilled just right with the crunch on the outside, and the gooey soft melted cheese on the inside. Very yummy! Plus being a member gives you free sourdough bread every month. read more

I can't rate their cafe as I just stop by to get some bread and some of their pastries. But I was greatly disappointed by their quality and freshness of their products. We came here after we had a burger @ Habit. I got the multi grain bread, turtle sourdough bread, almond croissant and a butter croissant. I would think that at 1pm their products would be still fresh but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. When I had a bite of it at home it tasted like old bread from yesterday! Even the multi grain bread tasted old. If they charge $$$ for their bread I expect at least the same quality and freshness as buying it at Panera Bread. But nope I was very disappointed in their quality and taste. I don't think I will be coming back although the girls working here seemed all geuinly nice! read more

if you love Chx Caesar Salad... this might tickle your taste buds!! And you don't need to hear this from me but their breads are pretty damn phenomenal!. Fat kid status! read more

Spent $15 for lunch on a burger on a baguette that looked like what my teenager niece would make for me if she had nothing at home to eat. Got the California burger. Fancy greens don't impress me. slap that on a baguette with a long sliced pickle with a slice of avocado is not worth it. didn't taste good nor was it filling. I categorize it up there with a Jack in a Box burger. I don't think I will come back. I've refused a few times after friends have asked me, I rather go across the street to Habit or Five guys. read more

I love this place! I will be upfront that I've never order and eaten at the restaurant but I do order to-go on a weekly basis. It's so bad that they even know my voice when I call in my order. I order mainly salad, sandwiches and the tomatoe soup. Service has always been fast, however, from time to time they have messed up my order and it's quite the pain to return since I'm not within walking distance from the office. Other than that.. the brie sandwich is freaking amazing and I love their Waldorf salad. I really like the welcoming personalities when I stop by to pick up my order. Also the catering has never ever failed me. They have great options and it's usually my to-go for all those tedious office lunches and meetings. read more

I love Boudin, I've been to quite a few of their locations. For a simple lunch that tastes great, this is my go to sandwich place. You can easily find this location in a shopping center, by Safeway. The inside is quite spacious and is quite clean, and I enjoy the simplicity in design of the place. Also, there is a nice patio for good weather. The outside is well maintained and I really enjoyed my lunch out here while chatting with a friend. The food is always tasty. I get the half chicken pesto sandwich and the clam chowder or salad. The bread is always fresh, the veggies soft, chicken moist and the sauce is really flavorful. Mmm, the chowder is good too, not too sweet and just the right kind of creamy. The tomato soup is also really good, it has bread pieces in it, which I found unique. Finally, the ice tea is always good and I always add a crazy amount of lemon. For about $8 I'm totally full and happy. The service is also great. I feel like the people here don't hate their job and seem pleasant. Nice work! Tasty food. Great service. Clean, simple surroundings. Nice patio. Yum! read more

As a former employee when this location opened fantastic food great service just ordered Mobile order supposed to be done at 5:10 awful wait didnt get my food till 5:21 then my sandwich was made completely wrong and my wife had soggy croutons teach new chefs to cook and work as a team in the kitchen worst boudin experience ever. read more

This location has friendly staff and good food, i will give 5 stars. This 1 star rating is on the online survey only. After completing the survey the morning I received on 1-28, I am still waiting for the $5 coupon (survey said 5 days)... read more

Great place to get some tomato soup in a bread bowl . One of the employees named Linna is extremely friendly, makes this place fun and lively. read more

We love this Boudine's! The prices are great, and food is delicious, and the service is the best! I even had an issue with my loyalty program account and Lynna explained the whole thing to me and made sure I was good to go before we were done. This required me to finish my registration online, and she gave my energetic kiddos some water and bread to hold them over! Very impressed with the attention to detail and kindness I was shown. Excellent customer service! read more

Boudin SF - The fish-shaped bread was a hit! - Bakeries Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

I was excited to try Boudin SF just for the fact that this shopping center gets a bit of a lift as the former business here, Burger King, wasn't really cutting it. No offense to any of you BK fans out there...but the new movement is for fresh fast food stepped up a notch and on this corner, there's plenty of competition just across the street called Panera, Five Guys, and Pizza My Heart. In reality, Panera is the direct competitor for Boudin SF so I came here on a weekend afternoon to see how they measured up. I've been to a couple of Boudin's in my life...at Disneyland CA Adventure, Valley Fair, and Stonestown Galleria. Usually I'm in some location where there are throngs of people so it's a welcome feeling to go to a Boudin location where it's a bit more relaxed. I usually go for the sourdough bowl filled with their clam chowder but that day, I went with a homage to the former tenant and got one of their baguette burgers. Specifically, I got the Blue Note baguette burger with blue cheese, sauteed onions, and arugula on a sourdough baguette. For $9, it was a pretty decent burger just because the bread was so soft and chewy. It's nice to have a burger on something other than a round bun that won't go soggy! The great thing about this Boudin is that they offer breakfast before 10:30am so I can get things like french toast, scrambles, and breakfast sandwiches as well as the baguette burger that I tried. The bad thing is that they don't offer those sourdough pizzas that are usually available at the mall locations. Does this place measure up to Panera? In my opinion, Boudin trumps Panera just because of the fresh sourdough and clam chowder combo and their signature grilled cheese sandwiches. Panera may offer a more complete bakery and diversity of items offered, more seating, and the whole free WiFi thing...but I love grilled cheese and clam chowder bowls so I'll be at Boudin SF way more often than Panera. read more

I'm a huge fan of Boudin near Fisherman's Wharf in the City, and I'm not sure why regional locations don't serve cheese pizza (Havarti Cheese on Sourdough). Instead I had the regular grilled cheese with tomato soup. The sandwich was greasy and the soup wasn't all that great. Would go back again... but only if I was in the area and in a rush. The service was very good! read more

This review is regarding their service as I don't really dine here. I absolutely love their fresh sourdough bread and would rate it a five! (the jalapeno cheese bread is pretty darn good too) Been buying bread at this location every week since it opened and on too many occasions I've stood at the counter and waited. And waited. And waited. Looking around I see employees everywhere, so it's not like they only have one poor guy trying to do everything. Two in the kitchen. one or two behind the lunch counter. another one sweeping or cleaning a table. yet no one in any hurry to come take care of the customer waiting at the counter. Since I really love their bread, I bite my lip and deal with it. Then I moved to Cupertino where there's a Boudin down the street. I have yet to have an experience where I waited at the counter for someone to help me at this location. The manager at the Sunnyvale location should take a lesson from the Cupertino store on how to react to a paying customer. read more

I love this place for a quick inexpensive meal. It is also very kid-friendly, so I don't have any qualms about bringing my daughter. I always get the turkey cranberry sandwich, without fail. My husband goes for chowder in a bread bowl with a side of salad. My daughter gets her share from both of us, and we all leave satisfied. I also enjoy the Boudin loyalty program. Just by having them scan my card, I am eligible to a free loaf of bread every month, discounts on meals, and more. read more

I got a special sneak preview invite to check out the new store! So excited. Can you say YUM? You know that a place is really good when later on in the day you crave for what you ate earlier that day. MENU Their menu is really simple to follow and a bit different than what I had remember from the Valley Fair or Pier 39 location. They are beyond just soup, salads and bread. They also offer a variety of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and BURGERS!!! BURGER So I had the Point Reyes blue cheese + caramelized (sweet) red onions + balsamic glaze burger which was placed on a sourdough roll. It comes with your choice of a small green salad or bag of chips. SOOoooooo good. The combo was really well put together and would highly recommend it. About $8 for the combo. BREADS They are afterall Boudin so they have a good variety. Breads run about in the $5 mark. You can get this whole or sliced. Love it. SERVICE Excellent beyond belief. The staff was in training, but they actually bring out your food when you order it at the counter. CATERING I was so excited to learn that they offer catering as well. Since I often have to host a handful of lunch meetings, it was nice to see that they had a good variety to host an all day meeting. I had a preview sample of their offerings and what I liked about it was the fact that it is fresh. For instance, if you order a hummus sampler, they deliver the olive oil and freshly chopped parsley on the side. That way I can put these together before my meeting will start so that it doesn't get soggy. Oh the things that they think of!! TIP: They have some really cute seasonally shaped breads. I think that these would be great to check out and buy if you are asked to bring something to a potluck / holiday dinner. They are REALLY cute. read more

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I'm writing in about a terrible experience I had at the Boudin Sunnyvale store. I had placed an pick up order online on Nov 17 (order number 1259836). The order was accepted by Boudin and my credit card was charged. As I was on my way to pick up the order, I got a call from the store telling me that they are "out of food" (her exact words) and that my order can not be fulfilled. The lady was extremely rude and not apologetic at all about the store running out of food. Why would you accept my order online if your store ran out of food? Later I called back on Nov 23 and asked for a refund. (Ideally, my money should have been refunded automatically) The lady (who said that she is the supervisor of the Sunnyvale store) refused to process the refund online and told me that I need to physically come to the store to get my refund. What??? Why can't you process my refund online. The worse part of all this was that the Sunnyvale supervisor was extremely rude and unapologetic throughout this experience. She refused to give me her name or any identification when I asked for it so that I could file an official complaint I've been a loyal boudin costumer for many years now. Will never be eating at your restaurant again. Please fix your online ordering systems and please train your employees better. read more

Out of the same bread, two days in a row, early in the afternoon Today (day 2) we took a long time to get looked at by an employee yet alone greeted. Only one guy actually greeted us out of a group of four employees standing near the kitchen door Good effort but really? I'm also not going to call to reserve a little thing of bread so early in the afternoon. read more

Good sandwiches. Cookies good. Of course cookies good when little flies aren't around them and landing on them. You would think the cashier would at least get rid of the cookie that I told them they landed on. Nope. Just said certain time of year they come and even if they get rid of the flies they back in morning. Um yeah. read more

I've had Boudin before for catering but today was the first time eating in. The food and service were both great. I just got an Asian salad which was huge and had fresh produce and big pieces of chicken. The soup bowls others had looked good and I would have got them if I wasn't going lo carb these days. My daughter had a huge pizza with a cookie and a drink. It was a great value. Good service as well since they delivered the food to our table and bussed it as well. One star off because they didn't have the bahn mi salad advertised online. read more