Boudin SF

for those unfamiliar, this is bread at San Francisco's finest. Lovely rounds of sourdough and many other varieties are baked fresh daily. At the window, you can watch bread kneaded and shaped by hand.



The girl and I needed refreshment and stopped in. The line is set a little differently from the older South Coast Metro Pointe location. You walk in and order at a counter off of a printed menu. Then you get a number, find a seat and fill your drinks and wait for your food to be delivered to your table. They offer inside seating, outside seating and some tables are in the mall area. There is a bin of kids menus and packages of crayons for the kids.

The girl scoffs at kids menus and ordered clam chowder in a bread bowl. Her soup was good, she said the clams were nice and chewy, her favorite part...(I am not fond of seafood in general, let alone CHEWY seafood bodies). But she was very content. I had the baguette burger. The meat patty was shaped and frozen, but it's Niman's beef so it is very tender and juicy. The bread was chewy (in a GOOD way) and the salad was light and fresh. There was a garlicky, herb on the bread instead of the usual mayonnaise or mustard and it was just excellent. The dressing on the salad was pleasant and not overpowering. After lunch we chatted and she had a peanut butter cookie and I have a heavenly lemon bar.

The best part is even with drinks and dessert, our lunch was about 22. Normally, I don't tip at counter service, but the service was very attentive without being annoying, and twice our table was visited by staff, so I wanted to leave a tip. Boudin, keep up the good work, and we will be back!


South Coast Plaza Boudin SF
3333 Bristol St.,Space 1000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-689-2253