Lunch at Bon Fresco Sandwich Bakery
My call for mini-reviews of restaurants the Sun has neglected has turned into mini-reviews of places we probably won't get to as well, which is fine too. Here's a good one from Mr. HowChow. I had already gotten a glowing e-mail about Bon Fresco from Arden, so I was delighted to hear more. EL
Bon Fresco Sandwich Bakery brought sandwiches and bread to Columbia that rise immediately into my favorites in Howard County.
Great ingredients. It couldn't be more simple, but it feels less and less common to find delicious food that tastes like someone was paying attention. Certainly rare at casual sandwich joints -- where the chains profit from interchangeable ingredients. ...
Bon Fresco's sandwiches are exceptional. Thick $6.50 sandwiches, each with several great ingredients. Thick slices of real roasted pork loin with grilled squash and a spicy sauce. A pile of salami, topped with green-leaf lettuce and cream cheese. Each ingredient stood out, and it came together with the beauty of Thanksgiving leftovers -- a simple sandwich made scrumptious because someone spent an entire day cooking the parts.
They’re supposed to start serving breakfast any day, and they already sell the baguettes, ciabatta, focaccia and other loaves. Baked in that open kitchen, they're sandwich breads – more perfect white than the yeasty French of a top restaurant – and they’re spectacular right out of the oven. Worth a trip – although maybe not from Baltimore.
Bon Fresco Sandwich Bakery
6945 Oakland Mills Road
Columbia, MD 21045
410-290-3434
Comments
Thank you for the heads up on this.
Posted by: Eve | January 13, 2010 11:28 AM
I have been to Bon Fresco many times and agree that it is a great place to grab a sandwich, salad, or soup. The stand-out item is really the homemade bread. The service is very friendly and the owner Gerald is happy to get input from customers.
Posted by: MegH | January 13, 2010 11:50 AM
Based on HowChow's website, we tried to go to Bon Fresco last Saturday. It was a bit before 8 but the sign on the door said that they closed at 9 so we went to the door. Well, it was locked and the employee who saw us turned around and went the other way. So, if you do go to Bon Fresco, make sure it's well before their advertised hours.
Posted by: Gert | January 13, 2010 6:36 PM
I went there about a month or two after it opened and I loved it. The bread and homemade soups are great. It's nice to have a lunch place with some originality and variety.
Posted by: FoodBooty | January 13, 2010 10:09 PM
"Worth a trip, although maybe not from Baltimore."
Are you kidding me?!?!?!
The sandwiches make Bon Fresco a place that is worth a trip from east jerusalem.
-Bill
Posted by: Bill | May 3, 2010 9:30 PM