Hi-Rise Bread Co
(617) 876-8766
208 Concord Ave
Cambridge,
MA
02138
42.3825
-71.1314
Neighborhood: Neighborhood Nine
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In Short
Earthy, academic types sit at a long, wooden communal table, dining on chewy raisin-pecan bread and fresh cornbread made with stone-ground corn. Citrusy orange-lemon scones and lime-poppy cakes are also big draws. Among standout sandwiches is the Mahatma Gloves--a curried chicken sandwich with cashews and lime-mango chutney. The chocolate sandwich cookies are filled with extra-thick vanilla cream.
User Reviews
estellej
February 11, 2009
Hi-Rise Bread Co is a great place to grab a sandwich. The Harvard Square location offers outdoor seating.
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mod4l
November 11, 2008
Being Swiss, I love crusty artisanal bread that I can eat with my cheese & meats, and this is the place I buy my fresh bread. If you like delicious bread, I highly recommend this place. Their sandwiches are consequently very tasty, if pricey for some people - but you get what you pay for. Don't complain about a $10 (large) sandwich if you're the type of person to drop $4 on a mediocre latte at Starbucks. About the staff - I'll admit that the first few times I went there I was disappointed the cashiers weren't as warm as I expected. They've gotten much better about this over the years. Even so, in the end, what matters here is the food, which is simply top-notch. Their simple "toast and jam" that was assaulted by some previous customer is home-made and absolutely worth it. The ingredients on their jam reads something like this: "Fresh figs, fresh strawberries, cane sugar, lemon juice." I challenge you to find an ingredient list that short in a supermarket! (I think "Bonne Maman" makes good jam, but is soundly beaten by HR). Finally, they have great coffee, and a good (if marked-up) wine selection. I usually let their wine selection guide my bulk purchases at Trader Joe's/etc. Still, I haven't bought one from them I didn't like.
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AlonGoren
June 29, 2008
We went there today thinking it would be fun to have some good salad after a run. So - the salad seemed to be cut at least a day or two ago, the service was horrible (they kept on forgetting the things we ordered), but worst of all - even thou that we sat at the place they serve everything in plastic - plastic boxes for the salad and plastic utensils - it seems that these people didn't hear that the environment is fighting for it's life. The prices are high enough for them to afford some dishes and a dishwasher.
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Turn off your cell phone before dining: This rustic room is a cell-free environment.
