Bread & Bowl

One of the best places to have lunch in the area. Everything is fresh and made in house — and you can tell! I have had the salads and the pizza (still waiting to try the soups and sandwiches) and everything is delicious and filling.
Their pizzas (my favourite) are made in front of you and seriously filling. Their meatball pizza is amazing and can fill me up for the entire day!
On top of their excellent food, their customer service cannot be beat. Everyone is nice, friendly and serves you with a smile. The gentleman who owns the place (at least I think he does) is always apologetic if the line is long and he once gave everyone in line a coupon for a free breakfast sandwich. Once the pizza line was long because they had a catering order, and while she was finishing the order, the lady behind the counter helped me figure out what pizza I would like and gave me an extra topping. You really cannot beat their service!
I highly recommend this place — go!

The highlight is most definitely the curry cauliflower soup — sounds like an odd combination but is absolutely delicious!
I’ve had a few of their sandwiches and pizza as well, though they fall a little short given the price.
A good option if stuck at the hospitals and sick of the cafeteria food.

I came here with a couple of colleagues from a nearby hospital in which we work. We came in at around 10:30, no one in the restaurant aside from us. We proceed to order our breakfast. There were 3 staff behind the counter, busy prepping for a catering event, I presume as evidenced by the big trays they were preparing. Not one individual acknowledged that we were even in their midst. It was only until I asked if anyone was going to take my order that anyone even looked up. I proceeded to order French toast which came with bacon. I was told there was no more bacon! I said it was fine. I will take just the French toast. The staff person behind the counter would only take one order at a time, which is of course problematic as we had many orders from other colleagues. That’s ok we tolerated the wait as we needed breakfast. When the French toast was done, I was informed that they’ve also run out of maple syrup.
At this point, the appetite was lost and we wasted a good 20 minutes waiting for food that was not going to be had.
I understand that their catering order was more profitable than our breakfast order, however, there was nothing in place for the walk-​ins that would likely keep their business thriving.
We asked for our money back. We work in their neighborhood, it was evident by our attire. They just lost the business of many workers in the hospital lane of University Avenue.

Found this place on Unilocal,had to go to the hospital, we’re from Loretto Ontario. This place has great sandwiches and soups smells real nice in here, food made to order and the place is very clean. I’ll be back!

Great options for vegans!
I had the vegetarian pizza with no cheese. It was fresh and delicious and came pretty quickly. Other options for vegans include custom pizzas, sandwiches and salads. There are also daily soups that change. Ask to see if they are vegan that day.
The set up is little different if you are dining in. You order at the counter and they bring the food to you. When you’re done, you go up to pay. There are a lot of «grab and go» items prepared fresh that morning if you are in a rush.
The owner and staff were all super friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back.
Note: The location is wheelchair accessible. There is a ramp on the right side of the building and the front door features an automatic door opener. The washrooms have accessible stalls with multiple grab bars. The door to the washroom does not have an opener and is a little heavy BUT the owner and staff are so incredible that they will assist and prop the door open during your stay.

Been here twice to get food. First time I got a chicken BLT sandwich. It tasted fresh and a great mix of flavours and bun. The coleslaw on the other hand was extremely small and had a little too much acidity.
The second time I got the pulled pork pizza. It was very good and was actually loaded with toppings. You could likely split it in half for a lunch and still be full.
My gripe with this place is the price. Everything comes out to at least $ 10. I see the appeal, the quality is definitely there, but it hurts to spend $ 10 on a sandwich. Maybe all the business folks in the area can afford it, but when you have the grange food court a 5 min walk away and Chinatown another 10, it’s hard to say Bread + Bowl is value.
If it was priced $ 2 – 3 cheaper, I’d give this 4 stars.
3 stars because I can’t give it 3.5 and the prices are fairly high for «fast food».

Last week I was just BLOWN away by the customer service at Bread & Bowl.
I went in there, with the goal to buy a soup to add to my rice which I brought from home. Unfortunately, their blackboard only featured one soup on it — a tomato soup, which I’m not a fan of tomato-​based soups… the server then says, «Wait, let me check if we’re completely out of our other soup.» And she goes immediately behind the counter to check. But alas, she comes back and says, «It’s not enough to fill a cup for you — sorry!»
I smile, thanked her for checking, and started heading out the door.
But the manager (and likely, owner?) who had been close by, turns to me and says, «Wait! You can have it. We’ll give it to you for free.»
This kindly, older gentleman starts heading back to the counter, before I could respond.
Caught off guard, I asked, «Are you sure?»
«Yes, just wait.» He personally scoops up all possible remnants of the sold-​out soup. And comes around the counter, and hands me the take-​out cup, with crackers and spoon.
He smiled at me and said — with complete genuine care, «You deserve it.»
I so was surprised, and touched by the gesture. I just kept saying thank you as I walked out the door.
If you’re in the area, check out this place — for good food, and even BETTER customer service.
PS. I never even thought of asking what flavour their other soup was! When I got back to the office, I opened the lid to find my favourite soup: squash.
PPS. The cup of soup was nearly full to the brim!
PPPS. I know this is different from my usual reviews — but this experience warmed my heart so much — I just had to share! All their food I’ve had there is very good, including soup, sandwiches, pizza and salad. Costs are average, but portions are large and quality well worth it.

They sell muffin tops only. ’nuff said. They could be a little more crispy though…

I’ve never had a better pulled pork pizza! The amount of toppings that they layered on it was astounding… bacon, corn, more pulled pork, and the sauce was delicious. I shared my pizza with 2 other people. I can’t wait to go back.

Great food and super friendly staff. Got a free brownie one time. Brought some friends over another time and the lady have us a free plate of brownies and marshmallow rice crispies. They remember who you are and treat you very well! The food is superb, especially their sandwiches. Definitely recommend.

Out. Freaking. Standing.
I had a hankering for pizza tonight and visited the bread & bowl and was NOT disappointed.
Even better than the food was the welcome I got. The woman asked if I had been there before and when k said no she came out from behind the counter and showed me around, walking me through the menu and pointing out specials. She have me a breakfast and lunch/​dinner menu and said if we call ahead, they can have take out ready for pickup.
I got the pizza on special (chicken rustica) and a greens salad with plans to share with my husband. That did not, alas, happen as it was too good and I are the whole damn thing. I will need to go for a long run tomorrow to work it off but it was totally worth it.
We will be back.

Highly recommended by a co-​worker and she was not wrong.
This place has been open for about 4mths and the owner (I assume) Frank really takes pride in his restaurant & food. His presence is really lovely and just such a nice person!
I ended up having their pizza which is a decent personal size. Thin crust and generous with toppings. They have their own staple pizzas or you can customize your own.
Frank took our order, told us to pay and he’s bring it to us.
The payment process is alittle confusing and a little TOO trusting. You basically go to to cashier and tell them what you ordered. You could tell them anything or even walk out for that matter. I think they should have a better way of doing this by paying then ordering or by the server giving you a paper to give to the cashier.
I sat on their little patio on the side and was even given some samples of their foods. I definetely have to try their pulled pork pizza :)
I’ll be back Frank!

The turkey sandwich is amazing. I’m told they make it fresh in house. I had the roasted red peppers on my sandwich and they are seasoned to perfection. The staff are super friendly too. Would defiantly recommend for lunch.

The pizza’s so gorgeous there and the salads are amazing. I don’t like the sandwich there but i like the package. Pulled Pork pizza is the best pizza i have ever eaten. The salads are a little bit too much for girls. If they offer a smaller size, i will appreciate that.

Customer service & quality of food quite good, and decent prices.
I’ve been to this venue once, and m’lady frequents it on a regular basis. They have a soup of the day, and they seem to be tweaking which soup to have on which week-​day, which is why I’m assuming they have yet to officially list the soup of the day on their website or at the store.
However, the lady who I suspect to be the owner is quite eager to help. She wrote down each of the weekly soups of the day on a note for me, which I gave to m’lady.
I’ve tried a few of their soups each of which comes with a roll of bread, and I must say that all of the ones I’ve tried have been to die for.
All-​in-​all, I think that if they were open on week-​ends and if they had their weekly soup of the day posted in a way that I could reference easily, this place with be 5-​star one in my books. None-​the-​less, I think it’s a great place, and would definitely return there again.