I have been buying their bread since it was Captain Carrot Bread at Raleys.In recent years Raleys has continually been out of Raisin Cinnamon bread & hamburger buns.I started to buy at El Cerrito Natural Foods & then they were continually out.I reached out hard to both & they didn't get it.That's why I wrote to the company. NO ANSWER!Now my wife makes our bread. I still need the buns. I was able to get them for the first time in 18 months at El Cerrito Natural.
Alan H.
I have been buying their bread since it was Captain Carrot Bread at Raleys.In recent years Raleys has continually been out of Raisin Cinnamon bread & hamburger buns.I started to buy at El Cerrito Natural Foods & then they were continually out.I reached out hard to both & they didn't get it.That's why I wrote to the company. NO ANSWER!Now my wife makes our bread. I still need the buns. I was able to get them for the first time in 18 months at El Cerrito Natural.
William Brown
The new soft bread with all due respect, really sucks, your business is going to go way down If you keep that on the market. I got it from grocery outlet and I see you have it at whole foods Hope you don't mess with the trader Joe mix.I really even give it one star it's thin is nasty is gooey I can't believe you guys think you're going to go somewhere with this I do understand that sometimes the bread feels hard on the outside and it has holes occasionally however it's still way worth the direction you've gone in. it was the best bread on the planet. If you have any questions you can contact me at my email williamgb66@yahoo
Laura W.
My favorite bread is protein and ca style! Makes the best French toast and open faced sand witches yummy! I buy it all fresh and freeze it to use as needed. The bagels, buns and everything else they make is superior products! Been sustained by these excellent bakers for decades now! Thanks! Keep up the good work!
N B.
The "Now Softer" version is a HUGE disappointment. Why bother with sprouted grains if you're going to add white flour and sugar, to make it taste more like nondescript "wheat" breads? I loved the Alvarado Street's flourless sprouted loaves-- a staple for me for many years and I am so so so sorry to see this change. I got a loaf today marked 061723--- supposedly good to sell for 11 more days, and it already tastes days old! So I will return it and not buy your product again, unless you bring the wholesome flourless sprouted recipe back. Please do!
Warren H.
It seems that the new "Softer" recipe means that Alvarado street no longer makes flourless bread. The ingredients used to list various crushed grains only and the bread was dense. I know that for me, this was the only reason for paying the extra price for the bread. Alvarado Street may as well place their bread in the regular bread aisle along with all the others since there isn't really anything that sets it apart anymore. Christina K is absolutely right about the wonder bread comment. I think the company is going to pay for this decision - I cannot believe that they surveyed the customer base before implementing this sabotage of their product.
Clifford S.
I have always loved their breads. Years ago, I could shop at the bakery's store but no more [Covid? ]The lady who answered the door told me that I could order online and pick up the next day. Unfortunately, the website seems to be down.
Christina K.
I do not like the new SOFTER whole wheat bread. I ate the original version for years and it was my favorite bread. I will not eat it again, since it now has flours and sugar.added to it, amd it has no bulk or density to it. It squishes like Wonder bread! Horrible. I am beyond disappointed
OswaldO Gonzalez
Quickly load, great friendly staff, been there every single Friday and never had a delay problem even when I came late to my appointment, make a very wide right turn in the first entrance, there is a big rock that you can difference between the entrance and the exit, the firs drive way is the entrance but it doesn’t say, it’s the very next driveway after fedex building, after that only go to the bakery door almost at the and of the building and ring the doorbell and they’ll come out
Robert E.
I have been a fan of Alvarado Street Bakery sprouted wheat bread for many years. They recently changed the recipe and say it is now softer. The bread now has a paste taste and a different consistency that I do not like. Since there are other sprouted breads on the market now I will be searching for a new bread.
I’ve been buying their California style sprouted bread for years. This last loaf I bought seems like it is 30% less substantial than before and is too delicate. Now when I butter it after toasting it, the butter goes through and makes a soggy mess. (Forget French toast.) I can actually see through the bread like lace. It looks like they’re covering it up by calling it “now softer”. All I can see is they’ve cut back on its substance. I’m sad because this has been my favorite bread for so long, but it’s time for a divorce. Now I wish I (and lots of other people) had posted how much we loved it before and maybe they would not have made such a bad change.
Patricia Berliner
Have bought the sprout bagels for years. Recently the recipe changed and the price went up. Ech! All that added flour! So soft and doughy they can't even be called bagels. The dough sticks to your teeth. They used to have texture - they were grainy and delicious plus great for a low gluten diet.Now it's just a scam . Were you bought out by the Philippines?
Timothy Z.
What were you thinking? Is this your version of shrinkflation? I was a loyal customer for as long as you were around. When Whole Foods no longer carried your sprouted rye bread, I resigned and went to your sourdough wheat bread. But your new "version" is a disgrace. It is so pumped up full of air, that even after it is toasted, it collapses when you butter it. Here's an idea for you. Try selling your old version side-by-side with this new crap on supermarket shelves and watch what happens.
Susan W.
The new "now softer" bread is a disgrace. For the sprouted whole wheat bread, it has, per slice, it has 11% more calories (100 vs 90) and 17% less protein (5 vs 6). It has moved in the direction of WonderBread! Is Alvarado trying to make us fat? Here was a great product, bucking the trend of ever-more-factory-like American food, and Alvarado degrades it. This is a disgrace. I am very sad. I wonder what socially destructive person at Alvarado made this decision. I imagine this person is ashamed.
Lenore U.
The new "softer" version of your Sprouted Wheat bread is a mistake. Learn from the lesson of "New Coke" in 1985. This new softer bread is very sweet, has less flavor, and is rather mushy like so many other inferior brands. Each slice also has 17% less protein, not a good thing. The recipe is drastically changed, with the addition of cane sugar, whole wheat flour and white flour. After several decades of eating exclusively Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Wheat bread, I will not eat this new version. You have lost a dedicated customer.
I have been buying their bread since it was Captain Carrot Bread at Raleys.In recent years Raleys has continually been out of Raisin Cinnamon bread & hamburger buns.I started to buy at El Cerrito Natural Foods & then they were continually out.I reached out hard to both & they didn't get it.That's why I wrote to the company. NO ANSWER!Now my wife makes our bread. I still need the buns. I was able to get them for the first time in 18 months at El Cerrito Natural.
I have been buying their bread since it was Captain Carrot Bread at Raleys.In recent years Raleys has continually been out of Raisin Cinnamon bread & hamburger buns.I started to buy at El Cerrito Natural Foods & then they were continually out.I reached out hard to both & they didn't get it.That's why I wrote to the company. NO ANSWER!Now my wife makes our bread. I still need the buns. I was able to get them for the first time in 18 months at El Cerrito Natural.
The new soft bread with all due respect, really sucks, your business is going to go way down If you keep that on the market. I got it from grocery outlet and I see you have it at whole foods Hope you don't mess with the trader Joe mix.I really even give it one star it's thin is nasty is gooey I can't believe you guys think you're going to go somewhere with this I do understand that sometimes the bread feels hard on the outside and it has holes occasionally however it's still way worth the direction you've gone in. it was the best bread on the planet. If you have any questions you can contact me at my email williamgb66@yahoo
My favorite bread is protein and ca style! Makes the best French toast and open faced sand witches yummy! I buy it all fresh and freeze it to use as needed. The bagels, buns and everything else they make is superior products! Been sustained by these excellent bakers for decades now! Thanks! Keep up the good work!
The "Now Softer" version is a HUGE disappointment. Why bother with sprouted grains if you're going to add white flour and sugar, to make it taste more like nondescript "wheat" breads? I loved the Alvarado Street's flourless sprouted loaves-- a staple for me for many years and I am so so so sorry to see this change. I got a loaf today marked 061723--- supposedly good to sell for 11 more days, and it already tastes days old! So I will return it and not buy your product again, unless you bring the wholesome flourless sprouted recipe back. Please do!
It seems that the new "Softer" recipe means that Alvarado street no longer makes flourless bread. The ingredients used to list various crushed grains only and the bread was dense. I know that for me, this was the only reason for paying the extra price for the bread. Alvarado Street may as well place their bread in the regular bread aisle along with all the others since there isn't really anything that sets it apart anymore. Christina K is absolutely right about the wonder bread comment. I think the company is going to pay for this decision - I cannot believe that they surveyed the customer base before implementing this sabotage of their product.
I have always loved their breads. Years ago, I could shop at the bakery's store but no more [Covid? ]The lady who answered the door told me that I could order online and pick up the next day. Unfortunately, the website seems to be down.
I do not like the new SOFTER whole wheat bread. I ate the original version for years and it was my favorite bread. I will not eat it again, since it now has flours and sugar.added to it, amd it has no bulk or density to it. It squishes like Wonder bread! Horrible. I am beyond disappointed
Quickly load, great friendly staff, been there every single Friday and never had a delay problem even when I came late to my appointment, make a very wide right turn in the first entrance, there is a big rock that you can difference between the entrance and the exit, the firs drive way is the entrance but it doesn’t say, it’s the very next driveway after fedex building, after that only go to the bakery door almost at the and of the building and ring the doorbell and they’ll come out
I have been a fan of Alvarado Street Bakery sprouted wheat bread for many years. They recently changed the recipe and say it is now softer. The bread now has a paste taste and a different consistency that I do not like. Since there are other sprouted breads on the market now I will be searching for a new bread.
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I’ve been buying their California style sprouted bread for years. This last loaf I bought seems like it is 30% less substantial than before and is too delicate. Now when I butter it after toasting it, the butter goes through and makes a soggy mess. (Forget French toast.) I can actually see through the bread like lace. It looks like they’re covering it up by calling it “now softer”. All I can see is they’ve cut back on its substance. I’m sad because this has been my favorite bread for so long, but it’s time for a divorce. Now I wish I (and lots of other people) had posted how much we loved it before and maybe they would not have made such a bad change.
Have bought the sprout bagels for years. Recently the recipe changed and the price went up. Ech! All that added flour! So soft and doughy they can't even be called bagels. The dough sticks to your teeth. They used to have texture - they were grainy and delicious plus great for a low gluten diet.Now it's just a scam . Were you bought out by the Philippines?
What were you thinking? Is this your version of shrinkflation? I was a loyal customer for as long as you were around. When Whole Foods no longer carried your sprouted rye bread, I resigned and went to your sourdough wheat bread. But your new "version" is a disgrace. It is so pumped up full of air, that even after it is toasted, it collapses when you butter it. Here's an idea for you. Try selling your old version side-by-side with this new crap on supermarket shelves and watch what happens.
The new "now softer" bread is a disgrace. For the sprouted whole wheat bread, it has, per slice, it has 11% more calories (100 vs 90) and 17% less protein (5 vs 6). It has moved in the direction of WonderBread! Is Alvarado trying to make us fat? Here was a great product, bucking the trend of ever-more-factory-like American food, and Alvarado degrades it. This is a disgrace. I am very sad. I wonder what socially destructive person at Alvarado made this decision. I imagine this person is ashamed.
The new "softer" version of your Sprouted Wheat bread is a mistake. Learn from the lesson of "New Coke" in 1985. This new softer bread is very sweet, has less flavor, and is rather mushy like so many other inferior brands. Each slice also has 17% less protein, not a good thing. The recipe is drastically changed, with the addition of cane sugar, whole wheat flour and white flour. After several decades of eating exclusively Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Wheat bread, I will not eat this new version. You have lost a dedicated customer.