Boudin

After reading a great deal of the reviews here, I've come to the conclusion that people are looking for something Boudin isn't known for.

They are known for the best Sourdough in the city--THAT'S IT.

It's not a sandwich shop, it's not a pizzaria, it's not a Bagelry and it's not a chowder-house. They do not even specialize in customer service. While they do sell all of those items, It's a bakery that specializes in BREAD. That is the focus!

That being said, go there for that--Fantastic, Old-School San Francisco style sourdough. I grew up on the west coast and have had Seattle style sourdough, I lived in Alaska and had Alaskan sourdough, but my favorite has always been SF-Style sourdough, and this bakery does it perfectly. The wonderful, tart fragrance, the perfect crust and the slightly sweet, moist interior is why one goes to Boudin. So, get in line, place your order and get the hell out of the way for the next person. They want great bread as much as you do.

On a side note, get an extra loaf and have them slice it for you (free!), save it for the next day and make French Toast out of it, serve with salted butter and real Maple syrup. You will NOT regret getting that extra loaf! Quite literally the best French Toast I've ever had, hands down.

I can't delete the draft review that I started months ago. It was a one star rating.

The loaf sour dough bread fell way short for the first time since the 90s. The large round loaf was so light. No chew and bland.

I thought I'd go back and try again before I posted a review. It hasn't happened. We've been buying sour dough from artisan bakers now.

Giving a 3-star just in case it was an unfortunate off bake.

Over-hyped, the chowder was thick and tasted over processed. The bread bowl was super hard. It was nice to have a warm place to wait out of the rain. Our server was really stressed out by the number of tables he had. The bloody mary wasn't tasty at all. It was a very expensive lunch mistake. It's rushed and you are nothing but a paying customer here. Get in and get out.

Love coming here. This place has the best assortment of breads of all the locations and therefore my favorite location. From what I understand, the breads are made here and then distributed to the other locations. Prices are cheaper here as well. Always incredibly fresh and tasty. Staff for the most part are usually helpful and friendly. Small location so, only a few people allowed at a time. Plenty of metered street parking available.

Having Dinner at a friend's house for Thanksgiving and want to bring something uniquely SF, pick up a turkey shaped sourdough. Served 20 of us and my homesick San Francisco family appreciated a taste of San Francisco.

I'm fortunate to have a bakery of Boudin located in the Richmond District of San Francisco.

My visits number 1 or 2 times each month depending on how quickly I go through Bread, and if my schedule allows multiple visits to pickup a large oval of sliced Sourdough. The shop has a great fresh bread selection, and the loaves can be requested sliced.

If you are local make sure to use their mobile application, this will reward you with a monthly bread credit. As for parking it's very easy in the morning or on Sunday.

Caesar salad with bun, under $10. Where can you beat that price? Garlic crunchy croutons , or am i dreaming? Generous portion of chicken. Two condiment container of yummy dressing. I'm going to call it two salad meal. Way too big for one seating. The ladies are fast with the order. The lemon bar was just ok. More crust than lemon. While waiting, three different customers came in to order coffee at 3 pm! Must be good organic coffee. This is the best Boudin! Thank you!

One of my favorite places to get bread when I come out to visit. We just did a quick stop at this location to pick up a bunch of bread to bring back home with us.

This is a small place. Not a place to sit down and eat. The guy who helped us was very nice. He sliced all the bread for us and packaged it nicely for us.

Such delicious bread and very fresh. I actually got it a week before coming home and it's still very fresh.

There is some parking on the street.

It was pretty quiet in there. Most likely because it is a very small place. Very simple space. Not much to it. It was very clean and organized.

Went instore to place an order and they said they turned off the stoves to prepare for closing before walking there I tried calling twice but of course no one answered and I tried to place an order online but they don't take special instructions or substitutions I'm so upset of wasting my time

Tried many times. First the price of their sandwich. Includes a choice of potato chips or salad. Should have more choices for a side that's included in price of sandwich. Bigger salad and more sauce topping. Chips are in a very small bag. At this rate and prices going always up you can purchase a regular meal somewhere else. Or sooner than later the company will close more Boudin Restaurants . Think twice corporate office.