My tour of Neighbor Bakehouse continues with what I'm gonna call one of their light bites--a sugared brioche. This was almost like a puff of sugared air. Light puffed dough sprinkled liberally with sugar. As dessert pastries go, this is very light, like a puff of air. Almost too light, particularly for me. Liked it? Yeah, but after I ate it, it was gone from both my senses. I vaguely remember sugared bread and then not much else. As opposed to the sugar bun thing I had from last week, this one didn't leave much of an impression. I usually like some heft to my desserts and this did not have that. If you are looking for a light bite then this is your bet, if you want something a little more substantial, you'll need to get another item. Though getting something else at this point may become a challenge for you as it has for me. Word seems to have gotten out about this place and on my last 3 visits there has been a line of some substance and well, I don't do lines. Not to mention that when I peaked in the window, most of their offerings were already gone. One day they were totally out of all sweet treats. The lady said they will have some more in 8 minutes or so, which was not worth the wait for me since I was already in a hurry to get to work. I guess popularity is breeding some discontent for me. I'm happy they are doing well, but bummed that, unless I get lucky one day, I won't be able to stop here anymore since I don't usually have time to wait in a long line and then find out they are out of what I'm looking to get. For those of us who live/work in the hood we can be happy for Bakehouse but sad it's no longer easy for us to just pop in for something. That seems to be the case with anything really good in SF no matter where it is located. People find out and come in droves and those of us who were first on the scene get sort of shut out. I can only hope the frenzy dies down a bit and they can reach of balance of shorter lines and product availability. Till then I'll continue my dessert quest in other ways.
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