Breaking Bread Catering & Deli
Breaking Bread Catering & Deli
No joke. Giving the G.O.A.T. Award to this italian sub made by Brae! 10/10
Sweet Potatoe Fries
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Cuban Sandwich B
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Not enough coffee for what I paid.
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Plenty of seating for friends to gather
Open for coffee, espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches, lunch and more
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Breaking bread now located inside the downtown crystal lake train station
Balsamic Grilled Cheese
Fresh muffins, danish, brownies and cookies
Reuben
Fried Chicken and Bacon Sandwich & Pretzel Cheese Curds
Pretzel Cheese Curds
Pepperoni and feta spread! Delicious!
Reuben Sandwich
Balsamic grilled cheese - inside not very cheese, peppers not so tasty
Jim S.
Oct 8, 2024
I've been going to Break Bread since they were on Rt. 14th. They are a very good alternative to the franchise fast food options around town. So I really enjoy eating here. They have good options to choose from when it comes to sandwiches and burgers. For this day I went with the Cuban sandwich, shoe string fries, sweet potatoes fries, and chicken strips. I place the order online and it says 25 - 30 mins ready for pick up. Sweet no problem as I had a grocery pick up order at Jewels. So about 25 mins passes and I arrive with my 2 year old daughter ready to pick up my food. The restaurant is inside the train station and it's a pretty cool setup. My daughter absolutely loved running around the place. I walk up to the cashier and tell them I'm here to pick up my order and the gentlemen tells me he hasn't even started my order yet and there was some issues going on in the kitchen. He said it's going to be another 10 mins before the food can be ready. Uh oh... I'm going to have to ding 1 star because this should have been updated that it's going to take a lot longer than expected. I wait the 10 mins and the food gets done and then I head home. Overall the food was good and as you can see from my pictures it's a not a traditional cuban sandwich but it was good, and I'd get it again. Fries were hot and crispy and my daughter enjoyed her chicken strips. Breaking Bread has always been a good alternative for grabbing lunch in Crystal Lake.
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Todd G.
Jan 19, 2021
I was excited to try Breaking Bread on my quest to support local businesses. We had heard a few friends taking mentioning the ate here and enjoyed it. So we wanted to given them a shot.Ordering online was overall smooth but there are not any pictures which made it hard to know what your ordering. That made it a little tricky. We are vegetarian and felt the menu was a little limited for us. But had to try the pretzel cheese curds since we heard good things about them. I ordered the pretzel cheese curds with a side of honey mustard ( + 99 cents) and was not a good start when I did not receive the side of the mustard.I ordered the balsamic grill cheese with a side of white cheddar Mac n cheese. The sandwich looked extremely light on the mozzarella and the peppers were not very good. The balsamic was not really present or had no taste. Either way I was disappointed in the sandwich. The Mac n Cheese on side was a bit of a let down as well. There was not any cheese really?!? Just struggling here on my reviewing trying to find any positives and not sure I would go back.
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Taylor S.
Dec 2, 2023
Good sandwiches! Nice thats its so close to the train station! Good option for a quick bite
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David N.
Jun 26, 2021
You walk in and the atmosphere is immediately light. Brae is beautiful and wearing a smiley faced shirt that says "always optimistic". Jason Meaz is on in the background singing "I won't worry my life away". There is a bell with a smiley face on it and immediately I decide I want to dine in. Their menu is robust with a lot of good looking things. Then I see Award Winning Italian Sub and I'm immediately curious. Italian subs are okay... like the ones I know are the ones from subway mostly... So I ask about it and Brae says it's delicious so I ordered it along with pickle fries upon her recommendation. The pickle spear fries came out hot and the sandwich I have decided to give my official GOAT (Greatest of All Time) award to the Breaking Bread Catering and Deli. It was succulent, fresh, great dressing, bread, quality of meat and peppers... it was perfect. This is a family business and John was great to talk to... young guy and part owner. Brae is his girlfriend... and all I can say is thank you for the rays of sunshine. Lovely little gem. I will be back :)
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Michael W.
May 8, 2020
We ordered sandwiches for lunch. My wife got the Rueben, my son got the Chicken and Bacon, and I got their version of a beef dip (they call it juicy beef). My wife loved the Rueben (she felt it was among the best she had had), and my son liked his Chicken and Bacon. I thought mine was just OK; the sandwich doesn't come with any au jus (it is a sandwich dipped). It is more like an Italian Beef but not as much beef and I wasn't a fan of the bread. Coming back again I would probably get the Rueben.
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Phil R.
Dec 25, 2020
Stopped in here recently while shopping in the area on December 23rd. Initially we were looking forward to a Portillo's Beef sandwich but the line for pick up was crazy long so I reached out to Yelp for help in finding a good sanwich in the area which led us to here. While looking at the online menu I noticed s Rueben on the menu and they had me. I also ordered the daily soup which was tasty, a not to salty vegetable soup. The Rueben had good flavor but lacked balance in that it was assembled wrong. I hate when this happens and it happens all to often at sandwich shops. My first bite was full of sauce and kraut. The next had too much bread and not much else. Finally some meat! I think I got what I would call a balanced bite only once. Had I not been eating in my car I would have taken this sandwich apart and built it properly. Service was excellent and I recommend the fried avocado bites. I will be in again next time I am in town but will ask them to take sometime and build my sandwich right.
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Roger H.
Sep 5, 2019
We had Ruben Sandwiches which were delicious. The rye bread, at first looked like it would be difficult to get a bite. Thankfully the bead was soft enough (not too soft ) that eating the sandwich was easy. The Thousand Island dressing may be homemade as it was very tasty.The service was excellent and friendly.Highly recommend.
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Lauren W.
Oct 9, 2018
As another Yelper has pointed out, there really isn't anything on the menu that our family has tried that we didn't love. I initially knew about Breaking Bread in Cary through a coworker, who brought the takeout/delivery menu to work for all of us to peruse. Everything sounded either very good or just typical to sandwich shops, so I decided to try it one day. Holy crap, it was delicious? The first time I ordered, I got an Italian grilled cheese and was shocked by just how tasty an adult grilled cheese was. Normally, the only grilled cheeses that I see at a restaurant are for kids, so this gamble was definitely worth it. Fast forward to a few months after this first encounter. I read that they're opening a location in Crystal Lake that was not going to be too far from my house. Score! The location is very nice and is never super busy. It's a great restaurant for kids as well as I asked to just order a plain hotdog since my toddler is a communist, apparently (how do you eat a hotdog without anything on it? Ugh). My go-to sandwich is the shaved fried chicken. I have tried many other options in the menu, and I would have to say that anything they make is amazing. Pick something that sounds good to you, and you will not be disappointed.
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Josh T.
Oct 10, 2024
Ordered a large latte and the cup is only filled about 2/3. Come on! Almost $6 for coffee and you can even fill it up?Update: I went to the barista and told her that when people pay for a large coffee, they expect to get it. I showed her that about 1/3 of my coffee was missing and she said it was because of the foam. Sure. It's because you put too much foam in to save on milk usage. I'll go out of my way to go to Starbucks next time. On a side note. The New York Breakfast Bagel was very good.
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Adam F.
Apr 11, 2023
The food is great, the staff makes it amazing. Classic deli food with some nice modern twists, and it's all fantastic. We've eaten here a ton of times and never been disappointed. The sides are all so good that we order way to many of them. The cheese curds and fried pickles are amazing. Beyond the food, the owner seems to be there working the register and the kitchen nearly every time we're there. He just seems so happy to deal with every customer. You really just feel like this is one of your family members that just wants to feed you because it makes him happy. No matter if I enter in a bad mood, or good mood, I leave happier than I started.
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