Grateful Bread

I miss this place. We moved years ago but I still miss their soup, scones, and Mac and cheese.

My wife and I have been coming here for many years. We drive the 55 miles here drooling all the way. We have never had a bad meal here. We absolutely love the variety of soups and Mac & cheese choices. And for dessert they always have a wide variety of cookies, muffins and scones. No prepackaged stuff here, everything handmade from scratch. To top it off it is all made with healthy, natural ingredients. I am a true carnivore, but here I truely do not even miss the meat. This is our favorite restaurant in Lincoln.

Love Grateful Bread for what it is. Quirky, colorful, locally owned veggie food. I'm a Mac and cheese here all the way girl. Over the years I've tried all their soups and they are pretty good but I prefer my own. I've tried all their mac & cheese and they're delish, and I prefer their's. The school cafeteria mac is my favorite, chipotle is second. The extra crunchy concentrated corners of the pan are my favorite. If they have cheese scones, don't hesitate to get one. It's carb heavy but definitely food for the soul.

Been a long time since last here. A forgotten gem. Old world food and drink items and busy lunch hour right now. Line up and waiting now. Primary food here is multiple soup choices all handmade and amazing. Also having Ginger Snap cookie. Handmade also and is amazing good. Tex Mex Chili..wow good. Ya all need to try this.

"Different, but really good!" or"So good you'll forget there's no meat."Freakbeat/Grateful Bread is an odd little hole in the wall restaurant. My then girlfriend introduced me to them and their cheese scones and I've been hooked ever since. Even now, my wife won't share a scone with me unless she's too full to eat any more. "Get your own scone!"Today's menu (from their Facebook page):SOUPS -roasted celery and fennelmiddle eastern lentil with noodles (vegan)moroccan tomato (vegan)BOWLS -tikka masala rice bowl(vegan)chipotle mac and cheeseblue cheese mac and cheesegreek mac and cheeseCOOKIES -big daddy chocolate chip(vegan)rangerSCONES -chocolate chocolate chip candied gingerclassic cheddarOn today's trip I had the Greek mac & cheese with a chocolate chocolate chip candied ginger scone. My wife had the tikka masala rice bowl and a classic cheddar scone. (We usually share a little of everything we order. Except for the scones.) The mac & cheese was amazing. It wasn't overly cheesy but it did have a bunch of Greek veggies and tomatoes. (I really wish I had paid better attention to the ingredients they listed on the menu page.) It was served, as usual, heaped and overflowing out of the bowl. The tikka masala rice was great and it had quite a kick to it. It was like Indian restaurant quality; not bad for a little hole in the wall! The smart-alek in me says it needed chicken; it had chick peas, so I guess that's close enough. The scones were, as always, fantastic. Her cheddar scone was closer to a side dish, whereas my scone (chocolate with chocolate chips melted inside and candied ginger sprinkled on the outside) was more like dessert. They are the single most addictive items they make. Going here and not getting a scone is... just plain wrong.For dessert (like we really needed dessert after those huge portions) we got a ranger cookie. This thing is as big around as a large saucer and at least 3/4" thick. As for taste... it's tough for me to describe; kinda like an oatmeal cookie with corn flakes and coconut, but I don't recall seeing oats in the ingredients. Regardless, it tastes great. If you ever want lunch and you're feeling quirky, swing by Grateful Bread/Freakbeat Vegetarian. I have never had a bad meal there. Just remember these three things:1. They aren't open on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays.2. When a menu item sells out, it's gone. Try to get there as close to 11:00 as possible. (We got there at 11:30 and the line was out the door.)3. Bring cash. They don't take cards.Support your local businesses. Eat here. Of course, if you don't that means there's more scones for me!

This is the only place I am willing to stand in line for over 30 minutes just to get a bowl of Santa Fe Chowder. Obviously everyone else has the same idea. It's the little hidden gem that you are always looking for when you visit some place and you want to go where the locals go.

I consider myself quite the carnivore but this place has me reconsidering my position. I've tried to make it to this place a few times but have been deterred because of the time or weather restraints. Yes, the line was long and took awhile, but it was beyond worth it. My eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach, as I ended up ordering the two staples: a cheese scone and the chipotle Mac and cheese. I also ended up ordering the tomato veggie curry rice bowl. All of these items were just simply incredible. The servings were generous. I cannot wait to go back.

I was pleased overall with my take and run lunch experience at Grateful Bread... though I expected more bread and less waiting in line. I think I spent 10 minutes waiting while the sole employee at the counter tried to keep up with a line that stretched out the door. Seemed odd for 1:30pm, but that's also what kept me waiting. Obviously this is something worth waiting for (and it was a miracle I even had cash to begin with - note it's only that or check). Still, the soup was good and the cheese croissant was amazing (should have gotten 2 of those). Note that I couldn't figure out that the 8.5x11" collage posters on the chalkboard were the soups of the day also... Too much other stuff to look at I guess, and kind of panicked and ordered the first one I could read (Mexican lentil). I was in a huge hurry, so instead of delicately dipping and savoring the harmony of scone-in-soup action, I hurriedly stuffed the scone into my maw while driving.The soup, however, taunted me from the passenger seat in its brown paper sack prison. So at the next red light, I reached over and set it free... Too bad for me I forgot two important things. A: what I was driving (Subaru with a much too sporty suspension) and B: soup, right from the pot to a Styrofoam container with lid, is hot.So A + B almost immediately summed up to be spillage and an almost burnt tongue. I quickly put the lid (and masking tape that proved to be a lifesaver) back on top of the scalding brew as a raced towards my destination. About 1.5 hrs later, I finally had a chance to eat the soup and what do you know, it was still warm. Bravo Grateful Bread. I'll be back.

Groovy atmosphere, rockin' great food!!!Have been patrons for years now. We will make the drive from Omaha for this alone. You won't be disappointed!!!

Fix the slamming screen door. 10+years and it hasn't gotten any more charming. Please