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By JEFF KORBELIK / GZO

Friday, Apr 11, 2008 - 12:29:03 am CDT

It wasn’t that long ago that Grateful Bread was about the only place in town to get fresh-baked bread other than at grocery stores.

That’s not the case anymore.

Grateful Bread eventually changed its emphasis from breads to vegetarian soups. But as it did so, several other bakeries specializing in breads emerged.

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A variety of items, including a pumpkin chocolate chip loaf, Honey Whole Wheat bread, made from scratch granola, High-5 Fiber bread, Peets coffee and tea and American Spoon Sour Cherry Spoon Fruit are available at Great Harvest Bread Company at 48th and Old Cheney. (Jill Peitzmeier)
Great Harvest Bread Co.

4815 Old Cheney Road, Suite C

Atmosphere: Casual

Specialty: Breads and sweets

Payment: Cash, checks, major credit cards

Cost: Breads, $4.75 to $6.50; sweets, $1.50 to $2.50

Hours: 6:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday

Phone: (402) 421-0195

Web: www.greatharvest.com

Notes: Parking, dine-in, Peet’s Coffee, daily breads and sweets

* * *

Food: 3½ stars

Service: 3 stars

Atmosphere: 2 stars

Vegetarian friendly: 4 stars

The Last Bite: Great Harvest bakes flavorful fresh breads, but be prepared to spend a dollar or two more than in the grocery store.

Rating system: Excellent 4 stars; Good 3 stars; Fair or uneven 2 stars; Poor 1 star



They include such places as the Grain Bin, Le Quartier, Sweeter Side, Wise Oven and corporate powerhouse Panera.

The Great Harvest Bread Co. is the latest to enter Lincoln’s baking fray. Kevin and Julie Horne opened a franchise on March 7 at 48th Street and Old Cheney Road, a hop, skip and a jump from the Grain Bin.

Great Harvest originated in Great Falls, Mont., in 1976 and today has more than 200 stores across the country. The bakery specializes in made-from-scratch breads and sweet treats such as bars, cookies, muffins and scones.

What sets Great Harvest apart from the other bakeries and grocery stores in town is that it mills its own wheat … if that matters to you as the consumer.

Me, I want a fresh-baked bread I can enjoy with dinner or a tasty muffin or scone to go with my morning coffee. Great Harvest succeeds on both counts.

The bakery currently prepares seven different kinds of breads daily, with its honey whole wheat and farmhouse white available every day. Other varieties range from a sweet pumpkin chocolate chip (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) to an onion dill rye (Wednesdays and Fridays).

Julie Horne said early favorites have been cinnamon chip and Dakota, a 100 percent whole-grain bread with pumpkin, sunflower and sesame seeds and millet on top and throughout the loaf.

Great Harvest breads have dense crumbs unlike Le Quartier, which is known for its airy crumb breads. Breads and treats with dense crumbs are great for sopping up gravy or dunking in milk or coffee.

The best time to get the bread is between 9 a.m. and noon. Can’t make it then? Call ahead and the Hornes will set aside a loaf for you to pick up later in the afternoon.

Prices range from $4.75 for the wheat and white breads to $6.40 for asiago pesto swirl. The cost is a dollar or two more than what you find at grocery stores.

Muffins, bars and scones cost $2.50 each, while saucer-size cookies are $1.50 each.

I highly recommend the Savannah bars, which are oatmeal/coconut-based with fruit (peaches, blueberries, strawberries, etc.) baked into them.

The muffins and scones also are a must-try. My co-workers raved about the moist, dense pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. The cookies — a white chocolate cranberry and chocolate chip — also went over well.

Great Harvest’s products are very good. The store also has name recognition, thanks to its many locations elsewhere. I expect the bakery will be in Lincoln for a long, long time.

Reach Jeff Korbelik at 473-7213 or jkorbelik@journalstar.com.


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Grain Bin wrote on April 11, 2008 9:34 am:
" Grain Bin has been around for years! Why are you suggesting they just formed after Grateful Bread changed their menu? "

 Disappointed wrote on April 11, 2008 12:14 pm:
" When they say to get there by noon THEY MEAN IT! I went there mid afternoon one day and was very disappointed. They had none of the daily special bread and very little of anything else. The sample of white bread I had was unimpressive. The place is very sparse and uninviting. I walked in looking to get some interesting breads for the weekend and left with nothing. I don't think I'll wast my time going there again. "

 not again wrote on April 11, 2008 12:52 pm:
" I went there once. I probably won't go back. When I went there they had no selection. All they had was samples of breads that I couldn't get. The samples weren't even very good. They lost my business. "

 Loyds wrote on April 11, 2008 6:08 pm:
" I work next door and I am over there all the time.They make Mudd Bars (Brownies) that are scrumptious. I have always had great luck with getting bread.It is a busy place and they sell alot of sweets and bread to employess of Dry Cleaning Station. "

 Kevin wrote on April 11, 2008 7:43 pm:
" I am the owner of Great Harvest in Lincoln and I regret that a few of you were disappointed when you came in. Our made-from scratch daily bread making process takes about 5 hours. We get here at 4:00 each morning, meaning our first breads are typically out of the oven around 9:00 to 9:30. However, at open every day we have a full range of freshly made sweets, including scones, muffins, cookies, etc.

It can be somewhat difficult to project exactly what sales are going to be since we have newly opened. All you have to do is give us a call though if you wish and we will gladly set aside a loaf for you so you are sure to get the bread you want.

I encourage everyone to stop by and get an "ample" from our breadboard. We don't give samples, we give amples!

Be loose and have fun! (part of our mission)

Kevin "

 Laughing out loud wrote on April 13, 2008 6:27 am:
" In a time that money is as scarce as a morel mushroom, I can not stand reading about how a person will not go to a place that is out of fresh bread by mid afternoon. It is fresh bread. If you want bread that is baked in the morning and then picked up at 4 pm that afternoon, go to the supermarket and get their "fresh from the freezer" bread. Has anyone seen the cost of flour rise in the past month, I know I have. Mother nature, along with supply and demand, drives the cost of an ingredient. I don't blame them for making only a certain amount of bread and running out. Heck, they give you an option of calling and having them reserve you a loaf, how great is that. Personal service, a rare act anymore if you ask me. Instead of using 'Disapponted and Not again", offer words of encouragement and suggestions that make a place more inviting. These people have taken time to give people a part of their lives and souls in each loving loaf. Remember this is not Panera that has all the signage, its a bakery that makes breads and pastries. The more goofy stuff you have on the walls, the more you have to charge for an item. CHEERS! "

 To: LOL & Kevin wrote on April 15, 2008 12:45 pm:
" If you REALLY read what I wrote, it was not just the fact that they were out of most breads in the afternoon, but the bread I did sample was not very good. And the place was cold, empty and uninviting and I am not referring to the lack of signs on the walls. I do appreciate people rising early to bake fresh bread. I just did not SEE any of it when I was there. I work for a living and can not get there in the morning hours to get the fresh stuff. Which, unlike you, if I were able to get a loaf in the afternoon, I would still consider that fresh! And to Kevin..Thank you for responding and good luck with your business. "

 to lol wrote on April 15, 2008 1:39 pm:
" Nobody said they didn't put love into every loaf. What was said was that they didn't have much to choose from. And for people who work for a living getting there at the crack of dawn isn't going to happen. And signage isn't what makes a place inviting. I would consider anything made that day to be fresh. Nobody is expecting it to still be warm from the oven. Flour isn't the only thing expensive today either! Since you have the time to get a fresh loaf of bread in the mornings I hope you enjoy it! "

 bread lover wrote on April 19, 2008 7:06 pm:
" If you can't get there early enough to buy the bread, then you should either a) realize that this just may not be a luxury you are able to get. or b) start your own franchise of Great Harvest in town! Sounds like it someone could definitely find the demand for it! "

 Working for a living as well wrote on April 21, 2008 8:51 am:
" Maybe take the time you have to write on a website, and run over to the Grain Bin right now and get a loaf! "

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