Great Harvest Bread Company

Located on Main Street, between Broulim’s and US Bank.

In my travels I have become very fond of bakeries, which we have a shameful lack of in the United States. The bakery in Rexburg is the Great Harvest Bakery, which is a chain, so not quite local, but still here anyway. Beyond breads, there is also a selection of soups and sandwiches as well. However, the best part of Great Harvest is their cookies. Any kind really – they’re all good, although if there are any with white chocolate chips, those will be the best. You can take that on good authority – I know cookies. The variety of bread is extensive, but most of what I had still had that generic mass produced bread taste. 

I was skeptical on the soup at first – they only had two options the day I went in, and I opted for the wild rice and chicken. Usually that particular soup is brothy and grainy, and I don’t generally like it, but I preferred it to broccoli and cheese, the other option. However, I immediately changed my tune when I began eating it – it was thick and creamy, and didn’t have that grainy, dry taste one usually associated with wild rice. There were moist yet small chunks of chicken and carrot as well; making it one of the best soups I’ve had in a while. The cup of soup also comes with a free slice of bread (they have a few daily options), and they don’t try to skimp on that – the slice was like a quarter of loaf almost. The bread I chose that day was tomato, basil, and parmesan. Those are generally an excellent combination, but to be honest, not as bread. That was my mistake (I have been known to make those on occasion) but when I used some sourdough with the soup, that proved to be a good combo. 

They also have pumpkin chocolate chip bread, which is perfectly sweet without the need for milk, though it’s still good anyway. The bread is pricey, so don’t seek Great Harvest for your lunch box sandwiches, but as a house warming gift, or any occasion where bread is an appropriate offering, this is a good bet – especially that pumpkin chocolate chip.