text: Service at the boulangeriepatisserie is almost always attentive and eight times out of ten they are more than willing to offer free samples as opposed to my asking to sample something and my receiving an eager yes of course or a stare that says I am too busy to stop and acknowledge your request I would give four stars in an instant if it were not for the fact that every time I show up with a gift certificate to use my employer issues out gift certs to Bashas every year for Thanksgiving andor Christmas it is guaranteed that the transaction will take anywhere from ten to thirty minutes or more and at least one or more coworkers aid Armed with this fact I always make sure I have extra free time before shopping at an AJsnnIts best to call early in the morning before to catch the baker on site if you have any food concerns While some of the baked sweet goods are made from scratch most are from proprietary mixes On my last visit I opted to buy a red velvet muffin with chocolate chips without sampling it first since the nice young man behind the counter did not immediately say yes to sampling the baked item though he did offer to let me try any of the flavored coffees if I wanted It turned out that the sign was wrong and the muffin did not contain any chocolate chips FYI the muffins here are made from a boxed mix or so I was told by an older employee behind the counter who seemed too busy to stop and help much less greet anyone hello I returned the goods and asked for a refundnnDrip black coffee was OK and it is always nice to see locallymade chocolates on display