text: I came here a month or so ago with my labmates for a quick lunch I ordered a bagel and a cup of mushroom soup While I was expecting them to be good I was disappointed in the quality of food here The bagel was pretty nondescript and came with a small cup of Philadelphia cream cheese This surprised me since if you order a bagel with cream cheese most cafes usually put cream cheese on itthis smacked of laziness to me The soup was even more disappointing as it was extremely salty and there were not any whole mushrooms in it it was more like a puree This could be my Eastern PA bias here but when I order mushroom bisque in PA I expect it to be well seasoned and to have lots of tender succulent mushrooms Given my experience with the bagel and the soups taste I would be willing to bet that the soup was straight out of a can Call me crazy but when I pay for lunch at a restaurant I expect fresh food not food that is frozen or straight out of a tinand yes this goes for chains too I have also had pastries from here and they have been disappointing as well due to lack of flavor If you are in Oakland and are looking for lunch give this place a pass and head over to Paneraor even better Crepes Parisiennes on Craig