Any good places to buy a breakfast Platter for coworkers downtown tom? (Oakmont: best neighborhood)

[bdaswat]

I'm looking to spend about $35 or maybe a little more, on a nice breakfast platter for my coworkers as a christmas present! I work downtown by consol and pass through monroeville on the way to work. Need some good recommendations, thanks!


Merry Christmas!

[jay5835]

Panera?

[Tinare]

Panera, Au Bon Pain, or Eadie's (in the BNY Mellon building) do most of the platters that come through our offices.

[greg42]

Au Bon Pain or Eadie's may be easier since they are downtown and Panera is not.

Although passing through Monroeville...Moio's, yum. Not for breakfast though, unless you want cakes and cannolis for breakfast. Moio's Italian Pastry Shop :: Home

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by greg42

Au Bon Pain or Eadie's may be easier since they are downtown and Panera is not.

Although passing through Monroeville...Moio's, yum. Not for breakfast though, unless you want cakes and cannolis for breakfast. Moio's Italian Pastry Shop :: Home

I agree. I'd much rather have stuff from Moio's.

I suggested Panera because of their bagels and cream cheese, and also because there's one in Monroeville. You can call today to order for tomorrow. Somehow, I don't mind Panera the way I do most chain restaurants, possibly because I used to eat at the one in Squirrel Hill a couple of times a week for the 10 years it was there. Unless you love Asian food and pizza, Squirrel Hill is not the best neighborhood for restaurants (I miss Sodini's. Give it up for Sodini's, if you know what I'm talking about).

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[gg]

Moio's is okay, but not as good as it used to be. They DO use real filling in their cream puffs and eclairs. That being said, they are in the top few in the region, because that is my first question when I walk into any bakery. "What is your eclair or cream puff filled with?" The answer dictates if I bother trying the place. If they say pudding, like the Oakmont Bakery, I don't waste my time.

As far as breakfast, I am not sure what you are looking for? A bunch of bagels or something? A cheese plate with nice croissants?

[greg42]

Actually, if bagels is what you want then Brueggers or if you can find them what you really want is bagels from Mediterra Bakery. (Whole Foods is one place, or Right By Nature, but you may want to call and order extra as they don't get that many each day.) At least, Mediterra is what I want, as it's the best real bagel in town that I know of, at least if you get the plain ones. Brueggers is okay. Everywhere else that I know of bakes a round bread with a hole in it, not really a bagel, since they don't boil them. Not everyone really gives a crap and can tell the difference though, kinda like what h_curtis keeps saying about bakeries. If you go to Bruggers somewhere downtown, at least some of the bagels (whatever was fresh out of the oven) should still be hot when you get them to the office. They make enough bagels generally (in my experience) that you don't even necessarily have to order ahead. You can walk in and order a few dozen bagels without trouble. And Wednesday (tomorrow) might still be $5.99/dozen day. It's a couple dollars savings per dozen. Been a month or two since I last went but they were still doing the $5.99 special then. Closest one would be on Grant, across from BNY Mellon (in the Union Trust, I believe, it's 531 Grant).