Atlanta Bread Company

Panera it is not! I have been in Lawton 2 weeks for work and so far all the places I have eaten at have been surprisingly good! really wanted to try the bagel place in town but they are closed on Sunday (really??) a coworker told me this place was good and although the Unilocal reviews weren’t very positive I gave them a chance! Big mistake! I ordered the the turkey sandwich, which is served on nine grain bread and has avocado and bacon. Well the sandwich was not good at all! They turkey was so cold it was like they took it out of the freezer, the avocado was freezing too! I get that I ordered a cold sandwich but I didn’t realize that meant ice cold!

It’s a shame that this place is closing down. They had a great menu and very healthful food. It was always packed and they served their food in a quick and timely manner.
I will always remember post-​gym salads with soup here. You will be remembered ABC.

No ginger dressing for the chopsticks salad. No Brie cheese for the Chardonnay Brie salad. Not a good experience.

My husband and I had lunch here yesterday, the food was really good, we both had the Asian salad then we got a chocolate chip cookie & a mini fruit croissant, he liked the cookie best but I referred the croissant, but both were really good. We will be back.

Panera like for me since I’m from Chicago… Tried the chocolate toffee cookie And it was good. Nothing special. Staff was very friendly and nice… Salad and pizza were a solid good

Place wasn’t too bad. It really reminded me of Panera really. Food was really good, but a bit pricey. I could see myself coming back but only if I really craved it. Things they could improve on would be food wait time and just compensating for the price to food quantity ratio.

Usually ok here but today the Chinese chicken salad had wilted lettuce. Had them remake it and they used the old wilted lettuce from the same bin

This Atlanta bread is in a great location! Easy access and exit mixed with fast and friendly service and good food, makes a good experience every time I go!!! Though I do not go as much since last year when their portion sizes got smaller. if you do make it up there make sure to join their rewards program.

I was here 10 years ago and the place still looks good, and he chow is still great. Pricey, but what do you expect for all the specialties. Best soup I’ve had in Lawton. Sandwiches are great.

3.5 stars, rounded up because they support the community.
Atlanta Bread is as close as I’ve found to a «downtown café» vibe in Lawton. They are busiest at lunch, when the business community needs good food fast. Things slow down at dinner time, but the tables fill with small groups holding meetings. A book club here, the local philosophy group over there, and the staff keeps a lively pace.
The menu is vast, and good. Not great, but big enough to fill just about any food craving. I’ve asked the cashier to recommend an item on more than one occasion, and even an unexpected choice was tasty enough to make me happy. They also have a small, but appreciated, kids menu.
My only true critique of the restaurant is the ordering system. This isn’t fast food, but it also isn’t a full café. You order at a counter, collect a number, and your food is brought to you. At the end of your meal, however, the restaurant is generally busy enough that you will want to clear your own table. There is no convenient way to leave a tip on a cleared table, but no tip jar is available at the registers. It is confusing, and frustrates me more than I’d like.
My other complaint is one of taste, but it is my own issue, and can be adjusted to suit. Dressings here are sweet. Sauces are sweet. Soups are sweet. Large portions of the menu are junk food dressed up as a healthy alternative. Example– salmon salad, yay! Salmon salad dripping in a syrupy salsa dressing, boo! Yes, I can simply ask for the dressings to be on the side, but I’d love a calorie count in a visible place.
I will remain a regular at Atlanta Bread for as long as I live in Lawton. You can find me here as part of the evening «club» crowd, drinking coffee and deciding what to try next.

favorite place for breakfast! I love their Bella chicken sandwich! Their espresso is waaay better than Starbucks! People are friendly and everything is always fresh and delicious!

While I like the food, the service here isn’t the worst I’ve seen at any ABC store. They couldn’t even decide if it was possible to put sliced pickle on a sandwich without asking the manager. It’s a good thing I like the other ABC stores I’ve been to because this one would not be a good first impression. In the future, I’ll just be picking up the bread and beagles I like and I won’t bother with the kitchen or the staff behind the counter.

Great food & great service!
There aren’t a whole lot of choices in Lawton, if you want something quick & good for you… this place fit the bill! I went there twice during my 2 day visit!

Atlanta Bread Company is like a Panera Bread. There are soups, salads, sandwiches, and baked goods. I had the Turkey Avacado and french onion soup. Both items were mediocre. Nothing special about them. The place is busy on a Sunday afternoon when the church rush comes in. It is a good lunch spot to meet a friend. I will have to go back to try other items.
The ordering is a bit weird. You can order SELECT items and soups for a little bit more cash. I like the place was trying to nickel and dime me with the select soup, sandwiches, and salads.

I’m not gonna lie. I can’t get enough of the California Avocado sandwich from Atlanta Bread Co. It is absolutely wonderful and I LOVE IT. But I’m also not going to lie about the service at this restaurant. It is horrendous… awful I tell you. Every time I’ve placed an order it has been wrong. I am always ordering for five people and sometimes they leave out whole meals, sometimes they leave out all the sides, sometimes they just screw up the meals or give us things that we didn’t order and it is never just a simple fix. It is NEVER correct and the people that work here are not bright and they are not kind. Every time I’ve told them the order is wrong, it’s almost as if they want to argue with me about it, or have me stand in a line full of people to place the order that they messed up on. No, Atlanta Bread, that’s not how it works. If your food weren’t so good, I would absolutely not put up with your terrible employees. Get it together!

Good food, somewhat pricey, but you get what you pay for. Show up early, will have a tendency to get packed around lunch time.

This is Lawton’s alternative to Panera or Corner Bakery. I love cafechains like this (because I’m a huge Panera fan at the least), but it’s also hard for me to love new ones because I tend to compare them to places like Panera.
Pastries: Delicious. I had the cherry cheesecake pastry once and it was fresh and delicious.
Breakfast: HUGE portions. I had an omelette with potatoes and it was quite a big portion. The potatoes were a bit overdone, but still a good flavor to them.
Also had a bagel sandwich and it was pretty decent.
I never tried a sandwich although my friend said hers was mediocre. I also tried their margherita pizza and it was no bueno. I think I got a stomachache from it afterward.
Good luck on ordering something you enjoy and hope it excites your tastes buds more than it did mine. Worth a try?

Price not bad. The bottom of my kid’s pizzas were covered in bitter, burnt bread or cheese. Too bad because the sauce was great. Our sandwiches were ok. Kinda tasteless, and flavorless…
I may give them another try…

Holy cow, I do not think I have ever seen this many reviews written for an establishment in Lawton. I have been to Atlanta Bread Company several times. The interior décor is nice and relaxing. I like the atmosphere w/​free Wi-​Fi and a few televisions. It might be a little pricier than a Pandera, but not too much. There is also a seating area outside that looks like a nice place to sit when the weather isn’t so stinking hot or windy. I haven’t learned when that particular season is in Oklahoma!

If you like good sandwiches, soups and salads… This is the place for you!!!
My standard fare it the «Half and Half» which includes your choice of any two: soup, half sandwich, or half salad. I usually get the ABC Special sandwich (Roast beef, turkey, honey ham, provolone, pepperoncini, lettuce, onion, mayo and spicy mustard on a baguette — very hearty crust on the baguette but soft on the inside) and the Chopstix Chicken Salad (grilled chicken on a bed of romaine with Mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles, almonds, and tomato in a sesame-​ginger dressing). Although I could eat more than a half sandwich (it is so well balanced in ingredients and taste and I love the baguettes) the salad is a good size and I never feel hungry after eating this combo.
On another occasion I tried a loaf of the White Cheddar Poblano Soup — It was amazing!!! And the sourdough bread bowl was pretty good too!
I’ve tried other things here (the pastries/​deserts are extremely dangerous for those trying to watch their weight! So watch out if you get near that area) and have never been disappointed. They also do breakfast and I’ve heard it’s good, but never made it there around that time of the day.
For those familiar with and/​or missing Panera Bread… there isn’t one in Lawton, but ABC should take care of your cravings for that kind of food and environment quite well!!!
Great food! Definitely worth it!