Best Restaurant Bread

[yankeefan]

Another string of posts about the bread served at restaurants inspired me to think of my favorites in terms of the bread that is offered with meals at any and all types of restaurants. Given the national perspective, what chains or big time restaurants do you think offer the best bread/chips/snacks delivered to the table?

The first things that come to my mind are:

Bread platter at Olives
Assorted bread from Mesa Grill
Cheesecake Factory pumpernickel bread
Red Lobster rolls
Jose Tejas fresh tortilla chips
(Id like to add a few Jersey italian restaurants with the fresh baked breads)

[six dower]

Bravo's - very similar to Macaroni Grill but better
BLT Steak - Popovers
Texas Roadhouse - Hot rolls
Capitol Grille - the pumpernickel with raisins - DIVINE

[Cheese Boy]

Memorable bread for me has to be the garlic bread served at The Old Homestead steakhouse in NYC. It's served as a jenga bread would be (as a tower) and at the foundation is a lake of delicate cheese sauce used to dip the bread in. Worth every penny.

[CDouglas]

Miniature Parker House rolls lightly dusted with sea salt at CityZen in Washington, DC.

[sunkissedbabe43]

whatever the cheesecake factory bread is... it is definitely amazing.

and also the cornbread at Smokey Bones... with the pecan butter... DELICIOUS.

[Emme]

i was told it was pumpernickel, and i don't know the source of the above poster's info. that said, in los angeles at least, at the local markets, they sell loaves of the brown bread at cheesecake factory--oatmeal flakes and all :)

[taylorluna]

OMG Pleeeeease tell me what markets I can get it at! I live in LA and I looooooove that bread!

[Emme]

Ralph's!

[chocchipcookie]

Carabba's sourdough bread with the olive oil infused with fresh herbs-sooo good!

[ndcaligurl]

The Cheesecake Factory does not have pumpernickel bread, just plain whole wheat. Its not chocolate bread, its not brown bread, or rye or pumpernickel. Just plain ol' whole wheat bread.
Don't ask me how I know this...

[pickychicky1979]

The bread at Lottawotta Creek in Fairview Heights, IL

[sheilal]

I love the rosemary herb bread with olive oil at Macaroni Grill!!

[SweetPea914]

Ohhh, I know the haters will come down on me (I hate the place but my Grandma makes me go sometimes), but those rolls at Red Lobster are good!

Also the bread at Atlantic Grill with the Strawberry butter, yummm!

[MeAndroo]

3rd the rolls at Red Lobster.

I also like the bread at Lucille's, but only because it comes with that apple butter.

There's a spot by my parents' house in La Mirada called El Ranchito that does amazing flour chips/salsa and fresh made corn tortillas. A lot of times I don't even really eat my entree, and I tend to eat a lot...part of being a young male I guess.