Junction Bakery & Bistro

Everything here was good. My party got a Tofu Stir Fry, Roasted Chicken Breast Sandwich, Crispy Flounder Sando, Sweet Potato Fries and a Chocolate Cream-Filled Croissant. The food took a while but arrived literally hot off the grill. The two sandwiches came with a plethora of side salad and a great homemade dressing. Portions were large and all of us took home enough for a second meal. The bill, with tax and tip, came to just under $75. As mentioned, it was good. Very good -- but not great. Everything came close to being great it just didn't cross the line. The cross-cut sweet potato fries were extremely munchable but the "Harissa Sour Cream" had a lot of sour cream and very very little harissa. The Tofu Stir fry had a nice mix for a cold day but needed a little more oomph (I borrowed salad dressing from my companions). Everything, including the Tofu and Flounder, were breaded and fried but didn't seem greasy until later. Driving home I could smell the grease on my face and hair and I wondered if everything really needed to be fried. The croissant got points for creativity -- I've never seen a chocolate-dipped croissant and never had a croissant with so much filling. But again, it was "okay". The quality of the croissant wasn't high-end and the sweet part was nice but not memorable. That was really the case for the whole restaurant -- a place I liked but not someplace that left an impression.

Junction Bakery & Bistro -- All-day service counter casual dining.
1508 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria (Del Ray)
https://www.junctionbakery.com/

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