I’ve been a fan of the fresh baked bread that Euro Bakery sells at the Asiana Market. The bread they sell is all natural and is only made from flour, water, yeast, salt and oil. They also sell Bosnian style pita breads and long curved breads called Kifla that are made to go with soup but I cut them in half and use them for hot dog rolls and other sandwiches at home.

The Bosnian Bread here differs from the Bosnian Bread of a another more popular Bosnian Restaurant near by….The bread here is not as pretty but what I like about it is that it is lighter and not so oily.  I thought I’d try them out for lunch and maybe try a fresh baked dessert since I love sweets and have a sweet tooth.

The atmosphere is very energetic and noisy. It just just like visiting a foreign land. Everyone is talking LOUDLY in a foreign tongue to each other and foreign TV is also playing very loudly here. This place is not only a market, store, bakery and cafe but also a social place for the Bosnian Population. I thought the doors in the back of the dining room was storage space but someone opened a door and a banquet room and dance floor were revealed.

People were unusually friendly here. A Bosnian stranger came up to us and greeted us switching from Bosnian to English real fast ….he was praising the food here and his love for this establishment. I can see this place is very special to him and all the other people I see coming and going.

It was an unexpected long wait for our food. They didn’t seem that busy but we soon found out that they were slammed with takeout orders and people picking up bags of groceries.

Someone runs out my Grilled Chicken Sandwich to me. I thought chicken was a safe choice…after all this place has been around for over 20 years….all the kinks should be worked out by now. ….Or are they?

This looks like enough food to feed at least two people. The pita like bread is very large and fluffy. Inside are two seasoned and grilled pounded chicken breasts. On the side is what was described as salad. It’s really a mayonnaise-free sort of cole slaw. I go to take a bite out of the chicken sandwich. The bread is tasty. The chicken is seasoned………But it’s like trying to chew a steel belted tire. It’s impossible to eat……I think it’s that bad chicken I came across at a few grocery stores. When a certain grocery stores have boneless chicken breasts on sale super cheap you have to take a really good look at the chicken. I’ve found that if you see chicken breast that looks like it’s almost marbled no matter what you do it isn’t going to come out right. It’s almost like silver skin running threw chicken breast. I chalk this up to being a fluke….They purchased that sale chicken breast…..That’s what I think I got in this sandwich.

It reads on the Euro Bakery Website that the Bosnian diet is mostly known for eating beef, veal and lamb…………Could chicken be a bad choice?

My husband ordered one of the several the Combo Platters. I think it was a special of the day…..

A large platter indeed was received. It could feed a household of hungry people.

But……………………

They took some liberties at making surprise substitutions and gave extra (maybe beef case-less) sausage for the lack of steak and hamburger that was in the description for this platter. In other words my husband didn’t get the steak or hamburger that he was expecting. This was suppose to be a platter of steak, chicken hamburger, sausages and a kabob.

Any who-

My husband really enjoyed the fresh baked fluffy bread, The spicy long sausage and the mayonnaise free cabbage slaw. He also liked the short sausages but not as much as the spicy one. However the veal kabob was tough like the chicken and of course the chicken was tough.

When we ordered at the counter we picked out a dessert from the dessert case.

We picked what they called a Subarice. It’s basically a Bosnian Cup Cake.

I love sweets but I have to tell The Forking Truth and let you know I really don’t like this dessert……I can’t stomach the tastes or textures here………maybe this dessert is for an acquired taste?  Perhaps any of the other deserts would have been a better choice for me?

I enjoyed the fresh baked bread.

I enjoyed the fresh made cabbage slaw.

My husband really enjoyed the spicy sausage, bread and slaw.

Although my trip wasn’t perfect I still enjoyed some things and the atmosphere of another culture. It was like a small piece of Bosnia was only a few miles away at Euro Bakery and Cafe in Phoenix.

Sometimes it Feels like You Traveled the World when You go to an Ethnic Restaurant.

www.EuroBakeryRestaurant.com

Everything is subject to change and your experience may or may not differ.

That was my visit to The Euro Bakery and Cafe in Phoenix.