August was a pretty brutal month at work for me. During dinner a few nights ago; the Missus asked how many days off I had during the month.....I had to stop and think....and was shocked when I counted two! Of course, I did have the 30th off (but not the 29th), so let's hear for three whole days off for August! I had been grinding away so had even lost track of that fact.
During one of those days off, the Missus had to work. She had mentioned really missing a decent croissant. Her favorite in San Diego thus far has been the version from Wayfarer. So, since I was off that weekend day, I decided to stretch out my "roaming range", and head out to Wayfarer. I arrived at 815 (they open at 830), thinking the line wouldn't be too long....boy as I mistaken! The line stretched half way to the corner of Midway Street.
At least I kept myself entertained by doing some people watching. I did notice that all the folks in line had masks, but about a third didn't put it over their face until they got closer to the bakery. About half the folks walking around didn't wear masks either. I'm guessing that folks in the zip codes in my usual range have been pretty good after all.
I managed to get to the ordering "doorway/window" after about 45 minutes.
Heck, after waiting over 45 minutes in line; there was no way I was going to order just a couple of croissants....I ended up spending over $50 here on pastries….you know; it ain't really that hard to spend that much on a dozen pastries at Wayfarer.
As I crossed the street and headed to my car' the line stretched all the way down the block and around the corner of Midway Street.
So the folks the Missus worked with on that day had some stuffs from Wayfarer....and I was told that they really liked the Ham and Cheese Croissant, the Tomato Tiles, and Prosciutto Scones. So, maybe I'll check those out when I have a chance.
I did save an extra croissant, which She thoroughly enjoyed. She said the while they tend to over-bake the pastry here; the Missus says that the butter-salt balance is decent. It made Her day; and that also made mine. So it was worth the wait in line; at least on this day.
Wayfarer Bread & Pastry
5525 La Jolla Blvd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Current Hours:
Wed - Sun 830am - 230pm
Wayfarer will be closed from Sept 7th - 15th, Reopening on the 16th.
In case you're wondering how far I've roamed since mid-March; I updated my map......
I mentioned getting a swamp cooler for Frankie - I actually have two. I use one in our home office. I've noticed that F has a certain part of his anatomy that is a priority to keep cool.....guess where that is?
It's going to be a scorcher this weekend, so please keep cool!
That's a huge line! Glad you and Frankie are staying cool.
Posted by: Soo | Saturday, 05 September 2020 at 03:59 PM
I've found that going a little later is better at Wayfarer. Friday at 9:30 wasn't bad last week.
Posted by: Cathy Greene | Saturday, 05 September 2020 at 04:30 PM
stay cool!
Posted by: kat | Saturday, 05 September 2020 at 08:01 PM
You were expecting mask compliance in La Jolla? I'm sure they all think they're immune by virtue of $$$. Glad you're getting out of the office at least a little bit. We're just huddled next to the A/C vents.
Posted by: Kenneth | Sunday, 06 September 2020 at 07:24 AM
We're trying our best Soo!
I wish I could make it there during the week Cathy! The photo of the line as I was leaving was at about 0930 on a Sunday.
Thank Kat!
Lol Ken.......hope all is well and that the A/C is blowing strong!
Posted by: Kirk | Sunday, 06 September 2020 at 09:03 AM
I know that you have done a lot of research regarding croissants, Kirk. My wife really liked the croissants made at Best Donuts (before they changed the name to Barrio Donas.) As this is in your stomping grounds, have you checked them out? Also, sometime, if you could give your top five places for croissants, it would be appreciated, thanks.
Great job keeping Frankie cool during this heat.
Posted by: alnc | Monday, 07 September 2020 at 02:34 PM
Hi ALNC - I've got a couple of visits that I didn't have time to post because of Covid-19. I'm probably going to do revisits of those. So you'll see one place that I haven't posted on yet. So...
1 - Wayfarer Bakery
2 - O'Brien's Boulangerie
3 - Patisserie Melanie
4 - Herb and Eatery
5 - French Oven
There is a lot of difference between #1 and the rest.
Hope all is well!
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 08 September 2020 at 06:19 AM
Holy smokes that's a long line for pastries. If I ever decide to check it out I'll make sure it's a weekday!
Posted by: Junichi | Tuesday, 08 September 2020 at 01:58 PM
That's probably a good move Junichi. That line was crazy long.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 08 September 2020 at 02:27 PM
Frankie. =)
Posted by: dancing | Monday, 09 November 2020 at 03:46 PM
Trying to keep his butt cool Dancing!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 09 November 2020 at 07:11 PM