u/Budget_Kerrigan

Happy dog, happy life. He got an ice cube after our walk.

I opted to try and get some Bad Butter today hoping the queue was going to be less from the rain, alas even turning up just past 8 the queue was to the end of the block.

Finally got in at 9:30, bought around 5 of the laminated pastries and managed to eat them 15 mins later, but despite getting them so early a lot of the pastries tasted somewhat soggy or stale?

Idk if I'm going crazy or just an unlucky day but I love Obelix and Kasama pastries and had been meaning to try this place and bore the wait time, and whilst the pastries were good, they weren't mind blowing and they didn't taste as fresh as I'd expect (which is crazy because I imagine they make them same day).

Might just be a me thing where my taste in laminated pastries is different than their style but I was curious if anyone else had some perspective on this (especially if you've tried other pastries in the city).

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Edit for some common misconception:

• I don't have tiktok or Instagram, I heard about bad butter through this reddit and an omakase chef in Chicago who convinced me it was in a class of its own and worth the wait - and if food is really good I can self entertain a wait (catch up on some TV) or bring friends to socialize.

• I am not queuing everyday for food lol, just like maybe 2-3 a year I might wait in a line for something I hear spoken highly for. (Kasama was one of these that panned out and I had no regrets besides learning of their preorder after my first visit. Even Kasama I took months to visit knowing how long the wait could be).

Looking through old photos and I found Grimm's parents.

Attempt two because reddit failed me.