Specialty's Bakery and Cafe is a chain of casual dining locations founded in 1987 in San Francisco. As of 2011, Specialty's has 30 restaurant locations across California, Illinois and Washington state. It is a family-run business. The menu at Specialty's Bakery and Cafe is diverse, with salads, sandwiches and more.
Breakfast Sandwiches
Specialty's Bakery and Cafe offers several different breakfast sandwiches, which contain items such as egg and bacon. These sandwiches tend to be high in calories and fat, as eggs and bacon are both high in fat. The cafe's egg breakfast sandwich contains 422 calories, with 12 g of fat, 53 g of carbohydrates and 23 g of protein. The egg, cheese and bacon sandwich is significantly higher in calories and fat, with 731 calories -- 36.5 percent of the daily suggested intake of 2,000 -- and 37 g of fat. This sandwich also provides 54 g of carbohydrates and 43 g of protein. The egg, cheese and bacon sandwich provides nearly an entire day's worth of protein, as MedlinePlus suggests consuming 50 to 65 g each day.
Salads
The salads at Specialty's Bakery and Cafe vary widely in nutritional content. The small-sized Dawn's Vegan Salad contains just 171 calories, with 9 g of fat, 18 g of carbohydrates and 5 g of protein. However, the Cafe's Cobb salad contains 967 calories -- 48 percent of the daily recommended intake -- along with 59 g of fat, 65 g of carbohydrates and 44 g of protein. According to the American Heart Association, you should consume 50 to 70 g of total fat each day, meaning that the Cobb salad at Specialty's provides your entire daily fat intake.
Regular Sandwiches
As with the salads, the sandwiches at Specialty's Bakery and Cafe vary widely in nutritional content because of the diversity of ingredients. Although most of the sandwiches contain more than 500 calories, Specialty's tuna sandwich contains 327 calories and 4 g of fat. A more calorie-dense sandwich is the Reuben, which contains 744 calories and 29 g of fat.
Desserts
Specialty's Bakery and Cafe offers several treats for dessert. The almond scone is particularly high in calories, with 600, or 30 percent of your daily recommended intake. The scone also contains 26 g of fat and 81 g of carbohydrates, with 10 g of protein. A lighter option is the Snickerdoodle cookie, which contain 360 calories, 16 g of fat, 49 g of carbohydrates and 4 g of protein.
References
- Specialty's Cafe & Bakery: About Us
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Specialty's Egg Breakfast Sandwich
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Specialty's Egg, Cheese & Bacon Breakfast Sandwich
- MedlinePlus: Dietary Proteins
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Specialty's Dawn's Vegan Salad - Small
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Specialty's The Cobb
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