For crunchiness: add toasted garlic
There's a chain of family-style Italian restaurants hereabouts called "Johnny Carino's" that serves their herbed Italian bread that way. The pre-spiced EVOO is kept in bottles on the table with the other condiments, and the waitstaff brings a small dish of toasted minced garlic with the bread. Add the oil to the garlic, then dip the bread.
It's very difficult to avoid filling up on the bread before the entree arrives!