Top ten things to know...
1. WE ARE A NEIGHBORHOOD BAKERY, CAFE, AND RESTAURANT
2. OPEN FOR BREAKFAST & LUNCH, Wednesday through Saturday, 8 am to 2 pm (lunch starts at 11 am)
3. ORDER AT THE COUNTER, pay up front, grab a table and relax - We’ll bring your food and drinks
4. PRE-ORDER PASTRIES BY THE DOZEN - we bake fresh each morning, but with a little notice, we can handle pick-up orders in quantity. Inquire by email...hillsboroughbakeshop@gmail.com
5. WE CAN CATER THAT (probably). Got a group, but don't want to cook? Doing something nice for your staff?
If you can swing by and pick it up, we can help you out. Call or email to discuss...
6. GIFT CARDS can be purchased online HERE
7. WE DO NOT ACCEPT OR PROMPT YOU FOR ANY TIPS, BUT... (see number 8)
8. WE DO APPLY A FAIR WAGE CHARGE on sales (the same 20% you’d probably leave anywhere else) which makes it economically possible to pay ALL our employees a living wage - This is a very complex issue that I can’t get into here, but I believe in this model
9. PRETTY PICTURES can be found on our Instagram page
10. WE RARELY ANSWER OUR PHONE, usually because we're busy. It's not personal. We check messages as often as possible
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breakfast
an idea of what we might have in the case today...
Lemon Poppyseed Tea Cakes
Savory Waffles
Savory Crostatas
Mexican Chocolate Cakes (GF)
Grapefruit & Chamomile Morning Buns
Chocolate Hazelnut Tea Cakes
Hot Cross Buns
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Canadian Bacon, Egg, Cheddar Biscuits
Strawberry Crostata with Whipped Cream
Apple and Oat Scones
lunch menu
[$16-19]
Rigatoni with pulled pork, tomato buttter, arugula, breadcrumbs, and pecorino (Wed - Thurs only)
Canestri with cream, asparagus, prosciutto, radishes, and rose syrup (Fri - Sat only)
Classic Tuna Salad, lettuce, onion, olives, egg, cucumber
Curry chicken salad sandwich with pecans, golden raisins, and bibb lettuce on focaccia
Spinach and baby greens salad, buttermilk - herb dressing, shrimp, radishes, cucumbers, red onion, everything breadcrumbs
Veggie Burger on a milk bun with cheddar, pickles, red onion, bibb, and pink sauce
Vada Pav - "Mumbai burger": crispy curry potato croquette, green and red chutneys, bibb, cucumbers on a milk bun (Wed only)
Italian Sandwich with salami, sopressata, provolone, giardiniera, mayo, onion, and sweet red vinegar on a milk bun (Thurs - Sat)
LESS
IMPORTANT
INTERESTING
STUFF
- We source a lot of our food from area farms - That’s partly why food tastes better here
- The James Beard Foundation has acknowledged our work with nominations for Best Chef in the Southeast a butt load of times
- We've been open in this location for 19 years as both Panciuto and the Bakeshop
- We make everything from scratch in our kitchen
- We're terrible at marketing and self promotion, so please brag on us
- We just want you to be happy here. That's really the whole point of this. It's inevitable that we fall short, but we're trying to be better at this every day
- Literally, no one is getting rich owning or working at this restaurant - We do it because we love it, I think
- You know those pictures of presidents before and after office? Well, they got nothing on me. I would encourage you to enjoy this gem while you can because there's no telling how long it'll be here