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. WE DO NOT ACCEPT OR PROMPT YOU FOR ANY TIPS, BUT... (see number 7)
7. 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
8. PRETTY PICTURES can be found on our Instagram page
9. 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...
Earl Grey Tea Cakes
Savory Waffles
Peach and Frangipane Crostata
Mexican Chocolate Cakes (GF)
Ham and Swiss Danish Braid
Chocolate Hazelnut Tea Cakes
Rye Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Canadian Bacon, Egg, Cheddar Biscuits
Cardamom Kanelbullar
Blackberry and Oat Scones
lunch menu
[$16-19]
Canestri with mushrooms, corn cream, roasted corn, truffle cheese, arugula
Classic Tuna Salad with baby greens, olives, boiled egg, cucumber, pickled onion
Salami sandwich with mozzarella, pesto, and lemon syrup on ciabatta
Roast Beef Sandwich with horseradish cream, swiss, bibb, onion, and jus on milkbun
Shrimp Burger with banh mi pickles, bibb lettuce, and lime - cilantro aioli on milkbun (Wed only)
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