The other two, BB Caffe Lieto at Pike Place Market and BB Belltown will open sometime in early June for takeout, delivery and extremely limited outdoor dining. In short, I have decided to close two of my locations: Pioneer Square and White Center. I figured it was high time to let ya know what’s going on with the Bitch. Staff who have grown together, helped each other through life events, were accepting and welcoming when adding new members, who created a culture where differences and originality were celebrated! This is a heartbreak for me that may never mend.”īiscuit Bitch will have just 10 employees when it reopens its remaining two locations at Pike Place Market and Belltown, projected for early June. “Not only am I letting most everyone go, I’m breaking up a tight-knit family. “This was the most excruciatingly painful thing I’ve ever had to do,” she added. White Center, along with Pioneer Square and their headquarter office were closed and employees were laid off. Luckily, our other shops generated enough revenue to get it through the rough winter and it had just started to generate a profit in early March when everything came to a standstill.” Plus, wouldn’t it be great to offer some jobs with great benefits to a community other than downtown? In September 2019 we opened White Center. Would my concept work in a neighborhood without tourists? I needed a project, and the White Center community was warm and welcoming. ![]() “Even though it didn’t work out as a new bakery, there was something challenging about moving out of downtown. The White Center location was opened in Sept., 2019. So, how did I decide which shops to close? It wasn’t easy.” To sell even 500 biscuits a day (more than best-case scenario), having all that overhead is just not sustainable. “You need an Operations Manager, HR Manager, Distribution Manager, Quality Control Manager, Bookkeeper, Maintenance Tech and salaried Shop Managers. “To manage four locations, provide benefits, employ 58 staff members and produce and sell upwards of 1,500 biscuits and 50+ gallons of gravy a day, you need a production facility, an office and a staff,” Spice said. ![]() Owner Kimmie Spice made the announcement on Facebook on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Photo courtesy Biscuit Bitch / RJB Photo Studioĭue to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biscuit Bitch will be closing its White Center location at 9602 16th Ave SW. "Biscuit Bitch Helps Lizzo Satisfy Her Post-Block Party Breakfast Craving". "Comfort Food Favorite Biscuit Bitch Will Open Its New White Center Location September 5". "Seattle's Most Irreverent Biscuit Shop Is Expanding to White Center". ^ "Biscuits + the B-word = delicious breakfast in downtown Seattle"."Popular Comfort Food Specialist Biscuit Bitch Closes Two Out of Four Locations Permanently". "Seattle's Biscuit Bitch to permanently close half of its locations in wake of COVID-19". List of restaurant chains in the United States.Reception Īllecia Vermillion included the business in Seattle Metropolitan's 2022 list of "the best biscuits in Seattle". Lizzo visited the First Avenue location in 2019. The White Center location opened in 2019. ![]() Seattle Metropolitan has said of the Cajun/ Creole/ Southern restaurant: "Equipped with cheddar-topped hangover cures, this self-described ' trailer park to table' cafe serves up gravy-drenched biscuits with southern-inspired fixings: garlic grits, hot links, pork sausage, and more." History Previously, Biscuit Bitch had locations in Pioneer Square and White Center, which closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The business operates in Belltown and at Pike Place Market. Biscuit Bitch is a small chain of restaurants in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S.
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