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"The biscuit is amazingly
versatile, so we decided
to center our concept on
it and marry it with the
incredible bounty here in
the Pacific Northwest."

BISCUIT SHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY

Brian Snyder, partner at Pine State Biscuits

Empire Biscuit
New York, NY

chicken with Tabasco black pepper gravy, and our

In addition to its biscuit sandwiches, this
24/7 establishment allows customers to create
a custom biscuit by starting with either a
Country Style or an All Butter biscuit, and
then adding one of 12 Butters and Spreads
(including French Toast Butter, Foie Gras
Butter, Creole Cream Cheese, and more) as well
as one of 12 Jams, Jellies, and Marmalades
(including Banana Pudding, Pumpkin Pie
Spread, Red Pepper & Jalapeno Jelly, and more).

homemade ham with egg, locally-made Beecher's
white cheddar, and apple mustard. Our ham is unique
in that we use pork shoulder, which is more marbled
than your standard pork loin and is not smoked, just
slow roasted after brining for a week."
Both Pine State Biscuits and Serious Pie & Biscuit
serve dine-in and take-out customers, and while they
appreciate both, they love it when people stay to eat
so they can observe how their food is received.
"Customers usually react to our biscuits with amazement," says Snyder. "They're substantial in size and
texture, and the combinations we create are unusual."
Smissen echoed a similar sentiment and added, "Many
people come up and tell us how delicious everything
is, especially people visiting from the South."
While biscuit shops have proven the gourmet versatility of the biscuit, its stand-alone potential should
not be underestimated.
"Our biscuits are fresh from scratch every day, all
day," Snyder says. "They are great on their own-ﬂaky,
buttery, and tender."
Pine State Biscuits sells its plain, buttermilk biscuits
individually, as well as by the half dozen and dozen.
Serious Pie & Biscuit also sells its plain, buttermilk
biscuits ala carte.
No matter how customers choose to indulge, one
thing is certain. The biscuit boom has arrived, and it's
making a big impact in the bakery business.

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Biscuit Head
Asheville, NC
This biscuit shop works hard to cater to its
customers with dietary restrictions, so it offers
all of its menu items, such as the Black Eyed
Pea Biscuit (pozole, black eyed pea cakes,
poached eggs, and green chile hollandaise),
on gluten-free biscuits for only one extra dollar.

Maple Street Biscuit Company
Jacksonville, FL.
Maple Street just opened its second location
and offers more than a dozen signature biscuit
sandwiches, including the Blues Biscuit
(pulled pork, homemade coleslaw, and barbecue
sauce) and The Loaded Goat (fried chicken, a
fried goat cheese medallion, and house-made
pepper jelly).
The Buttered Biscuit
Chicago, IL
This biscuit joint is scheduled to open soon
and is rumored to be featuring a black velvet
dessert biscuit as well as an inventive breakfast
salad, which will include bacon, eggs, hot
sauce vinaigrette, and biscuit croutons.
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