1/31/2024 0 Comments Big clock restaurant“We just weren’t feeling welcome, or comfortable there anymore.” “We were there for almost 18 years and all of a sudden it became a big issue,” Goldstein says. The road to the 20-year mark hasn’t been without bumps, however in September 2020, Square Cafe relocated from Regent Square to East Liberty after disagreements with Edgewood Borough over the cafe’s outdoor seating. “I’ve gotten the chance to be at home with my son, raising him, because I was done with work at 3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon and I didn’t work at night.” “Work is not the end-all-be-all, right? This is just a means to other things in our lives,” Goldstein says. Square Cafe does a fair amount of catering in the evenings and makes its space available for events, but Goldstein has enjoyed having her evenings free, she says, since it’s allowed her to balance the demands of running a restaurant with having a life outside of work.ĭavid Felman, an 85-year-old window salesman, is a regular at Square Cafe. “So breakfast and lunch is our thing people would love us to be open for dinner, but we’re really good at breakfast and lunch.” “I’ve learned this over the years: focus on what you’re really good at and try not to do everything,” she says. Keeping things simple, like having only one location, and only being open for breakfast and lunch, has helped.Ĭustomers keep coming back for the signature Square Breakfast (two eggs with choice of breakfast protein choice of home fries and toast OR one buttermilk pancake) and breakfast burritos, which have never left the menu the entire time they’ve been open, Goldstein notes. Goldstein says she’s provided paid time off and benefits for Square Cafe employees for years and was able to do so without making compromises elsewhere in the business. Sherree Goldstein says she wanted Square Cafe to be more than “egg flipping.” Photo by John Beale.
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