Since 2007
From a general store to the square
Two towns, one kitchen, and a family recipe box that never left Kim's side.
Two towns, one kitchen, and a family recipe box that never left Kim's side.
Chapter one · Dunfee
In 2007, Pickles opened inside a late-1800s former general store in Dunfee — an unincorporated dot on the county line you could miss if you blinked. The café shared the old building with an antique shop, and it looked exactly how it sounds: mismatched vintage plates, drinks in mason jars, and the day's pies chalked up on a board.
People found it anyway. That's what happens when the soup is your grandmother's actual recipe.
Chapter two · Columbia City
In 2020, Pickles reopened at 130 W Van Buren Street in downtown Columbia City, a couple of blocks from the courthouse square — more seats, same mismatched-plate charm, same kitchen philosophy: if it can be made from scratch, it will be.
In her words
"My mom was a waitress, so I went to work with her." — Kim, owner of Pickles Café, to Input Fort Wayne. Some careers are decided early.
Breakfast, lunch, Wednesday Italian(ish) Night, and a pie case with your name on it.
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