W H AT WE’RE EATIN G
PHOTO BY HANNAH LEE
A DISH WE LOVE
BREADMAN’S 261 S. Elliott Rd., Chapel Hill 919-967-7110
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lot of things have changed about Breadman’s over these past few months. For one thing, it’s not Breadmen’s anymore; it’s Breadman’s. The small-butimportant detail signifies a change – in ownership and location. Longtime employee Omar Castro and his father, Luz Castro, bought the restaurant from brothers Roy and Bill Piscitello earlier this year. Roy opened the diner in 1974, and, after reopening at Elliott Square in August, it’s comforting to see Breadman’s is still the same ol’ joint – booths, basketball posters and all – setting up memories for years to come. Longtime locals and/or Carolina grads, you know what I mean. Saturday and Sunday mornings were well spent at Breadmen’s. You’d squeeze into a gray booth with friends and inhale the breakfast that you longed for from the moment you lifted your head off the pillow. This new location is no different; it just has a modern facelift. Order the eggs, the always-crispy bacon, and give in to the fluffy Belgian waffle. No one leaves Breadman’s with an empty stomach. Big Breadman, $11.50 – Hannah Lee CHM
November 2020
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