Pingala Cafe

Yo. Here’s some important news.

We are pausing operations at North Ave momentarily. To be ultra clear: this is not permanent, and it’s not because the sales are not there (thank you all SO much for such a solid first year). Chase Mill location to resume operations per usual and will keep on truckin’. Why you ask? Here’s the scoop:

We have a staff of 26 people. 10 of them are leaving to go back to school. When 40% of your team comes off the schedule, it’s really tough trying to fill those holes. We’ve looked at it from all angles, been trying to hire, and no solutions at this time. We are hiring, email [email protected] so we can get closer to reopening.

Chace Mill location is stupid busy - it’s an all hands on deck situation. Thank you for the love and support.

We need to rework our menu. We make an enormous amount of made from scratch components, and when a second location comes into the mix, it’s not as simple as upping the volume. We also want to serve the communities where these restaurants are, and we feel that we could add more value by changing up and simplifying our menus.

Our beloved Conor and Alejandra (GM team), who run daily operations, and most everything, are having a baby soon! So we need to make sure they get the time off that comes with that. One busy restaurant is more than enough for them to keep up with for now.

Broccoli Bar season is still in full swing for another month, so we have that to keep up with.

AND, More exciting news on Broccoli Bar to come…🥦🧱🎓🔊🫧✨🏴‍☠️…stay tuned.

THANK YOU to the Pingala staff, patrons, and community for being absolute heroes in putting delicious food out there. Overflowing with gratitude and honor.

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We also want to take this opportunity to gather feedback: please click the link below to tell us your thoughts. What do you want to see at Pingala North Ave? Is it Soup? Ice cream? Pizza? Ramen? Less on the menu? More on the menu? Earlier hours? Later hours?Muffins? Meal kits? Market? This is a great time for us to hit a refresh button, let’s do it together.

https://forms.gle/UpGwtgGtdcH8xmLA8