Frequently asked questions.
Frequently Asked Questions for our Storefront
Please note - we will try to update these as we grow our storefront. All of these are up to date as of 8/31/26.
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What days are you open/do you plan to open up more days?
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We are still hoping to add Thursdays to the mix but we need to see how our first few Sundays go with our current staffing levels and refrigeration. We have had no plans since the start to expand beyond being open 4 days a week so Thursday would be the last added day for the moment!
What is your menu?
You can now view our base menu and specials every week on our menu page. The specials are typically updated the night before. As we are training our staff up, we are trying every week to keep our base menu that you see here on our website, but will be occasionally missing an item or 2 as we train!
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Do you serve coffee/drinks?
We do! We are grinding beans from DayDrink (local here in Iowa City) for both our drip coffee and espresso. You can view our current options on our menu tab.
We will also have a few more options coming soon with the launch of our fall menu in September, along with decaf coffee and in house cups!
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Are you hiring?
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As of 8.31 - we are currently hiring for 1 more PM Baker.
We are looking for 1 more PM baker to join our team - Must have availability to work until close at 10:30/11 PM on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. If desired - can work more days of the week. Minimum 4 hour shifts. Pay is $15/16 an hour.
To apply - please email a resume to BreadWorthy@gmail.com. We will not consider applications without a resume.
Do you plan to serve bread?
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Will you open up catering/Can I order…?
We were incredibly excited for our expansion into our storefront and the plan to add bread into our menu. Unfortunately during our construction, the large walk-in cooler that we were excited about and planning to help us expand had to be demolished and we did not have the budge to replace it. Without it, we are currently struggling to handle expanding to 4 days a week with the menu that our long time customers are expecting. We are hoping to be able to rebuild another large walk in again for our space when we have the funds! But we are planning to try and get English muffins and maybe some bread going just to be able to offer sandwiches for lunch time at our shop.
Will you offer savory options?
At the moment, we have no plans to open up catering. My first and foremost goal is to keep growing the days of the week we are open and make sure that we have the ability to support and supply enough baked goods for us to do that. As mentioned above, our biggest concern is our lack of refrigeration space, along with us having enough time in the day to be able to do so in a way that makes sense for us to be spending the time on smaller orders. My plan is eventually when we do our daily/weekly specials, is to leave some cakes or pieces as “whole” so that you would have the option to pick up some larger items for gatherings if desired. As mentioned on this website, we won’t reply to email request for us to do orders.
At the moment we always have our Ham & Cheese croissants and a savory scone option every day. We will be working on expanding our options in the future!
But at this time we do not plan to offer a “cafe style” menu with items made to order. Our focus is on being a true bakery - offering a selection of savory baked goods and croissants.
Wholesale Partner
You can still find our goods over at our partner DayDrink on Fridays and Saturday. We are planning to add back in Sundays soon!
We are not planning to take on any more wholesale accounts until we have trained more staff and can then access our needs.
Notes about allegies:
If you have any allergen concerns - please let us our front of house know so that we can better assist you.
Please note that while we do list each individual products allergen and ingredients lists here on our website and on their labels at the farmers market, we use wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, and nuts on a daily basis in our kitchen and cannot guarantee that cross contamination has not occurred. We absolutely do not recommend consuming any of our products if you have a severe allergy to any one of those items (especially wheat as it is impossible) as cross contamination will occur in our kitchen and especially in our shared glass pastry case at the market.
Gluten:
We only recommend our ‘gluten friendly’ products to those who are avoiding gluten due to dietary reasons and not for anyone who has a gluten allergy or especially celiac disease. Even with thorough cleaning, wheat can never be eliminated from our kitchen as a contaminate.
Vegan Items:
In 2025 we introduced a whole new line of vegan items for our customers to shop. We do make an effort to keep these items separate from any of our other items at the market and during our home bakes to lessen any chance of cross contamination but risks can still exist.
Nuts:
Beyond the items that we produce that physically contain nuts, you will notice that we list nuts as a possible allergy concern for any of our items made with chocolate as all of the chocolate that we use (Valrhona, Callebaut, Cacao Barry) always comes with 'possible trace nut contact allergen' listed on their packaging (as they are produced in the same facilities that also make their nut products such as nut pastes and pralines). This is why nuts are listed for both the chocolate croissant and all of our cookies when there is no physical nuts in the recipe. If you have a nut allergy, especially during the summer when we have all of our products in the same case together, we do not recommend consuming any of the products from our bakery.
Note on pan sprays: If soy is listed as an allergen in the recipe, we use PAM spray which is a mix of vegetable and soy oils. If there is not soy in the recipe, we use either olive oil or pure avocado oil.