2008 location in washington restaurant information established 1981 1981 food type american dress code casual street address 102 ash street south city omak county okanogan state washington postal code zip 98841 country united states coordinates 48 24 34 n 119 31 50 w 48.40944 n 119.53056 w 48.40944 ; 119.53056 coordinates 48 24 34 n 119 31 50 w 48.40944 n 119.53056 w 48.40944 ; 119.53056 website breadlinecafe.com breadline cafe is an american style restaurant coffeehouse and bakery located in omak washington a city in the okanogan region of united states . the restaurant was established in 1981 although the building was previously used by numerous other organizations including soft drink bottling company omak beverages from the 1920s to the 1950s . it served as an anchor for the municipality until its location was transferred when the post office moved to the former building s location . the restaurant has a casual dress code although reservations can be made to dine . an associated bakery also operates at this building as well while many performing acts have occurred previously and is commonly used as a music venue . the restaurant situated at 102 ash street south has received generally favorable reviews with the omak okanogan county chronicle promoting the subject on their official website . breadline cafe has been the subject of historical items . the owner and operator is paula chambers . contents 1 history 2 description and reception 3 references 4 bibliography 5 external links history edit the historic omak beverages which operated from the 1920s to the 1950s . the building that ultimately became host to the breadline cafe was initially constructed around 1906 and festivals occurred at this time at the then unaffiliated structure specifically for new year which was before the actual city s incorporation date the following year . the building served as an anchor for omak until its location was transferred when the post office moved to the former building s location . 1 after this the structure was branded omak beverages which bottled soft drinks from the 1920s to the 1950s . historically referred to as the white elephant having previously served other companies used for lease service assay service furniture shopping and a bar it was officially opened as breadline cafe in 1981 . 1 description and reception edit breadline cafe with a casual dress code serves american food and beverages in addition to coffeehouse products . the menu includes salads lunch dinner desert and items designed for children . an associated bakery also operates at this building . the restaurant has historical items on display although the owner paula chambers referred to it as junk . for instance old ice boxes pots dishes books and photographs have been displayed at the restaurant bakery and coffeehouse . it is also a venue for performing acts relating to comedy drama music and such . the breadline cafe offers a facility which permits a person to celebrate their birthday for a rural duration . 2 breadline cafe geographically the building is located at 102 ash street south 98841 with the geographical coordinates of 48 24 33.95 n 119 31 49.67 w 48.4094306 n 119.5304639 w 48.4094306 ; 119.5304639 . it is situated in the central business district of omak 0.1 miles 0.16 km from omak city hall . 3 breadline cafe obtains their amber honey from ron & gert and their garlic from other areas in the okanogan county where it is made . their poached pears they gather are grown about 1 mile 1.6 km away from the restaurant ; other products such as cheese are purchased from local stores by the owner . 4 the restaurant has received generally positive reviews from critics . don young in his book pacific northwest adventure guide described eating at the breadline cafe as a treat . he represented positive promotion towards the restaurant . 5 in his book hidden pacific northwest eric lucas asserted the restaurant was antique decorated and maintained a high rating . 6 jeff larsen of the seattle post intelligencer stated it was rather funky and fashioned from a vintage 1920s bottling plant 7 while the spokesman review s nancy lemons complimented the breadline cafe on their tiramisu food noting that it was probably the best tiramisu i d ever had . lemons stopped at the restaurant upon traveling through omak although she took washington state route 215 to nearby okanogan the county seat . 8 the omak okanogan county chronicle promotes the breadline cafe as an attraction for the city on their official newspaper website . 9 references edit a b history . breadline cafe . retrieved march 16 2013 . catering . breadline cafe . retrieved march 16 2013 . google march 16 2013 . omak city hall to breadline cafe map . google maps . google . retrieved march 16 2013 . local suppliers . breadline cafe . retrieved march 16 2013 . young 2011 p. 335 lucas 2007 p. 268 larsen jeff october 13 2004 . short trips omak has a big reputation and heart . seattle post intelligencer . retrieved march 10 2013 . lemons nancy march 19 2006 . okanogan valley offers nice distraction . the spokesman review . retrieved march 10 2013 . home . omak okanogan county chronicle . retrieved february 27 2013 . bibliography edit young don april 15 2011 . pacific northwest adventure guide . hunter publishing . isbn 9781588430731 . lucas eric april 24 2007 . hidden pacific northwest . ulysses press . isbn 9781569755761 . external links edit official website companies portal food portal washington portal united states portal v t e omak washington features national register of historic places notable people geography colville indian reservation okanogan river omak lake omak rock economy companies government omak city hall public services breadline cafe eastside park mid valley hospital education heritage university north central regional library omak alternative high school omak high school omak school district wenatchee valley college culture area code 509 kncw komq komw kqws kzbe loup loup ski bowl omache shopping center omak stampede suicide race transportation cascade and columbia river railroad mid valley hospital ems heliport trango okanogan county transportation & nutrition omak airport washington state route 20 washington state route 97 washington state route 155 washington state route 215 wings for christ airport category wikiproject retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title breadline cafe & oldid 696006917 categories 1981 establishments in washington state buildings and structures in omak washingtonmusic venues in washington state restaurants in washington state hidden categories coordinates on wikidatause mdy dates from december 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 december 2015 at 07 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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