The Gooey Butter Bakery and Cafe at
Pies & Plates
 
 
About Pies & Plates
Brushing Beauties 
It's more than a place to dine and more than a place to shop!  It's an adventure! 
 
Browse for kitchen gadgets, specialty foods and gifts at Pies & Plates' gourmet store!  Then enjoy a meal or decadent dessert at the Gooey Butter Bakery & Cafe at Pies & Plates!
  While visiting, be sure take a peek at Pies & Plates' Culinary Academy which offers cooking adventures for foodies of all ages!
No visit to Punta Gorda is complete without a gooey butter cake from Pies & Plates  
Gooey Butter Cake
 
What is a Gooey Butter Cake? Click here! 
 
Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 - 5
Saturday 9 - 4
Serving breakfast 9 - 11
Serving lunch 11 - 2+
Serving gooey butter cakes,
 coffee, gelato and other good stuff all day long!
 
Winner of ten 2009 Reader's Choice Awards
Best of 2009 Image
Best Restaurant
 for
Lunch, Dessert, Soup, Salads,
Wraps & Panini and Catering.
Finalist Best Bakery and
Best Cup of Coffee
 
Best Retail Store
for Gourmet Foods & Gifts

Kids Menu

Fresh Wraps   8.75
 
Caesar Salad Wrap  chicken, romaine, parmesan, croutons & Caesar dressing 
Best Seller!
 
Cusabi Garden Wrap
chicken, green peppers, tomato, broccoli slaw, lettuce & ucumber-wasabi dressing
 
Raspberry Chipotle
Chicken Wrap

chicken, tomatoes, peppers,
lettuce, onions and our smoky roasted raspberry chipotle dressing
 
Russian Beef & Chicken Wrap
beef and chicken strips, cheddar jack cheese, peppers, onions, lettuce, tomatoes & our tangy sweet Russian dressing
 
Ranch Beef Wrap
roast beef, lettuce, peppers, onions, tomatoes and our creamy Ranch dressing
 
Rancho Bacon Chicken Wrap  chicken, shredded bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cheddar jack cheese with ranch dressing
 
Tuna Wrap
tuna Salad, lettuce and tomato
 
Turkey & Swiss Wrap
deli sliced turkey, Swiss cheese, lettuce, peppers, onions, tomatoes & Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing
 
Oriental Wrap
chicken, almonds, shredded broccoli, lettuce, peppers & our Oriental dressing
 
Kids Menu 
 
Quiche  8.75 
Quiche served with Garden Salad 
We're told it's the Best in Town!
 
Broccoli & Cheddar
Quiche Lorraine
Spinach Mushroom & Swiss
 
 
Kids Menu

Fresh Soups made Daily 
Bowl  3.95     Cup 2.95
Soup & Salad   5.95
 
Soup & Sandwich 
One of the most popular items on our lunch menu!
A bowl of made from scratch creamy tomato soup served with a grilled cheese sandwich on hearty wheat bread!  
7.95

Kids Menu

All sandwiches served with choice of chips & dip, potato salad or veggie sticks & dip!  Hot sandwiches take more time!
 
Panini  Sandwiches
Made to order on bakery fresh foccacia bread using the freshest ingredients! Served hot or cold!  
8.95  
 
Turkey Meister  cold
deli sliced turkey, provolone cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing
 
Anchors Away
 cold
tuna salad, tomatoes and lettuce
 
When Pigs Fly South   deli sliced  turkey, bacon, provolone cheese and
chipotle mayo  Best Seller!   warm 
  
Mama Mia 
mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto!  True Italian!  Add chicken 1.75 extra  warm
 
Ham-I-Am   warm
deli sliced ham, provolone, red onion and honey Dijon Mustard

Melt Sandwiches
8.95  all served warm
 
Turkey Club Melt  - turkey, bacon, tomato, lettuce, provolone on white bread with our secret sauce 
 
Tuna Melt - tuna salad ozzing with American cheese on hearty wheat bread, a classic!  Best Seller!
 
Sassy Seafood Melt - seafood salad on rye bread with melted mozzarella & cheddar jack cheeses. 
 
Kids Menu  
 
 New!  Lahvosh    8.95
 
What is Lahvosh?  It's a thin  Armenian flat bread cracker topped with havarti cheese & other amazing stuff then toasted to a dark crispy crunch!  Served with a salad!
 
Veggie Lahvosh 
Lahvosh painted with red pepper & cracked mustard aioli topped with humus, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, scallions, spinach and havarti cheese.  Best Seller!
 
Chipotle Bacon Lahvosh 
 Lahvosh painted with an apricot Chipotle mustard cream sauce topped with Canadian bacon, black beans, corn, sun-dried tomatoes, scallions and havarti cheese.
 
Spicy Thai Beef Lahvosh
Lahvosh painted with our spicy Thai chili sesame glaze then topped with Asian marinated micro sliced beef, almonds, scallions, broccoli slaw and havarti cheese. 
Kids Menu
 EntrĂ©e Salads   8.75
 
Chicken Caesar Salad
chicken, romaine, parmesan cheese, crunchy croutons with Caesar Dressing
 
Hunter's Salad 
chicken, pecans, feta cheese, Craisins and red onion on greens with Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette
Most popular salad!
 
Sorry Salad
tuna salad on a bed of lettuce with tomato, green pepper, red onion, cucumbers and choice of dressing
 
Greek Salad
greens, feta cheese, pepporoncini, mixed olives, cucumber and tomato with Yasou Feta Cheese Vinaigrette.  Add Chicken 1.75 extra
 
Taco Salad
chicken, black bean and corn salsa, cheddar jack cheese, sour cream & jalapenos on a bed of greens with pico strips
 
Chicken Chefs Salad  chicken, cheese cubes, peppers, tomatoes on a bed of greens with choice of dressing
 
Mandarin  Sesame Chicken 
Salad  chicken, almonds, mandarin oranges, rice oodles and sesame dressing  Best Seller!
 
 Salad Dressings: 
Tuscan, Ranch, Russian, Blue Cheese, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Raspberry Chipotle (spicy), Raspberry Walnut, Honey Dijon, Cusabi  (spicy), Feta Cheese Vinaigrette or our own Olive Oil & Vinegar 
 
    Kids Menu
 
Chicken Pot Pie 
Huge Seller!
Everyone's favorite!
With Salad   8.95
Alone  6.95

 Kids Menu

Ask about our Kids Menu
 
Cold Beverages
Iced Tea     Lemonade  
Bottled Water    Perrier    
Coke    Diet Coke   ICB Root Beer 
Sweet Leaf Bottled Teas
Real Fruit Smoothies
Frappe Freeze
 
Gooey Butter Cake
 
Desserts 
No visit to Punta Gorda is complete without a Gooey Butter Cake from Pies & Plates!  Click here to learn more!
 
 
 

Gelato Espresso Pour Gooey Butter Chocolate

Pies & Plates is famous for its Gooey Butter Cakes!  But, that's not all you'll find at Pies & Plates! If you're looking for an afternoon treat - stop by the espresso bar for a latte, a chai tea or a refreshing fruit smoothie!  Our Italian gelato is better than ice cream!  And, we have lots of sweet treats to choose from! 
 
 
 

Irish Oatmeal

Surprisingly, our Irish oatmeal with bananas, cranberries and pecans is the top selling item on our breakfast menu! 
 
Other popular items include our Yogurt Parfait, our Sun Up Bagel Sandwich with egg, bacon and cheese, our quiche with fruit and our cinnamon bun bread pudding!  (Well, why not?  It's has eggs and milk and cinnamon buns in it and it blows away pancakes!  
 
If you just gotta have your eggs and bacon we can do that, too!  Just tell us how you like them or ask for our popular Southwest Omelet smothered with our popular corn and black bean salsa!  And, of course we serve only fresh ground Arabic bean coffees that have been specialty roasted to our specification!  Over 50, loose leaf teas as well!   Breakfast served 9 -11! 
  
 
 

Gift Pack of Gooeys

Kid's enjoy Pies & Plates, too! 
 
We love the little rascals!  You might have to listed to our store owner Cindee brag about her two grandkids but that's ok!   Be sure to ask for our special kids lunch menu!  Booster seats available!  
 
Speaking of kids!  Do you know about the cool interactive fountain at Laishely Park!  It's a great place to entertain kids on a warm sunny day!  Stop by and we'll tell you about it!   
 
 
 

How to Find Us:   It's easy!  We're just a few minutes south of historic downtown Punta Gorda.  Head south from downtown on Hwy 41.  After you pass the car dealerships watch for the Punta Gorda Crossing Shopping Center on the east side of Hwy 41!  We're right there in the same center as Publix.  The best thing to do is to turn east (left) at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Hwy 41.  You can't miss us!  We have "cheery" red umbrellas out front!  Our address is 2310 Tamiami Trail, Ste. 3117, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950  If you get lost call us at (941) 505-7437!   

 
 
 
 
Free Gooey Butter Cake
 
 
Sign up for Pies & Plates' monthly e-zine Food for Thought and we'll email you a coupon for a FREE Gooey Butter Cake!
 
 
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