Our Mission:

The ongoing mission of Colossus is to reimagine hospitality by providing high quality food and a place to belong for our team and members of the community. 

Colossus is a neighborhood bakery and cafe reimagining hospitality. We believe the quality of a relationship is only as good as the time you’re willing to invest in it. We have the same philosophy on food. Ingredients matter when you’re creating something worth coming back for. 

That’s why people are our passion. 

Our team at Colossus cares about the experience you have when you come through our doors. We take pride in the long-standing relationships we have with local partners because we want to be able to tell you what goes into the food you order from us. You’ll likely hear a few stories about time spent on a local farm or what we love most about the people behind some of our favorite products. It’s these same relationships that set the tone for how we treat our team members. To us, the food is only as good as the hands that make, serve, and clear the way for it so you can have an unforgettable moment with the people you love.

Our Values:

INTEGRITY. We believe that honesty leads to authentic connection.

QUALITY. We believe every detail has the potential to shape an experience.

Equitable Pay/No Tipping Policy:

This started from our humble belief that pay should be the same regardless of whether you are making the food or serving it. We founded Colossus as curious cooks and servers ourselves, who moved across departments in the world of hospitality to learn and grow, and had to negotiate wage decreases and large social divides in the process. When we opened we were a pooled tip house and openly encouraged cross-training and the “mixing of roles” in our open-bakery concept.

Recently, we expanded on this and took it a step further, by doing away with tips all together, raising our prices, and raising our wages.

Raising the prices of our house-made goods has allowed us to raise starting wages across departments, continue to offer employer-sponsored health care for our employees, and will allow us to offer performance-based raises. In an effort to be as transparent as possible we have clearly posted the starting respective wages for entry-level positions and lead positions.