People lined up around the outside of the 85°C Bakery Cafe on Friday morning, awaiting the chance to be among its first customers.<\/p>\n
The Taiwanese bakery chain opened its first Washington location on Friday at Tukwila’s Westfield Southcenter.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2004, 85°C Bakery Cafe operates with the goal of providing high-quality products at affordable prices.<\/p>\n
Every store offers 60 types of breads, ranging from Asian to European styles, and more than 40 types of cakes and various beverages. As a fast-casual bakery and cafe, 85°C utilizes a self-serve bread section where customers pick their favorite items. Top selling products include brioche, marble Taro, iced sea salt coffee and mango crème brule.<\/p>\n
The name 85°C refers to the bakery chains founder Wu Cheng-Hsueh’s belief that 85 degrees Celsius (185 degrees Fahrenheit) is the optimal temperature to brew coffee.<\/p>\n
Tukwila city officials, community representatives and 85°C employees joined Alex Carlson Helo, Miss Washington USA 2017, for a ribbon cutting ceremony.<\/p>\n
“This is our first flagship store in the Northwest,” Charles Wu, operating director of 85°C, said in a media release. “We are honored to be baking and brewing in Tukwila, Washington. We cannot wait to offer our service and products to the rest of the nation.”<\/p>\n
The company said it hopes to open additional stores throughout the state this year.<\/p>\n
The business is publicly traded in Taiwan with more 900 stores worldwide, including Taiwan, China, Australia, Hong Kong and the U.S.<\/p>\n
The Tukwila location, 1341 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m. to 10 p..m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n