Sharon’s House of Pancakes, located inside Market House Supermarket, is set to open to the public on March 18.
Brett Boyd, owner of Market House, had the idea to add breakfast food to the market’s offerings, and named the restaurant after his grandmother, Sharon.
“I’m a big breakfast lover. I love breakfast and especially you know high-quality good breakfast. I happened to cross paths with Wayne and we talked about the idea, and it just really picked up momentum,” Boyd said.
Wayne Babcock, former owner of Olivia’s Chop House and Saucy Dogs BBQ in Jonesville and house director and cook at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house, will manage Sharon’s.
Babcock and Boyd have been friends since they were teenagers, and they said they are excited to work together to bring breakfast food to the residents of Hillsdale.
“I’m really excited to go get some pancakes and support Wayne’s new restaurant,” freshman ATO member Paul Miller said.
“Monday to Friday are my favorite days because at 5 o’clock I get to eat the greatest meals ever cooked by Wayne. He is considered a father of the fraternity, as well as a brother,” junior ATO member Harrison Baer said.
Customers will order their breakfast at the restaurant, then find a table at the new seating area across from Sharon’s where their food will be brought to their table, similar to the service at Panera Bread.
“Our pancakes are state-of-the-art. They are top of the world. They’re gonna be nice, thick, fluffy, and fresh,” Babcock said.
Sharon’s will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Everything’s going to be made in-house. Here at Market House, we have a state-of-the-art bakery, and we are going to be making our own homemade biscuits,” Babcock said. “We’re using Biggby coffee, the best coffee in town. We will make our own pancake batter, our own jellies and jams.”