The Dish Staying Open As Buyer Sought In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —The Dish is sticking around after all.

The popular downtown breakfast and lunch eatery was expected to close after one final weekend to feed its customers, but its owner posted early Friday morning that she was changing course.

"After careful consideration, I have decided to keep the Hatboro Dish open until we find the right buyer to continue our community commitment, and to serve our loyal customers and employees," Owner Jackie Evangelista said.

The longtime South York Road eatery was planning to close after this weekend because Evangelista said it was "unable to bounce back" following the pandemic and "circumstances beyond my control."

The business was recently listed for sale at $189,995, according to listing agent Long & Foster Real Estate. Click here to see the listing

The Dish built a loyal following over its 12-plus years in business. Evangelista hoped she could sell The Dish and have it remain a staple of the downtown district for years to come.

Over the past year, she added new menu items for breakfast and lunch and scoured the region to find cheaper prices with inflation hurting her efforts to run a small business.

Evangelista prided herself in building a strong reputation for The Dish, starting during the pandemic where The Dish dished out free meals for 12 weeks to about 20,000 people.