The popular Three Girls Bakery at the Pike Place Market is heading to Ballard for their second retail location.
We spoke with Ryan Gaylord of CW Development, the contractor on the project, who tells us that he’s busy transforming the old Ballard Pet Store on 15th Ave. and 61st St. into the new bakery. He says they’re aiming for a June 1st opening, but with any construction project the date isn’t set in stone. He says that Three Girls has been contracting out their baking, but plans to do all their baking at the new Ballard location and send their fresh breads and pastries down to the Market. Three Girls is well known for their selection of breads, pastries, sandwiches and soups. (Thanks Sarah for the tip!)
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45 reader comments so far ↓
1 chopper_74 // May 4, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Sweet, I love their products.
But, seeing how this is Ballard, will they expand into offering sushi as well?
2 lc // May 4, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Just pizza.
3 Trix // May 4, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Finally! That building has been vacant for a very long time, and people have been the empty parking lot as a turn around.
Welcome Three Girls Bakery!
4 Ew, bugs // May 4, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I remember going into the pet store one time (only time and last time) and seeing bird cages full of cockroaches. I don't know how you get those critters out of the walls once they've infested a place!
5 chopper_74 // May 4, 2009 at 6:25 pm
sushi pizza? How would that work, exactly?
6 kim // May 4, 2009 at 6:35 pm
carbolicious!!
7 sara // May 4, 2009 at 6:39 pm
UM this is one of the best things i have heard ALL DAY
yessssssssssssssss
8 Bella // May 4, 2009 at 6:43 pm
This will be a great edition to Ballard! Different and useful, their stuff is delicious.
I'm surprised they do not need to cleanse that place with fire or something though – that pet store was grrrroooooosssss.
9 chopper_74 // May 4, 2009 at 6:45 pm
I feel for the contractor, must be brutal…
10 Trix // May 4, 2009 at 7:11 pm
That pet store was disgusting. I always felt sorry for the puppies that had to live in that mess. But they've been doing a ton of work inside. And by the smell, using a lot of cleaning liquids. :-)
11 Born right the first time // May 4, 2009 at 7:36 pm
gee….I was kinda hoping for another bland, monstrous condo complex to move in
:-)
12 RudyT // May 4, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Haven't tried the Three Girls' goods, but nice to hear of businesses OPENing in Ballard instead of another one biting the dust.
13 Annamatopoetry // May 4, 2009 at 7:54 pm
This is AWESOME! I am all smiles and thoughts of yummy baked goods.
14 Reba // May 4, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Oh boy.. there goes my diet. WOO HOO! (i'll just have to run more often now)
15 VC // May 4, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I had never been in that store, but a pet store that sells puppies is usually bad news since the puppies are often mill puppies. It always made me sad to see the big “Puppies for Sale” sign outside the store.
But, in happier news, it'll be great to have a food option on 15th besides the fast food chains already there.
16 chopper_74 // May 4, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Good, and be safe, run with a friend!
17 kim // May 4, 2009 at 9:01 pm
you could run there and back. just an idea.
18 jules // May 4, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Wow! How cool. I really like their stuff. i am so happy that eye sore, stinky pet store is now gone for good!
19 chopper_74 // May 4, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I'd run there, but I'd stroll proudly back…
20 Trix // May 4, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I've always suspected they were puppy mill puppies. But……
Happy to have a bakery there. It's a much better occupant.
21 Cherielia // May 4, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Yay!
Now they just need to get rid of that disgusting Taco Del Mar and bring back Baskin & Robins to make it an awesome block for the summer.
22 snoopy // May 4, 2009 at 10:35 pm
When I first read the headline and the former pet store, I thought it was a three “dog” bakery store. I was very confused as to why all of you humans were talking about eating their goods. Now i see, three girls. Definitely excited about that location getting spruced up and it being a bakery.
23 hilda // May 4, 2009 at 10:55 pm
It sounds wonderful. We will definitely be going there a lot.The place will definitely smell better than it did as a pet shop.
24 SeattleRichardson // May 5, 2009 at 12:29 am
Ice cream shops don't fair to well in Ballard (RIP Baskin Robbins, Ben & Jerry's)…although scoops is good. It's next to Rain City Video on Sunset Hill.
I would personally miss my fish taco's if Taco Del Mar went away.
25 wondering // May 5, 2009 at 12:55 am
They are just thinking commercial bakery right? I know they have been looking for a new baking site since their last was lost to redevelopment on Queen Anne. They have done baking off site for years, and only retail site is in Pike Market. It would be cool if they opened up for retail in Ballard, but I didn't read that they are planning to do that.
26 reasonable // May 5, 2009 at 1:40 am
i reported that pet store once, and they closed shortly after. i walked by after hours once and saw puppies running a muck. some had ripped open a giant trash bag that had been left on the floor near their pen (rather than being brought out to the dumpster less than 50 feet away) and were playing in the trash while one was drinking out of a mop bucket that had been left out and could have had god only knows what chemicals in it. it broke my heart.
27 Trix // May 5, 2009 at 2:15 am
Thanks for reporting them, Reasonable! I went in there once and decided I couldn't do it again. I'd rather walk home a few extra blocks with cat litter.
On a brighter note: I saw plumber trucks in front of the place this afternoon. Working hard. May open on schedule. :-)
28 SeattleRichardson // May 5, 2009 at 2:25 am
good question… hopefully somebody knows the answer! Would love to have another retail store here!!!
29 Geeky Swedes // May 5, 2009 at 2:48 am
This will be a retail location as well as their bakery. We re-wrote the top of the post to clarify.
30 GrrAnimals // May 5, 2009 at 4:08 am
Hooray! I haven't had one of Three Girls' massive sandwiches in far too long!
31 Ducky // May 5, 2009 at 5:03 am
Ooh…I hope they sell sandwiches there. That salmon sandwich is awesome and only $6. Great news! I always like to see non-chain stuff (and non-sushi, non-pizza) land here in Ballard.
32 Olympia // May 5, 2009 at 5:17 am
Yippee! It's not a new sushi place or pizza parlor! We finally get to have bagels and other yummy baked goods! Ich bin gluchlich!
33 remote_secretary // May 5, 2009 at 6:07 am
Excellent!!!! My favorite bakery for the last – what? – almost twenty years!
34 badoodie // May 5, 2009 at 7:34 am
Their meatloaf sandwich is the perfect anecdote to a cold and rainy day like today. I …cannot…wait….!
35 Tomas // May 5, 2009 at 2:53 pm
yes WELCOME – I'm just across the street so I'm realy looking forward to this.
Finally they didn't tear soemthing down and build a condo! These are the sort of business we need to help the neighborhood thrive. Not more condo's with crappy stores in the bottom.
Who needs a bartells anchoring the old dennys? Realy? Is a 24 hour walgreens and a safeway pharmacy at the intersection not enough? Are we going to tear down the gas station and build a 4th pharmacy? There are 4 corners at the intersection after all.
36 bmvaughn // May 5, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Can't wait to have a new bakery!
37 ethel // May 5, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Fresh anchovies. Duh. :-)
38 ethel // May 5, 2009 at 5:00 pm
What's wrong with Taco del Mar? Yeah, it's a chain, and it's not wildly interesting food, but the place seems clean and pleasant to me.
39 chopper_74 // May 5, 2009 at 5:26 pm
see, ya learn something new everyday…;-)
40 chopper_74 // May 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Is it too early for the pre-opening camp out? I can see it now…folks lined up for blocks. I'd hate to miss out…
41 lakreitz // May 6, 2009 at 3:45 am
Thanks for the info Geeky Swedes. I stopped by the bakery in the market today and chatted with one of the employees about the Ballard space. They are so stoked about it! I am stoked.
42 allisonw // May 6, 2009 at 7:38 am
Ah, those 3 Girls sandwiches!
43 stephomy // May 8, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Yes there will be retail there too…and coffee!!!
44 clare // May 10, 2009 at 9:08 pm
do you know if they're still hiring?
45 puppies for sale // Jun 2, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Well good luck for your business expansion and nice to know about your bakery cause we can try new bread, pastry an other from your bakery :)
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