Tomball - Magnolia Edition | June 2023

DINING FEATURE

BY LIZZY SPANGLER

MENU ITEMS TO TRY

The fruit kolaches ($3.50) , which vary daily, feature fruits such as apples, blueberries, raspberries and apricots.

The kolaches at Kolache Kafe include avors like The Pepperoni

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Pizza ($3.99) and Chicken Alfredo ($3.85).

A latte ight ($16) , which comes hot or iced, includes tres leches, raspberry pistachio, hot honey and white chocolate lavender lattes.

COURTESY KOLACHE KAFE

Ashley Ewald (right) owns Kolache Kafe with her husband, Steve (not pictured), while Tristan Washington (left) serves as head barista.

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Kolache Kafe Tomball eatery serves up homemade kolaches, pastries and coee S ix years ago, Ashley and Steve Ewald moved to Texas from Wisconsin and said they had no idea about kolaches. “It took us two years to even gure out what a kolache [was],” Ashley said. Having met Steve while working about learning to make kolaches. Signing the lease for their space in March 2022, the Ewalds opened Kolache Kafe in late September. you can’t nd other places.” The more unique kolache oerings include chicken alfredo, bualo chicken, and brisket mac and cheese, Ashley said. said. “And then I always have to have some of my unique ones that

Kolache Kafe 11690 Spring Cypress Road, Tomball 262-385-6983 www.kolachekafe.com Hours: Sun.-Thu. 6 a.m.-noon, Fri.-Sat. 6 a.m.-2 p.m.

Inside, the restaurant features seating options including brown leather chairs and a bright blue couch. Kolache Kafe also has plants throughout the space and a shelf stocked with games and books. “I wanted more of a calming environment but also relaxing and fun,” Ashley said. As for Kolache Kafe’s menu, the restaurant oers homemade kolaches and pastries alongside coee. Ashley said more kolache a- vors are available on the weekend. “We try to have a variety,” Ashley

Besides kolaches, the restaurant oers donut bites, cinnamon rolls and coee selections like a tres leches latte, bourbon caramel macchiato and cold brew. “My biggest vision with the place is a place where everybody can hang out and put the phones [down],” Ashley said. “You can do your work and that sort of thing but you can also hang out and talk and play games with your family.”

in a restaurant and hanging out often in coee shops, Ashley said it has always been one of their dreams to have their own place. The couple was planning to purchase a dierent kolache shop but when it fell through, she began learning to make kolaches anyway, Ashley said. “COVID[-19] hit and all that so I had all the time in the world to play and do all that stu,” Ashley said

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TOMBALL MAGNOLIA EDITION • JUNE 2023