Lola's Eatery

What Lola's Eatery does

Lola's Eatery is a privately held, founder-owned brunch restaurant operating from a single storefront at 3337 Penn Avenue in the Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in December 2019 by married co-owners Max and Zoë Blume, the restaurant serves a Filipino/Mexican-influenced brunch menu that includes signature items such as Adobo Fried Rice, SPAMSILOG, Ube Mochi Waffles, and lumpia, alongside fresh-baked bagels, made-to-order sandwiches, daily-baked donuts, and specialty bakery items. The brand name "LOLA" is a deliberate double reference — to the Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood and to the Filipino word for "Grandmother" — anchoring the cultural identity of the concept.

The business runs a counter-service dine-in model supplemented by online pickup ordering through ToastTab, custom cake/confection ordering with a 72-hour lead time, catering for events, and e-gift cards. Beverages include a brunch cocktail program (mimosas, Bloody Marys, espresso martinis), wine, beer, and a specialty coffee/espresso program (e.g., Ube Latte, Coconut Pandan Latte). The technology stack is entirely third-party: ToastTab powers ordering and gift cards, and SpotHopper manages the website, social media, and email marketing. There is no proprietary technology, mobile app, or AI/ML capability disclosed.

Commercially, Lola's earns revenue through unit-priced dine-in sales, custom confection orders, catering engagements, and digital gift card purchases. Pricing spans roughly $0.75-$17 for food and $2.75-$16 for beverages. Distribution is local — one physical storefront plus online ordering for pickup — with all economic exposure concentrated in the Pittsburgh/Lower Lawrenceville trade area. The company is a small operator with 1-10 employees, minimal external capital (a $5,000 grant from Backing Small Businesses in June 2023), and no institutional investors, parent company, or multi-unit footprint.

Name

Lola's Eatery

Legal name

Lola's Eatery

Website

https://lolaseatery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lola's Eatery is a single-location brunch restaurant in Pittsburgh's Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood, serving Filipino/Mexican-influenced dishes, fresh-baked bagels and donuts, custom confections, and specialty coffee and cocktails to local consumers and event customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Breakfast & Brunch Fast Casual (THAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cafe-Bakeries (Bakery + Coffee/Foodservice) (THAFAFAG), Dessert Cafes & Dessert Bars (Sit-Down) (THAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Brunch restaurant
• Filipino Mexican fusion
• Custom bakery
• Catering services
• Cafe dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food Service: Brunch restaurant serving Filipino/Mexican influenced dishes, fresh-baked bagels, donuts, and made-to-order sandwiches. Revenue from food sales at the Penn Avenue location.
2. Custom Confection Orders: Custom cakes and confections ordered for special occasions. Pickup hours Thursday-Sunday 10am-1pm with 72-hour advance notice required.
3. Catering Services: Catering offered for all occasions, providing food service for events.
4. E-Gift Cards: Digital gift cards available for purchase through ToastTab.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lola's Eatery is a single-location brunch cafe in Pittsburgh's Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood that prepares and serves Filipino/Mexican-influenced dishes, fresh-baked bagels, made-to-order sandwiches, daily-fresh donuts, and custom cakes and confections. The company also operates a full bar program with brunch cocktails and specialty coffee drinks, and offers catering services for events and e-gift cards through its online storefront.

Product overview

Lola's Eatery is a brunch-focused cafe in Pittsburgh's Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood offering a diverse menu that blends Filipino and Mexican culinary influences. The core product portfolio includes their Brunch Menu featuring signature dishes like The Taylor Gang sandwich, Adobo Fried Rice, and Ube Mochi Waffles; a Drink Menu with specialty cocktails, craft coffees, and teas; and freshly baked Donuts and Bakery items. The business also offers Custom Confection Orders for special occasions, a Bite Club loyalty program, Catering Services for events, Online Ordering for pickup, and E-Gift Cards. The menu emphasizes house-made, quality ingredients with partnerships with local vendors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brunch Menu Brunch fare offered to dine-in and pickup customers, featuring Filipino/Mexican-influenced dishes such as Adobo Fried Rice, SPAMSILOG, Lumpia, and Ube Mochi Waffles, alongside fresh-baked bagels and made-to-order sandwiches. Mains range from $6 to $17.
• Drink Menu Beverage offerings including brunch cocktails (Mimosas, Bloody Marys, Espresso Martinis), wine ($9-$14 per glass), beer, and specialty coffee drinks such as Ube Latte and Coconut Pandan Latte. Soft drinks $2.75-$5, coffee drinks $3-$7.25, cocktails $11-$16.
• Donuts and Bakery Fresh-baked donuts available in staple flavors and rotating weekly specials, along with Giant Ube Cinna Rolls and other sweet treats made daily. Donut staples $3, specialty donuts $4, cake donuts $4, fritters $4.
• Custom Confection Orders Custom cakes and confections made to order for special occasions, with options for cake size, flavor, filling, frosting, and toppings. Pickup hours Thursday-Sunday 10am-1pm with 72-hour advance notice required.
• Catering Services Catering services for events and occasions, providing food service for events, accessed via website catering inquiry form.
• Online Ordering and Pickup Online ordering and pickup service powered by the Toast Tab platform, allowing customers to place orders digitally for pickup at the Penn Avenue location.
• E-Gift Cards Digital gift cards available for purchase as gifts for friends and family through the ToastTab storefront.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ToastTabcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2019ToastTab provides the online ordering platform for Lola's Eatery, enabling customers to place pickup orders and purchase e-gift cards through their digital platform.
• SpotHoppercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSpotHopper provides website design, social media marketing, and email marketing services for Lola's Eatery, managing their digital presence and customer communications.
• Local VendorsminorOthersLola's Eatery sources ingredients from local vendors, including Pittsburgh Juice Co for cold pressed orange juice and turmeric tonic, and Neighborhood Kombuchery for kombucha.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cafe Du Jour: Pittsburgh cafe focused on breakfast, brunch, and lunch with French-influenced menu. Comparable as a Pittsburgh brunch cafe with counter-style service and bakery items.
• B52 Cafe: Lawrenceville-based breakfast and brunch cafe in Pittsburgh. Most directly comparable peer given shared neighborhood and overlapping brunch daypart, breakfast sandwich offerings, and cafe/bakery focus.
• Square Cafe: Pittsburgh brunch and breakfast spot in the Regent Square neighborhood. Comparable as a single-concept brunch operator in the Pittsburgh metro, competing for the same daypart and customer type.
• Pamela's Diner: Iconic Pittsburgh breakfast/brunch institution with multiple locations serving classic American brunch fare. Directly comparable as a brunch-focused operator in the Pittsburgh market competing for the same morning occasion, though with a more traditional menu and full-service model.
• Butterwood Bake Consortium: Pittsburgh bakery and cafe in Lawrenceville offering pastries, cakes, and lunch items. Comparable as a craft bakery-cafe in the same neighborhood with a similar house-made, quality-ingredient positioning and counter-service format.
• Kaya: Pittsburgh restaurant offering globally-influenced small plates with strong brunch presence. Comparable as a Pittsburgh independent with non-traditional, globally-inspired brunch cuisine and a craft cocktail program.

Emerging players

• Liholiho Yacht Club: San Francisco restaurant from Chef Ravi Kapur offering Hawaiian-Asian fusion with bakery program. Comparable as an independent chef-driven concept that pairs non-traditional Asian-Pacific fusion cuisine with a strong in-house baked goods program — a model that could preview Lola's scaling path.
• Kaliwa: Washington D.C. restaurant by Chef Christian Yang offering Korean, Filipino, and Thai cuisine. Comparable as a chef-driven restaurant with explicit Filipino cuisine on the menu — useful comparable for assessing how Filipino flavors translate in a brunch/café format.

Regional players

• La Prima Espresso: Pittsburgh specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator. Comparable as a Pittsburgh cafe with espresso and light food offerings, but a broader multi-location coffee concept rather than a brunch restaurant.
• Two Frays Brewery: Lawrenceville-based Pittsburgh brewery and restaurant. Comparable as a Lawrenceville hospitality operator in the immediate trade area, though primarily beer-focused rather than brunch-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LolasEateryPA
• Instagraminstagram.com/Lolas_eatery

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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