10/01/2025
This might be the hardest post that I have ever written, besides my brother and dad’s deaths both in 2024. We have had to deal with so many rumors in the last few years, and today the one true one is that we will be closing effective immediately. After starting out working as a server at the Little Cottage cafe 37 years ago and then talking Bob, who was a customer at the time, into buying the restaurant 29 years and 9 months ago, we have decided (after so many memories , laughs, and frustrations) that we need to slow down, take life a little easier, and make Bob’s health our #1 priority!! Bob had absolutely no restaurant or cooking experience back in 1997 when he bought this place and thanks to Gene Kroll, the kitchen manager at the time, and being an excellent self-taught cook, Bob has become an amazing chef around the Little Cottage kitchen, cooking up some delicious food !!! 😋😜 This isn’t exactly the way we had planned to finish our careers at the Little Cottage Cafe, we had hoped to at least make it to the end of the year, but our options for Bob are to get off of his feet and have surgery sooner rather then later or risk amputation of the foot with Charcot. So effective tomorrow, October 1st, 2025, there will no longer be a Little Cottage Cafe. 🥲🥲💔~We feel a little bit like Michael Jordan of the restaurant world, going out at the top of our game!!! What a truly amazing ride it has been!!! I have so many pictures of a packed, full restaurant and also so many of a line out the door of all of you waiting to enjoy our delicious, homemade food!!! We are so eternally grateful for every single person, young, old or somewhere in between who has ever dined in our restaurant, ordered a to go order, liked our page or shared our post, or referred a new customer or friend. (We heard of so many wonderful people and businesses around the Bismarck/Mandan area who sent potential customers to us for breakfast or lunch-we really appreciate you all!!!) Bob and I were so, so blessed that you let us cook for you and created the chance that you would become a regular or a friend!!! Bob and I are so proud of our little, tiny dream that we dedicated our strength, perseverance and hard work to!! And even when hiring got tough, we always tried to surround ourselves with great team members!! We appreciate everyone’s hard work throughout the 29 and 3/4 years!!!! We will always be so proud of the amazing, top-notch service that we provided and the fabulous food that came out of our kitchen!!! ~
Patrons; go forth, be kind, be patient, be appreciative of the restaurant staff working hard to serve you but please always hold close to your ❤️ hearts, the fond memories and amazing food that you found at The Little Cottage Cafe!!!! 🥰😍😘 ~ Love ❤️ and gratitude, Bob and Wanda Serr