Specialties
Big Ricky's Little Bake Shoppe: Enjoy our yummy baking made from scratch, with a delicious coffee or tea. Eat in or on the run :) 323 Queen St. Chatham Ont. We offer free WIFI, and methods of payment are cash, Debit, Visa, or MasterCard.
We make our muffins, cookies, squares, pies, breads, and cakes right here on the premises. It always smells so good!
Our Reg and Decaf coffees are quality and you can tell! Our flavoured coffees have the flavour roasted right into the beans so no sugar added!
You can purchase our coffees by the cup, or by the beans. 1 lb. bags or 1/2 lb. bags, ground or not ground. Whatever you prefer :)
Come on in and read the paper or enjoy a friendly game of chess or cribbage while you relax with your coffee. If you like you can even stop in on the fly for take out :) Smiles are Free :)
We sure do look forward to meeting you!
History
Established in 2008.
Big Ricky's humbly began, with a Mom and her 3 boys at home. As the boys approved, each recipe was tweaked and saved. Deb continued on to sell her baking in her front yard on Saturdays, at the drivers room to the School bus drivers and in the lunch room at her work place.
After losing her 18 yr old son Richard to heart disease she dreamt of a special place to one day showcase her baking and Ricky's art. He had developed a cartoon character that he liked to call "Big Ricky". Deb wanted excerpts of his creations on the walls of her future spot.
2005 Debbie got the opportunity to bake for the Gourmet Cup Cafe in the downtown Chatham Mall.
2008 Big Ricky's little bake shoppe became at reality! Of course, as she envisioned, her yummy made from scratch baking AND Ricky's art are there!
Thanks to the irreplaceable support of God, family, friends, and patrons, Deb's dream is happening!
Meet the Business Owner: Deborah C.
I am excited to have this opportunity! I love to make things from scratch and it's always so nice when something I have made puts a smile on someone's face and makes their tastebuds happy!
I can't remember a time in my family when someone didn't have a baking talent to share and something new to try, so my interest in baking comes naturally I think! :)
I understand that it's hard sometimes to learn a new thing on a limited budget, but persistence and strong support can really make a difference! I hope you enjoy our little place here as much as we do. As the skillsets of our ever growing amazing team and I slowly grow, we hope you will enjoy them and be inspired to challenge yourself to learn a new thing too! Slow and steady. :)
Drop me a note, or pop into the shoppe , check out old favourites or the "new thing" and share what you've been up to. We would love to hear!