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From gas to laundry to pastries: This 1960s gas station was first converted into a laundromat before the current owners got their hands on it.

"It had been sitting empty for years," said co-owner Kathleen Pratt, who also runs Tandem Cafe and Roastery. "It actually was slated to become a bakery opened by other folks. That fell through, so they asked if we wanted it. We immediately jumped on the opportunity -- the building was too cool to let go."

Today, the hot spot nearly always has a line, with patrons jostling each other for a look at the elegant display of baked goods.

The breakfast sandwiches are rightfully popular, but first-timers should give the aforementioned "loaded biscuit" a try. It might settle the sweet-versus-savory breakfast debate once and for all, proving that the answer is not one or the other -- but, rather, a combination of the two.