You really never know where you’ll find a tasty hidden gem of a restaurant in Washington. If you happen to be on Bainbridge Island, you’d probably never think to look in the local gas stations. But that’s exactly where you’ll find Jake’s Pickup, a small counter service eatery with fresh, delicious, and mostly organic cuisine. This place has redefined fast food, and it happens to be delicious.

Jake's Pickup is located in the Hungry Bear Market at the Chevron on High School Road NE on Bainbridge Island.
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While a gas station might seem like an odd place to open a restaurant, especially one of this caliber, it actually makes sense.
Jake (Jacob Angel) grew up cooking with his family and started working in restaurants at the age of 15. He cooked his way through college and culinary school, where he focused on Baking and Pastry.
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When Jake and his wife, Kristi, moved to Washington, Jake became the Head Chef at The Orcas Hotel and then moved on to Christina’s Food & Wine. Eventually, he and Kristi decided to open their own catering company, and eventually, a restaurant.
So... why gas station food?
Jake's Pickup on Bainbridge Island / Facebook
When Jake was younger, he took quite a few cross-country road trips. He always noticed that there are no organic fast food restaurants, and getting good food at a gas station is often impossible. He decided to help change that.

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The sandwiches, soups, salads, and grab-and-go food here is all made from scratch.
Jake's Pickup on Bainbridge Island / Facebook
The restaurant is typically open from 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.
If you can't visit during normal business hours, you'll find the grab 'n go cooler stocked with to-go food for purchase.
Jake's Pickup on Bainbridge Island / Facebook
This is the kind of fast food we can all appreciate.
Jake also puts that pastry and dessert education to use and bakes some seriously delicious treats.
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It isn't uncommon to smell fresh donuts or cinnamon rolls when you walk in.
Due to current circumstances, the storefront at Jake's Pickup is temporarily closed.
Jake's Pickup on Bainbridge Island / Facebook
But don't worry, Jake is still loading up the grab 'n go cooler with all kinds of tasty food (including Jake and Bake cookie dough) to tide you over until the restaurant can open again.

Doesn’t this sound divine? Learn more about the scrumptious food at Jake’s here.

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406 High School Rd NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, USA