Cafe Gouda

2960 N Center St, Hickory
(828) 267-1300

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Breakfast - French Toast
Fiesta Chicken Salad
Breakfast Sandwich
Chicken Sandwich
Club Sandwich
Pasta Salad
Frappuccino
Gourmet blt
Pancakes
Scrambler

Menu

Coffee Drinks
Café Latte
Espresso and steamed milk.
Cafe Mocha
Mocha, espresso and steamed milk.
Chai Tea
Spiced tea with steamed milk.
Coffee
Please let us know if you want cream and or sugar.
Latte Syrup
Choose between vanilla, hazelnut, caramel.
Smoothies
Strawberry-banana , peach berry, peaches and cream, strawberry, peach, raspberry. With whip cream or with out.
Soda
Pepsi, diet pepsi, sierra mist, Dr. pepper, mountain dew, lemonade and tea.

Cookies
Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Reese's Peanut Butter Cookie

Extras
Avocado
Bacon
French Fries
Regular, sweet potato, hashbrowns or homefries.
Fruit Salad
Fresh cut fruit.
Grilled Chicken
Add grillled chicken to any salad.
Pasta Salad
Pasta salad made with penne, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, red onion and ranch.
Potato Salad
Potato salad with bacon, chives and sour cream base.
Zapps Chips

Quesadillas and Rotellos
Gourmet BLT
A flour tortilla filled with maple glazed ham, bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo. Comes with either chips and salsa or a small garden salad.
Smokin' Quesadilla
A flour tortilla filled with chorizo, grilled shrimp and pepperjack cheese. Comes with either chips and salsa or a small garden salad.

Breakfast
Barley
Sausage, eggs and provolone on grilled bread.
Breakfast Plate
Choice of eggs, meat and toast.
Granola Bowl
Almond vanilla granola with vanilla yogurt and fresh strawberries, blueberries and bananas.
Harley
Bacon, eggs and white cheddar cheese on grilled bread.
Omelette
Only available till 11:00am. Choose up to four items: bacon, sausage, ham, cheese, mushrooms. Spinach, tomato, onion, peppers and avocado - served with sourdough or wheat toast.
Scrambler
Only available till 11:00am. Choose up to four items: bacon, sausage, ham, cheese, mushrooms. Spinach, tomato, onion, peppers and avocado - served with sourdough or wheat toast.
Pancakes
Served with bacon, or sausage patties or sausage links.
French Toast
Served with bacon, or sausage patties or sausage links.
Rapp
Gouda's signature wrap! Granola, yogurt, honey, bananas, and peanut butter.
Southern Bliss
Peanut butter, cran raisins, pecans, almonds, apples, strawberries, yogurt and white chocolate in a wheat tortilla.
Stella
Maple smoked ham, eggs, white cheddar, tomato and sprouts on grilled bread.

Soups and Salads
Chef Salad
With ham, turkey, egg, Swiss cheese, tomato, carrots, and cucumbers.
Cobb Salad
With grilled chicken, blue cheese, bacon, tomatoes, and egg.
Cowboy Caesar Salad
Grilled London broil and Parmesan cheese on green leaf lettuce and served with Caesar dressing.
Cup of Soup - Gouda Bisque
Fiesta Chicken Salad
Fresh greens topped with corn, seasoned black beans, diced tomatoes, crushed tortilla chips and blacked chicken served with a kicked up ranch.
Grilled Greek Salad
Grilled squash, zucchini, red onion, mushrooms, tomatoes and black olives served on a bed of lettuce and topped with feta cheese.
Salad Plate
A scoop of each of our home made chicken, tuna and egg salad served on a bed of lettuce.
Soup Bowl - Gouda Bisque
Spinach Salad
Spring Salad
Fresh greens topped with carnalized pecans, feta cheese and mandarin oranges.

Sandwiches
Aspen Sandwich
Deluxe roast beef, red onion, tomato and our special sour cream and horseradish sauce.
Becca's Garden Sandwich
Alfalfa sprouts, cucumber, tomato, red onion, avocado, havarti cheese and basil dijonnaise.
Burger
100% all-natural angus beef patty, lettuce, tomato and onion on a challah bun.
Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast, Swiss, bacon, and honey mustard on a challah bun. Served with fries.
Chip Combo Sandwich
Half sandwich (any sandwich except the chicken sandwich or a burger) chips and a drink.
Club Sandwich
Turkey, ham, bacon, Gouda, lettuce, tomato and mayo on grilled sourdough.
Funky Chicken Sandwich
Sliced chicken breast, Swiss cheese, roasted red peppers, and ranch dressing.
Gouda Delight Sandwich
Cracked pepper turkey, Gouda, lettuce, and apricot mustard.
Gouda Philly Sandwich
Shaved steak, smoked Gouda cheese, sautéed mushroom and onions on your choice of bread.
Hot Brown Sandwich
Oven roasted turkey, bacon, white cheddar cheese, tomato and mayo on grilled sourdough.
Hot Chick Sandwich
Quesadilla filled with grilled chicken, black beans, jalapenos and pepper jack cheese. Served with chips and salsa.
Lunch Combo Sandwich
Choose 2: half a sandwich (any sandwich except the chicken sandwich or a burger), cup of soup, garden salad, fruit salad, pasta salad and potato salad.
Monte Cristo Sandwich
Black forest ham, oven roasted turkey, Swiss and sweet mustard sauce, egg-battered and grilled; served traditionally with powdered sugar.
Pimento Cheese Bacon Burger
Angus beef patty, pimento cheese and bacon on a challah bun served with french fries.
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing on grilled rye.
Tuna Melt Sandwich
Tuna salad, provolone, lettuce and tomato on toasted sourdough.
Veggie Delight Sandwich
Grilled squash, zucchini, onion and tomato with mozzarella cheese and basil dijonnaise of choice of bread.

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Recent Reviews

Last week there was a mistake on my delivery order. I reached out and Bruno (owner) immediately took action. He remade my breakfast wrap and personally delivered it to me. We are all human and make mistakes, but Im a firm believer it’s how you handle the mistakes thats leave the impression on a customer. Please support our local businesses, especially Cafe Gouda!
October 2025
Upon entering, you order at the counter and receive a table card to identify your order. Beverages are self serve. Ordered the Philly sandwich, rather on the skimpy side for beef, could have doubled the amount. The waffle fries were lukewarm, near cold on delivery to table. The quesadilla was the best, filled with chicken, pepper jack cheese, and the right amount of green peppers. The chips were warm. Recommend this establishment but not outstanding.
August 2025
Updated: Went back today. Food was delish as usual. Tea, to-go cups, and loyalty cards available.

I love Cafe Gouda, and I think their food is delish, but today, the table was sticky, they were out of tea, I asked for a to-go cup for my drink and was told no as they were running low (even though several dine-in customers who came after me had plastic to go cups), and they said they were out of the sandwich loyalty punch cards (which is a feature of the restaurant...
March 2025

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Cafe Gouda

2960 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 267-1300