CindyBGoods has been a staple within the Gainesville community for the last five years, serving homemade baked goods such as sandwiches, Stix, balls and gourmet casseroles.

“We also do sweet treats,” said Sheryl Eddie, business partner of CindyBGoods. “Our balls are our version of sliders, which means instead of having a top bun and a bottom bun, ours are encased in her homemade bread.”

Since 2018, the local bistro has grown on 1001 NW 5th Ave from a collectible shop only to a bakery filled with memorabilia that store owner Cindy Bevilacqua’s late husband Salvatore “Sam” Bevilacqua, kept over the years in their home as a collector.

“When she originally opened this location, it was only the middle section and the front section of the store that she had here, and the purpose of this section was for her to sell all the goods that her husband had after he passed away and said was going to be worth something one day, which we are still waiting for that day,” Eddie said.

On Oct. 25, according to Bevilacqua, the day had finally come when her neighborhood bistro was fully complete, renovated from the kitchen to the dining space including the décor placed on the walls.

“I feel like this is finally the year that we are going to break even and possibly make a profit,” she said. “We’ve gone through quite a bit to get here, and we really feel like just this little push of recognition (with the ribbon cutting event) will allow guests to know that we are here.”

Bevilacqua said when it came to decorating, she tried to use everything she had to decorate the store without spending money on painting supplies, such as using car parts from a 1967 Chevelle for the walls of the store.

“That was my idea,” Bevilacqua said. “That I wasn’t going to pay for anything. If we didn’t have it already, we weren’t using it so there are some really odd things that hang here like the metal rake we have, that hangs our spoons.”

Within the same building, the business has added 450 square feet of space, known as “Their store” that still features Belivacqua’s husband’s memorabilia. It has race cars of all sizes, including the pedal cars alongside Eddie’s collectibles, which are phones from the 1940s to 1960s, among many other items that are for sale.

Belivacqua said Eddie told her having collectibles in the store will never go away but will always be a part of the decorations for the store. She said their primary goal for CindyBGoods is to be a fond memory for guests, a spot to eat good food and listen to great music, and a place where the students in the community can be happy to come in and have their study time alongside their social time.

CindyBGoods is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and is place where everyone is welcome.