Colossus Bread could lose all of its seating amid months-long permitting battle
The bustling bakery, which offers brunch and pizza, has already reduced its hours and will convert to takeout-only if it can't come into compliance with state code.
Lately, Kristin Colazas Rodriguez's thoughts haven't been on rising dough or the golden loaves emerging from the kitchen of her popular Belmont Shore bakery Colossus Bread. After being directed to remove all the bakery's seating, she's been consumed by the looming uncertainty that has turned her cafe into a battleground of city bureaucracy.
The bustling bakery has provided seating since it opened in 2021, but not having a restroom for customers is a violation of the California Retail Food Code — except during the period when it operated under a temporary pandemic-era outdoor dining permit.
Rodriguez asserts she's received conflicting messages from various city departments since opening in 2021 about whether or not she needs to comply with an updated state code the previous business in the space did not.
