Breakfast at Tiffany’s has become a downtown hit in Leesburg. 

No, we’re not talking the 1961 classic film’s namesake; this Tiffany’s is an Oscar-worthy breakfast and lunch eatery owned by Tiffany and James Hobgood that’s full of charm, flavor and a lot of love for the community. 

“Everyone has really embraced us,” Tiffany says. “We are so appreciative of the support. It was a leap of faith, but everything worked out in God’s perfect timing.” 

How it Began

James and Tiffany met at church and James knew right away he was going to marry her. 

While he doesn’t claim to be a prophet, he was right. 

Despite a few hiccups of life along the way, the two found their way to each other and now have two sons, Kaden and Colton.

Tiffany and James also found their way to the kitchen. They love to cook together. 

“We would always give each other ‘Chopped’ challenges,” James says. “I would go to the store and bring home a bunch of different items and she would see what she could make from it. Then she would do the same. We had a ton of fun.” 

The two often talked about opening a restaurant together one day, but life and their respective careers didn’t allow it. Tiffany was working as an accountant and James at Floors of Distinction. Most recently, James became the worship arts director for Church of the Lakes.

“We had been talking about doing something different for so long and we had never done it, so I finally just suggested we go for it,” James says. “She went away on a trip with her mom, and I kid you not, by the time she got back, she had a full-blown business plan.”

A Leap of Faith

Now, they just needed a space. Having grown up in Leesburg, they knew they wanted to be a part of their hometown. They looked at a couple of different places, but felt God was calling them to their current location on 5th Street. However, the space needed a lot of work. 

Good thing that James had a construction background because the entire restaurant, formerly The Amsterdammer, needed a major makeover. Walls were torn down, a new kitchen was constructed, air ducts and vents installed and everything was painted.  

“It’s an extension of my living room,” Tiffany says about the restaurant’s vibes. 

Right after acquiring the facility, they decided to offer takeout food during Leesburg’s Bikefest as a test run for some of their menu items. Tiffany came up with a couple of different recipes that were both yummy and easy to walk around with, like the biscuit gravy bomb, which remains on the menu today. 

“It was a huge hit,” Tiffany says. “It’s been one of our most popular items. I make the sausage gravy in small batches, then fill a buttery biscuit with it. It’s a different take on biscuits and gravy but much easier to manage on the go.” 

What was expected to be a couple of months of renovations turned into one hurdle after another. Between reconstruction, permits and unforeseen expenses, 11 months went by before they were finally able to open. 

“Honestly, even though it was rough and very uncertain at times, if we had opened sooner, we wouldn’t have the amazing server and cook that we have, so everything was on God’s timing,” Tiffany says. 

On the Menu

Breakfast and lunch are served daily from 7am to 2pm. Yes, that means you can have a cheeseburger for breakfast or pancakes for lunch. 

Popular options on the breakfast menu include the ultimate breakfast casserole, a mouthwatering tater-tot casserole with crispy bacon, zesty ranch, melted cheese and eggs and topped with ranch and buffalo sauce.

Also on the menu is the hearty hometown breakfast with classic eggs, bacon, sausage and a side, and the steak breakfast, which comes with an 8-oz. grilled steak and choice of side. Other menu items include savory corned beef hash and the traditional lite breakfast with two eggs, two slices of Canadian bacon and a side. 

Don’t forget to try the signature sausage gravy bomb with a made-from-scratch biscuit and house-made sausage gravy.

For a sweeter meal, try the PB&J stack, created by the Hobgoods’ boys. It offers three fluffy pancakes topped with fresh strawberries, peanut butter and strawberry sauce with a dust of powdered sugar.
They also offer cinna-sugar biscuit bites with cinnamon, sugar and a sweet cream drizzle and an apple joy biscuit, which is a combination of a biscuit and apple pie. 

Lunch dishes include a roast beef Philly, a stacked BLT club, an All American burger, a BBQ bacon burger, a sunrise burger with bacon and a sunny-side-up egg and a variety of salads, like the strawberry apple salad with crisp romaine lettuce, strawberries, apple slices, sliced turkey, feta cheese and candied pecans with a raspberry vinaigrette. 

They also have a kids menu for the little ones. 

Looking for a pick-me-up? The restaurant serves HOPE Coffee, which benefits missionaries all over the world and funds service projects that provide clean water and safe places to life in countries where the coffee beans are grown.  

Pancakes

PB & J Pancake Stack

(Created by Kaden and Colton Hobgood)

Strawberry Apple Salad

Raspberry Dressing

Garlic Aioli