Founded in 1986, Rykse's Restaurant & Bakery is a family-owned and operated business. It is known for a variety of specialty dishes, including oven-crunchy chicken breasts, slow-roasted pot roast, and homemade chicken apple Waldorf and Traverse City cherry chicken salads. The restaurant also sells several bakery products, such as breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, pies and pastries. It serves a variety of food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner, including buttermilk pancakes, portabella scramblers, muffins, olive steak burgers, chicken pesto wraps and chicken tenders. The restaurant additionally offers catering and event planning services for several occasions, such as office luncheons, casual parties, weddings, bridal showers, receptions, corporate events, company picnics and holiday parties. Rykse's Restaurant & Bakery offers take-out options and is located in Kalamazoo, Mich.