Dozens of savory breakfast burritos bundled in foil sat behind the bar at Durham’s Accordion Club. Former co-founder Talitha Benjamin had come in early that Sunday morning, as she did every weekend, carefully filling and folding each little bundle for a steadily growing crowd of regulars. Hatch Burritos began as a Sunday pop-up at the neighborhood spot, where it quickly grew a following thanks, in part, to the “New Mexican happy meal” special, a breakfast burrito paired with a small Pony Boy beer, a shot of tequila, and a chili back.
After selling her interest in the bar, Benjamin incorporated Hatch as her own entity in 2023. She began hosting events at many Durham staples, from Gocciolina to LocoPops, barely able to meet the demand and constantly selling out. “I popped up all over the place,” Benjamin says. “Anyone who would have me, I’d pop up.”
What began as a dozen hot, foil-wrapped burritos had grown into a full-scale operation, and it was clear she needed to expand. After working through the logistics of finding a space, Benjamin settled on a refurbished fire extinguisher service building in downtown Durham.
Hatch opened its doors in November 2025 and with its sunny yellow brick facade, the vibrant storefront on N. Mangum Street is hard to miss. “It’s been a big project,” Benjamin says. “But it’s going really well, and I’m so lucky to be working with the people that I’m working with.”…