Omelet wrote:
> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> Next time you're in town!!!
>
> If I ever go there, I'll go shopping with you. :-)


Its an interesting part of town especially if you are into cooking and
real food. There is the Italian street market (where Fantes is located)
and within a few blocks are the best Pho, Mexican and Middle Eastern
restaurants in town, a great bakery that makes real baked goods and the
touristy dueling cheesesteak places.

>
>> They had two satellite stores at two malls but they didn't last long. One
>> that was at the Springfield Mall nearby me even had a coffee section with
>> fresh brewed coffees of all kinds for purchase. The place smelled GREAT and
>> so did the mall for 50 feet coming or going past the entrance! I think it
>> backfired in that passers by could buy a cup from a walk-up window without
>> entering the store. Most folks who didn't know Fante's forté probably
>> assumed they were only in the coffee biz.
>>
>> A pity.
>>
>> Andy