Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Joe Clarke]

OMG Mike has been censored with yadda-yadda type editing.  It's creepy how
it's everywhere.

Joe (yadda-yadda) C.

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Mike VanHelder wrote:

> Never did Al see a parade without wishing for a raincloud.
>
> How soon before his first post about how Penn is supporting a Lebanese
> takeover of the neighborhood to further their nefarious plans to argle
> bargle burble burble Clark Park committee backed by UCD's money to
> gibber gibber howl ANTIDEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY!?
>
> - Mike V.
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:25 PM,   wrote:
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 9/21/2010 4:30:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > philly.jo...@gmail.com writes:
> >
> > http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/
> >
> > From their website (emphasis added):
> >
> > "... located at the corner of 45th and Walnut Street, directly across
> from
> > Saad’s Halal Restaurant. We aim to merge the Lebanese and American
> > breakfast, providing a distinct Lebanese twist to many American
> favorites,
> > while introducing a distinct cultural flavor to the community,
> contributing
> > to the transformation of our corner into a ‘New Lebanon.’ "
> >
> > Unless (or even although) the Manakeesh website says the cafe is only
> going
> > to be open for breakfast (hard to believe considering what they're
> spending
> > to set it up and must be imagining in terms of return on investment), I
> > wonder whether Saad -- who's built his Halal food business with sweat and
> > tears over the years -- will be happy to see that the new guys on the
> block
> > are using his name and popularity in their promotion. Did Macy's tell
> > everyone its store was right across the street from Gimbel's?
> > The rest of us in the close proximity of 45th & Walnut -- everybody from
> > Orens Brothers and me with rental properties there, to the Second Mile
> > Center (a thrift store run by a conservative Christian organization --
> > although they don't tout the block as a "New Jerusalem," Monarch
> Hardware, a
> > Korean Karate school,  several other non-Lebanese businesses of no
> > particular ethnicity, and lots of tenants of every make and model)
> certainly
> > welcome one and all and revel in the diversity... but might have some
> > questions and even a tad of suspicion about the meaning of 'diversity' to
> > and the appreciation of America by anyone who
> envisions "the transformation
> > of [this] corner into a "New Lebanon."
> >
> > -
> > Alan Krigman
> > KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc
> > 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918
> > 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502
> > krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com
> 
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Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Mike VanHelder]

Never did Al see a parade without wishing for a raincloud.

How soon before his first post about how Penn is supporting a Lebanese
takeover of the neighborhood to further their nefarious plans to argle
bargle burble burble Clark Park committee backed by UCD's money to
gibber gibber howl ANTIDEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY!?

- Mike V.

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:25 PM,   wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 9/21/2010 4:30:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> philly.jo...@gmail.com writes:
>
> http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/
>
> From their website (emphasis added):
>
> "... located at the corner of 45th and Walnut Street, directly across from
> Saad’s Halal Restaurant. We aim to merge the Lebanese and American
> breakfast, providing a distinct Lebanese twist to many American favorites,
> while introducing a distinct cultural flavor to the community, contributing
> to the transformation of our corner into a ‘New Lebanon.’ "
>
> Unless (or even although) the Manakeesh website says the cafe is only going
> to be open for breakfast (hard to believe considering what they're spending
> to set it up and must be imagining in terms of return on investment), I
> wonder whether Saad -- who's built his Halal food business with sweat and
> tears over the years -- will be happy to see that the new guys on the block
> are using his name and popularity in their promotion. Did Macy's tell
> everyone its store was right across the street from Gimbel's?
> The rest of us in the close proximity of 45th & Walnut -- everybody from
> Orens Brothers and me with rental properties there, to the Second Mile
> Center (a thrift store run by a conservative Christian organization --
> although they don't tout the block as a "New Jerusalem," Monarch Hardware, a
> Korean Karate school,  several other non-Lebanese businesses of no
> particular ethnicity, and lots of tenants of every make and model) certainly
> welcome one and all and revel in the diversity... but might have some
> questions and even a tad of suspicion about the meaning of 'diversity' to
> and the appreciation of America by anyone who envisions "the transformation
> of [this] corner into a "New Lebanon."
>
> -
> Alan Krigman
> KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc
> 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918
> 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502
> krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com

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Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Mark Lindsay]

> dishes.  I don't see the two as competing for the same clientele. Manakeesh
> is NOT halal, as the bacon on the menu indicates.

It's probably halal turkey bacon.  :-)

Mark

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Fwd: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Ann Mayer]

sorry -- incomplete email sent itself before it was done.

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From: Ann Mayer 
Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening
To: University City List 


 I just checked on the website.  The new cafe is not opening till the end of
> November.




> Its offerings are dramatically different from  Saad's.



> Check the menu. It does not overlap with Saad's.



> It consists of traditional LEBANESE

dishes.  I don't see the two as competing for the same clientele. Manakeesh
is NOT halal, as the bacon on the menu indicates.

It is common for restaurants identifed with one distinctive NATIONAL
cuisine to call themselves something on the order of the Agentina
corner, etc.  This does not mean they are taking over the block.

Ann

Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Ann Mayer]

>
> I just checked on the website.  The new cafe is not opening till the end of
> November.




> Its offerings are dramatically different from  Saad's.



> Check the menu. It does not overlap with Saad's.



> It consists of traditional LEBANESE

dishes.  I don't see the two as competing for the same clientele. Manakeesh
is NOT halal, as the bacon on the menu indicates.

It is common for restaurants identifed with one distinctive NATIONAL

Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Krfapt]

In a message dated 9/21/2010 4:30:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
philly.jo...@gmail.com writes:

_http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/_ (http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/) 
>From their website (emphasis added):
 
"... located at the corner of 45th and Walnut Street,  directly across from 
Saad’s Halal Restaurant. We aim  to merge the Lebanese and American 
breakfast, providing a distinct Lebanese  twist to many American favorites, 
while 
introducing a distinct cultural flavor  to the community, contributing to the 
 transformation of our corner into a ‘New Lebanon.’  "

1.  Unless (or even although) the Manakeesh website says the  cafe is 
only going to be open for breakfast (hard to believe  considering what 
they're spending to set it up and must be imagining in terms  of return on 
investment), I wonder whether Saad -- who's built his Halal  food business with 
sweat and tears over the years -- will be happy to see  that the new guys on 
the block are using his name and popularity in their  promotion. Did Macy's 
tell everyone its store was right across the street from  Gimbel's? 
2.  The rest of us in the close proximity of 45th & Walnut -- everybody 
 from Orens Brothers and me with rental properties there, to the Second 
Mile  Center (a thrift store run by a conservative Christian organization  -- 
although they don't tout the block as a "New Jerusalem," Monarch Hardware,  a 
Korean Karate school,  several other non-Lebanese businesses of no  
particular ethnicity, and lots of tenants of every make and model) certainly  
welcome one and all and revel in the diversity... but might have some  
questions 
and even a tad of suspicion about the meaning of 'diversity' to  and the 
appreciation of America by anyone who  envisions "the transformation of [this] 
corner into a "New  Lebanon." 

-


Alan Krigman
KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts  Inc
211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918
215-349-6500, fax  215-349-6502
krf...@aol.com or  al.krig...@krf.icodat.com

Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Joe Clarke]

I'm not sure.  I have a link to an article in an e-newsletter called Fly A
Kite - regarding development in Philadelphia and it's environs great and
not-so-hot.  Will include link to article

http://www.flyingkitemedia.com

Go Phillies - don't know why it's taken me this long to remember to support
my team.

Joe



On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Wilma de Soto  wrote:

>  What will the business hours be?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> On 9/21/10 4:27 PM, "Joe Clarke"  wrote:
>
> http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/
>
>
>


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Re: [UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Wilma de Soto]

What will the business hours be?

Thanks!


On 9/21/10 4:27 PM, "Joe Clarke"  wrote:

> http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/

[UC] Mannakeesh Lebanese Cafe/restaurant - Opening

[Joe Clarke]

http://www.manakeeshcafe.com/

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