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The Lola Bean coming to Fishtown

POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:09 PM

Filed Under: Coffee | Openings

WXPN employee Erica Zito and her girlfriend, Mary Button, are saying June for the opening of The Lola Bean (1325 Frankford Ave.), a community-oriented coffeehouse in Fishtown. About a block down from Johnny Brenda's, the cafÃ© will pour La Colombe, and the plan is to serve light fare — sandwiches, grab-and-go snacks and soups, plus muffins and bagels from South Philly's Carangi Bakery, etc. They'll be able to accommodate around 20 people in the interior, decked out with a mid-century modern, mixed-with-antique feel — "OK, modern, but not filled with stuff from Ikea," laughs Zito. Street-side windows will open 7 feet wide for a breezy feel, and they plan on having a bit of outdoor seating. Lola? That's the couple's doggy.

The Lola Bean opens Saturday :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-09-09 15:34:19

[...] Bean, at 1325 Frankford Avenue (215-634-LOLA), will open to the public this Saturday, Sept. 11. (We first mentioned the cafÃ© in April.) They’ll serve from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day and 7  a.m. to 4 pm. on Sunday before kicking [...]

The Lola Bean getting close :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-09-02 14:00:31

[...] Lola Bean (1325 Frankford Ave.), the cafÃ© we first mentioned back in April, will be opening on or around Sept. 11, co-owner Erica Zito tells Meal Ticket. They’ll pour La [...]

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