United Deli Washington EP
Thumbs up for the new awning.
Thumbs down to the canvas banner.
I noticed they started upgrading soon after the other deli down the block burned down.
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Thumbs down to the canvas banner.
I noticed they started upgrading soon after the other deli down the block burned down.
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The other deli was nicer. There is now an available nitch
They'll need to do a gut renovation before I'll set foot in there again.
wear a flea collar and tuck your pants in your socks and you should be just fine.
:-XX
I asked them about renovations and they said there was too much red tape.
Think its a government owned building.
Slightly better awning. Nice bodega cat though.
All Hail Bodega Cats. And Show Us Yours.
NY Times 8/4/2011
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/all-hail-bodega-cats-and-show-us-yours/
I suspect something like St Johns Marketplace, or Bob and Betty's could now work in the location.
Oh well, I guess I'll continue to go to them. Neither is far away.
I'm filing this under "nice start." Hope the renovations continue inside. Would love to see something like Bob & Betty's.
August 15, 2011, 12:45 pm
Cats at the Bodega, Just Doing Their Job
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/cats-at-the-bodega-just-doing-their-job/
Repost
Top 10 Bodega Cats Keeping Cool
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/top-10-bodega-cats-keeping-cool
When I die, I wish to come back as a bodega cat.
Nirvana for cats.
God, can you put in a good word for me?
I sooo don't want to come back as a human.
This bodega cat is particularly bad ass. He leaves to go fight the neighborhood pit bulls. His name is CatLock.
Done!
Today (Jan 8, 2013), the United Deli located at 840 Washington took another brave and expensive step: All of its yellowed plexiglass windows have been replaced with genuine storefront glass.
I'll take a photo of the new and improved bodega when I get a chance.
But first, here is a photo of what the bodega looked like in April of 2009.
Since then, they have replaced the awning with a snazzy sign (discussed by inpixels above), and upgraded the inside in terms of stock and cleanliness.
What is the story with this building? It's such an unwelcoming "entrance to Lincoln Place" with its brick windowed first floor and tumble-weeded trash strewn triangular back yards... Though Lincoln Place has gets a bad rap for "sketch vibes" This is actually the only really shabby sketchy looking building on that block to me.
This deli has, admittedly, been slow to adapt their outside appearance to that of the changing neighborhood.
Until recently, I was afraid that they were going to have to leave once their lease eventually expired and the landlord predictably demanded more rent.
As of tonight, the windows are about half replaced. The photo below captures an old pane of plexiglas on the right, and a new glass pane on the left. By this weekend, they might be completely done with the upgrade.
The soon-to-open Lincoln Station cheese and sandwich shop (located less than 500 ft away) may be part of the reason they finally took this step.
Always assumed it was Section 8.
I like it. Helps keep the rent down in the area.
Yup. To be specific, most of the residential tenants are served by ICLs scatter site apartment program.
This social service agency occupies one of a storefronts (828), and has quietly been providing housing and services to clients for years...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&site=&source=hp&q=828+wasington+ICL&oq=828+wasington+ICL&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.3...4366.15550.0.17941.18.17.0.1.1.0.371.2429.3j13j0j1.17.0.les;..0.0...1ac.1.PXQzNWUru1k
more glass went in today. They seem to be upgrading from right to left.
This evening, (Jan 16, 2013) I spoke with the guys who operate United Deli.
They stated that they are going to remodel everything.
"We are going to move the fridges to the back wall. We are not going to stock any of this merchandise"
....a little at a time, as money becomes available, they are in the process of becoming a version of St John's marketplace.
Please stop by and congratulate them on their decision, and tell them we are delighted they are staying in the neighborhood!
Glass is done. It looks like the sign will be put back up soon.
Lipstick on a pig.
Until they change out the merchandise, yes, that is what this resembles.
Time will tell whether they replace/upgrade the merchandise one item at a time.
I was in here this weekend and it *seemed* like one thing that also might have changed are the prices. A man in front of me, who said he shopped their regularly, put his item back on the shelf in frustration because the price had risen within the span of a week. The glass windows make an enormous difference in "friendliness".
When it renovated, St. John's Marketplace (located on Underhill and formerly affectionately known as the Disassociated) closed and renovated all at once.
Post renovation:
United Deli is taking an incremental approach.
Battle Cry for the Bodega
There’s also considerable debate over what, exactly, qualifies as a bodega. “One of the main aspects of the project is the semantics,” he says. “People get pissed off when their bodega isn’t considered a bodega.”
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/01/battle-cry-bodega/4523/
http://www.ilikenicethings.com/bodegas/
Being that the owners are doing a little bit of renovation as they can afford it, I think it is safe to assume they will not be spending $25k to become a 7-11 as the Atlantic Cities article mentions.
...which is sort of unfortunate, because I would totally buy red flavor Slurpees in the summer.
make mine a coca cola slurpee
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