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I am interested to opening a cafe type/kitchenwares store in Englewood, NJ. Is there anything similar to this idea in Englewood? All of the food products sold would be prepared by me and my staff on-site and would be sold at a very reasonable prices. Info, please. Thanks!
There are cafes and delis (and, of course, Starbucks), but nothing quite like what you want to do. There is a lot of available retail space in Englewood right now. Look on Grand, Palisade, and Englewood Avenues.
You said you were interested in making a place with decent priced food AND kitchenwares?
You may want to think of trying a bit of a community bent as well. Cooking Classes might be a good way to introduce people to some of your dishes, or just things in general. The wife and I have had fun at similar classes in the city (at the culinary institute).
Thank you so much for your input! It's been most helpful. As for the suggestion of offering cooking classes, that has definitely crossed my mind. I would like to have an open-kitchen area, nothing hidden. That would be the perfect setup for classes, food prep., so people can actually SEE what's going on.
I am interested in opening a business similar to a Cracker Barrel, but on a much smaller scale. An establishment that would offer chef/kitchen wares, gadgets, small appliances, cookbooks, etc. I would also house a cafe to offer lunch and dinner items. Only on Sundays, would I offer a Sunday Brunch. I don't think there is anything quite like this in the area.
Grew up in Englewood and was just home for the holidays. There definitely isn't anything quite like you propose, although there are a number of cafes.
Where you want to be should depend on what you plan to emphasize. If you want to be mainly a cafe, you want to be on Palisade Ave; I've seen too many great restaurants die because they weren't on the route most pedestrians take through downtown Englewood. On the other hand, rents are probably much cheaper on Dean St, Engle St or Grand Ave if you plan to emphasize the store and lessons aspect (which will have fewer people just dropping in), and those streets are also major retail corridors.
Englewood Ave is out of the way and probably not the best place for a new business.
Also, your planned clientele should make a difference as to which side of the railroad tracks you open on if you are on Palisade Ave. Englewood has traditionally been pretty starkly divided between the chic shops on the east side and the more run-down shops of the west side, corresponding the wealth and poverty that divides Englewood. The west side commercial strip has become much fancier in recent years, especially with the new Town Center development between Van Brunt and Humphrey Sts, but if you plan for your shop to be high-end, east of the tracks is probably better (with an exception for North Van Brunt St, that has John Harms Theater/BergenPAC drawing wealthy customers). Otherwise, west of the tracks does have significantly lower retail rents and will draw in plenty of customers.
(Dean St, Engle St and Grand Ave are all east of the railroad tracks.)
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Thank you so much your reply.....I know it's 2013, and I'm just now receiving it. It was very interesting and helpful. I too, grew up in Englewood, DMHS Class of 82. The location I am considering for my venture is on North Van Brunt Street, very close to the now PAC. Can't get into specifics, but I'm doing research on raising capital, something that's very difficult to come by these days. If you do read this, I just wanted to say, "Thank you for your imput and reply!"
I am interested in opening a business similar to a Cracker Barrel, but on a much smaller scale. An establishment that would offer chef/kitchen wares, gadgets, small appliances, cookbooks, etc. I would also house a cafe to offer lunch and dinner items. Only on Sundays, would I offer a Sunday Brunch. I don't think there is anything quite like this in the area.
I think you have a good idea here. Never saw a kitchenware store that also served food. I could definitely see it being successful. I think offering quality meals "to go" in quantities that could feed a family would be worth considering as well.
Glad you are still chasing your dream 4 years later
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