Broad Street Market Information

When I was at the market last weekend, I noticed that they finally have a directory available, listing all of the shops, their locations, and their phone numbers. All this information is available on their website, but it's in a little tiny window and buried down two levels into the site, and who needs that?

In the interest of ease-of-use, here is a list of all the shops, with phone numbers and, in some cases, mini-reviews of each. If you'd like to add your two cents about the stores, email me at ruz AT cruzich.com and I'll add to this post.



STONE MARKET (West Building)

From West to East:

Golden Gate: 233-3677. Vietnamese food, including pho soup.

Dessert First: 448-1834. European-style pastries and desserts.

Tep's Fresh Seafood: 232-4065. Fresh and prepared fish and seafood.

The Bangkok Kitchen: 395-8079. Thai food.

Capital Box Lunch: 232-9323. Cheese steaks, wraps, and salads.

P&R Baked Goods: 350-5327. Homemade pound cakes and sweet potato pie.

Curry In A Hurry: 233-1202. Indian food.

Luna Pastel: 236-2121. All-organic breakfast, lunch and desserts.

The Corner Rotisserie: 364-6941. Greek food: gyros, baklava, Greek salad, soup.

BRICK MARKET (East Building)

From West to East:

Han's Frozen Custard: 645-9332. Homemade frozen custard.

Lebanon Valley Meats: 236-2518. Fresh and smoked meats.

Sinful Sweets: 238-4762. Freshly prepared desserts, savory bakery items, candies.

Lee's Produce: 233-1394. Fresh produce and fruits.

Brandt Farms: 238-4762. Flowers, plants, seasonal homegrown produce and fruits.

Stoltzfus Pretzels: 909-6904. Soft pretzels, pretzel rolls, lemonade, candied apples.

J.W. Seafood: 238-4762. Fresh seafood.

Stoltzfus Candies: 909-6904. Asher's Chocolates, premium nuts, old-style candies.

Kocevar Farms: Local fruits and vegetables, plants, flowers.

Caiti-Jo's Coffee: 267-825-1985. Fresh ground coffee, cappuccino, and smoothies.

Kabob House: 236-7120. Kabobs.

Market Gift Shop: 315-2787. Jewelry, ceramics, crystal, engraving.

The Culinary Garden: 233-8598. Bagels, sausage, salads, meats.

Hummer's Meats & Cheeses: 232-4150. Fresh and smoked meats, deli meats, cheeses.

L&L Country Meats: 236-3668. Country meats, sausages, prepared foods.

Nude Food: 236-8499. All natural dried fruits, nuts, spices, juice/soup bar, bread, tea, organic foods.

Beiler's Ice Cream: 234-7719. Hand-dipped ice cream, shakes, smoothies, dairy products.

Creations Of Family Muhammad: 234-7724. African cloth, clothing, incense, books.

Fisher's Donuts: 232-3101. Fresh baked donuts, desserts, soups.

Beiler's Poultry: 234-7719. BBQ chicken, ribs, fresh chicken and turkey products.

Fisher's Deli: 232-8522. Subs, deli meats, salads, cheeses, puddings.

Garden Fresh Produce: 236-0822. Local and international fruits and produce.

Cafe George: 234-8421. Diner serving breakfast and lunch.

Weekend With The Kiddo

It's 7 o'clock; do you know where your kid is?

Mine (Zosia) is down on the couch, snuggling with her mama (D-Jo) and watching Madagascar for the eighty-seventh time. She's properly exhausted after a trip to the YMCA to play in the pool while I got my ass kicked by a beginners' Pilates class.

That was just the last event in what turned out to be quite a weekend for her. It stated a bit early (6:30, which is about 45 minutes earlier than normal) when she walked into our room and announced that she wanted to snuggle with us. After a half-hour of snuggling which was much nicer in theory than in execution (she's a little wiggly) we came downstairs and she and D-Jo took a shower and we got ready to go to the market.

Our market trips end up being pretty epic these days; we used to be able to just buckle her in and walk over, walk through, buy what we needed to buy, and head home. That was before she became, you know, her own person. Now she wants to help push the stroller instead of riding in it, turning a 10-minute walk into a 20-minute one. We now get breakfast there, usually at Cafe George where the owners fawn over her a bit. By the time breakfast is done she's usually read to be buckled in, but this week she was still go-go-going so we put her to work sherpaing vegetables into our basket. After that she was pretty worn out and consented to ride in the stroller for the duration.

We got home and called the lady who cuts her hair to see if she could fit Zo in that day; she could, but at 12:30. Right in the middle of nap time. Zip-zam, into the car, drop D-Jo off at the spa, over to the haircut place for a quick cut and (as a special treat) to get her nails done. You should see the shade of orange she chose. Unsurprisingly she fell asleep in the car and was easily transferred to bed for her nap.

The rest of the weekend was sort of a blur: walk to the playground, walk home from the playground so she could use the potty, walk to the laundromat where D-Jo was camped out (remodeling has left us momentarily washer- and dryer-less), walk home, set the table, help "cook," dinner, play play play, no bath tonight, into bed.

After a three-wakeup night (two more than usual), she was back in our room early, giving us the impetus to get to the grocery store at a reasonable hour. Then it was home, play play play, lunch, nap, decorate the Christmas tree, the aforementioned trip to the Y, and back home for some brief downtime.

I hear Sasha Baron Cohen singing "I like to move it move it," which means Madagascar is over, and it's time to head downstairs for a little dancing before dinner. After dinner will be bedtime for her and a struggle to stay awake for the Survivor finale for me and the wife.

Move it!