Cannoli Cafe closed
October 17th, 2008 at 07:38pm Sean Driscoll
Cannoli Cafe, 1620 N. Bell School Road, closed Oct. 5.The eatery opened in November 2005 in Bell School Plaza and offered pastries, sandwiches, coffees and teas.
The shopping center’s owner, Joe Verace, said he’s now marketing the space to interested clients. It seats 65 and has brand-new equipment included.
The store’s owner, Greg Sandahl, couldn’t be reached for comment. A second Cannoli Cafe location was planned for The District at CherryVale, the outdoor shopping area that recently opened at CherryVale mall, but it didn’t materialize.
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1. Lori Piper | October 21st, 2008 at 2:09 pm
What a shame-I loved this place. Where will we get gelato?
2. Drew Williams | October 29th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Lori - Agreed. Now I feel guilty for not going there more often. I thought this place held a lot of promise. And their gelato was awesome. very sad.
3. Jon | November 5th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I am sad to see them close, but am not completely surprised. Their kitchen would close often an hour before their \"doors\" would close. After one time of getting turned away from spending money with them (for gelato, which is already prepared, unlike a paninni would need to be) due to it being too close to closing time, I should have learned my lesson, but it happened to me several times, sadly; I finally came to the conclusion that they did not want my money.
4. Lori Piper | November 16th, 2008 at 10:41 am
The reason they closed is that the owners split up. I was a weekly customer who never had bad service and the food was delicious. I think Jon’s experience was unusual.
5. Swede | November 25th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
What’s too bad was that it wasn’t very well marketed or advertised.
I drove past it on my way to do other things, but never stopped in to see what they offered. It, maybe, wasn’t the best location, either. Maybe a little too far out of the way to attract much attention, unless you were “cutting” down Bell School road.
After reading the above, I have to say, aside from Jon’s service disappointments, it sounded pretty good, really. But, I’m with Jon. Service is everything. The product needs to be good, too, but, how someone feels after spending their hard-earned money there matters. And, if Jon passed his experience on to me, personally, I probably wouldn’t have gone out of my way to try it.
I see things they way Jon seems to. I expect more than what I pay for, because, that’s what I give to my customers.
That’s why I don’t patronize Meg’s Daily Grind anymore. I’ve been mistreated by the owner. That just told me that she would rather Starbuck’s get my money. So, they have, for the past 7 years. Add up that lost profit……………..
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