Downtown Just Got Yummy
Phoenicia Specialty Foods Breaks Ground in Downtown Houston
HOUSTON, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Family-owned and operated Phoenicia Specialty Foods, Houston's premier international food market, today announced the groundbreaking of its new downtown location at One Park Place. Phoenicia will be downtown Houston's first full service grocery store in more than 40 years, which is a direct result of Houston's exponential urban growth and renewal over the last few years.
The new gourmet market will boast 28,000-square-feet on the ground floor of the residential high-rise One Park Place. With an expected opening date in spring 2011, Phoenicia Specialty Foods will be located on Austin Street between McKinney and Lamar. Retail operations and catering services will be conducted in the state of the art facility with down-to-earth pricing. Carrying more than 6,000 products from more than 50 countries including France, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Lebanon, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Switzerland, Netherlands, Russia, Egypt, Armenia, Brazil and Sweden, Phoenicia will be a haven for foodies, chefs and downtown dwellers.
Catering to clientele who live and work downtown, Phoenicia will be a one-stop shop carrying gourmet foods and household basics. The market will also include a wine and beer bar, a gelato bar and a modern dining area offering a sandwich station, salad bar and fresh baked pizza corner. Two pita bread conveyor lines, a must-see attraction from Phoenicia's existing West Houston location, will bake and dish out up to 6,000 servings per day. Prepared foods and catering services will also be available.
Houston-based Jackson and Ryan are the project's architects and Harvey Builders is managing the construction.
"At Phoenicia, we bring cultures together through food. With downtown Houston as a melting pot of cultures, we wanted to open a market to better serve our current customers and introduce new patrons to international cuisine," said Haig Tcholakian, Phoenicia Specialty Foods co-owner.
Phoenicia Specialty Foods is owned and operated by the Tcholakian family. In addition to the market, the family runs the three-decade successful Arpi's Phoenicia Deli. The West Houston Phoenicia Specialty Foods is located at 12141 Westheimer Rd. Phoenicia's website is www.YUMSTOP.COM.
SOURCE Phoenicia Specialty Foods
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