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1214 Chestnut Street, which used to be retail store Unica, will be taken over by a new mystery restaurant. Shimshon Zaken has applied to the Zoning Board of Adjustments for a certificate for an eat-in-only restaurant on the ground floor. The posted zoning notice (as well as the facade of 1214) seem like something out of Silent Hill, and we’ve never heard of Zaken before (unless you’re talking about the famous Israeli Minesweeper champion). While there is no word on the name of the new spot or what type of cuisine will be served, we will definitely be keeping our eye out for any revelations on the Center City eatery.

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  • mike

    Is that Shimi Zakin from Atrium Design? He builds an awesome product!

  • donna

    Awww I was looking forward to Milkboy which was suppose to open at this location some time ago http://milkboycoffee.com/home/ figured it wasn’t happening because I hadn’t seen anything going on there.

    BUT at least from wht it looks like a nice restaurant is coming in, it would have just been nice to have the live venue that would have came with Milk Boy, but at least it’s not another store like the Pretty Girl store that opened, I believe right next door!!

  • donna

    Ok so Apparently I had the incorrect location for Milk Boy all of thist time and it’s opening soon at the corner of 11th & Chestnut:)

    And I will take the opportunity if I hadn’t said so already that I love this blog and did not realize how deep I looked into it the other day as it took forever for me to find this post!:)

  • http://nakedphilly.com/washington-square-west/nothing-doing-at-1214-chestnut-street/ Nothing Doing at 1214 Chestnut Street | NakedPhilly

    [...] a few doors down from the planned Hotel Indigo. You may (or may not) recall that last February, we told you about a planned restaurant for this location, designed by Atrium Design. WSWCA was non-opposed to this project, and the ZBA approved it in 2009. [...]

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