Main Line getting Avenue Kitchen
Coming to Villanova.
Main Line getting Avenue Kitchen
Michael Klein, Philly.com
Dana Smith Farrell, a partner in the Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bars in Glen Mills and University City, is going solo this spring with a new restaurant-bar at 789 Lancaster Ave. in Villanova.
She is taking a portion of the space previously occupied by Maia and Mixx in the center behind the Villanova post office and just off the Blue Route.
She says she'll offer a fresh and uncomplicated concept called Avenue Kitchen.
The idea, said Farrell, is to pair modern American cuisine with the classics. (Farrell has the classics in her past because she founded Classic Diner with her former husband.) The chef and partner is her brother, Greg Smith, a Culinary Institute of America grad who has worked for Georges Perrier, Jean-Marie Lacroix, and Chris Scarduzio.
Industrial chic interior from Sandvold Blanda Architecture + Interiors. will include Emeco chairs made from recycled Coke bottles and reclaimed wood tabletops from Provenance Architecturals.
Good idea, bad location...good luck!— my3cents- I wish them luck, but I live in the area and that is a horrible location. I have lived in the area for 3 years and never even knew there was a restaurant back there.— warrentheape
- ok I give also...where is this place?— bob30
- This place haas had more turnover than a Chinese masage parlor! You can;t see it from Lancaster Ave and the parking is horrible.— Sarmani
- Used to go to Mixx for Jay Wright coaches shows, the lot was plenty big(and the room where the show was done was full of regulars) and then the regular people eating at the restaurant too. Parking isn't horrible, and there is a traffic light that says "Villanova Center", it's not impossible to find.— ak3883
- It's a no-soap-radio concept most assuredly.— zen
- This place was a great spot for Happy Hour. Cant wait for this concept to arrive at this location. It sounds like a fun concept and the area is in need of something light and fun for drinks and food. Harvest is a nice place to relax so this should be the same for the mainline.— Howard8922
- Anything from someone who created Classic Diner and Harvest should be great and fun. Location is actually great and easy to get to from everywhere. I also hear they are tearing down the Post Office building which will give it prime visibility. Sometimes it takes a couple people to fail at a location before the right recipe for success is created.— Foodboy
