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Restaurant notes: Falafel Factory padlocked

Also, zoning hearing postponed for 1200 Bank.

    by Michael Klein
    Published 

  1. Falafel Factory, which started serving healthful variations of falafel in February in a storefront on 18th Street near Chestnut, is down for the moment, as suggested by the padlock on the door. When owner Rob Rimeris returns my call, I'll have more.

  2. The zoning hearing for the proposed 1200 Bank, the upscale billiards hall at 12th and Chestnut Streets, has been postponed from today. The project has raised opposition from local NIMBYs spooked by the prospect of a roof deck.

  3. Brown Betty's, the dessertery with locations in Northern Liberties, Rittenhouse, and Liberty Place, is doing a charity thing around its third anniversary. Those who go on Brown Betty's Facebook page and make a donation to Feed America for $3 (the price of a cupcake) can print out their proof of donation and redeem it for a free cupcake on Oct. 20.

  4. Liberte, the French restaurant/lounge in the lobby of the Sofitel (17th and Sansom Streets), opens this weekend.