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Popular ‘Masala Wala’ on Essex Street is Closed by Health Department [UPDATED]
Last modified January 8, 2016 at 10:02 pm
The Masala Wala is probably one of the longer running establishments at 179 Essex Street, a cursed address rife with turnover. Opened in October 2011, the so-called “curry crusader” still manages to populate the dining room. Not today, though. You see, the Department of Health stopped by on Tuesday and shuttered the joint. While the city […]
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The Masala Wala Opens at 179 Essex Street
Posted October 31, 2011 at 6:42 am
Black garbage bags were finally removed from the windows of 179 Essex Street yesterday morning, and The Masala Wala officially opened by afternoon.
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Coming Soon: The Masala Wala at 179 Essex Street
Posted May 12, 2011 at 6:28 am
The old Munchies space welcomes a new fast food occupant.
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Munchies Served Marshal’s Eviction Notice
Posted November 24, 2010 at 6:07 am
The fate of Munchies at 179 Essex Street is now sealed. Officially. Yesterday afternoon, the shutters were raised for the first time in over a month to reveal a Marshal’s eviction notice taped to the door. The paperwork was dated November 23, 2010. Meanwhile, behind the grimy window panes, the onetime late-night fast foodery has […]
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Munchies on Essex Street is Closed
Posted October 5, 2010 at 6:32 am
Fast food grease-pit Munchies has been a buzzworthy topic in the local news lately. A few weeks ago, The Villager published a profile article on the purveyor, lifetime Lower East Sider Ahmed Parvesh. The write-up brings to light the violent side of the family business, his brief incarceration and subsequent insistence of wrongful arrest, and […]
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Munchies Maintenance
Last modified May 11, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Grub St reported yesterday that Munchies at 179 Essex seemed to be in dire straights. A sign on their drawn gate earlier this week indicated that the late-night eatery was closed due to “unforeseen maintenance.” This morning, though, an updated announcement was put in place: Dear valued guest, we are still closed for maintenance. We […]
