A neighborhood favorite when it came to halal meat and injera – that hard-to-find-and-even-harder-to-make Ethiopian and Eritrean bread – has closed. But it will be back.
Mohamed’s Halal Center on the north side of Walnut near 46th closed its doors late last month, but its owners plan to return to the area’s food scene in a couple of months with a spot on 48th Street near Spruce at the Center for Culinary Enterprises (CCE), which will house three retail spaces in addition to the shared-use commercial kitchens, an “eKitchen” smart classroom that will include a demonstration kitchen/television studio and other innovative programs. The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation is coordinating the $5 million CCE.
We’re going to have a lot more on this soon, including the concepts behind the three retail spaces, but we just wanted to pass along the word on Mohamed’s for now. No word yet on what might become of the building on Walnut, which has housed many businesses over the years.
(H/T UCNeighbors)
July 6th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
That does sound like it will be a wonderful spot! Now let’s hope someone redevelops that lot at 46th and Walnut into something that makes better use of space than a tiny shop with a giant parking lot.
July 9th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Where am I gonna get injera in the meantime? Anybody have any tips??
July 9th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Alex, I believe the International Store at 42nd and Walnut sells injera.
July 11th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Yes it does.
July 26th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Does anyone know of any other places like this that delivers.My father is wheelchair bound and this was the only place he can order his meats from.