![]() ![]() Juice Joint 2.0 is another hometown spinoff. And in terms of a lunch item, try their avocado toast ($6) or vegan chili ($6.50). The green juices, Drink Greens and Drink Veggies ($7.50), are the ones that usually sell out first. The vegetarian/vegan full-service juice bar serves bottles of cold-pressed juices, smoothies, smoothie bowls, wraps and salads. Other goodies include samosa bites ($3.49) and masala fries ($5.99).Įat Clean (DE.CO) & Juice Joint 2.0 (Chancery)Įat Clean, which opened its DE.CO location in September, is from restauranteur Kamil Bass-Walker, whose original shop is at 225 N. Their bestseller? The marinated chicken tikka kati roll, which is $7.99 for a single and $15.50 for a double. Kati Roll Wala, a franchise with other locations in Texas and Maryland, focuses on kati rolls, selling a dozen varieties of the Indian street-food dish of meat in paratha bread. If you really want to go for it, try their loaded fries ($9.50): crispy golden waffle fries doused with a spicy cheese sauce, bacon, ranch and scallions. Philadelphia Eagles fans may remember Fuku's fried chicken sandwiches, which were once part of the concessions program at Lincoln Financial Field. Their fried chicken sandwiches all have some spice with crispy chicken thighs brined in habanero and served on a Martin’s potato roll ($9-$11). They also have fried shrimp to top your waffle ($16).Īt Fuku, from celebrity chef, author and TV star David Chang known for founding the Momofuku restaurant group, you get something a bit different. They keep people coming back for their hand-battered fried chicken, which comes with waffles ($13) or in baskets with french fries. They also feature seven different paninis, including short rib ($15) and a few salads.īaltimore-based Connie's, named after the mother of brothers Khari and Shawn Parker, is an original DE.CO vendor. (Note: It's many of the same varieties you can get at Trolley Square's Toscana To Go, albeit with a bit of a price hike on each pie at Chancery if you compare.) The bestsellers at the food hall include margherita with fresh mozzarella and basil ($14) and cheese ($12). ![]() Over at Toscana Pizza e Panini from Dan Butler, chef/owner of Wilmington's Piccolina Toscana, they skip slices altogether and only sell personal Neapolitan pizzas from their custom hearth oven. We paired food stalls with their closest match from the competing food hall for a quick look at what they're serving up. The landscaping has been designed by the Delaware Center for Horticulture. Chancery also has something up its sleeve for this spring: a 10,000-square-foot outdoor dining space will open in May in a garden plaza with seating for 150 people, an indoor/outdoor bar, fireplace and large-screen TV. But at night, especially for Wednesday's popular Quizzo trivia, larger crowds breathed life into the spacious room, which features plenty of neat furniture. And unless you were directly under a speaker, the room seemed nearly silent until the faint sounds of "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha pierced the library atmosphere of the room. During our lunch there, about a dozen tables had people eating. While the area around DE.CO is always almost busy with activity, the block around Hercules Plaza can feel like a set from "The Last of Us": sometimes not a soul in sight. ![]() Market St., Chancery is only a 5-minute walk from DE.CO, but it feels like another world. However, once the workers who have come back to their downtown offices leave after 5 p.m., the nights were underwhelming compared with the bustling lunch crowds, sometimes with only a handful of people there.įLASHBACK TO 2019 Wilmington food hall brings sushi, pho, chicken and waffles to cityĬhancery: Tucked away in the 12-story building at 1313 N. During a recent lunch, nearly every table was full with the music turned up, giving the space a shot of midday excitement as "Jump Around" by House of Pain was pumped in. After a few recent visits to both the 13,000-square-foot DE.CO and Chancery Market, we decided to break down the two spots, comparing and contrasting what each has to offer: VibeĭE.CO: The 4-year-old food court is in the heart of downtown and with its large windows, it's easy to be drawn in from the sidewalk, especially when the weather warms and they crank the windows open. ![]()
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