Sam Ibrahim, new owner of the Juneau Street Market waves to a neighbor driving by. The store is set to make some changes in the next few weeks including fresh sandwiches, gyros, shwarma, and will be adding Western Union money transfers and even a U-Haul truck rental in the lot behind the store.
The Juneau Street Market has changed hands again, as of Sept. 1 and the new owner, Sam Ibrahim has some plans in the works to bring more food, and services to the location at 5901 Calfornia Ave. s.w.
Within the next 30 days he will add fresh sandwiches, chicken and lamb gyro's and lamb shwarma, fresh produce, and a place for people to sit and enjoy their food inside. There's an expanded red wine selection from Chateau Ste. Michele as well as some additional white wines in the cooler.
All this will require some minor modifications inside the store to move coolers and extend counters and shelving.
It will be Sandwich of the Day offer with standard Ham, Beef, and Turkey but other types may make it on to the menu. The sandwiches, gyros, and shwarma will all sell for $3.99 and come with a bag of chips.
He plans to become a Western Union money transfer agent at the store too.
Outside, uniquely enough, he will add a U-Haul franchise with two trucks there available for rent.
This, as his neighbor the Pan-Africa Grill (the former Ho-Win Chinese restaurant) prepares to open in the next few weeks.
Ibrahim, who is originally from Egypt, brings his experience in retail to the business. He spent 12 years with General Motors in sales.
Once sandwiches are available customers will be able to call ahead for take out to 932-3502. He's considering delivery at some point in the future too.
He has just established a Facebook page for the market where you can stay in touch with the progress.
