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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAri’s Pantry in downtown Dallas closed on July 15. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAri’s Pantry in downtown Dallas closed on July 15. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Lauren Drewes Daniels<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, July 15, Ari\u2019s Pantry<\/a> announced that it is closing its downtown Dallas location. Effective immediately. <\/p>\n The niche Italian grocery, deli, and cafe opened in downtown<\/a> Dallas just last spring. Ari\u2019s started as a small store in Oak Cliff where you can buy all the ingredients for a full Italian meal. They even have recipe cards if you don\u2019t know what to make, plus the owner sells jars of his own red sauce. <\/p>\n Owner Ari Lowenstein expanded the concept to Trinity Groves, where he inherited a kitchen space, allowing him to offer ready-made meals. The downtown space was the third in the lineup and a perfect deli, offering quick grab-and-go lunches (Italian sandwiches on fresh focaccia), snacks (gelato), coffee, and full meals to take home for dinner. Shelves were stocked with imports like pasta, tinned fish and wine. <\/p>\n We can\u2019t have nice things<\/p>\n Sign up for the Food & Drink newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n THANK YOU!<\/p>\n You’re all set.<\/p>\n CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n While Chick-fil-A a couple of blocks over is thriving with cars clogging the street as food delivery drivers just abandon their cars to grab to-go meals, downtown has lost a from-scratch, well-appointed store. Social media<\/a> calls it like it sees it. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat a tremendous loss for downtown Dallas! This little store was such a gift to downtown and the fact that Ari pays his employees well above minimum wage is a testament to the type of Class Act business he runs. We need more Ari\u2019s (the grocery & the man) in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 producerkaylamc<\/p>\n \u201cDowntown taking hit after hit\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014\u00a0ericaeatstexas<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t having nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 shugaannspyce<\/p>\n Zactly. <\/p>\n The original store<\/a> along Davis Street in Bishop Arts and the store at Coppell at Cypress Waters<\/a> are both still open (and hopefully thriving). Although it appears the store at Trinity Groves is also closed. <\/p>\n We reached out to Ari\u2019s for more information. If we hear back, we\u2019ll update. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t